New video up, all the amazing wildlife @gregannandale.com has caught on his incredibly well placed trail camera. The wetlands in Warleigh Nature Reserve are hosting a whole load of life and more will flock here as the heatwave continues. youtu.be/F-g80SRS_Ek?...

I made an animation which shows the effects of air pollution on pedestrians waiting to cross the road, along with what can be done to reduce its harmful effects: stepback.gregdev.com Thank you to @ianwalker.bsky.social for the inspiration for doing so during a conversation a couple of weeks' back!

The room smells faintly of soot (chimney clearly needs sweeping) but hot air can all go out the same tube, right? 🤔

We don't view motor violence like all the other violence, Exhibit 746 www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

A single line in this piece just made my day: “The electricity system operator is understood to be preparing to run the grid without any gas for short periods as soon as this summer, in a first for the UK energy system.” Renewables *work*. And progress matters🎉 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Lower Thames Crossing will destroy 0.32 hectares of ancient woodland per km, which is 3x the 0.09 hectares of ancient woodland directly impacted per km for HS2. Then there’s the emissions for construction and usage. Both wildly different. Can we please get mad about the right projects.

🚨 BATH: Lidl are once again trying to trash a wildflower meadow in Bath. There’s beavers living there, and this land should be protected and enhanced not tarmaced (which will obviously make the flooding worse.) Please object asap and donate to legal transitionlarkhall.wordpress.com/save-baths-w...

A couple of photo stories I published recently with images featuring in the soon-to-be published "Gravel Rides South West England" book. Here's the first from Marlborough / Salisbury Plain: stories.gregannandale.com/south-west-g...

Pet owners accidentally poisoning garden birds. Our latest research finds pet flea treatments (fipronil and imidacloprid) in 100% of blue tit and great tit nests, with nestling mortality higher in the more contaminated nest. @SongBirdSBS @SussexUni @CannelleTassin

The #bbc is looking for a Head of Digital #accessibility, with the role only open to #deaf, #disabled, and/or #neurodivergent applicants. Hybrid working, based at any UK BBC hub. Salary up to £110,000. https://careers.bbc.co.uk/job/Head-of-Digital-Accessibility/811220202/ #jobs #a11y

Still battling through completion of the Warleigh / Bath land acquisition, and some more land has come up for sale nearby that 1) needs restoration, 2) would solve a lot of logistical issues with the first. Gonna need ~£100k. Who’s up for a challenge? www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/reforestat...

The UK has pretty comprehensive stats on who dies in road incidents. Car occupants are the group with the largest number of deaths, but when adjusting for miles travelled, it's a very different story. www.gov.uk/government/s...

Please allow me to re-share my rough sketch of some advanced carbon capture technology