Siobhan 🌿
@siobhaninnature.bsky.social
Conservation Intern | MSc #Biodiversity #Conservation 🌿 | #Wildlife enthusiast 🦁 | Passionate about protecting our planet 🌍 | Nature & Wildlife 🌱🐻🪻🐿️ | British European 🇬🇧🇪🇺 | she/her
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🌿 Gedling Borough Council is boosting biodiversity!
Native bulbs & ferns planted, tree works planned, and scrub managed with local partners to protect the mosaic of habitats at #GedlingCountryPark. A commitment to nature & community collaboration!
#LBAP #HabitatManagement #BiodiversityAction
Native bulbs & ferns planted, tree works planned, and scrub managed with local partners to protect the mosaic of habitats at #GedlingCountryPark. A commitment to nature & community collaboration!
#LBAP #HabitatManagement #BiodiversityAction
December 30, 2025 at 1:01 PM
🌿 Gedling Borough Council is boosting biodiversity!
Native bulbs & ferns planted, tree works planned, and scrub managed with local partners to protect the mosaic of habitats at #GedlingCountryPark. A commitment to nature & community collaboration!
#LBAP #HabitatManagement #BiodiversityAction
Native bulbs & ferns planted, tree works planned, and scrub managed with local partners to protect the mosaic of habitats at #GedlingCountryPark. A commitment to nature & community collaboration!
#LBAP #HabitatManagement #BiodiversityAction
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Logo lift off! 🇦🇶
This is the moment we branded up the new Discovery Building. It's our new science and operations building at Rothera Research Station, Antarctica.
Discovery replaces several buildings which faithfully stood against elements during the 50 years of Rothera's history.
📸 Eliot Perez
This is the moment we branded up the new Discovery Building. It's our new science and operations building at Rothera Research Station, Antarctica.
Discovery replaces several buildings which faithfully stood against elements during the 50 years of Rothera's history.
📸 Eliot Perez
December 30, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Logo lift off! 🇦🇶
This is the moment we branded up the new Discovery Building. It's our new science and operations building at Rothera Research Station, Antarctica.
Discovery replaces several buildings which faithfully stood against elements during the 50 years of Rothera's history.
📸 Eliot Perez
This is the moment we branded up the new Discovery Building. It's our new science and operations building at Rothera Research Station, Antarctica.
Discovery replaces several buildings which faithfully stood against elements during the 50 years of Rothera's history.
📸 Eliot Perez
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There are now just 6 spaces left on my botanical illustration & mental health zoom workshop,10 Jan.
I teach you:
🌿how to draw plants
🧠how creative activity improves mental health
I trained as a molecular cell biologist & am also a professional illustrator:
workshops.emmamitchell.uk/courses/bota...
I teach you:
🌿how to draw plants
🧠how creative activity improves mental health
I trained as a molecular cell biologist & am also a professional illustrator:
workshops.emmamitchell.uk/courses/bota...
December 30, 2025 at 7:00 PM
There are now just 6 spaces left on my botanical illustration & mental health zoom workshop,10 Jan.
I teach you:
🌿how to draw plants
🧠how creative activity improves mental health
I trained as a molecular cell biologist & am also a professional illustrator:
workshops.emmamitchell.uk/courses/bota...
I teach you:
🌿how to draw plants
🧠how creative activity improves mental health
I trained as a molecular cell biologist & am also a professional illustrator:
workshops.emmamitchell.uk/courses/bota...
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Darling @shoshanade.bsky.social well done on your amazing article from January it was one of our highest read and so well received ♥️🫶🏻 proud of you lady xx
Recapping 2025, here's one of our most-read articles of January!
Bluesky is now a refuge from X for us all
With individuals and large organisations leaving X in droves, Bluesky seems to be the social media platform of choice to emigrate to
@shoshanade.bsky.social
Bluesky is now a refuge from X for us all
With individuals and large organisations leaving X in droves, Bluesky seems to be the social media platform of choice to emigrate to
@shoshanade.bsky.social
Bluesky is now a refuge from X for us all
With individuals and large organisations leaving X in droves, Bluesky seems to be the social media platform of choice to emigrate to
centralbylines.co.uk
December 30, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Darling @shoshanade.bsky.social well done on your amazing article from January it was one of our highest read and so well received ♥️🫶🏻 proud of you lady xx
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🎄 Day 24 of our Nature Advent – The Grand Finale!🎄
The beautiful Major Oak—Sherwood’s snowy sentinel, majestic and timeless.❄️
🎄 Merry Christmas from all of us—thank you for celebrating nature with us this Advent! 🎄
#NatureAdvent #Nottsinghamshire #Wildlife #Conservation #SherwoodForest
The beautiful Major Oak—Sherwood’s snowy sentinel, majestic and timeless.❄️
🎄 Merry Christmas from all of us—thank you for celebrating nature with us this Advent! 🎄
#NatureAdvent #Nottsinghamshire #Wildlife #Conservation #SherwoodForest
December 24, 2025 at 6:30 PM
🎄 Day 24 of our Nature Advent – The Grand Finale!🎄
The beautiful Major Oak—Sherwood’s snowy sentinel, majestic and timeless.❄️
🎄 Merry Christmas from all of us—thank you for celebrating nature with us this Advent! 🎄
#NatureAdvent #Nottsinghamshire #Wildlife #Conservation #SherwoodForest
The beautiful Major Oak—Sherwood’s snowy sentinel, majestic and timeless.❄️
🎄 Merry Christmas from all of us—thank you for celebrating nature with us this Advent! 🎄
#NatureAdvent #Nottsinghamshire #Wildlife #Conservation #SherwoodForest
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🪿 Day 23 of our Nature Advent!🪿
Three geese on an icy lake at Daneshill Lakes Nature Reserve – a serene winter scene and a reminder of how wetlands sustain wildlife year-round.❄️
What’s your favourite winter wildlife sighting? 🦢
#NatureAdvent #goose #geese #Nottinghamshire #Conservation
Three geese on an icy lake at Daneshill Lakes Nature Reserve – a serene winter scene and a reminder of how wetlands sustain wildlife year-round.❄️
What’s your favourite winter wildlife sighting? 🦢
#NatureAdvent #goose #geese #Nottinghamshire #Conservation
December 23, 2025 at 1:01 PM
🪿 Day 23 of our Nature Advent!🪿
Three geese on an icy lake at Daneshill Lakes Nature Reserve – a serene winter scene and a reminder of how wetlands sustain wildlife year-round.❄️
What’s your favourite winter wildlife sighting? 🦢
#NatureAdvent #goose #geese #Nottinghamshire #Conservation
Three geese on an icy lake at Daneshill Lakes Nature Reserve – a serene winter scene and a reminder of how wetlands sustain wildlife year-round.❄️
What’s your favourite winter wildlife sighting? 🦢
#NatureAdvent #goose #geese #Nottinghamshire #Conservation
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🦋 Last month, 11 volunteers helped restore habitat for the rare Grizzled Skipper at Saxondale! We cleared scrub, uncovered cinquefoil for egg-laying, and planted 20 agrimony plants. Huge thanks to all who made this wildlife haven even better!
🌿#NottsWildlife #Conservation #BiodiversityMatters
🌿#NottsWildlife #Conservation #BiodiversityMatters
December 22, 2025 at 5:30 PM
🦋 Last month, 11 volunteers helped restore habitat for the rare Grizzled Skipper at Saxondale! We cleared scrub, uncovered cinquefoil for egg-laying, and planted 20 agrimony plants. Huge thanks to all who made this wildlife haven even better!
🌿#NottsWildlife #Conservation #BiodiversityMatters
🌿#NottsWildlife #Conservation #BiodiversityMatters
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Another campaign to go peat free, it only takes a second, please sign (link in comment below). Such an easy step we could take to address both climate and biodiversity crises.
December 21, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Another campaign to go peat free, it only takes a second, please sign (link in comment below). Such an easy step we could take to address both climate and biodiversity crises.
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Aletsch, the most beautiful glacier in the Swiss Alps
December 21, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Aletsch, the most beautiful glacier in the Swiss Alps
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By signing up to one of my illustration workshops you also get an exclusive 10% discount for beautiful stationery from @presentcorrect & 30% off my etsy shop indefinitely.Held on zoom, open to anyone anywhere🌿🖋️👇
There are still a few spaces left on my botanical (10) & bird illustration (24) & mental health w'shops in January
I'll teach you how to draw🌿🌱 or🐦⬛👇
AND how creative activity alters brain biochemistry to improve mental health
I'm an molecular cell biologist & illustrator:
workshops.emmamitchell.uk
I'll teach you how to draw🌿🌱 or🐦⬛👇
AND how creative activity alters brain biochemistry to improve mental health
I'm an molecular cell biologist & illustrator:
workshops.emmamitchell.uk
December 21, 2025 at 4:29 PM
By signing up to one of my illustration workshops you also get an exclusive 10% discount for beautiful stationery from @presentcorrect & 30% off my etsy shop indefinitely.Held on zoom, open to anyone anywhere🌿🖋️👇
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Early July 2025 in the Swiss Alps. Vanilla Orchids Gymnadenia rhellicani were abundant in all the Alpine meadows: countless thousands of raspberry pom-poms.
December 21, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Early July 2025 in the Swiss Alps. Vanilla Orchids Gymnadenia rhellicani were abundant in all the Alpine meadows: countless thousands of raspberry pom-poms.
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🐍 19 of our Nature Advent! 🐍
Today’s star is the Slow Worm – a legless lizard, not a snake! These secretive reptiles play a vital role in ecosystems by keeping slug populations in check. Protected in the UK, they’re a rare winter find. Have you spotted one?
#NatureAdvent #Conservation #slowworm
Today’s star is the Slow Worm – a legless lizard, not a snake! These secretive reptiles play a vital role in ecosystems by keeping slug populations in check. Protected in the UK, they’re a rare winter find. Have you spotted one?
#NatureAdvent #Conservation #slowworm
December 19, 2025 at 12:31 PM
🐍 19 of our Nature Advent! 🐍
Today’s star is the Slow Worm – a legless lizard, not a snake! These secretive reptiles play a vital role in ecosystems by keeping slug populations in check. Protected in the UK, they’re a rare winter find. Have you spotted one?
#NatureAdvent #Conservation #slowworm
Today’s star is the Slow Worm – a legless lizard, not a snake! These secretive reptiles play a vital role in ecosystems by keeping slug populations in check. Protected in the UK, they’re a rare winter find. Have you spotted one?
#NatureAdvent #Conservation #slowworm
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❄️ Day 20 of our Nature Advent!❄️
Snow transforms Daneshill Lakes Nature Reserve into a serene winter haven. Even in the cold, wildlife thrives here – a reminder of the resilience of nature
What’s your favourite winter walk in Nottinghamshire?
#NatureAdvent #NottsWildlife #Conservation #WildChristmas
Snow transforms Daneshill Lakes Nature Reserve into a serene winter haven. Even in the cold, wildlife thrives here – a reminder of the resilience of nature
What’s your favourite winter walk in Nottinghamshire?
#NatureAdvent #NottsWildlife #Conservation #WildChristmas
December 20, 2025 at 9:30 AM
❄️ Day 20 of our Nature Advent!❄️
Snow transforms Daneshill Lakes Nature Reserve into a serene winter haven. Even in the cold, wildlife thrives here – a reminder of the resilience of nature
What’s your favourite winter walk in Nottinghamshire?
#NatureAdvent #NottsWildlife #Conservation #WildChristmas
Snow transforms Daneshill Lakes Nature Reserve into a serene winter haven. Even in the cold, wildlife thrives here – a reminder of the resilience of nature
What’s your favourite winter walk in Nottinghamshire?
#NatureAdvent #NottsWildlife #Conservation #WildChristmas
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🌼 Wildflowers on Roadsides. Trees for Climate. Big wins for nature! 🌳
Nottinghamshire is going greener – and wilder. Want to see how?
🔗 Dive into the blog: nottsbag.org.uk/2025/12/16/w...
#Nottinghamshire #TreesForClimate #wildflowers #wildflowerverges #nature #conservation
Nottinghamshire is going greener – and wilder. Want to see how?
🔗 Dive into the blog: nottsbag.org.uk/2025/12/16/w...
#Nottinghamshire #TreesForClimate #wildflowers #wildflowerverges #nature #conservation
December 16, 2025 at 12:36 PM
🌼 Wildflowers on Roadsides. Trees for Climate. Big wins for nature! 🌳
Nottinghamshire is going greener – and wilder. Want to see how?
🔗 Dive into the blog: nottsbag.org.uk/2025/12/16/w...
#Nottinghamshire #TreesForClimate #wildflowers #wildflowerverges #nature #conservation
Nottinghamshire is going greener – and wilder. Want to see how?
🔗 Dive into the blog: nottsbag.org.uk/2025/12/16/w...
#Nottinghamshire #TreesForClimate #wildflowers #wildflowerverges #nature #conservation
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Day 9 of our Nature Advent!
A young brown hare at Idle Washlands—built for speed and survival. 🐇
Hares are grassland specialists, sprinting up to 45 mph to evade predators.
#NatureAdvent #NottsWildlife #Conservation #WildChristmas #Hares #Biodiversity #nottingham #nottinghamshire
A young brown hare at Idle Washlands—built for speed and survival. 🐇
Hares are grassland specialists, sprinting up to 45 mph to evade predators.
#NatureAdvent #NottsWildlife #Conservation #WildChristmas #Hares #Biodiversity #nottingham #nottinghamshire
December 9, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Day 9 of our Nature Advent!
A young brown hare at Idle Washlands—built for speed and survival. 🐇
Hares are grassland specialists, sprinting up to 45 mph to evade predators.
#NatureAdvent #NottsWildlife #Conservation #WildChristmas #Hares #Biodiversity #nottingham #nottinghamshire
A young brown hare at Idle Washlands—built for speed and survival. 🐇
Hares are grassland specialists, sprinting up to 45 mph to evade predators.
#NatureAdvent #NottsWildlife #Conservation #WildChristmas #Hares #Biodiversity #nottingham #nottinghamshire
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Day 10 of our Nature Advent!
Snow settles on a fern—ancient greenery meeting winter’s chill. ❄️🌿
Ferns are among the oldest plant groups on Earth, predating even the dinosaurs!
#NatureAdvent #NottsWildlife #Conservation #WildChristmas #Ferns #Biodiversity #nottingham #nottinghamshire
Snow settles on a fern—ancient greenery meeting winter’s chill. ❄️🌿
Ferns are among the oldest plant groups on Earth, predating even the dinosaurs!
#NatureAdvent #NottsWildlife #Conservation #WildChristmas #Ferns #Biodiversity #nottingham #nottinghamshire
December 10, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Day 10 of our Nature Advent!
Snow settles on a fern—ancient greenery meeting winter’s chill. ❄️🌿
Ferns are among the oldest plant groups on Earth, predating even the dinosaurs!
#NatureAdvent #NottsWildlife #Conservation #WildChristmas #Ferns #Biodiversity #nottingham #nottinghamshire
Snow settles on a fern—ancient greenery meeting winter’s chill. ❄️🌿
Ferns are among the oldest plant groups on Earth, predating even the dinosaurs!
#NatureAdvent #NottsWildlife #Conservation #WildChristmas #Ferns #Biodiversity #nottingham #nottinghamshire
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Iain Douglas-Hamilton, pioneering elephant researcher and founder of Save the Elephants, spent nearly 60 years advancing our understanding of elephant behavior and driving protections like the 1989 ivory ban.
He died Dec. 8, 2025, at 83, leaving a lasting conservation legacy.
He died Dec. 8, 2025, at 83, leaving a lasting conservation legacy.
Iain Douglas-Hamilton, elephant protector, has died at 83
For nearly six decades, Iain Douglas-Hamilton worked across the savannas of Africa, his scientific focus fixed on its largest inhabitants — the elephants. It was said he could identify an elephant by…
news.mongabay.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Iain Douglas-Hamilton, pioneering elephant researcher and founder of Save the Elephants, spent nearly 60 years advancing our understanding of elephant behavior and driving protections like the 1989 ivory ban.
He died Dec. 8, 2025, at 83, leaving a lasting conservation legacy.
He died Dec. 8, 2025, at 83, leaving a lasting conservation legacy.
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🌿 Engagement walks are back — and volunteers are helping revive Sherwood’s heathlands. New restoration plans are on the horizon too.
👉 Read the full update: nottsbag.org.uk/2025/12/09/e...
#SherwoodForest #Conservation #Heathland #NatureWalks #Volunteers @severntrentwater.bsky.social
👉 Read the full update: nottsbag.org.uk/2025/12/09/e...
#SherwoodForest #Conservation #Heathland #NatureWalks #Volunteers @severntrentwater.bsky.social
December 9, 2025 at 1:55 PM
🌿 Engagement walks are back — and volunteers are helping revive Sherwood’s heathlands. New restoration plans are on the horizon too.
👉 Read the full update: nottsbag.org.uk/2025/12/09/e...
#SherwoodForest #Conservation #Heathland #NatureWalks #Volunteers @severntrentwater.bsky.social
👉 Read the full update: nottsbag.org.uk/2025/12/09/e...
#SherwoodForest #Conservation #Heathland #NatureWalks #Volunteers @severntrentwater.bsky.social
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December 7, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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An Aurora Framed
I planned for this shot to have a nice wee shape, with dark skies across the top. The trouble with Aurora though, they don't listen! So much bigger and more intense than expected!
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#Twizel, #NewZealand
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#Aurora #Night #EastCoastKin #Stunday #Scape #BucketList #Travel #Epic
I planned for this shot to have a nice wee shape, with dark skies across the top. The trouble with Aurora though, they don't listen! So much bigger and more intense than expected!
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#Twizel, #NewZealand
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#Aurora #Night #EastCoastKin #Stunday #Scape #BucketList #Travel #Epic
December 6, 2025 at 1:38 PM
An Aurora Framed
I planned for this shot to have a nice wee shape, with dark skies across the top. The trouble with Aurora though, they don't listen! So much bigger and more intense than expected!
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#Twizel, #NewZealand
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#Aurora #Night #EastCoastKin #Stunday #Scape #BucketList #Travel #Epic
I planned for this shot to have a nice wee shape, with dark skies across the top. The trouble with Aurora though, they don't listen! So much bigger and more intense than expected!
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#Twizel, #NewZealand
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#Aurora #Night #EastCoastKin #Stunday #Scape #BucketList #Travel #Epic
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Day 6 of our Nature Advent!
Shirebrook’s reedbeds: a haven for birds and a natural water purifier. 🌾✨
Wetlands like these are biodiversity hotspots, supporting countless species year-round.
#NatureAdvent #NottsWildlife #Conservation #WildChristmas #Biodiversity #nottingham #nottinghamshire
Shirebrook’s reedbeds: a haven for birds and a natural water purifier. 🌾✨
Wetlands like these are biodiversity hotspots, supporting countless species year-round.
#NatureAdvent #NottsWildlife #Conservation #WildChristmas #Biodiversity #nottingham #nottinghamshire
December 6, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Day 6 of our Nature Advent!
Shirebrook’s reedbeds: a haven for birds and a natural water purifier. 🌾✨
Wetlands like these are biodiversity hotspots, supporting countless species year-round.
#NatureAdvent #NottsWildlife #Conservation #WildChristmas #Biodiversity #nottingham #nottinghamshire
Shirebrook’s reedbeds: a haven for birds and a natural water purifier. 🌾✨
Wetlands like these are biodiversity hotspots, supporting countless species year-round.
#NatureAdvent #NottsWildlife #Conservation #WildChristmas #Biodiversity #nottingham #nottinghamshire
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Day 7 of our Nature Advent!
Britain’s striped nocturnal wanderer—the badger. 🦡
Badgers create intricate setts and live in social groups, playing a vital role in woodland ecosystems.
#NatureAdvent #NottsWildlife #Conservation #WildChristmas #Biodiversity #nottingham #nottinghamshire
Britain’s striped nocturnal wanderer—the badger. 🦡
Badgers create intricate setts and live in social groups, playing a vital role in woodland ecosystems.
#NatureAdvent #NottsWildlife #Conservation #WildChristmas #Biodiversity #nottingham #nottinghamshire
December 7, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Day 7 of our Nature Advent!
Britain’s striped nocturnal wanderer—the badger. 🦡
Badgers create intricate setts and live in social groups, playing a vital role in woodland ecosystems.
#NatureAdvent #NottsWildlife #Conservation #WildChristmas #Biodiversity #nottingham #nottinghamshire
Britain’s striped nocturnal wanderer—the badger. 🦡
Badgers create intricate setts and live in social groups, playing a vital role in woodland ecosystems.
#NatureAdvent #NottsWildlife #Conservation #WildChristmas #Biodiversity #nottingham #nottinghamshire
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Nature Advent begins!
🎄A robin by Nottingham Canal—our festive wildlife ambassador 🎄
What’s your favorite winter bird sighting?
#NatureAdvent #NottsWildlife #Robin #Conservation #WildChristmas
🎄A robin by Nottingham Canal—our festive wildlife ambassador 🎄
What’s your favorite winter bird sighting?
#NatureAdvent #NottsWildlife #Robin #Conservation #WildChristmas
December 1, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Nature Advent begins!
🎄A robin by Nottingham Canal—our festive wildlife ambassador 🎄
What’s your favorite winter bird sighting?
#NatureAdvent #NottsWildlife #Robin #Conservation #WildChristmas
🎄A robin by Nottingham Canal—our festive wildlife ambassador 🎄
What’s your favorite winter bird sighting?
#NatureAdvent #NottsWildlife #Robin #Conservation #WildChristmas
This whole thing seems like it belongs in the 1980s, not the 2020s. Assessing Greenlandic people on their parenting abilities with questions like "Who is Mother Theresa?"...??
Greenlandic families fight to get children back after parenting tests banned - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Greenlandic families fight to get children back after parenting tests banned - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Greenlandic families fight to get children back after parenting tests banned
The Danish government has banned the use of parental competency tests on Greenlandic families after decades of criticism.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 10:30 AM
This whole thing seems like it belongs in the 1980s, not the 2020s. Assessing Greenlandic people on their parenting abilities with questions like "Who is Mother Theresa?"...??
Greenlandic families fight to get children back after parenting tests banned - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Greenlandic families fight to get children back after parenting tests banned - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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🚨New blog! 👉🏼 www.nottsbag.org.uk/water-fern-c...
🐞Weevils vs Water Fern: NTU’s campus ponds are getting a natural makeover. 🌿 Curious how? Click to see what’s been happening!
#Conservation #Azolla #NTU #Ecology #InvasiveSpecies #Biodiversity #Nottinghamshire #Weevils
🐞Weevils vs Water Fern: NTU’s campus ponds are getting a natural makeover. 🌿 Curious how? Click to see what’s been happening!
#Conservation #Azolla #NTU #Ecology #InvasiveSpecies #Biodiversity #Nottinghamshire #Weevils
November 18, 2025 at 10:52 AM
🚨New blog! 👉🏼 www.nottsbag.org.uk/water-fern-c...
🐞Weevils vs Water Fern: NTU’s campus ponds are getting a natural makeover. 🌿 Curious how? Click to see what’s been happening!
#Conservation #Azolla #NTU #Ecology #InvasiveSpecies #Biodiversity #Nottinghamshire #Weevils
🐞Weevils vs Water Fern: NTU’s campus ponds are getting a natural makeover. 🌿 Curious how? Click to see what’s been happening!
#Conservation #Azolla #NTU #Ecology #InvasiveSpecies #Biodiversity #Nottinghamshire #Weevils