Reposted by Gill PetrokofskyCollaboration for Environmental Evidence (CEE) @envevidence.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Early Access Overview! Haddaway et al synthesise existing reviews on salmon farming to evaluate the scope, quality and findings of the secondary literature on the impacts of Atlantic and Pacific salmon aquaculture doi.org/10.1186/s137... #EvidenceSynthesis, #SciPol, #EnvironmentalEvidence 001
Reposted by Gill PetrokofskyCollaboration for Environmental Evidence (CEE) @envevidence.bsky.social · 10/09/2026(2/2) If interested, email journal@environmentalevidence.org with a 1-page CV, a two-sentence statement of interest, and your subject-matter expertise. Experience in systematic evidence synthesis is required. More: link.springer.com/journal/1375...link.springer.comEnvironmental EvidenceWith unprecedented threats to the natural world, governments and international bodies are drafting and implementing policy to manage the environment ... 001
Reposted by Gill PetrokofskyTom Bedford @tombedford.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Amazing lunar eclipse, viewed from Headington, Oxford. A truly red moon! #lunareclipse #oxford @headingtonnews.bsky.social 1193
Gill Petrokofsky @greenwoodtree14.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Lunar eclipse - not good puc, but amazing sight even though only 95% or so not totality 110
Reposted by Gill PetrokofskyForest Research @forestresearchuk.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Following further findings of sweet chestnut blight close to the current restricted zone boundary, if you spot anything suspicious, report via: treealert.forestresearch.gov.uk #CheckaSweetChestnut runs in partnership with the #RoyalHorticulturalSociety & the @forestrycommission.bsky.social 021
Gill Petrokofsky @greenwoodtree14.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Robust evidence - please take note, Right wing media! www.nature.com/articles/d41...nature.comUndocumented migration does not raise crime rates, huge study findsAnalysis of neighbourhoods in more than 100 US cities finds no evidence that rising numbers of undocumented immigrants are linked with violent crime. 000
Gill Petrokofsky @greenwoodtree14.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Sober stuff from Double Down News showing how this story was shamelessly whipped up by the Right. 000
Reposted by Gill PetrokofskyInternational Society of Tropical Foresters-Global @tropicalforesters.bsky.social · 30/07/2026ONLINE COURSE: Community Forestry 101. Offered by RECOFTC. 26 Jun-18 Dec 2026. ~ 6–8 hours, fully self-paced. English, Free. Enroll at www.recoftc.org/learning/com... (Scroll down for 2026 version).recoftc.orgCommunity Forestry 101 001
Reposted by Gill PetrokofskyNaomi Oreskes @naomioreskes.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Agreed. And it's delusional to think we are just talking about "hot weather." 0141
Reposted by Gill PetrokofskyAlfredo Sánchez-Tójar @asanchez-tojar.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Are our ecological conclusions built on shaky foundations? Our latest paper in @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social highlights that Risk of Bias (RoB) assessment, crucial for ensuring the internal validity of research, is almost never used in #systematicreviews in eco & evo 📉 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/2041... 14520
Gill Petrokofsky @greenwoodtree14.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Great article by Meg Gain. Good luck with your letter to the intellectually-challenged Reform councillors, @roaringmeg.bsky.social . Parents are perfectly able to chose and need a range of thought-provoking materials. 130
Reposted by Gill PetrokofskyGuy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Starmer's nature plan is pathetic. Burnham must do better. I've written about the government's '30by30 Delivery Plan', out today, which isn't a plan & won't deliver 30by30. I suggest some policies Burnham should pursue instead, amidst Blackadder gifs: guyshrubsole.substack.com/p/starmers-n... 1/🧵guyshrubsole.substack.comStarmer’s nature plan is pathetic. Burnham must do betterToday's 30by30 Delivery Plan isn't a plan, and it won't deliver 30by30. 1223588
Reposted by Gill PetrokofskySteve Bullock @guitarmoog.bsky.social · 10/07/2026bsky.app/profile/chri... 051
Reposted by Gill PetrokofskyGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 29/06/2026I would beg you to read the whole thread, as I think very few people have seen how fast the foundations of democracy are being torn out in the UK, and how far down the road towards authoritarianism we have already travelled. Sorry to pester you, but this could not be more important. Thanks. 17803404
Gill Petrokofsky @greenwoodtree14.bsky.social · 25/06/2026This is a great evidence post. Only yesterday, people of a certain age were telling me all about 1976 and how we'd all gone soft in 2026! Convenient right wing myths are strong! 030
Reposted by Gill PetrokofskyGuy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Nature Minister @marycreagh.bsky.social announces that the Government Estate Nature Plan will be published today (should be laid before Parliament around midday) - speaking at @cprecountryside.bsky.social’s Land Use Conference in London. I’ll be speaking shortly in response! @wildcard.land 24410
Reposted by Gill PetrokofskyAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 24/06/2026It tells you everything you need to know about Kemi Badneoch and Nigel Farage that as London schools, hospitals and transport networks all buckle under extreme record-breaking temperatures, they gather with fossil fuel lobbyists, climate deniers and the far-right to demand an end to Net Zerobylinetimes.comAs Extreme Heat Hits London, Fossil Fuel Interests and Global Far-Right Politicians Gather for a 'Glastonbury of Climate Science Deniers'Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch are both scheduled to address the event, reports Max Colbert 9324231117
Reposted by Gill PetrokofskyForestry - An Int. Journal of Forest Research @forestryoup.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Ash dieback dynamics 🍂 Schertler and colleagues review recent studies on the resistance and tolerance mechanisms of common ash against the ash dieback pathogen (Hymenoscyphus fraxineus). They also discuss the relevance to ash conservation and breeding programs. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/fore... 042
Reposted by Gill PetrokofskyExmoor National Park @exmoornp.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Woodland pasture creation and some very moving stories from people remembering loved ones through 'CareMoor for Exmoor' 052
Reposted by Gill PetrokofskyHans Juergen Boehmer @hjboehmer.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Warming-driven fecundity declines, suggesting that climate warming has pushed tree populations beyond the optimum of their reproductive niches. However, the study reveals management potential through informed provenance selection❗️ www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comForest tree fecundity declines as climate shifts - Nature Climate ChangeThe authors use 34 years of seed harvest data from Poland, covering over 40,000 observations and five common species, to understand the impacts of climate change on tree fecundity. They show reduced f... 092
Gill Petrokofsky @greenwoodtree14.bsky.social · 01/05/2026Happy May morning! Oxford looking lovely in the early sun today. 020
Reposted by Gill PetrokofskyKevin Watts @watts-km.bsky.social · 29/04/2026“Drivers of complexity in ecosystem restoration” Waddell 2026 - Journal of Applied Ecology - besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.comDrivers of complexity in ecosystem restorationThis study shows that ecological complexity is empirically measurable, and its development in restoration can be influenced by key variables, which have mechanistic underpinnings. The foundational ro... 01916
Gill Petrokofsky @greenwoodtree14.bsky.social · 27/04/2026We all suffer from pressure to publish...and there's plenty of inappropriate requests, but this was so silly, I thought I'd better laugh not get angry with whatever AI has paired my forest and hedgerow work with surgery & anaesthetics! 000
Gill Petrokofsky @greenwoodtree14.bsky.social · 25/04/2026I don't normally post pics of bluebell woods, because...you know...cliché...but Shotover woods this morning! Well❤️ 000
Reposted by Gill PetrokofskyCloudymamma @cloudymamma.bsky.social · 23/04/2026The last of the Larch Tree’s amazing flower buds🩷 #wildflowers #treeflowers #botany @bsbibotany.bsky.social 0344
Gill Petrokofsky @greenwoodtree14.bsky.social · 24/04/2026Anyone know what this old metal 'thing' with wires coming out might be? Found in my garden. About 10 cm high (so far excavated) Old sewer tap, or something? 100
Reposted by Gill PetrokofskyGuy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 14/04/2026Glad to see that the Cross-Government Nature Strategy (CGNS) should be published soon - good PQ by @chrishinchliff.bsky.social chasing the government on timings The CGNS should set out how the whole government estate is restoring nature 1/ questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-ques... 1216
Gill Petrokofsky @greenwoodtree14.bsky.social · 12/04/2026Fascinating study! www.rmets.org/metmatters/g...rmets.orgGlowing trees and St Elmo's FireThere's more to thunderstorms than dramatic lightning strikes, as eerie glowing treetops are captured on camera for the first time. 000
Gill Petrokofsky @greenwoodtree14.bsky.social · 11/04/2026Well, at least the fritillaries in Oxford offer good cheer #wildflowers 010
Reposted by Gill PetrokofskyAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 08/04/2026Huge News! Thank you for making your voices heard. The Conservation Alliance posted just 30 minutes ago that they are joining the movement to save the U.S. Forest Service and over 70 businesses have signed on! Stronger together! 251983491
Reposted by Gill PetrokofskyMatt Grainger @drmattg.bsky.social · 03/04/2026There is still time to sign up for @eshackathon.bsky.social ESH-Norge. Join us in Trondheim for 3 days of collaboration, innovation, and hands-on work to push evidence synthesis forward in environmental research. eshackathon.org/events/esh-n...eshackathon.orgESH-Norge 2026 – ESHackathon 044
Reposted by Gill PetrokofskyAndrew Heald @andyheald.bsky.social · 06/04/2026I'm looking forward to Chairing the event on Risk Management on the 21st April - sign up link below 022
Reposted by Gill PetrokofskyEdward Grey Institute @egioxford.bsky.social · 01/04/2026The earliest ever egg-laying in the 80 year long study of Great Tits in Wytham Woods happened this spring. Our first egg was laid on 23 March this year which beats the previous earliest record by 3 days. We've seen a shift of ~16 days in annual average egg laying date since the 1960s 111
Reposted by Gill PetrokofskySteve Rose @mermansteve.bsky.social · 03/04/2026Trump's USDA Announces Plans to Dismantle U.S. Forest Service. All 9 Regional Offices to be Shuttered. Expect less public access to forests; Increased wildfire risk; More threats to clean air, clean water & wildlife habitat as federal lands sold to billionaires. www.wilderness.org/articles/pre...wilderness.orgUSDA adds more chaos to dismantle Forest Service 02518
Gill Petrokofsky @greenwoodtree14.bsky.social · 04/04/2026More on the USDA Forest Service decimation 000
Gill Petrokofsky @greenwoodtree14.bsky.social · 03/04/2026Horrible news. The USDA Forest Service has been a beacon. What a terrible waste of all that excellent science and forestry knowledge. 020
Reposted by Gill PetrokofskyTom Bedford @tombedford.bsky.social · 30/03/20264 Sand Martin over Warneford Meadow, Oxford, this morning were only the 3rd Lye Valley area record & the first in 7 years! This is a rare bird in urban areas with no open water. A memorable way to mark my 900th patch visit to the Lye Valley! @friendlyevalley.bsky.social @patchbirding.bsky.social 1345
Reposted by Gill PetrokofskyProf Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 27/03/2026I wrote about the findings from the inquiry about the impact of the pandemic on the NHS, and the mistakes of the first year. I hope it makes you angry - it should make us all angry. open.substack.com/pub/christin...open.substack.comThe UK Covid Inquiry has laid bare the avoidable horror of the second Covid waveIt is becoming ever clearer both how devastating the second wave of winter 2020/21 was, and how much of that devastation could have been avoided. 53929540
Gill Petrokofsky @greenwoodtree14.bsky.social · 24/03/2026Great post on the importance of hedgrows in the landscape. 000
Gill Petrokofsky @greenwoodtree14.bsky.social · 23/03/2026Being trialled at Blenheim Palace to attract marsh tits, the report says 000