rotational grazing and silage, bare ground for wild bees, mosaic gardens

a special ‘no mow may’ vlog coming

wielding land use words as weapons rather than as tools

from Jan 2022 no. 127 #blackgullview

guess the glen

clue : hydroponic veg, venison loins, grazing cattle, old and new pines, holiday cottages

wild scenes off grid celebrated without scenes online

a countryside that’s quietly doing stuff

robyorke.co.uk/2024/04/piccad…

distracted by glossy advertising, how do we inform citizens on food, farming, tree, environmental trade-offs when politicians are tempted by false hope…ok, just enjoy the sights!

It's been great to receive messages from the farmer with pics and videos of lapwing chicks taken from his tractor 🙂

I look forward to returning to west Ireland next month - for this 'Changing Landscapes' event near Galway involving a diverse range of contributors > hometree.ie/changinglandsc… Hometree

always time for a pint of the dark stuff

Here's the paper on which my talk at today's #landusesummit is based: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

yes you can!

and yes, it’s all about people

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‘tribal humans’

one of my most commented on blogs (feel free to still do so)

robyorke.co.uk/2017/05/tribal…

Sage advice.

‘unfairly burden communities…severing link to traditional culture…officials did not properly consult them’

plenty of parallels between this and UK’s (mis)implementation of Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMA)

theguardian.com/us-news/2024/a…
pic: migrating sockeye, BC

Yup 👇🏻

‘clauses built in that residents can’t complain about the Ministry of Sound club’ (Evening Standard, 24 April)

wry smile re ‘mad Londoners moving to busy areas’ in the countryside

As usual Rob Yorke gives us pause for thought...or even paws for thought.

Another wee batch heading to the northwest corner of Scotland, plus getting ready to kick off the season on my local waters, a top up for my own box

listen to this blackbird ‘compete’ with London noise, including a playground

way more resonant than its rural cousin (there’s a parallel universe)

CHANGING LANDSCAPES CONFERENCE

May30th - Ennistymon

Aiming to disrupt the traditional approach to nature restoration and ecology conferences. This event provides a platform for professionals, stakeholders and decision makers to explore transformative

hometree.ie/changinglandsc…

research on nature by banks: illustrated by pic on the left

research on nature by conservationists (incl land managers): illustrated by pic on the right*

yes, we need both, but let’s break down some siloes to join-the-dots

*science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…