Here's an idea... How about stopping the shooting of ALL birds! www.gov.uk/government/n...

Rehabilitation of the Dandelion! No other plant in the Netherlands attracts as many bee species: 107. In early spring, when nothing else is blooming, it is simply there. Meadow bird chicks that have just hatched depend on the insects that are drawn to dandelions. No dandelion, no insect, no chick.

A good news story with the reintroduction of Golden Eagles to UK. Majority of individuals convicted for bird of prey persecution are connected to the gamebird shooting industry. Between 2009 and 2023, approx 75% of those convicted were gamekeepers and shooting estate workers. Need to keep watch!

A Dandelion flower head - definitely not a weed and a vital source of nectar for bees at this time of the year. @dandelionappre1.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @wclnews.bsky.social @britishnatureguide.bsky.social @plantlifeuk.bsky.social #dandelion #wildflower

The world can have peace or Israel. It can’t have both.

Fabulous article on wild bees🐝🐝 and how you can help them. @theguardian.com 👌 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Not another photo from space, but a Dandelion seedhead - an under-appreciated wild flower. @dandelionappre1.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @wclnews.bsky.social @britishnatureguide.bsky.social @plantlifeuk.bsky.social #dandelion #wildflower

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...

Really excellent to see this boost in government funding for nature - doubling the species recovery fund to £60m and investing £30m in wildlife restoration on the public forest estate www.gov.uk/government/n...

It's only worth going back to the Moon if it makes us look properly again at Earth, and appreciate how beautiful, precious and fragile what we have here is. The most famous images from Apollo aren't about the Moon - they're pictures of Earth. We need to stop taking our home for granted.

Another triumph for deregulation! By saving a few million in monitoring and enforcement, our governments have landed us with a vast illegal waste dumping problem, new organised crime networks and a clean-up bill that could run to tens of billions. My column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Wordsworth so true today: I heard a thousand blended notes While in a grove I sat reclined In that sweet mood when pleasant thoughts Bring sad thoughts to the mind To her fair works did Nature link The human soul that through me ran And much it grieved my heart to think What man has made of man

After more than a decade of culling and the deaths of over 230,000 badgers, I welcome reports that the government has committed to ending the cull. I’ve written to the responsible minister asking her to confirm that badger culling in England will end in full.

"Within moments of the meeting starting, the DEFRA Minister said something we were all waiting to hear: this government will end the culling of badgers once the final Cumbria licence has played out. " protectthewild.substack.com/p/brilliant-...

A perfectly timed capture wins @nhm-london.bsky.social #WPOTY Nuveen People’s Choice Award. 📸 🎉 Huge congratulations to photographer Josef Stefan on this incredible capture of an Iberian lynx playing with its prey.

Magnificent . Today’s #FoxOfTheDay from @ antoniasalter.co.uk

Great news. Dartmoor is an ecological disaster zone masquerading as a National Park, as its ecosystems have been grazed out by sheep. Now this must change.

This is truly excellent news! Well done to all those involved! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... @savebutterflies.bsky.social @warrenfarmnr.bsky.social

Large Tortoiseshell has been recorded at six counties in the south of England in the last few weeks. Its been recorded on a handful of UKBMS transects in the south east in the last few years. Will we see it expand and consolidate its foothold this year..? butterfly-conservation.org/news-and-blo...

The best news of the year so far!

A cascade of snowdrops - Spring is not far away! @plantlifeuk.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @thegardenjungle.bsky.social #snowdrops #flowers #wildgarden

Kestrel at Woodoaks #birds #ukbirding #hertsbirds #londonbirds

Stonechat at Woodoaks Farm today #birds #ukbirding #hertsbirds #londonbirds

February flutters in with more butterflies and moths to spot this month 🦋 As the days get longer and the flowers return, here are some of the species to look out for over the next few weeks in your gardens and local green spaces.

February brings us closer to the return of bumblebees – you might be lucky enough to see some this month 🤞 Bumblebee queens emerge from hibernation in spring. Keep your eyes peeled this month for early emerging Tree and Buff-tailed bumblebees 👀 Have you spotted your first bumblebee of 2026?

After two decades of letting nature lead at Knepp Estate, the species recovery has been phenomenal 🦋 The @kneppwilding.bsky.social story is well known. 20 years ago, Charlie Burrell and Isabella Tree's land was managed farmland and the business was struggling. 🧵1/5

Relentless "improvement" of the countryside leaves no space for nature. But ever more people are now helping the wild return, through *rewilding*. No matter who you are or where you live, you too have a part to play in the fight. There is no better New Year's resolution.

Eye-to-eye - a friendly encounter from earlier this year! #wildlife #mammals #redfox

One of Britain’s last salt marshes has been polluted with thousands of plastic beads by Southern Water, and conservationists say it could take years to clean up. www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...

For a glimpse of just how complex, fascinating and unexpected soil ecosystems are, have a watch of this video, and see if it doesn't blow your mind. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyGI...

I just supported this appeal for the NT to buy this vital butterfly site. The surrounding arable land will be converted to flower-rich grassland, greatly expanding the butterfly and wildlife habitat in the centre of the Dorset Downs. Please help if you can www.nationaltrust.org.uk/support-us/a...

Funeral Bell (Galerina marginata) at the reserve. Deadly poisonous! @colnevalley.bsky.social @colnecan.bsky.social @hertswildlifetrust.bsky.social #fungi #fungifriends

Here’s some shots of the SNOW BUNTING at @nationaltrust.org.uk @waddesdonmanor.bsky.social 2day - was lucky with some lovely autumnal sunshine… Great find Marie, & thanks so much Owain for help with access. Entry to the grounds £14, open 10.00 - 17.00 #bucksbirdnews #birds #birding #wildlife #nature

An Autumnal Grey Squirrel. #autumn #greysquirrel #mammal

A bonfire night approaches - please #ShareToMakeAware 🙏 🦔 🦔 🦔 Please help protect #hedgehogs this #bonfire season! #RememberHedgehogs #LookBeforeYouLight This new campaign has been created with LIQUONA 💚

"We can’t say it strongly enough: for planning reform to succeed for both people and nature, this newt-bashing, snail-baiting, spider-hating scapegoating must stop." @richardbenwell.bsky.social, chief exec @wclnews.bsky.social, outlines what's needed to create balance between nature and planning:

"For fifteen minutes we sat opposite him in his office, discussing the cull, his latest review, and the growing evidence that undermines its foundations." protectthewild.substack.com/p/inside-oxf...

Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria). @britmycolsoc.org.uk #fungi #fungifriends #flyagaric #amanita

🍄 ⭐ It's #UKFungusDay today! ⭐🍄 Join in with events, online activities, competitions. Share your favourite fungus facts, photos & creations. Learn about these amazing organisms & celebrate our fungal world. www.ukfungusday.co.uk #fungi #nature #mushrooms #fungus

"Like a bird on the wire ..." #birds #rose-ringedparakeet #leonardcohen

An autumn sunset this week. #autumn #sunset

🦋 Butterflies are booming across England, thanks to nature friendly farming New research shows that agri-environment schemes (AES) are significantly boosting biodiversity by paying farmers to adopt nature-friendly practices like wildflower strips and hedgerows.

Plenty of berries on the hawthorn tree this year! #hawthorn #autumn

Fungi season is here! 🍄 Join #WaxcapWatch — our citizen science project to help protect ancient meadows by recording waxcap fungi. No ID skills needed!

Whatever part of the journey you’re on, join us & #TheWoodlandTrust on 10 & 11 Sept!🍃 🌳From hands-on farm walks, design clinics & live demos, to inspiring talks & panel discussions – this is where #Agroforestry comes alive! 🥬Buy your ticket now! www.agroforestryshow.com @wtscotsocial.bsky.social

I'm really obsessed with dead leaves and tiny spindly fungi at the moment #art

Signs of autumn - Russet Toughshank (Gymnopus dryophilus) among the leaf litter. #autumn #fungi

The atrocity news treadmill makes sure western media are so busy chasing after Israel’s latest crime in Gaza they never pause long enough to piece together the bigger story of genocide. Read my latest article here: jonathancook.substack.com/p/even-the-m...

Note to self: Be more Red Kite. 🔥💅 📷 Paul Browning