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Jeremy Bartlett

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Botanist, mycologist, cyclist and gardener based in Norwich, UK. Wildlife, especially insects and other invertebrates. Author of Jeremy Bartlett's "Let It Grow" blog, https://www.jeremybartlett.co.uk. Sorry, unable to read or send direct messages.

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Jeremy Bartlett @jeremybartlett.bsky.social · Jan 3

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Tips and Tricks for Bluesky Search - Bluesky

Let’s dive into all the tips and tricks for advanced Bluesky search!

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Francis Hickenbottom @fhickenbottom.bsky.social · 22h

The uncommon Amanita solitaria was a nice fungus to see in the beechwood at Fairburn today. There were a number of them to be seen and not all were solitary.

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Francis Hickenbottom @fhickenbottom.bsky.social · 11h

Bay Polypore on a log at Fairburn, with some of the younger ones looking a little different from ones that I have spotted previously. #FungiFriday

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Francis Hickenbottom @fhickenbottom.bsky.social · 27m

After seeing Rugosomyces ionides (Violet Domecap) in a beechwood on limestone at Fairburn yesterday, I decided to search the same type of habitat at Brockadale and there it was. This is a more attractive specimen than ones seen yesterday. #fungi

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Bernoid @bernoid.bsky.social · 1h

Mycena haematopus #FungiFriends #FungiFriday

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Edwin Hayward @edwinhayward.com · 1h

From Sunday, Brexit will deliver a big highly visible slap in the face. Hopefully that will bring it deservedly back into the news.

European Movement UK @europeanmovement.co.uk · 1h

From Sunday, travelling into Europe gets tougher for Brits.

New EU border rules mean fingerprint scans, photo registration and longer queues.

This is the real-world cost of Brexit - more hassle, more red tape, more delays.

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Open Culture @openculture.bsky.social · 1d

The Aberdeen Bestiary, One of the Great Medieval Illuminated Manuscripts, Now Digitized in High Resolution & Made Available Online

For thousands of years, ordinary people all over the world not only worked side-by-side with domestic animals on a daily basis, they also observed the wild fauna around them to learn how to navigate a...

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1h

Membership at record levels.

Polling at record levels.

Winning elections at record levels.

What a time to be in @greenparty.org.uk

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Zack Polanski: I went on Question Time - I was blown away by the response

The response has been quite overwhelming.

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BremainInSpain @bremaininspain.com · 3h

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Jeremy Bartlett @jeremybartlett.bsky.social · 4h

It is. Causes a root rot, resulting in the tree dying or being felled as unsafe, then it eats the remains of the tree.

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BremainInSpain @bremaininspain.com · 5h

The empty horror of Robert Jenrick
We deserve a better class of villain. Or at least a more memorable one
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The empty horror of Robert Jenrick

We deserve a better class of villain. Or at least a more memorable one.

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TallBikeGuy @thetallbikeguy.bsky.social · 5h

There isn't even a safe route to the garden centre...

The NDR cycle track was a great missed opportunity. I wrote about what it could have been.
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Cycling the NDR Part 1: Taverham to Horsham St Faith

When the Northern Distributor Road was constructed in 2018 a cycle path was also built along much of its length, but just how useful is it?

www.norwichcyclingcampaign.org

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Jeremy Bartlett @jeremybartlett.bsky.social · 4h

A very good article. I think I read it at the time but have now re-read it. I use bits of the NDR paths but mainly as a means of getting out beyond Norwich. I rarely go to Taverham Garden Centre, because of the poor routes to it.

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BremainInSpain @bremaininspain.com · 8h

You can’t deny Zack Polanski is an excellent communicator

Eddie Burfi @eddieburfi.bsky.social · 19h

Former Head of Comms for the IEA, Annabel Denham, says the super rich will leave if we have a wealth tax.

Yes, the very same IEA that brought us Liz Truss’ disastrous mini budget. 🤦🏽‍♂️

Green Party leader Zack Polanski explains that their taxable assets can’t leave. #bbcqt

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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 8h

Solar PV is the world’s cheapest technology to generate electricity,.
#PV “now the key driver of the world’s transition to clean, #renewable power”.
“UK, 50 degrees north of the equator, solar is the cheapest option for large-scale energy generation.”
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Solar is the world’s cheapest source of electricity, research shows

Solar PV is the world’s cheapest technology to generate electricity, according to a study from the University of Surrey, in the UK.

www.pv-tech.org

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Jeremy Bartlett @jeremybartlett.bsky.social · 5h

Inkcaps, probably Glistening Inkcap (Coprinus micaceus).

www.first-nature.com/fungi/coprin...

Coprinellus micaceus, Glistening Inkcap mushroom

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Jeremy Bartlett @jeremybartlett.bsky.social · 5h

Septoria aegopodii on leaves of Ground Elder (Aegopodium podagraria).

Swannington church, Norfolk. Seen on yesterday's bike ride.

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#Fungi #FungiFriends #FungiFriday

Septoria aegopodii on leaves of Ground Elder (Aegopodium podagraria). Leaf underside.

Septoria aegopodii on leaves of Ground Elder (Aegopodium podagraria). Leaf upperside.

Jeremy Bartlett @jeremybartlett.bsky.social · 5h

Sulphur Knight, Tricholoma sulphureum.

An old friend.

I love the colour and, perversely, its smell of coal gas.

In woodland near Reepham, Norfolk yesterday.

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Sulphur Knight, Tricholoma sulphureum. Top of fungus showing amongst oak and beech leaf litter.

Sulphur Knight, Tricholoma sulphureum. Picked whole fruitbody, on leaf litter.

Jeremy Bartlett @jeremybartlett.bsky.social · 5h

Cycle path signs by Norwich NDR for #FingerpostFriday.

But I wouldn't follow the suggested route to Fakenham, which would take cyclists along a busy 'A' road.

Cycle path signs by Norwich NDR, with leaning bike.

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Dr Thomas Clements @taphonomist.bsky.social · 1d

Had the amazing privilege earlier in the year to watch a lithographic limestone plate be made by one last plate makers in Germany. Each plate is cut and then hammered by hand into shape - and after having a go it's very skilled work. Currently they have no apprentices, so a truly dying art.

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 1d

"Christians, Muslims, Jews, migrants and people from a global majority background face the threat of violence or harassment as they simply go about their lives each day. This is unacceptable for the UK in the 21st century."

@carladenyer.bsky.social on the increase in reported hate crimes.

Graphic with a photo of Carla Denyer in the House of Commons.

Text reads:

SHOCKING HATE CRIME RISE MUST BE A WAKE-UP CALL

"Politicians of all stripes have a responsibility today:

to say loud and clear that people of all backgrounds and all faiths are valued members of our communities, and
an attack on any one of us is an attack on all of our values and freedoms.”

Carla Denyer
MP for Bristol Central

Green Party
Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

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Jeremy Bartlett @jeremybartlett.bsky.social · 23h

Stump Puffball, Apioperdon pyriforme.

On a moss covered tree stump in woods near Reepham, Norfolk, today. Seen on today's bike ride.

#Fungi #FungiFriends

Stump Puffballs, Apioperdon pyriforme, on a moss-covered tree stump.

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Jeremy Bartlett @jeremybartlett.bsky.social · 23h

In spring 2021 we stayed in Seaford and looked for and found Anthophora retusa (Potter Flower Bee) at one of its last UK sites.

Sussex Wildlife Trust @sussexwildlife.bsky.social · 1d

Far more than just the view. Seaford Head nature reserve provides a vital habitat for one of our rarest bees. The Potter Flower Bee nests by burrowing into the sandy soils on the clifftops and is only found at two other sites in the country

📸Potter Flower Bee ©Alex Worsley/Seaford Head ©Dennis Hunt

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Robin Parker @thegreatskua.bsky.social · 1d

It’s always a joy to see a Stoat, even if only very briefly. This one bounced across a path at RSPB Greylake in the Somerset Levels this morning & I managed just a single photo before it disappeared into the vegetation.
#ukwildlife

A head-on view of a Stoat with all four feet off the ground, crossing a path on the Somerset Levels.

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Joanie McNaughton @joaniemcnaughton.bsky.social · 1d

Striated Earthstar, Geastrum striatum, past its best but nice to see. Also tiny Sessile Earthstar, Geastrum fimbriatum, I haven't seen its 'egg' before. #fungi @scotwildlife.bsky.social @edinburghnats.bsky.social

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Perry Beasley-Hall, PhD @pbeasleyhall.bsky.social · 1d

The Cook Strait giant wētā (Deinacrida rugosa) is an anostostomatid from New Zealand. It's one of the largest insects in the world! Major threats to this cutie include land clearing and predation by rats. It's listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. #EverydayEnsifera

📸: d_kluza (iNaturalist)

Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/6343096

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