@QuantrillTim

Birdwatcher and conservationist, walker, beer lover and Burnley fan

 Skipton, Yorkshire
Joined October 2012
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Richard Bowler@RichardBowler1May 28
Wouldn't it be hypocritical if one of the biggest gobs blaming badgers for the decline in ground nesting birds spent this week cutting hay and silage. The fledgling skylark I photographed June 18th last year would have been mince. 1000s of fields being cut, but lets blame Badgers
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We are devastated to share the news that three white-tailed eagles have disappeared in suspicious circumstances. We are asking anyone who may have information to help the police investigation to please come forward. forestryengland.uk/news/thre… @RoyDennisWF @ForestryEngland

Three white-tailed eagles disappear in suspicious circumstances

The public are being asked to help the police investigate the suspicious disappearance of three white-tailed eagles.

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📢BREAKING NEWS - & it's EXCELLENT news! Judge rules RSPB covert video surveillance IS ADMISSIBLE EVIDENCE in prosecution of gamekeeper Racster Dingwall, who's alleged to have been involved in the shooting of a Hen Harrier on Yorkshire Dales grouse moor. raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025…
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Yorkshire water has failed the people of yorkshire. Not only is the river low now, but it will have more abstracted. The Salmon parr, which I was filming today, a fish already in decline and fighting for its own survival. Will now have to fight harder to survive.
Feargal Sharkey
@Feargal_Sharkey24 Aug 2025
Last week's drought status. What kind of a mess have we become that as a national we're sitting around keeping our fingers crossed, hoping beyond hope that it's going to rain? Is anyone in charge?!
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A record 3 #WhiteTailedEagle chicks have fledged in the wild in England this summer including the first in Dorset for over 240 years! The chicks were reared by eagles released by @ForestryEngland & @RoyDennisWF in our project to return this lost species🦅 bit.ly/4mwTz53
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Fancy a swim at Flamborough, Bridlington or Scarborough this afternoon? I wouldn't. 👇
Anthony Costello
@globalhlthtwit2 Aug 2025
Congratulations Yorkshire Water! In the busiest week of the summer holiday you decided to belch sewage into three of the most popular beaches on the East Yorkshire coast around Bridlington and Scarborough. No notices. Just thousands of unaware families + kids swimming in sewage.
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Shooting estates failing to declare millions of Pheasants - excellent research from @guyshrubsole This could spell disaster in Avian Influenza epidemic. New blog ⬇️⬇️ raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025…
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Scheme to release beavers into wild in England has stalled, say nature experts Not a single licence granted since first beavers let loose in March, raising questions over application process theguardian.com/environment/…

Scheme to release beavers into wild in England has stalled, say nature experts

Not a single licence granted since first beavers let loose in March, raising questions over application process

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‘The place is bleached, a dead zone’: how the UK’s most beloved landscapes became biodiversity deserts . Like my beloved New Forest - described by a botanist mate as a ‘blasted billiard table’ - there is no regeneration - there will be no new forest at all theguardian.com/environment/…

‘The place is bleached, a dead zone’: how the UK’s most beloved landscapes became biodiversity...

National parks, famous for their rich natural heritage, should be at the heart of efforts to protect habitats and wildlife. Instead, experts say they are declining – fast

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Pro-grouse shooting Labour MP Sam Rushworth received £10,000 donation from local grouse moor gamekeeper group. Oh! His support for driven grouse shooting during Monday's debate now makes a lot more sense! New blog ⬇️⬇️ raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025…
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Some good news- Brontë country to become protected national nature reserve theguardian.com/environment/…

Brontë country to become protected national nature reserve

The 1,274-hectare Bradford Pennine Gateway links eight nature sites and includes landscape that inspired sisters

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Study finds pheasant link to Lyme disease germ. Hard to see a benefit to mass releasing game birds in to the wild really. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg9…

Study finds pheasant link to Lyme disease germ in ticks

Researchers say ticks are more likely to carry Lyme disease bacteria in areas with pheasants.

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Farage attending the launch of a new staunch climate denial group in the UK that has taken funds from oil giant @exxonmobil ? Not particularly out of character , since Dec 2019 92% of donations to Reform UK were from fossil fuel interest groups or climate deniers , per @DeSmog .
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Replying to @QuantrillTim @yorkshire_dales @GS_Ranger
We're really excited about this new acquisition - it truly echoes Sir John Lawton's theory of being bigger, better, more joined up for nature to thrive. Loads more to come in the spring. 👀 – at York, England
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The grouse shooting season ended yesterday, but its impact lingers year-round. From decimated wildlife to damaged peatlands and dwindling bird of prey populations, this industry is devastating our countryside and wildlife. Read more: leagueacs.co.uk/4sZbs
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In case you missed Panorama last night here you go. bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0…

BBC One - Panorama, The Water Company’s Murky Business

Is Severn Trent's record really as good as it appears? Reporter Joe Crowley investigates.

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Tim Quantrill retweeted
Guy Shrubsole@guyshrubsole2 Dec 2024
REVEALED: Just 2,500 farms own a QUARTER of the farmland in England Startling new stats I obtained from @DefraGovUK & shared with @DailyMirror show how unequal land ownership is in this country Large landowners must pay their fair share of tax 🧵1/ mirror.co.uk/news/politics/q…
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1. The one benefit of Brexit was a new farm subsidy system, paying for public goods like ecological restoration. But now the government has frozen the new grants, while swiftly cutting off the old ones, leaving farmers high and dry. It's deeply unfair and highly destructive. 🧵
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Tim Quantrill retweeted
Carole Cadwalladr
@carolecadwalla25 Nov 2024
If you’re a Guardian or Observer reader, please share this. The need for a strong, free & independent press couldn’t be greater. Yet, here it is. The billionaire Scott Trust is preparing to push a core part of the Guardian over the cliff into the hands of speculators & profiteers
Daniel Thomas@DanielThomasLDN25 Nov 2024
Observer owner Scott Trust has delayed making a final decision on the sale to Tortoise after meeting this afternoon, but said that "talks continue to progress and there are a few outstanding points".
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NFU President @ProagriLtd concedes that the wealthy *are* using land as a tax dodge & that this needs tackling: "If you want to stop people using land as a tax dodge, let’s work out the policy that does that" NFU rift with Jeremy Clarkson? theguardian.com/politics/liv…

Starmer says most farmers won’t be affected by inheritance tax change as Clarkson tells rally it’s...

Jeremy Clarkson tells Westminster protest that government should admit plans weren’t ‘thought out and are a mistake’

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