I've just signed up to take part in the #GreatUKWaterBlitz by @earthwatcheurope.bsky.social. Join the fight for healthy freshwater here: earthwatch.org.uk/greatukwater...

It's hard to get your head around the scale of the environmental vandalism the Labour government is hoping to unleash. The Planning and Infrastructure Bill is up there with Trump's executive orders. And the reason is the same: corporate power. This week's column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

1. Because this issue is critical, but has received remarkably little coverage, here's a thread pulling out the key themes from my article yesterday, on the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, which puts decades of environmental protections to the torch. 🧵 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

FACTS AND ADVICE ON ADDER BITES The adder is one of Britain's most misunderstood animals. It's a fascinating creature, often referred to in literature and folklore. Many people take great pleasure in spotting adders while out in the countryside. The adder is also our only venomous snake. 🧵

🦇Throwing bats under the train: HS2’s bat tunnel and the dangerous spin behind deregulation. Read our latest news piece here: www.bats.org.uk/news/2025/04...

A lovely day and great to meet some new people and old friends

Sir Keir has misrepresented the impact of conservation on housing in Ebbsfleet. The majority of the homes are going ahead. The distinguished jumping spider isn’t even in the development area, but it is a precious habitat. Let's move beyond nature vs. growth - sustainable development benefits us all.

Brilliant to see my first Large Tortoiseshell butterfly minutes from home 😀

Unbelievable. Donald Trump has been invited to a state visit to the UK. We should not be rolling out the red carpet to celebrate this man. Agree? Add your name to the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/no...

Great to see the BBCT BuzzingSouthEast group at the NHM looking at super SE British bumblebees!

Beavers in the UK have a positive impact on bat species www.uwe.ac.uk/news/bat-stu....

Unbelievably exciting news, a Greater mouse-eared bat has been found during an #NBMP hibernation survey in Dover! This is the first record of this species in Kent since 1985. Well done Claire and huge thanks to @fionamathews.bsky.social and Dr John Puckett for helping to confirm ID

I published these 10 & 12 years ago, when it seemed that frames like ‘get rid of the green crap’ & environmental groups being lumped into an ‘anti-growth coalition’ were on their way out. Truth is though that there is no growth on a polluted & degraded planet. Perhaps I’ll write new editions.

Newts and economic growth: ARC’s views on government planning proposals 👇 www.arc-trust.org/planning-ref... 📷 Great crested newt caught during a survey by Jim Foster/ARC

More runways , more planes , more fossil fuels . It’s not just sitting idly by , it’s actively accelerating climate collapse in the reckless pursuit of growth in archaic industries instead of a rapid transition to a green economy .

We clocked up 32 species in flower on our urban #NewYearPlantHunt in Sittingbourne, including Blue Fleabane, Narrow-leaved Ragwort, and Musk Stork's-bill. Musk Stork's-bill was super-abundant on the roadside verges, but we only saw one with flowers. #KentNature @bsbibotany.bsky.social

Flowering Hawthorn in urban Ashford for the #NewYearPlantHunt as well as numerous Trachycarpus fortunei seedlings under a mature tree which is producing lots of fruit. Thanks to @squinancywort.bsky.social for organising, lots of fun despite gloomy weather! Total of 33 species found in flower.

Very impressive total of 34 from the first of the group New Year Plant Hunts we're running this year. Will you be NYPHing in Kent and how many will you find?

34 species in flower in urban Ashford, including Primrose, Jersey cudweed, Shaggy soldier and Ivy-leaved toadflax #newyearplanthunt with @bsbibotany.bsky.social and @kentfieldclub.bsky.social

It's December 1st , I'm going for a slightly different advent this year– introducing 20 days of the worst fox hunting crimes from across the country with @huntsabs.bsky.social . Up first , the Avon Vale Hunt . . . We need a #RealBanNow

🌍🌱🌲🌳🌾🐕Dogs protect trees in UK. Trained to sniff out disease. @forestresearchuk.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Important new parliamentary petition to end the badger cull and adopt other approaches to bovine TB control; Sign here: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70... Blog here: thebadgercrowd.org/important-ne...