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Sophie Yeo @sophieyeo.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Pelicans! Could they return to England? Today on @inkcapjournal.bsky.social we publish the first of a two-part series exploring that question. Proud to have commissioned some original artwork for this story, too. Read, enjoy – and stay tuned for part two. 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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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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Sophie Yeo @sophieyeo.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

In the newsletter this week: - New initiative to protect England's headwaters - A joyful update on the fortunes of the Kentish milkwort - The impacts of pheasants on ancient woodland - A breakthrough for finding trees marked on old maps - A roundup of nature at the Chelsea Flower Show And more!

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England's Headwaters & Pheasants in Forests

The latest news on nature and conservation in Britain.

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Sophie Yeo @sophieyeo.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Social media is a minefield! Just looked at the @inkcapjournal.bsky.social stats since the relaunch. Despite pouring effort into LinkedIn & Instagram, most views have come from BlueSky – which I have pretty much ignored. So, help me out. Which nature folk should I be following? I'm lost!

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Sophie Yeo @sophieyeo.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Ground Cover is out now – for everyone and anyone who wants to get to grips with what happened in British nature this week. Abridged version at the bottom for busy folks!

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Royal Warning & Nightingale Threat

The latest news on nature and conservation in Britain.

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Sophie Yeo @sophieyeo.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Eagle Owls are making a comeback across Europe. Will Goshawks be able to cope with a new top predator? This is one of the studies I explore in this month's edition of Continental Drift – a roundup of the most interesting ecological science from Europe.

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The Eagle Owl has landed

Plus: The rise of wolf-dogs, surprise in a stork nest, clearcutting in Scandinavia, bears in the heat.

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Sophie Yeo @sophieyeo.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

This week's edition of Ground Cover features: 🦅 Golden eagle reintroduction 🌿 Peatland restoration 🐿️ Red squirrels in trouble 🐝 Historic lake pollution 🌸 An interspecies council And much more. Free to read.

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Golden Eagles & Red Squirrels

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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Sophie Yeo @sophieyeo.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

This week's issue of Ground Cover features: 🐞 'Largest ever' investment in species recovery 🌿 Campaign to save Upton Heath 🏠 What developers really think of Biodiversity Net Gain 🌲 Natural regeneration in the Cairngorms 🌷 David Attenborough on gardens And much more.

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Species Recovery & Woodland Flora

The latest news on nature and conservation in Britain.

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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 · 27/03/2026

Newts, Neolithic trackways, dusking, snipe, a wolf cull & more – all in this week's issue of Ground Cover. www.inkcap.co.uk/wild-birds-w...

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Wild Birds & Wolf Cull

The latest news on nature and conservation in Britain.

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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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Sophie Yeo @sophieyeo.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

It's Halloween, so here's my annual reminder that I wrote a book and it has the word GHOSTS in the title. uk.bookshop.org/p/books/natu...

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Nature’s Ghosts: The World We Lost and How to Bring it Back

The World We Lost and How to Bring it Back

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Jonathan de Peyer @jondepeyer.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

So many congratulations to @sophieyeo.bsky.social, whose 'Nature's Ghosts: The world we lost and how to bring it back' has been shortlisted for Wales Book of the Year, creative non-fiction. Running out of superlatives for this [superlative] book. www.literaturewales.org/our-projects...

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Jonathan de Peyer @jondepeyer.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Huge props to @sophieyeo.bsky.social, whose superb 'Nature's Ghosts' has won the 2024 Richard Jefferies Award for nature writing. 'Appealing, thoughtful and impressively researched .' www.thebookseller.com/news/sophie-...

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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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Sophie Yeo @sophieyeo.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

The @inkcapjournal.bsky.social digest has been on a bit of a break, thanks to the arrival of baby William at the end of January. Back very soon!

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Inkcap @inkcapjournal.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

The weekly digest is out now. Read it here: www.inkcapjournal.co.uk/beaver-strat...

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Beaver Strategy & Rewilding in Wales

The latest news on nature and conservation in Britain.

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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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Sophie Yeo @sophieyeo.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Given that I probably won't be on social media again till the new year, I also wanted to say thank you to everyone who has read NATURE'S GHOSTS. I still can't quite believe that I published a book – and that people actually liked it! Definitely a highlight of 2024.

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Sophie Yeo @sophieyeo.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Here it is: the last @inkcapjournal.bsky.social digest of 2024. We are now taking two weeks off over Christmas. Thanks to everyone who has read & supported our work over the last 12 months. We have a shoestring budget, and couldn't do it without you! www.inkcapjournal.co.uk/nature-resto...

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Nature Restoration Fund & Skiing Ecology

The latest news on nature and conservation in Britain.

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Sophie Yeo @sophieyeo.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Just about managed to cobble this week's digest together, despite being ill and exhausted. Tune in for planning policy, Star Wars and sea eagles. If anyone needs me, I'll be sitting on the sofa, nibbling lebkuchen & feeling sorry for myself. www.inkcapjournal.co.uk/planning-pol...

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Planning Policy & Star Wars Woodland

The latest news on nature and conservation in Britain.

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Sophie Yeo @sophieyeo.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

This week's digest is out! Apologies, slightly late this week – the Christmas sluggishness seems to have already started creeping in... www.inkcapjournal.co.uk/house-buildi...

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House Building & Eagle Predation

The latest news on nature and conservation in Britain.

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Sophie Yeo @sophieyeo.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

I am also very honoured that NATURE'S GHOSTS made it onto @markavery.bsky.social's top ten books list. Thank you!

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Sophie Yeo @sophieyeo.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Over the moon to see NATURE'S GHOSTS on this list! I always found palaeoecology to be as fascinating as aliens, dreams and death, but very pleased to discover others think so, too.

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Ferris Jabr @ferrisjabr.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Nature’s Ghosts by Sophie Yeo "Wonderful … Invites us to overcome our shortsightedness by peering into the distant past and using it to inform our future." —The Times www.harpercollins.com/products/nat...

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Nature’s Ghosts: The world we lost and how to bring it back

Shortlisted for the 2024 Wainwright Prize for Writing on Conservation‘Sophie writes fantastically, chronicling the most important issues facing nature conservationists today.’ Chris Packham For thousa...

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Sophie Yeo @sophieyeo.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Very happy to see NATURE'S GHOSTS on this excellent & very useful list. Thank you, Ferris!

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Sophie Yeo @sophieyeo.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

The @inkcapjournal.bsky.social weekly digest is out now. It is free to read this week, and 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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Sophie Yeo @sophieyeo.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Hello! Who should I follow on here? Especially keen to connect with ecologists and scientists focusing on nature in Britain & Europe. Also conservationists & anyone involved in interesting environmental projects. Thank you!

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