Andrew Heald

Andrew Heald

@andyheald.bsky.social

Forester & tree farmer 🌲🌳👨🏽‍🌾🐂🥜🥭🪵 Inclusive landscape scale solutions Regenerative bioeconomy Sustainable cities Works with the amazing Inovaland team Lives in Edinburgh

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Edward Tissiman
@edtiss.bsky.social

No jail sentence. No driving ban. Free to continue driving around Edinburgh after assaulting a cyclist, leaving them with a traumatic brain injury, a smashed skull and a bleed on the brain. news.stv.tv/east-central...

news.stv.tvDriver who left cyclist with brain injury following road rage incident avoids jailJoseph Hedley, 39, became involved in a confrontation with the cyclist before violently attacking the man without provocation in Edinburgh in 2024

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Lennie
@drgs100.bsky.social

Edinburgh Council have completely and utterly failed residents over the closure of St Mark's Path bridge. They seem to think people just sit back and put up with the closure of a major route just because it's for pedestrians, wheelers and cyclists. www.broughtonspurtle.org.uk/news/communi...

broughtonspurtle.org.ukCOMMUNITY COUNCILS CALL FOR ACCELERATED ACTION ON POWDERHALL FOOTBRIDGE | Broughton SpurtleAs reported here on 20 October, Leith Central Community Council and New Town & Broughton Community Council are dissatisfied with Edinburgh Council's closure and subsequent management of Powderhall Foo...

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Intertribal Timber Council
@intertribal-tc.bsky.social

🌲 Native American and Alaska Native students: the Truman D. Picard Scholarship is open! Awards range from $2,000 to $4,000 for students studying Forestry, Fire, or Natural Resources. 📅 Apply by Jan 8, 2027 for a bonus point. The final deadline is Jan 22, 2027 Link in bio

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Mikko Toivanen
@mtoiv.bsky.social

I am advertising for 2 PhD positions in my Research Council of Finland -funded project 'Trees and the travels of knowledge' at the University of Eastern Finland! Selected candidates will work on the internationalisation of Nordic forestry in the interwar period. Deadline 15 November, see link below.

ESEH NEXTGATe@esehnextgate.bsky.social

Two PhD positions in Forest History in Finland! Deadline: 15 November. @mtoiv.bsky.social #envhist #envhum

itasuomenyliopisto.varbi.comDoctoral Researcher (PhD student) 2 positionsWe are inviting applications for two Doctoral Researcher (PhD Student) positions at the Department of Geographical and Historical Studies, located on the Joensuu Campus of the University of Eastern Fi

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Cosmos Scholarship Network
@cosmossn.bsky.social

The School of Forestry, Faculty of Engineering, at the University of Canterbury (UC) invites applications for two funded Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) positions in timber engineering.

Andrew Heald
@andyheald.bsky.social

And another one - no mention of the driver www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

bbc.co.ukMan dies after car crashes into Wolverhampton LidlWest Midlands Police said the man was pronounced dead at the scene with others requiring treatment.
Andrew Heald@andyheald.bsky.social

No mention of the “driver” …. Not in the headline, and not in the article itself www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

independent.co.ukCar demolishes monument in market town collisionA Range Rover crashed into a historic market cross in Howden, East Yorkshire, on Thursday morning.
Andrew Heald
@andyheald.bsky.social

The Water of Leith path, is well used and much loved - by local residents and by visitors. It is a key green artery across Edinburgh and it interconnects with multiple other paths and places of interest. It requires and deserves proper maintenance and investment.

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Kevin Watts
@watts-km.bsky.social

Newly planted woodlands 🌳 improve 'connectivity' for woodland fauna 🐭🪲, flora 🌼 and fungi 🍄 @forestresearchuk.bsky.social @conscorridor.bsky.social @conservoptimism.bsky.social @forestrycommission.bsky.social @landscapeecologyuk.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...

link.springer.comNewly planted woodlands improve connectivity for woodland fauna, flora and fungi - Landscape EcologyContext Young planted woodlands may only support a small proportion of the biodiversity found in mature woodlands but may play an important role in promoting species movements and enhancing biodiversi...
Andrew Heald
@andyheald.bsky.social

Annual @forestresearchuk.bsky.social UK forestry statistics published today. Always worth reading in full, and also recommend acquiring a copy of the A6 size "Facts and Figures" so that you can easily answer questions and impress your friends 🌳🌲 :) www.forestresearch.gov.uk/publications...

forestresearch.gov.ukForestry Statistics 2026 - Forest ResearchKey findings
Forestry Journal/essentialARB@forestryjournal.bsky.social

FULL STORY: www.forestryjournal.co.uk/news/2665945...

forestryjournal.co.ukUK timber harvest holds firm as sawmills increase outputThe figures underline the growing importance of private forestry to the UK's wood supply.
Andrew Heald
@andyheald.bsky.social

This seems to be a particular issue in some urban areas, and where some well meaning businesses host hives in roof top gardens. Thanks also to @eleanormharris.bsky.social who made me aware of honey bee impact on wild pollinators several years ago www.theguardian.com/environment/...

theguardian.comHoneybees are barging aside wild pollinators in hunt for pollen and nectar, study findsAs a surge in beekeepers has led to increased numbers of honeybees, researchers record them pushing bumblebees and other rival species away from flowers
Andrew Heald
@andyheald.bsky.social

I vaguely remember a BBC Radio 1 April Fool in the 1990's, that was something about an EU ruling that X% of music played had to be "European" ...

Press Gazette@pressgazette.co.uk

GB News is launching GB Music Radio, a 24-hour digital station only playing artists from Great Britain and Northern Ireland, on 2 November. Chief revenue officer Ross Sergeant said this "gives advertisers something genuinely new". radiotoday.co.uk/2026/10/gb-m...

Andrew Heald
@andyheald.bsky.social

Cracking Sunday back home in Edinburgh - morning bike ride out to Joppa. Then watching Hadestown with Anneke at the Cameo, and a pint in Bennets. Bonus views of the very handsome King’s Theatre and the Castle in the autumn sunshine

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Natalie Monarrez
@nataliemonarrez.bsky.social

Short film by Mars Verrone explores the life/legacy of Carroll B. Williams Jr., the 1st African American to earn a doctorate in forestry and entomology, and the 1st African American scientist hired by the U.S. Forest Service. #documentary #buckskin #marsverrone 🎥🍿

Andrew Heald
@andyheald.bsky.social

If I was making a multi-million pound decision about how and when to replace a bridge - one of the key factors would be how many people use the bridge - @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social don’t even mention it

spurtle.bsky.social@spurtle.bsky.social

POWDERHALL FOOTBRIDGE.—Design life was no guarantee. Council Briefing Note makes some startling assertions. We raise points to ponder: www.broughtonspurtle.org.uk/news/footbri... #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news #PowderhallBridge #Transport #Travel

Andrew Heald
@andyheald.bsky.social

Foresters in the U.K. have been raising concern about woodland management and deer for >30 yrs. We can better manage our forests AND our deer AND achieve better outcomes for woodland birds. 🌲🦌🪶

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“The declines in woodland birds have several … causes, such as a lack of woodland management …. and increased deer browsing pressure, both of which result in a reduced diversity of woodland structure and reduced availability of suitable nesting and foraging habitats.” www.gov.uk/government/s...

Andrew Heald
@andyheald.bsky.social

Good article - also applies in the U.K. Compounded by Defra’s disinterest in timber production.

Dan HIll@cityofsound.bsky.social

Gave a presentation yesterday on timber in construction linked to wood from forestry - seeing as a system, and supply and demand in balance, with a push-pull strategy for a mission-led industrial policy, working within planetary boundaries. Here’s a decent write-up woodcentral.com.au/timber-const...

woodcentral.com.auWhy Australia Needs a Push and a Pull to Build Its Houses in TimberProfessor Dan Hill told The Precinct's investor symposium that timber is absolutely the answer, if governments buy at scale and codes change.
Andrew Heald
@andyheald.bsky.social

This week we’ve hosted visits from Ghana’s Carbon Market Office and senior people from Ghana’s Forestry Commission. We keep moving forwards and working alongside local communities, farmers and foresters. 🌱🌳🇬🇭 #Ghana www.linkedin.com/posts/andrew...

linkedin.comValidation by the Ghana carbon markets office will be another important step on our journey to full verification. We have been working alongside farmers, foresters and communities in Ghana since… | ...Validation by the Ghana carbon markets office will be another important step on our journey to full verification. We have been working alongside farmers, foresters and communities in Ghana since 202...
Andrew Heald
@andyheald.bsky.social

“The declines in woodland birds have several … causes, such as a lack of woodland management …. and increased deer browsing pressure, both of which result in a reduced diversity of woodland structure and reduced availability of suitable nesting and foraging habitats.” www.gov.uk/government/s...

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Ghana - Woodlot plantation (11.5Ha) for firewood, charcoal, forage and hopefully some timber. Nana Noah with iNovaland colleague Abraham, and some young trees planted June '26. Mix of Cassia, Gmelina, Mahogany and Teak

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Ghana - Woodlot plantation (11.5Ha) for firewood, charcoal, forage and hopefully some timber. Nana Noah with iNovaland colleague Abraham, and some young trees planted June '26. Mix of Cassia, Gmelina, Mahogany and Teak

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Brent Toderian
@brenttoderian.bsky.social

“Results show that approximately 414 million metric tons of carbon emission could be reduced if everyone in the world cycled 1.6km every day like the Danes…This climate benefit could be increased to 686 million metric tons if the Dutch cycling pattern was followed with daily cycling of 2.6km.”

nature.comHistorical patterns and sustainability implications of worldwide bicycle ownership and use - Communications Earth & EnvironmentHigh bicycle ownership does not necessarily correlate with high bicycle use, with substantial health and environmental gains possible by worldwide pro-bicycle policy implementation, suggests a global ...

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Leith Central Community Council
@leithcentralcc.bsky.social

🎉 Good to share something cheerful here! We’ve had a lot of posts recently about things that aren’t working as they should - now, photos from last month’s Stead’s Place Street Party ☀️ Well done to the local residents who once again organised such a brilliant community day, with decent weather too

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ForestPlots
@forestplots.bsky.social

Post-doctoral fellow in global forest dynamics! TreeChange combines life history traits from field observations with demographic modelling to understand the future of forests and the carbon sink. Based at Lund in Sweden you will work with researchers across the world lu.varbi.com/what:job/job...

Andrew Heald
@andyheald.bsky.social

What is Britain’s second city ? People from Glasgow said Glasgow People from Birmingham said Birmingham People from Manchester said Manchester People from Liverpool said London

YouGov@yougov.co.uk

Kemi Badenoch has said that Edinburgh is the UK's 'second city' - a view shared by only 12% of Britons Instead the public split between 34% Manchester vs 30% Birmingham, with answers depending heavily on where people live yougov.com/en-gb/articl...

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My Zero Carbon #ClimateAction
@myzerocarbon.org

🎶 Pedal Power A fun music #video to get you excited about the benefits of #cycling #ClimateAction #airquality #health #wellbeing #ClimateChange #EndFossilFuels PL RP🩷💚💙Thank you! Enjoy! 🎶

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Graeme Beale
@midfyffe.bsky.social

#Scottish #LIDAR folks. An exciting announcement of a first conference, looking to build a user community on the new Scottish LIDAR data. 2/12/2026 @ Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh. Please do RT if you think you know people who might be interested! luma.com/y3vt0vha?dm_...

luma.comScottish LiDAR user conference - building resilience in our landscapes · LumaWith the Scottish Land LiDAR Programme (2025–2027) now releasing its first data, the landscape of Scotland is is set to be revealed in unprecedented…
Andrew Heald
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Really interesting to visit the SS Explorer - a retired Scottish Fisheries Research Ship now being lovingly restored by a team of volunteers. Also a rare opportunity to walk around Leith Docks. You can learn more about the ship here www.theexplorer.scot