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India Bourke

@india_bourke

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And a coral lichen that looks like "jam tarts"

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India Bourke

@india_bourke

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Had a gnarled magic kind of day yesterday - finding liverwort, lichens and lemon-tasting wood sorrel in a Dartmoor rainforest. Thanks to

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Tim Shipman

@ShippersUnbound

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TRUSS CABINET REVEALED Based on multiple converstions with aides and ministers, this is my current understanding of the Truss cabinet. Caveat: the white board is not finalised 1/

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Paul Whitewick

@PaulWhitewick

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How exactly do you get to any of these "open access" bits of land? Todays question is once again inspired by

@Glyndle

and Paul's "Hidden Wiltshire" podcast.

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Rewilding Ireland

@RewildingIre

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Irish mountainsides will be legally burned from now until spring to kill gorse and prevent natural succession. This is done by public and private groups. Did you know this happens? If you did, have you ever asked why this is done?

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You’ve heard of the expression ‘the thorn is the mother of the oak’? On this part of Dartmoor, the gorse is the mother of the rowan - its spikes protecting it from grazing livestock. Rowbrook, north of the Dart.

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Richard Waite

@waiterich

I feel like we'd have more productive conversations about agroecology, regen ag, sustainable intensification, and feeding 10 billion while hitting climate and other environmental goals if more people just acknowledged the tradeoffs in this paper abstract: sciencedirect.com/science/articl

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Derek Gow

@gow_derek

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Farmers in England to be allowed to use ‘lethal force’ on beavers | UK news | The Guardian. A disgusting situation. Based entirely on crude canard. Very wrong that this creature which offers so much can be killed by fools at whim. NFU at its vilest.

Farmers in England to be allowed to use ‘lethal force’ on beavers

Government guidance on rodents angers conservationists who say animals are a help not a hindrance to agriculture

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🚨WILD BOAR NEWS🚨

have quietly released latest figures for the boar cull and population in the Forest of Dean. Confirms what many suspected: numbers have dropped HUGELY. bit.ly/3CZ6Hwm 1/

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You’ve heard of the expression ‘the thorn is the mother of the oak’? On this part of Dartmoor, the gorse is the mother of the rowan - its spikes protecting it from grazing livestock. Rowbrook, north of the Dart.

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Protection and management of beavers in England

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Beaver news- the government quietly published its beaver strategy yesterday 🦫

gov.uk

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Torsten Bell

@TorstenBell

For anyone still thinking we just need to "tough out" this winter because that's what used to happen in the olden times, I have a chart for you

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The Landscape Recovery pilot project that includes temperate rainforest restoration is East Dartmoor (see list below) - more details will be made public soon hopefully. See also gov.uk/government/new

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Here’s the full list, lots of different types of landowners, farmers etc across the country featuring many different ecosystems

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Here’s the full list, lots of different types of landowners, farmers etc across the country featuring many different ecosystems

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There’s been nervousness in govt about announcing this massive landscape recovery scheme but as

@jake_fiennes

says it is about securing our food production & working alongside farmers - it isn’t either/or. We need functioning ecosystems for agriculture

‘Once in a generation’ scheme to restore nature in 22 areas across England

Conservationists hail government-backed projects led by farmers and landowners to revive biodiversity

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The Wildlife Trust for Beds, Cambs & Northants

@wildlifebcn

A Bedfordshire farm which has been left to rewild for 25 years has been saved for wildlife and people. Strawberry Hill is a unique 150-hectare site which we will protect for generations to come. Read more: wildlifebcn.org/news/exciting-

The Wildlife Trusts

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Fantastic to see these 22 Landscape Recovery pilots unveiled - and we understand that at least one of them includes the restoration of some temperate rainforest! :) Onwards - now we need Govt to draw up a Rainforests Strategy to do this at scale...

‘Once in a generation’ scheme to restore nature in 22 areas across England

Conservationists hail government-backed projects led by farmers and landowners to revive biodiversity

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Patrick Barkham

@patrick_barkham

Brought to you exclusively with

– these 22 Landscape Recovery Schemes look really exciting for restoring nature at scale. Led by farmers and charities, with food production in mind. Hope govt funding doesn't dry up with the new regime...

‘Once in a generation’ scheme to restore nature in 22 areas across England

Conservationists hail government-backed projects led by farmers and landowners to revive biodiversity

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Interesting to see head of the CLA pointing out that 'the bulk of countryside voters and businesses aren't farmers' - important though farmers are 'While 12 million people of voting age live in rural areas of the UK there are only about 100,000 farmers'

British rural voters ‘ignored’ by Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak

Tory leadership hopefuls ‘taking countryside voters for granted’ and neglecting pressing issues, says CLA business group

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James Murray

@James_BG

We also have to be honest about the fact that the vast majority of people who work in energy, including the grid operator, don’t think intermittency is an insurmountable problem and relying on a solely gas powered grid would send bills even higher.

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David Frost

@DavidGHFrost

· Sep 2

My column in @Telegraph this morning - an appeal for the next government to be honest about the problems, the trade-offs, & the actually feasible solutions to our many problems. telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/09/0

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Richard Benwell

@RSBenwell

Matthew Pennycook MP and 8 others

This humble looking amendment is an essential one. Clause 127 of the #LevellingUp bill would allow Ministers to replace Habitats Regulations rules with their own "environmental outcomes". Amendment 181 would ensure the new rules can't weaken vital #nature laws.

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Abi Kay

@FGAbiKay

Expresses concern about rewilding and other land use competition, but not in favour of a ‘top-down’ food self-sufficiency target

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Listening into

hustings with

- she says energy and food security will be top priorities

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GIS geeks: does anyone know where I can find a GIS map of Less Favoured Areas (Disadvantaged + Severely Disadvantaged) for England? Basically a Shapefile of this: magic.defra.gov.uk/StaticMaps/Les - can't find one on NE/DEFRA data download sites.

@LandEthics

@tomfinch89

@owenboswarva

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Alena Ebeling-Schuld (Owl & Bear Studio)

@AlenaESPhoto

Aug 31

My partner is convinced that almost nobody likes lichens. He simply won’t believe me when I tell him of the enormous lichen fan base in the world. Can you LIKE THIS POST IF YOU LIKE LICHENS? I know I’m not alone!!! (Bonus: see rest of this thread for lots of lichen pics)

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Richard Benwell

@RSBenwell

Wildlife and Countryside Link

Environment leaders stand together, once again, in defence of the Habitats Regulations. Instead of taking powers that could weaken our most vital conservation laws, Government should be focused on implementing them properly.

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@WCL_News

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Environment charities are united: our new PM mustn't undermine vital #nature laws. Bat Conservation & @GreenpeaceUK join @Natures_Voice with campaign actions to defend the Habitats Regulations. Act now! bats.org.uk/news/2022/08/u action.greenpeace.org.uk/protect-and-re community.rspb.org.uk/getinvolved/na

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Great interview with

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this morning on the new Right to Roam Bill she'll be tabling in Parliament this Autumn - to extend the public's rights of responsible access to woods, rivers & Green Belt land

@Right_2Roam

bbc.co.uk

Farming Today - 31/08/22 Badger TB Vaccination; Small Abattoir shuts, Right to Roam - BBC Sounds

How vaccinating badgers for TB is being used to tackle the disease in cattle.

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By helping bring about the end of the Cold War, Gorbachev also ushered in a new era of environmental geopolitics. The Rio Earth Summit of 1992 and climate & biodiversity Conventions were products of the 'peace dividend' following the end of the Cold War.

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The New York Times

@nytimes

· Aug 30

Breaking News: Mikhail Gorbachev, the Soviet leader who transformed the map of Europe and presided over the end of the Cold War, has died at 91. nyti.ms/3CJhxq4

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The New York Times

@nytimes

Mikhail S. Gorbachev, Reformist Soviet Leader, Is Dead at 91

Breaking News: Mikhail Gorbachev, the Soviet leader who transformed the map of Europe and presided over the end of the Cold War, has died at 91.

nytimes.com

Adopting principles of glasnost and perestroika, he weighed the legacy of seven decades of Communist rule and set a new course, presiding over the end of the Cold War and the dissolution of the...

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Jeremy Cliffe

@JeremyCliffe

Germany’s Ultra-Cheap Train Ticket Saved 1.8 Million Tons of CO2

"Germany’s 3-month experiment with super-cheap public transport reduced carbon dioxide emissions equivalent to powering about 350,000 homes for a year." << low cost/free public transport probably the long term direction across Europe given climate targets

bloomberg.com

Germany’s three-month experiment with super-cheap public transport reduced carbon dioxide emissions equivalent to powering about 350,000 homes for a year.

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Right to Roam

@Right_2Roam

nickhayesillustration and 5 others

The night sky belongs to all! 🌌⭐🌑 Since the dawn of humanity, we have gazed up at the night sky with wonder, yet in England today we have almost entirely lost our connection to the stars. Join us as we campaign for the #RightToRoam under the cosmos! DM for more. #DarkSkies

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John Taylor

@CoppiceJT

In many rural parishes around England you will come across something called a Fuel Allotment Charity, or a Poor’s Field. A quick thread on their history and how a modern twist can help with the gas crisis. 1/

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Phoebe Weston

@phoeb0

It's 100 days to COP15, a once-in-a-decade chance for governments come together to halt the destruction of nature. Our explainer here

@pgreenfielduk

What is Cop15 and why does it matter for all life on Earth?

Once-in-a-decade plans to protect the natural world and halt its destruction will be decided in Canada in December

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Under the Irish Govt's new plan, "agriculture must reduce emissions by 25% by 2030. Other sectors face even higher targets... but the loudest protests have come from farmers." In the UK, *there is still NO plan for decarbonising farming & land use.*

Irish farmers say they will be forced to cull cows to meet climate targets

Government plan to cut agriculture emissions by 25% by 2030 will drive many farms to bankruptcy, say critics

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David Morris

@JFDIecologist

Fruits of the forest - Blaeberry, Vaccinium myrtillus & Cowberry, Vaccinium vitis-idaea

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Olivia FitzG

@OliviaFitzGer12

Wonderful to read about the discoveries during Evolving Forests' tree surveys. Excellent work

@JezRalph

and co.

foundationforcommonland.org.uk

, just in case you haven't seen this: foundationforcommonland.org.uk/commons-storie #trees #dartmoor #commons #woodpasture

Counting Trees — Foundation for Common Land

Surveying open trees on Dartmoor’s commons: Harriet Fraser chats with Jez Ralph, director of Evolving Forests, to find out more about the state of trees in one of Englands precious upland regions.

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'Naddle Forest, Westmorland. A heavily grazed Quercus petraea [Sessile oak] woodland, with no regeneration of the oak.' - Winifred Pennington, The History of British Vegetation, 1969. Hopefully a bit more regeneration taking place these days, eh

@leeinthelakes

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Look forward to seeing

@NFUtweets

campaigning against golf course expansion instead of complaining about beavers & Tory leadership candidates speaking out about this rather than attacking solar farms 🤔

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Tree Sturgeon

@philsturgeon

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Another field potentially being lost. Is it a solar farm? Plane-busting electric train? No, that would at least be useful to help avoid the climate apocalypse. The fucking golf course next door wants to expand.

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Tree Sturgeon

@philsturgeon

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Another field potentially being lost. Is it a solar farm? Plane-busting electric train? No, that would at least be useful to help avoid the climate apocalypse. The fucking golf course next door wants to expand.

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