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EU Grassland Watch @eugrasslands.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Covering 14850 ha., it is the second-largest continuous steppe habitat in Hungary. Home to 11 protected species, a lowland floodplain, wetlands, and saline tall herb communities. Read more: www.linkedin.com/pulse/eugw-n...

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EU Grassland Watch @eugrasslands.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

🌱 Did you miss our latest newsletter over the summer holidays? No problem! Catch up on the latest #EUGW project updates, take a first look at the redesigned platform, and discover the grasslands and meadows of Boletice, our featured #Natura2000 site in Czechia. 👉 Read the ninth edition here.

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EU Grassland Watch @eugrasslands.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

📍 Featured Natura 2000 site: Boletice [CZ0314123], Czechia 203 km², partly within an active military training area. Home to the Lynx and 12 protected habitats, beech forests, hay meadows & species-rich Nardus grasslands. Read more: www.linkedin.com/pulse/eugw-n...

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EU Grassland Watch @eugrasslands.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

🖥️ First look at the redesigned EU Grassland Watch platform. Map response times: 30+ sec → ~1 sec, letting users seamlessly explore thousands of Natura 2000 sites. New: external data import, swipe tool, smart search, shareable links & full mobile support. More soon: linkedin.com/pulse/eugw-n...

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IPBES @ipbes.net · 31/07/2026

Did you know Indigenous communities monitor the land in unique ways? Some even blend ancestral knowledge with modern tools like drones. Their practices are key to resilience. 🌍 Learn about their vital role in conservation: ow.ly/VH0a50ZtNP0

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Inside the ancient traditions saving nature's last strongholds | Conservation International

A Conservation International study explores the roots of Indigenous knowledge and asks what the world could lose if that careful tending disappears.

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EU Grassland Watch @eugrasslands.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

🌱 EUGW has processed hundreds of thousands of satellite images, to deliver products for 16,500+ Natura 2000 sites across Europe. Sentinel-era Land Cover data now covers all environmental zones. Read more: linkedin.com/pulse/eugw-n...

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Dr Marcus Rhodes @marcusrhodes.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

My first visit to the wonderful Martin Down this afternoon. The grasslands were alive with Chalkhill Blues, along with lots of Dark Green Fritillaries and nine Clouded Yellows. Completely by chance, I managed to find a couple of Marsh Fritillary larval webs too!

A male Chalkhill Blue butterfly basking on the bare ground of a path. Its wings are a pale, silvery blue.

A Dark Green Fritillary butterfly nectaring on a purple Knapweed flower. Its wings are orange with black spots, chevrons, and dashes.

Marsh Fritillary caterpillars on silk webbing shrouding a Devil's-bit Scabious plant. The caterpillars have black heads and brown bodies covered in ochre spines.

Rolling, flower-rich chalk grassland at Martin Down.

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European Environment Agency @eea.europa.eu · 14/07/2026

New European Commission guidelines show how Natura 2000 sites can support sustainable tourism. Visitor activity generates €50–85bn a year and sustains up to 2 million jobs. 🔗https://environment.ec.europa.eu/news/natura-2000-network-offers-sustainable-tourism-opportunities-2026-07-14_en

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EU Grassland Watch @eugrasslands.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

☀️🌱 The #EUGW service is moving towards its Q4 2026 launch❗ In our latest newsletter, we share a full project update, including recent improvements to the service platform: linkedin.com/pulse/eugw-n...

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EU Grassland Watch @eugrasslands.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

❄️🌱 Season’s greetings from #EUGW 🌱❄️ As grasslands across Europe enter winter dormancy, our team has been hard at work preparing the service for its 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣6️⃣ launch! Check out recent highlights, policy developments shaping grassland monitoring, key events, & more: www.linkedin.com/pulse/eugw-n...

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EU Grassland Watch @eugrasslands.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

🗺 Copernicus Land Service High-Resolution Layers updates are live! ➡ New Croplands product and improved #Grasslands layers For #EUGW, this means: 🟢 More precise grassland management signals 🟢 Better annual trend tracking 🟢 Stronger support for #Natura2000 conservation

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Plantlife @plantlifeuk.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

What could the future look like if more isn't done to save wildflowers?🌼 Great piece from the BBC's Martha Kearney on the dwindling number of wildflowers & planting a meadow. But there's hope...with more people joining the #NoMowMovement.🙌 Read here 👉 loom.ly/WUnru78 #NoMowMay

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Martha Kearney: Why I'm concerned about our declining wildflowers

The decline in UK wildflower meadows not only threatens wildlife, say experts, but could drive up certain food prices

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EU Grassland Watch @eugrasslands.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

🌿 Natural grasslands make up around 30% of Europe 🇪🇺 & are among its most threatened ecosystems With data from the @CopernicusLand, #EUGW makes it easier to track change, assess condition & support conservation across #Natura2000 sites Explore how 👇 land.copernicus.eu/e...

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EU Grassland Watch @eugrasslands.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

📢 Highlight at the EuroGEO Workshop in #TheHague 🇳🇱: Mark Dowell (DG JRC) mentioned the #EUGW service and indicated that DG Environment was considering setting up a similar project for the monitoring and preservation of European 🇪🇺 wetlands 💧 Stay tuned❗️

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Little Green Space @lgspace.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

Birds of prey are an essential part of a healthy, balanced eco-system - but they face many challenges, including persecution and habitat loss. That’s why places like Argaty, and the moorland habitats at Tarras Valley Nature Reserve are so vital. More: littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/birds…

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EU Grassland Watch @eugrasslands.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

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EU Grassland Watch @eugrasslands.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

#ICYMI We recently published an article exploring the dual role of 🛰️ Earth Observation (#EO) and #Copernicus Rather than seeing defence and environment as competing priorities, the piece argues they should be viewed as complementary

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Tristan Norton @trisnorton.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Loads of the fantastic Marsh Dock Rumex palustris seen today at Port Meadow, Oxford. I completely missed the MASSIVE population in one wet ditch the other week 😅. @bsbibotany.bsky.social

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IPBES @ipbes.net · 20/10/2025

Mair, L. Threat explains why targeted recovery programmes are likely needed to prevent extinctions & preserve ecosystem functioning, citing the IPBES #GlobalAssessment as reference. 🐦🌱 Read more: www.nature.com/articles/s41559-025-…

Figure showing two vulnerable bird species. Image (a) shows two Blue-throated Macaws perched on bare branches, displaying their distinctive green plumage with bright yellow-orange underparts and blue throat patches. Image (b) shows a Blue-headed Quail-Dove, a plump ground-dwelling bird with brown body plumage, blue-gray head markings, and reddish feet, standing on rocky ground. The caption explains these are endangered species with different responses to threat abatement measures, with photo credit to Joe Tobias. The images are labeled 'a' and 'b' and appear to be from a scientific publication about species conservation.

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EU Grassland Watch @eugrasslands.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

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BirdLife Europe & Central Asia @birdlifeeurope.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Food concerns everyone, and so do the rules that protect it. If the EU rolls back food and pesticide laws, we all lose: our health, nature, clean water. We built these protections together over time. Now let’s defend them. Speak up now: www.pan-europe.info/ban-toxic-pe... #HandsOffNature

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EU Grassland Watch @eugrasslands.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Dive into @drgeoffsmith.bsky.social op-ed exploring how the #EO & Copernicus 🛰️ communities are evolving to meet growing challenges by integrating environmental & security priorities, rather than separating them, to deliver shared, interoperable services that support both policy & defence needs

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EU Grassland Watch @eugrasslands.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

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European Environment Agency @eea.europa.eu · 29/09/2025

"Nature is not a luxury. It is a must-have for Europe. It underpins everything we hold dear. When we undermine our natural systems, we also erode the systems that sustain our economies and societies. And we are seeing this happen, right now. Now we need to maintain focus, stay the course, and [...]

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EU Grassland Watch @eugrasslands.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

#ICYMI The #EUGW team presented at the 6th Eurosite #Natura2000 Monitoring Workshop❗ During the 'Monitoring Habitat Management & Restoration' session, @drgeoffsmith.bsky.social, presented our near-operational #EO service to experts & discussed the coverage we have in terms of grassland information

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Geoff Smith @drgeoffsmith.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

It is great to be at the #Eurosite 6th #Natura2000 Monitoring Workshop in Umea, Sweden. Come & speak to me about @esa.int Stakeholder Engagement Facility (esa-sef.eu/about/), EU Grassland Watch @eugrasslands.bsky.social & EAGLE (land.copernicus.eu/en/eagle). @bmd-project.eu #Copernicus #EO #eochat

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EU Grassland Watch @eugrasslands.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Did you know that the 6⃣th #Natura2000 Monitoring Workshop is taking place next week? And we'll be presenting❗️ 🗓️ 2 October 🕚 11:00 - 12:00 ➡️ Session 12: 'Monitoring Habitat Management & Restoration' Check out the event programme 👇 www.eurosite.org/event/6th-na...

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EU Grassland Watch @eugrasslands.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

At the recent Eurosite Annual Meeting in #Vilnius 🇱🇹, George Catean (Fundatia ADEPT), highlighted how #EUGW can help better map and monitor the evolution of grasslands in #Romania 🇷🇴 He selected site Târnava Mare (ROSCI0227) as an example for evaluating ploughing and mowing events through time

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EU Grassland Watch @eugrasslands.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

#DYK that we are taking part in the Eurosite Annual Conference 2025 in #Vilnius 🇱🇹? The session 'Grasslands 🌱 as biodiversity hotspots' recently started and will go on until the end of the day If you are on site, come listen to our colleagues❗️

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Jose M Álvarez-Martínez @jozemanu.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

@bigbiodataaeet.bsky.social attends the #IALE Europa congress with Bruno Combal fron DG Environment et al presenting @eugrasslands.bsky.social. A quite related project for Protected Areas service from @eea.europa.eu. Very interesting week in front of us!

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EU Grassland Watch @eugrasslands.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

#DYK that we attended #IALE2025 in #Bratislava 🇸🇰 this week❓ Our team demonstrated the latest functionalities of our web platform 🗺 and presented the progress achieved over the last few months. The #EUGW platform currently maps over 1️⃣6️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ #Natura2000 sites 🌾

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Little Green Space @lgspace.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Grow more teasels! Teasels flower in summer and autumn, and bumblebees love the nectar-rich blooms. And in winter, the seed heads and stems provide shelter for hibernating insects. More native plants to grow to help wildlife: littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/nat... #nature #biodiversity

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EU Grassland Watch @eugrasslands.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

📍Ile Grande, in North-West #Brittany 🇫🇷 As part of the #Natura2000 network & protected under the Habitats Directive since April 2002, this #coastal dune grassland represents one of the 10 habitats of the Pink Granite 🪨 Coast, which hosts over 10 🇪🇺 protected species, including the shore dock

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EU Grassland Watch @eugrasslands.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Our latest newsletter is out❗️ This edition features how the EAGLE concept is reshaping land characterisation, capturing the complexity of grasslands beyond fixed labels We also explore how #EUGW applies EAGLE’s approach to describe land based on its real characteristics www.linkedin.com/pul...

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Rob Stephens @tillingtonchum.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

For #WildflowerHour #PollinatorPals, Water Chickweed with its Sphaerophoria species hoverfly pal.

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Tristan Norton @trisnorton.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

Trichius fasciatus, the Bee Beetle, feeding on Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis at Balmoral, Aberdeenshire this week. @bsbibotany.bsky.social #wildflowerhour #PollinatorPals

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Moira O'Donnell @naturelark.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

Toadflax? I'll give you Toadflax. Common Toadflax, Linaria vulgaris, doing very well on Mitcham Common. Must be those creeping rhizomes. #WildflowerHour

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Fran Sinclair @notfrangible.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

Busy with my wonderful son so little time and no luck hunting #pollinatorpals last few days but here’s a very popular Knapweed for #WildflowerHour - and so back to the dutiful food and wine excesses 🥳

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EU Grassland Watch @eugrasslands.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

📍Marais de la Haute-Semois et Bois de Heinsch, in southern #Belgium 🇧🇪 at the border with #Luxembourg 🇱🇺 As part of the #Natura2000 network, this area is home to a variety of habitats, ranging from meadows 🪻 to wetlands & provides refuge for many species, including bats 🦇, birds 🐦, & more

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EU Grassland Watch @eugrasslands.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

📢 Our latest newsletter is out❗️ This edition highlights: 🟢 The EAGLE concept 🟢 A selected #Natura2000 site 🗺️ 🟢 Past and upcoming events 🟢 and more 🌱 Read it now 👇 www.linkedin.com/pulse/eugw-n...

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European Environment Agency @eea.europa.eu · 24/07/2025

🌍 Today is #WorldOvershootDay, the date when humanity’s demand for natural resources exceeds what the planet can regenerate in a year. Europe’s material footprint is above the global average: www.eea.europa.eu/en/analysis/... Time to use resources wisely. ♻️ #CircularEconomy

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Little Green Space @lgspace.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Dear councils, 97% of meadows are gone. So please, value our wildflowers. If you are lucky enough to have them growing in verges and public spaces, don't poison or over-mow them. Let them grow as a lifeline for bees, butterflies and hoverflies 🐝

Ox eye daisies and buttercups growing in long grass

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EU Grassland Watch @eugrasslands.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

#EUGW 🌱 builds on the EAGLE concept to provide richer, more flexible descriptions of #grasslands, going beyond fixed land cover classes The approach, now adopted by #EEA and #CLMS, is detailed in a new paper just published in Land: 📰 www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/14...

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EU Grassland Watch @eugrasslands.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

We've had a busy half year so far❗ As summer 🌻 approaches, it is fun to look back at our achievements & our growing community It has been a great joy meeting all of you, scientists & professionals Keep up to date with our latest developments 👇 dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/541652...

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EU Grassland Watch @eugrasslands.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

We had a great time at @esa.int's #LPS25❗️ It was a pleasure meeting so many people passionate about #EO🛰️ If you were present, we hope you had the opportunity to talk to us & ask us questions🌱 If you missed us, you can still join our mailing list for updates & information about #EUGW 👇

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Richard K Broughton @richardkbroughton.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

1.5 ha of natural colonisation next to small wood. Mostly willow, hawthorn, blackthorn pioneers, some oak, dogwood, apple. Mosaic colonisation towards natural open shrub/woodland leaves lots of rich flowery grassland, full of Lady’s Bedstraw, scabious, Knapweed. Smells amazing, teeming with insects.

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IIASA @iiasa.ac.at · 02/07/2025

Northern peatlands could seriously complicate efforts to cool the planet, especially after a temporary overshoot of the 1.5°C global warming limit, according to new IIASA-led research just published in @cp-oneearth.bsky.social. Learn more 👉 iiasa.ac.at/news/jul-202...

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