The School Children, St Kilda. (1886) Pic: George Washington Wilson

Islay - handsome beasts

Whisky anyone ??

Get voting! Vote opens on new wildlife banknotes, which highlight conservation efforts across the UK including the fox ❤️ | The Wildlife Trusts share.google/xUPF7foLxEJB...

Farage trampled on the wishes of Henry Nowak's loving family and ignored the statements by Sikh community leaders. Farage deserves contempt not the spotlight given to him by a craven media.

Henry Nowak’s father’s words outside court, who is probably the person we most need to hear from today.

I had them all 🙂

I’m very aware of the things this article talks about .… I wish more of us were , it does feel like the ceiling is being lowered 🥲

The West Highland Way arriving in Tyndrum. For centuries the village has stood at a major junction in the Highlands: it is also said to be the smallest settlement in Britain served by two railway stations on different railway lines. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland #Tyndrum

Why is #AddisonsDiseaseDay on 29 May? It’s the birthday of John F. Kennedy, the 35th US President who managed his Addison's disease & other autoimmune conditions in secret. JFK was diagnosed with Addison’s whilst in London aged 30. Read more ⤵️ addisonsdisease.org.uk/famous-lives... (9/9)

It’s #AddisonsDiseaseDay - a day for everyone who is affected by Addison’s disease & adrenal insufficiency to join together to raise awareness & celebrate this incredible community 🎉 This year our theme is ‘Turn Awareness into Action’. Find out more ➡️ https://loom.ly/Fl2cSE4#AddisonsDiseaseDay(1/9)

Today we head to the heathland at dusk, with the Nightjar. 🌙 With bark-like plumage that melts into leaf litter, Nightjars are masters of camouflage. Adults shelter their chicks beneath them by day, keeping them hidden and still until the night shift begins. #SpringStories

Me trying to remember how to do my job after the long weekend:

Arctic Terns nest on the ground in noisy coastal colonies, where chicks grow quickly on a steady supply of fish from their parents. Just weeks later, fledglings take to the skies to begin one of the longest migrations on Earth: travelling from the Arctic to the Antarctic. 🤯 #SpringStories

My favourite catch from last night - Elephant Hawk moth. Also 5 Green Carpet, 2 Buff Ermine, Brown Silverline, Pale Tussock, Rustic Shoulder-knot, Bee moth, Ingrailed Clay, Water Carpet, Small Phoenix, Garden Pebble, Spruce Carpet, Common Marbled Carpet. #teammoth

Breakfast for Bob. From about 4 hours after hatching, the chicks start eating bits of fish, fed to them by the parents. That's why they treble their weight in the first 8 days! The next Bob should be due some time tomorrowish. #FoulshawOspreys #Nature #Cumbria

Immigration make Britain brilliant

It’s apparently never appropriate to say this but ‘I told you so !’ In fact thats not true . . . ‘We , loads of us , from many walks of life told you so’ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Ever get the feeling you’ve been cheated ?

Up in the canopy, a Tawny owlet keeps watch. 😍 Owlets leave the nest before they can fly, clambering along branches on fluff and claws. Both parents feed them by night, guided by hungry calls. #SpringStories

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His two-decade criminal record, his racism, his funding, and the truth behind the victim act he sells to supporters. hopenothate.org.uk/who-is-tommy...

If you never read the book or saw the movie, you missed one of the greatest Pulitzer Prize winning sagas ever written. To dishonor Alex Haley like this is disgraceful.

Want to understand who “Tommy Robinson” really is? This page sets out the facts: his history, criminal record, networks, funding and latest activity. hopenothate.org.uk/who-is-tommy...

🚨Stephen Lennon is marching in London again this weekend. He likes to insist he isn’t racist, repeating it again and again, but the evidence tells a very different story. 👇

Another promise broken , I feel hugely let down , I really fear the change in hunting laws will be dropped too …

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

Can I just ask, #r4today, as you seem to be very keen to talk about and investigate Polanski’s council tax issue, why not the same feverish scrutiny over the far more troubling and glaringly corrupt £5M bribe Farage took from that crypto billionaire, Harborne? We can hear your strings being pulled.

The cuckoo Artist: CF Tunnicliffe (What to look for in Spring, 1961)

Renee Good should be remembered today along with all of the other mothers whose lives have been either taken or ruined by ICE goons. Heartbreaking photo. #uspoli #reneegood #uspoli

New Rule: IF your church leader held or is okay with anyone else holding a ceremony to unveil a 22-foot gold statue of Donald Trump, it's time to find a new church to attend. - They follow the Commandments in the same way Republican lawmakers follow the Constitution.

Madness !!!

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… 👇

very unpleasant to see this many people voting Reform, knew it was coming but still unpleasant to witness

New Reform Councils next week:

All our best wishes to Sir David Attenborough on the occasion of his 100th birthday! We are grateful to him for speaking out about the devastating environmental consequences of animal agriculture. 🌎 www.livekindly.co/david-attenb...

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🥲another species in peril …please sign petitions

We’ve spent the past month exposing Reform UK candidates ahead of the May 7 elections. This post brings the evidence together. With days to go, help more people see it. Share it in local groups, on Nextdoor, WhatsApp, and anywhere people are still deciding. 📲 hopenothate.org.uk/2026/04/30/6...

Tonight, look for May's full moon: the Milk Moon. 🌕🐄 An Anglo-Saxon name, it nods to a time when cows were milked three times daily thanks to lush spring pastures. Its other names, Flower Moon, & Budding Moon, also celebrate spring's abundance. Moonrise: 21:09*

After more than a decade of culling and the deaths of over 230,000 badgers, I welcome reports that the government has committed to ending the cull. I’ve written to the responsible minister asking her to confirm that badger culling in England will end in full.

Excellent News For Badgers 🦡 The Government has finally confirmed that all Badger culling will end including in the last cull licence area in Cumbria. After 13 years and the slaughter of 250,000 Badgers at a public cost of £100 million this tragedy is finally over.

Sunset this evening behind Broomhill Hyndland Parish Church in the west of Glasgow. #glasgow #sunset #architecture #glasgowtoday #church

Tick Alert – check for bites as outdoor season begins.  theorkneynews.scot/2026/04/29/t...

This is lovely news - I sign petitions , write emails so often feel I’m wasting my time , but not with this ! Thank you Network Rail

Had a canvasser for R*f*rm on the doorstep yesterday. Told him exactly what I thought of the party before telling him firmly to remove himself from my premises.

The oak you’ve known for years, the patch of grass suddenly alive with bluebells, or the shortcut where traffic fades into birdsong... Local nature brings everyday joy. With big decisions ahead, MPs need to hear why it matters. Send your Postcard from Nature: action.rspb.org.uk/page/189621/... 💌

most read environmental story in The Guardian: Patrick Barkham’s coverage of the #NetworkRail saga about how thousands are people are calling for swift nesting sites to be unblocked‼️email the CEO of Network Rail asking him to unblock the nests [email protected]

A completely avoidable situation www.theguardian.com/environment/...