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Sophie Yeo @sophieyeo.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Pelicans part two! Is England ecologically equipped to host pelicans again? www.inkcap.co.uk/a-pelican-ro...

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A pelican road trip

Part 2: Benedict Macdonald believes Britain is ready for pelicans again. But will the pelican experts agree?

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Inkcap @inkcapjournal.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Pelicans: a magnificent freshwater bird, once native to England, now lost. Today's feature examines when and, crucially, why these birds went extinct – and what it would take to bring them back to our wetlands. By @aukwardlucia.bsky.social. www.inkcap.co.uk/the-bones-of...

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The bones of pelicans past

Part 1: England once had pelicans. When they vanished—and why—is a mystery that Lucia Snyderman is trying to solve.

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Sophie Yeo @sophieyeo.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Having had a similar reaction to Helen, I interviewed Dr Lucy Hawkes, who researches tuna in the northeast, to ask why scientists were celebrating these deaths. Our conversation is in this week's edition of Ground Cover. Read it here: www.inkcap.co.uk/the-fall-and...

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The fall and rise of bluefin tuna

Everything that happened in British nature this week.

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Inkcap @inkcapjournal.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

This week's newsletter covers the Dartmoor Pony controversy, the death of the Major Oak, a stygofauna discovery, the push to recognise animal culture, and much more. www.inkcap.co.uk/pony-uproar-...

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Pony Uproar & Stygofauna Discovery

The latest news on nature and conservation in Britain.

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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Appreciate that fake culls of Dartmoor ponies are now yesterday’s news, but thanks to @inkcapjournal.bsky.social for correcting the record on this! -

Fake news | The purported plan to cull Dartmoor ponies prompted media mayhem, with Kemi Badenoch calling it ‘total madness’. However, environmentalists were quick to call out false information. Campaigner Guy Shrubsole described the debate as a ‘conspiracy theory being whipped up on social media’, while Ben Goldsmith took to X to argue that the ‘interesting part is why they are telling lies about murdering ponies’. The Dartmoor Nature Alliance looks at the origins of this ‘deluge of misinformation’ in more detail in this helpful blog, particularly the complexity of the underlying agri-environment schemes. It points out that the ‘campaign’ to protect the ponies from the supposed cull may actually have the opposite effect, of removing them from the financial subsidies that currently support them. Meanwhile, commentary in the Times argues that government quangos should be culled instead of ponies.

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Sophie Yeo @sophieyeo.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

I find it absolutely shocking that it's legally permissable to cut down an ancient tree. Yet it is. A new long read on @inkcapjournal.bsky.social explores this extraordinary legislative failure. www.inkcap.co.uk/why-isnt-bri...

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Why isn’t Britain protecting its ancient trees?

Britain's ancient trees are uniquely vulnerable to vandalism, neglect and sanctioned destruction. It's time to protect them.

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Inkcap @inkcapjournal.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

The importance of plants on balconies. Why chalk streams need protection. Start eating invasive species. Environmental attitudes in the Church of England. DAVID ATTENBOROUGH IS 100. And lots more news in this week's edition of GROUND COVER.

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Chalk Streams & Sky Gardens

The latest news on nature and conservation in Britain.

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Sophie Yeo @sophieyeo.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Today, we have published an essay by @jon-moses.bsky.social on why it's time to reclaim rewilding in Wales. Come for the Edwardian naturalist being astonished by massive snakes, stay for the assessment of why rural Wales needs nature restoration. www.inkcap.co.uk/the-welsh-ar...

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The Welsh are reclaiming rewilding

Rewilding has been a dirty word in Wales. It's time to embrace it, writes Jon Moses of the Welsh Rewilding Alliance.

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Jon Moses @jon-moses.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

A (quite personal) essay from me about reclaiming rewilding in Wales, out in @inkcapjournal.bsky.social today. I was born, raised and still live in rural Wales. My ancestral farmhouse is a ruin surrounded by conifer trees. I understand the fears. But it's the loss of nature I fear far more.

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The Welsh are reclaiming rewilding

Rewilding has been a dirty word in Wales. It's time to embrace it, writes Jon Moses of the Welsh Rewilding Alliance.

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Sophie Yeo @sophieyeo.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

We have introduced a new regular feature on Inkcap today. Enter CONTINENTAL DRIFT: a monthly roundup of ecological research from across Europe. This month we have: - Bird nests in Białowieża - Medicinal leeches in Spain - Rewilding lessons from Ukraine - And more. www.inkcap.co.uk/bird-nests-i...

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Bird nests in Białowieża Forest

Plus: The unwitnessed loss of leeches, bryophytes in an industrial zoo, an accidental experiment in rewilding, & more.

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Sophie Yeo @sophieyeo.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Today is an exciting day: I have relaunched Inkcap! New website, new branding, lots of in-depth reporting on nature in Britain coming your way. Please share & help me get this thing off the ground. www.inkcap.co.uk/inkcap-is-ba...

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Inkcap is back. Hello.

We are relaunching – and we have big plans.

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Inkcap @inkcapjournal.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

The weekly digest is out now! Catch up on the week's nature news here: www.inkcapjournal.co.uk/rights-of-na...

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Inkcap @inkcapjournal.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

The weekly digest is out now! Read it here: www.inkcapjournal.co.uk/lost-paths-i...

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Inkcap @inkcapjournal.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

The weekly digest is out now! Read it here: www.inkcapjournal.co.uk/house-buildi...

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Inkcap @inkcapjournal.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Here is this week's digest! It is free to read & features a Black Friday discount. www.inkcapjournal.co.uk/farming-prot...

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Farming Protest & Arctic Terns – plus a Black Friday discount

The latest news on nature and conservation in Britain.

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