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Raptor Persecution UK @raptorpersuk.bsky.social · 20h

Research by the Diffley Partnership, commissioned by
@revivecoalition.bsky.social featured on front page of The Herald this morning.

Revive is at SNP conf this w/e where conversation expected to be lively after SNP decision to delay muirburn licensing.

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Scots demand real land reform as research reveals overwhelming public support for change

Press release from REVIVE, the coalition for grouse moor reform (11 Oct 2025) SCOTS DEMAND REAL LAND REFORM AS RESEARCH REVEALS OVERWHELMING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR CHANGE Largest ever public consultati…

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Raptor Persecution UK @raptorpersuk.bsky.social · 22h

Photo shows aftermath of recent wildfire on Dinnet Muir National Nature Reserve in Aberdeenshire, caused by out-of-control muirburn by gamekeepers on nearby grouse moor. Photo by @kredp.bsky.social

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“SNP caves to shooting lobby” – reactions to Scottish Government’s decision to delay muirburn licensing (again)

As expected, the Scottish Government’s announcement on Thursday that it has delayed the implementation of muirburn licensing (for the second time) has been met with anger. Scottish Greens MSP…

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Alister Clunas @alcatorda.bsky.social · 14h

Interested in National Parks in Scotland then @nickkempe.bsky.social is well worth a follow.

nickkempe.bsky.social @nickkempe.bsky.social · 18h

Andy Amphlett explains the system failure to protect an important population of twinflower in the Cairngorms - while the system needs fixing perhaps adding twinflower to the list of plants it's a criminal offence to destroy would help focus minds? parkswatchscotland.co.uk/2025/10/10/t...

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Graeme Purves @gaspurves.bsky.social · 2d

Scottish Ministers, their officials and public agencies have completely lost their way on land and environment issues. What we are witnessing is the comprehensive capture of public policy by vested interests.
#ScottishEnvironment 🌱

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Kate R. @kredp.bsky.social · 2d

Out of control Muirburn near Dinnet NNR today. Now in the forest.

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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 3d

Don't care about the massive damage done to native ecosystems by the constant release of vast numbers of invasive pheasants for shooting?

Maybe you'll care about catching Lyme disease instead.

British Birds @britishbirds.bsky.social · 14d

Ticks are more likely to carry the bacteria that cause Lyme disease in areas where Common Pheasants Phasianus colchicus are released, according to new research.

Read more: britishbirds.co.uk/journal/arti...
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Alister Clunas @alcatorda.bsky.social · 2d

The Scottish Government was hoodwinked by the shooting lobby. We need more public education about the danger of wildfires, the power to ban ALL open fires within specific geographic areas in times of high fire risk. Get a grip @scottishgov.bsky.social

Raptor Persecution UK @raptorpersuk.bsky.social · 2d

📣You really couldn't make this up!

On the day Scottish Govt announces it is delaying, for a second time, the implementation of muirburn licensing, this happens...

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Breaking news….’out of control muirburn’ on grouse moor in Cairngorms National Park

You couldn’t make this up if you tried… Breaking News….on the day the Scottish Government announced it was delaying, for a second time, the implementation of muirburn licensing af…

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REVIVE @revivecoalition.bsky.social · 5d

Delighted to have Kirsty Jenkins, Director of Policy for
@onekind.org join our panel at our upcoming National Conference on Saturday 8th November.

We hope to see you there!

Book your place⬇️
www.perththeatreandconcerthall.com/whats-on/rev...

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REVIVE @revivecoalition.bsky.social · 9d

Announcing our first speaker @ruthtingay.bsky.social (@raptorpersuk.bsky.social) who will be presenting at our upcoming National Conference.

Scotland’s land reform journey is entering its most important chapter – and we want you to be part of it.
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www.perththeatreandconcerthall.com/whats-on/rev...

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REVIVE @revivecoalition.bsky.social · 10d

Last year we launched 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘪𝘨 𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘘𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. This year we will reveal the powerful results and debate next steps for Scotland's land reform journey.

Join us this November with our fantastic hosts
@LesleyRiddoch and David Hayman!

Book⬇️
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REVIVE @revivecoalition.bsky.social · 3d

REVIVE National Conference programme announced!
revive.scot/revives-nati...

This November join REVIVE for a landmark event that could help shape a new future for Scotland’s people, wildlife and environment.

Book your place ➡️
www.perththeatreandconcerthall.com/whats-on/rev...

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Martin George @jannerbirder.bsky.social · 2d

“Archaeologists examining the nests of the Bearded Vultures in the southern Spanish mountains uncovered medieval artefacts, including a crossbow bolt, a slingshot, and a decorated piece of leather, some of which date back to around 1375.”

www.independent.co.uk/news/science...

Hoard of 600-year-old treasures uncovered in vulture nests

Archaeologists examining the nests of bearded vultures recovered an ‘extraordinary’ stash of medieval artefacts

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Bat Conservation Trust @batconservation.bsky.social · 3d

🦇 Applications for the next round of the Living Alongside Bats in Churches Grant are still open. Deadline: 9am, 27 October.

We encourage any place of worship in England who needs assistance with their bat roost, such as managing a cleaning issue, to apply:
www.bats.org.uk/our-work/bui...

Living Alongside Bats in Churches Grant - Bats and Churches - Bat Conservation Trust

Bats have always been in churches and places of worship – there are records of this dating back many hundreds of years. Even churches built in a non-tra...

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Mary Williams @PlantTeaching @plantteaching.bsky.social · 2d

Nature’s survey of PhD candidates reveals hard-won wisdom on choosing supervisors, managing mental health and surviving academic culture. "27 things we wish we’d known when we started our PhDs"
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

27 things we wish we’d known when we started our PhDs

Nature’s survey of PhD candidates reveals hard-won wisdom on choosing supervisors, managing mental health and surviving academic culture.

www.nature.com

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Jon.B @jonbright.bsky.social · 3d

A rare moth that pretends to be a wasp to avoid predators has become the 10,000th species recorded at a UK nature reserve.
The National Trust believe that Wicken Fen nature reserve in Cambridgeshire is the first in the UK to record so many species. www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/ar...

Rare moth is 10,000th species at UK nature reserve says National Trust

A rare moth - which looks like a wasp - becomes the 10,000th species recorded at UK nature reserve Wicken Fen.

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Raptor Persecution UK @raptorpersuk.bsky.social · 2d

📣You really couldn't make this up!

On the day Scottish Govt announces it is delaying, for a second time, the implementation of muirburn licensing, this happens...

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Breaking news….’out of control muirburn’ on grouse moor in Cairngorms National Park

You couldn’t make this up if you tried… Breaking News….on the day the Scottish Government announced it was delaying, for a second time, the implementation of muirburn licensing af…

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Raptor Persecution UK @raptorpersuk.bsky.social · 2d

Scottish Government delays start of muirburn licences for the second time after aggressive lobbying by grouse shooting industry.

Climate emergency, anyone?

Seems Scot Gov more interested in appeasing the lairds than protecting the environment.

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Scottish Government delays start of muirburn licences (for the second time) after aggressive lobbying by grouse shooting industry

The Scottish Government has, for the second time, delayed the implementation of muirburn licensing after caving in to pressure from aggressive lobbying by the grouse shooting industry. A quick re-c…

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Ariel Brunner @arielbrunner.bsky.social · 2d

Tens of millions of essentially factory farmed poultry are dumped into the countryside each year. They boost the population of mesopredators like foxes, reducing ground nesting bird populations. They are an obvious avian flue hazard. They eat declining reptiles. Turn out they're also a health hazard

British Birds @britishbirds.bsky.social · 14d

Ticks are more likely to carry the bacteria that cause Lyme disease in areas where Common Pheasants Phasianus colchicus are released, according to new research.

Read more: britishbirds.co.uk/journal/arti...
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Raptor Persecution UK @raptorpersuk.bsky.social · 3d

An excellent new initiative led by a local community that is sick to the back teeth of illegal raptor persecution inside this National Park.

Bravo, @friendsofthedales.bsky.social

#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime

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‘Eyes on the Skies’ – new campaign to raise awareness of raptor persecution in the Yorkshire Dales National Park

Following the recent collapse of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Bird of Prey Partnership (due to its failure to tackle crimes against birds of prey), and the news that since 2015, 29 Hen Harrier…

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Guardian Environment @environment.theguardian.com · 6d

Going extinct ‘right under our noses’: the quiet plight of Australia’s rarest bird of prey

Restricted now to the tropical north, the mysterious red goshawk is fast disappearing as a result of climate change and habitat loss

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 5d

Demonstrators in Madagascar decry corruption, daily power cuts and water shortages as tensions with authorities rise.

Madagascar anti-government protesters take to the streets for third week

Demonstrators in Madagascar decry corruption, daily power cuts and water shortages as tensions with authorities rise.

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BirdGuides @birdguides.bsky.social · 4d

Birders across the UK are being encouraged to take part in the BTO's new Winter Bird Survey, designed to provide a clearer picture of how the nation's birds are faring outside the breeding season:

Volunteers needed to help map Britain's winter birds

The BTO has launched a UK-wide Winter Bird Survey to improve understanding of wintering bird populations in habitats such as farmland and woodland. Building on earlier work, the project aims to assess population changes and the impact of agri-environment schemes, reports BirdGuides. Birders across the UK, Channel Islands and Isle of Man are invited to take part in this important citizen-science initiative.

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John Cantelo @johncantelo.bsky.social · 5d

£6,000! Thanks to the generosity of the birding community, my 300pp guide to Birding Cadiz Province has now raised 6x more in donations to the @alzheimerssoc.bsky.social in Liz's memory than I dared hope. PM me with your email address if you'd like a copy. Please share! Heartfelt thanks to all 🪶

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Jon.B @jonbright.bsky.social · 4d

Almost 4,000 people have signed a lawsuit against major poultry producers and a water company over allegations of extensive and widespread pollution in three rivers the Wye,Lugg and Usk.Avara Foods Limited, Freemans of Newent Limited and Welsh Water all deny the claims. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

River Wye pollution prompts UK's largest environmental lawsuit

Livestock and water companies are accused of “extensive” pollution in the Wye, Lugg and Usk rivers.

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Alick Simmons @parliamentarygoose.bsky.social · 4d

My photo in today’s @theguardian.com

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A photograph of a bearded vulture in flight with wings spread wide and legs extended as it comes into land.

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