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ReNature London
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https://renatureldn.uk/ East London based wildlife lovers creating sustainable spaces for biodiversity rooted in local observation, learning & ecology
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Ian Phillips @wildlifeian.bsky.social · 5d
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Walking the River Lea - Source To Thames - Day 2 Hatfield to Chesunt
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Ian Phillips @wildlifeian.bsky.social · 6d
River Lea Walk - Source to Thames in 3 days - Part 1
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Walking the River Lea - Source To Thames - Day 1 Houghton to Hatfield
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Ian Phillips @wildlifeian.bsky.social · 20d
Update on the @renatureldn.bsky.social break in and tool theft, plus a couple of other things..
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Tools Stolen - Break In Update - Habitat Maintenance
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ReNature London @renatureldn.bsky.social · 21d
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Donate to Help to replace stolen tools for nature recovery projects, organized by ReNature London
ReNature is a small group of local ecologists dedicated to re… ReNature London needs your support for Help to replace stolen tools for nature recovery projects
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ReNature London @renatureldn.bsky.social · Sep 1
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Early Morning on Hackney Marshes - Red Foxes on Camera Traps
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Ian Phillips @wildlifeian.bsky.social · Sep 1
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New Habitat on the Marshes using trees cut by National Grid contractors.
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Ian Phillips @wildlifeian.bsky.social · Sep 1
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Nice Long Log Pile
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ReNature London @renatureldn.bsky.social · May 24
Russell of ReNature led this project to protect this incredible ancient oak tree www.youtube.com/watch?v=joNJ...
The Bruce Castle Oak - Protecting an Ancient Oak Tree
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ReNature London @renatureldn.bsky.social · May 23
Want to volunteer with us? Dates on renatureldn.uk or follow us on Eventbrite www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/renature-l...
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Ian Phillips @wildlifeian.bsky.social · May 18
More Habitat construction on Hackney Marshes

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Hackney Marshes Habitat Work - Newts Wasps and an odd Snail
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ReNature London @renatureldn.bsky.social · May 15
ReNature's Ian Phillips @wildlifeian.bsky.social with be talking with Akash Barua and showing his Small Mammal Recovery film in London tonight - www.tickettailor.com/events/earth...
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ReNature London @renatureldn.bsky.social · May 12
Reptile survey mats have been placed on Hackney Marshes. These will be used in an ongoing survey with LARG the main species that we will be on the lookout for is the Grass snake, but these mats will also be useful to monitor small mammals after the long term recovery project led by ReNature.
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Henry Riley @henryriley1.bsky.social · Apr 17
‘Restaurant boss halfwits should have no powers to chop down trees’

My piece for @lbc.co.uk on the Toby Carvery chopping down an ancient oak tree

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Restaurant boss halfwits should have no powers to chop down trees
The felling of an ancient oak tree has understandably put local residents and conservationists on a collision course with the Toby Carvery restaurant chain.
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Ian Phillips @wildlifeian.bsky.social · Apr 17
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The illegal felling of the Whitewebbs Oak #whitewebbsoak
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Ian Phillips @wildlifeian.bsky.social · Apr 15
A shameful act of habitat destruction, needlessly felling this ancient oak tree.
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ReNature London @renatureldn.bsky.social · Apr 4
Maintenance day on the Hackney marshes Pavilion Pollinator Garden.
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ReNature London @renatureldn.bsky.social · Mar 16
Join us for a walk in Springfield Park as we celebrate Spring with Sakura cherry blossom, fruit trees and their pollinators guided by tree expert & ecologist Russell Miller. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cherry-blo...
Cherry Blossom & Pollinators of Springfield Park
Celebrate Spring with Sakura cherry blossom, fruit trees and their pollinators guided by tree expert & ecologist Russell Miller.
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ReNature London @renatureldn.bsky.social · Mar 10
With the successful recovery of small mammal species on Hackney Marshes predators have returned, including Kestrels, so we’ve put a kestrel box on a large standing log pile.
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ReNature London @renatureldn.bsky.social · Mar 10
With the successful recovery of small mammal species on Hackney Marshes predators have returned, including Kestrels, so we’ve put a kestrel box on a large standing log pile.
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ReNature London @renatureldn.bsky.social · Feb 24
Please read @wildlifeian.bsky.social replies to this post. While we agree with what Alex says in the statement below. Using the press coverage our project has received to make a point is unhelpful. This was a three year project, mostly unpaid that has delivered fantastic results.
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Alex Morss 🦇🏴‍☠️♾️ @alexmorss.bsky.social · Feb 23
To my mind, as an ecologist, it’s not #rewilding when they remove native species & plonk them somewhere less inconvenient for developers, where they often die; nor is it #rewilding when species that are not locally native are introduced - no matter how much the media & CICs love a feelgood story.
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Alex Morss 🦇🏴‍☠️♾️ @alexmorss.bsky.social · Feb 23
Curious to hear this claim that Hackney Council is giving permission to introduce reptiles to Hackney Marshes.
A few years ago, ecologists & a charity were paid thousands to remove reptiles from this area & translocate them 100+ miles away - if I recall correctly. 🙈
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ReNature London @renatureldn.bsky.social · Feb 21
Thanks to @js-ldrs.bsky.social our projects with Wildlife Gardeners of Haggerston are on the BBC News website
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Ian Phillips @wildlifeian.bsky.social · Feb 21
Nice to see this on the BBC News website www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Hackney Marshes: Rewilding efforts sees 'overnight' animals rebound
Animals are returning to the Hackney Marshes following years of decline, environmentalists say.
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Dillon @freeyourradio.bsky.social · Feb 19
Amazing work @wildlifeian.bsky.social and everyone else involved.
Please watch this video. There are good people out there.

Small Mammal Recovery and River Restoration on Hackney Marshes
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Small Mammal Recovery and River Restoration on Hackney Marshes
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ReNature London @renatureldn.bsky.social · Feb 19
A nice article by @hackneycitizen.bsky.social featuring work by Wildlife Gardeners of Haggerston, @ninahundt.bsky.social and @wildlifeian.bsky.social 👍 www.hackneycitizen.co.uk/2025/02/19/j...
Joy as rewilders return small mammals to Hackney Marshes
Council praised for support in bringing local wildlife back from ‘absolute crunch point’
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Save Lea Marshes @saveleamarshes.bsky.social · Feb 19
Times are challenging right now. There seems to be an attack on Nature everywhere we look.

So here's some joy courtesy of @wildlifeian.bsky.social @renatureldn.bsky.social & Wildlife Gardeners of Haggerston 💚 via @hackneycitizen.bsky.social

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Joy as rewilders return small mammals to Hackney Marshes
Council praised for support in bringing local wildlife back from ‘absolute crunch point’
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ReNature London @renatureldn.bsky.social · Feb 18
Join us, to coppice and build small mammal habitat in Wick Woods or to build and maintain habitat on London Fields.
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