One of the two #adder hibernacula created on dry sunny slopes. Scrub nearby to protect from predators and plenty of sun to bask in when the adders emerge in spring. Thanks to the farm wildlife team at @suffolkwildlife.bsky.social. @arableplants.bsky.social @nffn.bsky.social @jarawson.bsky.social
27.10.2025 08:34 β π 8 π 1 π¬ 0 π 1
This scrape created last autumn on our arable SSSI was still holding water in June despite the very dry weather. Great for the #TurtleDoves with all those seeds nearby. @arableplants.bsky.social @nffn.bsky.social @jarawson.bsky.social
15.07.2025 16:19 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Todayβs #spendingreview signals the UK governmentβs continued commitment to supporting #naturefriendlyfarming. While a cut to the Defra budget has been announced, it comes with a note of cautious optimism. The devil will be in the detail, but for now, we can breathe a little easier. πΎπ
11.06.2025 14:37 β π 3 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
A lonely Green-winged #Orchid in one of our fields this morning. Itβs been there for the last three years and still has no friends even though the sheep are taken off in plenty of time! βΉοΈ #FarmWildlife
@nffn.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social @jarawson.bsky.social
29.04.2025 15:27 β π 9 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Not technically a Cabbage family, indeed a Carrot, but I think in the spirit of things it still counts for #WildflowerHour A lovely, surprise find of a load of Shepherd's Needle at sunset. Plus bonus arable plants #formerlyknownasweeds what's not to like!
27.04.2025 20:21 β π 43 π 5 π¬ 1 π 0
Not content with chopping down 30,000 trees, which Sizewell C say "is in the DCO", now this all ahead of FID-see para 3.1.2
"the amendments [to the approved DCO] will result in the clearance of an additional 23,956 square meters of existing woodland"!
publicaccess.eastsuffolk.gov.uk/online-appli...
27.04.2025 18:21 β π 5 π 5 π¬ 0 π 2
Exciting new species for this farm - an #otter caught on the camera trap next to the river last night! @nffn.bsky.social @rspbminsmere.bsky.social @arableplants.bsky.social
16.03.2025 18:49 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Defra has announced that the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) will no longer accept new applications, with no new offer available until spring 2026. This leaves many farmers facing an 18-month gap before fresh SFI payments arrive, creating significant financial uncertainty...
12.03.2025 07:59 β π 2 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
I just love this scarlet elf cup which is spreading on damp, dead wood in our alder carr. @nffn.bsky.social @naturalengland.bsky.social
12.03.2025 13:13 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Very, very disappointed in this governmentβs commitment to the environment. After years of development following #Brexit, the schemes are being scrapped one after the other. Nature canβt wait. @jenny4suffcoast.bsky.social
12.03.2025 13:03 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
YouTube video by WoodlandsTV
Management for Healthy Hedgerows
Curious about how best to manage the #hedgerows on your land? π³Watch the first of this two-part video series to learn how to rejuvenate your hedges by #coppicing, laying and incorporating hedgerow trees with our expert Megan π
ποΈ www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UV3...
Thanks to WoodlandsTV & Tom Hartwell.
27.02.2025 09:35 β π 13 π 6 π¬ 0 π 3
The official account for UK wildlife charity Butterfly Conservation. Saving butterflies, moths and our environment. π¦
https://butterfly-conservation.org/
Cover photo π·: Elephant Hawk-moth (Deilephila elpenor) - Kate Marie Brightland
A science-driven conservation charity, creating a future where nature and wildlife thrive together.
https://www.zsl.org/
The official Norfolk Branch of Butterfly Conservation, the national charity aiming to save butterflies, moths and our environment
Labour Member of Parliament for Suffolk Coastal
We're working to ensure a future for endangered species and habitats worldwide. www.ptes.org. #BringingTheWildBackToLife
Donate to our latest appeal π€ https://bit.ly/supportsnowleopards
Img: Snow Leopard Conservation Foundation
New book The Place of Tides (Allen Lane) now in all good bookshops
Nature lover. Ecologist. π¦ππ»πͺ²
Suffolk Bird Club project , targeting support for house martins , following on from SOSwifts.
Contact - housemartins@suffolkbirdgroup.org
Photo - Andy Johnson
Professor at UCL, Restoration of freshwaters, ponds, lakes, rivers, meadows, plants, diatoms, fish, eels, burbot, crucians, palaeoecology, rewilding, Norfolk: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/geography/carl-sayer
Director of Nature Recovery for Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies. Naturalist, tree hugger, volunteer bird ringer, Green Runner. Personal account: opinions, puns & misidentifications are mine
Wetland management and aquatic ecology. Based in the Broads National Park. Chair of UK & Ireland Lakes Network. Norfolk recorder for freshwater invertebrates
Birding, nest-recording, moths, nature, countryside.
We are a farmer-led group collaborating to create a landscape scale wildlife network in the Norfolk & Suffolk Brecks. We have 60 members and cover over 50,000ha.
https://brecklandfarmerswildlifenetwork.org/
The official Suffolk Branch of Butterfly Conservation - the national charity aiming to save butterflies, moths, theirs & our environment!
https://www.suffolkbutterflies.org.uk/
Press officer for the Nature Friendly Farming Network (NFFN), former journalist in Manchester and Wigan.
UK-wide farmer membership org π± We raise awareness, share knowledge and advocate for better policies on food, farming, nature & climate.
Join us for free!
π https://www.nffn.org.uk/
We're here to establish thriving #nature for people and planet by building partnerships for natureβs recovery.
Botany Senior Specialist at Natural England, #BSBI Limonium/Rubus/Galium/Hypericum/Thymus referee & meetings secretary. Elm/stonewort/dandelion/snowdrop enthusiast, Plant & butterfly reintros, botany tours, Punk, #Norfolk #Iamabotanist Views own πͺπΊ