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Hang in there mate. You are doing a lot of good, spreading the word, helping people. It's needed 💪
November 28, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Hang in there mate. You are doing a lot of good, spreading the word, helping people. It's needed 💪
I have e just donated. It's such a terrible shame that hardly anyone has donated. I know there are lots of demands but all of us can afford a few pounds to help these desperate families.
November 28, 2025 at 2:29 PM
I have e just donated. It's such a terrible shame that hardly anyone has donated. I know there are lots of demands but all of us can afford a few pounds to help these desperate families.
These planted 'Community Forests' here are usually around 70- 80 percent native species and can be very good for wildlife if done well. They will take hundreds of years to be as rich as native forests though. Ecologist input is essential, but undervalued.
November 28, 2025 at 12:49 PM
These planted 'Community Forests' here are usually around 70- 80 percent native species and can be very good for wildlife if done well. They will take hundreds of years to be as rich as native forests though. Ecologist input is essential, but undervalued.
These planted forests here are usually around 80 petcent native species and can be very good for wildlife if done well. They will take hundreds of years to be as rich as native forests though. Ecologist input is essential, but undervalued.
November 28, 2025 at 12:48 PM
These planted forests here are usually around 80 petcent native species and can be very good for wildlife if done well. They will take hundreds of years to be as rich as native forests though. Ecologist input is essential, but undervalued.
This is true. But the reasons are that these trees were planted very late in the season - late March and April, they didn't have time to establish roots to survive the very dry Spring and summer. Usual survivability is 70 -85 percent
November 28, 2025 at 12:45 PM
This is true. But the reasons are that these trees were planted very late in the season - late March and April, they didn't have time to establish roots to survive the very dry Spring and summer. Usual survivability is 70 -85 percent
This is true. But the reasons are that these trees were planted very late in the season - late March and April, they didn't have time to establish roots to survive the very dry Spring and summer. Usual survivability is 70 -85 percent.
November 28, 2025 at 12:44 PM
This is true. But the reasons are that these trees were planted very late in the season - late March and April, they didn't have time to establish roots to survive the very dry Spring and summer. Usual survivability is 70 -85 percent.
Yes, I remember those long Orkney winters. On a different note, did u watch the BBC Scotland prog last night 'The man in a mask -an Orkney murder', the 1st in a 3 parter on the waiter shot in his Kirwall restaurant, a very sad and shocking affair
November 26, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Yes, I remember those long Orkney winters. On a different note, did u watch the BBC Scotland prog last night 'The man in a mask -an Orkney murder', the 1st in a 3 parter on the waiter shot in his Kirwall restaurant, a very sad and shocking affair
You can do a separate fast spin after the eco wash cycle
November 25, 2025 at 10:23 PM
You can do a separate fast spin after the eco wash cycle
If u don't understand the unique value of the BBC then u must have some brain cells missing
November 25, 2025 at 10:13 PM
If u don't understand the unique value of the BBC then u must have some brain cells missing
Not really, they created the Reith Lectures and produced the programme
November 25, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Not really, they created the Reith Lectures and produced the programme
The licence paid for the programme, without it we woukd never have heard this brilliant lecture. Use your brain
November 25, 2025 at 11:14 AM
The licence paid for the programme, without it we woukd never have heard this brilliant lecture. Use your brain
Yes, I empathise John. It's hard. Two of my very best friends died in the last 2 years, both great naturalists and unique company. My life is so much poorer without them. But I was so fortunate to have them for so long.
November 23, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Yes, I empathise John. It's hard. Two of my very best friends died in the last 2 years, both great naturalists and unique company. My life is so much poorer without them. But I was so fortunate to have them for so long.
I am an ex RSPB employee who worked for two decades on nature reserves and field research. I believe that they are a very effective bird conservation organisation. They have called for a gamebird release moratorium.
www.rspb.org.uk/helping-natu...
www.rspb.org.uk/helping-natu...
Avian flu: RSPB calls for a moratorium on gamebird and Mallard releases in the UK in 2025
We discuss the risk posed by governments across the UK by allowing the release of captive reared Mallards and gamebirds for shooting this year – given the ‘high’ levels of highly-pathogenic avian infl...
www.rspb.org.uk
November 19, 2025 at 10:52 PM
I am an ex RSPB employee who worked for two decades on nature reserves and field research. I believe that they are a very effective bird conservation organisation. They have called for a gamebird release moratorium.
www.rspb.org.uk/helping-natu...
www.rspb.org.uk/helping-natu...
Yes. I remember doing casual bird surveys in East Lothian Woodlands and being bemused by the lack of SF in prime habitats. By Whiteadder Reservoir in the open hills a pair breed by the water in a comparatively young plantation of deciduous trees.
November 14, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Yes. I remember doing casual bird surveys in East Lothian Woodlands and being bemused by the lack of SF in prime habitats. By Whiteadder Reservoir in the open hills a pair breed by the water in a comparatively young plantation of deciduous trees.
Caerlaverock WWT is now closed until 19th Nov
November 12, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Caerlaverock WWT is now closed until 19th Nov
It stinks, and is so sad
November 9, 2025 at 8:09 PM
It stinks, and is so sad
So true. The BBC just rolls over to any right wing pressure, a bit like Starmer 😡
November 9, 2025 at 8:09 PM
So true. The BBC just rolls over to any right wing pressure, a bit like Starmer 😡
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Absolute craven capitulation for no good reason at all. The edit was but a speck compared the horrors Trump has inflicted upon journalism.
November 9, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Absolute craven capitulation for no good reason at all. The edit was but a speck compared the horrors Trump has inflicted upon journalism.
He's joined the Amish, born again 😂
November 8, 2025 at 12:16 PM
He's joined the Amish, born again 😂
Hi Kevin, I can't tell you how happy I am to see this post, I haven't seen Trevor in years and he looks so well 😊. He single handedly maintained all the North Kent Marshes RSPB buildings, I got to know him well at Elmley. A great naturalist and great company. Please pass on my regards
November 7, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Hi Kevin, I can't tell you how happy I am to see this post, I haven't seen Trevor in years and he looks so well 😊. He single handedly maintained all the North Kent Marshes RSPB buildings, I got to know him well at Elmley. A great naturalist and great company. Please pass on my regards