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RSPB Action

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Thank you to the 7,000+ people across the UK who stood with us against public money for Berwick Bank.

This decision is a blow to our seabirds and to a truly sustainable energy future.

Your voices matter. Together, we’ll keep fighting for solutions that protect nature and the climate. 🧵

RSPB Scotland @rspbscotland.bsky.social · 19d

The UK Government’s decision to include Berwick Bank in the Contracts for Difference scheme is a disaster for Scotland’s seabirds.

Killing tens of thousands of these incredible birds isn’t just reckless, it could push many species towards extinction.

Text that states:

“Including the proposed Berwick Bank offshore windfarm in the Contracts for Difference scheme is a crushing blow for marine wildlife in Scotland and beyond. When 62% of seabird species are in decline across the UK, it is an absolute disgrace that public money will be used to support what is predicted to be one of the world’s most damaging windfarms for birds.

"A development that will kill will tens of thousands of seabirds over its lifetime and push species like Kittiwakes and Puffins closer to extinction in Scotland is unsupportable on every level.

"What’s more, measures needed to try and compensate for the impact of Berwick Bank would need to be so great this one windfarm could effectively block the progress of other less harmful projects.

Anne McCall, Director, RSPB Scotland

January 14, 2026 at 12:39 PM

cornishfellow.bsky.social

@cornishfellow.bsky.social

In the 250th anniversary year of Jane Austen's birth, perhaps it's time for research into the effect of the novels and film adaptations on tourism.

www.unistrapg.it/it/jane-aust...

Jane Austen Tourism

“The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid”, suggests Jane Austen in Northanger Abbey, implying that reading can provide fulfilment. Posthum...

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October 9, 2025 at 1:39 PM

cornishfellow.bsky.social

@cornishfellow.bsky.social

American literary epicentre,
Concord, Massachusetts

American Literary Epicentre: Concord, Massachusetts | Università per Stranieri di Perugia share.google/I2maTYQhj1J5...

#literature
#tourism
#Concord

American Literary Epicentre: Concord, Massachusetts

There is no satisfactory account for why between the years 1830 and 1880, within fifty miles of Boston, “American literature became both American and literature” (Corbett, 1993: 58). Of particular not...

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October 6, 2025 at 8:57 PM

cornishfellow.bsky.social

@cornishfellow.bsky.social

BBC South West filming boom
www.bbc.com/news/article...

Doc Martin
www.researchgate.net/publication/...

Stein Effect
www.researchgate.net/publication/...

Glastonbury share.google/j2YYFWVwq9nF...

War Horse? share.google/CJmaxuuPCafC...

#filmtourism
#movietourism
#Cornwall
#Devon

South West filming boom benefitting region, experts say

The area has been used by big Hollywood productions including The Roses.

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August 30, 2025 at 8:10 AM

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#janeausten
#literarytourism

Overton Jane Austen Trails @janeaustentrails.bsky.social · Aug 9

"I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen
Happy #BookLoversDay ❤️
Is there anything better than a pleasant walk on a sunny day with a good book?
Walking from Overton to Jane Austen's birthplace at Steventon.
#janeausten #hampshire #walking #mindfulness

August 9, 2025 at 2:25 PM

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@cornishfellow.bsky.social

#Literature #Tourism #literarytourism

Dizionario Tule – E-Dictionary of Literary Tourism | University for Foreigners of Perugia share.google/NTqAJkXZpIUr...

Dizionario Tule – E-Dictionary of Literary Tourism

Rita Baleiro (CiTUR - ESGHT-Ualg), Giovanni Capecchi (TULE, University for Foreigners of Perugia), Jordi Arcos-Pumarola (CETT-UB) - Eds. https://doi.org/10.34623/zdg2-hn59 The texts published in the E...

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July 30, 2025 at 4:37 PM

cornishfellow.bsky.social

@cornishfellow.bsky.social

Literary tourism in Peebles: the John Buchan museum. No dictionary entry for him yet...

Dizionario Tule – E-Dictionary of Literary Tourism | University for Foreigners of Perugia share.google/abdvPTc6I8kv...

#literarytourism
#literature

July 26, 2025 at 12:51 PM

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Dave Goulson

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Come for a wander about my garden jungle in a fabulous year for insects
youtu.be/jRggmGecN7g

Come wander about my garden jungle in a fabulous year for insects!

YouTube video by Dave Goulson

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July 25, 2025 at 10:14 AM

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RSPB Scotland

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At Loch Ruthven, we’re working to ensure the best possible conditions for Slavonian Grebes - and you can help!

If you’re visiting, please keep your distance from the sedge beds and the Slavonian Grebes to reduce the risk of disturbance, giving them extra protection at this crucial time of year 💚

Help Slavonian Grebes if you're visiting this summer: Keep your distance from Slavonian Grebes and the sedge beds (at least 150 metres), Please don't access the water until after 31 August, Keep dogs under close control on a lead, If you are pitching a tent, please stay at least 150 metres away from sedge beds

July 25, 2025 at 8:50 AM

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@cornishfellow.bsky.social

#literaryfestival

Mere Literary Festival @merefestival.bsky.social · Jul 25

James Long's new novel, The Pepys Conspiracy centres on the extraordinary events which beset Pepys & Balty St.Michel in 1679, it was hatched from years of research & a growing awareness of what may have happened to fill the puzzling gaps in the real story.
mereliteraryfestival.com/product/jame...

July 25, 2025 at 3:19 PM

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Bath Nature

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Purple Hairstreak (Favonius quercus).
I was lucky enough to be able to watch this butterfly close-up for about half an hour, as it went from flower to flower.
Newton St Loe, near #Bath #Somerset #UK
#nature #wildlife #insect #butterfly #ukbutterflies #ukwildlife #bathsomerset #bathuk #bathnature

July 12, 2025 at 8:55 PM

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#literaryfestival

Mere Literary Festival @merefestival.bsky.social · Jun 13

We're delighted to announce the writers joining us at this year's Mere Literary Festival.
From award-winners to debut talents, this year's line-up promises thought-provoking talks, inspiring conversations, & plenty of books to love.
View the programme & save the date!
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July 11, 2025 at 1:07 PM

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Green Knowe, The Manor Hemingford Grey

@greenknowemanor.bsky.social

So much going on at #GreenKnowe this #Summer

www.greenknowe.co.uk/events-list/

#BoatTrip #GuidedTours #RobinHood #JaneAusten #SenseAndSensibility #OpenAirTheatre

June 23, 2025 at 1:43 PM

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Gloucestershire National Garden Scheme

@glosngs.bsky.social

Enjoy roses at Trench Hill when it starts its regular June openings this week.

The rural garden at Sheepscombe opens every Wednesday from June 4 to 25, 2-6pm.

Enjoy mixed planting, ponds, woodland and wonderful views.

Entry is £5. Details: buff.ly/5V1MHzs
🌱 #cotswolds #UKGardening

June 2, 2025 at 4:33 PM

cornishfellow.bsky.social

@cornishfellow.bsky.social

Pleased to discover three of these in the garden, once a Bath stone quarry. Perhaps Epipactis atrorubens...
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@bsbibotany.bsky.social