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Will Jobbins @will-j.bsky.social · 2d

A water rail - swimming! At @maplelodgereserve.bsky.social on Saturday.

#birding #birds #ukwildlife #wildlife @colnevalley.bsky.social

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Paul ward @rickybirdman.bsky.social · 5d

Was a bit quiet at @maplelodgereserve.bsky.social yesterday. This female sparrowhawk might be the reason! #ukbirding #hertsbirds

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Will Jobbins @will-j.bsky.social · 7d

Always lovely to spend an afternoon with the kingfishers at @maplelodgereserve.bsky.social. This female was out fishing immediately after the rain on Sunday.

Plus bonus migrant hawker dragonfly pic.

#birdwatching #ukbirding #kingfisher #dragonfly #odonata @colnevalley.bsky.social

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Maple Lodge Nature Reserve @maplelodgereserve.bsky.social · 8d

Nuthatch at the reserve yesterday. Photo by @maplelodgereserve.bsky.social member, Iain Nibbsy.

@colnevalley.bsky.social @colnecan.bsky.social @hertsbirds.bsky.social @hnhsoc.bsky.social @hertswildlifetrust.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social #nuthatch #birds

Close-up photograph of a Nuthatch on a tree in a typical Nuthatch pose.

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Maple Lodge Nature Reserve @maplelodgereserve.bsky.social · 16d

@colnevalley.bsky.social @colnecan.bsky.social @hertswildlifetrust.bsky.social @bc-hertsmiddx.bsky.social @ruislipwoods.bsky.social @woodoaksfarm.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social @batconservation.bsky.social #bats #moths

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Colne Valley Regional Park @colnevalley.bsky.social · 23d

The Visitor Centre in #Denham is now temporarily Closed.
Please rest assured that the Colne Valley Park continues to offer countless ways to get out and explore your local countryside.

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Colne Valley Regional Park @colnevalley.bsky.social · 27d

This 2023 survey proves the national importance of the lakes of the Northern half of the Colne Valley Regional Park for water birds. The headlines revealed that Broadwater Lake remains the key refuge, Stocker’s Lake second.
www.colnevalleypark.org.uk/ducking-and-...
@HMWTBadger @Hillingdon

Ducking and Diving in the Colne Valley - Colne Valley Regional Park

The wetland resource of the Colne Valley: a re-assessment of its importance to nature conservation, with special reference to waterbirds, is a survey commissioned in 2023 to look at water bird populat...

www.colnevalleypark.org.uk

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Paul Frost @frostybirding.bsky.social · 28d

Kingfisher, Chiffchaff and Reed Warbler from a visit to Maple Lodge yesterday. #birds #ukbirding #hertsbirds #londonbirds

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Ian Denton @iand777.bsky.social · Aug 31

A chilling must-read.

yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/environ...

Atlantic circulation collapse could come sooner than expected, new models warn

Cutting carbon dioxide emissions to net zero is becoming even more urgent to prevent climate disaster, caution scientists

yorkshirebylines.co.uk

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Colne Valley Regional Park @colnevalley.bsky.social · Aug 21

Legal challenge over datacentre on #GreenBelt land.
Campaigners complain no environmental assessment made for 90MW #Iver #Buckinghamshire facility
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
@theguardian.com

Angela Rayner hit with legal challenge over datacentre on green belt land

Exclusive: Campaigners complain no environmental assessment made for 90MW Buckinghamshire facility

www.theguardian.com

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Maple Lodge Nature Reserve @maplelodgereserve.bsky.social · Aug 16

A new set of signs for our hides! Produced and installed by @maplelodgereserve.bsky.social volunteer, Paul Marshall. @hertswildlifetrust.bsky.social @colnevalley.bsky.social @colnecan.bsky.social @hnhsoc.bsky.social @hertsbirds.bsky.social @ruislipwoods.bsky.social @woodoaksfarm.bsky.social

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Colne Valley Regional Park @colnevalley.bsky.social · Aug 11

NewsFlash: Government has stated that they value the Colne Valley and want to see it protected.
We need to help them turn these words into concrete action before the Park is lost under concrete. Read this link to find out more, including how you can help
www.colnevalleypark.org.uk/protection-o...

Parliamentary debate on Protection for the Colne Valley Regional Park - Colne Valley Regional Park

The government recognises the vital role that the Colne Valley Regional Park plays in providing access to the countryside for millions of people who live in close proximity… its importance for biodive...

www.colnevalleypark.org.uk

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Paul ward @rickybirdman.bsky.social · Aug 9

A wasp spider finishing off its meal at @maplelodgereserve.bsky.social this afternoon. #spider #wildlife #waspspider

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Colne Valley Regional Park @colnevalley.bsky.social · Aug 4

Our Festival Fortnight is over this year. A big thank you to all our partners for making it such a success. Hope you all enjoyed and will be back next year for another fortnight of fun.
@woodoaksfarm.bsky.social @chilternoam.bsky.social @maplelodgersrve.bsky.social @ruislipwoods.bsky.social

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Maple Lodge Nature Reserve @maplelodgereserve.bsky.social · Aug 2

Kingfisher @maplelodgersrve.bsky.social - one of at least five being seen regularly at the moment! Photo by Daniel Ellerby.

@hertswildlifetrust.bsky.social @hnhsoc.bsky.social @hertsbirds.bsky.social @colnevalley.bsky.social @colnecan.bsky.social @londonkingfishers.bsky.social #kingfisher #bird

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Maple Lodge Nature Reserve @maplelodgereserve.bsky.social · Jul 29

Wasp Spider @maplelodgersrve.bsky.social Photo by Paul Davis
@hertswildlifetrust.bsky.social @hnhsoc.bsky.social @colnevalley.bsky.social @colnecan.bsky.social #spiders

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Maple Lodge Nature Reserve @maplelodgereserve.bsky.social · Jul 24

@hertswildlifetrust.bsky.social @hnhsoc.bsky.social @hertsbirds.bsky.social @colnevalley.bsky.social
@colnecan.bsky.social @ruislipwoods.bsky.social
@gwksouth.bsky.social @chilternoam.bsky.social
@bbowt.bsky.social @woodoaksfarm.bsky.social
@thesoilassociation.bsky.social

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Will Jobbins @will-j.bsky.social · Jul 21

Finally managed to catch up with the young kingfishers at the marvellous @maplelodgersrve.bsky.social on a (very) wet Saturday morning. I *think* these are two different juveniles.

#birds #britishbirds #birdwatching #ukwildlife #kingfisher #wildlifephotography

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Maple Lodge Nature Reserve @maplelodgereserve.bsky.social · Jul 20

Juvenile Kingfisher @maplelodgersrve.bsky.social this morning. Photo by Lee Tilley.

@hertswildlifetrust.bsky.social @hnhsoc.bsky.social @hertsbirds.bsky.social @colnevalley.bsky.social @colnecan.bsky.social @londonkingfishers.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social #kingfisher #birds

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Paul ward @rickybirdman.bsky.social · Jul 17

A juvenile kingfisher learning its trade at Maple Lodge NR this morning. Hopefully it carries on being as successful as it was and can get its own territory. #ukbirding #hertsbirds #kingfisher #wildlife #birds