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Ben @deedbn.eurosky.social · 06/10/2026

Incase you needed another reason to keep the Conservatives out of government. Hateful, feeding off division like Reform and making the same nonsense attacks on nature as Starmer. I can't believe this is the same party I voted for in the past, I just have been mad. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Ben @deedbn.eurosky.social · 23/09/2026

The open source LiDAR dataset is such a great dataset and i feel so underutilised! Randomly scrolling when i found the two features on the right; oval and a square shaped enclosures. Neither on Historic England's Gateway, unknown? Also found the circular feature only to see its already up there.

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Ben @deedbn.eurosky.social · 20/09/2026

So this is a cool thing more people should know about: about.marginalia-search.com A search engine that brings you unfiltered, un commercialised, non-AI results. Great write-up (and reasons you might want to use it) over on Substack: jamesmacleod.substack.com/p/the-intern...

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About Marginalia Search - Marginalia Search

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Ben @deedbn.eurosky.social · 20/09/2026

Like old friends arriving it was exciting to see my first two waxcap fungi pop up in the front lawn this weekend. First up this year was Oily and Slimy! Oily has come up in almost the exact spot I saw Pink about 5 years ago and brings the total to 9 waxcaps.

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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

‘Honest Bob’ Jenrick says he wants to “abolish” Natural England, and at the very least stop funding it, in the first 100 days of a putative Reform government. Reform may appear to be on the rocks currently but their plans are terrifying, mad & must be stopped. www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

Jenrick: “Even if you can’t abolish, I don’t know, Natural England within the first 100 days, you can stop funding it, you can turn the tap off and the tap will be turned off a lot of these quangos, and that will drive savings.”

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Ben @deedbn.eurosky.social · 04/09/2026

#Plantlife are running free online courses to help people teach others about waxcaps and to get involved in #WaxcapWatch. They also offer a load of useful online resources. Check out the September courses and resources on their website here: www.plantlife.org.uk/campaigns/tr...

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Train Others to Take Part in Waxcap Watch

Inspire others to get involved, you’ll find the courses, resources and guidance you need here to help more people take part in Waxcap Watch.

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Biological Recording Company @biologicalrecording.co.uk · 01/09/2026

Britain holds a quarter of the world’s Curlews – but since 1990, that population has halved. Where are Curlews still breeding successfully, and why? 🐦 Curlews and Grouse Moors 🎙️ Prof Ian Newton 📅 14 Sept | FREE Book: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1987186150... @curlewaction.bsky.social

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Ben @deedbn.eurosky.social · 30/08/2026

Spinney stones and playing around on that there Jurassic Coast looking for some fossils. @ West Bay, Dorset.

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Ben @deedbn.eurosky.social · 29/08/2026

Amazing book shop, The Sanctuary in Lyme Regis. Nabbed myself a copy of The Natural History of Selborne.

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Ben @deedbn.eurosky.social · 29/08/2026

Sizeable False Widow fell out of a pub chair in Lyme Regis! Bit of a surprise! Beautiful wee beastie.

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Ben @deedbn.eurosky.social · 29/08/2026

Dee found a big cannon! Start of the family holidays already a week ago!

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Ben @deedbn.eurosky.social · 13/08/2026

Survey companions from last Friday. These curious cows cocked up my field survey for about an hour following me around the field! 😂 (Young and a little jumpy it would have been foolish to get on the ground and start trying to pick out plants with them around me). 🐮

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Ben @deedbn.eurosky.social · 13/08/2026

Dusk without a sunset. Gentle light of yesterday's partial eclipse over Bolton.

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Ben @deedbn.eurosky.social · 13/08/2026

It's Spider season! Going into the end of Summer and Autumn is arguably the best time to spot spiders. Having fattened up over the year their adult forms are now much easier to find sat waiting on their webs. 📷 Four-spot Spider, Araneus quadratus

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Ben @deedbn.eurosky.social · 13/08/2026

Wandering up on to the edge of the moors and found a great display of butterflies on Creeping Thistle. Some 30-40 Painted Lady butterflies, possibly gearing up for the southward migration to Africa. Also in the mix, good numbers of Red Admiral, Green-veined Whites as well as Small Heath. #Nature

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Ben @deedbn.eurosky.social · 08/08/2026

Site from last week, listed under Bog guidelines supporting a rich mix of mire and grassland plant communities. Unfortunately the bog itself was very dry with exposed peat and collapsing in places. Possibly as a result of changes to hydrology caused by a conifer plantation on the adjacent land.

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Ben @deedbn.eurosky.social · 08/08/2026

Grateful to be given permission to survey a really interesting piece of pasture on the moorland fringe yesterday. Not a listed site but very much looks to have potential as a new Biological Heritage Site.

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Ben @deedbn.eurosky.social · 07/08/2026

Not that I actually have much in the way of followers but if anyone happens to notice the new eurosky handle it's because I've migrated my account to new European hosted platform. For the curious: eurosky.tech/accounts/

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Eurosky is a European initiative to build and operate sovereign social web infrastructure

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Ben @deedbn.eurosky.social · 07/08/2026

One of these days I'm going to spend some time trying to ID these fascinating species. In the meantime I'm just going to keep sharing how awesome they look!

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Ben @deedbn.eurosky.social · 03/08/2026

Beautiful people, amazing music and stunning skylines at Wickham again this year.

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Ben @deedbn.eurosky.social · 30/05/2026

Ingleborough National Nature Reserve is such a special place! I have been to a number of local wildlife sites in Lancashire which have had Globeflower, though often I've failed to find it and never to the extent of the population present at Ingleborough!

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Biological Recording Company @biologicalrecording.co.uk · 30/05/2026

Vote for your favourite butterfly with @savebutterflies.bsky.social Keiron went for the Orange Tip, based on the fact that it’s a great gateway species for recording. It’s distinctive and a nice easy-to-identify species for beginners! britainsfavouritebutterfly.co.uk/butterfly/or...

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Orange-tip - Britain’s Favourite Butterfly

The Orange-tip is one of the 60 beautiful butterflies found across the UK. Will it be Britain's Favourite Butterfly?

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Ben @deedbn.eurosky.social · 21/05/2026

Count the orchids! Within the site there were several spikes of Early Purple Orchid, then while heading back to the car I happened to check a slope next to the road where I found over 30 spikes scattered in a small area of otherwise scruffy looking young woodland!

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Ben @deedbn.eurosky.social · 21/05/2026

Not far from the Herb-paris I stumbled across several locations for Toothwort, a parasitic species that coexists with Hazel here, another species I've rarely encountered. Interestingly all the flower spikes were associated with Mole activity...

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Ben @deedbn.eurosky.social · 21/05/2026

Fortunate to today visit a Biological Heritage Site with several good patches of Herb-paris scattered around the woodland, caught at just the right time of year. The site had little description so I was unsure what to expect l, this made a nice surprise!

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Big Meadow Search @bigmeadowsearch.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Speedwells: Online ID resources. A pictorial guide by Moira O'Donnell thewildflowersociety.org.uk/wp-content/u... A crib produced by James Common commonbynature.com/wp-content/u... An article from the Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland bsbi.org/media/pages/...

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Big Meadow Search @bigmeadowsearch.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

1 month to go until 2026 Big Meadow Search Project gets underway. Runs 1st June to 31st August across UK, Ireland and Channel Islands. Any type of grassland can be included. Everyone welcome to join. Watch this space for updates and please start looking for places to search

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Ben @deedbn.eurosky.social · 30/04/2026

Not what I wanted to see on the first local site survey of 2026 earlier this month... This small clough is plantain on ancient woodland and asnw remnants but it appears over the last year or so to have been subject to felling..

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NFBR @nfbr.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Hi everyone! Final chance to book your place for our fabulous #NFBRConference2026 next week! We have a truly excellent range of speakers talking about a hugely important and fascinating topics in the world of #BiologicalRecording. We can't wait to celebrate our 40th with you! bit.ly/4sZO4iz

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Ben @deedbn.eurosky.social · 29/04/2026

The last few days have been a fascinating mix of people wanting to make the world a better place for people and nature through science and innovation. I often worry about technology and prioritisation of new policy and strategies but I can't question the hearts and intentions of the people present.

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Ben @deedbn.eurosky.social · 24/04/2026

Fantastic displays of Early Purple Orchid from todays visits. Superficially very similar, the Green-winged Orchid lacks spots on the leaves and has dark veins on the sepals around the flower. Can you tell which is which?

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Ben @deedbn.eurosky.social · 24/04/2026

Beautiful day out at Silverdale taking part in the 2026 #CityNatureChallenge for Lancashire.

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Ben @deedbn.eurosky.social · 24/04/2026

This should be a woodland Clough. Identified as 'PAWS' not what I wanted to see on my first local site survey of the year..

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The Verge @theverge.com · 21/04/2026

"In the place of problem-solving technology, companies have jumped on successive bandwagons like NFTs, the metaverse, and LLMs. What these all have in common is that they are not built to really solve a market problem. They are built to make VCs and companies rich." Read more: buff.ly/Yu2AUFy

Verge headline: Silicon Valley has forgotten what normal people want
by Elizabeth Lopatto

Illustration of a brain melting in the sun

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NFBR @nfbr.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Join #NFBRConference2026 7-8(-9) May for: 1) Amazing speakers - u can see the line up (and book!) here: bit.ly/4sZO4iz 2) Insights into the wonderful world of #BiologicalRecording 3) A cracking field trip (if u can stay on for Sat) 4) Lots of tea, coffee, lunch and chats! #Biodiversity pls share!

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Biological Recording Company @biologicalrecording.co.uk · 07/04/2026

🦋 Speaker announcement! At the Biological Recording VS on 15 April, Chloë Smith will present Butterfly & Moth Alert Maps: Mobilising National Data for Decision-making Discover how national Lepidoptera data can inform conservation decisions 🎟️ Reserve your spot: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1982007461...

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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

One of Ireland's less common butterflies, the green hairstreak, in a rewilding part of the farm yesterday. Rewilding isn't just about getting more trees and forests back, but increasing diversity and abundance of *all* our natural species and ecosystems.

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Ben @deedbn.eurosky.social · 06/04/2026

Just watching some Daisies... Doing a bit of weeding today making the most of the sunshine and figured now would be a nice time to get in my first FIT count of the year. Do it for the pollinators! #citizenscience #insect #biologicalrecording #takepart #pollinator

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Ben @deedbn.eurosky.social · 04/04/2026

Just for the record I've just started listening to The Urban Folk Quartet, they are awesome. open.spotify.com/artist/7mLVs...

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The Urban Folk Quartet

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Ben @deedbn.eurosky.social · 02/04/2026

Chiffchaff among a beautiful spring chorus while waiting for the train at Lostock this morning!

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NFBR @nfbr.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

@kitenet.bsky.social – 50 Yrs of Soldierfly Recording 🪰 Join us at #NFBRConference2026 on 7 May to uncover what 50 years of recording can reveal—from long-term trends to the future of monitoring and conservation. 🔗 Book your place: bit.ly/4sZO4iz #LongTermData #BiologicalRecording

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UK Seabird Monitoring Programme @smp-seabirds.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

The 2025 Northern Ireland Seabird Report has now been published! Head to: www.bto.org/our-work/sci... to read about how Northern Ireland's breeding seabirds fared in 2025 #seabirds #birds @btobirds.bsky.social @bto-ni.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social

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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

We're looking for a Maintenance Technician for a permanent, part time role at our Thetford HQ in Norfolk. Discover more and apply at www.bto.org/jobs

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Ben @deedbn.eurosky.social · 26/03/2026

Talking about the using biological records and presence only prediction for targeting fungi rich grassland surveys in Lancashire come May, with the NFBR on their 40th!

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