#spoonbills — Public Fediverse posts
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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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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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Tussenstop bij de Taag in Portugal 🎵
https://dewittehaas.nl/solanum/#Solanum #Schiermonnikoog #lepelaars #spoonbills #vogels #birds #WaakVogels #science #music #EilandGevoel #vogeltrek #migratie #BirdMigration
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Tussenstop bij de Taag in Portugal 🎵
https://dewittehaas.nl/solanum/#Solanum #Schiermonnikoog #lepelaars #spoonbills #vogels #birds #WaakVogels #science #music #EilandGevoel #vogeltrek #migratie #BirdMigration
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Gisteravond genoten we van een try-out van Solanum. De band is geïnspireerd door geluiden opgenomen door een mini-microfoon op de rug van een trekkende lepelaar, van Schiermonnikoog tot Marokko. Zo slaat Solanum de brug tussen #wetenschap en #cultuur.
Solanum zal ook spelen op het openingsfeest van project "Natuur op het strand" op zaterdag 25 april, op het strand van #Schiermonnikoog https://dewittehaas.nl/feest/
#muziek #vogels #music #birds #lepelaars #spoonbills #birdeyes #globalflywaynetwork
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Gisteravond genoten we van een try-out van Solanum. De band is geïnspireerd door geluiden opgenomen door een mini-microfoon op de rug van een trekkende lepelaar, van Schiermonnikoog tot Marokko. Zo slaat Solanum de brug tussen #wetenschap en #cultuur.
Solanum zal ook spelen op het openingsfeest van project "Natuur op het strand" op zaterdag 25 april, op het strand van #Schiermonnikoog https://dewittehaas.nl/feest/
#muziek #vogels #music #birds #lepelaars #spoonbills #birdeyes #globalflywaynetwork
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Thank you to the buyer from Delaware for your purchase in my Redbubble online store! Roseate Spoonbills Resting Time by Debra Martz | Redbubble https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/142566334?asc=u
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Pink Beauties and a Surprise Heron by Debra Martz
The photo was all about the Roseate Spoonbills & their bright pink reflections, or so I thought. I was totally surprised by this young Night Heron as it strolled through the scene.https://debra-martz.pixels.com/featured/pink-beauties-and-a-surprise-heron-debra-martz.html
#Roseate #Spoonbills #NightHeron #heron #bird #nature #pink #reflections #birds #aves #avian #BirdLovers #featheredFriends #ornithology #photography #PhotographyIsArt #BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt
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Roseate Spoonbills and An Egret in Wetland by Debra Martz
Photographed from a boardwalk at Charlie's Pasture Nature Preserve in Port Aransas, Texas, in October.
https://debra-martz.pixels.com/featured/roseate-spoonbills-and-egret-in-wetland-debra-martz.html#Roseate #Spoonbills #pink #bird #birds #aves #avian #BirdLovers #featheredFriends #ornithology #photography #PhotographyIsArt #BuyIntoArt #AYearForArtgret in Wetland by Debra Martz
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Two roseate spoonbills squabble at the St Augustine alligator farm zoological park’s bird rookery in Florida, US, in April.
Photograph: Zuma Press/Alamy Live News
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Two roseate spoonbills squabble at the St Augustine alligator farm zoological park’s bird rookery in Florida, US, in April.
Photograph: Zuma Press/Alamy Live News
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"Splashes of Pink in the Wetlands"
A large number of Roseate Spoonbills were already resting after a morning of feeding in the wetlands, while some were preening. Photographed from the boardwalk on the Nature Trail in Port Aransas, Texas, in October.
https://debra-martz.pixels.com/featured/splashes-of-pink-in-the-wetlands-debra-martz.html
#Roseate #spoonbills #pink #bird #birds #aves #avian #BirdLovers #featheredFriends #ornithology #photography #PhotographyIsArt #AYearForArt #BuyIntoArt
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Twee heruitzendingen van film "De lepelaar in een roerige wereld"
- zondag 31 augustus om 18:30 uur
- zaterdag 6 september om 10:31uur
op NPO2Foto: Folkert
#kijktip #lepelaars #spoonbills #Schiermonnikoog #vogels #birds #FeatheredFriends
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Twee heruitzendingen van film "De lepelaar in een roerige wereld"
- zondag 31 augustus om 18:30 uur
- zaterdag 6 september om 10:31uur
op NPO2Foto: Folkert
#kijktip #lepelaars #spoonbills #Schiermonnikoog #vogels #birds #FeatheredFriends
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Went to #Arkemheen yesterday morning with a birding buddy and spotted a purple heron for the first time! We also spotted #spoonbills, #snipes, #wagtails and more. I just gotta sort through all the 2300 photos... 🪶 #birds #birdphotography #purpleheron #cows #polder #dutchlandscape #ardea #purpurea
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Went to #Arkemheen yesterday morning with a birding buddy and spotted a purple heron for the first time! We also spotted #spoonbills, #snipes, #wagtails and more. I just gotta sort through all the 2300 photos... 🪶 #birds #birdphotography #purpleheron #cows #polder #dutchlandscape #ardea #purpurea
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New addition! 🌏 Royal spoonbill (Platalea regia) #AustralasianBirds #AustralianBirds #AsianBirds | #RoyalSpoonbill #BlackBilledSpoonbill #PlataleaRegia | #Spoonbills #SpoonbillFamily #WadingBirds #WaterBirds 📷: Photo by Manubird🦜 #birdsoftheworld #birds
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New addition! 🌏 Royal spoonbill (Platalea regia) #AustralasianBirds #AustralianBirds #AsianBirds | #RoyalSpoonbill #BlackBilledSpoonbill #PlataleaRegia | #Spoonbills #SpoonbillFamily #WadingBirds #WaterBirds 📷: Photo by Manubird🦜 #birdsoftheworld #birds
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Final approach … a roseate spoonbill comes in for a landing on a tree at a bird rookery in St Augustine, Florida
Photograph: Ronen Tivony/Zuma Press/Rex/Shutterstock
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Final approach … a roseate spoonbill comes in for a landing on a tree at a bird rookery in St Augustine, Florida
Photograph: Ronen Tivony/Zuma Press/Rex/Shutterstock
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🌎 Roseate spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) #SouthAmericanBirds #CentralAmericanBirds #NorthAmericanBirds | #RoseateSpoonbill #PlataleaAjaja | #Spoonbills #SpoonbillFamily #WadingBirds 📷: Photo by jim5511🦜 #birdsoftheworld #birds
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🌎 Roseate spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) #SouthAmericanBirds #CentralAmericanBirds #NorthAmericanBirds | #RoseateSpoonbill #PlataleaAjaja | #Spoonbills #SpoonbillFamily #WadingBirds 📷: Photo by jim5511🦜 #birdsoftheworld #birds
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🌍 African spoonbill (Platalea alba) #Africanbirds #Madagascanbirds | #AfricanSpoonbill #Spoonbills #Waders #Waterbirds | #birds #birdsoftheworld 🦜 Photo by JoFinchenParsons
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🌍 African spoonbill (Platalea alba) #Africanbirds #Madagascanbirds | #AfricanSpoonbill #Spoonbills #Waders #Waterbirds | #birds #birdsoftheworld 🦜 Photo by JoFinchenParsons
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Good news story.
Despite being a familiar sight during the 16th century, not a single Spoonbill bred successfully in the UK for over 300 years. Now they're back for another successful year, with birds breeding at multiple RSPB reserves across the UK, showing how habitat management plays a vital role in nature conservation.
#Spoonbills #Birds #Ornithology #Nature #Wildlife #RSPB #Wetlands
Spoonbill breeding success sparks renewed hope for iconic wetland species
https://www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happening/news/spoonbill-breeding-success -
Good news story.
Despite being a familiar sight during the 16th century, not a single Spoonbill bred successfully in the UK for over 300 years. Now they're back for another successful year, with birds breeding at multiple RSPB reserves across the UK, showing how habitat management plays a vital role in nature conservation.
#Spoonbills #Birds #Ornithology #Nature #Wildlife #RSPB #Wetlands
Spoonbill breeding success sparks renewed hope for iconic wetland species
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Two #spoonbills engage in a mating ritual in the #UK.
Photograph: Peter Lau/Royal Society for the Protection of Birds/PA
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Two #spoonbills engage in a mating ritual in the #UK.
Photograph: Peter Lau/Royal Society for the Protection of Birds/PA
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#Spoonbills return to #Cambridgeshire for first time since 17th century https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jul/18/spoonbills-return-to-e-for-first-time-since-17th-century #birds
"Once quite common in the UK, spoonbills were occasionally seen on their migratory journey, but no longer bred here because they were hunted for their meat and the wetland habitats in which they use their long beaks to fish for prey had been destroyed. But #conservation efforts mean they have come back and are now breeding happily in a few pockets of habitat in England."
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#Spoonbills return to #Cambridgeshire for first time since 17th century https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jul/18/spoonbills-return-to-e-for-first-time-since-17th-century #birds
"Once quite common in the UK, spoonbills were occasionally seen on their migratory journey, but no longer bred here because they were hunted for their meat and the wetland habitats in which they use their long beaks to fish for prey had been destroyed. But #conservation efforts mean they have come back and are now breeding happily in a few pockets of habitat in England."
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🌎 Roseate spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) #SouthAmericanbirds #CentralAmericanbirds #NorthAmericanbirds #Caribbeanbirds | #RoseateSpoonbill #Spoonbills #GenusPlatalea #FamilyThreskiornithidae | #birds🦜 #BirdsOfMastodon
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🌎 Roseate spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) #SouthAmericanbirds #CentralAmericanbirds #NorthAmericanbirds #Caribbeanbirds | #RoseateSpoonbill #Spoonbills #GenusPlatalea #FamilyThreskiornithidae | #birds🦜 #BirdsOfMastodon
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Rescue of the day: A lost little spoonbill, hugging his mirror image in the window he just crashed into for solace...
Only minor injuries so will be on his way again before the weekend.
#spoonbills #BirdsOfFediverse #firefighter -
Took advantage of today's great weather to spend a few hours at #WWT #Llanelli. Pictured are;
#Spoonbills,
A #Gadwall.
A Red-Crowned #Crane (in an enclosure-not a wild bird), and
An #OxEyeDaisy in full bloom...in November?!#WildfowlAndWetlands #Nature #NaturePhotography #BirdPhotography #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography
You can see more of my photos at:
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Took advantage of today's great weather to spend a few hours at #WWT #Llanelli. Pictured are;
#Spoonbills,
A #Gadwall.
A Red-Crowned #Crane (in an enclosure-not a wild bird), and
An #OxEyeDaisy in full bloom...in November?!#WildfowlAndWetlands #Nature #NaturePhotography #BirdPhotography #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography
You can see more of my photos at:
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"Heinz was once again too late for the group photo."
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"Heinz was once again too late for the group photo."
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Yesterday I went for an 11km walk along the North Arm, Kalimna Jetty & Lookouts #walks and the Esplanade. These photos are some of the things I saw on that #walk including #birds (#swans & #spoonbills ), views of Gippsland Lakes and #aquatic life.
#gippslandlakes #eastgippsland #easternvictoria #lakesentrance #walking #exercise
https://www.instagram.com/p/CyB3OpHy2M5/?igshid=YTUzYTFiZDMwYg==
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Yesterday I went for an 11km walk along the North Arm, Kalimna Jetty & Lookouts #walks and the Esplanade. These photos are some of the things I saw on that #walk including #birds (#swans & #spoonbills ), views of Gippsland Lakes and #aquatic life.
#gippslandlakes #eastgippsland #easternvictoria #lakesentrance #walking #exercise
https://www.instagram.com/p/CyB3OpHy2M5/?igshid=YTUzYTFiZDMwYg==
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Three #Roseate #Spoonbills perched on the top of a nearly bare live oak tree at the St #Augustine Alligator Farm and #Zoological #Park.
Get a print of this image, or other items, at https://heronfox.pixels.com/featured/three-roseate-spoonbills-heron-and-fox.html
#RoseateSpoonbill, # PlataleaAjaja, #Waterfowl, #BirdsOfMastodon, #Birds, #WildlifePhotography, #Photograph