Sophie Clegg

Predicted bird abundance and ± SE per 4 ha for (A) all species; (B) farmland birds; and (C) woodland birds across the three different land-use classifications. Dark bars represent all species and light bars represent Red- and Amber-listed Birds of Conservation Concern, per group.

Our new paper, free to read in Bird Study, compares bird counts on solar farms and adjacent farmland. For solar farms with infrequently cut/grazed grass and bounded by hedges/trees, both farmland and woodland birds were more abundant than on adjacent arable land www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Coca-Cola ‘one of the world’s most polluting brands when it comes to plastic waste’ apparently abandons its 2030 pledges in ‘masterclass of greenwashing’. A company that seems to consistently deceive environmental NGOs & activists to protect its profits.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Black Friday highlights need for reform of freight delivery sector Ahead of this year’s consumer frenzy that is Black Friday, Impact for Urban Health have called for reform in the freight delivery sector to reduce its effect on air quality in the UK. The phenomena of...

Black Friday purchases will increase emissions from road freight by over 90% across the week 😱.

@impurbanhealth.bsky.social is calling on the Government to reform the freight delivery sector 👍. #AirPollution #Freight

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Oo hello! Lovely to see you here 😊

Slovenian girl, 12, saves project aiming to reintroduce cicadas to New Forest Conservationists failed to capture elusive insects this summer, so Kristina Kenda offered to step in

Slovenian girl, 12, saves project aiming to reintroduce cicadas to New Forest
"The New Forest cicada (Cicadetta montana), the only cicada species found in Britain, disappeared from the forest from which it takes its common British name in the 1990s."
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Cost of local public transport for kids/families is an issue for us. We travelled in Germany on Deutschland tickets with the kids in the summer. Incredible that we could buy a ticket for all public transport in Germany for less than half the price of our son's school bus pass on a public bus.

We had some very nasty stuff happening in my son's age group locally that led me into the group chats (although he does have a smart phone...), and drew a similar conclusion. It's a captive audience and a media platform though, so if focus could be broadened it could be a great opportunity!

I asked a question along these lines in a national SFC group recently, and I think the answer is no, they're not. Suggested simple things like a bit of pavement chalk in the summer, very little interest. Feels very shifted baseline, a lot of people just don't see the context even if it's explained.