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J.P @teuchterbynature.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

I can't believe this London-based landowner is putting the iconic Glenelg to Skye ferry at risk. Support the local community - not millionaire financiers - and save the world famous Glenelg to Skye ferry by joining me and signing the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...

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Save the Glenelg - Skye ferry!

This ten minute crossing is famous around the world - and is believed to be the last turntable style ferry anywhere. It's an iconic part of Skye's history, but it's under threat thanks to a wealthy la...

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J.P @teuchterbynature.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

I have many questions not least, is this real or AI slop? www.greenmatters.com/pn/netherlan...

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J.P @teuchterbynature.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Elephant hawk moth in the garden this week (albeit in a spider web) and now hummingbird on my street.

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Alexander Lees @alexanderlees.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Let’s be very clear that the media narrative “Labour's ‘woke’ rewilding” in the wake of the fire(s) in our Peak District valley is thick with disinformation. 🌍🔥Thread 1/15

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J.P @teuchterbynature.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Grapevine justifying its place in the garden providing shade welcomed by all. Especially the furrier members of the hoose. Hover flies seem to like it but the olives at this time of year are swarmed by hover flies. Yorkshire Riviera it seems.

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J.P @teuchterbynature.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Drop my phone off to have the battery replaced. Notification that it’s ready for collection is issued via text message.

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J.P @teuchterbynature.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

My inadvertent garden wildlife bridge.

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J.P @teuchterbynature.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

A new study used ~3,800 georeferenced photos from @inaturalist.bsky.social and researchers’ own records to compare two subspecies of the barred grass snake (Natrix helvetica): the northern N. h. helvetica and the Italian N. h. sicula. #citizenscience public.pensoft.net/items/?p=7TV...

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J.P @teuchterbynature.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Similarly in East and southern North Yorkshire this week I’ve seen a hell of a lot of painted ladies. On the whole looking faded and exhausted but nonetheless a lot.

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J.P @teuchterbynature.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Newts very active in the garden pond on this hot weather. Their success correlates with the initial decline in tadpoles and subsequently frogs. No frogspawn at all this year, previous years the news gorge on it like cattle at a trough. #Gardenwild

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J.P @teuchterbynature.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Common carder bee I think on my foot. If it stings me I’m glyphosating the entire garden.

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J.P @teuchterbynature.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Days like today are becoming the norm. Shade in #gardens is going to become more desirable. Even the heat loving #species struggle when it’s like this inc humans. #heatwave #gardenwild #garden @thegardenjungle.bsky.social @katebradbury.bsky.social

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J.P @teuchterbynature.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Purples of campion and comfrey are out, whites of guelder rose and ox eye are about to erupt. #Gardenwild #garden #gardening @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @thegardenjungle.bsky.social

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J.P @teuchterbynature.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

New research shows trained detection dogs may be able to locate underground adder hibernation sites (“hibernacula”) a potential breakthrough for declining populations of European adder. www.nature.com/articles/s41... @arc-trust.bsky.social @argroupsuk.bsky.social @yorkswildlife.bsky.social

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J.P @teuchterbynature.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

No survey just a walk on NY Moors. Slow worm out and adder mating, or the male attempting to. Lucky to be looking down from a bank from a distance on them.

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J.P @teuchterbynature.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

TwitchTok: birdwatching is the new ‘slow hobby’ for the young - The Times and The Sunday Times

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J.P @teuchterbynature.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Red squirrels 'close to extinction' in England - BBC News

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Froglife @froglife.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

A really thought-provoking piece in the latest Inkcap Journal newsletter on rewilding in Wales centred around a fascinating story about adders. ow.ly/OtGZ50YKnLl

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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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Richard K Broughton @richardkbroughton.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Fascinating pre-print. Are British Willow Tits really a separate subspecies? Evidence here they're most related to some birds in Alps, but with gene flow and song type inherited from birds on other side of Channel, with isolation/contraction (like now!). Complicated mix of some other populations.

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J.P @teuchterbynature.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

It wouldn’t be a day in the garden if I wasn’t tingling from finger to elbow from nettle stings. Spider list is growing though with what I’m fairly sure is a Clubiona spp. probably terrestris in a seed tray. @britishspiders.bsky.social

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J.P @teuchterbynature.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

10 minutes after mulching a bed this beast appears.

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J.P @teuchterbynature.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

The most interesting observation in today’s reptile survey. 7 year old assistant made us watch for 45 minutes.

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J.P @teuchterbynature.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

When that squish underfoot means you’ve accidentally trod in some decomposing beaver.

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J.P @teuchterbynature.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Cold spring so far. Not seen a single frog in the garden, normally double figures in pond. Slow worms only really in compost heap so far.

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Countryside Jobs Service @countrysidejobs.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Join Thousands Across the UK Taking Part in the No Mow Movement - @plantlifeuk.bsky.social Plantlife’s No Mow May is back. No Mow May is one of the easiest ways to help the environment, letting wildflowers like dandelions, clover and daisies grow and supporting bees and butterflies

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Join Thousands Across the UK Taking Part in the No Mow Movement

Plantlife’s No Mow May is back. No Mow May is one of the easiest ways to help the environment – letting wildflowers like dandelions, clover and daisies grow and supporting bees and butterflies.

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BirdGuides @birdguides.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Conservationists have confirmed that Large Tortoiseshell is no longer extinct in Britain, with the species set to become the 60th resident British butterfly amid a bumper early spring for the species:

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Large Tortoiseshell declared no longer extinct in Britain

Large Tortoiseshell has been confirmed as a resident species in Britain, ending decades in which the butterfly was considered extinct and raising the total number of native butterflies to 60.

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J.P @teuchterbynature.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

A few rounds of spot the adder from yesterdays survey @argroupsuk.bsky.social All images per post are of the same animal at different zooms. None were disturbed to the point of moving off. Two here. @teamneyedc.bsky.social @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @arc-trust.bsky.social

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J.P @teuchterbynature.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

A sunny day gardening after good adder numbers on a sunny survey and now… #GardenWild

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Spurn Bird Observatory @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

New to Spurn? Want to improve your wildlife identification skills? Join us for one of our exclusive Residential Retreats! 🐦🦋🦌 We are now taking bookings for our spring and summer dates for 2026, which you can find with further information here: spurnbirdobservatory.co.uk/news/spurn-r...

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J.P @teuchterbynature.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Proper lift off for 2026. Big male under garden refugia males tend to arise first.

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BirdGuides @birdguides.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Coastal birding at its best in East Yorkshire. Explore wetlands, lagoons and migration hot‑spots like Flamborough Head, with opportunities for seabirds, waders and scarce landbirds. Book here: bit.ly/4pBm43B #birding #bgtravel #birdguides #birds #birdwatch

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J.P @teuchterbynature.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

I posted about an extremely early slow worm on 22nd Feb last year. At dawn this morning I found this one, exposed and apparently dead in my garden path. Became apparent it was alive but v.lethargic. Relocated to centre of compost heap. Contemplated captive care until spring. @argroupsuk.bsky.social

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J.P @teuchterbynature.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

@stevoallain.bsky.social are you able to offer any insight on importance of grass snake as a predator of ground nesting birds or resources in the topic? Colleagues interested in whether they are an issue for a breeding colony of little tern locally. My thought was that the open nature of nesting

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