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James Higgins

@urbanhedges.co.uk
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Modern Gardener with www.carenotcapital.org Transforming #Urban Green Spaces for #Community & #Nature. Love planting #wildlife friendly designs and #UrbanHedges www.urbanhedges.co.uk

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Ian Parsons @ianparsons.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Just received my review copy of Renaturing by James Canton. Interesting title & hopefully interesting content, I'm reviewing it for the @britishwildlife.bsky.social newsletter. Sign up for it! @irishrainforest.bsky.social @iancarter67.bsky.social @nicwilson.bsky.social @rewildscotland.bsky.social
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Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
You don't need to be a butterfly expert to get involved in the #BigButterflyCount 🦋🔎 Use our free identification guides for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to help you. Download them and take part here 👉 bigbutterflycount.org
Butterfly Conservation's Big Butterfly Count identification guide for England with photos of each speciesButterfly Conservation's Big Butterfly Count identification guide in Welsh with photos of each speciesButterfly Conservation's Big Butterfly Count identification guide for Scotland with photos of each speciesButterfly Conservation's Big Butterfly Count identification guide in Irish with photos of each species
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Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
The Big Butterfly Count 2025 is here and butterflies need our help 🦋🚨 This isn't just a survey, it's a rescue mission, and we need everyone to get involved. No lab coats. No science degrees. Just 15 minutes of your time. ⏱️ Get out for the count 👉 bigbutterflycount.org
A Common Blue butterfly is perched on heather against a pink background. Text overlay reads "Get out for the count" with Butterfly Conservation's Big Butterfly Count logo above it. In the bottom right corner, the text reads 'exclusive media partner' with BBC Countryfile Magazine logo. Photo credit Matt Berry
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Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Among all the big bad things happening on our planet, there's one Big Good Thing, the sudden, startling rise of solar energy. It changes the power dynamic, in every sense of the word 'power.' www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...
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4.6 Billion Years On, the Sun Is Having a Moment
In the past two years, without much notice, solar power has begun to truly transform the world’s energy system.
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South East Rivers Trust @seriverstrust.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Did you know that European Eels are critically endangered? Join us to help monitor them with @zslofficial.bsky.social We’ll train you to check traps, record data & release eels as part of the Thames Eel Project. 📅 22 July 📍 Molesey Lock Sign up: bit.ly/EelMonitorJu... #Surrey #Volunteer
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Eel monitoring training at Molesey Lock - South East Rivers Trust
We are continuing the annual monitoring of the European eel at Molesey Lock until October and we are looking for volunteers to help.
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James Higgins @urbanhedges.co.uk · 03/06/2025
Huge thanks to Susanna Grant, John & Fiona Little and @bennyhawksbee.bsky.social for bringing the whole concept of www.carenotcapital.org to fruition. There were so many applications for the amazing training. I'm humbled to have been offered a place & confirmation that I am doing something right!
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Care Not Capital | modern gardener training
Care Not Capital provides training for the 'modern gardener' to design sustainable green spaces for a changing world.
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IPBES @ipbes.net · 22/05/2025
On this #BiodiversityDay, let’s remember: Fundamental shifts in how people view and interact with the natural world are urgently needed to halt and reverse #biodiversity loss. 🌍 - @ipbes.net #TransformativeChange Assessment Transformative change is necessary and possible! 🧪
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David Higgins @davidhiggins.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Surprise surprise: turns out that protecting bats and newts is having very little impact on development. Almost as if the government would prefer lazy scapegoating than addressing the real causes of the housing crisis. www.wildlifetrusts.org/news/plannin...
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Planning Bill breaks Labour’s nature promises, say The Wildlife Trusts and RSPB | The Wildlife Trusts
New evidence shows nature does not block growth New poll: Voters say Labour’s failing nature Pull part 3 of the Bill: nature recovery pretence is ‘licence to destroy’
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The Tree Council @thetreecouncil.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
As part of the Urban Tree Festival 2025 The Tree Council is hosting a free online talk where we will share what we’ve learned about planting trees in our towns and cities through the five-year Trees Outside Woodland research project. 🌳
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The Tree Council @thetreecouncil.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
From North to South: Libraries unite for #NationalHedgerowWeek 🌳 Read the story here: treecouncil.org.uk/from-north-t...
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From North to South: Libraries unite for National Hedgerow Week - The Tree Council
More than 275 libraries nationwide are hosting gorgeous hedgerow related materials and resources for little ones and big kids alike – with hedge-y bookmarks to take away, activity booklets, and inform...
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The Rivers Trust @theriverstrust.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Wishing @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social a VERY happy publication day! #IsARiverAlive is out in the wild! To celebrate, you can win a copy on our Instagram (@theriverstrust, ends tonight) Plus, Rob's written about connecting with rivers and #BigRiverWatch👇 theriverstrust.org/about-us/new...
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The Rivers Trust @theriverstrust.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
🎉 Big River Watch starts today! Rivers across the UK & Ireland need your help. From now until 1st May, spend 15 mins by a river, record what you see in the free Big River Watch app, and help create a big picture of river health 💙 theriverstrust.org/take-action/... www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PHv...
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Big River Watch is back!
YouTube video by The Rivers Trust
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Megan Gimber (Hedge Geek) @favcolourgreen.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Thank you @phoebeweston.bsky.social for such a wonderful and optimistic article on Hedgerows! It's great to celebrate the wonders we have, appreciate the legacy, and use that to inform our combined future www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Like the Ritz for wildlife: the joy of recreating England’s ancient hedges
Up and down the country, volunteers are coming together to plant more of these nature-rich reserves
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David Dunlop @lawt-d.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
The National [sic] Action Plan for sustainable pesticide use, published last month a dilatory 7 years after it was due to be renewed, has been long awaited and much needed if we are to reverse the declines in wildlife across both England & Wales. www.wildlifetrusts.org/news/more-am...
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More ambition needed to reduce pesticides, say The Wildlife Trusts | The Wildlife Trusts
UK Government publishes new pesticide plan today – The Wildlife Trusts respond
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James Higgins @urbanhedges.co.uk · 22/03/2025
This is really great news. Well done everyone involved for helping push this through.
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Pollinating London Together @pollinatinglt.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Did you know the violet carpenter bee (Xylocopa violacea) is one of the largest bees in Europe? These pollinators are more commonly seen in the warmer regions of Europe but can occasionally be found in the UK too. Photo by @gallenbees.bsky.social
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James Higgins @urbanhedges.co.uk · 13/03/2025
Come for the tariffs, stay for the recommended nature friendly reads! 7pm Ch4
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Prof. Jeff Ollerton @jeffollerton.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Recently the Bumblebee Conservation Trust (BCT) reported that, in 2024, British bumblebees experienced their worst year since the BCT started its monitoring campaign. All of which begs an important question: what is happening to wild #bees in Britain? jeffollerton.co.uk/2025/03/10/w... #ecology
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What is happening to wild bees in Britain?
Recently the Bumblebee Conservation Trust (BCT) reported that, in 2024, British bumblebees experienced their worst year since the BCT started its monitoring campaign. Overall, the numbers of bees w…
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James Higgins @urbanhedges.co.uk · 04/03/2025
Three days ago 2 pesky magpies landed in an ivy clad sycamore tree & began frantically nest building. Yesterday it was complete but by 9am it already has new occupants! Mobbed by 4 noisy crows it appears they have lost the early morning #spring Corvid battle.
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James Higgins @urbanhedges.co.uk · 03/03/2025
Wow. A 17.5 Million pound acquisition following a huge private donation. Imagine the possibilities. Would love a similar present. Please send funds!
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Little Green Space @lgspace.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
The number of ponds in the UK halved in the 20th century – of those that remain, 80% are in a poor state. Healthy ponds support frogs, toads, dragonflies, & all sorts of other wildlife – so garden ponds are more important than ever. bit.ly/4hXukXN
Frog in a pond
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James Higgins @urbanhedges.co.uk · 28/02/2025
Release the beavers! Today hopefully marks a historic day for nature recovery in England. Great & long overdue news.
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James Higgins @urbanhedges.co.uk · 28/02/2025
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