Did u know? One of THE best things about living on Minchinhampton Common is seeing the wonderful grazing cattle who wander freely around the village from May to October. Such great neighbours to have. I've lived here 22 years & every time, I get a thrill when they pass just outside my house. 🌱🌿🇬🇧🌱🌍🐮

If you read this petition, I'm sure you will want to sign and share it, to protect our environment and wildlife that depend on other organisms that depend on healthy soil. www.change.org/p/ban-the-pr...

France bans bee-killing pesticides. Bees are the engine of our agriculture. Without them, our food supply is put at risk. Healthy soil and intact habitats form the foundation for true sustainability.

Hell, yeah! 🙌

@rickmartin.bsky.social you may wish to sign this to stop unnecessary plastic grass. www.change.org/p/ban-the-pr...

I agree. It’s terrible! And people buy into the nonsense of ‘low maintenance’ fake lawns when clover is a good substitute for grass and helps nature.

Garden butterflies today included two male Orange Tip, a Painted Lady and (no image) a Green-veined White... @norfolkbutterflies.bsky.social

Did u know? We're conditioned to thinking that birds need our shop bought bird seeds.In the summer months there should be enough natural food in our gardens for forage.Provide fruit bearing plants such as Mahonia, Cotoneaster & Crab Apples & don't dig up yr weeds -their seed heads are a feast 🌱🌿🇬🇧🌱🌍🐦‍⬛

“Even a perfectly managed marine protected area will fail to achieve benefits for conservation + for people if wastewater keeps flowing in from upstream" If we want to protect sea creatures, we need to stop drenching them with sewage: share.google/0a5NEZKwFQWc...

Did u know? Don't weed your *weeds*, just enjoy the wildlife that having them attracts, like this floofy, gingery Carder bee foraging on these beautiful White Dead Nettles (Lamium alba) They're free, they're prolific, they're wildlife-friendly & they're native to 🇬🇧 - such a win-win. 🌿🌱🇬🇧🌱🌍🪲🕷️🐝🦋🪰

Stop Trump’s attack on whales action.eko.org/a/stop-trump...

@christina--m.bsky.social please sign and share if you agree sport should help keep us fitter, and not make our environment sick. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75...

@venetiajane.bsky.social Please share this petition. Sport should help keep us healthy, not make the environment sick. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75...

I took this photo in July 2022 - the bees were enjoying the agapanthus Plant these to #SaveTheBees 🐝💙

Don't use Roundup on anything, please.

Here it is, my annual reminder: don't spray spring dandelions with roundup. One flower can be visited by 100+ bees in a day, and your chemicals will kill all of them. 🌻

Make pavement flowers normal again!

A patch of nettles can support over 40 insect species. They’re a vital source of food for the caterpillars of peacock and small tortoiseshell butterflies - so please let a few nettles grow! More: www.littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/wil...

Am I the only one who wishes humans would leave the moon & space alone? We’ll end up trashing it, as we have trashed our precious planet. Let’s learn more about our wonderful oceans and use science to save what we already have. #Artemis

@thekentacorn.bsky.social Please sign and share. We need more plants and less plastic. There are natural sustainable alternatives to rubber infill for sports grass. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75...

@eileen4ever.bsky.social When you love and appreciate the natural world and the plants and animals that depend on healthy air, soil and water, it's infuriating to see people spoil it. There are alternatives to plastic and rubber. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75...

Just realised I have 340 photos of bees on my phone 😂

We assume contamination fades as wastewater moves downstream. But new research shows resistance genes and pathogens can increase when attached to plastic particles. Scientists tracking hospital waste to the ocean found microplastic biofilms carried the highest diversity of resistance genes. #AMR

@healthasiaguy.bsky.social Sustainable buildings and car parks, sustainable drainage systems reduce pollution and floods, street trees clean the air. Ban pesticides and plastic grass, manage hedges and trees for nature. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75...

This isn’t theoretical. Countries are already paying for prevention: Costa Rica → pays to keep forests standing China → pays farmers to restore land US → pays to retire fragile farmland Same logic works in health too. Pay upstream → save downstream. #PreventionIsCure

If we’re serious about prevention: • Pay for outcomes, not activity • Shift subsidies (health + agriculture) • Price ecosystem services • Fund cities to reduce risk, not just treat it The future isn’t more hospitals. It’s fewer people needing them. #PreventionIsCure

Air pollution, food systems, urban design. Most “healthcare” decisions are made outside healthcare. Same with nature: Forests, water, land use. We’re trying to fix downstream crises without funding upstream prevention. That’s the real inefficiency. #PreventionIsCure

That's why we need to tell everyone about the alternatives - partner planting; organic sprays; nematodes, encouraging natural predators; keeping the soil healthy, that creates disease resistant plants etc....

We normalized poisoning our own living spaces—and call it maintenance. These chemicals don’t stay in gardens. They move into air, water, and our bodies. Higher heat + urban exposure = amplified risk. There are smarter options—but they’re underused.

Did u know? When you purchase & use poisons in your outside spaces, the only winners are the chemical companies who produce them. The earth looked after itself before these destructive formulas were manufactured & it still can. There's always a more intelligent solution... 🌱🌿🇬🇧🌿🌍🪲🐞🪰

Did u know? It's all hotting up in the garden. As usual, ladybirds are amongst the first small souls to get jiggy with it as the sun starts to shine... I can't believe how many there are this year....Sound on for ladybird factoids... 🌿🌱🇬🇧🌱🌍🐞🪲

Okay, this is an Iberian, rather than Eurasian, lynx: the species that belongs in Ireland. But still, imagine having an animal as beautiful as this back in places like Wicklow and Kerry! share.google/f0bOpO3PzKgA...

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76... This is very sensible.

@teresa.eurosky.social There are natural alternatives to rubber infill for sport. Unnecessary pollution that makes the rich richer, but the earth sicker. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75...

@lindacdolan.bsky.social There are natural healthier alternatives to rubber crumb for plastic sports grass. Rubber contains toxic chemicals that poison the air, soil and water ways. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75...

@snormanca.bsky.social There are safe, natural alternatives to rubber crumb infill. Please sign and share. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75...

@rickmartin.bsky.social Please sign and share. There are natural alternatives to rubber infill for sports turf. Chemicals and micro particles pollute the soil, air and leach into waterways. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75...

@msjulesb.bsky.social There are natural alternatives to rubber crumb infill for sport. Chemicals from rubber poison the soil and air and leach out into waterways. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75...

@wettribe.bsky.social Please share this UK petition even if you can't sign it. There are natural alternatives to rubber crumb infill in plastic sports turf. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75... Chemicals leach out into soil and waterways

@anaturejournal.bsky.social Please share this UK petition, even if you can't sign it yourself. There are natural, healthier alternatives to rubber crumb infill for sport. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75...

Did u know? Don't ever play hide-&-seek with a ladybird, 'cos they'll always win. 😄 Don't chip, burn or tip the hollow stems in your outside spaces - you never know who's hiding in them. 🌍🌿🌱🇬🇧🌱🪲🐙🐞

Tomorrow at 2.30pm we're exploring how the UK can better protect its critical ancient woodlands. We'll be examining Government policy, the environmental benefits of these habitats, the threats facing them, and how they can best be managed. Read more: committees.parliament.uk/event/26652/...

🎉 Great news for children and parents across Europe! 👏 EU legislators have agreed a revised law that bans the most harmful chemicals including EDCs, concerning bisphenols, and #PFAS, in toys. The deal will have to be adopted by Council and Parliament. chemtrust.org/wp-content/u... #ToxicFreeToys

Pitch refused due to loss of green-space & noise pollution. Plastic pitches also cause biodiversity loss, microplastic pollution of water, soil, air, wildlife & human bodies. PFAS pollution, light & traffic pollution, Urban Heat Islands & privatisation of public space. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

@plasticwars.bsky.social please sign and share this petition. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75...