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While a hedge can cope with this for several years, were now seeing the impacts of what its doing to hedge structure in the long term. Stem density reduces, base canopy increases, mushroom shape develops, gaps appear, then a hedge is at risk of being lost.

Another little video.

Faggots have been used since the Roman Occupation to trap silt/reinforce banks and guide the flow in rivers/wetlands. Soft engineering like this is better than hard landscaping for flood management.

A garden hedge: Filters wind (slows it down) Absorbs water (prevents flooding) Absorbs CO2 (fights climate change) Houses wildlife (promotes biodiversity) There are 22 million gardens in the UK. Many of them will lose a fence panel this weekend. Please replace with a hedge 🌳

Petition: Ban the Shooting of Critically Endangered Woodcocks. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/5954…

This is my darling boy Finn who has been missing for nearly 4 & a half years. Finn is loved & missed by so many & Christmas time is hard. Please RT to help raise awareness of Finn. Any info contact Missing People on 116000 #findfinn❤️#nevergiveup⚓

This wolf pack is almost entirely black wolves, which is quite rare for Minnesota! Of course, this is not to say it does not happen, but rather it is definitely not the norm. E.g., black wolves make up 1.5-2% of wolves in Minnesota based on data in the state from 1980 to 2020.

Et voila… Brexit deregulation of animal welfare standards via trade deals begins.

I found this gorgeous flint ball near Stonehenge yesterday. The outer flint has been knocked off in a couple of places. An aliens calling card? 👽😱😂 #flintball #flint #Stonehenge

A rather incongruous sight at yesterday's LDWA Capital Challenge route. I guess that's London for you.

Green hairsteak butterfly today at Glen Strathfarrar. Thanks for the i.d. @DreamTimeTreat #greenhairsreak Butterfly Conservation 🦋

Could you be number 10000 ? Because we and our supporters charles stoker are just a few signatures off that in day one of our request to make changes to the shooting of Woodcock - a Red Listed declining bird . C’mon ! Before bedtime ! petition.parliament.uk/petitions/6196…

Caging a wild goat and holding him captive in an elevated cage for 3 days and 2 nights in the middle of a noisy festival should not be allowed. Join us in urging Minister Charlie McConalogue to order #PuckFair organisers to RELEASE THE GOAT banbloodsports.wordpress.com/2022/08/09/puc… [Video: ARAN 2014]

A historic failure

Remember what Rishi Sunak stands for! More money will go from poor urban areas!

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The decline in the Swift population is primarily the result of the loss of their natural nest sites in the nooks and crannies of older buildings during renovation works. The aim of this petition is to make nest bricks compulsory. Please share and sign. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/6267…

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker seen this morning in Hove. How can I report this please? Thanks LesserSpot Network BTO

I don’t know what happened with Russell Brand. He denies criminality.   But I DO understand why women might not report rape to the police My take on tonight’s #PoliticsHub 👇