More blue skies and #birds from #AshlawncuttingLNR. 2 of the 3 Bullfinches seen in scrub near Ashlawn Rd bridge. Moments after the Buzzard was overhead,plenty of Redwing about still about in the Hawthorns. Good luck to those 'finches...we don't see them often.

Bishopthorpe Parish Council want to sell a small wildlife oasis hosting rare wildflowers like Yellow Star-of-Bethlehem to a developer. This field belongs to the people of Bish who cherish its wildlife. Please sign this petition to stop them doing this. Thanks 😊 c.org/syGKBRcGBY

#AshlawncuttingLNR wetland was looking good and working for #birds in the welcome sunshine today.

Forestry Commission is offering a 3-year, paid #apprenticeship programme for Development #Woodland Officers, designed to kickstart a career in #forestry. The Professional #Forester Apprenticeship programme is open to school leavers, graduates, or anyone changing #careers: www.gov.uk/guidance/app...

#TwosDay Canada geese

Today saw us return to last year's project,clearing more of a sheltered glade bounded on 2 sides by the spoi bank at Newbold Quarry. We have welcome assistance from 2 staff @warwickshirewt.bsky.social with chainsaws so we're getting a lot more done obver the session.

Can you find, identify & record 100 wild plants in 2026? BSBI is confident that (with our support) yes, you can! Beginner botanists, will you accept the challenge? Sign up today for #100Plants2026 challenge: bsbi.org/take-part/ac... Check out the webinars & #WildFlowerID help we've prep'd for you!

Gardens vs. countryside: Who wins? 🦋 A recent BTO study found that half of monitored butterfly species are actually increasing in gardens, even as they struggle in the wider landscape. Our backyards are vital sanctuaries. Read more, by Susan Jones. eastangliabylines.co.uk/environment/...

For the sake of balance, maybe we should remain open to the possibility that replacing grass with blades of plastic coated in chemicals linked to cancer, thyroid, liver + kidney disease, + inviting our children to play on it is a good idea?

In the "pocket wetland" at #AshlwncuttingLNR. PytchleyMarsh...Grey Wagtail,Moorhen,Little Egret and Mallard. All less than 1/2 a mile from Rugby town centre. #NationalWetlandsDay

Teal and a pair of Mallard at Brandon Marsh SSSI #MallardMonday #NationalWetlandsDay

Over 24k overwintering Lapwing recorded on site today epic!

A Ruby Tiger on the move at #AshlawncuttingLNR today.....site's 1st Lepdopteran of the year! @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social

Guelder Rose,Spindle,Alder Buckthorn and a couple of Field Elm were planted on one of the slopes of #AshlawncuttingLNR on our Sunday #volunteer work party. That's all of the whips provided by @wildtara.bsky.social @warwickshirecc.bsky.social . Adding diversity to secondary woodland.

An absolute stunner! Thank you for sharing! 💛

Peeping out from under a dead hedge at #AshlawncurttingLNR. A Hogweed in flower was a welcome ight today. Handy @wildflowerhour.bsky.social too.

Stanford Reservoir - 2025 annual ringing report (& birding year summary) www.stanfordrg.org.uk/srg_statisti... 14,070 birds ringed by Stanford Ringing Group in 2025 inc Barred Warbler, Wood Warbler, Pied Fly, Firecrest, 54 Gropper. 53 controls & 51 recoveries. Well done to all in the group.

#LightPollution - we are just starting to grasp the #Biodiversity damage phys.org/news/2026-01...

You can’t out-engineer a problem you refuse to stop causing. www.economist.com/science-and-...

Goosander catching the light while a great White egret preens nearby. In the scrub a Coal Tit flitted nervously. @warwickshirewt.bsky.social Brandon Marsh #Birdphotography

Fancy experiencing life on a remote island bird observatory? We're looking for spring/summer volunteers (see following thread)! 1/4 *Appointment of these voluntary positions is conditional upon the outcome of a tender that has not yet been awarded (as of 30/01/26). Shag and birding 📸s: Kate Fox

A few of the #BirdsSeenIn2026#FRiJay morning walk into town along "our" section of #AshlawnCuttingLNR

Rare butterflies bounce back after landowners in Wales cut back on flailing hedges... www.theguardian.com/environment/...

@norfolknats.bsky.social @wildlifebcn.org

Thanks @wildtara.bsky.social @warwickshirecc.bsky.social . Today was a planting day at #AshlawncuttingLNR. Ground was very stony as uou'd imagine on a disused railway but #volunteers persevered and we got most of the mix of species in the round,staked and fitted with biodegradable guards.

I joined the volunteer group at Ashlawn cutting in Rugby this morning to help plant the new hedgerow whips to help increase biodiversity in this lovely LNR. Another tree planting project I’ve been working on 👍🌳Thanks to @stevenwright58.bsky.social for having me along. #hedges

But not in England, where spineless Starmer is too scared to stand up to developers and require them to spend just £35 more per house Utterly pathetic www.theguardian.com/environment/...

A good load!! Collecting an assortment of whips from Ryton Pools Country Park for planting at 2 of our Rugby Wildlife sites. Thanks to rangers for storing them while arrangements to collect were made.

It's #Wrensday.

This coming Saturday the annual UK Moth Recorders' Meeting. Free tickets are still available. To book your place buff.ly/QHLFDFv

Looking for some interesting reading? The 2025 Moth report for Warwickshire by Alan Prior & Martin Kennard is online and available to read butterfly-conservation.org/sites/defaul... Which moths you are hoping to see in your garden this year? #moths #teammoth

It was supposed to stop raining at 10-11am at Rugby's Newbold quarry so 3 of us decided to carry on clearing the prostrate Ivy from the newly expanded grassland where the orchids grow. It didn't stop but we got all the Ivy down to the quarry pool . Step aerobics kept us warm.

The new Stena Connect vessel is now sailing Belfast to Heysham. Here's the lowdown on the future of European ferry routes. #transport #emissions #ferries #sailing #belfast #lancashire environmentjournal.online/transport/th...

🌱 Youth Rangers of the Fens 🌱 Free, hands-on conservation session for ages 11–17 with the Wildlife Trust. 📅 Wed 18 Feb | ⏰ 10am–1pm 📍 Stanground Wash, Peterborough Learn practical habitat management skills 🔗 wildlifebcn.org/events

Stick happens!! #Woodlandbirds The Nuthatch has got a larva. #BirdsSeenin2026

#MallardMonday colours.

Capitalist monopolies shut down the butchers, green grocers, and hardware stores to enrich shareholders. Neoliberal governments and austerity defunded councils shut down the libraries, play areas, doctors and public transport to enrich wealth donors. If reversing that is communist… sounds good. 🫡

Think I'll be a bit more careful around Goldinches. #AngryBirds #BirdsSeenIn2026

Rapid growth in medium-sized cities across Latin America & the Caribbean, combined with weak planning and rising climate risks calls for action. See how integrated planning and ecosystem-based adaptation are reducing runoff and more. thegef.org/sites/defaul... @unep.org #ResultsInMotion #GEFresults

Chickweed,Red Dead Nettle and Groundsel flowers on the dam at Stanford Reservoir Leics/Northants border. @wildflowerhour.bsky.social

Naturalised at last ! We transplanted clumps of these from further North on the site #AshlawncuttingLNR but they've taken until now to show a few above ground. Tentatively posted @wildflowerhour.bsky.social

Almost missed it! Naturalised Winter Heliotrope in flower on Dunchurch Rd. in Rugby. A schedule 9 invasive plant. #PlantAlert @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social

It’s Sunday & it’s 8pm so it must be time for #wildflowerhour! Please share your pics of the wild & naturalised blooms you’ve found from across Britain & Ireland in the last week! Did you manage to spot #thewinter10? ☺️

Morning stroll along the old trackbed at #AshlawncuttingLNR among te redwings that aer no longer flying over but now eating whatever they can find in the cutting. #BirdsSeenIn2026

@everyheron.bsky.social Little Egret was being assertive at #AshlawncuttingLNR

My website has a new page! I have combined five years of data to create charts showing the average flight periods for each butterfly species in Northants. I have also added them to their own page so they can be seen side by side. www.northantsbutterflies.com/average-flig...

Intensity and colour of artificial light at night affect insect attraction in a taxon‐dependent manner... resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Farage & co if they actually cared about migration would care about climate change. In fact, they see an opportunity: Petro-populists deny the existence of climate change, do all they can to turbocharge it, desperate mass migration ensues & they use anti-migrant feeling to perpetuate their power.

@ukorchids.bsky.social . A visit to VC38 only known Man orchid site today was a bit disappointing. I could only ind 5 contenders. Hoping for a better show in flowering season,the colony is struggling! @bsbibotany.bsky.social