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Friends of the Quantocks retweeted
23 May 2025
There are simply no good reasons not to return lynx to Britain.
Important study published today in Scotland.
linkedin.com/posts/scotland-โฆ
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Friends of the Quantocks retweeted
14 Mar 2025
Just as the tides will never stopโฆ I WILL NEVER STOP! it might seem an endless task. It might seem pointless to some BUT cleaning up rubbish from the environment is as important to me as breathing. ๐๐๐๏ธ๐ฏ #litter #litterick #bemorewomble #gbspringclean #lovewhereyoulive
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Friends of the Quantocks retweeted
13 Mar 2025
A collection of bee orchids Iโve encountered. Bee orchids mimic the look and smell of female insects to trick male insects into trying to mate with them: thrusting against the flowers, the male insects pick up and deliver pollen without reward (a process known as pseudocopulation).
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Friends of the Quantocks retweeted
13 Mar 2025
The #MigratoryBirds are already on their way!๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ
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๐ปThis map illustrates the feat of these trips that thousands of #birds make twice a year.
via @SEO_BirdLife
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Friends of the Quantocks retweeted
12 Mar 2025
Surrey Wildlife Trust has teamed up with the Dogs Trust to appeal to dog owners to keep their pets on leads at the county's many sensitive sites for ground-nesting birds: bit.ly/4iyAGN7
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Friends of the Quantocks retweeted
9 Feb 2025
An important reminder as to why protected areas (vital though they are) will never be enough to stem & reverse the decline of Nature
8 Feb 2025
๐จInsects are disappearing and it is a huge biodiversity loss! ๐ฆ๐๐ชฐ
Find out more about the global threats to insects.
๐จ: Wagner et al. (2021)
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Friends of the Quantocks retweeted
28 Jan 2025
Did you know that Britain was once home to one of the worldโs largest and heaviest flying birds? ๐ชฝ
Fossils reveal that #DalmatianPelicans thrived across Somerset, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire etc. and were still flying over Somerset when the Romans were here. (1/4)
ALT Three Dalmatian pelicans in a lake. Image credits: Pino Magliani / Shutterstock
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Friends of the Quantocks retweeted
6 Feb 2025
Every species plays a crucial role in our ecosystems, from food production to water recycling. Understanding these roles and connections is essential for effective conservation.
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Friends of the Quantocks retweeted
๐ฃTauntonโs Reuse Shop based at Priorswood Recycling Site recently reopened! The Reuse Shop can take and offer good quality items, from books, bikes, toys, games, furniture, CDs, DVDs and sports equipment to crockery and cutlery.
ALT Furniture stacked up at the reuse shop
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Friends of the Quantocks retweeted
26 Jan 2025
Good to see the โฆ@guardian picking this up. Come on Labour! โฉ Launch natural history GCSE in England now, campaigners urge Labour | Conservation | The Guardian theguardian.com/environment/โฆ
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Friends of the Quantocks retweeted
24 Jan 2025
A tracking study has found that dogs walked off-lead cause significantly more disturbance on lowland heaths than pets kept on the lead: bit.ly/4jgLEIx
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Friends of the Quantocks retweeted
23 Jan 2025
โWild venison served in schools for first timeโ
There is no meat more healthy or sustainable than wild venison.
In the absence of predators such as lynx and wolves, deer numbers are out of control across Britain.
Eating them makes good sense.
thetimes.com/article/387df10โฆ
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Friends of the Quantocks retweeted
21 Jan 2025
It's time for tauros ๐
Weโre backing an innovative #rewilding project to explore whether a herd of #tauros could be introduced to Scotland.
This large grazer would fulfil a vital ecological role thatโs been missing in our landscapes for centuries. (1/3)
ALT A herd of tauros grazing near a pond in Wijffelterbroek, the Netherlands. Image credits: Twan Teunissen / ARK Nature
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Friends of the Quantocks retweeted
20 Jan 2025
Meet the Dalmatian pelican ๐ชฝ, a spectacular bird that once soared over Britainโs extensive wetlands.
Driven to extinction in Britain nearly 2000 years ago, these magnificent birds could take to Britainโs skies again.
#RewildingBritain #DalmatianPelican (1/2)
ALT Rewilding key species, the Dalmatian Pelican, a bird that once soared over Britain's wetlands. Image credits: Ondrej Prosicky / Shutterstock
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Friends of the Quantocks retweeted
20 Jan 2025
How much do you know about the UK's smallest bird of prey? ๐ฆ
The merlin is a small falcon (not much bigger than a blackbird!). Your best chance of spotting one of these beautiful birds is over the winter, as migrant merlins arrive at our shores in search of warmer temperatures.
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Friends of the Quantocks retweeted
18 Jan 2025
Did you know Somerset Badger Group has 3 accredited trainers providing all modules needed to become qualified badger vaccinators.
This in-house training reduces costs and helps educate our members and others involved in badger vaccination! ๐ฆก
#BadgerVaccination
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Friends of the Quantocks retweeted
20 Jan 2025
Countryfile shared the latest this week on the reintroduction of pine martens to the south west.
Four months on from their release on @dartmoornpa @DevonWildlife team track their whereabouts.
Watch the episode on iPlayer ๐
bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0โฆ
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Friends of the Quantocks retweeted
17 Jan 2025
Decade-long project to reintroduce Pine Martens hits major milestone rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Conteโฆ
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Friends of the Quantocks retweeted
16 Jan 2025
Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers are starting to get active, drumming and calling, like this one in the Wyre Forest. from now until March is the best time to locate them. Thanks for the record Gary.
16 Jan 2025
Heard the drumming and calling of a Lesser Spotted Woodpecker today in the Wyre Forest area. Happy to have had my camera with me.
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Friends of the Quantocks retweeted
It is time for the return of the lynx!
17 Jan 2025
Our third priority for the year ahead is to secure wide-scale support for the return of lynx. ๐พ
Thrtoughout 2025, we will engage land managers, politicians and the general public to expand knowledge of lynx, while laying the foundations for its return to the Scottish Highlands.
Find out more: scotlandbigpicture.com/lynx-โฆ
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