beaver habitat and migratory* fish in Scotland (*salmon and eels) besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #river #ecology 🧪

opportunities for land practitioners to deliver nature without a prescriptive protected land designation #30by30 #OECMs #NatureRestoration

slugging it out .... 'in strip cropping fields in slug-prone areas, potential slug-source crops should be spatially separated from slug-sensitive crops' besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #farmland #ecology 🧪

want nature in protected areas? 30x30 OECMs etc don't ‘parachute’ in with your ideas support locals to ‘pilot’ research on their lands besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #human #wildlife #ecology 🧪

Parachutes, partnerships and pilots: Indigenous people re‐setting research in a jointly managed protected area

We make 10 general recommendations to foster equitable and inclusive research collaborations centred on Indigenous-led partnerships, applicable across a range of contexts.

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a distraction a spotted flycatcher in awe of mate's waste disposal skills #ornithology #birds

farmers 'prefer' environmental works perceived to directly support farming - such as soil quality and water availability - rather than indirect benefits to climate etc i.e. framing matters and avoid jargon #farmer #ecology 🧪 besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

"We present convincing evidence that biodiversity offsetting, if implemented well, can be an effective tool for pollinator biodiversity conservation" besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #grassland #ecology 🧪

on landscape fire management "actively engage with complexity and uncertainty whilst highlighting areas of agreement" besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #landscape #ecology 🧪

the joy of wildlife in wild bleak UK places – indulge me, turn the volume up, 60th #environmental #dialogue

'Traditional restoration often focuses on indicator species, but inclusion of all species may drive a greater ecosystem complexity' besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #nature #restoration 🧪

establishing woodland and deer / let them nibble a few trees besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... [spot the roe deer in the Black Mountains, south Wales, UK] #woodland #wildlife #ecology 🧪

on white-tailed eagles, ecology of fear, red kites, and more my 140th environmental letter published in The Times today a related blog, revised robyorke.co.uk/2015/07/rapt... #wildlife #ecology 🧪

that was great fun testing ways to curate dynamic interactive diverse panellist/audience moderated discussions on nature restoration at the Linnean Society #environmental #dialogue

when large mammals bounce back ‘how to minimize these conflicts in the context of rural depopulation through non-lethal approaches, managed hunting and understanding the human dimensions’ besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #human #ecology 🧪

Large mammal recovery in the wake of human population decline

Human depopulation, particularly in rural areas, has contributed to the recovery of some large mammal populations. While recovery is generally good news for conservation, it can also lead to human-wi....

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I look forward to moderating this nature restoration Assembly next week @linneansociety.bsky.social members.linnean.org/events/699dd... #Environmental #Dialogue

a panel session discussion at a farming conference on the use of glyphosate [herbicide] within regenerative agriculture and land management practices orfc.org.uk/session/resi... #farming #ecology 🧪

use all the farming practice tools to head towards 'nature positive' agriculture not just the obvious agroecological ones (see full text of Target 10 under the Global Biodiversity Framework adopted at COP15) www.nature.com/articles/s44... #farming #nature 🧪

keep experimenting with trees / agroforestry, silvo-pasture / especially as it’s often not as easy as it’s made out to be #environmental #dialogue

extensively grazed cattle improve grass and wildflower diversity in upland calcareous areas besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... caveat: social science and funding required to nudge cultural farming switch from sheep #farming #ecology 🧪

curlews calling in the English uplands (Forest of Bowland) 📢 up! #ornithology

be realistic - more gritty, less cute - on "interrogating how idealisations of ‘how nature should look’" besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #rewilding #socialscience 🧪

an experimental woodland, in under 60 seconds, at 14 years old with song thrush and woodcock, to boot context > robyorke.co.uk/2018/04/natu...

diverse farmland landscapes provide for healthier soils besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #farmland #ecology 🧪

Kielder forest provides a reservoir of roe deer of huge cull proportions

'increased mowing frequency of productive grass verges may benefit arthropods' convenient for beetles, inconvenient for #NoMowMay campaigns besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #wildlife #conservation 🧪

resilience of nature land abandonment natural regeneration of trees stranded asset semantics, how you frame it, matters #environmental #dialogue

what I do - my specialist skill hosting environmental and rural in-person events robyorke.co.uk/track-ii-com... #Environmental #Dialogue

recurring fire can mitigate negative effects of invasive grasses and create conditions favourable for oak regeneration in temperate deciduous forests besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #woodland #conservation 🧪

on nature-rich hotspots, gardening, farming, rewilding and breakfast my letter published in the Financial Times #environmental #dialogue

chilly badger's impact on breeding lapwing in rough farmland nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #wildlife #conservation 🧪