📚OUT TODAY ! This new book bundle from us combines our 4 popular Seasons in the Wild ecology story titles: Winter Sleep: A hibernation Story Busy Spring: Nature Wakes Up Wild Summer: Life in the Heat Autumn Feast: Nature’s Harvest “A Year in Nature” is published by @quartokids.bsky.social #KidLit

Hello everyone. A reminder, I will be for hire from March.

📚BOOK NEWS It’s a four seasons remix from us. Today is publication day for a new omnibus edition of our Seasons in the Wild children’s ecology/natural history science story books. It features: #WinterSleep #BusySpring #WildSummer #AutumnFeast Ideal for ages 4-8. #kidsnaturebooks

When I’ve stood up to him & defended science I’ve been publicly bullied by Goldsmith, but they all took his side & promoted him. And I appeared to be cancelled. Was it my lack of cash? 😂 I’ve never understood the evidence denial or looking away from ugly truths. Don’t posh boys do their homework?

He’s also a vocal Israeli supporting Zionist and anti trans, anti immigration. This isn’t a ‘talk to the enemy for the greater good’ move. This is straight up business as usual for him. It’s time the organisations that chase after his cash stop.

Yes indeed. He is also a wife hitter and a bully. Quite a few women have lobbied to have him deplatformed in the past due to his behaviour. He’s not even qualified. Got himself on the Defra board by nepotism. Another very privileged member of the old boys’ network. Charlatan. #NaturePatriarchy

A lot of the UK charity sector & rewilding is compromised by Ben Goldsmith’s cash. It’s always baffled me that his fans include the Guardian, Packham, Monbiot, Avery, Barkham, Gow & other posh boys in the #NaturePatriarchy His new support for Reform is another reminder of why this is problematic.

He's also a demented racist, which is presumably why he was chosen

www.brh.org.uk/.../bristol-... SATURDAY 25 APRIL @ M SHED SUNDAY 26 APRIL @ THE CUBE MICROPLEX 8th annual Bristol Radical History Festival: talks, stalls, films, history walks & exhibitions. This year’s event's 4 main themes: Propaganda, Utopias & Dystopias, Welsh history & the 1926 General Strike.

This is a call to email your MP (for what that’s worth 🥶 ) if you value and enjoy any human-made creative arts, books, writing & culture in your life. Please and thank you. The average annual income for uk authors pre-Ai was about 7 grand, plus a couple of peanuts on library royalties pay day.

This is a huge opportunity for aspiring children's authors! @dfbstoryhouse.bsky.social and @arvonfoundation.bsky.social are inviting unpublished writers to submit their work for the chance to win a publishing contract with DFB, plus access to an Arvon writing course. Info: davidficklingbooks.com

Has everyone buggered off to some other place ? It’s got very quiet here.

Every word. Now, they come for the white ones. And finally they speak out.

On #HolocaustMemorialDay the Gomitas Institute www.gomidas.org publishes my translation of ‘Beyond the Darkness: Crimes from another era’ #Armenian Mihran Mavian’s experiences in 3 Nazi death camps. Bridging generations with the shocking experiences of a humble Communist cobbler. Www.mikejempson.eu

Very cool. This clever new ‘air sniffing’ DNA tester could transform how we scan for biological threats. #AirSeq is a new technology launched by the London Natural History Museum @nhm-london.bsky.social and the Earlham Institute. www.countryside-jobs.com/article/new-...

With @stopfundinghate.bsky.social we've uncovered that The Times' sister channel TalkTV is pushing climate misinformation like “CO2 is not a threat to the planet” and the science behind it “doesn’t add up to a row of beans”. We've written to Ofcom giving it 14 days to explain why it failed to act.

RIP to another good soul. Solidarity with everyone resisting. We should inoculate communities everywhere against the spread of this right wing monster, fight fascism like a viral infection, build immunity, invest in education & outreach to disarm the deadly misinformation that drives fear & hate.

Oh Zippy.

I’m on unpaid compassionate leave for 3 months with job uncertainty beyond that for family reasons. I’d really love to win this free eco break. I’ve been shortlisted. Any votes would be appreciated. Thank you : forms.gle/2PdRN7o7S7Gm...

I believe the only way we can turn this around is to remove billionaire cash from politics. Our governments are bought. So I set up my petition to Parliament last year to end it. Over 100,000 people backed it. Notably, no media were interested. Like I’m too radical or not celebrity enough. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Here’s the report assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/696e0e...

I’m starting to think: shall we just make the most of whatever good time we’ve got left? Unless the mass public wake up & vote for a radical shift in world politics we are probably fucked. Not enough people are listening & voting for a transition to a liveable, green, inclusive, sustainable future.

Friends, please will you vote for me? I’ve been nominated & shortlisted for this award / free eco break… it is a very kind gesture & an amazing place. It would be so good for me to win this escape. The winners will be decided by public votes. Thank you. www.thegoytree.com/win-a-free-stay-2025/

Ethical music streamers? This research is useful for those of us who don’t want our £$€ funding Tr*mp / IsR&€L / other ghastly things, and if we want to support the arts & artists being able to afford to create all the lovely music we enjoy. It’s Quboz for me. 👍 This account is over on Instagram.

If you work in education, support SEND pupils, or care about inclusive education, please sign & share this call for reform of pay, progression & working conditions for Teaching Assistants and SEN LSAs. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75...

This is more of a placeholder. I have been trying to warn about our unpreparedness for the impacts, of climate change, biodiversity and ecological collapse, for many decades. It is poorly understood, even amongst many scientists in the area. www.theguardian.com/environment/... 1/🧵

Are you planning to undertake a project in 2026 which involves collecting plant-related data? Would you like <£1,000 towards your costs? Apply for a #BSBIPlantStudyGrant! Here's how: bsbi.org/learn/grants... Read how a #BSBIGrant helped Katherine research ancient meadows: bsbi.org/blog/2026/01...

Are we a nation of sado-masochists?

What the actual shitty fuck.

When we said NATO wasn't working we were derided. When we said a nuclear weapons system relying on the US is dangerous we were called stupid. The truth is the establishment are more interested in kissing US feet than keeping the UK safe. It's time for a rethink.

Every year I try to repurpose #BlueMonday (which we all know is a load of 💩) and advocate for #insects by showcasing some beautiful BLUE BUGS! Please join me by sharing your photos or artwork with the hashtag #BlueBugs 🦋🩵 📷 Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus)

Tadgh Hickey is a brilliant comedian and human rights campaigner. He has now been banned by Meta as well as TikTok - for no justifiable reason. Give this good man a follow.

A friend of mine has organised this - all welcome. Bristol, Jan 29. 🧵

This ought to be a huge national news story. But the quiet dismantling of a key sector barely registers outside HE. Maybe someone will care when the local economies that Unis sustain start to go bust too. Important story from @patrickjack.bsky.social & @timeshighered.bsky.social

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Suggestions on why homosexual bonds in wild animals may offer evolutionary advantages. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Congratulations to Dr Margaret Bradshaw, who has done more than anyone to promote understanding and conservation of Upper Teesdale's unique arctic-alpine flora. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The photographer must have either (a) used a very fast shutter speed or (b) had the patience to wait for all those things to stop rotating.

I just spent 20 minutes reading about Iran on Wikipedia. I’m ready to post.

I had parallel experiences at the Guardian group, but on science. Oh plus their history of being vile to women. “As a journalist at the Guardian, my new interest in the Israel-Palestine issue after I completed a masters in Middle East studies propelled me headlong into conflict with senior editors”

🍊In between the shootings, top level scientific censorship is also happening in the land of the free. 🤦🏻‍♀️

We need to end all the hate. If, like me, you don’t want to see the far right destroy this country & people’s lives please support the Greens. Reform dream the same dreams as the orange turd, ICE & Israel’s far right ruling Likud. What they represent is terrifying to all decent, awake people.

🐸🦎 Help us bring Hop Spots! to life! Support ARC’s project inspiring kids to connect with nature, learn about native amphibians & reptiles, and take action for wildlife. Read all about it here: https://www.arc-trust.org/News/help-us-bring-hop-spots-to-life-our-justgiving-page-is-live

Despite the fact that there isn’t any reliable evidence that any of these three frog species were ever native, this project keeps referring to being “evidence based”, while objections that are evidence based are ignored. 🤷‍♂️🙄

It’s always really lovely to be sent children’s poetry inspired by our books - Brunswick Primary School year 6 have bern learning about wild animals & their #WinterSleep 🩵🐻‍❄️❄️

Look up X on the App Store, scroll down to Report a Problem and fill out the form with this information.

Yes, we need to remember the message of this post, (a) for our sanity and the quality of our lives from day to day, and (b) so we don’t lose sight of what is special in this world and don’t lose our motivation for looking after it.

🌿Botanical nerd soup of the day: carrot celery fennel root fennel seed parsley parsnip If you know, you know. 🤓

Labour councillor thinks that the murder of a woman - with plans that political parties in the UK are specifically looking to emulate - shouldn't be political. Labour have no intention in every challenging the far right - which is why they'll be next to follow unless we stand up to them.

Astonishing, disgusting & disappointing behaviour from a Bristol Labour cllr. Labour should be condemning ICE, the Trump administration, and the Israeli one, not endorsing fascism in both cases and picking fights with the only seemingly decent people left in politics.