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Couple of many-syllabled tiny tongue-twisters last night: Epinotia rubiginosana (left) and Rhyacionia pinivonara #moths

🚨 URGENT 🚨 Any farmer who was about to put in an SFI application just before the application process was shut please speak to National Farmers' Union CallFirst helpline and explain. We need more evidence to present. Alternatively send me a DM with your telephone number Thanks.

Pretty punchy from the largest nature conservation charity in Europe.

Charter flight to Fair Isle anyone?

Over 99% of material dredged from ports and harbours in the UK is chucked out to sea and wasted. These projects are brilliant for protecting our coastline & upping nature. Consenting programme act to conspire against them. Needs to change.

As one of the biggest weed threats to farmers in the UK our scientists have been looking at the sensitivity of #blackgrass to herbicides over the last 10 years... Here's what they've found 📽️👇 Full video: youtube.com/watch?v=6BuybT… #farming #arable #wheat

Does anyone have experience of Yellow Rattle suppressing Wild Carrot?

An all to uncommon sight. Watched a Song Thrush demolish a snail on the garden path earlier and on closer inspection 20 minutes later, red ants were taking their turn.

Classic example of well established habitat producing for nature. Principle 1 of the Six Key Actions for Farm Wildlife ✅️

The recent UKCEH Paper Alerts survey shows no hedge extent increase since 2007 despite MONUMENTAL planting efforts We're losing old hedges @ the same rate we're planting new ones 61% of 'new' hedges in the recent report existed in 2007, &were subsequently lost sciencesearch.defra.gov.uk/ProjectDetails…

A smart adult Rose-coloured Starling in Melton Constable this afternoon.

Ok folk of Twitter, we have a problem that I’m hoping someone can help with: Our holiday cottages had a Fire inspection done by Suffolk Fire Service. Failed because of changes in Fire and Safety Regulations mean that the layout of the building isn’t compliant. 1/2

Confirming that well known saying "as bald as a Coot". #NestRecordScheme BTO

Wonderful farmers of twitter- can I have 3 mins of your time? DM me, (or comment below if you're happy to) to describe your working relationship with your hedge trimming contractors: Do you give them maps with info over which need trimming &how? How do communicate what you want?

A pal has been away on a course.. ‘The younger professional Ecologists all knew everything there was to know about BNG, credits, trading etc but couldn't ID a beech tree, not one of them out of 17’.

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After a very energetic evening, the Swifts are just beginning to turn in at 9.40. Steady flock of 12 zipping left, right and centre. A Stag Beetle has put in an appearance too.