Rob Yorke

environmental/rural commentator, moderator, curator, chair : mostly elsewhere, critical thinking, long term, joining the dots

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'the recognition of reality is the beginning of wisdom'

blog set for 2026 on stuff learnt from 'field intel'

https://t.co/pzdRIwMXGI

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to Malham, other moorlands, and more

my northern ‘field intel’ manoeuvres next week

here’s one from 5 years ago https://t.co/AgKD9Egljj

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@NickJackson72 redstart certainly revels in being first to kick off the dawn chorus

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the dawn chorus, gets me every time – how nature rebounds - an indicator of ambition

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@JohnPretty2o2o 'nonlethal predation'.....when middle rung predators keep checking their rear view mirror

https://t.co/Les5jLrlPf

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eagles, buzzards, curlew, lambs, and farmers

my 140th letter published in The Times today

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some context to my letter in The Times about eagles and farmer psychology / it’s nuanced, obviously

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@ZhukovtheCocker distracted, harrying, burning fuel, taking their eye off lapwing chicks….

W-T eagle and buzzard pic: Nathan Jewell

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context updated / intraguild predation

https://t.co/Cn91bCK0K5

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@TonyJuniper @NaturalEngland @NE_Northumbria the local wildfowling group work closely with @NaturalEngland’s team on the ground / a great example of unglamorous conservation collaboration https://t.co/eA1x4Tx5kr

plus they help rescue tourists in deep water

pic : Northumberland Gazette

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get wild with dipper and brown trout

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“we are not doomsayers of nature’s decline, we are doers of nature’s recovery”
https://t.co/CdUfbscRy6

#enviromental #dialogue moderator, for hire

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from Dartmoor to Piccadilly : I’m moderating a day exchanging knowledge on action around nature restoration, at the Linnean Society

https://t.co/q1AhmnIFXs

#environmental #dialogue

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spotting red flags on green issues to build trust, before going live on a campaign

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@ScarecrowNeste1 @tonymcguire1966 fully waterproof and predator proof / clever creeper

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@stuttonsparrows no, we get the black-and-white stuff up here

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joy

listen (or lip read) to know why

just any old scrubby ex-mineral worked area in the south east

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@PaN_BES ‘These findings are relevant to Protected Area (PA) systems in the Global South, where balancing biodiversity conservation and human welfare is crucial to sustainable success’

and elsewhere

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getting experimental with words around trees

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building trust for wildlife conservation action ‘on the ground’ may require a cup of tea or a bout of drinking

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@CarbonBrief @daisydunnesci @orladwyer_ and forestry

'It adds that timber production will be expanded to provide “low-carbon building materials”'

*checks notes, by 2030