Conservation Scientist, PhD | Wildlife recovery & farmland biodiversity | evidence driven *views & mistakes my own*
England, United Kingdom
Joined April 2012
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Why cannot more #arablefarmland look this way? If it did, we certainly wouldn't face a #farmland #biodiversity crisis. Seen near Arundel, West Sussex, England.
I read in Defra's policy paper 'From commitment to conservation': 'With 71% of the Big Chalk landscape being farmland, farmers & land managers will be supported to move from unsustainable farming practices to managing the land primarily for nature'. What is Defra's def of nature?
This is a uplifting news story also if I'm not surprised by the result. This BNG trade was obviously done well, based on expert advise in an area where re-colonisation was easy thanks to nearby chalk grasslands. Many BNG trades won't deliver on that level.
theguardian.com/environment/…
It's nice to be recognized by others. It doesn't happen often enough, certainly not on here, where factual statements get lost very quickly. Thank you @TrooperSnooks .
Title is misleading as isn't stating the research correctly, but rest is worth the print.
Correct is: Records since 1921 show more bee species are declining than increasing in all parts of Europe except the Alpine region.
theguardian.com/environment/…
Myth or fact?
'The UK is one of the most nature-depleted countries in the world'.
This🧵explains how a scientic finding is wrongly used to lament the UK's biodiversity crisis, especially on farmland.
bbc.co.uk/newsround/58863097
