Matt P
@bertolicus.bsky.social
Plant-based runner prone to long distance silliness, paddler, sourdough baker, lazy gardener, slave to a house-wolf and wannabe botanist 🌲🐺🌱🏃♂️🏳️🌈
A day of paddling appears to have sapped my energy, tough work today but job done. Bracken probably has the right idea…
December 14, 2025 at 1:11 PM
A day of paddling appears to have sapped my energy, tough work today but job done. Bracken probably has the right idea…
Solo paddling training today, with unplanned sub aqua antics - thankfully *not* down through this 😱
December 13, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Solo paddling training today, with unplanned sub aqua antics - thankfully *not* down through this 😱
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📉 Our new paper shows Bewick’s Swan numbers in NW/NE Europe have fallen to ~12,900 birds - a 56.7% decline since 1995, with further losses predicted by 2026 unless survival or breeding success improves. Flyway-wide conservation is urgent. 🦢 Download paper > tidsskrift.dk/Wildfowl/art... #Ornithology
December 12, 2025 at 3:22 PM
📉 Our new paper shows Bewick’s Swan numbers in NW/NE Europe have fallen to ~12,900 birds - a 56.7% decline since 1995, with further losses predicted by 2026 unless survival or breeding success improves. Flyway-wide conservation is urgent. 🦢 Download paper > tidsskrift.dk/Wildfowl/art... #Ornithology
It might not be Vegas (thankfully) , but it’s a grand view on a night run 😉
December 12, 2025 at 11:51 AM
It might not be Vegas (thankfully) , but it’s a grand view on a night run 😉
Thank you Garmin, but I think they’re good for a while yet
December 10, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Thank you Garmin, but I think they’re good for a while yet
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🚨Join the International Dendrometer Network🚨
We're building a community of people using dendrometers to study tree growth, stress, resilience, phenology & more🌳🧪
Join our mailing list for updates, data calls & opportunities: forms.gle/SrdMLcg5BAN9...
First meeting is Friday at 10:30CET - join us!
We're building a community of people using dendrometers to study tree growth, stress, resilience, phenology & more🌳🧪
Join our mailing list for updates, data calls & opportunities: forms.gle/SrdMLcg5BAN9...
First meeting is Friday at 10:30CET - join us!
December 9, 2025 at 4:06 PM
🚨Join the International Dendrometer Network🚨
We're building a community of people using dendrometers to study tree growth, stress, resilience, phenology & more🌳🧪
Join our mailing list for updates, data calls & opportunities: forms.gle/SrdMLcg5BAN9...
First meeting is Friday at 10:30CET - join us!
We're building a community of people using dendrometers to study tree growth, stress, resilience, phenology & more🌳🧪
Join our mailing list for updates, data calls & opportunities: forms.gle/SrdMLcg5BAN9...
First meeting is Friday at 10:30CET - join us!
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Happy to share our review of Miyawaki forests, in which we show the lack of empirical evidence supporting this increasingly popular approach : besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @jappliedecology.bsky.social
December 8, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Happy to share our review of Miyawaki forests, in which we show the lack of empirical evidence supporting this increasingly popular approach : besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @jappliedecology.bsky.social
I probably shouldn’t be running at the moment, but we work with what we’ve got. One for the muddy calves fans
December 7, 2025 at 12:40 PM
I probably shouldn’t be running at the moment, but we work with what we’ve got. One for the muddy calves fans
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This cricket is made of paper 🤯🦗
PAPER CRICKET ORIGINALS ARE DONE! Just 8 available, and exclusive to the B+B Patreon and in-person markets for now!
Patreon: www.patreon.com/c/beastieand...
#sciart #entomology #curio #papercraft #cricket
Patreon: www.patreon.com/c/beastieand...
#sciart #entomology #curio #papercraft #cricket
December 6, 2025 at 2:54 PM
This cricket is made of paper 🤯🦗
So still today in the valley, and silent - like everything is holding its breath.
December 6, 2025 at 3:57 PM
So still today in the valley, and silent - like everything is holding its breath.
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Pallets are a vital component of almost of every distribution system.
In the U.K. many of them are made of Sitka Spruce 🌲 - it’s light weight but strong enough, holds a nail and because it’s a pale colour it is easy to paint.
In the U.K. many of them are made of Sitka Spruce 🌲 - it’s light weight but strong enough, holds a nail and because it’s a pale colour it is easy to paint.
Almost everything you’ve ever eaten or owned sat at one point in time on top of a wooden pallet. Pallets are essentially invisible, yet they're vital to transport logistics.
In the UK there are approximately 250m wooden pallets in circulation. For more see: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
In the UK there are approximately 250m wooden pallets in circulation. For more see: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
December 5, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Pallets are a vital component of almost of every distribution system.
In the U.K. many of them are made of Sitka Spruce 🌲 - it’s light weight but strong enough, holds a nail and because it’s a pale colour it is easy to paint.
In the U.K. many of them are made of Sitka Spruce 🌲 - it’s light weight but strong enough, holds a nail and because it’s a pale colour it is easy to paint.
How did I never realise ‘Helicopter’ means spiral wing?!? Thankyou once again @ologies.bsky.social
December 4, 2025 at 7:32 AM
How did I never realise ‘Helicopter’ means spiral wing?!? Thankyou once again @ologies.bsky.social
Struggling with hill reps and getting my HR above 154 again, tonight the legs and mind just said no so I ground out an easy loop and got muddy instead. Regroup and try again next week
December 3, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Struggling with hill reps and getting my HR above 154 again, tonight the legs and mind just said no so I ground out an easy loop and got muddy instead. Regroup and try again next week
Put on your best Frankie Howard voice for this 😉
Opportunities to transform nature don’t get much bigger than this!
We have the opportunity to conserve 340 acres (138 hectares) of biodiverse countryside surrounding the Cerne Abbas Giant, Dorset.
We have the opportunity to conserve 340 acres (138 hectares) of biodiverse countryside surrounding the Cerne Abbas Giant, Dorset.
December 3, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Put on your best Frankie Howard voice for this 😉
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It looks like the #WildflowerID community has failed this time. I'm not sure, although I think it's Rosaceae and maybe Berberis (would have expected to see spines though...) ??? Someone out there must know what this is?
A last orange berry holding on for #WildflowerHour #WildflowerID 🧡
December 2, 2025 at 6:50 PM
It looks like the #WildflowerID community has failed this time. I'm not sure, although I think it's Rosaceae and maybe Berberis (would have expected to see spines though...) ??? Someone out there must know what this is?
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This is a heads-up about fake AI accounts which have proliferated across social media.
The screenshot is from a genuine thread asking for advice on a mountain route; there are plenty of useful, real human replies.
The attempted reply (we stopped it) looks very real - but it is from an AI bot.
The screenshot is from a genuine thread asking for advice on a mountain route; there are plenty of useful, real human replies.
The attempted reply (we stopped it) looks very real - but it is from an AI bot.
December 1, 2025 at 10:20 AM
This is a heads-up about fake AI accounts which have proliferated across social media.
The screenshot is from a genuine thread asking for advice on a mountain route; there are plenty of useful, real human replies.
The attempted reply (we stopped it) looks very real - but it is from an AI bot.
The screenshot is from a genuine thread asking for advice on a mountain route; there are plenty of useful, real human replies.
The attempted reply (we stopped it) looks very real - but it is from an AI bot.
A great start to the day and the week - house filled with the smell of crackling fresh bread
December 1, 2025 at 10:33 AM
A great start to the day and the week - house filled with the smell of crackling fresh bread
Stealth ice, ninja bogs, and sparkling air - chilly but fun 27km.
November 30, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Stealth ice, ninja bogs, and sparkling air - chilly but fun 27km.
Someone is feeling a bit clingy tonight
November 28, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Someone is feeling a bit clingy tonight
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Whooper Swans, sounding like a brass band falling down the stairs. Sound up. #ukbirding
November 28, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Whooper Swans, sounding like a brass band falling down the stairs. Sound up. #ukbirding
Potential Picea torano, shoot colour seems a bit off but the rest seems to check out - a very neat first record in Scotland if it’s a 👍🏻
November 24, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Potential Picea torano, shoot colour seems a bit off but the rest seems to check out - a very neat first record in Scotland if it’s a 👍🏻
Saturday morning, a Robin singing from the middle of the road and getting superb acoustics - bliss
November 23, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Saturday morning, a Robin singing from the middle of the road and getting superb acoustics - bliss
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A carload of somewhat crazy birders drove to the beautiful little town of #WatsonLake, #Yukon today to see the female #EurasianBullfinch that has been visiting a feeder there... First record for Canada! (that wasn't an escaped cage bird) #birds #listers
November 23, 2025 at 4:17 AM
A carload of somewhat crazy birders drove to the beautiful little town of #WatsonLake, #Yukon today to see the female #EurasianBullfinch that has been visiting a feeder there... First record for Canada! (that wasn't an escaped cage bird) #birds #listers
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In London, in 2025, we're keeping penguins in a windowless basement with no access to deep water, to entertain tourists?
This is UTTERLY unacceptable.
Rehome them to someone whose focus is conservation, not exploiting wildlife for money. #London #SeaLife
This is UTTERLY unacceptable.
Rehome them to someone whose focus is conservation, not exploiting wildlife for money. #London #SeaLife
MPs call for release of 15 penguins ‘trapped’ at London aquarium
Cross-party group wants environment secretary to urgently examine moving the birds to a facility ‘better aligned with their needs’
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:26 AM