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Thoroughly enjoyed a talk by @drmjwarren.bsky.social today at @whisbynaturepark.bsky.social about his book, and got my copy signed! It explores England’s bird-related place names and how they reveal historical and cultural connections between people, birds and the landscapes they shared.
So honoured to have my book included on this shortlist - good luck to everyone!
Richard Jefferies Award@rjaward.bsky.social · 7mo agoThe shortlist for the 2025 award has been announced Ghosts of the Farm by Nicola Chester A Wilding Year by Hannah Dale Peatlands by Alys Fowler My Head for a Tree by Martin Goodman The Lost Elms by Mandy Haggith Of Thorn & Briar by Paul Lamb The winner will be announced by late spring.
When you haven’t quite worked out what to do with your tail… #beaverkit #beaver #socute #rewilding @rewildingbritain.org.uk @beavertrust.bsky.social
The first glimpse of the first beaver kit born in Lincolnshire for 400 years 🙌🦫🎉
How beautiful is this fox cub captured on one of our trail cams. One of my absolute faves #foxoftheday
A new one for me in the ponds this evening - water stick insect, Ranatra linearis. A hemipteran, it ambushes prey with raptorial front legs before injecting it with digestive enzymes and sucking out the resulting soup. Fascinating!
I was pleased to show some farmers from Rutland around the farm this week. They had read my book and were inspired to consider something similar on their unproductive fields. They left excited to start making plans and I am beyond thrilled that my little book is making a difference, however small
Stunning hobby hunting dragonflies over the ponds this week 📷@gpcatley
Surely one of the most beautiful insects. Dancing in the sunshine today 📷@gpcatley
A first for us today finding adder’s tongue fern by the beaver pond at the heart of the farm. Often an indicator of ancient grassland and healthy habitat it is a welcome sight!
A small stand of self-set willow has established here in around four years. The craters in the ground were pigs digging up the roots of hogweed. Love the layering of microhabitats, all enriching the environment here
The owners of this monster live across the road from a highly important wetland reserve at Barton - Ive previously seen it chasing Water Rail as well as killing numerous other birds - absolute menace to wildlife time to introduce a keep it indoors ban or suffer fines like they have in Toronto
It’s Saturday night, I’m sat on my own in a bird hide watching little grebes. Honestly could not be happier 😂🤦🏻♀️
Empty caddisfly larval case in the pond this morning - another reminder of how amazing nature is
The Small Sallow Mining Bee—one of the earliest solitary bees to emerge each year, perfectly timed with the blooming of willow catkins. Essential early pollinators of the sallow that is thriving across the farm 📷@gpcatley
The toads have arrived! You can just hear their little chirps, and check out the clouds of frogspawn at the end - this is new habitat created just a few years ago. It’s embarrassing how happy this makes me 😂🐸 #toads #frogspawn #toadspawn #rewilding #wildwrendale #awildingyear
Much excitement about the frogspawn in the first photo as it’s the first that has appeared in a beaver-created pool. By damming across the dyke this winter, they have begun to create a more complex system of pools and wetlands - change is starting to happen. Very excited! 🐸🦫
