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James R

@jam_rich1

Ecologist & Landscape Architect

 Manchester
Joined May 2009
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I think this is sea spleenwort Asplenium marinum, growing on the sandstone rock face at castlefield in Manchester city centre. Any fern experts correct me if I’m wrong!
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Artificial turf potentially linked to cancer deaths of six Phillies ball players – report theguardian.com/society/2023…

Artificial turf potentially linked to cancer deaths of six Phillies ball players – report

The lawn replacement – largely fallen out of favor in professional sports these days – contains large amounts of toxic chemicals

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Great decision ⁦@nationaltrust⁩! 👏👏 A huge swathe of moorland off the Snake Pass near Sheffield will no longer used for grouse shooting and will instead be restored ‘for the benefit of nature, climate and people,’. ⁦ @moorsman⁩ thestar.co.uk/business/natio…
'The ecological impact of grouse shooting is huge' - ban imposed near Sheffield

'The ecological impact of grouse shooting is huge' - ban imposed near Sheffield

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​The National Trust has banned grouse shooting on more than 1,600 acres at Park Hall in the High Peak due to ‘concerns over management techniques’.

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Pure stands of Pinus canariensis are found at higher elevations on Tenerife where their unusually long needles help to trap moisture from fog. Also unusual is the frequent epicormic growth. The forest supports the endemic Tenerife blue chaffinch.
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Some interesting Tenerife flora - dragon tree, climbing butcher’s broom and the impressive European chain fern
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Autumn meadow hoggery. Judging by the number of droppings this hedgehog is still visiting the garden regularly since I slightly lifted 2 back fence panels.
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Fuck fireworks. Banal noise. Annoying and pointless and terrifies animals. Cunts.
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8:23am Friday morning. From the Bristol Channel to the Thames Estuary, sewage dumping on an organised, industrial scale all of it caused by just 2 companies, @SouthWestWater & @SouthernWater. And the @DefraGovUK, @Ofwat & @EnvAgency does what exactly?
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Helping @SouthwayHousing Urban Ranger establish locally collected native wildflowers on mown verges in West Didsbury this afternoon. Verges chosen have low diversity of existing flora, were scarified to open up the sward. Sp. mix includes yellow rattle, knapweed, b-f trefoil etc
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Better late than never. Sea rocket and common gorse on Anglesey/Ynys Môn #wildflowerhour 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
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It seems even a garden pond 2.5 x 1.5m is enough for a grey wagtail.
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North Lancashire and South Cumbria never disappoint. First time visits to Sandscale Haws NNR & Arnside Knott (see rustyback spleenwort). As well as penny buns for dinner from Grizedale Forest, and a scramble up Humphrey Head 👌🏼
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Atlantic salmon:
Washington State Dept. of Natural Resources (@waDNR) profile pictureWashington State Dept. of Natural Resources
@waDNR6 Oct 2022
Made a motivational poster for spawning salmon😌
A salmon majestically leaps up a cascade of water. The inspiring words "Live, Laugh, Lay eggs and die" are written in script over the picture. The salmon has a look in its eye that says: If you can't handle me at my worst, you don't deserve me at my best.

ALT A salmon majestically leaps up a cascade of water. The inspiring words "Live, Laugh, Lay eggs and die" are written in script over the picture. The salmon has a look in its eye that says: If you can't handle me at my worst, you don't deserve me at my best.

With the National Trust (over 5 million members) and the RSPB (over 1 million) becoming vocal on this issue, it does give me a sliver of hope in these awful times. Proud to be a member of both ✊🏼
National Trust (@nationaltrust) profile pictureNational Trust@nationaltrust24 Sep 2022
We’ll be working with other nature charities and supporters to defend important protections for nature long into the future.
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NEW: income inequality in US & UK is so wide that while the richest are very well off, the poorest have a worse standard of living than the poorest in countries like Slovenia ft.com/content/ef265420-45e8… Essentially, US & UK are poor societies with some very rich people. A thread:
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Well, we aren’t obligated. So I won’t. Maybe I’ll do something offensive instead like go cycling, make people aware of Guinea pigs or hold up a blank piece of white paper.
Ant Middleton (@antmiddleton) profile pictureAnt Middleton
@antmiddleton14 Sep 2022
Every Brit in the UK (children included) should be obligated to watch the Queens funeral as it will forever be a huge part of British history and further education! As sad as Queen Elizabeth II passing is, it has really united the people which I thought was an impossible task 👏🏼
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Truss’s £235m cut to Environment Agency ‘doubled sewage discharge’ independent.co.uk/climate-ch…
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Summer is over folks
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A late swift was a welcome sight at the marine lake, West Kirby today
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People are literally swimming in sh*t, pumped into our waterways by privatised companies who prefer to invest in dividends & grotesque salaries instead of renewing infrastructure. Time to bring water back into public hands @Feargal_Sharkey @sascampaigns My Urgent Question 👇
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