Jamie Parsons

Tales and sightings from a National Trust Ranger looking after Polesden Lacey and Ranmore Common in Surrey. Views are my own

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A nice visitor to the feeder this morning #brambling @ Polesden Lacey https://t.co/ioymeeV0ec

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The first triple figures #Trust10 at polesdenlacey today with 103 runners braving the weather! On the 4th Sunday of every month it is a free 10k run that explores Ranmore Common and the… https://t.co/Jh1AwmVLRh

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In love with the #cairngorms

White-tailed eagles, regenerating forests and red deer rutting.
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#patchenvy #rangerontour #scotland #darksky #reddeer #views @ Mar Lodge Estate https://t.co/xK3k5SzOxo

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My day so far on Mar Lodge Estate. Even got to see my first wild red squirrel!
#rangerontour #cairngorms #scotland #nationaltrustforscotland @ Braemar https://t.co/C3XmDONgbV

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Here’s how the photo post works for those wondering...
It’s a great citizen science project getting walkers/passers by to carry out fixed point photography. @ Boat Of Garten, Highland,… https://t.co/3kdkLEmLiT

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Not a bad day at the office.
Thank you cairngormsnationalpark for showing me around your photo post project.
Now on to Mar Lodge Estate with @SupportNTS
Not a bad car… https://t.co/hhzkGKdrLY

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My Ranger Link trip to the Cairngorms is off to a good start. Bracing myself for the Scottish weather! #rangerontour @ Mercure Aberdeen Caledonian Hotel https://t.co/RAf1EJw1Jf

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Apples anyone? Come and see the Dorking Community Orchard pressing in our courtyard and you could walk away with some Polesden apple juice.
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#apples #applejuice #orchard #harvest… https://t.co/pQBMQhEabx

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So many Martins and Swallows gathering over the Surrey Hills before heading back to Africa. These were filmed over Chapel Farm, Westhumble
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#migration #surreyhills #birds… https://t.co/WgFczjexar

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We were helping @kewgardens to collect Guelder Rose seed for the #milleniumseedbank today.
It was great to learn the science behind seed collection and preservation!… https://t.co/LYwFTpuDW2

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We were back up on Stony Rock yesterday continuing our ambitious wood pasture restoration project. Pushing back scrub, tree popping birch and having a good bonfire!
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#conservation… https://t.co/R6jmrpRJEB

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Time for some tree popping! With some generous donations we’ve been able to grow our arsenal of weapons against scrub encroachment on our chalk grassland.

These tree poppers will help us… https://t.co/RdwElFED7i

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The sheep are on the move! #sheep @ Polesden Lacey https://t.co/JbE3RbHf7t

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Can you spot the heron? #norfolkbroads #kayaking #alwaysbirding @ Coltishall, Norfolk https://t.co/72g9cS0Awi

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Spindle rocking the wet dog look! #puppiesofinstagram #puppyholiday @ Sea Palling, Norfolk, United Kingdom https://t.co/8jacwnQrYo

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The impact deer have on coppice. Both areas coppiced in 2017. One area with a dead hedge and the other without. The protected hazel is 8ft tall already whereas the unprotected area has… https://t.co/x9xEgNWKmM

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Today is World Ranger Day, a day to recognise the work done by rangers around the world on the front line of conservation. Many of whom put their lives at risk in the line of duty.… https://t.co/jgtELIWC8G

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Amazing open grown oak on Ebernoe Common @sussexwildlife #woodlandmanagement @ Ebernoe https://t.co/AsO7Crj37y

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Turtle doves, pigs and rewilding. Knepp, you were great as always!! #rewilding #sussex #englishsafari @ Knepp Wildland Safaris and Camping https://t.co/ClpfBN0O0i

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On the search for a rare scabious bee as part of a landscape project to provide better habitat #rangerlife #notabadoffice @ Denbies Hillside https://t.co/8FodBnAyoT