Forests, air quality and climate change. Working to understand how all three are connected.
University of Leeds, UK
Joined November 2013
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Dominick Spracklen retweeted
We're so close to our £1000 target to start funding the tools and equipment we need for our new #tree nursery. Donations and shares gratefully received. Many thanks.
@ShowcaseCumbria @EnvLeeds @TheTreeCouncil
gofundme.com/f/support-our-w…
Dominick Spracklen retweeted
We're just back from an enjoyable mini-conference organised by @Leeds_LEAF. Talks included everything from changes in tree growth rates in the tropics, to our work at Hardknott! Practical work at Gair Wood the university's new woodland site the following day.
Dominick Spracklen retweeted
A few recent pics for the last post of 2024. Jess checking out a pine marten den box using our thermal scope, visits to two plant nurseries, a chat about tranferable skillsets & volunteering to a group in #Millom. Cheers everyone! @IsaacJHawk @PeteBarron2 @NMBCo @vincentwildlife
Dominick Spracklen retweeted
Fab work from @Team_BMC volunteers last week. We took them on a tour of the site (imagining the views through the clag) and then planted over 300 wildflowers. @ForestryEngland @NatureVolUK @SEELeeds @WildHaweswater @cumbriawildlife
Dominick Spracklen retweeted
📢Exciting PhD opportunity: machine learning & seabirds! 🐦💻
Revolutionise how seabird colonies are imaged & counts analysed - focus on Bass Rock Gannet colony.
Partnership @GeosciencesEd @SBSatEd @RSPBScience @UK_CEH @SeabirdCentre
Deadline: 6th Jan 👇
e4-dtp.ed.ac.uk/e5-dtp/super…
Dominick Spracklen retweeted
We're recruiting for an exciting new #PhD project in #mountain #woodland restoration! "The genetic diversity & adaptive potential of mountain birch in Scotland for high-altitude nature recovery" hosted by
@UK_CEH, @StirUni & @Forest_Research
Apply here: iapetus2.ac.uk/studentships/…
Dominick Spracklen retweeted
“The UK has more potential for temperate rainforest restoration than anywhere else in the world… UK rainforests are resilient to low & medium amounts of future warming”
But climate action needed to save other temp rainforests
Ace new paper by Leeds Uni: leeds.ac.uk/research-32/news…
Dominick Spracklen retweeted
Positive news for pine martens in Cumbria. And a great example of partnership work getting the job done.
@CumbriaUni @EnvLeeds
@ForestryEngland @ShowcaseCumbria @GraythwaiteW1ld @LifescapeProj @DomSpracklen @cumbriawildlife itv.com/watch/news/pine-mart…
Dominick Spracklen retweeted
I'm watching "Pine martens have been introduced to try to boost numbers" itv.com/watch/news/pine-mart… via @ITVX @CumbriaUni @HardknottForest @DomSpracklen @cumbriawildlife @LifescapeProj @ForestryEngland @RMFrancksen
Dominick Spracklen retweeted
Important new paper from @DomSpracklen about climate change impacts on temperate rainforests. Expanding #ScotlandsRainforest looks vital, as it should lose less climate space than other regions - and has more unforested land for restoration. @ASRainforest leeds.ac.uk/main-index/news/…
Dominick Spracklen retweeted
Our vol day this weekend was at the new plant nursery. We got all the juniper seedlings up off the ground for the winter & dug some new beds for sowing wildflowers for seed. A small number of tea-leaved willow also went as a future source for cuttings. @MontaneWoodland @UBoCarbon
Dominick Spracklen retweeted
Two different examples of tree protection here. First some recently planted #aspen emerging from biodegradable tree tubes. And hazel, now protected from deer browsing by a windblown oak. Spotted on vol days with @CumbriaUni & BAE groups. @EnvLeeds @UBoCarbon @FriendsofLakes
A partnership led by @CumbriaUni with @ForestryEngland & @Graythwaite_ Estate is helping pine martens return to Cumbria. Supported through #landscaperecovery by @NaturalEngland @DefraGovUK & @RewildingEurope & @LifescapeProj
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c75l…
Dominick Spracklen retweeted
NEWS: Pine marten populations look set to increase due to a project led by #CumbriaUni and partners
STORY: gloo.to/F5gp
📸 Mic Mayhew
@cumbriawildlife @ForestryEngland @Graythwaite_ @lakedistrictnpa @NaturalEngland @RewildingEurope @LifescapeProj @UniversityLeeds
Dominick Spracklen retweeted
Thank you @cumbriawildlife @SteveTrotter1 @LifescapeProj @UniversityLeeds @DomSpracklen @RMFrancksen for all your support with this project
NEWS: Pine marten populations look set to increase due to a project led by #CumbriaUni and partners
STORY: gloo.to/F5gp
📸 Mic Mayhew
@cumbriawildlife @ForestryEngland @Graythwaite_ @lakedistrictnpa @NaturalEngland @RewildingEurope @LifescapeProj @UniversityLeeds
Dominick Spracklen retweeted
Not only are Northern Monk @NMBCo helping us as one of the causes they support, they also visited (all the way from Leeds!) to help out on site yesterday. We had a great day planting wildflowers and removing spruce from regenerating woodland.
Dominick Spracklen retweeted
Our Autumn newsletter is out next week. It's got news of a new partner project, someone pointing at bog myrtle, lots of tree tube wombling and the opportunity to win a Northern Monk hat! Sign up here: mailchi.mp/1dd189bd3314/rest…
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Dominick Spracklen retweeted
Moments like this remind us just how much we have lost from our #mountains, but also showcase the huge potential for #NatureRecovery at scale. To revive a healthy mosaic of trees & open vegetation together weaving a vibrant tapestry of life across high-altitude landscapes. 🤗 4/4
Dominick Spracklen retweeted
Join us & moth expert @RyanClarkNature to identify the moths of Hardknott. We'll use lures & light traps to attract & ID our moths. We'll also bring our thermal scope to view larger animals.
Evening session: trybooking.com/uk/DQIL
Morning session: trybooking.com/uk/DQKE
Dominick Spracklen retweeted
In Brazil, Early Wildfires Break Records — and Raise Alarm nytimes.com/2024/07/12/world… #pantanal #INPE
