Farm conservation adviser for FWAGSW based in Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire
Joined August 2015
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farm uses adaptive grazing and long rest periods to revive the landscape. Already, they’ve restored 70 acres of priority habitat, expanded traditional orchards, and are planning a major agroforestry project. pastureforlife.org/profile/P…
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How’s this for looking after British farmers @SteveReedMP @DanielZeichner ??
UK’s biggest bioethanol plant on the brink. Vivergo Fuels warns it could shut within days — threatening wheat farmers’ livelihoods
farminguk.com/news/wheat-gro…
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The Year 6 #WildlifeWanderers started the day with an inspection of our school grounds: trimming overhanging branches, preparing learning resources & carrying out a species survey.💚🌍🌼🕷️#EducationNaturePark #WildlifeHeroes #SustainabilityEducation #Outdoorlearning #Biodiversity
Amazing grasslands, out in Plush Dorchester yesterday dodging rain and surveying wonderful species rich grassland #Farmingandwildlifeadvisorygroup #SFI #GRH6surveys
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Final instar Purple Emperor larvae are so adorably magnificent I almost don't want them to become butterflies... (today's pic).
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Calcium is king of all nutrients in my opinion. Take a look at my latest article at
timpartonfarming.com/
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Help us shine a light on butterfly secrets 🐛🔦
Night-time surveys with UV light offer us new ways to locate some species to monitor their populations and find out more detail about their ecology.
Find out how you can get involved 👉 butterfly-conservation.org/u…
📷: Max Anderson
ALT A Brown Hairstreak caterpillar glowing green under UV light, resting on blackthorn at night with streetlights in the background.
ALT Close-up of a Brown Hairstreak caterpillar, resting on a leaf at night, glowing green under UV light
ALT Close-up of a Black Hairstreak caterpillar glowing green under UV light. The leaf it is resting on also glows faintly pink.
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This is sometimes the easiest way to visualise the animal welfare differences.
Image from Compassion in world farming.
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We went out to a Peregrine Falcon, which appears to have been kept in captivity and released in very poor condition. Thankfully it was rescued by Woodlands small Wildlife Rescue and taken to a specialist rehab centre.
We have taken DNA in hope to trace back to original nest site.
Lovely PFL event today at Rapisham site in Dorset, with a great group of farmers what better way to spend time meeting new people#fwagsw #PFL #herballeys
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When Tim in the workshop gets creative with an #Agroforestry #wateringcan cold shower anyone?
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Yet another food security concern:
The Land Use Framework, which states that 9% of England’s farmland will need to be taken out of production for climate goals, is "flying under the radar" for many farmers.
farminguk.com/news/controver…
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We have an amazing opportunity for someone with a "Can do" attitude. Come help restore nature with us here in Shropshire. It's such an exciting project!
Please share 🙏🏻
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I’ve secured my free pass to join leading industry decision makers at #IFE25. See you there? invt.io/1txbe0atqzo
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Insect Parataxonomy today with insects making up 56% of all global biodiversity and declining. We need to know what we have and how to boost numbers within our #farm landscape
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We've been working with partners to create a 20-year strategy for #FloodplainMeadow restoration in the Windrush Valley. Find out more about this work in our latest blog. #NationalMeadowsDay
@FWAGSouthWest @CotswoldsNL @OU_EEE @OpenUniResearch
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