I’ve just signed this birthday card for Sir David Attenborough’s 100th -- thought you might like to add your name too! act.gp/4uiak8e

The @nationaltrust.org.uk only rarely ask their members to take political action, but when they do, it’s seismic. Please take the NT’s action, email your MP demanding the Government protect 30% of the UK for nature by 2030: campaigns.nationaltrust.org.uk/page/186395/... bsky.app/profile/nati...

🌱🌾🌲🌍🌿🍄🌺🌳🌴🌷Welcome to 2026 - and another team registered for Botanical University Challenge 2026 - University of Plymouth. Their team first competed in 2022, and were the runner-up in 2025! #BUC2026

Not long now until #NewYearPlantHunt starts! Everything you need is here: bsbi.org/take-part/ac... Spotter sheets, Top Tips for successful hunting, info about group hunts, guidance on taking photos for #WildFlowerID, links to the #BSBIRecordingApp for uploading your finds & info on how to get help.

This.....🙏🌍🤍

Some good news. www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...

Who is missing our English Bluebells? A bluebell a week until they wake again next year #5

I cansend parcels to the US again so at 8pm this eve my Etsy shop will open with my new seasonal collections of greetings cards. I create my photos using recent neuroscientific research- looking at themmoves your thoughts away from fight or flight:they're affordable art www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...

Very sad news www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... 😪

It would be so great if you could RT my tweet above if you have a spare few seconds. At the moment, due to a recent breakdown there's a limit to what I can manage work-wise & I make my living via my Etsy shop. Putting my shop in front of a few more eyes on here would help massively. Thankyou🌿🪶🐚

🌱🌾🌍🌺🍄 #BUC2025 Final contest for 2025 champions in Botanical University Challenge coming up soon - 20 August! Who will ask the questions? Who will win? Streamed YouTube www.youtube.com/@BotanicalUn... All earlier rounds there already!

🌿 The National Plant Monitoring Scheme has turned 10! More than 1,000 volunteers have gathered 250k+ botanical records that feed into the UK Biodiversity Indicators. Marking the milestone, the 2024 report shares surveyor stories & a timeline of NPMS highlights. 🔗 🧪 www.npms.org.uk/article/npms...

As the Met Office says extreme weather is the UK's new normal, climate expert Bill McGuire says the country is ill-prepared for the future ➡# Read more: https://trib.al/EFAoydD

If there is more life on a kids nit comb than a garden, we need Government to step in and end the trend. Please sign to ban domestic use of Plastic Grass petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...

A day early for #NationalMeadowsDay, but just look at this ancient wildflower meadow I stumbled upon in Staffordshire the other day! Grasslands should be full of life like this beauty, but often fall silent. Restoring them is vital if we want to see nature recover 🌱❤️

This #NationalMeadowsDay, help us urge governments to protect our last irreplaceable meadows 📢. These vital ecosystems support both nature and us—but once lost, they’re gone forever. ✍️ Write to your MP or MSP today and demand their protection: https://loom.ly/ADenswU #IrreplaceableMeadows

Weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them 🌱 ~ A.A. Milne #flowers #gardening #nature #JuneBlooms #bloomscrolling

The astounding hypocrisy of the UK’s DOGE-obsessed politicians

There are some days when the news can be overwhelming and leave you feeling sad and afraid. Today is one of them. Try to remember that the good in the world has always outnumbered the bad, stroke a cat and enjoy the sunshine x (Pic @imageplotter.bsky.social)

I may not always love you But long as there are stars above you You never need to doubt it I'll make you so sure about it...

With this Bill, Senedd Members have the chance to leave a lasting legacy for Wales’s unique wildlife. Ambitious, legally-binding targets for nature’s recovery will hold future Governments to account in tackling the nature crisis.

What in the Rishi Sunak's Helipad is wrong with people!

#InsectWeek is coming! Insect Week is your annual chance to share and celebrate the fascinating world of insects. This year, we're Standing Tall for the Small and encouraging everyone to take action for insects. #StandTallForTheSmall from 23-29 June 🐞🔽 www.insectweek.org

We are heartbroken about our dear friend Alfie🌈 & send all our love to his mum. If you would like to remember Alfie by helping other cats, can I suggest donating to @newstartrescue.bluesky.social where his mum volunteers. It would mean so much❤️🐾 #CatsOfTwitter #Hedgewatch @alfieandpoppy.bsky.social

With record temperatures and very little rain before Summer has even begun, we need to start taking better care of our natural world for wildlife and climate. An easy start is to ban lifeless plastic gardens 📝 petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...

The 8th May has been marked as VE Day since before Trump was born. VE stands for Victory in Europe. As for the First World War, the idea that some Yank who refused to serve in the military, will command people around the world not to call it Rembrance Day is laughable. Sod off.

Still plenty of Lesser celandines around in flower. This one has a bonus pollinator, a Melanostoma sp. hoverfly. #wildflowerhour

No #TreeFlowers this week for #wildflowerhour but I did see some Lady’s Smock and Garlic Mustard in flower (both food plants of the Orange-tip butterfly)

Wood sorrel, this afternoon in Gloucestershire #wildflowerhour

Pasque Flowers, Pulsatilla vulgaris #wildflowerhour

The closing date for the People’s Book Prize is 30 April! THANKS to all who have voted. If you haven’t, I would love you to - this would give a book about climate and biodiversity a push, which could lead to more flowers, hedgehog holes, ponds and more. Thanks! peoplesbookprize.com/2024-cat/non...

At a time when gardens are at their most important for helping wildlife cling on and as mitigation for climate impacts we need people to do the right thing. They don't, so now we need Government to... petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...

My May botanical illustration & mental health w'shop’s now live. I teach you: 🌿how to break down plants into simple shapes & add shading 🧠how creative activity alters brain biochemistry to improve mental health There’s 15% off atm with the code THANKYOU15: workshops.emmamitchell.uk/courses/bota...

This lovely book about the Bishnoi, a group of people willing to give their lives protecting nature, gave me hope that perhaps humankind isn't irredeemably awful after all.

🌱🌾🌍🌿☘️ Shamrock is used as a symbol for Ireland and #StPatricksDay . But what plant is it? Several species are recognised as shamrock, not just one. Fascinating stories of why botanical, everyday and systematic names do not agree covered in Wikipedia. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shamrock #BUC2025

In a stirring speech last week French Senator @claudemalhuret.bsky.social turned an uncompromising eye on recent developments in the USA and in its relations with Europe. It went viral... we thought we would translate & share./

"The Great British Sewage Dump." It's not just our rivers that are being destroyed by water companies, it's people's livelihoods. Today's long read.

I see the "Independent" Water Commission has a new member appointed. Douglas Millican former CEO of Scottish Water who caused outrage when he shared almost £1 million in bonuses with 2 colleagues on top of their already 6 figure salaries. The average salary in Scotland is £38k.

The @EnvAgency has known for decades exactly whats wrong with Cambridgeshire's chalk streams and what needs to be done to fix them, we don't need yet more case studies. But wait, it's all being paid for by @AnglianWater and @SthStaffsWater owners of @Cambswater Well that's all right then.

"MP says residents ‘hopelessly let down’ as sewage backs up into newbuild homes." So it's not just in the south west, Shropshire next. As mentioned previously WCs are desperate to see huge numbers of new houses built. More houses = more customers = more money.

"Untreated sewage spilling into a village stream has caused a noticeable decline in wildlife, a local resident has said." Yep, sewage does that to rivers.

I knew it was bad, but not this bad. An entire road through the amazon built for the Climate COP! If anyone is wondering whether this might be the COP to avoid, I would say yes. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Spring has sprung & buds are beginning to burst into #blossom. At least they are here in Cornwall A good time to remind myself of the differences between Blackthorn & Cherry Plum...explained beautifully in this great blog post by @badbotanist.bsky.social 🌿 badbotanist.wordpress.com/2019/03/08/b...

We are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country. This Friday, where will you be? standupforscience2025.org

Forams are amazing. And now some great new research is looking at how they may preserve a record of ancient climate change. Stunning science!

Blooming Sunflowers, by #Ukrainian artist, Boris Eremin 🌻 #UkrainianArt #Art

Did u know?If you're too busy to look after houseplants,but still want a bit of greenery in yr home,try buying a sustainable falsie,like this crocheted beauty from my local hospice.Don't resort to plastic tat. If we stop buying this toxic nonsense, they'll stop making it - end of..🌿🌱🌍