Todays cure for my grumpiness. Thanks Tony and thanks squirrel💚

Shame on them. What terrible people. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Nature, love and creativity...antidotes to strange times. Well worth a watch with a mug of cocoa

“and in other news, President Trump has ordered the bombing of Venezuela” “Caracas?” “not according to his doctors”

I struggle in winter but photos like these remind me that we are heading towards the light again. Thanks Geoff et al...and Bluesky

Barometer earthstar, Astraeus hygrowmetricus in peak condition.

I've really enjoyed the latest series of photos by Rambling Ray...such extraordinary colours. Couldn't decide between this or the blue. Nature...we are so lucky!💚🌱

This is what life should be about. Lovely to see such joy💚🌱

Fungi finds at #WyverLaneNR today. Variable Oysterling, Scarlet/Ruby Elf Cup, Jelly Ear and Velvet Shank @belperbirder.bsky.social @richardttaylor.bsky.social @cliveaderbys.bsky.social @danmartinwildlife.bsky.social @derbyswildlife.bsky.social

So lucky to live here. I think there should be a name for a group of Polecats

Congratulations to Mark Searle, winner of the 2025 UK Butterflies Photo Competition, with his image of a Dingy Skipper - clearly an inappropriate name for a butterfly that can appear quite beautiful! Winning entries can be seen at: www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/competition_...

The word wreath is said to come from the old English word “writhen” meaning to twist, as in a circle or wheel. The wreath is also said to represent the wheel of the year, in recognition of the fact that the darkness and cold of winter will eventually fade away #folklore

Redwing on Bodmin moor this week. #birds #birding #birdphotography #Naturephotography #Naturelovers

2025 wildlife highlight from David Bentley:  "I saw this rare & spectacular Golden-bloomed Grey Longhorn Beetle at Castle Water, Rye Harbour Nature Reserve in June. With antennae longer than its body, the whole creature is longer than its name - a full 2 inches in total! Longhorn indeed...!"

Inuk artist Kenojuak Ashevak designed this stained gjass window at John Bell Chapel of Appleby College in Oakville (Ontario) near Toronto (Canada) #Womensart

Looking at a little slime mold like this one always reminds me of just how tiny our world is in relation to the universe. We are a cosmic speck...with a lot goin’ on.

Collared Earthstar, Geastrum michelianum (formerly Geastrum triplex). Thetford Forest, on today's Norfolk Fungus Study Group foray. #Fungi #FungiFriends

Lichenomphalia umbellifera is a rare (in the lichen world) mushroom producing fungus that’s also a lichen. Newfoundlan, Canada. Mushrooms are about 2cm high. #fungi #lichen #mushroom #fungifriends

Glynn Rubidge's wildlife highlight of 2025 was seeing this young, male Kestrel back in spring. "Beautiful birds". Indeed.

Before I became disabled I would not have dreamt of interfering in legislation around disability so why does Tanni Grey-Thompson think it's OK to try to stop people with terminal illness from seeking a humane ending?

Time to get rid of the Lords and replace with a (PR) elected chamber. Disgraceful behaviour...they should consider what the majority of the public want. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

'Snow Bound' by Kerry Phippen, contemporary Scottish artist #womensart #ArtAdvent

Morning All 👋 Middle of the week already and time for #wrensday ~ a gorgeous little Jenny Wren here at Forest Farm Nature Reserve ~ Cardiff ~ South Wales 🪶 🦉 #birdingWales #ukbirding #ukwildlife #naturephotography #birdwatching #birdsky #birdphotography #wren

Deadly! 🔥❤️

Cumbrian red squirrel showing off its magnificent tail #UKwildlife #mammals

Disgraceful. Fake news everywhere. Scientific journals should be better than this but it seems like if you pay a fee you get any old crap published pivot-to-ai.com/2025/11/28/n...

I got quite emotional looking at this - think I needed a nature uplift and... I got one! Thanks Tony and Wagtail💚

NO ARRESTS IN EXETER 35 sign-holders with “I oppose genocide - I support Palestine Action” signs were not arrested today in Exeter. Instead, Devon & Cornwall Police decided to remove the signs from protestors and make a megaphone statement, before simply leaving the scene.

Short-eared Owl, this morning on Tealham Moor

Opposing genocide is not terrorism. Make your choice. www.wedonotcomply.org

Hmmn… www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

On the second day of debate for the Assisted Dying Bill, over nearly five hours, peers debated only 21 amendments. Meanwhile, 82 new amendments were added in the past week! This isn’t scrutiny, it’s sabotage. www.mydeath-mydecision.org.uk/2025/11/21/a...

"Autumn Gold" Stonechat by Crinan Ferry Road, Argyll

21st century and we have a thing called The House of Lords... www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Pure dead brilliant

We all know this is nuts. What the hell are the government thinking? This lady is a thoughtful, eloquent, seemingly decent person and the police are being used to put her in the same category as bombers. 😵‍💫

Yes! Hilary McGrady and the National Trust are right. Nature isn't a blocker to development - it's fundamental to a healthy, thriving economy. The Chancellor must stop bat-bashing and instead embrace people's love of nature and the economic opportunity that it brings.🌳

Very proud mum...daughter published for the first time (co- authored) Must be in the genes as her great grandad was a soil scientist. Brilliant placement at The James Hutton @hutton.ac.uk www.frontiersin.org/journals/sus...

Did you know the name of the spiked thingy on the end of a Stegosaurus’ tail? Coolest etymology ever.

Congratulations to all involved. Lovely to hear Good News💚 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Will this year be a waxwing winter? 👉 www.durhamwt.com/waxwing-winters 📷 Hamish Paterson

Very powerful interview from @news.sky.com and such bravery from Ed advocating to give terminally ill people like her #ChoiceAtTheEndOfLife❤️

Love this Rhamphorhynchus specimen held in the Natural History Museum Karlsruhe. It's like seeing a pterosaur in flight, stuck in time.

Watching Labour MPs take a wrecking ball to nature makes me so angry & so sad. Their action tonight voting down amendments to the #PlanningBill intended to protect wildlife & habitats from destruction is so reckless & so counterproductive. People didn’t vote Labour for this 👇

Another reason to get rid of the Lords. The vast majority of the public support AD and for people like Therese Coffey to try to block its passage is unforgivable. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Great Hairy Willowherb seeds being released from the seedpod. #seeds @bsbibotany.bsky.social

Still time to send one, and free option available. Thanks!

Unexpected visitor while foraging, Hazel dormouse.

Why aren't shareholders made responsible for costs incurred? www.theguardian.com/environment/...

"“Nothing I have seen or heard gives me comfort that Rachel Reeves understands the importance of nature to economic and social wellbeing, nothing.” We will all suffer from Labour's war on nature.