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BQ Magazine, full of inspiring ways to help and love our UK insects, is having to take a rest. Back numbers are still available on the website.

Kent, UK
Joined March 2021
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Homes England application (MC/26/0436) to build 450 houses on the former Chattenden Barracks near Lodge Hill Kent! This will result in the loss of Nightingales at the Chattenden Woods & Lodge Hill SSSI. Please share update info. change.org/p/protect-nightin…
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BREAKING!: Huge news: The Government has quietly published [link below] on its website, without any fanfare, the Joint Intelligence Committee / Defra report on 'GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY LOSS, ECOSYSTEM COLLAPSE AND NATIONAL SECURITY' that it suppressed last October. It has presumably done this at this point (in the middle of an international crisis) to try to bury the story. <DON'T LET IT BE BURIED> ...this is a huge story. Just consider the report's title, for starters... the report warns of multiple likely ecosystem >collapses< that will have dire implications for our national security, and that require serious strategic adaptation at minimum. The report also sets out how these collapses if they are allowed to occur will significantly increase migration-pressure: "as development gains begin to reverse", a phrase that should make any human shudder in anguish. There is much more... But it doesn't end there: what they have published very much appears to be >only part of a larger piece of work<: there is no detail at all in what they have published on the geo-regional analyses; the connections from those regional analyses to the national security threats consequently facing Britain are not detailed; the "Key Judgements" of the report are not properly explained. It is fairly obvious what has happened here: in response to FOIs, they are trying to slip this report out, presumably because they feared it would otherwise get out anyway; but they have done so in a form that holds back much of the most disturbing content - the content that WE as citizens need to know if we are to know how to protect ourselves, what we are potentially going to have to adapt TO. We must continue to press for the full report to be released... But in the meantime there is much here to digest and reflect on, to put it mildly. Kudos to those who commissioned the report; do READ this version of it (it's only short!), and let's take it from there... Kudos too to those who pursued an (at least partly) successful battle to get the report released, via Freedom of Information requests... >>Please share widely! assets.publishing.service.go…
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The UK is one of the most nature depleted countries on 🌍 yet a 🧱is too much of a stretch for Labour to save our swifts.This symbolic πŸŽ₯ is for those who care that the existence of swifts is on the line.I hate campaigning but I’ll never give up on the birds.If you care,shareπŸ™
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When you tell your mum you like bumblebees … All items are available on our online shop and support UK bumblebee conservation. Tell your mum. 🐝🎁 bumblebeeconservation.org/gi…
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🚨 Are you a nature lover? 🚨 The government is pushing a planning and infrastructure bill that weakens environmental protections. But what does that actually look like? The species at risk have real faces and names. Lets meet some of them 🧡 (Source: @WCL_News)
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Join us at #WildSummitUK and help shape the future of UK nature 🐝 @perkins58, CEO of the Bumblebee Conservation Trust, tells us more about a day dedicated to nature and the action we need to save it 🌱 🎟️ Get your tickets now: ow.ly/o7hb50WmT5K
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🚨Some major errors & misleading claims from @bbcnickrobinson on @BBCr4today this morning, when discussing British Steel with Treasury Minister James Murray I hope these are corrected on tomorrow's programme. Here's what he got wrong... 🧡 bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0029z…
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I know asking for RTs is wincey & a bit tragic, but the algorithm here isn't so kind without a blue tick. If you think your followers might like a few moments breathing out & resting their brains a little as they scroll, maybe RT my photo above? It will honestly help me loads 🌿
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BIG ANNOUNCEMENT! πŸ“’πŸ˜† We are VERY excited to announce our latest step in helping even more people have a wildlife friendly garden: The Wildlife Garden Directory! πŸ’šπŸ‘©β€πŸŒΎπŸ₯³ wildlifegardendirectory.org.… #gardeningbusiness #wildlifegardening
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The GCSE in Natural History has stalled in the Minister for School's office (@NickGibbUK ) for 18 months. Please email him and ask why the delay? Please tell him you think it is vital we teach the next generation about nature. Draft text here: curlewaction.org/wp-content/…
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I’ve been using Ecover for years, thinking it was an ethical option. No more.
Ecover cleaning products are marketed as being more #Ecofriendly and kinder to animals than mainstream brands, but is it as squeaky clean as it seems? Here we’ve summarised ethical issues to consider and highlight their parent company: bit.ly/3RjJcmI
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Our famous Armada Way blackbird has been singing his heart out all week. The moment we served the injunction and the work stopped he was all we could hear. #PlymouthCityCouncilTreeMassacre #plymouth #armadaway
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Over the years I seem to have become a stoat rehabilitator - as well as a wildlife artistπŸŽ¨πŸ–Œ But that's fine because I have a soft spot for these cute mustelids 😍🐾🐾 Watch the story of my latest rescue, an adorable stoat called Rocket πŸš€πŸ“½πŸ‘‡youtu.be/cPIhZDV6qEU
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Good morning Twitter chums! Flash & I are presently scoffing a pasta breakfast...ready for our half marathon 'shuffle' starting at 8am. We are raising cash for 'Doctors Without Borders' who are sending medics to Turkey & Syria. justgiving.com/page/benjamin… Pls help with cash or RT's x
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Five years of planning, three years of fundraising, thousands of donations & hundreds of volunteer hours later... the day we've all been waiting for has finally arrived. We've acquired our first #rewilding site: Heal Somerset πŸ™Œ bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-so…
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BQMagEditor retweeted
If you're coming to The British Beekeeping Show today (4 February), do come and say hello and pick up a bargain!
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Bravo Mr Darwall, for perfectly demonstrating the problem of excessive & exclusive ownership of land & gifting the biggest boost to the access & recommoning movement yet. The stars remain ours. You can help the law catch up by supporting @Right_2Roam & @EveryonesStars #dartmoor
BREAKING: Wealthy landowner wins court case to extinguish the right to wild camp on Dartmoor - the only place where it’s been legal in England This is an outrage & @Right_2Roam & @EveryonesStars are mobilising - follow them to join the rebellion
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The darkest of days. For #Dartmoor. For Devon. My home. Shaking. Speechless. Something has been ripped out. @Right_2Roam & @EveryonesStars are mobilising & energised - follow them to join the rebellion. Fight for the stars. theguardian.com/environment/…
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