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

Essex Skipper on Lavender @bbowt.bsky.social @bc-hertsmiddx.bsky.social @ukbutterflies.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social #butterflies #butterfly #lepidoptera

No more Beewashing please! Why beekeeping doesn't help conserve bees. Pls RT if you agree. youtu.be/fiBYBmlKSYU

How little we understand about the #biodiversity that we are fast trashing phys.org/news/2025-07...

Why would you want a neat stripy boring lifeless lawn when you can have a shaggy, flower-filled paradise for pollinators? Maybe this short video will provide some inspiration! youtu.be/2SJFg3NbrFY

Another of my aims to #MessUpBritain is to encourage the end of regular rural road verge cutting. In a biodiversity crisis can we afford to continue this obsession with Neat and tidy, even on rural roads? Let’s inc connectivity and help restore biodiversity 🌿🌹🦋🌻

You have til 3rd June to respond to the public consultation on the draft #Chilterns Nature Recovery Plan which sets out a clear, locally-focussed approach to help nature recover, thrive, and become more resilient for the future @ChilternsNL #bidoversity www.surveymonkey.com/r/CTMGHVB

Treecreeper feeding young @maplelodgersrve.bsky.social Photo by Maple Lodge Conservation Society member Adrian Lee @hnhsoc.bsky.social @hertsbirds.bsky.social @colnevalley.bsky.social @colnecan.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social #birds #treecreeper

Ponds are vital freshwater habitats which support a disproportionally high level of biodiversity but we’ve lost too many over time. Making a pond is a great way to bring more messy habitat into your garden or park! 🪲🐸🦆

Plant focus: Dandelions are amazing!They provide early nectar in Spring, are very resilient and pop up everywhere, are a welcome flash of little vibrant yellow lion’s manes and are fun to blow their seeds! Leave the dandelions be they aren’t weeds! www.discoverwildlife.com/plant-facts/...

Important story by my Guardian colleague Sandra Laville www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Dandelion - not a weed, but a wild flower providing an early source of nectar for bees and butterflies. @dandelionappre1.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social @bc-hertsmiddx.bsky.social @ukbutterflies.bsky.social #dandelion #wildflower

#NoMowMay has begun! 🌼 The rare chance to help nature by doing nothing.

Peacock butterfly - one of the first butterflies to appear after over-wintering. @savebutterflies.bsky.social @ukbutterflies.bsky.social @lepidoptera.bsky.social @thegardenjungle.bsky.social @gardenwildlifescam.bsky.social @protectallwildlife.bsky.social #butterfly #peacock

BIG NEWS! We're building a movement to End Bird Shooting protectthewild.substack.com/p/exciting-n...

🦇 Make your garden a bat haven. This lovely illustration featured in the Spring 2024 issue of our membership magazine Bat News. You can find more tips on how to make your garden bat friendly here: www.bats.org.uk/advice/garde... And info about membership here: www.bats.org.uk/membership/s...

What if every garden looked like this? #NoMowMay is fast approaching and this year you can give #PowerToTheFlowers!🌸 Whether you’re in a city, town or the countryside, pack away your lawnmower and allow wildflowers to bloom freely, starting this May🌱 Join the No Mow Movement 👉 t.co/yPZrFcC9qy

Don’t rush out & mow you lawn… instead enjoy your beautiful long grass filled with wildflowers … and wildlife will thank you for leaving an important habitat undisturbed!

Where did all the butterflies go? 🚨🦋 Newly released data has revealed that 2024 was one of the worst years on record for butterflies in the UK, and more than half of butterfly species are now in long-term decline. We are in a #ButterflyEmergency.

One of the first butterflies to be seen in spring - a Brimstone. #brimstone #butterfly #insects #invertebrates

Costa Rica has massively rewilded over recent decades. Has this led to the collapse of farming, rural society, or national wellbeing? Totally the opposite, and we in Ireland have SO much to learn from their example. My piece for the @irishexaminer.bsky.social www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ou...

At last! Beaver releases into wild to be allowed in England for first time in centuries Big congrats to the rewilders, nature-friendly farmers, & campaigners who’ve fought for this for so long. And credit where it’s due - thanks to Labour for pressing go! www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Wren, the UK's most common breeding bird #wren #bird #wildlife

It’s official, 2024 was the worst year for bumblebees since records began🚨 The latest findings from #BeeWalk, our national bumblebee monitoring scheme, have revealed bumblebee numbers declined by almost a quarter (22.5%) across Great Britain💔 Read on: www.bumblebeeconservation.org/british-bumb...

Well , at least we made the shareholders some more money . #BP

Pleased to be supporting Operation Owl run by UK National Wildlife Crime Unit, an initiative to raise the awareness of the role the public play in cases of illegal Raptor Crime in the UK. Please share their message far and wide and report anything suspicious to them.👇 youtu.be/M_5ukOFLjbo?...