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Yey! My wildlife trail camera works. Have just checked the last 24 hrs on the allotment & last night we had a visit from a very healthy looking fox. Have just ordered an adapter so I can download from the chip to my laptop. Then I can post anything interesting. 🎥

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Several hours of rain last night. The allotment track & car park are very muddy. My pond is overflowing (doing its drainage job) & all is well on the plot. Just a short visit today to check pallet condition & numbers & measure the space available to build the compost bins. 1/2

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A ‘Brucie bonus’! When Allotment John saw what I was doing with my composting area he told me to leave one bay empty. When he next gets a load of the ‘good stuff’ he will empty a few bags into it as he passes. That guy is a diamond!

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Dinner is in the oven & whilst I await the return of my BH from granddaughter minding duties, a cheeky G&T with a few nuts. Have a lovely weekend all.

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Lovely to see some colour on the allotment today.

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Potted on some Brandywine tomato seedlings. Can reach 6ft tall with a wide wingspan. Will need lots of support as the fruit are large. Recommend by Chef Marcus Waring on his small holding tv prog. 20 seeds came from Italy, so they better be good! Also started a few Moneymakers & Green Zebras.

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New netted cage has taken on a jaunty angle in the wind today. The netting is a finer gauge than my other cages. Perfect for growing salads but the wind has more of an impact. Will set it further into the ground before I plant it up. Now, does that look like a sprout on my purple broccoli? 🤞

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My poor old septuagenarian body has not worked like this since I dug the land drains & pond last year. I was aching after struggling with my new netted cage yesterday. Clearing the old compost area of plant debris, old wood etc has been the perfect antidote. Next job is to move the pallets, 1/2

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A little bit of spring.

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It’s been a while since I spent any time at the allotment. Family stuff has been taking precedence. My new netted cage arrived. An experimental, different design to my other two. Let’s spend a gentle hour or so putting it up I think. Ha! Very much a make it up as you go product. 1/2

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Brexitocracy - Worth remembering this ..

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Beavers aren't called 'ecosystem engineers' for nothing. They're ecological powerhouses, transforming landscapes into highly biodiverse, fireproof, river-filtering, flood preventing, carbon sequestering, wonderlands. They're one of the best ways to unleash the power of nature for good.

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Sugar farming in East Anglia is changing. JJ Jackson explores how the 2025 harvest rebounded from last year’s chaos – but warns of bigger threats ahead.

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This #NationalNestboxWeek, remember not all birds nest the same way! Here's a few options to get you started... 🧵👇 Robins and Wrens like to keep hidden, tucking their nests away in dense cover. An open-fronted box placed low down and out of sight is just their style. (1/4)

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It’s time to put nest boxes up. Useful tips here on boxes for different birds.

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RSPCA East Winch are seeking your support to rehabilitate a injured seal caught in a ghost net. @rspcaoffficial.bsky.social

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The final Bylines to reach the 10k milestone is nearly there, do please spread the love and given @bylinesnetworkpod.bsky.social a follow and a share ❤️

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"More than 60 species at Colchester Zoo have taken part in breeding programmes, but since the UK left the EU, the number of transfers has dropped due to an increase in paperwork and legislation. Projects with other zoos have become more difficult, time-consuming and expensive." #RejoinEU 🇬🇧🇪🇺

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Strength of the woods comes not from one individual but each of the trees, wild plants, fungi, creatures and elements singing together

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And the cool thing is that this petition is now on 113,000… Crossing the 100K mark only accelerated it. 🚀

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Around 70% of the Britain’s 12,000 greenhouses are more than 40 years old 53% of the vegetables consumed in the UK are imported, & only 17% of fruits are grown locally So there’s a huge opportunity for hi-tech horticulture to improve food security Report by Dr Sven Batke from @theconversation.com

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Sooo… Looks like this is happening tonight. That counter is going to tick over 100,000 🔥 Keep signing —> petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

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"So let me get this straight right, the government fines the water companies for gross mismanagement and the consumer foots the bill." @jonathanpienews.bsky.social nails it. As always. Bravo sir. 👏👏👏 www.youtube.com/watch?v=qj-g...

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Want to help butterflies and moths thrive this year? Grow the plants their caterpillars feed on, such as nettles, lady's smock, honesty & hawthorn. This can be as simple as leaving a small area of a garden or green space to go wild! More ideas for helping insects: bit.ly/4ae2zG1 #nature #pollinators

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We’re looking for writers & editors! East Anglia Bylines is growing fast, but we need more voices—especially from Herts & Beds. If our youngest contributor (10 years old!) can do it, so can you. Get involved:

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All week the North York Moors have been ablaze with heather burning. We all have to breath the smoke filled air just so a few rich people can obliterate grouse with a shotgun. Its 2025!!

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Ok. So it’s grey and wet and when I went out with the recycling just now it was definitely sleeting. It’s another ‘beast from the east’ for the next few days. It just depends how severe it gets. Stay safe and warm folks. I won’t be gardening today. ☹️

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Media monopolies are growing, but so are we, here at East Anglia Bylines. 2,000 articles. 250 writers. 1.6M reads. We are proof that grassroots journalism works. Want to write? Donate? Share? Join us in keeping local news alive. Read and share our story ⤵️

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Today marks a major milestone for East Anglia Bylines: the publication of our 2,000th article! Since July 2021, we’ve brought a local focus to national and regional issues, offering independent, fact-based journalism. Join us!

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Thames Water tells the High Court that it's currently spending £15 million PER MONTH on lawyers and advisers and that next year interest payments on its steaming debt pile will be between £800 to £900 million. Wanna guess who's money it is they're spending? www.ft.com/content/40b5...

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Number crunching: Potential increase in GDP from new third runway at Heathrow v estimated fall in world GDP for every 1°C rise in global temperatures.

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For farmers and landowners: have your say in shaping your local nature recovery strategy: defrafarming.blog.gov.uk/2025/02/05/l...

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🌱 Nice to read a good news story this morning :) www.theguardian.com/business/202...

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My new (third) netted plant cage arrived yesterday. It’s a different design to the previous two. Will need a fourth before spring but need to check this one out first. Unfortunately the head ache I woke with is still with me, so cage erection will have to wait.

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Sewage - On X @feargalsharkey.bsky.social has highlighted a report by @le20h-francetele.bsky.social highlighting that our sewage mess is polluting French beaches

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