Simon Tucker

Bring back the ancient woodlands smothered beneath your timber plantations Ancient woodlands are vanishing – and with them, some of our most loved and endangered wildlife. Forestry England manages over 100,000 acres of land that used to be ancient woodland - that’s bigger th...

Vast areas of our most vital habitat are at risk of being lost forever.

Will you join Dame Judi Dench, @wildcard.land and 111,000 people in calling for Forestry England to restore their Ancient Woodlands lost under timber plantations? 38d.gs/lgql

We all know that the shoots are above the law, no matter how dire the consequences.

Couple that with the obnoxious wealth flaunting of second homes and those reserved for holiday lets, a decent government could reduce the problem with the stroke of a pen or two.

Things are getting interesting:

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Reclaim Our Moors – protest walk against grouse shooting, Peak District National Park, Sunday 10th August 2025 There’ll be an anti- grouse shooting protest walk taking place in the Peak District National Park this coming Sunday (10 August 2025), timed to coincide with the start of the grouse-shooting …

New campaign group @reclaimourmoors.bsky.social is hosting this event.

Sunday 10 Aug 2025, Moscar Estate, Peak District National Park.

Event is open to all.

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and this is the angriest bird we ringed all year, just look at that face!

Just the cutest bird I have ringed all year:

Especially as he was originally touted to be replacing Pope

I don't want to be churlish: well done to India. It was an excellent series and the result was probably the right one. You have to love SIraj: pure theatre!

I would love to know the selectors' rationale for selecting a batsman who has played just one first class match this season. Do they really think that there was not one batsman playing regular county cricket who could have done a better job than score 11 runs in his two innings? My nerves are shot!

"Just the one, Mrs Wembley?"

Shooting estates failing to declare millions of Pheasants – could spell disaster in Avian Influenza epidemic Shooting estates in England are failing to declare millions of Pheasants that are being bred, reared and released in to the countryside. That’s the finding of new research published yesterday…

Excellent research by @guyshrubsole.bsky.social

What are the implications of having millions of 'ghost Pheasants' wandering around the countryside? In a #BirdFlu epidemic it could be catastrophic.

#Ornithology #UKBirding

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Third Time Lucky: Saturday, 2nd August 2025 I had originally planned to try out a new farmland site this morning but the weather forecast was for the breeze to be coming from the wrong direction, so I decided to change to Blakehill Farm wher…

Sometimes you just have to persevere!

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West Wilts Ringing Group Results: July 2025 A quite phenomenal July for the Group and for Jonny in particular. He processed over 1,000 birds this month: 861 adults ringed, 54 pulli ringed and 129 retrapped. Oh to be young, fit and agile! The…

Our best July so far, particularly for one of our team.

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Oh dear. That's a bit sad, let's not discuss let's just be patronising. Thought you were better than that, clearly not. What helps Reform is ignoring the truth and excusing Labour's failures, trying to pretend they are not happening rather than confronting them. Thank goodness for JC and Co.

Coupled with failing to follow through on almost all of their pre-election promises about hunting, reneging on environmental protections, leaving fascistic anti-protest laws in place, exacerbating those laws with idiotic proscription of Palestine Action, support for genocide, I could go on.

You know what NFU stands for in the majority of the farming community? No effing use. Just like @teamlabouruk.bsky.social their allegiance is to the corporate sector, not the everyday tenant and small family farms

It us very simple, they have become the 1980's Conservative Party.

The Firs: Wednesday, 30th July 2025 I was joined this morning by Ellie and Sarah. Sarah’s first outing for a while but she picked up from where she left off. We met at 6:30 and set the same nets as last time: once more netting …

Counting chickens often leads to disappointment. Not quite but close.

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The whole complicity of the likes of @naturescot.bsky.social and @naturalengland.bsky.social in allowing this criminality to go unchecked disgusts me. That @naturalengland.bsky.social have taken money from the BASC screams corruption. Who is slipping backhanders to @naturescot.bsky.social?

Braydon Forest Barn Owl Check Up: Monday, 28th July 2025 I was helped this morning by Ellie. This morning’s session was mainly about checking up on whether any Barn Owls were taking advantage of the boxes emptied after the Jackdaws had fledged. Wit…

Just one more brood ringed but fingers crossed for more later this year

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Plain Sailing: Saturday, 26th July 2025 With so few Barn Owls processed on Salisbury Plain so far this year we set out hopeful but not confident. The boxes we were checking today had previously been noted to have at least a pair of adult…

At last, Barn Owls are starting to get some breeding success on Salisbury Plain.

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The police went home: a very different outcome to other protests on the same theme. I'd like to believe Devon & Cornwall Police have now decided the Human Rights Act trumps the proscription of Palestine Action under the Terrorism Act (the two are in direct contradiction). But I'm not banking on it.

After @naturescot.bsky.social abysmal decision to allow the inbred idiots of the Outer Hebrides to start the disgusting guga hunt next year: restricting them to "only" 500 to help their recovery from HPAI, one has to say "NO".
This is a nonsense "tradition" with no modern justification. BAN IT!!!

Is there a single governmental body that is supposed to manage the environment, habitats and wildlife that is actually fit for purpose?

Take Big Money Out of Our Politics British politics is awash with money from super rich donors. In 2023, two-thirds of all private donations came from just 19 people. These so-called ‘mega donors’ enjoy privileged access to political p...

There’s a HUGE Elon Musk shaped hole in the Government’s new plans to improve our elections: shady billionaires like Musk can still donate massive amounts of money with no cap: effectively buying our democracy. Add your name to call for a cap on donations today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...

I have just verified that I am an adult. The camera was a waste of time: in a bright lit room, face filling the frame, ten goes before I got fed up.

Did it via the credit card authorisation - @bsky.app I hope this is not a scam. I will have to keep a close eye on Barclaycard!

Lovely Lower Moor: Thursday, 24th July 2025 After a very frustrating time trying to get out for a ringing session, the weekend was abysmal, Monday to Wednesday weren’t too bad – but they were forecast to be wet in the morning. Th…

Ellie and I had a really pleasant session at Lower Moor Farm this morning. Not the biggest catch but some nice stuff in what we caught.

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When do you expect it to be published? Want it!

Just the most superb analysis of the subversion of @teamlabouruk.bsky.social by neoliberalism and dishonesty you will find.