Eurasian Oystercatchers (Haematopus ostralegus)
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From #Fairways to #FairUse: Repurposing #GolfCourses
How golf courses can be repurposed to meet the needs of people and planet
Autumn 2024
by Grace Crabtree & Dan Woolley"Back in April 2020, shortly after the UK had gone into lockdown for the first time, Guy Shrubsole, the campaigner and author of Who Owns England (2019), set out to map and investigate London’s golf courses. While a natural continuation of his wider work on land ownership, it was also given particular urgency in the moment – not least for those living in densely populated cities – as the nation began to ask questions about use of, and access to, #GreenSpace.
"The results of this research produced some surprising findings. For example, although a considerable number of golf courses in Greater London are held in private ownership, the figure is less than half, at 45%. This turns out to be only slightly larger than the number owned by councils (42%). After several decades in which councils, schools, and other public institutions have been forced to sell off green space – including school playing fields and county farms – it seems pertinent to ask why so many golf courses have remained untouched.
"Happily, there are signs of progress. In #Cheshire, the #WoodlandTrust recently purchased a former golf course, and have been busy planting trees. The vision is for the site to 'develop as native broadleaf woodland' and to link with other woodland sites as part of the larger #NorthernForest, providing green space and fighting #ClimateChange.
"And further east, on the #Lincolnshire coast, the #NationalTrust is busy converting a disused golf course – #Sandilands – to 'create new habitats for a variety of #wildlife, especially migrating birds like black-tailed #godwit, spotted #redshank and #spoonbills, along with breeding birds such as #snipe, #lapwings and #oystercatchers' This environmental mission is coupled with the social objective of providing 'a space where everyone can enjoy the benefits of being in nature.'
"More controversially, perhaps, the London-based architecture firm #RCKa has developed a proposal to build housing on an existing golf course in #Enfield, at the northern end of the city. Understandably, not everyone agrees with this vision, arguing that green space, once built upon, is lost forever. However, faced with an acute and growing housing crisis, it may be useful to ask whether some compromise solutions might begin to develop at the edges. [Yes, like housing with LOTS of Green Space, including #CommunityGardens , #FoodForests , and #WildlifeCorridors ! Problem solved!]
"What the above examples demonstrate is a growing interest in the potential for repurposing golf courses, for reasons ranging from climate change mitigation and biodiversity benefits, to providing space for housing and food growing.
"Which brings us to #Glasgow, where the #GlasgowCommunityFoodNetwork (#GCFN) are leading on a proposal to transform a disused golf course into a food growing space, with much of the land restored as a richly biodiverse space where wildlife can thrive."
Read more:
https://www.stirtoaction.com/articles/from-fairways-to-fair-use#SolarPunkSunday #MoreGreenSpace #LessGolfCourses #CommunitySpaces #CommunityGardens
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New on my #blog: https://aspi.blog/2026/07/22/the-hundred-2026-gets-underway/
A look back at yesterday's game between MI London and Sunrisers Leeds men's sides (I missed the women's match due to work) and a #photo gallery.
#cricket #TheHundred #MILondonvSunrisersLeeds #MILvSRH #photography #birds #cormorants #oystercatchers #goldfinches #insects #HummingbirdHawkMoth #bees #hoverflies #butterflies #RedAdmiral #PaintedLady #Gatekeeper -
New on my #blog: https://aspi.blog/2026/06/13/arisaig-2026-9-canna-general/
Continuing my account of my Scottish holiday with a general look at #Canna.
#blogging #Arisaig2026 #Scotland #IsleofCanna #Mallaig #Morar #photography #church #birds #corvids #oystercatchers -
New on my #blog: https://aspi.blog/2026/06/10/arisaig-7-wildlife-cruise-to-canna/
A look at the journey out to the #IsleOfCanna, which was the #WildlifeCruise element of the day (Tuesday June 2nd).
#Scotland #Arisaig2026 #WesternIsles #photography #birds #puffins #guillemots #oystercatchers #mammals #MinkeWhale -
As I recall, European #Oystercatchers were shown to have different bills depending on whether they specialised on oysters/clams (hammering the hinge caused bill deformations) or on razor shells (finer narrower bills).
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https://www.europesays.com/uk/993038/ Anger after woman pictured letting dog off the lead near rare beach nesting birds #BirdsNesting #DerekBromage #DerekMoore #dog #MrBromage #NestingBirds #oystercatchers #RingedPlovers #RSPB #Science #Snettisham #UK #UnitedKingdom #wildlife
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New on my #blog: https://aspi.blog/2026/05/13/wnag-pensthorpe-trip-2026-4-cranes-and-flamingoes/
My fourth post in my series about the #WNAG excursion to #Pensthorpe on Saturday, in which the #Cranes and #Flamingoes get their time in the sun.
#Autism #WestNorfolkAutismGroup #photography #birds #EurasianCrane #GreyCrownedCrane #EgyptianGeese #Shelducks #Oystercatchers #Swallows -
Eurasian Oystercatchers (Haematopus ostralegus)
#Oystercatchers #Haematopus #BirdsOfMastodon #ArtWithOpenSource #Darktable #CCBYSA #Birds #BabyBirds #BabyBird #BabyAnimal #BabyAnimals #BirdPhotography #Animals #AnimalPhotography #Nature #NaturePhotography #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #Photo #Photography
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New on my #blog: https://aspi.blog/2026/05/06/surrey-ruthless-against-sussex/
A look back at the closing stages of Surrey's victory over Sussex in the last round of county championship matches and a photo gallery.
#cricket #CountyCricket #CountyChampionship #SurreyvSussex #SURvSUS #photography #birds #swans #GreylagGeese #Oystercatchers #heron #robin #sparrow #insects #bees #larvae -
Eurasian Oystercatchers (Haematopus ostralegus)
#Oystercatchers #Haematopus #BirdsOfMastodon #ArtWithOpenSource #Darktable #CCBYSA #Birds #BabyBirds #BabyAnimals #BirdPhotography #Animals #AnimalPhotography #Camouflage #Nature #NaturePhotography #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #Photo #Photography
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Eurasian Oystercatchers (Haematopus ostralegus)
#Oystercatchers #Haematopus #BirdsOfMastodon #ArtWithOpenSource #Darktable #CCBYSA #Birds #BabyBirds #BabyBird #BabyAnimal #BabyAnimals #BirdPhotography #Animals #AnimalPhotography #Nature #NaturePhotography #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #Photo #Photography
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New on my blog: https://aspi.blog/2026/04/06/match-drawn-at-edgbaston/
A look back at the final day of #WarwickshirevSurrey and a photo gallery.
#cricket #CountyCricket #CountyChampionship #WARvSUR #photography #birds #GreylagGeese #Oystercatchers #goldfinch #insects #bees #butterflies #pollinators -
New on my #blog: https://aspi.blog/2026/02/25/sri-lanka-slump-ushers-england-into-semifinals/
A brief account of happenings in today's T20 World Cup match and its implications for the tournament, and a two-part photo gallery.
#cricket #T20 #T20I #T20WorldCup #SuperEights #SriLankavNewZealand #SLvNZ #photography #birds #cormorants #oystercatchers #insects #bumblebee #ladybirds -
Oystercatchers! Went birding again, this time at Sandy Hook. Saw these four, but also 22 osprey and 12 bald eagles. What a great day!!! #bird #birding #oystercatchers #beach
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Oystercatchers on the beach. Taken on 29/08
🪶 #birds #birdphotography #Scheveningen #dutchnature #wadingbirds #oystercatchers #scholeksters -
New on my blog: https://aspi.blog/2025/06/04/50th-birthday-holiday-9-achosnich-and-portuairk/
Continuing my account of my Scottish holiday with a look at the immediate vicinity of our accommodation.
#50thBirthdayHoliday #Scotland #photography #birds #insects #oystercatchers #herons #deer #sheep -
UK’s oldest known Oystercatchers discovered on England’s East Coast Wetlands https://www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happening/news/oldest-oystercatcher-discovered
"Researchers are celebrating after finding two record-breaking #Oystercatchers within just one month of each other on England’s East Coast #Wetlands. Both #birds are over 40 years old – three times higher than the average lifespan for an #Oystercatcher... Oystercatchers rely on The #WashMudflats for food as they are jam-packed with invertebrates such as ragworms, snails and shellfish."
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🌤️⚓️ Austernfischer bei der Nahrungssuche an der Ostseeküste! 🪶🐚🦀🌊😎😉
📍 Neustein, Ostsee
#austernfischer #oystercatchers #ostsee #balticsea #ostseeküste
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New on my #blog: https://aspi.blog/2025/04/28/derbyshire-v-middlesex/
A look at the final day of Derbyshire v Middlesex, an assessment of Derbyshire's overseas seamer and a photo gallery.
#cricket #CountyCricket #CountyChampionship #DERvMID #Derbyshire #Middlesex #photography #birds #oystercatchers #insects #butterflies #cranefly #larvae #bees -
New on my #blog: https://aspi.blog/2025/04/13/championship-update/
A look at developments in the County Championship and a photo gallery in two parts.
#cricket #CountyCricket #CountyChampionship #SurreyvHampshire #SURvHAM #photography #KingsLynn #Norwich #Dereham #Scarning #Swaffham #Norfolk #buildings #signs #birds #insects #bees #butterflies #oystercatchers -
New on my #blog: https://aspi.blog/2025/04/11/county-championship-round-two/
A look at developments on day one of the latest round of county championship matches and a photo gallery.
#cricket #CountyCricket #CountyChampionship #SurreyvHampshire #SURvHAM #photography #birds #insects #bees #butterflies #oystercatchers #egret -
“Who IS that FINE looking fren, staring back at me in the waters?” — #BlackOysterCatcher #OysterCatchers #Birds #BirdPhotography #Nature #Ocean #Surf #Coast #PNW #PacificNorthwest #Oregon #CannonBeach #Shorbs #ShoreBirds
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#Massachusetts beaches hit record-high for piping #plovers: A species recovering at an encouraging rate https://phys.org/news/2024-12-massachusetts-beaches-high-piping-plovers.html
"#PipingPlovers are continuing their comeback story. Massachusetts beaches for the second straight year saw more nesting #birds than at any time in the last 4 decades. There were 1,196 nesting pairs counted—a 1.5% increase over last year and a whopping 500% spike since the program began four decades ago... #Oystercatchers also saw another consecutive record year"
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🌍 African oystercatcher (Haematopus moquini) #AfricanBirds | #AfricanOystercatcher #AfricanBlackOystercatcher | #Oystercatchers #Waders #Shorebirds 📷: Photo by STRIEWA🦜 #birdsoftheworld #birds
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Some #photos from my husband's brief time today (Monday) near #BroughtyCastle in #Dundee, #Scotland. #BroughtyFerry #Tayside #Tay #RiverTay #Photography #Birds #Birding #BirdPhotography #BirdingPhotography #Oystercatcher #Oystercatchers #Mud #JuvenileBird #JuvenileBirds #Gull #Gulls #HerringGull #HerringGulls #Seagull #Seagulls #Art #PublicArt #Sculpture #Dolphin #Dolphins #Bronze #PiedWagtail #PiedWagtails #Seaside #Estuary #Wildlife #Countryside #Nature #UrbanNature #CityWildlife
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Triest en mooi tegelijk. Terwijl vogels verstrikt kunnen raken in afval zoals touw en netten vond dit scholeksterpaar bovenop een kluwen visnet een veilige broedplek om hun drie eieren en wat later twee jongen tegen het hoge water te beschermen.
#scholeksters #OysterCatchers #nest #kuikens #chicks #vogels #birds #BirdEyes #PlasticSoup #HighTide #SaltMarsh
