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Indebted to nature. Increasingly angry about the lack of political committment to tackle the ecological and climate crises #angerisanenergy Born at 320 ppm CO2
One last thing about X tonight: noting X has 10x the number of regular users than Bluesky means jack shit when a) a shitload are bots, b) the algorithm boosts right-wing content over everything else so actual engagement there sucks, c) 10 million active accounts is more than enough to hang out with.
Still a lot of #CloudedYellow butterflies flying around the Purbeck cliff-top grasslands, including several #helice variety @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social
Feel a bit like a London cabbie "You'll never guess who I had on my nature reserve the other day!"
Kielder Forest juvenile Osprey 2B9 still here after nearly 4 weeks! First seen on 16th August. Today at the RSPB Arne Saline Lagoon. @peter-purbeck.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
Birds of Poole Harbour@harbourbirds.bsky.social · 3mo agoIt’s always great when we see juvenile Ospreys from further north, stopping here and mastering their hunting technique. Here is @kielderospreys.bsky.social juv 2B9 who arrived here on Aug 16th and is still present this AM having caught a monster Bass 💪 @rspbengland.bsky.social
2-year old male Osprey 5H6, aka ‘The Mighty Titch’ still present in the harbour this AM, posing and looking mighty on one of our ‘tree cams’ at RSPB Arne. There’s a very good chance he’ll be a potential breeder locally next spring 🤞 @peter-purbeck.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
The unmown lawn has been really good for grasshoppers this year, even with the drought.
In one chapter of his book entitled 'The Art of the Bribe', Nigel Farage donor and convicted fraudster George Cottrell describes how politicians can be bought www.ft.com/content/7a0f...
Earlier this season RSPB Arne kindly allowed us to install a monitoring camera on a branch we know Ospreys like to land on to help us read ring numbers. Last night a Nightjar used it as a song perch just as the full moon was rising. Atmospheric! @peter-purbeck.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social
Emergency hospital admissions fell after introduction of London’s T-charge and Ulez, study suggests
Emergency hospital admissions fell after introduction of London’s T-charge and Ulez, study suggests
Imperial College scientists analysed health records before and after introduction of air pollution reduction zones Low emission and clean air zones attract controversy whenever they are proposed, but there is growing evidence that they work in improving air quality. The Bradford zone was followed by a reduction of about 25% in GP visits for heart and breathing problems and survey data shows that the central London zone was followed by a reduction in the likelihood of a person taking sick leave. Now analysis of health records has found emergency admissions to hospital reduced after the introduction of the T-charge and ultra-low emissions zone (Ulez) in central London. Continue reading...
theguardian.com
Just re-located on Grip Heath (and then dropped out of sight again!)
Birds of Poole Harbour@harbourbirds.bsky.social · 5mo agoRed-backed Shrike reported in field just east of Arne Farm at RSPB Arne @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social @peter-purbeck.bsky.social
Bittern flushed by Marsh Harrier at Lodmoor this morning
More news on the satellite-tagged White-tailed Eagle that 'disappeared' on a grouse shooting estate in the North York Moors National Park. #RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/06/03/m...
More news on the satellite-tagged White-tailed Eagle that ‘disappeared’ on a grouse shooting estate in the North York Moors National Park
On Monday the news broke that a young satellite-tagged White-tailed Eagle had ‘disappeared’ in suspicious circumstances on a grouse shooting estate in the North York Moors National Park…
raptorpersecutionuk.org
Here’s an example of LSW young calling from a nest (there were three young not far off fledging in this nest) @ukrbbp.bsky.social @lesserspotnet.bsky.social
Continuing my rather unfortunate trend of finding more dead adders than living ones, this one on Hartland Road in the Purbeck Heaths NNR.
Spent the last few days walking the Norfolk Coast Path from Sheringham to Burnham Deepdale, revisiting old haunts. Fantastic to see so many red kites!
Nearly 1 in 6 UK species are threatened with extinction. We've lost 97% of our wildflower meadows since the 1930s. We have 73 million fewer birds than in the 1970s - a decline of almost a third. And yet some politicians still just see wildlife as a blocker to progress.
🚨 SAVE UPTON HEATH 🚨 Dorset Wildlife Trust is urgently raising funds to protect vital internationally important heathland at risk. ⚠️ Home to rare species such as smooth snake and Dartford warbler, this special place could be lost. Donate and share 💚👉 bit.ly/4mbKIqQ ~ Jack
Even the friendliest dogs can disturb nesting birds! 💔🐶 Please keep dogs on short leads and stick to paths on our nature reserves to help protect ground nesting birds. 💚 📸 Paul Dibben
