Debbie Reynolds

biodiversity, conservation & farming

[Debbie Reynolds @DebbieR96262844]

@TonyJuniper Despite agreeing with all the scientific findings & the crucial need to farm more sustainably, the catastrophic impact of road networks on insect decline should be highlighted. Invertebrates are being ‘pinched’ by all human impacts & everyone should take action to restore habitat

[Debbie Reynolds @DebbieR96262844]

@BBCSpringwatch we’re in the 1st year of running a volunteer farmland bird survey group to support a local Farm Cluster around Postling, East Kent. We were all delighted to see a juvenile greater spotted woodpecker in its nest. Pic taken on an iPhone, through binoculars 💙

[Debbie Reynolds @DebbieR96262844]

@JANDTHEF sadly train strikes mean we can’t get up to London tomorrow for the live show. Been listening to you for years & im very upset to be missing it.
Maybe someone would like 3 tickets?

[Debbie Reynolds @DebbieR96262844]

@RonJichardson hope all is well?
There’s a rail strike on Friday & no trains into London. 😔Probably a silly question but will you postpone your live podcast event? Been looking forward to this, a lot…

[Craig Bennett @CraigBennett3]

Today, the @WildlifeTrusts are joining with our friends across other environment NGOs...

...to call on all the @Conservatives leadership hopefuls to end the #AttackOnNature if they become Prime Minister

Here I explain the specifics of what this means in practice...

[Peter Kalmus @ClimateHuman]

Three key things EVERYONE needs to know:
1. This is still just merest beginnings of climate breakdown
2. It's irreversible, best we can do is halt it at whatever level it gets to
3. It's caused by the fossil fuel industry, which has been lying and blocking action for decades

[Debbie Reynolds @DebbieR96262844]

Stop it!

[FWAG South East @FWAGSouthEast]

Long grass has many benefits: moist, cool & sheltered at its base, producing abundant flowers, pollen & seeds. Beetles, caterpillars, grasshoppers – all benefit, & then so do birds, bats and others. #fwagse #fwagsoutheast #grassmargins #wildlife #conservation #farming #advice

[Debbie Reynolds @DebbieR96262844]

@minibeastmayhem @Groundswellaguk @FWAGSouthEast @louis_phipps @RareBreedChris Such a pleasure to meet & listen to @minibeastmayhem. Dung beetles are incredible animals & integral to successful IPM & increasing biodiversity on farms. 👍🦇

[Dan Tuson @kentdowns6]

A good start this week in our stour valley/stone street project with the 1st of the season’s dingy skipper,green hairstreak,duke of burgundy, wall brown, meadow pipit, yellowhammer,linnet,red kite & a wandering hen harrier benefitting from the network of newly created grasslands

[Debbie Reynolds @DebbieR96262844]

@EcoverUK Very disappointed to receive our 5litre bottle of laundry liquid boxed AND wrapped in plastic. Why is this? #AmazonPrime

[Debbie Reynolds @DebbieR96262844]

@fowltown Dear Jeff, we have had a very excited Sonic fan for 2 years since hearing that Sonic 2 is being released on his birthday. Sully is turning 7 on April 8th & has written you a ‘thank you’ note & invite to his birthday 😊I wonder if you have a mailing address? Huge thanks

[Debbie Reynolds @DebbieR96262844]

@LBC @CamillaTominey HS2 £ could grant aid electric boilers for means tested families. All the time developed countries aren’t feeling the burn/drought/famine they won’t take it seriously. I’m terrified for my children. Gandhi says it may seem insignificant but it is still important you do it.

[Debbie Reynolds @DebbieR96262844]

Potential role of veterinary flea products in widespread pesticide con... https://t.co/KqPuisUFoY

[Debbie Reynolds @DebbieR96262844]

I’ve worried about the impact of these chemicals for years. Glad (sadly) there is building evidence. Owners are blissfully unaware of how such a tiny amount of liquid can be so catastrophic. Time to target veterinary surgeries & their place in educating owners.

[Dave Goulson @DaveGoulson]

Our new paper on how flea treatments on pets - the neonicotinoid imidacloprid and an even more toxic compound, fipronil - are chronically contaminating every river tested in England. Dog owners should read this.
https://t.co/F5cbqNVGmY

[Debbie Reynolds @DebbieR96262844]

Thank you fantastic volunteers. Maybe one day there will be no need for such efforts...!

[Kentish Express @KentishExpress]

9 face masks, 140 food wrappers, 64 drinks cans and 31 glass bottles have been found in just a 180-metre stretch of the River Stour in #Ashford 😡

Volunteers also removed 10 bags of rubbish plus 6 traffic cones, 3 scooters, a skateboard, a bike and a shopping trolley...

[Debbie Reynolds @DebbieR96262844]

Great.

[Dan Tuson @kentdowns6]

Great to work with @mod_dio Cinque Ports Training Area on one of our project farms nr Lydden, seeding native prov' wildflower mix into this grassland this week to link with previously seeded fields & chalk downland. Farms doing nature recovery👍

[Ben Goldsmith @BenGoldsmith]

Is there a commercial reason for cutting farm hedges to the quick every year? Or is it just a tidiness fetish thing? Surely cutting them less regularly would yield a cost saving - as well as habitat and berries for wildlife? In which case isn’t there a big win-win on offer here?

[Kentish Stour CP @KentishStourCP]

The installation of nesting boxes has helped increase the Barn owl population in the UK. Our task was to replace the boxes to encourage nesting.