TreeSpanner's profile picture. Grounds Arborist at The Yorkshire Arboretum, woodturner, Bsc Hons Evironmental Conservation. 
Member of the International Dendrology Society
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Ben Paterson

@TreeSpanner

Grounds Arborist at The Yorkshire Arboretum, woodturner, Bsc Hons Evironmental Conservation. Member of the International Dendrology Society My views are my own

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Word of the day is 'pish-monger', 17th century: one who treats others with scornful contempt (as if constantly uttering a dismissive 'pish!').


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@YorksArboretum has been granted planning permission to begin its red squirrel project. gazetteherald.co.uk/news/19317596.…


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Read and weep. THIS is the reality of "tree planting" projects in the UK: pesticides & fertilisers, obliteration of native plant, insect & bird species, soil erosion & river pollution, release of huge amount of carbon. And this destruction is funded by government & charities...😢

People have the wrong idea about what large scale tree planting is like. Here is a photo tour inside a new commercial plantation

wildforest_matt's tweet image. People have the wrong idea about what large scale tree planting is like.  Here is a photo tour inside a new commercial plantation


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Ryedale District Council Grants Planning Permission For Area’s First Red Squirrel Enclosure At The Yorkshire Arboretum @YorksArboretum yorkshiretimes.co.uk/article/Ryedal…


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“I received a call which would change my life forever – my son Jordan had taken his own life” 💔 It's #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek and here, a Harrogate dad has opened up about losing his beloved son Jordan to suicide. ➡️northyorkshire.police.uk/gphgdkyn #ItsOkayNotToBeOkay #AskTwice

NYorksPolice's tweet image. “I received a call which would change my life forever – my son Jordan had taken his own life” 💔

It's #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek and here, a Harrogate dad has opened up about losing his beloved son Jordan to suicide. 

➡️northyorkshire.police.uk/gphgdkyn

#ItsOkayNotToBeOkay #AskTwice
NYorksPolice's tweet image. “I received a call which would change my life forever – my son Jordan had taken his own life” 💔

It's #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek and here, a Harrogate dad has opened up about losing his beloved son Jordan to suicide. 

➡️northyorkshire.police.uk/gphgdkyn

#ItsOkayNotToBeOkay #AskTwice

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‼URGENT appeal to locate missing Scarborough woman, 46 yr old Sarah West. She hasn't been seen since 10am Sunday 25 April 2021 at her home address on Stepney Ave in Scarborough. Sarah is 5ft 5 and very slim in build with medium length dark blonde hair. #missing #Scarborough

NYorksPolice's tweet image. ‼URGENT appeal to locate missing Scarborough woman, 46 yr old Sarah West. She hasn't been seen since 10am Sunday 25 April 2021 at her home address on Stepney Ave in Scarborough. 

Sarah is 5ft 5 and very slim in build with medium length dark blonde hair. #missing #Scarborough

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Is tiktok banning disabled people? And just as I was about to join.

@adamhillscomedy @joshwiddicombe @alex_brooker this is soooooo wrong and sad. She is a lovely little girl and she's been banned from tiktok for how she looks 😡

barnsleybobkins's tweet image. @adamhillscomedy @joshwiddicombe @alex_brooker this is soooooo wrong and sad. She is a lovely little girl and she's been banned from tiktok for how she looks 😡


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Red and grey squirrels have very similar diets and when sharing woodland greys outcompete reds for food. Grey squirrels can tolerate a higher tannin (toxin) content in food, having a wider diet means they dominate food sources. Less food for reds reduces their chance of survival.

reclaimingreds's tweet image. Red and grey squirrels have very similar diets and when sharing woodland greys outcompete reds for food. Grey squirrels can tolerate a higher tannin (toxin) content in food, having a wider diet means they dominate food sources. Less food for reds reduces their chance of survival.

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Our next Virtual Garden Talk is with Daniel J. Hinkley, Thurs 8 April, 7.30pm: 'The garden at Windcliff' is not to be missed as Dan joins us from Washington State to discuss this beautiful garden and the plants grown there. Book your place here: yorkshirearboretum.org/events/2021/4/… #yorarb

YorksArboretum's tweet image. Our next Virtual Garden Talk is with Daniel J. Hinkley, Thurs 8 April, 7.30pm: 'The garden at Windcliff' is not to be missed as Dan joins us from Washington State to discuss this beautiful garden and the plants grown there. Book your place here:

yorkshirearboretum.org/events/2021/4/…

#yorarb

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The Arboretum Cafe reopens today for takeaway drinks and homemade cakes, 10am-4pm! The cafe is serving throughout Easter weekend and every Thurs-Mon thereafter until mid-May. Come and indulge this Easter weekend. #yorarb #cakeaway #takeaway #goodfriday

YorksArboretum's tweet image. The Arboretum Cafe reopens today for takeaway drinks and homemade cakes, 10am-4pm! The cafe is serving throughout Easter weekend and every Thurs-Mon thereafter until mid-May.

Come and indulge this Easter weekend.

#yorarb #cakeaway #takeaway #goodfriday

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Arboretum in bloom as spring has well and truly sprung! garrya elliptica Rhododendron oreodoxa var fargesii Rhododendron calophytum Book your visit and experience nature in spring: yorkshirearboretum.org #yorarb #easter #spring #wildflowers

YorksArboretum's tweet image. Arboretum in bloom as spring has well and truly sprung!
garrya elliptica
Rhododendron oreodoxa var fargesii
Rhododendron calophytum

Book your visit and experience nature in spring: yorkshirearboretum.org 

#yorarb #easter #spring #wildflowers
YorksArboretum's tweet image. Arboretum in bloom as spring has well and truly sprung!
garrya elliptica
Rhododendron oreodoxa var fargesii
Rhododendron calophytum

Book your visit and experience nature in spring: yorkshirearboretum.org 

#yorarb #easter #spring #wildflowers
YorksArboretum's tweet image. Arboretum in bloom as spring has well and truly sprung!
garrya elliptica
Rhododendron oreodoxa var fargesii
Rhododendron calophytum

Book your visit and experience nature in spring: yorkshirearboretum.org 

#yorarb #easter #spring #wildflowers

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Sorbus megalocarpa’s spring foliage looking fantastic paired with its lenticel dotted fruits #spring #foliagefriday #trees

YorksArboretum's tweet image. Sorbus megalocarpa’s spring foliage looking fantastic paired with its lenticel dotted fruits #spring #foliagefriday #trees

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Word of the day (again) is ‘boondoggle’: a highly wasteful and ultimately ineffective project.


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Logging off for the weekend - Ben using our new log splitter. @TreeSpanner #yorarb #fridayfeeling #arborist

YorksArboretum's tweet image. Logging off for the weekend - Ben using our new log splitter.

@TreeSpanner #yorarb #fridayfeeling #arborist

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Spring has sprung: Grevillea victoriae - Royal Grevillea at the Yorkshire Arboretum this week. Photo by @TreeSpanner #yorarb #wildflowers #spring #wednesdaythought

YorksArboretum's tweet image. Spring has sprung: Grevillea victoriae - Royal Grevillea at the Yorkshire Arboretum this week.

Photo by @TreeSpanner 

#yorarb #wildflowers #spring #wednesdaythought

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The phrase, ‘EU shellfish ban,’ keeps being used by news outlets and it’s important to understand how this language is misleading and how Government is deliberately using misinformation to hide from its own failures... 1/10


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If you would like to hear more about the Moonflower flowering, and what happened overnight, @CamPlantsman is talking all about it this morning on @BBCBreakfast at 7.20 and @bbc5live at 7.40.

CUBotanicGarden's tweet image. If you would like to hear more about the Moonflower flowering, and what happened overnight,  @CamPlantsman is talking all about it this morning on @BBCBreakfast at 7.20 and @bbc5live at 7.40.

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Happy Love Your Pet Day from the Marks Hall Estate team... and their furry friends 🐾 Share a photo of your pet in the comments 👇 #LoveYourPetDay #meettheteam

markshallestate's tweet image. Happy Love Your Pet Day from the Marks Hall Estate team... and their furry friends 🐾 Share a photo of your pet in the comments 👇 #LoveYourPetDay #meettheteam

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We think tonight is the night! You can see the overnight developments -we’re expecting it to open after sunset There will be a Q&A on Facebook at 9.30pm with @Beverley_CUBG & @CamPlantsman. Join us there to find out more about this amazing plant See you later! #fingerscrossed

CUBotanicGarden's tweet image. We think tonight is the night!

You can see the overnight developments -we’re expecting it to open after sunset

There will be a Q&A on Facebook at 9.30pm with @Beverley_CUBG & @CamPlantsman. Join us there to find out more about this amazing plant

See you later! #fingerscrossed
CUBotanicGarden's tweet image. We think tonight is the night!

You can see the overnight developments -we’re expecting it to open after sunset

There will be a Q&A on Facebook at 9.30pm with @Beverley_CUBG & @CamPlantsman. Join us there to find out more about this amazing plant

See you later! #fingerscrossed

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