@gillianfoxcroft.bsky.social
Derbyshire Wildlife Trust trustee and volunteer; support at Women's Work; former lawyer Here for positivity, campaigning, curiosity and the natural world.
#NoMowMay #LetItBloomJune Abuzz this morning Oxeye Daisies, Field Scabious and a new kid on the block this week...Great Burnet @savebutterflies.bsky.social @davegoulson.bsky.social @derbyswildlife.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social @plantlifeuk.bsky.social @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social
Crosswort with pollinator After Tuesday, I hope to be able to tell you which one after @derbyswildlife.bsky.social training! @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #WildflowerHour
A #WildflowerShow for #WildFlowerHour today in the #NoMow area of the garden Yellow Rattle and ?Tufted Vetch the stars at the moment, with others waiting in the wings @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social
The Mountain Pansies @derbyswildlife.bsky.social Gang Mine are spectacular...mainly yellows, but look out for the purples too Missed @wildflowerhour.bsky.social but will try next time @josmithwild.bsky.social #WildFlowerHour
Repurposed, upcycled, stylish A cracking walk around Hartington and Pilsbury #stiles #PeakDistrict @lakesstiles.bsky.social @peakdistrict.bsky.social
Bulbous, with relaxed sepals on the left; Meadow with pressed sepals on the right Note to self, in future photograph sepals! @wildflowerhour.bsky.social #WildflowerHour #ButtercupChallenge
#WhiteStorks... Ciconia Ciconia...at #Chellah, Rabat, #Morocco 2m wingspan in flight is so impressive
Lucky enough to be watching these birds in Rabat at the moment...imagine seeing them locally. Such enigmatic birds. Please support if you can #WhiteStorks #BigGive @derbyswildlife.bsky.social @josmithwild.bsky.social
Derbyshire Wildlife Trust@derbyswildlife.bsky.social · 4mo agoThe #BigGive starts now! For one week only, double your impact for nature 🩵 Help #WhiteStorks flourish across Derbyshire for the first time in 600 years. Every £1 you donate to restore our wetlands is doubled until 29 April! One donation. Twice the impact: https://bit.ly/white-storks-bluesky
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social Cowslip v Oxlip Both now growing in #NoMow area Cowslips are darker whereas oxlips are paler and face the same way Too late for #CowslipChallenge #WildFlowerHour
Quick! Before the light, such as it is, fails, spend an hour counting the birds in your backyard, garden or park...Derbyshire's down the results' table at the moment...let's get more citizen science done! #BigGardenBirdWatch @derbyswildlife.bsky.social
Rewilding project plan as trust purchases Middleton Moor www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... A good news day! Landscape scale restoration, close to local communities...a win win for biodiversity, nature's abundance and community. @josmithwild.bsky.social @derbyswildlife.bsky.social
Please sign/share petition before it's considered tomorrow The barbaric killing of gannet chicks must stop @naturescotland.bsky.social @greeneindy.bsky.social @iolowilliams.bsky.social @greenjennyjones.bsky.social
Protect the Wild@protectthewild.bsky.social · 7mo agoLet’s get as many signatures as possible to end the Guga hunt before Wednesday!
Please sign/share link below Madness on the Avalon Marshes Peat STILL being extracted and imported for horticulture opposite peat restoration project!! @chrisgpackham.bsky.social @iolowilliams.bsky.social @naturescotland.bsky.social @greenjennyjones.bsky.social @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social
Jack Wallington@jackwallington.com · 8mo agoPetition to ban harmful peat compost well on its way to 2,000 signatures actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk/end-peat-sal... thanks everyone for signing and sharing
Please sign the @peatfree.bsky.social petition linked by @jackwallington.com Shocked last week to see peat extraction by Godwins happening right opposite a reserve where peat restoration is happening @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @craigbennett3.bsky.social @josmithwild.bsky.social #PeatFree
Jack Wallington@jackwallington.com · 8mo agoIf you are sick and tired of Governments failing to implement a peat compost ban again and again - to save all of the habitat it destroys each year and bring security to jobs and businesses in horticulture - please sign this petition actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk/end-peat-sal... I’ve signed
Middleton Moor yesterday. We explored the possibilities, the future, and the past. It will improve for biodiversity and connect. More importantly, it is easy to access and people will be able to enjoy it. Please donate if you can and share. @derbyswildlife.bsky.social @josmithwild.bsky.social
Derbyshire Wildlife Trust@derbyswildlife.bsky.social · 9mo ago⏳ Time is running out - the Middleton Moor appeal closes this Sunday! Together, we can restore 1,000 acres of wild, open landscape for people and wildlife. 💚 Every gift this week counts more than ever. Your support shapes what happens next! Please donate if you can: https://pulse.ly/iiwneelutb
Art in nature A frosty day @derbyswildlife.bsky.social Peak Village, Rowsley Consulting with residents on plans for the allotments...improving biodiversity and growing your own @josmithwild.bsky.social
A day to remember clearing reeds on the Cromford canal...new volunteers, enthusiasm, laughter and cake..and, yes, we will ache tomorrow @derbyswildlife.bsky.social @josmithwild.bsky.social @jimdixonwriter.bsky.social #LeaWoods #Volunteering
www.justgiving.com/team/teamjam... Loved meeting Jamie @kendalmtnbookfest.bsky.social @kendalmountainfest.bsky.social and talking things wildlife, and things He is missed so much. Please share and donate if you can @cumbriawildlife.bsky.social @amyjanebeer.bsky.social @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social
Team Jamie!
Help Bea Normington raise money to support Cumbria Wildlife Trust
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Dr Amy-Jane Beer@amyjanebeer.bsky.social · 9mo agoPopping back for something important… This is for those of you who knew & loved that golden human, Jamie Normington @movingslowly.bsky.social – and those who never met him but were amused, enlightened, touched by his gift for communication and compassion here and on Twitter.
DWT Middleton Moor Biffa Funding Video
YouTube video by Derbyshire Wildlife Trust
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Derbyshire Wildlife Trust@derbyswildlife.bsky.social · 11mo agoWe urgently need your support to help wildlife find its way home to Middleton Moor. If we lose it, rare species, vital wildlife, and wild spaces are at risk. We have until the 30th of November to raise £1.2m. Donate today to save Derbyshire's wilder future.https://pulse.ly/siftooynkl
www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/hugel... Angry that @tobyperkinsmp.bsky.social and @johnwhitbymp.bsky.social and many more are being persuaded to abandon protected species and risk losing so many voters
‘Hugely disappointing’: MPs vote down nature protection amendment to Planning and Infra Bill | New Civil Engineer
Previously known as Amendment 130, but now Amendment 40 on the Bill’s return to the Commons, it sought for Environmental Delivery Plans (EDPs) to be used
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Craig Bennett@craigbennett3.bsky.social · 9mo agoBY ME at #HouseMagazine at #PoliticsHome The #PlanningAndInfrastructureBill #PiB is a microcosm of where #Labour is getting it wrong... www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
Daybreak on the Eastern Moors revealing handsome chaps, tumbling ravens and skeins of pink footed geese @rspbengland.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk @peakdistrict.bsky.social @derbyswildlife.bsky.social Thanks @toursnatural.bsky.social for an excellent morning watching the red deer
Appalled at the Rough Guide publications describing dolphin and whale shows as "a highlight" I've asked them for a response and to ensure this is edited out of future publications. @chrisgpackham.bsky.social @greeneindy.bsky.social @naturescotland.bsky.social @whalesorg.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/politics/202... An important letter from @craigbennett3.bsky.social @richardbenwell.bsky.social Hilary McGrady of @nationaltrust.org.uk and Dr James Robinson of @rspb.bsky.social
Environment groups are anything but ‘mute’ on the planning bill | Letters
Letter: Craig Bennett, Hilary McGrady, Dr James Robinson and Richard Benwell say they have never stopped campaigning on the planning and infrastructure bill’s flaws
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The importance of late summer/autumnal garden flowers. Small copper feasting on echinacea here. #GardensHour @gardenshour.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social #UKWildlife
Today @derbyswildlife.bsky.social we got involved in some #CitizenScience Even if you haven't got a #GreatUKWaterblitz kit, you can still take part in the Big River Watch between now and 25 Sept @theriverstrust.bsky.social @earthwatcheurope.bsky.social @josmithwild.bsky.social
The Rivers Trust@theriverstrust.bsky.social · 11mo ago🎉 Big River Watch starts today! After a summer of challenging weather, it's time to check in on our rivers. 📱Download the Big River Watch app ⏱️Spend just 15 minutes by the river 👀Share what you see in a survey You've got until 25th of September to take part💙 theriverstrust.org/big-river-watch
Large numbers of fly agaric @derbyswildlife.bsky.social Lea Woods today It's a magical enough place but these were wonderful #volunteering #FungiFriends
