Ben Eagle
@benjy_eagle
Followers
3K
Following
4K
Media
986
Statuses
8K
Telling rural stories; Community, Farming; Environment; Podcaster @ruralpodmedia @MTF_podcast and other pods. Occasional feature writer.
Norwich, England
Joined December 2012
Tree of the Day: Silver Birch (Betula pendula) . A pioneer species, usually one of the first to colonise new ground.
1
0
7
RT @WATERSHED_i: "We will all be drinking water containing TFA every day" . Forever chemicals linked to fertility & child development issue….
bbc.co.uk
The long-term impact of the chemical on human health is still unclear and being researched.
0
134
0
Out filming in Norfolk today with @Matt3ngland and Down to Earth Media for an upcoming @agricology film on living mulches. Find out more at @Groundswellaguk in a few weeks.
0
0
6
Tree of the Day: Jacaranda mimosifolia.Bursting with violet-blue blooms, the jacaranda paints entire streets purple in late spring. Native to South America.
0
0
2
Tree of the Day: The Baobab (Adansonia digitata) 🌳.Can store up to 32000 gallons of water in its trunk.
0
1
15
Definitely too late I reckon now for #WorldEarlyStrollDay @AndrewPBrooks 😅 but enjoying the stroll nonetheless #cromercliffs #northnorfolk
1
1
11
Tree of the Day: Dawn Redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides).Thought extinct until rediscovered in China in 1944
0
0
1
Well done to the @CerealsEvent organisers. Great day of wandering, chatting and looking at big (and small) kit.
1
0
4
Tree of the Day: Black Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia). Beautiful fragrant white blossoms and twisting limbs.
0
0
2
Tree of the Day: English Oak (Quercus robur) (fact: some have lived for over 1000 years)
0
0
3
Tree of the day: Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba). Ginkgo trees were among the few living things to survive the atomic bombing in Hiroshima.
0
0
1
Two and a half years ago @overthefarmgate and I met at @ORFC /@oxfordfarming . Today I am incredibly happy that we will be getting married!.
15
1
62
Why is buying '2 tacos' more than buying 2 plates of '1 taco'?🤔
1
0
4
RT @MTF_podcast: Episode 3 of our agroforestry mini-series in association with the @ForestryComm is out now! 🎙️. In this third and final ep….
0
2
0
RT @MTF_podcast: Episode 2 of our #agroforestry mini-series produced in association with the @ForestryComm is out now! 🎙️. In this second e….
0
3
0
RT @DickKingSmith: Chimpanzees and bonobos are humans' closest living relatives; we share 98.8 percent of our DNA with them. Personally, I….
0
913
0
RT @MTF_podcast: We are launching a new mini series about #agroforestry this week with the @ForestryComm. Ep 1 with Clare Hill, @benjy_eagl….
0
8
0
RT @ForestryComm: The first episode in our NEW 'Exploring Agroforestry' podcast mini series is out today, made with @ruralpodmedia. Listen….
0
1
0