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Dr Mya-Rose Craig

@BirdgirlUK

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She/her, 21, birder/writer/environmental/climate activist; buy my book Birdgirl now; birdgirl.uk @gmail .com myarose @independenttalent .com ayesha @black2nature .org

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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
1 month
Words cannot explain how crazy it is to turn a corner & see a 20 foot version of your face on a wall! I am so grateful & honoured that @globalstreetart have painted this of me for Women’s History Month this year outside Euston Square Tube Station on Euston Road with my fav birds
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
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Time is running out. The Arctic is melting, and could be gone by the time I’m in my 30s, and we need our leaders to make a decision now. I did the most northerly climate strike ever in the Arctic to convey my desperation and the urgency of the issue.
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
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I am massively proud to announce that @BristolUni is awarding me a BSc #HonoraryDegree on 20th Feb 2020. I think that I will be the youngest person in the UK to receive one after @Malala . It is for my environmental, diversity & Black2Nature campaigning. Thank you for your support
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You probably won’t have learnt at school that systemic racism, the British Empire and climate change are all linked… @GreenpeaceUK @RunnymedeTrust
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
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So, I got it wrong, I am actually being awarded an honorary Doctorate of Science, D.S.c. h.c. - I really can't believe it. It is for running nature camps for inner-city VME teenagers & children, Race Equality in Nature conferences & campaigning to make the sector diverse
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
4 years
I am massively proud to announce that @BristolUni is awarding me a BSc #HonoraryDegree on 20th Feb 2020. I think that I will be the youngest person in the UK to receive one after @Malala . It is for my environmental, diversity & Black2Nature campaigning. Thank you for your support
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
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I’m 18 yrs old & #birds , #nature & conservation are my world #BlackBirdersWeek #BlackInNature . I have been fighting to make #conservation ethically diverse for 5 yrs but NOTHING fundamentally has changed & nobody seems to care. Who will fight with me? No apologists #Black2Nature
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
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I am a young naturalist, passionate about birds & live near Bristol. I am 1/2 Bangladeshi & set up #Black2Nature . In Jan 2015, age 13 I realised that I never saw anyone who looked like me outdoors - never @ABA @Natures_Voice #BlackBirders #BlackBirdersWeek #BlackLivesMatter 1/
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
2 years
Happy New Year to all my family, friends & followers. Wishing you a healthy, peaceful & positive 2022. Thank you for your love & support. I know I have fewer followers than some young environmentalists, but I appreciate all of you & am happy knowing there are no racists among you
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
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Costa Rica birding - just reached 5,800 birds seen in the world @SwarovskiOptik @cotingatours
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
4 years
A fantastic day yesterday receiving my #honorarydoctorate from @BristolUni , thanks, which was for realising age 13 that the environment & wildlife film-making is white, taking action to change them, carrying on when they resisted & not giving up despite a barrage of #racism #hate
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
4 years
An amazing day finally catching up with a Lammergeier in the Peak District with fantastic views of it perched & in flight just above us. You can see me scolding bc of all the midges here! #twitching #birding
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
2 years
I am really proud to have been recognised with one of the highest accolades a young person can achieve for social action, @DianaAward . This is for my work with @officialb2n . It was great to combine the award ceremony with a Bristol book launch for my memoir, #BirdgirlBook
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
7 years
I am a 14 year old Muslim birder. I have had to block 4 islamaphobic trolls today. That is what life is like 4 UK Muslims, let alone in USA
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
4 years
I am ecstatic to be speaking before the amazing @GretaThunberg at the #Youth4Climate #schoolstrike4climate on Friday 28 Feb 2020 at College Green, Bristol at 11am. Please come & make it Bristol’s biggest #youthstrikes ever. Schools, pls don’t stop your pupils from taking part
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
1 year
To my dearest friend, I am so happy that you have won your case. I know you would not have rushed into this, having been abused & attacked so many times before. Being cross-examined is a horrendous experience- Chris Packham wins libel claim against website
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
3 years
If you aren’t into nature, you won’t know that when you go into #birdwatching hides there are often posters up yo help you with bird ID. But why should female birds always be shown as a smaller picture insert?? #Sexisminbirding ? We need a revolution 😂 @Natures_Voice @WWTworldwide
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
4 years
Thank you so much for awarding me an honorary doctorate in Science
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University of Bristol
4 years
Here's the fantastic Mya-Rose Craig @BirdGirlUK receiving her honorary degree at #BristolGrad earlier 🎓 At 17, she's the youngest Briton to be awarded such an honour. It recognises her work to engage more children from minority ethnic backgrounds in conservation 🐦
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
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I am a 17-year-old BME environmentalist campaigning alone to make to the sector ethnically diverse, as only 0.6% of environmental professionals are BME, leading to them failing to engage BME ppl & get them out into green spaces. Please, can you follow me to help my campaigning?
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
4 years
Really excited to be speaking at the @bristolYS4C @Strike4Youth today with @GretaThunberg at College Green, Bristol today at 11 am. Please strike school for climate & come whatever school says. Watch me & @ChewValleySch this am on @BBCBreakfast at 7.20& me in @BBCr4today at 7.40
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
5 years
Bob on BirdForum says I’m (just) a lister not a skilled birder like him. I’m in the field 14-16 hrs a day for 6-10 weeks straight, spending huge amounts of time watching & photographing birds as well as writing & giving talks on birds, eco tourism & conservation projects 1/2
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
4 years
Beautiful Red-Footed Falcon in Somerset this morning showing really well!
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
1 year
Happy Birthday Sir David Attenborough, thank you for bringing nature to millions of people who would otherwise have not understood our love for it. Born 76 yrs & old 1 day apart, just before this photo we had a laugh about me being the youngest & him be the oldest ppl there
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
6 years
Pretty excited to be on my way to 10 Downing Street to talk about the environment
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
9 months
This is essential watching for anyone confused about what is happening in the NHS now - it has gone from the best in the world to the worst in Europe in 10 years. NHS waiting lists are the longest EVER. Did you vote Tory? Wake up and support the junior doctors strike
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Every single word Andrew says is factual and he expresses the sense of despair so many of us on the frontline feel… This govt do not deserve to be guardians of our NHS! Pls RT the hell out of this!
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
3 years
I’m incredibly excited about being interviewed by the amazing & funny Chatty Man Alan Carr on @BBCRadio2 at 7.40am tomorrow morning (on the @ZoeTheBall show) talking birds! @getbirdingpod @officialb2n @ChrisGPackham @BBCSpringwatch @BBCCountryfile @RSPBbirders @WildlifeTrusts
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
3 years
I am really excited to be going out birding for the day tomorrow. No stress, just birds, birds, birds! @Natures_Voice @WWTworldwide @getbirdingpod @BBCCountryfile @BBCSpringwatch @RareBirdAlertUK @SwarovskiOptik
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
2 years
On Tuesday @officialb2n & I brought a large group of Afghan Asylum Seekers living in Bristol to the beautiful @chewvalley , their first trip outside the city. They were appreciative of the British people for giving them a home, but I was shocked at how lacking their situation is
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
2 years
Central to the #climateaction needed from leaders in the #GlobalNorth is equality & anti-racism. That is why @COP26 was doomed. Instead we see blatant racism, colonialism, human rights abuses, unfair distribution of wealth & a dire future the #GlobalSouth . Time for a #Revolution
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
5 years
This is 9 yr old Maraj from inner city Bristol. At my nature camp she surprised us, telling us about Hen Harrier persecution In Scotland. Don’t underestimate our children as they have a passion & love for nature @lizbonnin @birdersagainst @MarkAvery @ChrisGPackham @Natures_Voice
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
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If you follow me, u can clearly cope with my supporting @jeremycorbyn @UKLabour @MarkHubandNES , fighting racism; aligned with wanting to save our planet & everything on it. Ive less following - because I speak out so pls RT if u agree with my principles; ppl & planet @garyyounge
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
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Children attending my nature camps
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
3 years
I am really proud to announce that I am an Ambassador of The Wildlife Trust with lots of amazing people including another young person @celspellman . Also absolutely amazing that Liz Bonnin is President and Gillian Burke is Vice President. Fantastic role models!
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
3 years
Loved filming with @IoloWilliams2 for @BBCSpringwatch last December, and love finally seeing it now!
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
3 years
Really proud to have completed my Matriculation ceremony today, my formal registration onto my HSPS (Human, Social, and, Political Sciences) Degree at St John's College @Cambridge_Uni @helenabcraig @CraigerUK500 @Ayesha_Natalya
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
4 years
I’m officially COVID free so I can finally announce this! So excited to be getting on the @Greenpeace ship today
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
3 years
Spotted: lots of caterpillars on only these plants looking very bright, can anyone who knows their caterpillars identify these?
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
4 years
Finally made onto the Arctic Sunrise and will be heading north with @Greenpeace in an hour!
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
4 years
So, at the moment I’m on the train to London to appear on @BBCTheOneShow . @ChrisGPackham is on tonight so will be lovely to see him and be on together. Wish me luck! @BBCSpringwatch @BBCEarth @BBCNews
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
3 years
Welcome 2021 - to the year that I hope enables us all be able to appreciate the simple things in life like the beauty of #nature @Natures_Voice @WildlifeTrusts @WildlifeMag @BBCSpringwatch @BBCCountryfile
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
3 years
Super fun day filming for @BBCSpringwatch @WWTSteart with at @IoloWilliams2 today!
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
1 year
I’m ecstatic to announce that I’ve been named a @insidenatgeo Young Explorer I’m looking forward to learning & sharing ideas with the other Young Explorers chosen this year #NatGeoExplorer @NatGeo @NatGeoTV @BBCSpringwatch @BBCCountryfile @BBCEarth
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
4 months
Seasons greetings! I’ve just celebrated with these wonderful waxwings near my house by Chew Valley Lake, which felt particularly festive. I’m looking forward to the new year and wish you all a wonderful 2024 🎉
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
4 years
I’m really looking forward to be doing a takeover of the @WildlifeTrusts twitter feed for #30DaysWild at 1 pm. With lots of tips for engaging with nature especially from indoors #WorldEnvironmentDay2020 #BlackBirdersWeek #BlackInNature #Black2Nature
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
5 years
1000 ppl arrested and no police injured @ExtinctionR #ClimateAction #ClimateBreakdown
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
3 years
A few photos of the Black- browed Albatross (!!) seen today just off the cliffs & overhead @Bempton_Cliffs @Natures_Voice @BBCSpringwatch @BBCEarth @BBCCountryfile @SwarovskiOptik
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
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I really really enjoyed being on @BBCTheOneShow tonight, it was such fun! Anyone else want me as a guest?? Lovely to see my friend @ChrisGPackham & meet the hilarious @robdelaney @alexjones & #MattBaker also from @BBCCountryfile @BBCSpringwatch @BBCEarth @BBCNews
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
3 years
V excited to have my green hero award plaque arrive today which I was awarded for #EarthDay2021 . This is for all the amazing young BIPOC environmentalists from around the globe highlighted in my new book, We Have A Dream. @GreenpeaceUK @FoEint @GlblCtzn @BBCSpringwatch @Survival
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
3 years
I’m really excited to becoming an Ambassador of the Wildlife Trusts
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The Wildlife Trusts
3 years
And to round off this exciting news, we also welcome some incredible ambassadors to The Wildlife Trusts today - @BirdgirlUK , @David_Oakes , @celspellman and @DaveGoulson . Learn more about this inspiring group of people👉 💚
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
2 years
I need your urgent help if you live in the Bristol area for our day out for Afghani Refugees on Tues 4th Jan. We need volunteers to give each family a lift. Either pick up at 10.30 am in Bristol or 2 pm in Chew Stoke. We will only need max of 1.5 hrs of your help each way. Thanks
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
2 years
Been having lots of fun reporting & blocking racists on my feed this morning. The biggest problem is working out what they are actually trying to say! I’m half British Sylheti Bangladeshi & half White Liverpudlian British & very proud & connected with both sides of my heritage
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
2 years
@RSPBEngland Thank you to the RSPB for taking this bold step. When a PM & her lackeys only care about 0.5% of the population & 0% of nature & the planet, we must stand together, from all parties, to protest & force change, telling them we will not be silenced & will never vote for them again
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
6 years
I attended a meeting at 10 Downing St 2day with Sir John Randall which was fantastic. We discussed the need 2 engage young people, inc BAME in nature & environment. We need gov, local gov, charities & schools 2 act @sajidjavid @michealgove @SadiqKhan @MarvinJRees @KerryMP
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
4 years
I have just become the youngest person in the UK at age 17 to be awarded an honorary Doctorate of Science, so why do a whole load of old White male birders choose to troll me just at that point?? They will say they have justification, but they don’t criticise each other #trolls
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nazir afzal
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Racists, I didn’t have #WhitePrivilege My skin colour alone made people hate me When I was promoted, even when I got my OBE, “I took it from a white person who deserved it more” “How dare I question their ideas?” “To whom do I really owe my loyalty?” I’m Brown, British & Proud
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
2 years
Why are we still allowing our peat moors to be destroyed? We need to ban peat compost but more than that we need to educate gardeners to stop using it
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
3 years
I can’t believe it’s been a whole year since this moment! But it’s another year of our leaders failing to fight climate breakdown. COP 26 is 6 weeks away, and our leaders need to be reminded that the world is watching. Action has to be taken now #YouthStrike4Climate @Greenpeace
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
4 years
Amazing to be seeing my gran in North Yorkshire whist social isolating & visited @Bempton_Cliffs today. Fantastic to see the puffins & impressive sea bird colony. Photos on my camera so will posts tomorrow @RSPBEngland
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
3 years
Great to be down in Newlyn 1st thing, managed to see a gorgeous American Herring Gull, a bird I’ve never seen in the UK before. A few birders there, social distancing. @CraigerUK500 @RareBirdAlertUK @Natures_Voice @BBCSpringwatch @BirdwatchExtra @BirdWatchingMag @SwarovskiOptik
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
5 years
This is an article on @BBCNews about my nature camps for inner-city teenagers and camps . Mention to @TCFarm who supported our last camp in the Chew Valley, thx to @RingOBellsCM for discounted Fish & chips @CVRSNews @opticronuk - @ChewValleySch @ChewGazette
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
6 years
I don’t accept that. 30 years ago there was no palm oil in our foods. It’s there as a filler, making good cheaper to make, that’s all. Palm oil is a hard fat that is probably going to clog our arteries & kill us off. It doesn’t need to be replaced
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Nicholas Allan
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@BirdgirlUK I think the NGOs would disagree with you. Palm oil is by far the most efficient oil crop. Any alternative would be vastly more damaging. We need to hope for a synthetic alternative, and in the meantime try to eat less processed foods. It doesn’t look good.
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
6 years
I’m really proud 2 announce that I’ve been included in "The BME Powerlist 2018 - Bristol's most influencial Black & Minority Ethnic People" 4 my campaigniing work with Black2Nature, with lots of gr8 Bristol ppl, many whom I’ve collaborated with @lizbonnin
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
4 years
Last Sunday I waved goodbye to my parents on a quiet back road near Heathrow for the biggest solo expedition of my life. Travelling by land & ferry with @Greenpeace campaigners to quarantine in Cuxhaven, Germany. It’s amazing how quickly time can pass. #COVID ー19 test next!
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
3 years
My 78 yr old Nanu (nan) lives opposite the #AshleyDown Oak in Bristol & is bed bound. Her life revolves around listening to the dawn chorus, watching the birds in the tree esp in winter from her bed & then going to roost need to save this 150 yr oak @CllrAsherCraig @WoodlandTrust
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
3 years
The first episode of the @getbirdingpod is coming out tomorrow!! It’s all about making birding fun and simple, and I had a great time chatting to @ChrisGPackham this week about #BigGardenBirdWatch and #selfisolatingbirdclub
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
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Merry Christmas to you all from a very relaxed Craig home, birding today with @CraigerUK500 @helenabcraig & about to watch The Godfather 1, 2 & 3. Perfect #xmas2020 !
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
3 years
Heading up to @COP26 today - I know I’m going to be disappointed but I’m not going to give up
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
4 years
I'm in @guardian 's Twenty Photographs of the Week . This is an image of my future, of all my generation's future, of my children's future. How many more images do our leaders need? #ClimateEmergency #biodiversitysummit @Strike4Youth @XrYouth @Greenpeace
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
2 years
Fantastic to see my parents & be picked up en route from Cambridge to twitch an Alpine Accentor in Suffolk, which was a new bird for my mum & me, but not even new for my dad! How lucky am I? @Natures_Voice @RareBirdAlertUK @SwarovskiOptik @CraigerUK500 @helenabcraig @officialb2n
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
4 years
About to get our covid tests done to make sure we’re safe to go on the @Greenpeace ship up to the Arctic ice edge next week! Wish us luck
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
5 years
Tweeting about the lack of diversity in nature, I often feel that I am talking to a few loyal followers. Am I too controversial for nature organisations to RT me? I care passionately about birds of prey, badgers & foxes but we have to save species for everyone, not just the few
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
2 years
Managed to see gold crest, siskins and two crossbill (a brilliant bird locally) today! @SwarovskiOptik
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
4 years
Finally, we have a twitter account for Black2Nature which I set up in 2016 & hope to have Charity Status soon - @officialb2n , so plse share & follow. We organise nature camps for VME young people, race equality in nature conferences & campaigning work for equal access to nature
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
2 years
Yesterday, we managed to see a Cape Gull. It was the 1st time one has been seen in the UK, although we had seen one previously in Africa. It was extra special for my mum @helenabcraig as it was the 500th bird species she has seen on her UK list (BOU) @SwarovskiOptik @CraigerUK500
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
2 years
Don’t you love Twitter? It’s my birthday today, but popped onto Twitter only to have to block a racist American
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
4 years
Saw Ivory Gulls today! They were my first tick of the trip and gorgeous - credit to the amazing @dzalcman for the pics
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
4 years
You can’t beat rolling up to a beach and a gorgeous little Bluethroat feeding out in the the open like this one #Unst #Shetland @RareBirdAlertUK @CraigerUK500 @GaryBoiler @GriffinWildlife @denmor77
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
3 years
Over the weekend we have had 2 tree planting days at Strode Valley Land Project - 120 adults & children came, planting trees & engaging with nature. Most were VME families from inner-city Bristol. Moving as ppl planting trees for family who have died of #Covid19 #treeplanting
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
3 years
I am so pleased @UkBgh have had support & following after trolls attacked them after being on @BBCCountryfile . Last year I appeared on a segment with @DwayneFields about the lack of diversity in the countryside. We had lots of abuse, with little support or sympathy follows. Why?
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
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Before Brexit my MP @Jacob_Rees_Mogg promised me and his constituents in Ubley at a local hustings that all EU environmental protection would be preserved. Clearly another broken promise
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The Wildlife Trusts
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Fourth time’s a charm? For the third time on Wednesday, MPs voted against amendments put forward by the House of Lords to #REUL – the Retained EU Law Bill – which leave crucial protections for nature at risk of being weakened in the future. (1/3)
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
4 years
Brilliant to meet @GretaThunberg this morning with @bristolYS4C ahead of #youthstrike4climate and speaking to crowd about #GlobalClimateJustice . Amazing to meet this lovely young woman the same age as me #YouthStrike #ClimateChange #ClimateStrike #Bristol #fighting4ourplanet
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
4 years
Brilliant to see two strong young women talk & support each other. I'm even more excited about speaking on Friday in Bristol with @GretaThunberg at the @bristolYS4C @Strike4Youth @UNFCCC . I'm hoping to talk about #DiversityandInclusion #EnvironmentalJustice #GlobalClimateJustice
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Malala Yousafzai
4 years
She’s the only friend I’d skip school for.
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
11 months
Very excited to see my book Flight!
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
3 years
Saw the River Warbler today - the first ever record in Somerset! Make sure to check out it’s great pink legs in the pics @SwarovskiOptik @BBCSpringwatch @RSPBHamWall
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
6 months
I was on Vauxhall Bridge yesterday demanding an end to the genocide in Gaza. An hour later I was outside a locked Westminster tube station facing a big group of far right thugs, who attacked 2 women standing next to me. It was frightening to think about what could have happened.
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S p r i n t e r F a c t o r y
6 months
Massive pro-Palestinian protest in London may be the largest since the start of the Gaza war. According to the organizers, more than half a million people are taking part in the event
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
3 years
Just home from today’s tree planting day, encouraging VME out into the countryside to connect with nature. Today we had Muslim home schooled children & mums. Wonderful to them say prayers over each tree planted & praying outdoors. Looking forward to another group tomorrow.
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
4 years
they would go to the statue and throw their flowers up onto it. This is not an innocent block of metal, it is the focus of racism & the celebration of a mass murderer in our city. The wealth those ppl accumulated is all around us in this city & reparation needs to also take place
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
3 years
Sometimes birding experiences are totally indescribable. They last a few minutes and then they are over. I’ve seen Black-browsed Albatross in the UK but having one fly repeatedly over my head today at @Bempton_Cliffs was fantastic @Natures_Voice with @CraigerUK500 @SwarovskiOptik
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
4 years
Great to be on @BBCBreakfast this morning talking about speaking at the @bristolYS4C @Strike4Youth today with @GretaThunberg at College Green, Bristol today at 11 am. Please #schoolstrike for #climate & come whatever school say. Watch me & @ChewValleySch again at 8.55 am #bristol
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
2 years
On Sat I saw beavers for the first time whilst in Devon! I loved watching the 2 adults gnawing through branches & with 2+ kit swimming in the River Otter. An exciting moment for me because I’ve been an ambassador for the @beavertrust for ages @BBCSpringwatch @WildlifeMag /3
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
3 years
Fantastic news - @officialb2n has just got its charity status meaning that we will be able to apply to a much greater number of funds. I am really looking forward to achieving much more in 2021 & hopefully run nature camps for VME children & teens in different parts of the UK
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
4 years
I'm excited to finally announce that Michal Shavit @JonathanCape @vintagebooks @penguinrandom will be publishing my book, Birdgirl, which has been germinating in my head since I was young. Thanks to my lit agent Claire Paterson Conrad @JanklowUK @JanklowUK
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The Bookseller
4 years
"This book, which combines her love of nature and in particular, birds, is a letter of love to that world, and to family and mental well-being", @JonathanCape wins a 14-publisher battle for @BirdgirlUK 's "inspirational" debut Birdgirl! See more here: (£)
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
4 years
It was such an amazing day yesterday, meeting Greta beforehand, speaking before her, hearing her inspiring speech first hand and then marching around Bristol with her - Young UK activist predicts ‘huge Bristol welcome’ for Greta Thunberg
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
2 years
Amazing to finally catch up with these Bee-eaters in Trimmingham! Saw 5 on the wires earlier, and currently staking out the nest hole to see if they pop in… @SwarovskiOptik @RSPBEngland
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
5 years
Today our Camp Chew started for Visible Minority Ethnic primary age children from inner city Bristol. We have Bangladesh, Somali and Sudanese children non of whom have been to the countryside or camped. We could easily have filled 200 places with children but need funding 4 this
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
3 years
Lovely to be on @BBCOne #BluePeter today, watch it if you have kids. I was VERY pleased with my green badge!
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
2 years
The UK has the lowest woodland cover in Europe at 13%, with many in poor condition. Trees lock up carbon, fight flooding, support wildlife and are vital for a healthy and happy society. But we desperately need more. That is why I've joined @WoodlandTrust 's #BigClimateFightback
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
4 years
I think I'm going to have a bit of a break from twitter, just as I am exhausted. I might pop on and off, but it's tiring talking about racism & having troll trying to get me going
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Dr Mya-Rose Craig
3 years
Meet who is my top suggestion as the new GMTV host @alexberesfordTV
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