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Simon Tucker

@simonrtucker.bsky.social

7 years in farming. Went to Uni, 2:1 in Zoology, 31 years working as an IT consultant then 10 years as my own boss doing IT and eco-consultancy. Keen birder & conservationist, bird ringer & ringing trainer & blogger. Politically left wing.

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Simon Tucker@simonrtucker.bsky.social · 6d ago

Israel still listens to them, because they write their scripts and want to make sure they get it "right"

🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁@teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 6d ago

France calls out the U.S. at a UN meeting: “The US used to be a beacon of human rights. Not anymore. Today, it stands alongside North Korea, Nicaragua, Mali and Russia. Isolated. And the world no longer listens to it.” U.S. representatives stormed out of the meeting. Well said France! 👏🏼🇫🇷👏🏼

Simon Tucker@simonrtucker.bsky.social · last mo.

Despite the restrictions caused by the heatwave, the group had a really good month. I am not sure why WordPress decided to use the least pleasant photograph of the post as its "come and read me" invitation! There are some nice photos in there as well. braydonforestringing.uk/2026/07/03/w...

West Wilts Ringing Group Results: June 2026

A quite fantastic month all round: some fabulous nestlings ringed and a phenomenal month for catching and ringing.  Let’s start with the summary: 1) We were 9 birds short of last year’s…

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Simon Tucker@simonrtucker.bsky.social · last mo.

A quiet session, but it worked well for the group of work experience teenagers spending the week with Wiltshire Wildlife Trust: braydonforestringing.uk/2026/07/02/w...

Work Experience @ Lower Moor Farm: Wednesday, 1st July 2026

After a quite remarkable June, it was our first July outing, to Lower Moor Farm. I was approached by the Wiltshire Wildlife Trust Public Engagement team a couple of months ago and asked if I would …

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Simon Tucker@simonrtucker.bsky.social · last mo.

@naturalengland.bsky.social and DEFRA living down to expectation! Can we please have a statutory environment agency that puts wildlife and the environment ahead of money?

Butterfly Conservation@savebutterflies.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Ban butterfly-killing pesticides for good ❌ Despite repeated promises to ban them, the UK Government has quietly granted yet another 'emergency' license to spray butterfly-killing pesticides across our fields this summer.

Close-up of a field of crops being sprayed by a mechanical sprayer attached to a tractor. Text overlay reads: "Ban butterfly-killing pesticides for good. No 'emergency' authorisations. No exemptions."
Simon Tucker@simonrtucker.bsky.social · last mo.

Robin Griffiths, volunteer warden at the Ravensroost complex, and a key ringing site for me, published his latest territorial survey results. I read them and was a little perturbed by what I read, in relation to my Marsh Tit studies, so did some analysis. braydonforestringing.uk/2026/06/26/r...

Ravensroost Territory Report: June 2026

The following territory report is the work of Robin Griffiths, the volunteer warden of the Ravensroost complex, and his team of committed volunteers, on behalf of the Wiltshire Wildlife Trust, and …

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Ed Hawkins@edhawkins.org · last mo.

Happy birthday to the heatwave of 1976 which began today 50 years ago, peaking at 35.9°C. If a comparable heatwave happened in the current climate it would be 3-4°C hotter, peaking at 38-39°C. And the actual forecast is for temperatures of 38-39°C in the next few days with a red heatwave warning.

The summer of 1976 translated into a warmer climate.