@blackgull

environmental/rural commentator, moderator, curator, chair : mostly elsewhere, critical thinking, long term, joining the dots

robyorke.co.uk/curate-convene-moderate/
Joined April 2010
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'the recognition of reality is the beginning of wisdom' blog set for 2026 on stuff learnt from 'field intel' robyorke.co.uk/2025/12/norwe…
a view into the sun of a narrow road up College Valley, near Wooler, nor'east England with fields, trees, hills and woodland

ALT a view into the sun of a narrow road up College Valley, near Wooler, nor'east England with fields, trees, hills and woodland

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I look forward to moderating and compering at the UK Wildfire Conference next month #environmental #dialogue and knowledge exchange with speakers from around the world
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2 day conf prog ukwildfireconference.co.uk/2…

Wildfire2026 Programme — Wildfire2026: UK Wildfire Conference

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a summer snapshot of my wild woodland / from high level prune action to low level shrubbery creation
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being more honest on tensions around trees
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and that’s ‘she’, not ‘he’, as to the Chair of the Forestry Commission
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way, way up in wild Welsh hills, a fishy moment
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a wonderful community conservation bog in Ireland
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my apologies for mangling the name of the bog ballydanganbog.com/
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more honesty might help citizens and media stories understand how coexistence with wildlife works … for tennis club cafés or eNGOs
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stuff I come across on my travels and in my work robyorke.co.uk/2026/09/what-…

What people think, not what they say - Rob Yorke

post Wolf moon In my 60th year, after a couple of nights under snow and ice, I explore some of the thinking going on ‘out there’. Even if this might complicate my argument or challenge my prejudices,...

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piece in The Times today on thoughts from the Chair of the Forestry Commission
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a gig in Ireland, 16 Sept / a lively interactive session on food, farming, agri-tech, diet, land use at a climate ‘carnival’ event
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an eclipse special on environmental dialogue
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Groundswell / Royal Welsh / Game Fair / field intel trip - the common theme? listening and talking to people grateful for any contrib to unaffiliated time and expenses, thanks gofundme.com/f/environmental…
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Defra's 'Capital Grants 2026 now open' gov.uk/government/publicatio… don't lose your shirt, 'create a wildfire checklist' (WF1) and more, much more.... [hurry, before prof 'grant harvesters' clean up]
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going...going... defrafarming.blog.gov.uk/202…

Capital Grants 2026: 75% of budget allocated

We can confirm that 75% of the 2026 Capital Grants budget has been allocated.

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future’s bright for bracken’s fuel load legacy for next spring / so time to plan some firebreaks #environmental #dialogue
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notes on a need to both ‘harvest’ water and enhance soil biology for food production / with side benefits for nature
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seeing the wood for the…..a small woodland, evolving : sidestep the bunkum to take the joy
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that’s ‘it’ not ‘he’! robyorke.co.uk/2018/04/natur…
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