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What will the Labour government announce on Monday? markavery.info/2025/06/26/w... Will this wildlife-unfriendly government further alienate nature lovers or might they act to tackle the environmental harm caused by the outdated Victorian hobby of driven grouse shooting?

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Today's RSPB report - hen Harriers in the firing line markavery.info/2025/06/26/r...

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RSPB points out ahead of Monday's debate on driven grouse shooting that the number of Hen Harriers missing in action is at a high markavery.info/2025/06/26/r... Who knew? Everyone! But what is Labour Defra going to come up with as a solution on Monday? Anything? A chance to impress or disappoint.

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Guest blog in the series on Walshaw Moor and the daft proposals for a massive windfarm there markavery.info/2025/06/20/g... , this is another by Kate Haslegrave #waders #climate turbines

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I saw these two flowers between the River Esk & the racecourse/lagoons at Musselburgh last Sunday (8 June). Probably Treasureflower (I'm told by a real botanist) ⬇️ If you're local maybe you could clinch the identification & get a first for Scotland (of this non-native garden plant). They're pretty!

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Sunday book review: Urban Plants by @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social Publisher: @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social Review: bit.ly/402ICiU 'A great pleasure to browse, an even greater one to read' 'Book of Year contender' @bsbibotany.bsky.social @bsbiscience.bsky.social @plantlifeuk.bsky.social

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Sunday book review: Beepedia by Laurence Packer Publisher: @princetonupress.bsky.social Review: bit.ly/4dZNxXI 'fun and interesting' 'could make melittologists of us all' @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social @royentsoc.bsky.social @theapiarist.org @xercessociety.bsky.social @bumblebeeatlas.bsky.social

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Lots of moths in North Northants last night. Mega for my garden: 73 indivs of 36 species. Just a selection to show variety. #moths

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Campaigners fighting mega warehouse scheme win first battle. Congrats to @staunchcampaign.bsky.social Long way to go but you are making a difference. open.substack.com/pub/nnjourna... #thrapston #northants

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Sunday book review: The Physics of Birds and Birding by Michael Hurben Review: markavery.info/2025/06/08/s... Publisher: @pelagic.bsky.social Very readable account by a proper birder with a knack for making difficult things clear. #naturewriting #physics #birding #sciencecomms

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Lifetime goals Rabbit poo nail fungus, extremely rare and bizarrely rather attractive

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I often get asked to help with bird ID problems when the answer is: it's a female of a common species! Here's a poster celebrating the often-overlooked intricacies of female bird plumage. During June, proceeds from my shop sales go to @instbirdpop.bsky.social topatoco.com/collections/...

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And from the inventor of no-mow May a book on Urban Plants which I shall review next Sunday (but it’s very good). @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social

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Did u know? If you extend your no-mow into June & beyond, you may find your lawns hold incredible secrets. I only found out I have Common Spotted Orchids in mine when I let the grass grow. So, not only are my no-mow meadows a habitat for small souls, they're a habitat for leafy wonders. #nomow 🌱🌿🇬🇧🌱🌍

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Reasons not to mow (14): Dioctria rufipes today on unmown lawn in Bengeo garden, common robberfly with front red legs. @uk-soldierflies.bsky.social @flygirlnhm.bsky.social

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As a philosophy major who adored symbolic logic courses, this may be my favorite cartoon ever.

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british fan chat

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Absolute carnage in the Białowieża Wood Warbler study this year. Nest failure rate currently running at over 83%!!!! Almost all due to predation: mostly foxes, jays and martens. Some also trampled, possibly Red Deer. Only a handful of nests have fledged any chicks. @martamaziarz.bsky.social

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Stumbled across a small lek of these Yellow-barred Longhorn moths, Nemophora degeerella, earlier. Truly remarkable little creatures. #TeamMoth #Insects

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Hiding in plain sight, a bit risky for this Nuctenea umbratica or Walnut Orbweb Spider if you must & particularly so for the egg sac she's guarding on the garage wall 🕷 Generally find this species under bark or tucked away in crevices not exposed like this 😳 #Arachnids #Spiders

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See what growth point many of our crops our in, from tomatoes and potatoes, to new perennial crop beds, basil and more www.wildway.info/p/heading-in...

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I’m seeing a lot of Peacock caterpillar nests around Dorset at the moment, another species bouncing back. Also a few Small Tortoiseshell nests, even though I only saw one adult. I think they are quite secretive in the spring! @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social

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No mention of environment or rural here: common failure of Guardian coverage. Planning & Infrastructure (anti-wildlife) Bill - big bump. Cuts to Defra budget that prejudice wildlife targets - medium bump. Failure to announce reforms to grouse shooting - small bump www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Latest blog on issues surrounding Calderdale Energy Park proposal to build large windfarm on deep peat in Special Protection Area by Nick MacKinnon markavery.info/2025/06/04/g... What would Charlotte, Emily & kin think of Donald Mackay, a 'lad o'pairts', is a new character in the dramatis personae.

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And on the trail cam a Hedgehog - don't think I saw one in garden in 2024 and I wouldn't have seen this one without the technological help. Hooray! I was only telling someone yesterday that Hedgehogs are much rarer than they used to be in my area...

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Treble Brown Spot and Beautiful Hooktip aren't particularly rare but they were both lifers for me this morning. The pleasure of being a novice moth-er. #moths

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This looks positive - let's see what happens. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #wales #rivers #wildlife #nature

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And the 3rd clearwing moth in three days - I’d never seen one on Sunday morning. Currant Clearwing.

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Rewilding can be rather simple, it doesn't need project groups, we just need to relax our control issues.2 years ago this was a pig field, now it's natural succession in progress, alive with bird song &abuzz with insects. @irishrainforest.bsky.social @markavery.bsky.social @iancarter67.bsky.social

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Thanks @markavery.bsky.social for this lovely review. Like Mark, I wondered if there'd be enough nature to interest some readers. I'm so glad the answer was a resounding 'yes!' I particularly liked the comment that my father "seems like a great bloke." He is! My kind, unassuming, nature-loving Dad!

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Next Sunday, I'll be chatting about Seascape and the future and past of the Welsh coastline at the Montgomery Lit Fest. If you're going, do pop by and say hi. montylitfest.com?page_id=7644

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Scorched Wing at today's Amelia moth morning

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Hey, thought I could share some images and thoughts from fieldwork on Skúgvoy, Faroe Islands. We are looking for breeding territories of great skua, some of which we caught last year and deployed loggers onto (under the @seatrackscience.bsky.social project) which we hope to retrap.

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Sunday book review: Words from the Hedge by Richard Negus @troopersnooks.bsky.social Publisher: @unboundsocials.bsky.social Review: markavery.info/2025/06/01/s... 'a very readable and entertaining book' #naturewriting #hedges #farming #pleachers #billhook

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Sunday book review: Land Beneath the Waves by @nicwilson.bsky.social Publisher: @summersdalebooks.bsky.social Review: markavery.info/2025/06/01/s... 'I enjoyed this book very much ... nature is written all the way through it [and] it is so engagingly written.' #naturewriting

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Following yesterday's Red-belted Clearwing a Yellow-legged Clearwing.

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