Aedeen
Science background now interested in nature..
- Reposted by AedeenCreating habitat and home for nature from industrial sand and gravel extraction. It has been an amazing transformation over the years with more and more birdlife using the wetlands, even a pair of nesting Bitterns! @northcavewet.bsky.social @yorkswildlife.bsky.social
- Its one if the worst developments the transport of LNG has ten times more emmisions than pipeline gas.
- It has 33 times more emmisions than coal and on on transport will give off a significant amount of emmison contributing to global warming..
- Reposted by AedeenFund a National Climate Resilience Plan: protect communities from climate impact.. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
- The sad saga of the Hen Harrier continues. A red listed bird is persecuted so that people can shoot grouse for fun and DEFRA continue to be impotent when it comes to dealing with this wildlfe crime.
- There are at least 14 other cases that I know of, still to be publicised. The wilful blindness of Defra Ministers allows this criminality to continue. They're not even embarrassed. #RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime #Ornithology raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/07/24/1...
- Reposted by AedeenWhen four breeding male Hen Harriers suspiciously disappeared from nests in May, two from RSPB Geltsdale and two from the Forest of Bowland, it was clear the females would struggle to raise their chicks alone. The odds were bleak.
- From yesterday, from my wild garden, a few snippets. This weeks rain has refreshed the area some of the Trefoil is blooming again. Common Blue Butterfly, bees on Knapweed and the lovely lacy flower of Wild Carrot. #wildgarden
- I think most people would prefer water companies to be renationalised again. They have shown themsleves to be greedy awarding themsleves with fat bonuses while taking many shortcuts. This Labour government is not brave enough to take on corporate greed or tackle bad governance & management.
- It's performative. If Steve Reed were really "furious" about water bills, he wouldn't have ruled out renationalisation, or forbidden the Independent Water Commission to recommend it. He enables the filthiest, most parasitic capital to defeat the public interest. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
- Reposted by AedeenEmperor dragonfly at North Cave Wetlands. #ThePhotoHour #dragonflies #wildlife #nature #photography @britishdragonflies.bsky.social @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @northcavewet.bsky.social
- Reposted by AedeenThis is why our community is fighting to save wild sprat, and will never give up. They're the crucial bedrock on which entire natural ecosystems are built.
- Reposted by AedeenIncredibly important point.
- Reposted by AedeenYesterday’s amendments to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill are a small step in the right direction but there are fundamental flaws at its heart, which still amount to environmental regression and #CashToTrash www.hiwwt.org.uk/blog/debbie-...
- Was absolutely amazed to find Cinnabar moth caterpillars on Ragwort in my wild garden area yesterday! #cinnabarmothcaterpillars #ragwort
- Vapourer moth caterpillar and Brimstone Butterfly in garden this week.
- Reposted by AedeenFriday, 23 Common tern chicks were counted (mainly on East Holm), with 4 Eygptian geese on East Holm, with an adult & juvenile Mediterranean gull there, Also seen was Marsh harrier, Hobby & Bittern Confirmation today, came of successful breeding of Bittern & Marsh harrier on the reserve
- Reposted by AedeenExciting news from @northcavewet.bsky.social: bitterns have bred here for the first time on record – a major milestone for this rare and elusive species. A fantastic sign that wetland restoration is working. 🎉 Read more: www.ywt.org.uk/news/first-e...
- Reposted by AedeenAn unusual sighting this morning, in between the showers was this female Common blue, the 3rd different individual seen this month. The female do not move much, hence it is the males who are normally seen
- A way to engage local communities by taking a regeneerative approach to the economy and planning dor that city.There are some big cities already doing this eg Barcelona, Mexico and Glasgow. Ths UK needs some braver politicians in this country to do this instead of same old same old..
A little town in Sweden - Tomelilla - is pioneering what it means to put Doughnut Economics into practice. This could well become inspiration to many towns and villages seeking to create a different kind of future... @doughnuteconomics.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Reposted by AedeenLet's talk about these two department store owners: brother and sister Louis Bamberger and Caroline Bamberger Fuld. From Newark, New Jersey. They are random people, basically. But in the late 1920s, with fascism taking over Europe, they made a choice that profoundly changed the world: 🧵
- Reposted by AedeenWhen excellent MPs stand up for what’s right and then get suspended by their party we should be very worried. Chris Hinchliff has been a staunch defender of nature and is far closer to the public view than the prime minster. Such arrogance 😡. Great quote here from Craig Bennett, agree 💯 .
- My husband just found this near one our drain covers outside. Have no idea how it got there. My I Phone identity info says it’s a Smooth Newt! Anyone agree? @yorkswildlife.bsky.social ?
- Hummingbird Hawk moth in the wild garden yesterday.
- Reposted by AedeenHere you go… www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...
- So tired about reading about poor millionaires saying they are leaving when wealth tax gets mentioned. Time to call their bluff! The British “wealth exodus” is a big fat myth
- Tried to share the article but it’s in New Statesman..
- As I am still not strong enough to go out and about, my garden and wild garden area has been great for me to spend some time in and enjoy watching the butterflies and other insects..
- Just a few more snippets from the wild garden area. Ladybird and bees on some Teasle. Knapweed popular with bees and hover flies. A lone Corncockle flower..
- And yesterday spotted this Humming bird moth having a good feed on Honeysuckle which grows over the pergola leading into the wild garden area.
- Also gald to say that there are still bats about. I am sure they are Pipistrelle. Sat and waited for them to flit about above the wildgarden area on Thursday evening. I don’t know where they roost.
- Souther Hawker, Common Darter and Meadow Brown butterfly. Watched the Soutgern Hawker darting about. So many insects in the air.
- From the last couple of days in the wild garden and main garden: Comma butterfly, many Large Whites, Gate keeper and Speckled Brown. The Wild Basil area is very popular with all the Whites and Green veined butterflies .
- Not a great photo but the colours of the fly caught my eye: my I-phone information look tells me it is a deer fly: Chrysops relictus! 🤔 Feeding on Ragwort in my wild garden area. I noticed a butterfly struggling on the ground and turned it over. It had been attacked by a wasp!
- Reposted by AedeenYorkshire’s second hosepipe ban in three years starts tomorrow, following the hottest June and the driest spring in 130 years. 💧 Read more: www.ywt.org.uk/news/our-comment-yorkshire-hosepipe-ban
- Reposted by Aedeen*IMPORTANT* Please read & share, it could save you or a loved one from a lifetime of chronic system-wide illness. 🙏❤️ Today I was diagnosed with Lyme Disease.😔 I was bitten by 4 ticks 30 days ago & had a red rash come up around one of the bites, that soon started spreading... *Continued below
- Pics taken by phone yesterday. A Comma butterlfy and a gathering of Ladybirds in the main garden. There were a couple of Common Darters in the wild garden area.
- Yesterday afternoon after a dull and wet morning and despite it being windy, I have never seen so many butterflies in the garden. It was amazing watching them all.
- Early evening in the wildflower area. Some sunlight still in one area. Greenvein butterfly and i think Red tailed bumble bee ..
- Reposted by AedeenFledgling Swallows, Ballycotton. #Birds
- Reposted by AedeenGreat Day @northcavewet.bsky.social Yesterday highlights being Otter, Peregrine, Hummingbird Hawk Moth, Common Tern, Marbled White and Brimstone. Also seen was Little Owl, Hobby, Sparrowhawk, Red Kite, Emporer Dragonfly, Black Tailed Skimmer and Small Red-eyed Damselfly
- Reposted by AedeenButterfly count this morning, 46 Meadow brown, 38 Large white, 18 Gatekeeper, 10 Ringlet, 6 Green-veined whites, 5 Peacock, 4 Small white, 3 Small tortoiseshell, 2 each of Essex & Small skipper, Marbled white, single Comma, Red admiral, Painted lady, Speckled wood & Small copper
- The wild garden area is full of butterflies during the day. Many large whites and a few Greinveined butterflies are here. Ladies Bedstraw is taking over from the Trefoil. Knapweed and some cornflowers as well. Wild carrot is a couoke of areas as well.
- There is some Mallow. Hover flies are go here as well!! I spotted a Migrant Hawker darting around the other day. But its very dry down here as well. So its slowed things down a bit here as well. When you look across the garden in certain light you can same in see many insects in the air.
- There are Lady birds around. Native one mainly down here but in main garden its Harlequins seem to outnumber the natives. Late afternoon into the evening Red Admirals turn up in the main garden. There are bees around as well and spotted some Redtailed bumble bees on and off.
- Wild basil is also starting to flower.
- Its so lovely to have such warm sunny weather. I have never seen the garden so dry for this time of the year. The very warm weather ris a big challenge for me and I am back chemotherapy and so am still not doing very much at the moment.
- Reposted by AedeenA bit late to the Party but great to see the Otter @northcavewet.bsky.social Today
- From tbe weekend : a brief visit to North Yorkshire. Ringlet butterfly and Large Skipper. Two meadows that I walked around were teeming with Ringlets. But I found it too hot to lookout for more things. So many other insects etc.
- Reposted by AedeenI was an advocate of licensing driven grouse shooting but my view has hardened as the game shooting bodies have run rings around @naturescot.bsky.social and defied the will of the @scottishgov.bsky.social A complete ban on driven grouse shooting and all the ills associated with it.
- 'Decades of evidence...has revealed that the targeting and illegal killing of Hen Harriers is almost exclusively associated with land managed for grouse shooting in the UK’s uplands'. #RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime #BanDrivenGrouseShooting raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/06/26/n...
- Reposted by AedeenThe illegal killing of Hen Harriers has hit a devastating new high. ⚠️ A new RSPB report reveals 102 incidents in just five years - with the majority on, or near, grouse moors. A thread…
- A lovely surprise to spot a pair of Bullfinches feeding on the berries of the Juneberry tree in the garden yesterday!
- Box tree moth catchers: using pheromones to attract the male moths: two vials used per trap. Needing to take some action against these invasive pests. The liquid is water & dishwasher soap. Was quite shocked to see so many! #boxtreemoths #rhs
- Also used a spray on the box which is bee and bird friendly. I have quite a number of box shrubs and a couple of short hedges which have all been affected by the caterpillars. I don’t like having to do this but need to get it under control.
- Reposted by AedeenLots you can do in your garden to save water as well as help wildlife, more on our website 💚 #WildlifeGardening www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
- Reposted by AedeenSand Martin chick being fed in the rain at the nestbank at Harper's Island Wetlands today. (Video slowed to 1/4 speed) #Birds #IrishBirding #Cork #phonescoped @harpersisland.bsky.social
- Seems to be a new wave of Red Admirals visiting the garden Kate afternoon this week..
- Last year was the first time I found a Box tree moth here. Didn’t think it would proliferate. But when I returned from a stay in hospital,I was shocked to find that the caterpillars have destroyed some Shrubs completely and attacked many others. #boxtreemoth
- Meanwhile in the wild garden area. I made the decision to have some mown areas down here. All is growing well. Not as many Ox-eye daisies this year: a deliberate decision as I noticed that the the Trefoils and other flowers are what the bees visit more.Hoping to to spend a bit more down here.
- A few things growing in the main garden at the moment. Perennials have really take off & am waiting for some to flower but these catch my eye at the moment. Large poppy, hybrid foxglove . I have also got some Clarain growing & am relaxed about the Hedge nettle growing in a couple of areas as well
- Roses blooming in the garden at the moment..
- Reposted by AedeenLittle Terns from Tuesday @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social #Birds
- Reposted by AedeenA disappointing response After the new government said it had "no plans" to end driven grouse shooting, Mark Avery is even more up for the fight:
- Reposted by AedeenKingfisher feeding at Tophill today @tophilllow.bsky.social
- Discharged from hospital yesterday after being in since last Weds afternoon. Need to concentrate on building up some energy & strength again before having some more chemotherapy. Will take some time. But good news is that Radiotherapy reduced tumour size. It’s all about managing the cancer now.
- Reposted by AedeenThe Irish Whale & Dolphin Group have pointed out that they first raised the alarm about unregulated sprat fishing in 2010 but the government has yet to act... now the whales are gone because there nothing for them to eat. Disgraceful! www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
- Reposted by Aedeen"I want my food and I want it NOW!!" Juvenile Stonechat #IrishBirding #Birds
- Have not been very active these last couple of weeks as another wave of side effects from the Radiotherapy have slowed me down so much more. I haven’t had the energy to do much at all, not finding this easy at all.
- And so there are some young Blackbirds! Took these photos quickly yesterday evening. There are actually three hatchlings in the nest but I only managed to photograph two of them. The female has been busy gathering small caterpillars for them. Have not seen a male bird feed them yet. #Blackbirds
- Hoping last nights rain means that the birds can gather worms for them. It has been so dry these last few weeks..
- Reposted by AedeenLabour promised to restore nature. ❌ Instead, their Planning Bill contains a licence to destroy it. We offered solutions. We’re done waiting. Part 3 of the Bill would gut the laws protecting our most precious habitats & species. Without significant change, it must be scrapped.
- Reposted by AedeenFollowing yesterday's news of 2 HHs vanishing from RSPB Geltsdale Reserve Cumbria, suspected shot on nearby grouse moor, here's another one, 'disappearing' on a grouse moor in Yorkshire Dales National Park, one of the UK's worst raptor persecution hotspots. raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/05/21/s...
- Reposted by AedeenMarine 'protected' Areas in Europe continue to be useless geographical.co.uk/news/uks-pro...
- Reposted by AedeenWednesday, The drake Mandarin was on Cell 'A' in the morning, A Cuckoo was calling by the Far lake in the morning, 16 Avocet chicks were on East Holm, There are 2 families of 4 Mute swan cygnets each in the New workings & on the Village lake, with a family of 3 Little grebes on Crossland's lake.
- Reposted by AedeenLittle Owl
- Reposted by AedeenWe’ve just delivered a message to Downing Street, backed by over 100,000 of you.‼️ Farmers, NGOs and the public are standing together to demand action. UK Government, this is a call you can't afford to ignore. Any cut now would be a disaster for farming and nature.
- The plight of the red-listed Hen Harrier is an absolute shame with so many that “disappear” near grouse moors. Have lost respect for the shooting community who have not done enough to stop this.For this to happen during the breeding season as well. #bandrivengrouseshooting
- An all-too-familiar pattern. They're provided safe haven at Geltsdale, but as soon as they cross the boundary to hunt... Again and again and again and again. #RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime #UKBirding raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/05/20/t...
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- Reposted by AedeenVisited North Cave Wetlands this afternoon to see the Temminck's Stint - a bit too far away to video so here's a video of the irresistible Little Owl instead! #ukbirding @northcavewet.bsky.social
- Reposted by AedeenNorth Cave Wetlands, with its extension fully open, is now one of the best nature reserves in Yorkshire. Today, we saw avocets & their chicks, great created newts, sedge warblers, sand martins... It's a lovely walk around a mix of wetland & woodland, with plenty of hides. @yorkswildlife.bsky.social
- Reposted by AedeenYesterday at Far Ings NR in North Lincs yesterday. First hobby of the year as well as a singing whitethroat @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @lincswildlife.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social #birdsoofprey
- Reposted by AedeenVisit to @tophilllow.bsky.social in the sunshine on Tuesday produced lots of odonata, incl egg-laying Hairy Dragonfly and Four-spotted Chaser. The Temminck's Stint was nice, but the distraction display by the LRPs was more impressive to watch. #Yorkshirebirding
- Reposted by AedeenAlso sitting Little Ringed Plover, pair of Marsh Harrier and Avocet on South Marsh East,
- Am absolutely disgusted with what is been done with this planning bill. Environmental ignorance on a big scale. Chalk streams are rare globally and the UK is home to 85% of these special habitats, which are already under terrible pressure.
- “[Chalk streams] are globally significant ecosystems and are largely restricted to our shores. So we have a huge responsibility to protect them.” Really disappointing for this amendment I moved in the Planning & Infrastructure Bill Committee to be vetoed. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
- There is no need for a new for a new bill. Developers should be able to build with good environmental practice. Land banking should be tackled instead.
