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Reuben Singleton

@bordersnaturalist.bsky.social

πŸ“Peebles, Scottish Borders - Director of Tweed Ecology - 30 years experience of protected species/habitat surveys, Ecological Impact Assessment, Ecological Clerk of Works. Botany, Lepidoptera.

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My first thought was there is no way that kid in the photo is 11

04.08.2025 19:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Surely β€œThere are perverts”?πŸ™„

04.08.2025 19:01 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

These halfwits probably are the β€˜concerned parents’…

04.08.2025 19:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So the little weasel was followed from Tenerife to Portugal before getting arrested in Luton. Bet he thought he was being clever.

04.08.2025 18:52 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Absolutely brilliant piece by Ian Dunt. β€œYou can have the life you want. And by pursuing it, you can make the world a better place. That seems a better story than the one of terror, insecurity and jealousy that we see play out online.”

01.08.2025 17:40 β€” πŸ‘ 242    πŸ” 35    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 2

Is a prick

03.08.2025 10:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I was there in March - fantastic place. Did you see the resident peregrine falcon which must live somewhere nearby?

03.08.2025 10:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Silphidae - Wikipedia

They just get left on the side of the road in the UK and nature deals with it starting with the legendary carrion beetles…. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silphidae seems to work just fine

31.07.2025 19:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The more that members of the Trump administration talk, the more it sounds as if Plan A to stop the war was to coerce Ukraine into capitulation and Plan B was to keep repeating Plan A until it worked. When it became apparent that wasn't going to happen, they were out of ideas.

31.07.2025 18:28 β€” πŸ‘ 137    πŸ” 39    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 1

Jesus Christ indeed - what a time to be alive

31.07.2025 18:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We should have cat licences as well.

31.07.2025 14:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

NFU sucking up to the orange felon. Who would have thought it?

31.07.2025 07:45 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I support Palestine Action in its judicial review of the government's ban.

31.07.2025 05:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1496    πŸ” 277    πŸ’¬ 44    πŸ“Œ 11
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I went out to challenge the law used to ban Palestine Action. Would I be arrested too? | George Monbiot Around the country, peaceful protesters see their actions as the legitimate exercise of free speech. The police often disagree – and that’s a problem for our democracy, says Guardian columnist George ...

β€œWhen people who oppose all forms of violence, who are trying to stop war and terrorism, are arrested on terrorism charges, nothing makes sense any more” - spot on from @georgemonbiot.bsky.social

30.07.2025 07:58 β€” πŸ‘ 570    πŸ” 160    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 2

Are you saying that Trump is not a notorious sex offender?

29.07.2025 18:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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2 in 5 arrested over last summer’s riots had been reported for domestic abuse Police data indicates overlaps between public violent disorder and domestic violence and abuse

The far right terrorising asylum seekers in hotels love to spread the lie they’re worried about the risk of sexual assault. But here’s the truth: Two in five men arrested for last summer’s riots had been reported for domestic abuse. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

26.07.2025 12:02 β€” πŸ‘ 903    πŸ” 420    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 32
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Angela Rayner decided that NE Security Ltd, a private security company run by a known cocaine drug trafficker who is currently in prison, doesn't need to be audited. The company is part of corporate corruption scandal at Teesside Freeport/SEZ.

27.07.2025 08:50 β€” πŸ‘ 274    πŸ” 205    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 12

Thank god they aren’t bad people like the old ladies being dragged off to cells at the Palestine marches.

27.07.2025 08:45 β€” πŸ‘ 280    πŸ” 89    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 1
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26.07.2025 14:07 β€” πŸ‘ 86    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2

Never mind that - where are all these β€œProtect Our Kids” halfwits?

26.07.2025 14:51 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This same cavalier approach to the need for environmental assessment of forestry schemes is being demonstrated by Scottish Forestry at Todrig in the Scottish Borders. Please consider supporting this Crowdfunder for another Judicial Review www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/save-todri...

26.07.2025 14:50 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

As ever Henry Morris nails the moral vacuum at the heart of this Government (and the last one)

26.07.2025 08:25 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This lot needs to get to Scotland pronto. The ginger kiddie-fiddler's on his way.

25.07.2025 15:36 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Vile little worm. Unfortunately the people of Durham are so thick they voted for the vile little worm. Reap what you sow.

24.07.2025 18:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Beautiful artwork

24.07.2025 17:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Centrist who was a Brexit cheerleader. Purlease….

22.07.2025 15:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes - I think that was one of the early findings of the Tweed trial

20.07.2025 18:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Himalayan Balsam – Tweed Forum Himalayan balsam (Impatiens glandulifera) is an invasive non-native species (INNS) introduced into the UK from the Western Himalayas in 1839. Introduced as an an ornamental garden plant, Himalayan bal...

The rust was released on the River Tweed in 2020. Judging by the silence since I suspect it has been unsuccessful. tweedforum.org/our-work/pro... I would be delighted to hear if it is successful as balsam pulling year after year is tedious!

20.07.2025 18:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A House Sparrow perches on the edge of a rooftop, with warm-toned brick in the background. An emblem of everyday wildlife, small but familiar, that depends on careful planning decisions and strong protections to survive.

A House Sparrow perches on the edge of a rooftop, with warm-toned brick in the background. An emblem of everyday wildlife, small but familiar, that depends on careful planning decisions and strong protections to survive.

We welcome the UK Government’s move to amend Part 3 of the Planning Bill in response to widespread concern.

These changes show encouraging intent, and we'll be scrutinising the detail carefully.

If protections for nature fall short, we'll keep holding government to account.

18.07.2025 08:14 β€” πŸ‘ 194    πŸ” 30    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

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