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Steven Wright
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Habitat management and conservation volunteer in Rugby UK
https://rugbywildlife.info/
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Return to the scrub by the steps up to the orchid shelf at Newbold Quarry. Scrub work starts now untilSpring to extend the areas of calcareous grassland on the spoil banks.See ALText
The steps up to the orchid shelf whene we were there 04/11 grass cutting on the "bare" bank adjacent. Started clearing small scrub with the brush cutter to allow easier acess for today. The small grassland at the top of the steps with Twayblade,Bee and Common Spotted orchid . Claring the small trees and srub will extend this area. A good start made today!! Looking Eastwards over thequarry pool A fine view that will be wider soon A panoramic shot of the grasslands on the spoil heaps' Nfacing slopes. The area we're working on now is right of centre. The more grassland the better!!
November 25, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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#UKbudget is revealed tomorrow.

Some analysts claim the UK could save €35billion from future balance sheets by taking #energy independence seriously.

environmentjournal.online/energy/uk-bu...
UK budget could save billions through energy independence
A white paper proposes a major rethink for Britain and EU members, incentivising longer term energy storage to free up finances.  According to the Hydrostor and research by the Energy Storage Europe A...
environmentjournal.online
November 25, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Bottom line or top?
theecologist.org The Ecologist @theecologist.org · 21h
The world’s largest banks carry more than $1.6 trillion in credit exposures to coal, oil and gas production and fossil-fuel power.
A trillion dollar climate risk
New research shows fossil fuel exposures of the world’s 60 biggest banks.
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November 25, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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Redwing playing hard to get as usual. Most other birds were even less co-operative as was the weather today in Warwickshire. God to catch up with this small flock @warwickshirewt.bsky.social Brandon Marsh
November 24, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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🏅Competition time! 📣 Help us spot hedgehogs in our camera images and you could win a @naturespy.bsky.social camera! The more images you classify between now and 31st December, the more entries into the prize draw.

Find out more 👇
www.hedgehogstreet.org/nhmp-spotting-competition
NHMP spotting competition - Hedgehog Street
Counting hogs We’re using a combination of camera traps, AI and citizen science to monitor hedgehogs in our National Hedgehog […]
www.hedgehogstreet.org
November 24, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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Planning and Infrastructure Bill - sadly about to clear its final hurdle. With disastrous implications for our already nature-depleted land

#Biodiversity #Planning
November 24, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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Check out the details here: butterfly-conservation.org/moon-meadows...
Get your free Moon Meadows guide!
Moths are a vital part of the ecosystem, but they are threatened by light pollution. Discover how you can create a moon meadow at home and in your local area and help our nighttime pollinators thrive....
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October 31, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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#AshlawncuttingLNR work party today focussed on the Areas either side of the former reservoir pond. Coppicing large Hazel shrubs on the South side and breaking through the scrub on the North side to access overhanging Willows and prepare to lay the scrub into a hedge
2 pale coppice stools remain in front of the big Willow on the South side of the reservoir pond at Ashlawn. A good morning's work to cut these 2 using hand tools. The cut Hazels were used to extend the dead hedge around the marsh ,on the right. Plenty of good stakes came in very handy. The big Willow is behind the 3 Birch trees. Looking South across the reservoir pond towards the coppiced Hazels . The overhqanging Willows are one of the next jobs. Cutting them out will let a lot more light onto the pond. It'll be heqavy work and a bit tricky. This is the gap we made this morning through which we'll access the overhanging Willows and get them out. If all goes well we'll lay the scrub into a hedge letting much more light onto the grasslands of the "Healthy Living Walk"
November 23, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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Red Campion is still flowering in and around Rugby!! @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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It's always worth keeping an eye on the mixed Tit flocks,here's 4 species,Great,Blue,Marsh and Coal. @warwickshirewt.bsky.social Brandon Marsh tis time
Great Tit Blue Tit Marsh Tit Coal Tit
November 22, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Slowly and deliberately was the name of the game,getting the camera out of its waterproof bag to get a pic of this Nuthatch without spooking it. Bird looks rather bedraggled. At Brandon Marsh @warwickshirewt.bsky.social
November 22, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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The right trees in the right place can do wonders for butterflies and moths! 🌳

Why not try adding one of these tree-mendous trees or shrubs to your Wild Space? Learn more 👉 https://wild-spaces.co.uk/idea/plant-a-butterfly-friendly-tree-or-shrub/

#NationalTreeWeek #WildSpaces
Painted Lady butterfly nectaring on apple blossom. Text reads: 'Apple. Apple trees are eaten by more than 50 types of caterpillar, and their beautiful blossoms (which appear in April or May) are an important nectar source for butterflies.' Canary-shouldered Thorn moth resting on a yellow birch leaf. Text overlay reads: 'Birch. The caterpillars of a whopping 150 different moths and butterflies feed on birch trees, including those of the Canary-shouldered Thorn.' Speckled Wood butterfly feeding on hawthorn blossom. Text overlay reads: 'Hawthorn. This native shrub feeds 74 different types of caterpillar, and its flowers, which appear in May, are a good source of nectar for butterflies.' Common Quaker moth on a willow catkin. Text overlay reads: 'Willow. As many as 130 different types of caterpillar feed on Willow, including the Puss Moth. The catkins are rich in nectar, providing food early in the year when other flowers are scarce.'
November 22, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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Good news story for butterflies in Warwickshire . www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Butterfly home restored by sheep after Harbury Tunnel landslide
The landslip near the Harbury Tunnel in 2015, caused major disruption and damaged the ground.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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#Invasive aquatic plants increasingly cause havoc in aquatic ecosystems.
Learn to identify introduced aquatics at @bsbibotany.bsky.social's free #AquaticPlantProject webinar, led by Nick Stewart & funded by @npwsireland.bsky.social. Book at www.tickettailor.com/events/botan...
#waterplants
Water Fern (Azolla filiculoides) at Braunton Marsh. Photo by Mary Breeds.
November 13, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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Peregrine on the shady side of the steeple at Golden hour in a nearby village.
November 21, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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Taking a nice easy stroll round one of the pools at Ryton Country Park @warwickshirecc.bsky.social today. See ALText.
Well it IS the fishing pool in the Country Park. Cormorant and Goosander! Winter sunshine brings welcome apricity. A bit underrated by some,colourful Moorhen catching the light Male Goosanders apparently admiring the dancing female
November 21, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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The Planning and Infrastructure Bill returns to the @houseoflords.parliament.uk on Monday where Peers will consider further amendments to the "Pay-to-Destroy" Bill www.parliament.uk/business/new... @peersfortheplanet.bsky.social
Planning and Infrastructure Bill returns to the Lords
Members consider Commons reasons for disagreement on previous Lords amendments in
www.parliament.uk
November 21, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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While rebuilding a log pile at #AshlawncuttingLNR There was a bright flash and loud hissing as these 2 Peacock butterflies showed their alarm reflex. Log was replaced carefully and the pilke rebuilt around and over it.
November 20, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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The reservoir pond area now all cut and raked before we return to coppice 2 large Hazels and use the brash to extend the dead hedge round the marsh/wet woodland. Entrance to reservoir pond from the main path. Healthy Living Walk/old lairage is on the left and marsh on the right. The outflow from the marsh runs under the track. Looking Northwards with resy.pond up the track on the right. The pathside and low bank all cut and raked off. That's really it for brush cutting now!! The last of the Willows on the former sidings grassland has been cut. Letting in light and arresting the "tumble down" to wet woodland.
November 20, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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As renewables eat into the energy market + EVs reduce demand for petrol, fossil fuel firms aim to step up production of plastics + chemicals made from oil + gas. By mid-century, half of growth in demand for oil is predicted to come from making more plastic + chemicals. A must read 👇🏾
November 19, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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One of Rugby's open spaces officers shared this sad image of a beautiful bird that collided with the town hall. Woodcock that may have been feeding with Redwings in the adjacent park.
November 19, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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Still no water birds or waders to write home about at VC38 Wildlife Trust's Brandon Marsh . I found a Kingfisher and seeing movement closer by had 10 minutes with this Goldcrest searching the lichen 4 feet away!
November 19, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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California farms applied millions of pounds of Pfas to key crops, study finds....

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
California farms applied millions of pounds of Pfas to key crops, study finds
‘Forever chemicals’ sprayed on almonds, grapes, tomatoes and other crops as activists warn of ‘obvious problem’
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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Today was all about planting fruit trees 🌳 🍎 These were planted along a footpath and made up a variety of species from Apple, Pear, Cherry, Plum, Damson, Gage & Medlar. #fruit #trees
A young fruit tree with a weld mesh cage around it to protect from deer and rabbits. Next to it is a sign about the new trees. In the background are are row of fruit trees. 2 rows of fruit trees along a path that runs across a field. In the left corner are a few spades.
November 19, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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Today we finished the annual cut and rake of grasslands at Newbold Quarry just before it rained. We'll be focussing on scrub control and some tree felling to expand the areas of calcareous grassland until Spring.
November 18, 2025 at 6:45 PM