It's the highlight of every child, mine included, I know. It's an investment, tangible and intangible, not an expenditure.

The evidence for the benefits of outdoor education is there for all to see. This would be a game changer. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

WTAF?! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Slime mould! Fuligo candidans I think. 🤓

It is so so SO refreshing to hear a UK farmer say simply we need to eat less meat. This whole interview with Guy Watson-Singh is excellent. I also completely agree we need to spend more on food and much much less on rent. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

HUGE numbers of Adonis Blue at Fontmell Down in North Dorset today, over 200 in 30 mins, one every 5m in places. Just like the old days. Also 4 Silver-spotted Skipper. Grazing looks perfect, but mighty dry. Well done @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social

Drying out.

Creating pathways for pollinators: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Highlights from this week’s 3 day expedition from Keswick to Ambleside via the Central Lake District fells. Beautifully quiet, fantastic views and two nights of wild camping. Leave no trace - we even fluffed up the grass! Join me for an adventure to remember. www.teamwalking.co.uk/event-catego...

My whale photo got shortlisted in the Royal Society of Biology @rsb.org.uk ‬ Photographer of the Year competition. It is of a whale's chin! Do me a favour and give it a vote here and check out the other amazing photos: www.surveymonkey.com/r/T23CPZC @bas.ac.uk

Back in cell service after fieldwork on Axel Heiberg Island, Nunavut, and the plants were stunning!

Congratulations!!

Interesting job with Forestry England as Species Recovery Officer working on Beavers and Pine Martens in Yorkshire www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi...

Looking south over Upper Loch Torridon towards Beinn na h-Eaglaise and Beinn Damh; 7:00 this morning.

Sticking your hand in someone mouth and grabbing their tongue is not helpful! www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

@gavincorbett.bsky.social Hi Gavin- I've had a notification that I have a message from you but can't access it. Can you email me at [email protected] thanks!

"I think cargo bikes can shift the way that people view cycling" 💭 Our new report explores the potential of #CargoBikes, and what can be done to encourage wider uptake across Scotland. Read more 👉 t.co/w4PwPTezhq

The images we see on our news pages are snapshots of the lives of human beings enduring immense suffering. www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...

Tomorrow's front page 📰 Convicted US felon to arrive in Scotland

Nice to see the Waverley as my ferry arrived in Brodick today (even if we did have to bob around in circles for 20 mins while we waited for her to come off the pier!).

Oscar Onley 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 💪🏻 💙 #tdf

Home after a busy few weeks working in Switzerland. It's been a blast but I am so happy to be back on Arran!

As Black Sabbath once (almost) wrote, this week it's Season of the Dead-nettle for #WildflowerHour. There are some gorgeous species of the #deadnettlefamily out there, waiting to be found. Maybe in a suitably gothic churchyard setting, maybe not... 🖤

Monday's @theguardian.com cartoon #PalestineAction www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Beautiful walking today 💚🇨🇭

A timeline cleanser from my evening stroll. 💦 #soundon

Thoughts on the recent local wildfires www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2025/07/the-...

Anyone remember where I parked my locally sourced organic Land Rover ? The Tragic Comedy of Grouse Shooting Lies: presented to you by your elected representatives , at the @wildjustice.bsky.social driven grouse shooting debate earlier this week – enjoy .

A proper ropey day yesterday! Yes, I was running a 'Mountain Leader Ropework Refresher Workshop' for members of the Mountain Training Association. grahamuneymountaineering.co.uk/refresher-cp...

View from my bedroom window this evening! 🇨🇭

The ground still smouldering above Lochindorb today after the four-day wildfire. Watched a helicopter dropping water. More rain is forecast. It's needed. #wildfire #scottishhighlands

I'm travelling to Geneva this morning and simultaneously trying out new contact lenses. One for distance in my right and one for close up in my left. It's going ok-ish, but I keep having to close one eye to focus. Wandering around Edinburgh airport winking at everyone. 😉😉😉😉😉😉🤣

Israeli military used 500lb bomb in strike on Gaza cafe, fragments reveal

Travelling across Scotland today. Made it to Glasgow where I'm waiting for a bus. Absolute chaos at Buchanan bus station, but this is now a stan account for the brave young woman who is yelling out bus and stand numbers at the top of her lungs.

Bob Vylan’s IDF Chant Ignites Uproar, While Actual Atrocities Get a Pass The PNG Courier's UK correspondent with the latest from Glastonbury mrhenrymorris.substack.com/p/the-png-co...

Absolutely love alder. A lone surviving alder in Glen Rosa was the inspiration behind my logo. It's now on its last legs, but happily, grazing has been reduced just in time for saplings to spring up around it. I hope that in the future, these young trees will help restore life to the Rosa Burn.

Who Owns Scotland June 2025. Now total of 4554 landholdings covering 75.75% of rural Scotland. This project is financed solely by subscription income & I will shortly reach the limit of the expansion & updating that is possible within existing resources. Please subscribe at whoownsscotland.org.uk

Agree muirburn: message incoherence. CNPA’s fire bylaw next year will be a test for a prohibition-based approach. Risk is a) it pushes fires into areas that are more inaccessible and therefore even harder to tackle b) changes role of ranger from engaging to enforcing. We’ll see.

Scottish firefighters tackle wildfires for third day as risk to life grows | Scotland | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

We urgently need to have a conversation in Scotland about access and fire. I'm so proud of our access laws, but we can't continue as if fire isn't a huge problem. 😔

It's so hard sometimes to process what is happening in the world, but today, I think it finally sank in for me. I can't just carry on as normal anymore. These are not normal times.

One for #BlueSkyMonday 💙 From a very early walk this morning, a gorgeous male Yellowhammer was singing out across the local fields 💛 Well I haven't been able to post much recently but today I've managed twice!! 😄 📷 🪶 Hope everyone is keeping well! 👋 #birds #nature #Photography #UKWildlife

I've recently become involved with this wee charity (better late than never) & am struck by how much they do with so little. If you've ever walked in Arran, then you've walked on a path they have funded/maintained. It costs just a tenner to become a member: www.arran-access-trust.org.uk/membership/

We're thrilled to see the launch of the Doug Scott Archive on Instagram. They'll be sharing photos from Doug's collection of more than 30,000 slides, starting with a series from the 1975 British Everest Expedition! Be sure to give them a follow ➡ www.instagram.com/doug_scott_a...

Large wildfires have been burning on the Dava moor over the last couple of days; the public are advised to avoid the area. Several roads in the Carrbridge, Dava, Grantown-on-Spey and Knockando areas remain closed due to [the] fires. The A939, A940 and B9007 all have closures.

I am sharing this important video. Whatever you think of Palestine Action, non-violent direct action should never be classed as terrorist, whether laws are broken or not. To say otherwise is the hallmark of an authoritarian government.

22 papers across two issues document the impact of #AvianInfluenza and assess effectiveness of management responses. They show the unprecedented scale of the outbreak, decimating populations across Europe, Africa, North and South America to the South Atlantic. 📚 bit.ly/bird-study-h... #Ornithology

I hope Prodigy guy made it safely overnight

Nothing has made me feel so young and yet so old as that Prodigy set. Just. Awesome. Wide awake now 😈