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Sylvia Davidson

@sylviad.bsky.social
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Wanderer through the Sussex countryside by foot, bus and train. Bit of an obsession with lichens

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James Bullock @jmbecologist.bsky.social · 15h
OK, some think we need positive stories to show nature can recover But the abiding message of this report is that nature continues to decline & conservation is not enough Humans need to change how we live & how we exploit the planet Tell it how it is, please www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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UK bluefin tuna comeback shows nature can recover, says WWF
The tuna is one of several wildlife recoveries highlighted in a major new report from WWF.
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Rob Yaxley @robyaxley.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
A few lichens from the far north of Scotland - Blastenia lauri, Degelia plumbea s.str, Peltigera collina and Pannaria rubiginosa. 👀
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Unearthed @unearthednews.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
BREAKING: A forever chemical linked to harming fertility and babies in the womb, has been found in rivers and groundwaters across England. Our latest with @watershed-i.bsky.social and @theipaper.com ✍️ @leanahosea.bsky.social and @ellieodonnell.bsky.social
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Toxic ‘forever chemical' found in almost all rivers and groundwaters tested in England
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
“The only sensible solution at this point is a moratorium on datacentres until very basic questions about how many we need, what for, where, and how pollution will be avoided are answered satisfactorily by the government” - @olliehayes.bsky.social 👏
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Drax datacentre could create nearly twice the yearly emissions of all Gatwick flights
Exclusive: Campaign group’s analysis of North Yorkshire plans finds datacentre would have to burn 4.9m tonnes of wood a year
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The utter shamelessness of Kemi Badenoch boasting at Conservative party conference about 'defending press freedom' and berating Reform for banning critical journalists from their conference, just days after banning Byline Times journalists from her own
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
📌 ICYMI — Conservative Plan to Scrap Solar Rules for New Homes Would Lock Millions Into Gas Use — @josiahmortimer.bsky.social Pledge to abolish the Future Homes Standard is branded 'a plan for poor housing and high bills' by fuel poverty campaigners, as the solar sector urges the party to think…
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Conservative Plan to Scrap Solar Rules for New Homes Would Lock Millions Into Gas Use
Pledge to abolish the Future Homes Standard is branded 'a plan for poor housing and high bills' by fuel poverty campaigners, as the solar sector urges the party to think again
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Sylvia Davidson @sylviad.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Great cloud formations this morning over Brighton
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James Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
There isn’t a net zero 2030 target. There’s a net zero 2050 target and a clean power by 2030 target. These are different things and if you’re going to attack climate policies in the ‘paper of record’ it’s kind of important to get the details right. www.thetimes.com/article/3c9a...
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Time for climate realism: net zero 2030 is only making us poorer
Wind and solar alone can’t power the future — there are better options that could actually help curb climate change
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Hugely dishonest to pass off a sentence for setting off a bomb as "destroying a camera"
Misleading statement by "journalist" Andrew Pierce
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
There was a time when the Tories, however hypocritically, claimed to want to protect our natural heritage. Now they're just a party of vandals, ripping down the few protections the living world has for the sake of their rich chums. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Tories to pledge to scrap Environment Agency and Natural England
Shadow chancellor will also promise to scrap affordable homes regulations as part of strategy to refocus on growth
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
"Yes, the planet got destroyed. But for a beautiful moment in time we created a lot of value for shareholders"
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Leana Hosea @leanahosea.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
PFAS can be passed from mother to child in breastfeeding. In Thornton-Cleveleys, people are warned not to eat home grown veg or garden-reared eggs. Forever chemical pollution can turn health-giving acts into something potentially harmful. Our report on @theworld.org theworld.org/segments/202...
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The Prime Minister @andyburnham.bsky.social has pledged to hold a Wildfire Summit later this Autumn (which may cover other extreme weather too). The Summit must agree a plan to re-wet the UK’s peat bogs, restore lost ponds in farmers’ fields, and stop grouse moor owners setting fire to moorland.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Flying is officially on course to account for *almost all* the UK's carbon dioxide emissions by 2050. Heathrow expansion alone would cause more carbon emissions by 2054 than *any other sector of the economy*. So why is it being contemplated? My column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The expansion of Heathrow would be an expensive disaster for Britain and the world. Burnham needs to block it | George Monbiot
A third runway would fly in the face of reason. If we are to prioritise human life over short-term ‘growth’, we need to use planes less, not more, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Caz Walker @northernhills.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Here are some #lichen beauties in montane wind-clipped heath in the #Cairngorms from a visit a month ago. #lichengbi
Swards of Flavocetraria nivalis low to the ground amongst heather, bilberry, crowberry and cowberry.Alectoria sarmentosa ssp vexillifera with flattened stemsPseudephebe minusculum on a rock - tiny with a dendritic branching patternLepra dactilina with chunky white isidia
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Raptor Persecution UK @raptorpersuk.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Whilst the shooters are out casually and mindlessly killing and wounding thousands of sentient birds for no reason other than their own entertainment this w/e, it’d be great if you could do this! raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/10/02/d...
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Defra’s Call for Evidence on gamebirds: what exactly is it asking for, and how can you help?
I hope by now that blog readers are aware of Defra’s Call for Evidence on gamebird rearing, releasing and shooting. The Call for Evidence was launched in September 2026, and closes on 1st Nov…
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Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Lichen, algae, funghi ‘Plants and how they Live’ (1965) Artist: Ronald Lampitt
An illustration from the book showing different sorts of funghi growing at the base of a large tree in autumn 
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Keir Starmer wanted to be remembered as Prime Minister for building homes. Instead he will be remembered for his complicity in destroying them. #GazaGenocide
Rafah, in Gaza, on Google Earth, in 2022, left, and in 2026, right. (from https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/google-earth-gaza-images-update-b3057562.html)
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Amal Chatterjee (migrant, grumbler) @amalkc.eurosky.social · 01/10/2026
Why? Harming the vulnerable because they don't want to challenge the obscenely rich.
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Brighton Active Travel 🚶‍♀️🧑‍🦽🚲 @batbrighton.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Last chance to object to this plan which will make seafront walking, wheeling and cycling even more dangerous than it is now. @livingstreets.bsky.social @bricycles.org.uk
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Protect the Wild @protectthewild.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
SDC M40 in Gerrards Cross is one of the most harmful sites yet proposed. It puts a gas power station next to ancient and wet woodland, home to great crested newts, bats, grass snakes, skylarks and more. But it bypassed the local council and went through by the government as a Section 35 direction.
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
George is quite right on this. I discovered via FOI requests that just 5% of all woodland creation grants go to support natural regeneration of trees, and 95% to tree planting. I’ll continue to push DEFRA to fix this. www.theguardian.com/environment/... bsky.app/profile/geor...
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Government ‘failing to support natural regeneration of trees in England’
Campaigners say targets for woodland creation are unlikely to be met because 95% of grants are for planting
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
In terms of messaging, this is very positive, and a big shift from the nature-hatefest of the Starmer administration. Mind you, most tree-planting is unnecessary: I'd like to see much more emphasis on natural regeneration. 🧵 www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Half a million trees to be planted in England in three years, says government
Exclusive: Environment secretary Angela Eagle to make pledge as part of efforts to protect against extreme weather
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Gregory Norminton @gregorynorminton.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Splendid news that Eyam Moor has been gifted to the nation by its owners. 600 acres will now be managed by @derbyswildlife.bsky.social.
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Derbyshire Wildlife Trust secures its largest landmark site with a massive 600-acre boost for nature in the Wild Peak | Derbyshire Wildlife Trust
The Trust has secured its largest single land acquisition for nature and people to date with 600 acres at Eyam Moor. The site represents one of the most significant landscape-scale nature recovery opp...
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Mr and Mrs Trellis @thenorfolkcoast.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Govt report highlights Britain’s overseas invertebrates are in great peril. The UK’s Overseas Territories (UKOTs) are home to over 1,000 endemic invertebrate species (Buglife)... www.buglife.org.uk/blog/governm...
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Michael Spicer @michaelspicer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Most TV is just this now.
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Nic Wilson @nicwilson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Only today to go - please help if you can...
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Gregory Norminton @gregorynorminton.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
People support clean energy but think others don't. People support clean air but think others don't. People support low traffic neighbourhoods but think others don't. And they think others don't because vested interests and right-wing media work hard to create that impression.
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Rebecca Wheeler @botanybeck.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I was so happy #fungifriends to spot some glorious Dotted Stem Boletes for #mushroommonday. Aren’t they stunning! The colour change upon bruising was so rapid and check out that finely punctate stipe! #fungi #fungifriday 🍄 📸
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James Bullock @jmbecologist.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The big lie peddled by developers about ‘Biodiversity Net Gain’ is that that they can destroy natural places & somehow make it good by habitat creation elsewhere Ecological restoration is about reversing historical damage to nature It is not about justifying further destruction
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James Bullock @jmbecologist.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
“The super-rich have apocalypse fantasies of their own, built not on faith or ideology but on a calm and rational evaluation of how best to maintain their position; they would genuinely rather reign in hell than share in heaven” www.theguardian.com/books/2026/s...
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Naomi Klein: ‘Extreme wealth has a deranging effect. It turns you into a supremacist’
She’s tackled neoliberalism and the digital world, now the writer and activist is taking on tech billionaires. She explains how the super-rich are capitalising on climate and financial chaos in pursui...
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Awful. Capital overrides communities once again. Frome's bid for a community-led housing & regeneration project at Saxonvale lies in tatters: the council's agreed a deal with a London-based real estate company instead. Similar story in Totnes with Atmos project www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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‘Devastating’: council rejects Frome residents’ bid for regeneration project
Locals raised £1m for Mayday Saxonvale scheme involving homes and park but Somerset officials agreed deal with London-based real estate company
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Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
In the last 120 years, we have lost over 50 species of native moths, and suspect many others are now at risk of extinction 🔴 This autumn, we're taking on a ‘moth-umental’ task to create the first-ever Red List for Britain’s macro-moths, and we need your help 👉 www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/moths-matter
A large orange-brown moth with leaf-shaped wings and a long snout, resting on a dead plant stem
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Samantha Asumadu @samanthaasumadu.substack.com · 22/09/2026
'New analysis on UK media: British media is not delivering the news to its readers. They are delivering an agenda. The seven days after Channel 4 filmed James Orr are a damning indictment of the British press. Orr is a Cambridge associate professor.' via @newscord.org
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Mr and Mrs Trellis @thenorfolkcoast.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Moths Matter - Let's give them their moment - an environment crowdfunding project in the UK by Butterfly Conservation... Will you help create a Red List for Britain’s macro-moths and give these overlooked species the recognition they deserve? www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/moths-matter
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Moths Matter - Let's give them their moment
Will you help create a Red List for Britain’s macro-moths and give these overlooked species the recognition they deserve?
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Brian Eversham @brianecambs.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Thanks so much for your support. This really is a wonderful site - a chalk spring, a neutral spring and an acidic spring from the Greensand meet in the central marsh - I can't think of a site of this size with such diversity, and the plants and invertebrates to prove ti.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The RNLI rescued Luftwaffe pilots in WW2 because the organisation is there to 'save life at sea' - it's something to be immensely proud of. But as I've said many times before Farage and Co don't seem to have pride in Britain and its institutions beyond flags and crap Enoch Powell said 60 years ago.
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Sussex Wildlife Trust @sussexwildlife.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Do you know something about wildlife or conservation action within 1km of a railway track? Network Rail want to hear your views.  survey123.arcgis.com/share/24c3937c…
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Jesus. Starmer wanted to encourage AI data centres to build gas plants to accelerate their roll-out. If Burnham were to take up this bananas idea, you can kiss goodbye to meeting the climate targets he’s just reaffirmed his support for… news.sky.com/story/politi...
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Politics latest: Leak inquiry launched after Sky News reveals No 10 plan for Starmer to stay in power
How much has Andy Burnham borrowed from Sir Keir Starmer? Sam Coates reveals a leak from the heart of Downing Street which helps answer that question. Follow the latest.
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Chris Bertram @crookedfootball.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
"RNLI crew members had been forced to take their permits off their cars after their tyres have been repeatedly slashed. Most of them have been pilloried at the school gates or turned away from local pubs. One man who worked in search and rescue had been beaten unconscious and hospitalised"
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Terry & Judy Wood @tandjwood.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Please help save the precious habitat of Pulloxhill Marsh. We have.😊 www.wildlifebcn.org/pulloxhill
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Pulloxhill Marsh | Wildlife Trust for Beds Cambs & Northants
Can you help save a piece of ancient countryside?
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Woodland Trust Scotland @wtscotsocial.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Seeking reports of healthy ash growing alongside those with dieback. That way we'll know they have been exposed to the disease and are resistant. Individuals like that can be used to breed resilient future planting stock. Full details 👉 buff.ly/06XgqNm @thebotanics.bsky.social @theicf.bsky.social
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Help Find Disease-resistant Ash Trees - Woodland Trust
Help us find ash trees in Scotland which show signs of resistance to ash dieback disease by recording your sightings.
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Great to see the Wildlife Trusts call to “Make access to major rivers, especially those in urban areas, a statutory right.” Of course, to actually *get to* those rivers, we’d also need a right of responsible access to land, too… @righttoroam.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Access-to-nature crisis ‘on par with that of Victorian Britain’s filthy air’
Research finds many in England lack proximity to green and blue spaces as Labour urged to speed up manifesto pledge
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Rainbow @rainbbow.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Cambo & Rosebank would create nearly as much CO2 as the whole of the UK produces in a year. They would send profits to one of Israel’s biggest oil companies which operates in illegal settlements and supplies fuel to the Israeli military. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/no...
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No Oil profits for Occupation and Genocide
Cambo and Rosebank together would create nearly as much CO2 as the whole of the UK produces in a year. Cambo would send profits to one of Israel’s biggest oil companies, which operates in illegal sett...
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
All day Piddington's womminfolk have been telling news how they will be terrified of "hundreds of young men nearby, free to come and go as they please." NOT ONE JOURNALIST has asked: "How did you cope when it was an army base? Who came and went then? Nuns?" Soon as you ask that, all becomes clear.
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Scottish Lichens @petravergunst.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Punctelia jeckeri on a parkland #tree in #Abernethy, #Perth and Kinross, more or less the northern edge of its range. The next start date for the #course #Lichens on Trees is Monday 28 September. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1992912458... #scottishlichens #lichenfriends #fungifriends #lichensontrees
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Sussex Wildlife Trust @sussexwildlife.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Media coverage suggesting Sussex Wildlife Trust endorses using Newhaven as a dredge disposal site for Brighton Marina are inaccurate. We encouraged Brighton Marina to find an alternative to Beachy Head West MCZ, but have not endorsed Newhaven. Our preferred option remains offshore. 📸 © Paul Naylor
Tompot Blenny peeking from a rocky crevice among orange sponges, facing forward with mouth slightly open and prominent eyes.
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Sian Berry MP @sianberry.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
No amount of fudge can make airport expansion compatible with our climate commitments. It is disgraceful to see this government twist its own promises into knots simply to try to make bigger profits for the bosses of one private company in spite of the ever-growing costs of climate breakdown.
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Sylvia Davidson @sylviad.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Good point, I perhaps might go for a single curtain to just below the sill with a curtain holdback. Two curtains might be too much on such a slim space.
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