The seventh carbon budget was introduced to parliament last week. @hollybt.bsky.social, director of politics, explains why it's far more than a technocratic milestone, but a practical framework for a safer, fairer and more resilient future for the UK.

World Swift Day is an annual global celebration of swifts including the ones that return each summer to breed in Scotland. Swifts are incredible. They spend almost their entire lives in flight, landing only to breed. But Swifts are in trouble. Two thirds have already been lost from the UK.

Curlew chicks roam soon after hatching, downy and long-legged on open ground. Parents guide them with soft calls, rising to defend them with looping alarm flights if needed. #SpringStories

Two 3‑month PhD placement opportunities: Join our team to look at lessons learned from conservation livelihood interventions in the Guinea Savannah Landscape of Ghana. These placements are UK based. Deadline: 15th June Find out more here: www.rspb.org.uk/helping-natu... 🌎️ 🧪

“The impacts predicted for this site are an order of magnitude greater, and across more species than we have seen for any other offshore wind farm application in Scotland.” (NatureScot, 2023, about Berwick Bank) Read more from @vickyallan.bsky.social here: www.heraldscotland.com/news/2616638...

Today we joined @scotlink.bsky.social partners to stand up for nature outside of Scottish Parliament 📣 We know nature is in serious trouble - but there is hope. Working together, we can help Scotland's wildlife thrive for generations to come 💚

NEW Officials have admitted Britain’s data centre boom could draw 40 per cent more electricity than thought a few months ago, a surge that could push up energy bills. Story 👇 www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...

We can't conserve nature without addressing climate change And we can't address climate change without conserving nature They're two sides of the same coin, two symptoms of the same problem, and need to be addressed together in policy So it's great to see this report!

We want to see as many MP's there as possible to learn more to pledge to take action 🐬 We've created an easy-to-use online form to get in touch with your MP. Help us raise awareness of bycatch and contact your MP today 👉 action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/192372/...

Peatlands hold nearly 30% of Earth’s soil organic carbon, regulate water and nutrient cycles, support biodiversity and sustain the livelihoods of millions of people. #ClimateAction #PeatlandsMatter #WorldPeatlandsDay

Great to present the RSPB’s Patterns of Persecution report in Westminster yesterday, hosted by Curlew Champion @joemorrismp.bsky.social The message was clear: England needs a licensing system for gamebird shooting to protect our birds of prey. www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wi...

Happy #WorldPeatlandsDay! 😍

Wildlife plays a hidden but crucial role in addressing #ClimateChange. From the carbon-storage impacts of elephants and tigers, to flood-blocking beavers, natural behaviours often help mitigate environmental challenges. Nature has many unsung climate heroes! 👉 Learn more: https://ow.ly/upgn50Z6wAO

In the face of frenzied right-wing attacks, this government has successfully executed one of the most ambitious climate change projects in the world. Time to give credit where it's due iandunt.substack.com/p/guest-post...

"Can the National Estate for Nature (NEN) deliver the step change we need?" Good to see this blog by RSPB. Myself and @wildcard.land continue to chase members of the NEN to publish or share their plans - 8 have so far. We'll then carry out a comparative assessment www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...

A couple of cornflowers in a field near Wicken, Cambridgeshire-these are sold to London florists. As ever my photos & videos are designed to dial down stress & lift your mood-a break from angst while you scroll 🌿

Dog Rose is a useful feeding and nesting resource for a variety of invertebrates such as aphids, leaf-cutting bees and various pollinators. Its rose hips, rich in vitamin C, is a valuable food source for thrushes. Find out how to encourage this and similar species: farmwildlife.info/2021/06/04/m...

🌼Summer Species Focus 🌼 Within the first few months of summer, you can expect to witness Briar (Dog) Roses in full bloom. This pretty, pink flower is a vigorous, commonplace shrub that can be found in hedgerows and woodland edges.

Lots of lovely water in the sea at #Whitstable - but none at home thanks to #SouthEastWater ineptitude #SEW #heatwave #climateadaptation

A big piece in today's @theguardian.com Please note, I am being optimistic in my scenario 😮 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

UK records its highest ever May temperature - Scientists say record-breaking heat is a reminder of how #climatecrisis is affecting lives www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Hot? Our wildlife is feeling it too! 🥵 Here are four ways to help your garden visitors stay cool this summer. 👇

Make sure nature isn't forgotten! Right now, MSPs are deciding what matters most in the next Scottish Parliament, and you can help ensure nature is on their list. Meeting your MSP is a powerful way to make sure Scotland’s wildlife has a strong voice 📣

It's hot... 🥵☀️ Make sure to put out plenty of water for birds & wildlife so they can keep cool and have enough to drink. They'll thank you!

Why is the UK aiming to hit net zero emissions? In the past 5 years we've seen: our first 'megafire’ 3 of worst harvests in England Experts predict temps could now hit 45C in UK Net zero doesn't mean no emissions, it's about balancing what we emit with what we reduce to stop climate change

The Climate Change Committee’s new assessment shows the challenges facing UK farming. 💧🔥   #NatureFriendlyFarming works - it’s whether governments & the private sector will back farmers to deliver at scale. Learn more: https://f.mtr.cool/engcylnsvh

Shocking stats: Climate change is ALREADY costing the UK £60bn every year, or 2% of GDP Without climate adaptation, this could rise to £260bn (5% of GDP) by 2050, says CCC's Baroness Brown The committee says UK should invest £11bn a year to become more resilient

📣 Our ‘A Well‑Adapted UK’ report is live. How do we protect our way of life from the biggest climate risks we face today? www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLU7... ⬇️

Great to see @thecccuk.bsky.social set out the urgent need to act on the #climate crisis & show #nature’s critical role in adaptation Nature-based solutions, #naturefriendlyfarming, restoring peatlands & creating native woodlands can help us to adapt & prevent the worst effects of climate change

Climate impacts already cost the UK billions, cause thousands of preventable deaths and hit national security. So why isn't adaptation a priority? @thecccuk.bsky.social's Well Adapted UK report sets out what parties, business and civil society must do. @johannbeckford.bsky.social explains 👇

Not all bees are honey-bees. 🐝 Wild bees are most of the +20k bee species in the world. 🌍 They are essential for biodiversity and food systems, yet are declining in many regions. 🏡 On #WorldBeeDay let’s #SaveTheBees guided by ILK practices: more flower diversity and habitat preservation. 🧪

On World Bee Day, it's important to be able to tell what's a bee and what's a colleague. #WorldBeeDay

When politicians reject measured facts and basic physics in favor of the propaganda narrative of the fossil fuel lobby, they are throwing the people and their home land under the bus.

Meet the Small Scabious Mining bee this #WorldBeeDay! Rare Invertebrates in the Cairngorms partners are working with volunteers and landowners to better understand this rare bee and help it thrive 🐝 Discover more: www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...

New research by the University of Leeds and the RSPB reveals that moorland burning exposes millions to unsafe air pollution. Find out more: environment.leeds.ac.uk/faculty/news... @universityofleeds.bsky.social

Today marks the start of #NatureFriendlyFarmingWeek, so we're shining a spotlight on Gothelney Farm - once a struggling intensive farm that's been transformed into a thriving regenerative one! Find out how Farmer Fred made this happen: https://bit.ly/4wi5fOT

Open letter by 78 environmental organisations sent to data centre companies, urging them not to partner with Drax, whose power station is the biggest CO2 emitter in the UK and burns more wood than any other plant in the world: docs.google.com/document/d/1... #biomass #AxeDrax

A new report highlights our dependence on pesticides is not only devasting our natural world but may harm animals and people too. We must jump off the ‘chemical treadmill’ and urgently switch to nature-friendly farming. Article by @damiengayle. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

This Nature Friendly Farming Week, buy direct and support local farmers like Matt Elphick, who transformed an old milk float into a mobile farm shop. 👉 Matt’s journey: https://www.nffn.org.uk/voices-from-the-fields/all-aboard-the-nutfield-express-running-a-farm-shop-from-a-milk-float #NFFWeek

A roast dinner served with carrots, peas, parsnips, potatoes and onion gravy, and then for pudding, strawberries & cream Typically will have had over 100 pesticides used in preparation, including 7 banned in the EU www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Today was a missed opportunity for nature. The UK Government has to do more.

The BTO and the RSPB have reported an increase in singing males over the last decade. Due to their preference of breeding in dense vegetation, tailoring scrub management on your farm may help contribute to this positive trend. Find out how: farmwildlife.info/how-to-do-it...

🪺NOW BREEDING🪺 Nightingales are now returning to the UK from Africa to breed over summer. The beautiful song of these night-singers have been known to inspire compositions by artists such as Beethoven and can be experienced in the woodland and scrub of southern and eastern England.

We’re kicking off show season at the #BalmoralShow! 🙌 Come along to the Regenerative Farming Zone at H26 in the Horticulture Area, where NFFN NI Manager Cormac Dolan will be brewing tea for anyone fancying a cuppa. Drop by to share ideas, talk about #NatureFriendlyFarming & connect with others. 🍵

Voices of hope and healing...threaded through a woodland floor. This Mental Health Awareness Week, pause in nature with us.

Can you help us survey Woodcock? Discover vacant survey sites near you at www.bto.org/woodcock If you can spare two evenings during May and June, we’re seeking volunteers to cover specific sites and conduct 75-minute visits at dusk. #UKBirding #BirdingWales 📷 Ross Goodwin / BTO

Closing the de minimis loophole is critical if BNG is going to work for both nature and development. Read our joint blog with @thewildlifetrusts - Biodiversity Net Gain: Time to close the loophole, here: www.wildlifetrusts.org/blog/public-...

My first visit to @rspb.bsky.social Bempton Cliffs was all I had imagined and more! Amazing Gannet scenes and the obligatory Puffin to boot, met some lovely @rspbengland.bsky.social volunteers & staff helping to make the reserve the best it can be : )

It’s #WorldMigratoryBirdDay! Bird migration is one of nature’s greatest wonders... Epic journeys across oceans, deserts and continents, guided by instinct and the pull of the seasons. Meet three extraordinary travellers spending summer in the UK… 👇

Sir David Attenborough… on your 100th birthday, we thank you. For a lifetime dedicated to the natural world, and for sharing its story with such grace and wonder. Generations have fallen in love with nature because of you. Happy birthday, Sir. 🎉