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Les Hughes

@lexl.bsky.social
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Nature conservationist and freelance journalist/photographer. Former countryside ranger, peatland surveyor and regional news sub-editor

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Les Hughes @lexl.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Aw, this is great news 🤩
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Berenice @beersandcats.aldea.social · 21/05/2026
Morning!!! A desayunar
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Les Hughes @lexl.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
An interesting development in peatland restoration. Not sure if it'll also help lock up all the additional carbon generated by modern warfare! www.nytimes.com/2026/05/13/c...
nytimes.com
They’ve Got a Plan to Combat Global Warming (and Also Russian Tanks)
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Mark Avery @markavery.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
The plans for a windfarm on deep peat in a protected wildlife area on Walshaw Moor are in considerable trouble. Nick MacKinnon paints a picture of low competence in the planning markavery.info/2026/04/17/g... Surely this scheme is doomed? But they just keep ploughing on... #wind #peat #Haworth
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Les Hughes @lexl.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Absolutely loved this delightful podcast by ecologists Jo Kennedy and Cathy Shaw, a fascinating foray around Hardcastle Crags, West Yorkshire, in the company of Calderdale expert bryologist Johnny Turner!
jokennedysound.com
Nature Tripping Episode 31 - Bryophytes and the Atlantic Rainforest — JO KENNEDY | working creatively with sound
Bryophyte curious? Join Jo and Cathy in this episode of Nature Tripping for a walk throughHardcastle Crags in Calderdale with bryologist Johnny Turner.   It might just look like green stuff but g...
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UCL @ucl.ac.uk · 11/02/2026
Today, UCL turns 200. 🎉 For two centuries, our community has opened doors, challenged convention and pushed the boundaries of knowledge across every discipline. Thank you to everyone who’s been part of the UCL story, here’s to the next century. ✨ #UCL200 #LoveUCL
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Les Hughes @lexl.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Cold, but beautiful day in West Yorkshire!
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Les Hughes @lexl.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
Our lovely green government has just announced "destructive" seabed bottom trawling will continue in English marine protected areas (MPAs) - so, not really protected at all then!
theguardian.com
Bottom trawling to continue in English protected waters, government rules
Defra says blanket ban on ‘destructive’ fishing practice disproportionate as MPs urge minister to reconsider
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Les Hughes @lexl.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
Nice to know!
nature.com
Research posts on Bluesky are more original — and get better engagement
Bluesky posts about science garner more likes and reposts than similar ones on X.
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Les Hughes @lexl.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
Gentian sage (Salvia patens) and mini-beasts in our back garden. Isn't nature brilliant🤩
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Les Hughes @lexl.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
This is very troubling.
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Les Hughes @lexl.bsky.social · 02/10/2024
Some beautiful natural gems on our visit to Área Recreativa de Guadamía, in Asturias, yesterday . . . including a little flock of black redstarts and linnets 🤩
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Les Hughes @lexl.bsky.social · 21/09/2024
Just taking our new brushcutter up to North Yorkshire for a spot of soft rush bashing. Car's a bit crowded in the back 😁
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Les Hughes @lexl.bsky.social · 18/09/2024
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #2,557,362! Gosh, I'm a trailblazer . . . and at my advanced age too 🤩
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Les Hughes @lexl.bsky.social · 26/05/2024
A tad twee, but I couldn't resist. Lovely to see after all the awful news about bird flu!
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Les Hughes @lexl.bsky.social · 02/01/2024
Spotted this striking looking fungus on a fallen oak in our local woods in West Yorkshire, UK. I think it's either golden jelly fungus (Tremella mesenterica) or golden ear fungus (Tremella aurantia). Can anyone enlighten me further?
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