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Joel Ashton @joelashton.bsky.social · 2d

Great day today putting up boxes for two of my favourite birds - 1 x Barn Owl & 1 x Kestrel on my latest wetland project in #Lancashire. Both available via @wildyourgardenltd.bsky.social

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Joel Ashton @joelashton.bsky.social · 2d

Great day today putting up boxes for two of my favourite birds - 1 x Barn Owl & 1 x Kestrel on my latest wetland project in #Lancashire. Both available via @wildyourgardenltd.bsky.social

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Joel Ashton @joelashton.bsky.social · 20d

My latest mini wetland project is coming along nicely in #Lancashire. 4 of 5 scrapes now complete and today I started excavating the main wildlife pond. Fingers crossed for a few dry days!

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Joel Ashton @joelashton.bsky.social · 20d

My latest mini wetland project is coming along nicely in #Lancashire. 4 of 5 scrapes now complete and today I started excavating the main wildlife pond. Fingers crossed for a few dry days!

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Joel Ashton @joelashton.bsky.social · 27d

Always a good day when you see your first skein of Pink-footed geese for the year! Especially when it’s over your house! 😍👌❤️ #PinkFootedGeese

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Joel Ashton @joelashton.bsky.social · 27d

Always a good day when you see your first skein of Pink-footed geese for the year! Especially when it’s over your house! 😍👌❤️ #PinkFootedGeese

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Joel Ashton @joelashton.bsky.social · Sep 17

Scrape 2 of 5 now complete on my latest mini wetland project in #Lancashire. These mini scrapes are designed to provide a feeding ground for wading birds such as Curlew, Oystercatcher, Snipe & Lapwing and will sit alongside wildlife pond number 6 - a larger, lined water body.

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Joel Ashton @joelashton.bsky.social · Sep 9

Loving my new @leicamicrosystems.bsky.social level. This piece of kit will be pivotal in the creation of many wildlife habitats for many years to come, including my latest project - a new wetland including a 20m x 10m #wildlifepond with 5 x adjacent scrapes for wading birds in #Lancashire.

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Joel Ashton @joelashton.bsky.social · Sep 5

Amazed to not only see a new species of butterfly that I’ve only previously seen abroad, but also to record it less than a mile from my house, and to top it off, an even rarer variant call “Helice.” Ladies & gentlemen, I give you the Clouded Yellow…! 😍🦋

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Joel Ashton @joelashton.bsky.social · Aug 24

Share if you love dogs. This is one of my 6 - Frank - A 3.5 y/o GSD/Belgian Mali cross, rescued from spending 23 hours a day in a concrete shed. He was beaten & abused. An absolute goof & I love him to bits. As humans, we don’t deserve dogs. They’re the best friend you’ll ever have ❤️🐺

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Joel Ashton @joelashton.bsky.social · Aug 8

Just a Red Admiral doing its thing…😍🦋

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Joel Ashton @joelashton.bsky.social · Jul 22

I think I’m going to need more cabbages! 😆👍 #Butterflies #WildlifeGarden

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Joel Ashton @joelashton.bsky.social · Jul 14

Huge thanks to everyone that came to visit my mini #wildlifegarden over the weekend @GlobalBirdfair. Met some amazing people & am now planning future projects for wildlife. Thanks also to all the amazing volunteers that make this yearly event the best of its kind ❤️

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Joel Ashton @joelashton.bsky.social · Jul 14

Huge thanks to everyone that came to visit my mini #wildlifegarden over the weekend @GlobalBirdfair. Met some amazing people & am now planning future projects for wildlife. Thanks also to all the amazing volunteers that make this yearly event the best of its kind ❤️

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Joel Ashton @joelashton.bsky.social · Jul 3

Half car park, half lawn, stony ground & on a slope…this should be interesting! 😆 #WildlifePond #Northumberland

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Joel Ashton @joelashton.bsky.social · Jun 24

After what feels like a small age of seeing very few of one of my favourite #butterflies for the last couple of years, it’s an absolute delight to see the stunning Ringlet in good numbers in this #meadow, where I’m creating my latest #WildlifePond in #Hampshire 🦋

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Joel Ashton @joelashton.bsky.social · Jun 17

Well, that’s a first for me today! 😳 3 x heavily gravid female Adders under one piece of refugia, that is used to monitor this magnificent species, on a site that I’m currently making a #wildlifepond on 😍❤️🐍

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Joel Ashton @joelashton.bsky.social · Jun 18

They’re not currently residing at the end of the field where I’m creating the wildlife pond. There is plenty of habitat for them on the site.

Joel Ashton @joelashton.bsky.social · Jun 17

Well, that’s a first for me today! 😳 3 x heavily gravid female Adders under one piece of refugia, that is used to monitor this magnificent species, on a site that I’m currently making a #wildlifepond on 😍❤️🐍

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Joel Ashton @joelashton.bsky.social · Jun 17

Thanks so much Ian. Yes, I had to bite my lip a few times, but I knew that getting angry wouldn’t solve anything. Thanks for the support - full video coming to YouTube soon about the next steps and some inform for anyone going through similar 😊👍

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Urban Butterfly Alliance @peterpeatfree.bsky.social · Jun 16

A few years ago I planted Ragwort, knowing it would benefit Solitary Bees, and the likes of Gatekeeper Butterflies that visit. I wasnt sure if I'd ever attact a Cinnabar Moth, as I only see them along the coast where I live. but I like to dream... #NatureGarden #MothSquad @joelashton.bsky.social

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Joel Ashton @joelashton.bsky.social · Jun 10

How every lawn should look (IMO) 😍 #NoMowSummer #Yorkshire

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Joel Ashton @joelashton.bsky.social · Jun 10

I’m working on it….😉👍

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Joel Ashton @joelashton.bsky.social · Jun 10

Thank you! 😁👍

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Joel Ashton @joelashton.bsky.social · Jun 8

Some scary truths about non-professional use of herbicide & pesticide chemical use in domestic gardens. My latest video on exactly why we need to stop these toxic chemicals entering the hands of “amateurs.” Next steps coming soon and how you can help 👍👇

youtu.be/8oEAQhjvrRM?si…

The Poisoned Garden – What They DON'T Want YOU to See

YouTube video by Wild Your Garden with Joel Ashton

https://youtu.be/8oEAQhjvrRM?si…

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