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Kiff Hancock, lifelong naturalist, retired professional ecologist still helping Somerset Wildlife Trust while enjoying more time for photography

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Putin is still claiming Ukraine are Nazis. The only soldiers I've seen this morning, goose stepping in jackboots were carrying a Russian flag in Red Square.

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An English woodland shows solidarity with Ukraine with bluebells over lesser celandine

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Just had a very bad experience at @OspreyCharging station near Aldi Evesham. 22Kw /hour charger delivered only 4KW in 50 minutes to my Renault Zoe 2019. Rang Osprey, unit reset, no change, gave up.

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@flygirlNHM @isabella_tree @KneppWilding @CharlieBurrell_ @DipteristsForum @SoldierfliesRS @WildlifeMag I'm lucky enough to have had both Major and Dotted Fluffs in my garden over the last few years. Unfortunately their host population, ashy mining bees seemed to have crashed this spring, so not looking good for next year.

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@anthonysbirds @MigrantMothUK @BritishMoths I saw one during late February in Somerset some 7 years ago. That year there were several early reports and speculation that some were overwintering.

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@WildlifeTrusts Its good that they will be in force, but will they be enforced?

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Does anyone know what these are please? They fell from a flowering ash tree while I was sitting under it. Largest 4mm diameter. @SomersetWT @Buzz_dont_tweet

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@myenergiuk happy to report that Robert Garnham (Support) got back to me with the connection fix that worked. Thank you

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@CuriaUK @g_stokes18 @davidbevanwood @pow_rebecca @tessamunt Not if the govt relies on landscape designations like AONBs for part of the 30% land favourable for nature then allows industrial farming with mass pheasant rearing stripping the remainder on large parts.

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@theAliceRoberts I went to university at Coleraine in the 1970s. There was a good mix of Catholic and Protestant students. The general consensus amongst my fellow students at that time was that segregated schools maintained divisions and that non sectarian state schooling would help integration.

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Heath wood-rush in flower on Westhay NNR mire path today @SomersetWT @BSBIbotany

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@myenergiuk Still no help with my Myenergi connection problem since the ticket number was allocated early last week.

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@myenergiuk Please can I have some support to get my Zappi charger working? I have sent a number of requests by email, but alart from auto acknowledgment have had no replies. Thank you

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@myenergiuk Original ticket 66711

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@myenergiuk I cannot get solar charge. If I try it on Eco++ it states waiting for excess even when my solar panels are generating 3 kw. Ticket reference 66120

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Ouch…
No further comment needed
@pritipatel

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Spotted redshank showing well at Steart. @WWTSteart

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Peatlands can store twice as much carbon as forests. So why are they being destroyed for the sake of compost sales? The climate and nature crisis is real. The Government needs to start valuing the natural world.
Join our call. Let's stop this destruction.
https://t.co/5NgWQHKwLW

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So do I, a complete shambles.

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Govt incompetence and failure. The national firm offering to install external cladding on my daughters 1920s single skin council house had to withdraw due to grant timetable. Audit office blames UK government for botched £1.5bn green homes scheme https://t.co/xkRttXMdEq

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One of many Devil's fingers fungal 'fruiting' bodies emerging near Taunton this week. @SomersetWT