Often brutal, always beautiful: the sea hounds of the Frisian Islands – in pictures

Good morning. Let's make a collective resolution: this will be the year in which we start to turn things round.

De kaart laat zien hoe groen en blauw Amsterdam kleurt: parken, (binnen)tuinen, plantsoenen, natuurspeeltuinen, sportvelden, grachten, polders. Leef, speel, leer en geniet van de natuur in deze geweldige stad. #urbannatureamsterdam 📍 Piedaterre reisboekhandel & Boekhandel Scheltema (Rokin 9)

War-weary Ukrainians seek healing nature in their vast national parks www.washingtonpost.com/world/intera...

NEW! Episode 288 - Tidal estuary at night (30 mins) Here's a brand new *sleep safe* treat to take you to bed. 🎧 > www.podbean.com/ew/pb-w7y2b-...

We're firmly stuck on 197 ratings on Apple Podcasts, with an average of 4.9. Could you help us reach the magic number of 200? Quietly please?!

Päivi Raivio"We might be used to a street as a mere passage for getting from A to B, but when we find inviting stopovers along the way, it encourages us to spontaneously linger, stay, and meet others.“ #placemaking #outdoorofficeday every single day www.outdoorofficeday.nl/blog/more-co...

Het grondwater is vervuild: overal zit pfas of andere vervuiling

"The more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe about us, the less taste we shall have for destruction." -Rachel Carson

Nieuw onderzoek: hittegolven worden heter, langer en frequenter hoe langer we klimaatactie uitstellen. En zelfs bij ‘net zero’ blijft de schade eeuwenlang hangen. De politiek blijft investeren in een leefbare wereld nog steeds uitstellen. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Zweverig of zeldzaam is het niet, awe, wel intens of zelfs ontroerend. Wie dit gevoel van overrompeling door de natuur kent, is eerder geneigd haar te beschermen. ‘We moeten dus als de sodeju die verbondenheid herstellen.’ buff.ly/8VK3Nvo

𝙐𝙞𝙩𝙜𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙝𝙩! 100 jaar natuur van Amsterdam: 'De wilde stad! tweedehands-boeken.knnv.nl/product/de-w...

#Wildflowerhour from during the week; common bistort, hawkweed, camomile, nipplewort, red clover, dandelion, snow berries with their pink flowers, germander speedwell, spindle & common daisies. @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #Lancashire #bloomscrolling #vitaminN

According to the City of Paris, in the last 10 years 150K trees have been planted & 45ha of parks created in the already hot city, all intended to not only improve quality-of-life today, but also help the city adapt to & manage summer heatwaves of 50℃ (122F) by 2050. Just the start. Common sense.

"If we lose hope, we're doomed." We must continue Dr. Jane Goodall's mission and all fight for the future of the planet.

💚 from 🇬🇧 , 🇫🇮 , 🇱🇹 & 🇳🇱 lnkd.in/dKdiGpG #OutdoorOfficeDay every single day

💚 from 🇬🇧 , 🇫🇮 , 🇱🇹 & 🇳🇱 lnkd.in/dKdiGpG #OutdoorOfficeDay every single day

In aanloop naar de verkiezingen deed ik in @volkskrant.nl een oproep aan de nieuwe Tweede Kamer en het aanstaande kabinet: Stop met kibbelen en durf te dromen over de toekomst van Nederland.

Steden kunnen miljoenen op zorgkosten besparen met sport en beweging www.nu.nl/economie/637...

#Terugluisteren | Gert Elbertsen spreekt met ecoloog en illustrator @jeroen-helmer.bsky.social bij Vroege Vogels: www.bnnvara.nl/vroegevogels... 💧over zijn boek Wildernis in eigen land, genomineerd voor de Natuurboekenprijs 2025 (arkrewilding.nl/wildernis-ei... @ark-rewildingnl.bsky.social)

‘Bee buffets’:.The pollinator pathways turning drab alleys into insect havens www.theguardian.com/environment/...

#urbannatureWien #grätzloase Why would you take away a parking place?’: the city where anyone can build an urban oasis! “The grätzloase – a place where friends can meet for the sake of meeting – is showing that things can be different.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...

📷 Happy to report that the #NatureDesks team is enjoying the quiet wilderness of the Transylvanian landscape, surrounded. For those working, consider this an invitation to make nature part of your workday and to celebrate #OutdoorOfficeDay moments every day.

“Nature connectedness is now accepted as a key root cause of the environmental crisis,” said Miles Richardson. “There’s a need for transformational change if we’re going to change society’s relationship with nature.” 📖 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

On the lookout for an easy-to-understand guide to the climate crisis to share with family and friends, or help you come up with talking points that they could relate to. Check out the article below. 👇️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9w15nggj58o

“Air pollution fell substantially as Paris restricted car traffic and made way for parks, people-streets and bike-lanes.” Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability & quality of life. Common sense. Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.

Did you know? There is a 🌳 cycling through Europe. For five months the 🌳 will travel a giant circle through Europe. The ⭕️ connects 🇳🇱, 🇩🇪, 🇵🇱, 🇨🇿, 🇦🇹, 🇸🇮, 🇮🇹, 🇫🇷 & 🇧🇪. The landscape art project #circle4change is an act of positive activism initiated by artist Bruno Doedens. www.circle4change.eu

Our new #SlowWays website and app will be designed to enable nonprofit groups to create routes that match the needs of different communities. crowdfunder.co.uk/p/slowways I'm drafting this wheel to show possibilities. Click to see in full. What would you change or add? @slowwaysuk.bsky.social

In the U.S., some parents habitually tamp down on wild, free play—which could be holding children back. But “providing kids with more freedom doesn’t require a lot of money,” Henry Abbott writes. “Mostly, it just requires a little creativity.”

‘No computers, just outdoor fun’: readers’ favourite family nature trips

Aanstaande zondag 20 juli is er weer een #Lutkemeerommetje 📍 Verzamelen om 13.00 uur bij Boerderij de Boterbloem - Lutkemeerweg 262 Amsterdam Een qua afstand korte wandeling met veel informatie over het gebied. 💚 Deelname is gratis, wel graag even aanmelden: voedselparkamsterdam.nl/agenda/

What makes you choose one path over another? What extra layers of path information would help people go further or enjoy themselves more? Which local and national organisations would you trust to create routes that matched your interests and needs? crowdfunder.co.uk/p/slowways #SlowWays

I know we have great maps, but we can do better for people who: ✅ don't know the best way to go ✅ want to know more about places ✅ are not as able as others Right? And what if that extra info was shared by groups we trust? crowdfunder.co.uk/p/slowways @slowwaysuk.bsky.social #SlowWays 🐌💫

In samenwerking met #nationaalparkrotterdam organiseren we dit jaar ook weer een #outdoorofficeday. Meld je aan: www.vtvblijdorp.nl/outdooroffic...

Voor werkenden staat de balans tussen werk en privé voorop. Werk is niet zaligmakend. Een groot deel van de werkgevers heeft het hier lastig mee. Download het volledige rapport hier. www.ipsos-publiek.nl/actueel/werk...

Please save this date: #OutdoorOfficeDay 2025 will take place on June 12th. (Re)connect with the surrounding nature and stay active each workday. 🌱 www.outdoorofficeday.nl/2025en Until then don't forget to take work outdoors EVERY SINGLE DAY! 🚶🏽‍♂️🚶‍♀️🌳☕️📚🎧 #outdooroffice #urbannature #outdoorofficework

Hoe kunnen we met de stijgende zeespiegel, het verlies van biodiversiteit en het veranderende klimaat het land zo herinrichten dat het niet onaangenamer wordt, maar juist aangenamer? Het begint bij dappere individuen en kleine initiatieven.

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5️⃣ weeks until #OutdoorOfficeDay Time to learn. Today at the #Malmö University is hosting the #UNIC (European University of Cities in Post-Industrial Transition) conference 🌱 "Collaboration and participation as driving forces in creating a city as your workplace" mau.app.box.com/s/p4kaf1eaib...

😍 Hooray! It's Living Streets', National Walking Month and to celebrate we've created the London Walking Festival with friends. With over 50 events to choose from there is something for everyone. 🔗 Find an event for you here: https://nationalparkcity.london/london-walking-festival

#maddow Science break. This kayaker gets approached by an otter every time he visits a lake. The otter was orphaned after the mother was in an accident, and the man helped it throughout it's rehabilitation process to later release it back into the wild. Volume up.🔊

If everyone lived like we do in Canada or the U.S., we’d need 5 planets to support us all. Australians & Koreans would each require more than 4 Earths. We are depleting nature’s ability to support life about 70% faster than it is able to regenerate. That's why I think every day should be Earth Day!

Reconnect 25 (17/18 May Lancashire) will offer the time and space to those who sense that we must search our deeper selves individually and collectively to imagine new ways of being. Details programme, speakers and tickets here bit.ly/Reconnect25

#WildFlowerHour A soft carpet spread of Wood Sorrel - flowers open in daylight closed at night, #BeaconFell Lancashire

#OutdoorOfficeDay • We'll celebrate it together during the annual event on 🗓 June the 12th 2025. Until then we invite you all to create #outdooroffice moments each workday! You can register via 🌱 www.outdoorofficeday.nl/your-own-out...) 🌱 www.linkedin.com/events/outdo... 🌱 lu.ma/7k34v4o7

Zolang het niet beter gaat met de natuur blijft Nederland in stikstofcrisis #stikstof

“Fungi will reach up their white ghost-fingers, draw the fishbones down and decompose them – then share the goodness with the roots of the trees. By means of the river, the ocean will feed the forest.” A stunning and superb master piece of a book, debuting in @theguardian.com today.