Andrew Weston
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Earthling, retired ecological surveyor, environmentalist, lefty, internationally unrecognised nature photographer, guitarist, obsessive O'Carolan arranger, early musicke aficionado, Yorkshire droll exiled to Raspberry Republic of Scotland.
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Andrew Weston
@groatbury.bsky.social
· Nov 17
Save Coul Links protected nature (Loch Fleet Ramsar SSSI & SPA) from golf development vandalism
A planning application was submitted to Highland Council to construct an 18-hole international golf course on Coul Links, Sutherland but the applicant is not Trump Golf. The target lies within Loch Fl...
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When I wrote this, everywhere was still advising to clear fallen leaves to prevent disease. Today I’ve seen loads of videos explaining this advice. Change can happen with reason and clear explanation. www.jackwallington.com/the-importan...
The importance and benefits of keeping fallen leaves around plants | Jack Wallington | Nature & Gardens
One of the pieces of advice the gardening world has got wrong over the years is about picking up fallen leaves from around plants. While it makes sense to sweep autumn leaves from paths to stop slippi...
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Israel Tortured And Sexually Humiliated Greta Thunberg
Israel is so evil it’s actually hard to wrap your mind around it.
www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/israel-tor...
Israel is so evil it’s actually hard to wrap your mind around it.
www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/israel-tor...
Israel Tortured And Sexually Humiliated Greta Thunberg
Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley):
www.caitlinjohnst.one
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With maybe 125,000+ invasive sika deer in Wicklow alone, this is what native forest creation looks like.
• No woodland flora can grow
• Oak aside, trees flop over once tube is removed, deer then kill tree
• Trees may not even be genuinely native
For our forests' sake, a LOT more deer must be shot.
• No woodland flora can grow
• Oak aside, trees flop over once tube is removed, deer then kill tree
• Trees may not even be genuinely native
For our forests' sake, a LOT more deer must be shot.
The pocket forest of native broadleaf tree established by Scouting Ireland at it activity centre at Lough Dan was only possible by using tubes to protect the saplings from bracken & deer/sheep grazing. My image from Aug shows bracken density.
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How is this still happening?!
#welcometoyorkshire moors burnt releasing carbon into the atmosphere to create habitat for tens of millions of non-native birds released into the wild each year. Reducing habitat and food for native wild birds and animals. Passed 20-30 dead pheasants run over on roads. Some traditions aren't good.
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