A rare moment with this fox standing tall, it felt like I'd wandered into the pages of a Roald Dahl tale. R5 100mm 1/2000 f5.6 ISO 6000 #RedFox #FoxPortrait #BritishWildlife #WildlifePhotography #AylwardPhotography #UKWildlife #NaturePerfection #FoxesOflnstagram #standingfox

Grasshoppers evolved into their present form around 250 million years ago. That was the period after the worst mass extinction event this planet has yet seen: the End-Permian 'Great Dying', and when the supercontinent Pangaea began to break apart. In comparison, we humans arrived only yesterday.

No?!?! I don't believe it. How can this be.

VENUE CHANGE ! We've had to change the location for tomorrow's Green Drinks to the Dew Drop Inn (upstairs).

Welcome to Super Seabird Sunday where we ask you to share photos, videos & artwork of seabirds to brighten up timelines. To get us started here are thousands of Puffins on the Isle of May #SuperSeabirdSunday

Globally, seagrasses have declined almost 30% since the late 1800s. Now, restoration projects across North America are seeing their meadows quadruple in size. reasonstobecheerful.world/seagrass-res...

"Trees will only grow in fertile soil, not up in mountains." This self-seeded pine, lodged in a crevice high up in a sheer rock escarpment in the Caha Mountains, begs to differ. It says that trees will grow just about *anywhere* sheep can't get at them.

I didn’t even know we had a shrew. 😭

Marvellous Minoan clay vessels made by creative potters on the island of Crete during the Aegean Bronze Age around 3,500 years ago! 🤩 Heraklion Archaeological Museum 📷 by me #Archaeology

The Derryadd Bog complex supports nationally important populations of wintering Whooper Swan, a qualifying interest of the Lough Ree SPA. BNM should be allowing these bogs to restore themselves instead of pumping them dry to facilitate a wind farm that’s already been quashed in the High Court

As part of our Wild Words project, we're looking to pair up written pieces with readers. We have field notes, song lyrics, poems, diary entries & story extracts, all waiting to be brought to life by being read aloud. Contact: [email protected] 📷 Glavind Strachan Photography

Did u know? Newly emerged Queen bumblebees are busy feeding themselves with as much food as possible, to get them through the winter, as they sleep in holes/hollows/earth/grass. That's why every last summer flower in your garden is an important food source. Look at this magnificent lady. 🌱🌿🇬🇧🌱🌍🪲🐝

Did u know?This tiny soul is one of the most significant animals on earth - it's an aphid. It's vilified by us because it sucks sap from plants, but it's a friend, not an enemy. Its large numbers feed entire generations of birds, frogs, ladybirds & other small souls - don't spray, celebrate. 🌱🌿🇬🇧🌱🪲🌍

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This Grace O'Malley (pirate queen) castle near us has been lime washed & looks as it would in her day. Her bedroom was at the top. Apparently she had a rope tied to her bed post & out the window down to a galley (ship) below. To be tugged in emergencies only!

Fascinating & delightful stuff from @nicwilson.bsky.social!

The Boundary Waters is an irreplaceable ecosystem of interconnected islands, lakes, and rivers.​ But a proposed sulfide-ore copper mine could bring irreversible pollution to the rivers and streams flowing into these treasured waters. ​

Sign the petition to free Joseph Figueira Martin On 26 May 2024, Joseph Figueira Martin, a Belgian-Portuguese humanitarian, was arrested in Zémio, a town in the east of the Central African Republic. Portugal and Belgium must act!

The Justice Department had 36 attorneys assigned full-time to investigate corrupt politicians when Trump took office in January. Today it has two. See how this works?

#ResistanceEarth Pressure works! A local school board decided to give Exxon Mobil a tax break to build a $10 billion plastics plant on the Gulf Coast. An environmental activist sued and won. Exxon Mobil has decided to postpone its plans for the plant. www.texastribune.org/2025/10/07/t...

No sudden rupture is now required for the far right to take power in this country. For what we're seeing is a steady normalisation of extremists by the Conservative and Labour Parties, BBC, Telegraph, Mail and others. A shift once considered unthinkable beings to look acceptable, even inevitable.🧵

This is first and foremost very bad news for mackerel and the ecosystem that is being destroyed by industrial supertrawlers www.rte.ie/news/2025/10...

This scene looks attractive, until you realise that only a single thing – a wild sessile oak to the rear – is native here. It's fake 'nature', and virtually worthless to wildlife.

6th of Owltober! Olaf was missing some feathers that affected his ability to fly well enough to catch prey in the wild so became an ambassador at World Bird Sanctuary. Want to donate to WBS? worldbirdsanctuary.org/ways-to-give/ Source: fb.com/120623111273... #owlsintowels #owltober 💛🦉

Recent headlines state 'Numbers of nesting hen harriers in England have risen slightly in 2025' Dig deeper and the headline lacks context "Hen Harrier persecution is still so rampant on many driven grouse moors it’s suppressing the distribution of this species at a national level" Worth a read 👇

My son filmed this pine martin outside his office (my ex garden shed) very exciting! We wondered where all the rats had gone!

I won't win an award for my filming But in a world gone mad, here's a few moments of peace from the wood my mum planted nearly 35 years ago (I know self seeded is better) Filmed last Sunday)

Steampunk dragon by US artist Sue Beatrice who creates steampunk sculptures and jewellery by recycling old watch parts #WomensArt

The steadily growing population of rare lesser horseshoe bats in the shed (roughly 100) attests to the level of flying insect life in the forest outside, since each bat catches around 3,000 per night. Healthy nature depends on healthy, wild, functioning *ecosystems*. Rewilding delivers that. 🌏

Did u know? In a wildlife garden, prepping for winter isn't just about the plants, it's also about taking steps to ensure that small souls have the best chance too. This week,I've packed my ceramic skep with organic wool from www.woolcool.com as last year,Queen bumblebees took shelter in it. 🌿🌱🇬🇧🌱🌍🪲🐝

I'll be doing this with my bee hotels very soon. Watch Dave's vid for some sound advice on overwintering bee houses.

Arbutus unedo (strawberry tree), one of Ireland's 20 or so strong Lusitanian group: southern European species with outlier populations in the wild here. Unusually, it flowers and fruits at the same time, eg in the woods right now. A member of the heather family, its white flowers are bell-shaped.

Noticed a millipede choosing a very risky hiding place tonight !

There are a few people that are inspirations to almost all scientists that I know, and Jane Goodall was one of them. RIP. 😢

UK govt faces court for conservation area dumping licence. Sussex Wildlife Trust has launched legal action over govt's decision to allow the dumping of 100,000 tonnes of dredged sediment directly into a locally protected marine conservation zone.. oceanographicmagazine.com/news/uk-gove...

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A Pixie cup lichen (Cladonia sp.) forest. County Clare, Ireland.

Take the time to stop and look at blackberry leaves. At this time of year they are like little works of art 😍

Morning #FungiFriends

EU environment boss tests positive for 'toxic' forever chemicals in her blood Chronic exposure to even low levels has been linked to liver damage, high cholesterol, reduced immune responses, low birth weights and several kinds of cancer www.thejournal.ie/forever-chem...

Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides): 53cm (21in). This is a species of frogmouth native to the Australian mainland & Tasmania. It is a big-headed, stocky bird, often mistaken for an owl due to nocturnal habits & similar colouring. Fantastic image taken by David Ashley in Perth, Western Australia.

Collectively, these changes lower costs for coal operators but shift the burden onto communities, which face higher health risks from toxic air and water, degraded ecosystems, and accelerating climate change.

The Trump admin has announced sweeping measures to expand coal production on public lands. It intends to open 13.1 million acres of public land for coal leasing, significantly loosen the royalty rates that mining companies pay, and allocate large sums toward existing coal-fired power plants.

Another damning report. We continue to mortgage the health of both current and future generations to realise short-term economic and development gains in the present.

Sybil Andrews, The Gale (1930) Linocut, Art Deco style print from the Modernist Printmaker #ReframingWomenPrintmakers

Suzie MacKenzie, contemporary printmaker who lives and works in the northern highlands of Scotland #WomensArt