Mr and Mrs Trellis
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#wildlife #nature #biodiversity #birds #butterflies #amphibians #mammals #insects #walking #gardening #organic
#wildlife #nature #biodiversity #birds #butterflies #amphibians #mammals #insects #walking #gardening #organic
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🦞 Protect the UK’s White-clawed Crayfish!
Learn survey methods, ID, & conservation in this 3-part online course with Dr Nicky Green. Understand threats from invasive Signal Crayfish, crayfish plague, and habitat loss.
Enrol now: courses.biologicalrecording.co.uk/courses/cray...
Learn survey methods, ID, & conservation in this 3-part online course with Dr Nicky Green. Understand threats from invasive Signal Crayfish, crayfish plague, and habitat loss.
Enrol now: courses.biologicalrecording.co.uk/courses/cray...
Crayfish Survey & Management – Self-Study Online Course
Gain full access to three expert webinars and supporting materials on crayfish ecology, survey design and invasive species management — a self-paced online course designed for ecologists, recorders an...
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December 5, 2025 at 2:51 PM
🦞 Protect the UK’s White-clawed Crayfish!
Learn survey methods, ID, & conservation in this 3-part online course with Dr Nicky Green. Understand threats from invasive Signal Crayfish, crayfish plague, and habitat loss.
Enrol now: courses.biologicalrecording.co.uk/courses/cray...
Learn survey methods, ID, & conservation in this 3-part online course with Dr Nicky Green. Understand threats from invasive Signal Crayfish, crayfish plague, and habitat loss.
Enrol now: courses.biologicalrecording.co.uk/courses/cray...
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UK orbweb spiders up close! 🕸️
Join Martin Frost on Tuesday, 5th May to learn about Garden Spiders, Wasp Spiders & more, their webs, ecology & behaviour. Ideal for enthusiasts & beginners. 🌍 🧪
Reserve your place: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1976588654...
Join Martin Frost on Tuesday, 5th May to learn about Garden Spiders, Wasp Spiders & more, their webs, ecology & behaviour. Ideal for enthusiasts & beginners. 🌍 🧪
Reserve your place: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1976588654...
December 5, 2025 at 2:06 PM
UK orbweb spiders up close! 🕸️
Join Martin Frost on Tuesday, 5th May to learn about Garden Spiders, Wasp Spiders & more, their webs, ecology & behaviour. Ideal for enthusiasts & beginners. 🌍 🧪
Reserve your place: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1976588654...
Join Martin Frost on Tuesday, 5th May to learn about Garden Spiders, Wasp Spiders & more, their webs, ecology & behaviour. Ideal for enthusiasts & beginners. 🌍 🧪
Reserve your place: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1976588654...
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💻 We have released a new blog all about the 2025 EIP.
The EIP contains two positive commitments on chemicals:
1️⃣ To commit to align UK protections from harmful chemicals more closely with the EU’s.
2️⃣ To publish an action plan to tackle #PFAS pollution.
Read in our latest blog more: buff.ly/PqCSi8M
The EIP contains two positive commitments on chemicals:
1️⃣ To commit to align UK protections from harmful chemicals more closely with the EU’s.
2️⃣ To publish an action plan to tackle #PFAS pollution.
Read in our latest blog more: buff.ly/PqCSi8M
December 5, 2025 at 2:43 PM
💻 We have released a new blog all about the 2025 EIP.
The EIP contains two positive commitments on chemicals:
1️⃣ To commit to align UK protections from harmful chemicals more closely with the EU’s.
2️⃣ To publish an action plan to tackle #PFAS pollution.
Read in our latest blog more: buff.ly/PqCSi8M
The EIP contains two positive commitments on chemicals:
1️⃣ To commit to align UK protections from harmful chemicals more closely with the EU’s.
2️⃣ To publish an action plan to tackle #PFAS pollution.
Read in our latest blog more: buff.ly/PqCSi8M
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😱 The European Commission may soon allow pesticides to remain approved indefinitely, with no deadlines to check for new harms.
Use our tool to email EU Commissioners and tell them to protect citizens, farmers and nature - not industry profits!
👉 friendsoftheearth.eu/news/raise-y...
Use our tool to email EU Commissioners and tell them to protect citizens, farmers and nature - not industry profits!
👉 friendsoftheearth.eu/news/raise-y...
Raise your voice for safe food and nature free from toxic pesticides
The European Commission is on a roll. After proposing to destroy Europe’s corporate sustainability law, they now want to attack various food laws, including on pesticide protection.
friendsoftheearth.eu
December 5, 2025 at 1:56 PM
😱 The European Commission may soon allow pesticides to remain approved indefinitely, with no deadlines to check for new harms.
Use our tool to email EU Commissioners and tell them to protect citizens, farmers and nature - not industry profits!
👉 friendsoftheearth.eu/news/raise-y...
Use our tool to email EU Commissioners and tell them to protect citizens, farmers and nature - not industry profits!
👉 friendsoftheearth.eu/news/raise-y...
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Curious about damselflies? 🌿
Unlock identification skills & learn about the 20 UK species with this online course from Biological Recording — just £15.
Start your wildlife journey ➡️ courses.biologicalrecording.co.uk/courses/dams...
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Unlock identification skills & learn about the 20 UK species with this online course from Biological Recording — just £15.
Start your wildlife journey ➡️ courses.biologicalrecording.co.uk/courses/dams...
@smallshire.bsky.social @britishdragonflies.bsky.social
Damselflies of the UK: Online Course & ID Training
Master UK damselfly ID with our expert-led self‑study course. Explore 20 species, learn lifecycle, habitat, ecology & recording skills. Ideal for naturalists, recorders & beginners. Includes video les...
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December 5, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Curious about damselflies? 🌿
Unlock identification skills & learn about the 20 UK species with this online course from Biological Recording — just £15.
Start your wildlife journey ➡️ courses.biologicalrecording.co.uk/courses/dams...
@smallshire.bsky.social @britishdragonflies.bsky.social
Unlock identification skills & learn about the 20 UK species with this online course from Biological Recording — just £15.
Start your wildlife journey ➡️ courses.biologicalrecording.co.uk/courses/dams...
@smallshire.bsky.social @britishdragonflies.bsky.social
Collapse of key Atlantic current could bring extreme drought to Europe for hundreds of years, study finds..
www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
Collapse of key Atlantic current could bring extreme drought to Europe for hundreds of years, study finds
Scientists modeled Europe's future if a key Atlantic current were to collapse and found that the continent faces a much drier future.
www.livescience.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Collapse of key Atlantic current could bring extreme drought to Europe for hundreds of years, study finds..
www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
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Iran’s record drought and cheap fuel have sparked an #airpollution crisis – but the real causes run much deeper
By @sanammahoozi.bsky.social et al
@theconversation.com
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By @sanammahoozi.bsky.social et al
@theconversation.com
theconversation.com/irans-record...
Iran’s record drought and cheap fuel have sparked an air pollution crisis – but the real causes run much deeper
Schools are closing and hospitals are admitting patients suffering from lung diseases as Tehran and other Iranian cities face a severe air pollution crisis.
theconversation.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Iran’s record drought and cheap fuel have sparked an #airpollution crisis – but the real causes run much deeper
By @sanammahoozi.bsky.social et al
@theconversation.com
theconversation.com/irans-record...
By @sanammahoozi.bsky.social et al
@theconversation.com
theconversation.com/irans-record...
Nature recovery plan in England hit by clause allowing contracts to end with a year’s notice...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Nature recovery plan in England hit by clause allowing contracts to end with a year’s notice
Conservationists say changes, coupled with underfunding, will curb take-up and leave less land protected for nature
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Nature recovery plan in England hit by clause allowing contracts to end with a year’s notice...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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"An ambitious scheme to restore England’s nature over coming decades has been undermined after the government inserted a clause allowing it to terminate contracts with only a year’s notice"
Th Starmer government's assualt on British nature continues unabated
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Th Starmer government's assualt on British nature continues unabated
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Nature recovery plan in England hit by clause allowing contracts to end with a year’s notice
Conservationists say changes, coupled with underfunding, will curb take-up and leave less land protected for nature
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:44 PM
"An ambitious scheme to restore England’s nature over coming decades has been undermined after the government inserted a clause allowing it to terminate contracts with only a year’s notice"
Th Starmer government's assualt on British nature continues unabated
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Th Starmer government's assualt on British nature continues unabated
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Nature recovery plan in England hit by clause allowing contracts to end with a year’s notice
Nature recovery plan in England hit by clause allowing contracts to end with a year’s notice
Conservationists say changes, coupled with underfunding, will curb take-up and leave less land protected for nature
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Nature recovery plan in England hit by clause allowing contracts to end with a year’s notice
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Research visa restrictions mean UK is “shooting itself in the foot” says Royal Society’s new President, Sir Paul Nurse in an interview with BBC News. 🧪Top UK scientist says research visa restrictions endanger economy www.bbc.com/news/article...
Top UK scientist says research visa restrictions endanger economy
Prof Sir Paul Nurse says the UK is "shooting itself in the foot" with its visa system for researchers.
www.bbc.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Research visa restrictions mean UK is “shooting itself in the foot” says Royal Society’s new President, Sir Paul Nurse in an interview with BBC News. 🧪Top UK scientist says research visa restrictions endanger economy www.bbc.com/news/article...
East coast water quality hugely improved - EA. Surfers Against Sewage - classifications dangerously out of touch with reality & regs stuck in past. Excellent rating is meaningless if sites tested only once a week/ couple of months a year/for only a handful of pollutants
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
East coast's water quality has 'hugely improved'
The Environment Agency says the sea and rivers have generally become cleaner over the past 20 years.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 5, 2025 at 11:46 AM
East coast water quality hugely improved - EA. Surfers Against Sewage - classifications dangerously out of touch with reality & regs stuck in past. Excellent rating is meaningless if sites tested only once a week/ couple of months a year/for only a handful of pollutants
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Very useful information for LED light choice when building traps, from Butterfly Conservation #teammoth
butterfly-conservation.org/in-your-area...
butterfly-conservation.org/in-your-area...
LED strip light for moth trap
LED strip light for moth trap There are many options for buying or making an LED light for a moth trap. Here is an approach for the budget bucket moth trap that some people have found effective, but L...
butterfly-conservation.org
December 5, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Very useful information for LED light choice when building traps, from Butterfly Conservation #teammoth
butterfly-conservation.org/in-your-area...
butterfly-conservation.org/in-your-area...
Over a third of animals lost in test deep sea mining. Machines mining minerals in the deep ocean have been found to cause significant damage to life on the seabed (37%)...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Over a third of animals lost in test deep sea mining - scientists
The findings contribute to a controversial debate that pits green technology against the environment.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 5, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Over a third of animals lost in test deep sea mining. Machines mining minerals in the deep ocean have been found to cause significant damage to life on the seabed (37%)...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Free webinar this Monday! 🐜
Driver ants are some of nature’s most extreme superorganisms and Dr Max Tercel’s research uncovers behaviours you won’t believe.
Last spaces left 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1675100022...
@royentsoc.bsky.social @fieldstudiesc.bsky.social @nbntrust.bsky.social
Driver ants are some of nature’s most extreme superorganisms and Dr Max Tercel’s research uncovers behaviours you won’t believe.
Last spaces left 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1675100022...
@royentsoc.bsky.social @fieldstudiesc.bsky.social @nbntrust.bsky.social
December 5, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Free webinar this Monday! 🐜
Driver ants are some of nature’s most extreme superorganisms and Dr Max Tercel’s research uncovers behaviours you won’t believe.
Last spaces left 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1675100022...
@royentsoc.bsky.social @fieldstudiesc.bsky.social @nbntrust.bsky.social
Driver ants are some of nature’s most extreme superorganisms and Dr Max Tercel’s research uncovers behaviours you won’t believe.
Last spaces left 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1675100022...
@royentsoc.bsky.social @fieldstudiesc.bsky.social @nbntrust.bsky.social
An unexpected find in the frosty garden this morning, a Typhaeus typhoeus or Minotaur Beetle. We read that the beetle is named after Typhon, a giant of Greek mythology ...
December 5, 2025 at 11:09 AM
An unexpected find in the frosty garden this morning, a Typhaeus typhoeus or Minotaur Beetle. We read that the beetle is named after Typhon, a giant of Greek mythology ...
Unprecedented animal abuse case halts Faroe Islands' Grindadráp...
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Unprecedented animal abuse case halts Faroe Islands' Grindadráp - Oceanographic
Historic animal-abuse charges in Faroe Islands target a controversial dolphin hunt, prompting a regional halt to the traditional grindadráp.
oceanographicmagazine.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Unprecedented animal abuse case halts Faroe Islands' Grindadráp...
oceanographicmagazine.com/news/unprece...
oceanographicmagazine.com/news/unprece...
Red squirrels expand across Highlands after 10-year reintroduction drive...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Red squirrels expand across Highlands after 10-year reintroduction drive
Rewilding charity helps bolster Scottish stronghold of species that once came close to extinction in UK
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Red squirrels expand across Highlands after 10-year reintroduction drive...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Turkey breeder supplying luxury stores investigated over welfare...
#vegetarian #vegan
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#vegetarian #vegan
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Turkey breeder supplying luxury stores investigated over welfare
Farm workers are suspended over animal welfare and biosecurity concerns at a turkey breeding site.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 5, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Turkey breeder supplying luxury stores investigated over welfare...
#vegetarian #vegan
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#vegetarian #vegan
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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This behaviour is shameful and probably a lot more widespread than we know about. Go vegetarian this Christmas...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Turkey breeder supplying luxury stores investigated over welfare
Farm workers are suspended over animal welfare and biosecurity concerns at a turkey breeding site.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 5, 2025 at 7:40 AM
This behaviour is shameful and probably a lot more widespread than we know about. Go vegetarian this Christmas...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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At the end of every new road/track in Iceland is a new summer cottage, a tourist development, a newly planted forest or energy infrastructure.
All these developments impact breeding waders but the birds' problems start with the road.
wadertales.wordpress.com/2025/12/02/r...
#ConservationScience🌍
All these developments impact breeding waders but the birds' problems start with the road.
wadertales.wordpress.com/2025/12/02/r...
#ConservationScience🌍
December 5, 2025 at 7:11 AM
At the end of every new road/track in Iceland is a new summer cottage, a tourist development, a newly planted forest or energy infrastructure.
All these developments impact breeding waders but the birds' problems start with the road.
wadertales.wordpress.com/2025/12/02/r...
#ConservationScience🌍
All these developments impact breeding waders but the birds' problems start with the road.
wadertales.wordpress.com/2025/12/02/r...
#ConservationScience🌍
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With your help, we can turn the fate of this beautiful moth around.
Please consider doubling your impact for the Dark Bordered Beauty in the Big Give today 👉
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
@biggive.bsky.social #ChristmasChallenge
Please consider doubling your impact for the Dark Bordered Beauty in the Big Give today 👉
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
@biggive.bsky.social #ChristmasChallenge
A future for the Dark Bordered Beauty – Big Give
With one colony left in Yorkshire, the Dark Bordered Beauty moth is teetering on the edge of extinction in England. …
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December 4, 2025 at 5:18 PM
With your help, we can turn the fate of this beautiful moth around.
Please consider doubling your impact for the Dark Bordered Beauty in the Big Give today 👉
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
@biggive.bsky.social #ChristmasChallenge
Please consider doubling your impact for the Dark Bordered Beauty in the Big Give today 👉
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
@biggive.bsky.social #ChristmasChallenge
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People of Norfolk, come and spend a cosy winter evening with me, @themarshtit.bsky.social and @timholtwilson.bsky.social as we talk birds, landscape and history at NWT’s Cley reserve on 5th Dec. Tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tales-of-b.... #NorfolkWildlifeTrust #NorfolkNature #naturewriting
November 20, 2025 at 8:05 PM
People of Norfolk, come and spend a cosy winter evening with me, @themarshtit.bsky.social and @timholtwilson.bsky.social as we talk birds, landscape and history at NWT’s Cley reserve on 5th Dec. Tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tales-of-b.... #NorfolkWildlifeTrust #NorfolkNature #naturewriting
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The Office for Environmental Protection says stronger, statutory targets are needed for protected sites. We agree.
Yet the Government’s revised “Environmental Improvement Plan”, published earlier this week, did the opposite: weakening targets & slowing the action nature needs.
Yet the Government’s revised “Environmental Improvement Plan”, published earlier this week, did the opposite: weakening targets & slowing the action nature needs.
December 4, 2025 at 10:00 AM
The Office for Environmental Protection says stronger, statutory targets are needed for protected sites. We agree.
Yet the Government’s revised “Environmental Improvement Plan”, published earlier this week, did the opposite: weakening targets & slowing the action nature needs.
Yet the Government’s revised “Environmental Improvement Plan”, published earlier this week, did the opposite: weakening targets & slowing the action nature needs.