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Come on folks just 19,735 away from our target of 100,000! e-activist.com/page/75310/pe…
One of my favourite poos. The white, walking-stick-like droppings of the Green Woodpecker. On closer examination it is full of the fragmented exoskeltons of the ants that the bird has fed on.
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It's time to ban neonicotinoids for good 🚫
Following a decision by the Government to allow the emergency use of #Neonics, Butterfly Conservation signed a joint letter calling for the approval to be overturned.
But we need YOUR help, sign the petition. butrfli.es/NeonicsPetition
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Sign the petition to extend the 2026 deadline for the recording of historic footpaths & bridleways. Thousands of historic Rights of Way are not officially mapped. If not recorded by 1st January 2026, they will be closed and lost forever. petition.parliament.uk/petit…
The Whitefish (Coregonus lavaretus) spawns in the shallows of Ullswater in winter. At this time they are vulnerable to predation by Otters and patches of scales on the shore from fish landed by Otters have been useful in plotting the spawning grounds of this vulnerable species.
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Far from being harmless, light pollution kills up to a billion birds and 1/3 of night-time insects globally each year. Working with Cumbrian communities, we want to replace harmful lighting with eco-friendly alternatives. Help us tackle the problem today friendsofthelakedistrict.org…
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We're proud to announce the publication of our policy paper: Ten Dark Sky Policies for the Government
It was produced following a far-reaching consultation and advocates policy solutions to mitigate + remedy the major causes of light pollution in the UK
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Thank you @BBCMoreOrLess Your sea shanty brought much cheer to a miserable wet morning!
More or Less's Sea Shanty youtu.be/aIV15rrQ46M via @YouTube Hilarious take on stats, Michael Gove & fishing quotas. Thankyou @BBCMoreOrLess
Listen to the full programme to fully appreciate the brilliance of this catchy ditty bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000rc…
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He seems like a very happy old man looking forward to a bright and wonderful future. So nice to see!
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Watch the #UKin100seconds. Each second = 1% of what the UK looks like from the air. Make sure you turn your sound on.
Seen it? Help change how we think about the UK. Share it with someone, look behind the scenes xitter.cf/DanRavenEllison/status… and find out more friendsoftheearth.uk/nature/….
Watch why and how we made The #UKin100Seconds.
This behind the scenes film was made by @friends_earth's Jonathan Salariya as we travelled the length of the country. 1/4
Completely agree with @leeinthelakes Unless the support for nature within existing protected areas is radically improved, Boris's pledge is futile. Due to their focus on recent cultural landscapes, nature is presently doing worse within National Parks and AONBs than outside them!
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England #PlanningWhitePaper reforms aim to help #nature & people but will fail if not underpinned by principles. I've added my view @DrNeilHudson pls speak up for a #WilderFuture, good design & local democracy: @WildlifeTrusts has a Briefing here wildlifetrusts.org/sites/def…
Some bug-eyed creepy-crawlies colonising the shoreline of the new ponds at @cumbriawildlife's #EycottHill reserve back in April: the beetles Elaphrus riparius and E cupreus and the shorebug Saldula saltatoria
The new ponds created by @cumbriawildlife at their #EycottHill nature reserve are already being colonised by several species of dragonfly. I was pleased to find several Broad-bodied Chasers emerging the other day, still an uncommon newcomer to the Cumbrian fauna. #ClimateChange
I was surprised and delighted to see this single Marsh Fritillary at @cumbriawildlife Trust's #EycottHill Nature Reserve yesterday. The fabulous weather seems to be aiding the dispersal of this and other very localised insects
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Tree planting is important, but it must not destroy much rarer, valuable habitats. This wildflower-rich grassland in Cumbria has been planted without thought to the Butterfly Orchids, Betony, Scabious, Restharrow, Harebell and assoc'd biodiversity.
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Plenty of hoverfly action on the scabious flowers @cumbriawildlife Trust's Argill Woods Reserve yesterday. Always nice to see Arctophila superbiens and Sericomyia silentis but the star of the day was Volucella inanis, which may be the first record of this species in Cumbria
