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Mike Shewring @mikeshewring.bsky.social · 1d

Further ecological illiteracy from #Labour . People need homes but they also need healthy biodiverse ecosystems - healthy planet healthy people. Shame #Labour can’t see this. These things can’t be mutually exclusive. They must do better! www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Rachel Reeves clears planning blockage amid ‘good relationship’ with developer

Exclusive: Chancellor says 20,000 homes were being held up due to ‘some snails that are a protected species or something’

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Mike Shewring @mikeshewring.bsky.social · 3d

Personally I hope this doesn’t take off as well as Movember or dry Jan

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Richard K Broughton @richardkbroughton.bsky.social · 3d

I've just seen him again in his home-range. Now 10 yrs and 5 months old since hatching, and just over 10 years since ringing. Incredible that small 11g birds like Marsh Tits can live for over a decade, whereas small rodents/shrews of similar size live less than 2 yrs.

Richard K Broughton @richardkbroughton.bsky.social · Mar 8

Stop what you’re doing and listen to a 10 year old Marsh Tit. Colour ringed on this same territory in 2015. Paired and singing today. Officially the oldest Marsh Tit ever in our 22 yr study, and one of the oldest recorded in Britain. #ukbirding #ornithology

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Nix Rust @nixrust.bsky.social · 6d

So excited to see this essay finally out after months of hard work behind the scenes.

Here, we ponder what if we redesigned the economy so that it's regenerative and serves all life, rather than shareholder profits?

circularbioeconomyalliance.org/wp-content/u...

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William (Bill) Sutherland @billsutherland.bsky.social · 7d

Hugh Possingham, one of the worlds most respected conservationists, describing how embedding simple tests into practice helps deliver learning and effective conservation. Without testing there is little learning and we don’t know if effective. youtu.be/qcQvYTldF_0?...

How embedding tests into conservation practive transforms effectiveness

YouTube video by Bill Sutherland's Conservation Concepts

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Michael Liebreich @mliebreich.bsky.social · 24d

The #PragmaticClimateReset is a two part-essay calling for a reset in our approach to climate action. Part I shows why narratives trumpeting the failure of efforts to date are wrong. Part II says that, nevertheless, the climate community now needs to change its approach. 1/n

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Mike Shewring @mikeshewring.bsky.social · 27d

Only photo I got

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Mike Shewring @mikeshewring.bsky.social · Sep 3

#peat

Mike Shewring @mikeshewring.bsky.social · Sep 3

New review on Forest to bog restoration - wires.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... . A useful and timely summary.

Strong agree with the statement that the evidence is spatially biased to Scotland!

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Forest‐to‐Bog Restoration on Carbon Sequestration, Water Chemistry, and Biodiversity in Irish and British Peatlands

A forest-to-bog restoration site in Co. Fermanagh, N. Ireland, 4 years after clear-felling, conifer removal, and cell bunding (surface bunds joined to form watertight cells to retain shallow water an...

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Mike Shewring @mikeshewring.bsky.social · Sep 3

Looks like that water vole missed the target.

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · Aug 19

Hey everybody! @drjuliawester.bsky.social and I have a new paper!

We surveyed over 800 scientists, science communicators, and science educators who use social media.

Conclusion: Scientists no longer find Twitter useful or pleasant, and many have switched to Bluesky! 🧪🌎🦑

doi.org/10.1093/icb/...

Scientists no Longer Find Twitter Professionally Useful, and have Switched to Bluesky

Synopsis. Social media has become widely used by the scientific community for a variety of professional uses, including networking and public outreach. For

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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · Aug 14

NEW – Factcheck: Trump’s climate report includes more than 100 false or misleading claims | @ayeshatandon.carbonbrief.org @leohickman.carbonbrief.org @ceciliakeating.carbonbrief.org @rtmcswee.carbonbrief.org @tomoprater.carbonbrief.org

Read here: buff.ly/AvcB7Aw

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Catherine Duigan @cduigan.bsky.social · Aug 14

"Incidentally, although women have always played a major role in natural history, only 8% of birds named after people are named after women." #womeninscience #envhist #museums #naturalhistory

Jack Ashby @jackdashby.bsky.social · Aug 14

150 years ago today, the last known Rodrigues parakeet died.
It - and one other specimen - is now in @zoologymuseum.bsky.social: the only physical evidence the species ever existed.
I wrote about them & the importance of #museums in our knowledge of #extinction:
theconversation.com/the-rodrigue...

The Rodrigues parakeet’s last day: what one extinct bird tells us about the role of museums

Two specimens at a museum in Cambridge are the only physical evidence this bird ever existed.

theconversation.com

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Haven Ecology @havenecology.bsky.social · Aug 7

Some absolutely stunning views for peat depth surveys today. Now that’s what I call a gorgeous Welsh summer!

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Kathryn Brown @kathryn-brown.bsky.social · Aug 8

This is so exciting. Very proud of my husband Dr Andrew Brown, who is an air quality scientist but has teamed up zoologists in the UK and Canada to undertake this important work.
#interdisciplinary 🧪
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Air pollution filters help scientists produce first UK wildlife survey using eDNA

Social media post led to discovery that samplers measuring toxic particles in air can also detect fragments of DNA

www.theguardian.com

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Julia PG Jones @juliajones.bsky.social · Aug 6

If you know researchers with expertise in forestry/agro forestry please share this permanent lectureship @bangoruniversity.bsky.social. The quality of life in north wales is fabulous: great colleagues & a stunning location.
jobs.bangor.ac.uk/details.php....

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Haven Ecology @havenecology.bsky.social · Aug 1

Nice to see a population of Royal Fern in full swing during some lowland peatland surveys near Swansea today. A very unassuming site when you first get to it but it hides some great features and nearly 4m of peat in places

Osmundia regalis growing at the base of a willow

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Patrick Barkham @patrickbarkham.bsky.social · Aug 1

Lovely story from the brilliant @britishwildlife.bsky.social magazine. This mag is endlessly fascinating – recommend if you're not a subscriber already. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Tourist discovers ‘extinct’ jellyfish while rock-pooling in Outer Hebrides

Thistle-shaped Depastrum cyathiforme was last seen in France in 1976, but has now been found on South Uist

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Liam Olds @liamolds.bsky.social · Jul 28

For anyone interested in wild bees (bumblebees and solitary bees), I'm leading a 'get to know your bees' day at The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, on Sunday 3rd August with @clancic.bsky.social.

It should be a great day ☺️ See the flyer for further info and booking.

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Mike Shewring @mikeshewring.bsky.social · Jul 23

Can’t beat a bit of Nightjar wing clapping. This is indicating probable breeding at this location. Along with the bit of ‘purring’ call you can hear as as well.

More info on the acoustic ecology and monitoring of Nightjar by @btobirds.bsky.social here www.bto.org/our-work/new...

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Joey Pickard @bootlegbryos.bsky.social · Jul 21

It was Indy’s first field day back on peatland e-collie-gist duty after his foot injury. One very happy dog. He also spent some time supervising @mikeshewring.bsky.social to make sure Mike’s work was up to Indy’s high standards

A collie looking at a peatland ecologist in a drain in a molinia dominated blanket bog in south wales

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Joey Pickard @bootlegbryos.bsky.social · Jul 16

Jean Cors Van Damme

(Cors is Welsh for bog so this is in fact a very well thought out and excellent joke, trust me)

Thanks to @mikeshewring.bsky.social for the photo of this very normal approach to surveying peat drains

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Mike Shewring @mikeshewring.bsky.social · Jul 12

Can’t beat a bit of Rob Brydon Karaoke

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Mike Shewring @mikeshewring.bsky.social · Jul 11

It’s be been a heathy few days. Lovely to find an emperor moth caterpillar and Cowberry (lots) on the Blorenge.

Nightjar at Beacon hill. Lovely to find two second broods. Some great heathland restoration at this site from Natural Resources Wales.

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Mike Shewring @mikeshewring.bsky.social · Jul 10

www.bto.org/our-work/new...

Inferring Nightjar behaviour from acoustic signals | BTO

With this year's focus on heathland birds here at BTO, monitoring of Nightjars is very topical. Being nocturnal, detecting them requires dedicated night-time field surveys, which can be tricky in remo...

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