Good news: Study shows France’s birds making tentative recovery after neonicotinoid pesticide ban UK has only just closed loophole in neonics ban (‘derogations’) so may be too soon to see recovery here? www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Only 2 years since the ban on neonics, France's population of insect-eating birds has risen 2-3% - from banning a single type of insecticide. Demonstrating just how much harm we cause birds when pesticides kill off the insects they need for food. @paneurope.bsky.social

When you tell your mum you like bumblebees … All items are available on our online shop and support UK bumblebee conservation. Tell your mum. 🐝🎁 https://www.bumblebeeconservation.org/gift-guide/

#ClimateActionNow #COP30

Announcing the Million Frog March! savethefrogs.com/million Join frog enthusiasts worldwide for a historic gathering to defend democracy, freedom of speech, peace, amphibian conservation & environmental protection. Please spread the word! #MillionFrogMarch #SaveTheFrogs #WashingtonDC #PortlandFrog

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Birmingham Friends of The Earth show us a green way forward @birminghamdispatch.bsky.social #Retrofit @birminghamlive.bsky.social @bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social @bhamwatch.bsky.social @beefriendlybrum.bsky.social @xrbham.bsky.social #Birmingham #FossilFuelNonproliferationTreaty fossilfueltreaty.org

Nearly half of the UK’s garden space is paved over, a new study has found. The RHS has conducted the largest ever audit of the UK’s gardens, and found that they are an untapped – and until now, mostly unmeasured – potential resource for nature. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

"Harlequin ladybirds are swarming UK houses this week - Like many insects, ladybirds enter a state of inactivity over winter known as diapause – an insect version of hibernation. Different species like to overwinter in different environments - harlequins in our homes and seven-spots in leaf litter."

Yet another reason why we need to protect bees 🐝💕 @beefriendlybrum.bsky.social www.newsweek.com/bee-venom-co...

@thebeeguy.bsky.social any ideas?

Bumblebees #sleeping on/in #flowers at this time of year! What the feck is that all about? Lots of people asking us so here’s a quick (long)🙄 thread explaining what’s going on. Please #repost/#share so more are more informed. Thanks good people. #bees #nature #biodiversity #worldbeesanctuary 1/16

Clophill Lakes Boardwalk Appeal Shocking acts of arson have left the Clophill Lakes boardwalk in ruins, impacting both visitors and wildlife. If you can, please help raise £100,000 to restore access for all to this treasured reserve. www.greensandtrust.org/appeal/cloph...

By changing our diets to be more plant-rich now, we can avoid the food chaos that climate change is bringing theconversation.com/by-changing-...

Gosling abandoned by its parents as an egg finds a family with 3 cranes. "We've been taught lately to fear the stranger, to basically become isolated + cut ourselves off from anything that is unknown. And here you have this blended family who have no questions to ask. They've accepted each other" 🥹

This story 🧵 has a sad ending but maybe we can help to make it better 💚

You’ll love this @beefriendlybrum.bsky.social 🐝💚 birminghambotanicalgardens.org.uk/bbg-event/po...

🐝💚🌻 we 💚 these people, blooming beautiful 🌻💚🐝

NEW climate record: over half of UK electricity was generated by renewables in 2024! 🙌 This good news means we're a step closer to a Net Zero future, where: ✅ We produce our own energy ✅ Energy bills are cheaper ✅ Our air is cleaner ✅ People & nature thrive www.independent.co.uk/news/busines...

This real useful. 'Recipe for a bee-friendly growing space.' @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social

One of our sunflowers came out with missing petals but it's still beautiful and bees & other pollinators still love it.

Hello world! RSPB Conservation Science has officially landed on BlueSky Follow us to hear about our science discoveries, new publications, citizen science, and all things conservation research

🌪️ X, Meta & YouTube are allowing a storm of false and misleading claims about extreme weather events flood their platforms. The online spread of lies about extreme weather events can disrupt emergency efforts and put lives at risk. Our new research in @desmog.com ⤵️

These sunflowers are being kept aphid-free by a dedicated team of 7 spot ladybirds

Bramble alert! First round of Birmingham brambles are berry much ready good to go sweet and juicy get to the hedges when you have a chance sunny Spring + wet start to summer = loads of these wild blackberries where they've been left alone to do their thing. So tasty, grown from the earth by the sun.

Bramble alert! First round of Birmingham brambles are berry much ready good to go sweet and juicy get to the hedges when you have a chance sunny Spring + wet start to summer = loads of these wild blackberries where they've been left alone to do their thing. So tasty, grown from the earth by the sun.

bee happy @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social 🐝💚

bee happy @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social 🐝💚

Birmingham City Council *increased* the use of controversial weedkiller despite pledge to 'reduce to zero' Activists and councillors discovered its pledge to stop using glyphosate had amounted to little 100K petition, assurances made - and abandoned www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midland...

“Climate change will manifest as a series of disasters viewed through phones with footage that gets closer and closer to where you live until you're the one filming it.”

🐝 might call in some favours with the wasps and send them to plague the people on Birmingham City Council responsible for this 🐝

🐝 might call in some favours with the wasps and send them to plague the people on Birmingham City Council responsible for this 🐝

Birmingham City Council *increased* the use of controversial weedkiller despite pledge to 'reduce to zero' Activists and councillors discovered its pledge to stop using glyphosate had amounted to little 100K petition, assurances made - and abandoned www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midland...

“I live in hope that one day petitions of over 100.000 signatures might mean something.” Once again, it’s hard to escape the impression that the council has very little regard for our environment, our city or its people.

July 2022: Councillors Knowles + Mahmood presented our 100K signature petition demanding an end to the practice of spraying glyphosate in our parks + streets 2020-22: 2,850 litres were used/yr Birmingham City Council + Kier contractors agree to "moving away" from glyphosate 2023: 3,780L 2024: 3,635L

Exciting news from Finland: the world’s largest sand battery (1 MW/100 MWh) is now online! The Pornainen project by Polar Night Energy is 10x bigger than the first commercial sand battery and sets a new benchmark for affordable, long-duration energy storage.

Good turnout for the launch of the Calthorpe Park redevelopment consultation - we really need some tlc for our neglected Birmingham neighbourhood #B12 Have your say: www.birminghambeheard.org.uk/bcc/calthorp...

The Met Office is currently looking for up to 5 name suggestions for storms. It would be great if thousands all suggested the same 5 names: BigOil, BP, Equinor, Exxon, Shell. The Met Office is unlikely to adopt any of these names, but it's a creative protest www.metoffice.gov.uk/forms/name-o...

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What's this minibeast please, other than supercute & wriggly? Found in fairly loose soil in a plant pot. #BugSky

we seed the city spread dandelions as we travel pretty pollinator paths producing urban niches havens for the insects nature needs

🐝💚 Dandelions 😃

🐝💚 Dandelions

How dandelions conquered concrete to bring nature back to cities Dandelions grow prolifically in unfriendly cities, helping other wild species to survive as well. How do they do it? | Yannick Woudstra writes for @sussexbylines.co.uk

Are you a poet? Or know any who might wish to take part in our Bylines Network Sky Hawkins poetry prize 2025? The winner will be picked by our esteemed judges Kate Fox and Ian McMillan. Submission window: 23 June - 6 July 2025 @katefoxwriter75.bsky.social @imcmillan.bsky.social

The triple planetary crisis of #ClimateChange, biodiversity loss & pollution threatens 3.6 billion people living in highly susceptible areas. On #WorldEnvironmentDay, we commit to helping tackle these interconnected challenges, prioritizing the most vulnerable: bit.ly/43yA7wU

West Midlands Air Quality Conference www.wmca.org.uk/what-we-do/e... @birminghamdispatch.bsky.social @birminghamlive.bsky.social @birminghamtuc.bsky.social @xrbham.bsky.social @beefriendlybrum.bsky.social @bhamwatch.bsky.social @euinbrum.bsky.social @greenparty.org.uk @birminghamfoe.bsky.social

Traces of glyphosate, a pesticide linked to cancer, has been found in tampons at levels 40 times higher than the legal limit for drinking water, according to a report by Pesticide Action Network UK (Pan UK), Women’s Environmental Network Pesticide Collaboration www.theguardian.com/environment/...?

Despite using more energy than ever, the world's biggest CO2 emitter China might have reached peak emissions and could now be on a downward trend. #NetZero #PlanetA youtube.com/shorts/O5H-k...