Julian Branscombe
@julianbrans
#Wildlife #Conservation #SDGs
Chief Exec @ScillyWildlife; Chair @GhanaPAW; own views here.
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Another of the stars of Scilly, Least Adders Tongue (Ophioglossum lusitanicum) π Well past their best but lovely to see a few plants had hung on. #wildflowerhour
Scilly is the place that keeps on giving. Ending our trip meeting Red Cage Fungus (Clathrus ruber) for the first time! π It's as delightfully weird in person. Hugely grateful to local naturalists (especially Julian Branscombe) for sharing the joys of this wonderful place with us βΊοΈ
Mr Baker - The Contradictory Norfolk MP
Duncan Baker MP While it's commendable that you show support for a notable charity, and I'm certain our members would appreciate the exhibition, isn't there a glaring contradiction in your stance regarding environmental preservation andβ¦
Some recent media reports regarding the role of Natural England in the protection of a colony of Barbastelle Bats living on the route of a proposed road in Norfolk has been incorrect. This blog sets out what the law & government policies require us to do naturalengland.blog.gov.uk/2024/04/16/proβ¦
The leader of Norfolk County Council has no idea what she is doing or what is going on around her. To assert that Natural England has no scientific evidence before it to justify its advice is simply not true.
The fact is the Council has had ongoing dialogue with Natural England for atβ¦
π₯±@norfolkcc leader Kay Mason-Billig due on #politicseast to say Natural England work with 'no real facts or evidence to back it up'
βThis outrageous attack on science, and an individual researcher, is also against her own Govt's 25yr Env Plan
#ReadTheFacts π
Andrew Sinclair
Norfolk County Council Today we're hitting back with our own letter to DEFRA:
norfolkwt.uk/DEFRA-letter
This isn't just about the road. Across the UK, we want to see our Government helping to advance the prosperity of our communities in harmony with wildlife, not damaging it further π€
18000 voices making a loud objection to the construction of this doomed and totally unnecessary road.
When will Norfolk County Council listen?βΌοΈβΌοΈβΌοΈ
youtube.com/watch?v=PGo958β¦
edp24.co.uk/news/24230216.β¦
It's glaringly obvious that we're witnessing a blatant act of desperation. Despite the well-known fact among stakeholders and observers alike that Norfolk County Council is fully aware the proposed road construction is an unachievable dream, their persistenceβ¦
Meet Quirrel, the very sad squirrel π₯ΉπΏοΈ
Faced with having to leave his beloved home because of the A38 expansion, he is on the search for a new tree π³π
If you also think it's nuts to spend Β£2β£5β£0β£ million on a road, support our legal challenge ‡οΈ
tinyurl.com/StopTheA38Scheβ¦
π€ Norfolk bats - what happened?
π¦2019: NCC selected option C (map). They discounted A & B because of bats (chart).
π2019: NCC told of bat colonies on C BUT IGNORED IT
Norfolk County Council arrogance has cost taxpayer Β£47m
Stop roads destroying nature nowπ crowdjustice.com/case/stop-roadβ¦
Fancy devoting the next part of your career to keeping Scilly special? Could you (or someone you know) be the next Fundraising & Comms Manager for Isles of Scilly Wildlife Trust? Applications close on 2nd April.
ios-wildlifetrust.org.uk/jobs
The council, Norfolk County Council, seems to be completely out of its depth. There's a glaring lack of strategic foresight, an absence of effective planning which has left us with one calamity after another. It's a complete and utter mess!
The Cabinet has been aware for quite some timeβ¦
