Steve Carver

Aka Derek Gow?

Ok, so money spinner?

That was my understanding. So Knepp introduction is just a vanity project?

And white storks?

This is my go-to paper to point out that significant long-distance trade in wildlife is an ancient phenomenon- here macaws were traded from AD 700 from Meso into North America. Advocates of reintroductions of charismatic species based on sparse remains often conveniently overlook the role of trade.

@moorlandassoc.bsky.social I notice you blocked me on facebook for a similar post. Why I wonder?

Looks like it's been up a chimney!

Beavers to be released in South West England in coming weeks Natural England has approved the release of beavers at two projects in South West England.

Release the Beavers www.gov.uk/government/n...

I thought you might be interested in this as is relevant to objection to aims of NR3 - Nature Recovery Trees and Scrub. As you say it depends on location in respect to sensitive GNB areas, but as these maps/conclusions demonstrate native woodland regeneration and GNBs need not be mutually exclsuive.

I thought you might be interested in this as is relevant to objection to aims of NR3 - Nature Recovery Trees and Scrub. As you say it depends on location in respect to sensitive GNB areas, but as these maps/conclusions demonstrate native woodland regeneration and GNBs need not be mutually exclsuive.

A couple more new pieces in progress. #painting #acrylic #art

Australia’s land-use squeeze Mongabay recently launched the Australian Biodiversity Special Reporting Project, which will produce sustained, high-quality journalism on Australia’s unique wildlife, ecosystems, and the threats…

Australia’s land-use change is steadily shrinking and fragmenting native habitat, especially along the east coast and in the north.

Even where land isn’t fully cleared, fragmentation leaves wildlife more vulnerable to fire, heat and collapse — outpacing conservation efforts.

And relevance!

Hi Tom… it was very tongue in cheek post …I will have zero to do with Reform. Wouldn’t touch em with a barge pole as sh1t sticks!

Reform UK enlists Boris Johnson ally to write party nature policies Exclusive: Ben Goldsmith will work on issues including fishing and green belt preservation to attract green Tories

What??? I could advise #Reform too, but it wouldn't be on their nature policies but on the nature of their policies. eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

…and if curlew ate grouse…?

Me too… is like Baldrick’s poem “The German Guns” some days. 🙄

Exactly! The Land-Wealth-Power Nexus

wilding - British Wildlife Wilding for Conservation: An Exploration of Rewilding in Britain The complete collection of articles from British WIldlife‘s acclaimed Wilding for Conservation series – an unflinching appraisal of the...

New book on rewilding!

A curated collection of 27 articles published in British Wildlife over the last 5 yrs

So, accessible & nicely produced for a broad readership

And I’m one of the authors. Cheap at the price (£16.99)!
www.britishwildlife.com/wilding/

Me too...

A tale of two species Why is the reintroduction of a native keystone species not permitted in England, but millions of non-native birds can be released with impunity?

ecohustler.com/nature/a-tal...?

Funny… I’ve *never* done this.

Plastic auroch

I did read it. As soon as you posted it. It says "an exhaustive database of European ecological restoration initiatives". Isn't that a claim to being comprehensive? Just trying to understand what it gives us.

Out of how many surveys sent? How did you sample? Is it really "exhaustive"?

Just 3 in the UK?

"The takeaway from our Norwegian colleagues is clear. We cannot turn back the clock to a time before human influence. "Rewilding" in the sense of abandoning management often leads to the loss of vulnerable species and the overgrowth of cherished landscapes."
Clear misunderstanding of rewilding.

7 Principles - Leave No Trace The 7 Principles The 7 Principles of Leave No Trace provide an easily understood framework of minimum impact practices for anyone visiting the outdoors. The Principles can be applied anywhere — from r...

Think you mean "trash" campers. Genuine wild campers follow the LNT principles lnt.org/why/7-princi...

So much to unpick in this “info”graphic I really don’t know where to start…

A group of UKREiiF delegates on a walk in Leeds city centre on a sunny morning in May 2025. Leeds Town Hall in the background. The topic - specially for this occasion: "Connecting real estate investment to the wider urban agenda". No property is an island.

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My tours are researched & planned but free-flowing & unique to the occasion & participants.