Brian Laney
@brianlaney2
Joint Northants county recorder for wild plants with Alyson Freeman.
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31-10-2012 21:38:40
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In case you missed it at the weekend, there's a v. important case in Colchester where 1,000 new homes – and the apparent misuse of biodiversity net gain – are threatening a nightingale and all-round biodiversity hotspot (that's great for local people too). theguardian.com/environment/20…
Vegetables, all related to #cabbage. Important food all year round but especially those available in winter and early spring. Developed by encouraging different parts of the wild cabbage plant to become larger, more tasty, less bitter and softer. John Warren
Rebecca Wheeler Matthew jones I went to twitch a #fungus today too. Thanks Brian Laney for this one Orange Pore!!
Well done Brian Laney, one of our fabulous #BSBImembers, who is going the extra mile for Field Cow-wheat! Find out more about this declining hemi-parasitic plant, 1st recorded in UK in 1716, on its #PlantAtlas2020 page: plantatlas2020.org/atlas/2cd4p9h.… speciesrecoverytrust Kevin Walker
A lot of work left to do to preserve and enhance the vital limestone grassland habitat at Ufton Fields for Warwickshire's only colony of Man Orchids. Will be there again next Tuesday 19th with Courtenay Dubock and Brian Laney help with raking appreciated!
Not impressed Angela Rayner The Labour Party Our wildlife protections will continue to suffer under a labour government. The Wildlife Trusts RSPB WWT news.sky.com/story/angela-r…
Big flaw with Labour's 1.5m new homes – house-builders can't be trusted to add biodiversity, as this important Wild Justice study reveals: theguardian.com/environment/20… Simple solution: funding for proper inspection/enforcement/penalties.
On the day of the new NPPF research from the University of Sheffield found that, in a sample of 42 new housing estates in five Local Planning Authorities, barely half of required mitigations for harm to the natural environment had actually been completed. wildjustice.org.uk/general/lost-n…
Having completed my early winter Sussex Winter Bird Survey Sussex Ornithology entered into BirdTrack I opened my recent BTO News BTO to find a splendid Opinion piece on ‘botanical birding’ by BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland Louise (of which I am also a member).
