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Rach Bicker @rachbicker.bsky.social · Apr 15

I’m now peddling my wares as a full-time freelance ecologist in south of England and Scotland. I design wildlife monitoring and management plans, and I can provide training for wildlife survey volunteers. Don’t hesitate to get in touch! #rewilding #conservationecology #biologicalrecording

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Rach Bicker @rachbicker.bsky.social · Mar 8

And that’s a wrap on #ScrublandSuperheroes! Our final task at Wowo Campsite saw 18 people planting 1,500 shrubs of 15 native species, helping kick start the creation of a new scrubland mosaic. A huge thank you to all who took part 🌳🕊️🐍🪲🍒🐛🪵🍄‍🟫🌼 @wealdtowaves.bsky.social @kneppwildlandfdn.bsky.social

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Rach Bicker @rachbicker.bsky.social · Mar 6

Another 250 native shrub whips in the ground 🌳💪🏻☀️ boosting scrubland diversity at Cuckoo Camp in Climping. It’s Greenfinch heaven here. Great fun to have a drone out too! One more big effort to go l…. @kneppwildlandfdn.bsky.social @wealdtowaves.bsky.social #scrublandsuperheroes #habitatrestoration

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Rach Bicker @rachbicker.bsky.social · Feb 26

The final final final days! Be part of the scrubland creation legacy 💚🐝🦋🪲🦎🐍🕊️🌼 We are particularly in need of help on Tuesday March 4th and Friday March 7th 💪🏻🙌🌳otherwise I’ll have to pitch a tent to get the job finished the next day 😅🌳 @wealdtowaves.bsky.social @kneppwildlandfdn.bsky.social

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Keiron Derek Brown @earthwormuk.bsky.social · Feb 21

🐸💧 Want to create a wildlife pond & attract frogs, dragonflies & birds? Join us on 27 Feb for a FREE webinar and learn how to design, plant & maintain a thriving pond habitat.

📅 90-min event | Expert talk + Q&A
🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1253217329...

#WaterForWildlife

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Rach Bicker @rachbicker.bsky.social · Feb 13

Here is less likes, but these likes more wholesome likes

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BSBI Botany @bsbibotany.bsky.social · Feb 5

We're hiring!
Could you help create a resilient future for the Botanical Society, working across our teams to support staff and volunteers?
Apply to become our first ever Administration Officer: bsbi.org/vacancies/ad...
Not applying yourself? Then please help us spread the word! Deadline: 2nd March

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Chris Stringer @chrisbstringer.bsky.social · Feb 2

Perhaps the oldest known human portrait, made from mammoth ivory, about 27,000 years old. Dolni Vestonice, Czechia.

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Rach Bicker @rachbicker.bsky.social · Feb 2

Something a bit different - last Wednesday we joined in a Juniper translocation mission with South Downs NP and Steyning Downland Volunteers… Some rare Sussex scrub in a wrong (doomed) place now moved to a safe place, got our fingers crossed it takes #scrublandsuperheroes #wealdtowaves

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Rach Bicker @rachbicker.bsky.social · Jan 21

Hi James! Do you receive records via iRecord? :-)

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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · Jan 16

Vital reading for the government with its current obsession with growth at all costs (growth of what and for whom is never spelt out). A commitment to restore nature was conspicuous by its absence from PM’s Plan for Change, launched last month - that urgently needs to change 👇

Window to stop decline of England’s nature closing fast, watchdog says

Office for Environmental Protection calls for urgent action after finding government is falling short on most targets

www.theguardian.com

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Rach Bicker @rachbicker.bsky.social · Jan 20

Fun and informative workshop learning about bioacoustic surveys and bird song sonogram analysis, with Paul Howden-Leach from @WildlifeAcoustics.bsky.social Will be testing new skills on hundreds of hours of recordings from Scrubland Superheroes sites during 2024 🤓🐦‍⬛🎶! @kneppwildlandfdn.bsky.social

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Rach Bicker @rachbicker.bsky.social · Jan 17

Roll up for another round of #ScrublandSuperheroes volunteer days! Tea, *proper coffee* and biscuits/cakes provided, please drop me a line via the contact email address, many hands and all that! A final push before spring 💪🏻🌱🌳 @kneppwildlandfdn.bsky.social
#wildlifecorridors #wealdtowaves

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Rach Bicker @rachbicker.bsky.social · Jan 17

Elon Musk troll bots asking what’s the point in anthropology research because they think it must be just some agenda about plants 🧐😆

Rach Bicker @rachbicker.bsky.social · Jan 11

We have some spaces left on this free in-person workshop at Knepp, which is open to all who are interested in bird song identification and new acoustic survey techniques - first come first served! #wildliferecording #wildlifeID

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · Jan 8

1. As Zuckerberg abandons fact checking in the name of “free speech”, let’s take a moment to examine this concept. 🧵

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Rach Bicker @rachbicker.bsky.social · Dec 23

Annual birding pitstop on my way to Dorset, with thermos and housemate Rosie’s legendary banana cake #farlingtonmarshes

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Rach Bicker @rachbicker.bsky.social · Dec 9

Since we had to reschedule Sunday’s task, we’ve now got a date in the dairy for revisiting Ravenswyld. All are welcome, DM me for details!! #habitatmanagement #wildingproject

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Rach Bicker @rachbicker.bsky.social · Dec 6

Fairoaks Farm: ground prep & fencing for the nectar enclosures, invasive tree control & reptile habitat piles for ongoing scrubland enhancement plan. Stalwart volunteers from @sussexwildlife.bsky.social and the lesser spotted Penny Green joined us! @kneppwildland @wealdtowaves #ScrublandSuperheroes

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Rach Bicker @rachbicker.bsky.social · Nov 25

Unofficial volunteering day with myself and the owners at Ravenswyld in Sharpthorne, Sussex… Sunday Dec 8th. Just bring your own loppers, bow saw or pruning saw if you have one. We will provide gloves, hot drinks and CAKE 😁 @ravenswyld.sussex #habitatcreation #habitatmosaics

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Rach Bicker @rachbicker.bsky.social · Nov 24

Cheers Simon! Bonkers times with work here but glad we potentially have ‘old twitter’ back 😁

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Biological Recording Company @biologicalrecording.co.uk · Nov 19

The taxonomic biases in biodiversity data are growing over time. The amount of data we are collecting is growing, but the biases get bigger. We need to make a conscious effort to study the understudied!

#SciComms #Science #Taxonomy

🧪 image from Troudet et al 2018

@natureportfolio.bsky.social

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Rach Bicker @rachbicker.bsky.social · Nov 18

I gave Mastodon a go a while back but it’s didn’t stick with me… not sure why, is this different again to that in your opinion? 😊

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Rach Bicker @rachbicker.bsky.social · Nov 17

Cheers for setting this up Will very handy! Happy to be added when you get the time :-)

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Biological Recording Company @biologicalrecording.co.uk · Nov 17

Have you heard of entoLIVE? It’s a series of free webinars that showcases the research of invertebrate researchers. 70 webinars to date!

We’re recruiting speakers for 2025 so get in touch if you’d like to present your work.

🧪 #entomology #research #science

biologicalrecording.co.uk/entolive/

entoLIVE

entoLIVE webinars bring the latest invertebrate subjects to the wider public. Our expert speakers cover cutting edge science, the latest conservation efforts and the status of British invertebrates…

biologicalrecording.co.uk

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