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Ian Rotherham

@ianthewildside.bsky.social
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Environmental researcher, writer, campaigner, and lecturer

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Ian Rotherham @ianthewildside.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Not much space for nature in this arable farmland in the Yorkshire Wolds. It is productive farmland but only through intensive physical & chemical inputs - but it could be so much more.......with regenerative farming maybe it could be more sustainable??
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Ian Rotherham @ianthewildside.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
New reel for the 'Where does Nature Belong?' conference & featuring Andy Alder, best-selling author of 'Small Projects in a Big World: A path to Self-reliance in Energy, Food, Home, and Life': youtube.com/shorts/bxpBb...
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Ian Rotherham @ianthewildside.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Jen Horseman [National Education Nature Park programme] at the 'What is Native?' conference -coming soon! youtube.com/shorts/ce1tN...
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Where does Nature belong? Empowering Children & Young People
YouTube video by ukeconet
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Ian Rotherham @ianthewildside.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
From Nottinghamshire Life:
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Ian Rotherham @ianthewildside.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
From TITO magazine:
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Ian Rotherham @ianthewildside.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
From TITO magazine:
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Ian Rotherham @ianthewildside.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
From TITO magazine:
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Ian Rotherham @ianthewildside.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Mute Swan taking a shower at Newstead Abbey in Nottinghamshire! It seems to be having fun in the cascade ......
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Ian Rotherham @ianthewildside.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Sussex Chicken And now for something different - a Sussex Chicken - a traditional breed but here on a farm in North Yorkshire..... "dusting" to keep its feathers in good condition.
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Ian Rotherham @ianthewildside.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The importance of "Cultural Landscapes" Cultural Landscapes for ‘000s years – not Wild (12th Sept) youtube.com/shorts/REvHv...
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Cultural Landscapes for Millennia - not Wild!
YouTube video by ukeconet
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Ian Rotherham @ianthewildside.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Species’ Climates Tipped Upside Down (10th Sept) youtube.com/shorts/JXsX3...
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Species' Climates Tipped Upside Down
YouTube video by ukeconet
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Ian Rotherham @ianthewildside.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
There was no Golden Age! (8th Sept) - with me! youtube.com/shorts/wJCR9...
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There was no 'Golden Age'!
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Ian Rotherham @ianthewildside.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
What on Earth is Natural? (6th Sept) - with Professor Peter Bridgewater: youtube.com/shorts/TByei...
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What on Earth is Natural?
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Ian Rotherham @ianthewildside.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
More on Recombinant Landscapes with me and Peter Bridgewater Video Part 2 – Recombinant Landscapes (11th Sept) youtu.be/EbW7_lO52MM
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Recombinant Landscapes Part 2
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Ian Rotherham @ianthewildside.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Talking about 'Recombinant Landscapes' with Professor Peter Bridgewater as part of the build-up to the October conference 'Nature in its Place? What is Native? Where does Nature Belong?' www.ukeconet.org/nature-in-it... Video part 1- Recombinant Landscapes youtu.be/G0-Sc73Bgeo
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Nature in its Place? What is Native?
7th & 8th October 2026
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Ian Rotherham @ianthewildside.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
This Small Tortoiseshell butterfly on Verbena at Chatsworth - a reminder of a long, hot summer!
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Ian Rotherham @ianthewildside.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
As temperatures have fallen the numbers of bird visiting the wildlife garden feeders have increased, with flocks of titmice including Long-tailed Tits, but also juvenile Goldfinches & plenty of Greenfinches too.
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Ian Rotherham @ianthewildside.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
The Poacher's Oak Markeaton Park, Derby - this venerable oak tree still stands despite fire-damage - a fate & treatment that befalls many ancient, hollow trees. So sad that (a minority of) local people treat the tree this way. However, the sheer resilience gives hope in today's uncertain times.
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Ian Rotherham @ianthewildside.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Juvenile Starling moulting into adult plumage and really looking very exotic indeed! I get quite a few enquiries from readers asking what these birds are ....... as they look unlike the normal (i.e., adult) Starlings.
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Ian Rotherham @ianthewildside.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Young Great Spotted Woodpecker and juvenile Starling together on the wildlife garden feeders. The Starling seems unsure what to do.......
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Ian Rotherham @ianthewildside.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
What is Native? Where does Nature belong? Reel from one of our upcoming speakers: Harvey Tweats – on the fascinating topic of one-time native amphibians like Pool Frogs etc - often not recognised as 'native' in Britain: youtube.com/shorts/nHo_b...
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Ian Rotherham @ianthewildside.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
What is Native? Where does Nature belong? Reel from one of our upcoming speakers: Steve Head – Wildlife Gardening Forum – garden biodiversity & climate change: youtube.com/shorts/qEtZp... The Wildlife Gardening Forum:
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Ian Rotherham @ianthewildside.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Jays are increasingly frequent visitors to the wildlife garden. Whilst not everyone's favourite, I do think they are stunning birds and much maligned!
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Ian Rotherham @ianthewildside.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Stunning male Greenfinch feasting on sunflower hearts in the wildlife garden. It is a privilege to have them back after many years without them - due to the pox.
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Ian Rotherham @ianthewildside.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
The now omnipresent Grey Squirrel still raises the hackles of the purist nature conservationist. Take part in the big debate - 'What is Native? Nature in its place? Where does Nature belong?'. 7th & 8th October 2026. ukeconet.org/nature-in-it...
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Ian Rotherham @ianthewildside.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
A feeding frenzy on the garden feeders as temperatures dropped last week. 20+ Blue Tits, 10+ Great Tits, & several Coal Tits were joined by churring, twittering Long-tailed tits. Greenfinches, Goldfinches, & Bullfinches jostled for position with the House Sparrows!
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Ian Rotherham @ianthewildside.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Grey Heron stalking the Shire Brook Valley Nature Reserve, Sheffield. Set up as the region's first Countryside Management Project Area back in the 1980s when I was the city's ecologist, & great to see nature thriving here today! Much down to dedicated volunteers & rangers.
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Ian Rotherham @ianthewildside.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Not a great advert for 'meadow management'. This south-Sheffield site is species-poor, biomass heavy, & now tinder dry, a massive fire-risk, & it looks unkempt. A few years back it was a promising, attractive, meadow sward. It needs TLC & eco-architect species like Yellow Rattle.
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Ian Rotherham @ianthewildside.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Grey Squirrel and Muntjac Deer at Pensthorpe Reserve in Norfolk. What is Native? Where does Nature belong? Check out our website for the Big Debate this October: ukeconet.org/nature-in-it...
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Ian Rotherham @ianthewildside.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
A great year for Silver-washed Fritillary butterflies - this one in Norfolk at Holt Lowes Country Park.
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Ian Rotherham @ianthewildside.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Wonderful Meadowsweet marsh at Natural Surroundings, Holt, Norfolk.
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Ian Rotherham @ianthewildside.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
This is a Hummingbird Hawkmoth summer and evidenced by this short video clip from Stephen Hough of Whitwell. Lots turning up in gardens everywhere!
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Ian Rotherham @ianthewildside.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Jackdaws are increasingly drawn down to the feeders....
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Ian Rotherham @ianthewildside.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Blue Tits just love the suet bar feeders in the wildlife garden.......
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Ian Rotherham @ianthewildside.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
The Harvest Mouse - our smallest mammal & my personal favourite. This is a denizen of the wet meadows & marshes, & formerly, of old-fashioned cornfields. Here at 'Natural Surroundings' near Holt in Norfolk. More clips to follow!
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Ian Rotherham @ianthewildside.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Male Blackbird feasting on an apple
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Ian Rotherham @ianthewildside.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Male Blackbird getting to grips with the hanging feeders. Many species are learning and adapting to different modes of feeding. My Blackbirds never used to do this.....!
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Ian Rotherham @ianthewildside.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Little Egret stalking the river below the weir on the Derbyshire Derwent at Chatsworth. This is a recent colonist to the Peak District. www.ukeconet.org/nature-in-it...
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Ian Rotherham @ianthewildside.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
The 'Common Blue Dung Beetle', 'Dor Beetle', or (because of its parasitic mites), the 'Lousy Watchman'. A large, bumbling beetle often overlooked but delivering vital ecosystem services - burying dung!! Maybe declining.
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Ian Rotherham @ianthewildside.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Upcoming conference on 'Nature in its Place: What is Native? Where Does Nature Belong?' www.ukeconet.org/nature-in-it... - see the reel below about one of our key speakers: Max Coleman – Wych elms youtube.com/shorts/BNHhg...
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Ian Rotherham @ianthewildside.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Links to reels on the book, ‘Nottingham in 50 Buildings’ Castle: youtube.com/shorts/XS08F... Surprises: youtube.com/shorts/UvHPA... Weird buildings: youtube.com/shorts/3J5yC...
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Ian Rotherham @ianthewildside.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Banded Demoiselle damselfly apparently feeding - but drifting in and out of focus!!
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Ian Rotherham @ianthewildside.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Floodplain meadow by the Glaven River at Natural Surroundings near Holt in Norfolk. This is how stunning nature can be if given a helping hand.......!!
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Ian Rotherham @ianthewildside.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Massive veteran White Poplar, a naturalised non-native, growing medusa-like across the River Glaven at 'Natural Surroundings', near Holt, Norfolk. How old? Who knows? www.ukeconet.org/nature-in-it... @WoodlandTrust @AncientTreesATF @SYEconet
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Ian Rotherham @ianthewildside.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Wind through the Teasels overlooking the Norfolk Marshes (2)
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Ian Rotherham @ianthewildside.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Wind through the Teasels overlooking the Norfolk Marshes (1)
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Ian Rotherham @ianthewildside.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Wasp Spider (Argiope bruennichi). This Mediterranean native is increasingly common across southern England & spreading northwards! Here, this female was at the 'Natural Surroundings' visitor centre, Norfolk.
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Ian Rotherham @ianthewildside.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
What is Native - Where does Nature Belong? ukeconet.org/nature-in-it... 'Rosebay Willowherb': native or non-native? The late Oliver Rackham felt today's plants were 'intraspecific' hybrids of the small, uncommon British native & USA imports triggering 'hybrid vigour'. Interesting!
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Ian Rotherham @ianthewildside.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Jackdaw pausing for a drink on a very hot day at Clumber Park, Notts
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Ian Rotherham @ianthewildside.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Chaffinches on a very hot day at Clumber Park, Notts.
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