Forests, air quality and climate change. Working to understand how all three are connected.

Joined November 2013
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Dominick Spracklen retweeted
We're just back from an enjoyable mini-conference organised by @Leeds_LEAF. Talks included everything from changes in tree growth rates in the tropics, to our work at Hardknott! Practical work at Gair Wood the university's new woodland site the following day.
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Dominick Spracklen retweeted
A few recent pics for the last post of 2024. Jess checking out a pine marten den box using our thermal scope, visits to two plant nurseries, a chat about tranferable skillsets & volunteering to a group in #Millom. Cheers everyone! @IsaacJHawk @PeteBarron2 @NMBCo @vincentwildlife
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Dominick Spracklen retweeted
Fab work from @Team_BMC volunteers last week. We took them on a tour of the site (imagining the views through the clag) and then planted over 300 wildflowers. @ForestryEngland @NatureVolUK @SEELeeds @WildHaweswater @cumbriawildlife
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Dominick Spracklen retweeted
5 Dec 2024
📢Exciting PhD opportunity: machine learning & seabirds! 🐦💻 Revolutionise how seabird colonies are imaged & counts analysed - focus on Bass Rock Gannet colony. Partnership @GeosciencesEd @SBSatEd @RSPBScience @UK_CEH @SeabirdCentre Deadline: 6th Jan 👇 e4-dtp.ed.ac.uk/e5-dtp/super…

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Dominick Spracklen retweeted
20 Nov 2024
We're recruiting for an exciting new #PhD project in #mountain #woodland restoration! "The genetic diversity & adaptive potential of mountain birch in Scotland for high-altitude nature recovery" hosted by @UK_CEH, @StirUni & @Forest_Research Apply here: iapetus2.ac.uk/studentships/…
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Dominick Spracklen retweeted
“The UK has more potential for temperate rainforest restoration than anywhere else in the world… UK rainforests are resilient to low & medium amounts of future warming” But climate action needed to save other temp rainforests Ace new paper by Leeds Uni: leeds.ac.uk/research-32/news…
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Important new paper from @DomSpracklen about climate change impacts on temperate rainforests. Expanding #ScotlandsRainforest looks vital, as it should lose less climate space than other regions - and has more unforested land for restoration. @ASRainforest leeds.ac.uk/main-index/news/…
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Dominick Spracklen retweeted
Our vol day this weekend was at the new plant nursery. We got all the juniper seedlings up off the ground for the winter & dug some new beds for sowing wildflowers for seed. A small number of tea-leaved willow also went as a future source for cuttings. @MontaneWoodland @UBoCarbon
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Dominick Spracklen retweeted
Two different examples of tree protection here. First some recently planted #aspen emerging from biodegradable tree tubes. And hazel, now protected from deer browsing by a windblown oak. Spotted on vol days with @CumbriaUni & BAE groups. @EnvLeeds @UBoCarbon @FriendsofLakes
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Dominick Spracklen retweeted
NEWS: Pine marten populations look set to increase due to a project led by #CumbriaUni and partners STORY: gloo.to/F5gp 📸 Mic Mayhew @cumbriawildlife @ForestryEngland @Graythwaite_ @lakedistrictnpa @NaturalEngland @RewildingEurope @LifescapeProj @UniversityLeeds
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Dominick Spracklen retweeted
Thank you @cumbriawildlife @SteveTrotter1 @LifescapeProj @UniversityLeeds @DomSpracklen @RMFrancksen for all your support with this project
NEWS: Pine marten populations look set to increase due to a project led by #CumbriaUni and partners STORY: gloo.to/F5gp 📸 Mic Mayhew @cumbriawildlife @ForestryEngland @Graythwaite_ @lakedistrictnpa @NaturalEngland @RewildingEurope @LifescapeProj @UniversityLeeds
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Dominick Spracklen retweeted
Not only are Northern Monk @NMBCo helping us as one of the causes they support, they also visited (all the way from Leeds!) to help out on site yesterday. We had a great day planting wildflowers and removing spruce from regenerating woodland.
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Dominick Spracklen retweeted
Our Autumn newsletter is out next week. It's got news of a new partner project, someone pointing at bog myrtle, lots of tree tube wombling and the opportunity to win a Northern Monk hat! Sign up here: mailchi.mp/1dd189bd3314/rest… ➡️Check we're not going to spam/junk mail⬅️
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Dominick Spracklen retweeted
17 Jul 2024
Moments like this remind us just how much we have lost from our #mountains, but also showcase the huge potential for #NatureRecovery at scale. To revive a healthy mosaic of trees & open vegetation together weaving a vibrant tapestry of life across high-altitude landscapes. 🤗 4/4
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Dominick Spracklen retweeted
Join us & moth expert @RyanClarkNature to identify the moths of Hardknott. We'll use lures & light traps to attract & ID our moths. We'll also bring our thermal scope to view larger animals. Evening session: trybooking.com/uk/DQIL Morning session: trybooking.com/uk/DQKE
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