The bogbean is flowering in the pond, one of the most beautiful wildflowers! #pondplants #wildflowers #ponds @bsbibotany.bsky.social @sussexwildlife.bsky.social

Port Ban beach on Iona is very beautiful and there was no one else there, so lucky with the weather. The sea thrift was just coming out and saw gannets diving in the sea from the ferry. Last day in #MullandIona - shall be sad to leave this wonderful place. #wildlife #scottishislands

A walk on the wild side in Carsaig Bay, Mull. Wild goats, seals, oystercatchers, wheatears and a golden eagle soaring above the crags (too far away for a photo) #mullwildlife #isleofmull #shorebirds

#TomWaits and #MassiveAttack, a very powerful combination. #BootsOnTheGround #protestmusic www.theguardian.com/music/2026/a...

Remnants of the original #AtlanticRainforest on the coast at Knockvologan on Mull. Some communities here are trying to preserve and restore the few areas left as they’re crucial for #biodiversity #isleofmull

Amazing day with wildlife on the Ardmeanach peninsula, Isle of Mull. The white tailed eagle flew over my head and then spotted a pair of curlews mating! #curlews #isleofmull #raptors #eagles @curlewaction.bsky.social @iolowilliams.bsky.social

Visited Iona for the first time today. Such a gorgeous, peaceful place and it felt a long way from the violence and irrationality happening in the world. Skylarks singing over the machair, oystercatchers calling over the sea. #Iona #Scotland

Golden eagles are occasionally seen in areas such as Northumberland, crossing from southern Scotland where there is a growing population of the birds. Forestry England found that England now has the capacity to sustain golden eagle populations once again. #eagles www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Just arrived on the Isle of Mull - what a beautiful island! Already seen a red squirrel crossing a road, a lapwing, a buzzard close up and think this is a whimbrel fishing in the bay opposite the cottage. #isleofmull #MullWildlife #Scotland

In new guidance, the #RSPB is advising people to “feed safely and feed seasonally” by removing all bird feeders filled with seeds and peanuts and instead offering small amounts of protein such as mealworms, fat balls or suet from 1 May to 31 October. #avianflu www.theguardian.com/environment/...

🦇 Why bats matter to gardens? Gardens that welcome bats are spaces with plenty of food, water and shelter. And these spaces are good for people too — improving health, wellbeing and connection to the natural world. Learn more: www.bats.org.uk/about-bats/w...

The bogbean is flowering in the pond. Such an exquisite flower. #pondplants #wildflowers @sussexwildlife.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social

This will be good #booksky

The crows had just started nesting again in our garden but two days ago the female was injured (not sure how but it fell heavily on the conservatory roof). She flew off before we could get help from the wildlife rescue & now they have abandoned the nest which is sad. Such brilliant birds. 😢 #corvids

polluting our waters & harming wildlife. The government urgently needs to commit to phase out – & ultimately ban – glyphosate & support farmers & local councils to adopt safe & sustainable alternatives. Otherwise, we will all continue to pay the price.” Nick Mole, Policy Officer, PAN UK 3/3

is leading to a whole host of problems, yet we continue to spray it on the food we eat & places where our children play. We know that glyphosate has links to a range of cancers & other life-threatening diseases. And that it is leading to a whole host of problems, damages the environment, 2/3

Just a heads-up to all people of Brighton & Hove, our ignorant &irresponsible @brighton-hove.gov.uk allowed Glyphosate to be sprayed along our road verges 4 years!! “Today’s figures reveal that the UK’s glyphosate addiction has spiralled out of control. Our overuse of this toxic chemical 🧵 1/3

Lovely to see such a large bumblebee on the pear blossom. #bees #pollinators

The first newly emerged red damselfly! #ponds #dragonflies @sussexwildlife.bsky.social @britishdragonflies.bsky.social

There’s a blackbird that sits on top of my neighbour’s roof and sings for most of the day. It’s so beautiful and uplifting. #birdsong #blackbirds

I have a little patch of cowslips in my wildflower lawn. #cowslipchallenge #wildflowerhour

Really wonderful news! The pine marten was photographed completely by chance on a camera set up to monitor reintroduced water voles. It's been 100 years since pine martens were last seen in Cornwall. bit.ly/4dmmIyO

Bluebells and primroses in Nore Wood, Slindon. The sun came out and the air was full of scent and the sound of chiffchaffs, song thrushes, wrens, blackcaps and blackbirds. Beautiful! Happy Easter. @sussexwildlife.bsky.social @southdownsnp.bsky.social #bluebells #wildflowers #westsussex

Save Upton Heath Dorset Wildlife Trust 110 acres of heathland are up for auction (29 April) & the land is being sold with a historic permission for mineral extraction, making this precious, fragile landscape vulnerable... www.dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk/appeals/save...

Amazing work. @projectseagrass.bsky.social The goal over several years is to plant millions of seeds collected from the remaining healthy meadows. One volunteer is Annabelle Campbell-Priest, 12, who is meticulously squirting the seeds into marked plots using a caulking gun & recycled sealant tubes.

“The washing machine breaks, they get a parking ticket, or their hours get cut at work, and the whole house of cards collapses. There’s nothing left to cut back on to make the budget add up. “Luxuries” were cut out a long time ago.” #costoflivingcrisis www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The shortlist for the 2026 International Booker Prize has been revealed, as the award celebrates its 10th year 👇 #BookSky

“Some species that have been part of our landscapes for centuries are at risk of being lost, such as the merlin, the UK’s smallest bird of prey, mountain ringlet and large heath butterflies, as well as plants such as burnt orchid & Alpine gentian.” #naturecrisis www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Had a good day’s writing today, it’s always amazing when stories begin to write themselves. Focussing on some hopeful storytelling, rather than what’s currently happening in the world, is also good for mental health. #storytelling #amwriting #solarpunk #fiction #booksky

Cold, grey day but lots of beautiful wildflowers in the garden, including marsh marigolds, cowslips and primroses and a lovely snake’s head fritillary which I grew from seed. #wildflowers @bsbibotany.bsky.social #rewilding

Video from yesterday’s brilliant march against the far right, showing the creativity, diversity and determination of everyone there. We will not be divided. #togetheralliance #standuptoracism #migrationisnotacrime #refugeeswelcome @togetheralliance.bsky.social

Half a million strong. Together. The biggest march against the far-right in British history.

Great to be in London on the massive demo against the far right! Brilliant atmosphere of solidarity, unity and hope. We will not be divided. Thanks to all the organisers and speakers. @togetheralliance.bsky.social #standuptoracism #unity #hope

See you soon! #togetheralliance #togetheragainstthefarright #unity #love #hope

“Unless this restoration work is done, this blanket bog on top of the hill here will really struggle to form and we will not see it past 2060. What we are trying to do is make the peatland as resilient as we can now, so it can face what is coming.” #peatlands www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Pleased with my new author’s headshot by photographer Adrian Pope. Thanks to @societyofauthors.bsky.social for arranging the photo shoot. #booksky #portraits

Bats are such mysterious and fascinating creatures - I often see a Common Pipistrelle in the garden. If you have a garden, adapt lighting to be more bat-friendly. “Low lighting that’s facing down is probably not going to disrupt bat species very much.” #bats 🦇 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Another bat caught on fly-paper yesterday. The 2nd brought to me in 2 weeks. Dead on arrival: horrible lingering death. This stuff is not environmentally friendly (the manufacturer's photo of it hung from apple blossom is baffling). @davegoulson.bsky.social @batconservation.bsky.social #bats #nature

Good news! The National Trust said it was thrilled the beavers had been reshaping their new home in #Dorset where they have felled trees to construct a 35-metre dam, slowing the flow of a stream and creating a deep, wildlife-rich pool. #beavers #rewilding www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Placard for Saturday’s march. #together #unity #climatejustice #racialjustice #standiptoracism @togetheralliance.bsky.social

The #stitchingourtime banner we made after asking visitors to an exhibition the question - ‘What do you cherish?’ then embroidering their answers onto calico, is now hanging in the grand surroundings of #Worthing Town Hall. There were 90 contributors to the project. #embroidery #artivism

“Every battle we wage builds on one that was won before. A government can take away your rights, but no one can take away your belief in those rights. The first points of challenge to fascism are memory and history.” @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social #booksky www.theguardian.com/books/2026/m...

I’m marching on Saturday because as a writer and artist I believe in humanity, hope and healing all divisions between us. #unity #together @togetheralliance.bsky.social

The global food system is systemically fragile in the same way that the global financial system was before the 2008 crash. If it goes it down, we’re looking, as complex societies, at a potential termination event. This week's column. Please read it. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Amazing story. Stopping an atrocity through an act of kindness. Nathan Newby, a hospital patient, who managed to talk a man out of detonating a bomb in a maternity wing said the would-be attacker “asked for a cuddle” before standing down. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Pulitzer Prize-winning Palestinian poet @mosababutoha.bsky.social read his poem “Under the Rubble” and spoke about his experience surviving Israel’s genocide in Gaza at Democracy Now!'s 30th anniversary celebration on Monday.

Lovely to see the sea campion out in the Waterwise Garden on the beach in Worthing. #seacampion #wildflowers @bsbibotany.bsky.social

Lovely to see this chiff-chaff in the garden. #Worthing #Spring @sussexwildlife.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social

Excellent, although article low on detail. Change to Woodcock shooting season was debated in Parliament over three years ago thanks to a @wildjustice.bsky.social petition passing 100,000 signatures wildjustice.org.uk/woodcock/mon... www.theguardian.com/environment/...

As a self-published author the payment from the brilliant @alcs.co.uk always helps financially and makes me feel valued as a writer. Thanks! #booksky #fictionwriting