Let us all rejoice that 20 Isreali hostages have finally been released alive by Hamas - after two years of constant bombing -by the Isrealis!

How can I possibly explain to my daughter what she sees on the BBC 6 o'clock news? She is absolutely appalled by what she sees in Gaza and Ukraine day after day and I can't explain to her why these atrocities take place. I am just left wondering who the real children are?

Join us for a Duck Walk on Wanstead Flats 📅 Saturday February 15th, 📍Meet 9.30am Jubilee Car Park Learn how to identify both ducks and drakes, and other birds with webbed feet. A walk for all ages, children should be accompanied by an adult. wrengroup.org.uk #wansteadflats #eppingforest

🦋 Wanstead Butterflies and Moths 2024 🦋 New on our website a comprehensive, well-illustrated report on the butterflies and moths found in the #Wanstead area in 2024. Compiled by @timharris57.bsky.social. wrengroup.org.uk/wp-content/u... #lepidoptera #butterflies #moths

The Wanstead Bird Report 2022 is out: drive.google.com/file/d/1Fag9... A collective effort from the many birders that patrol the Wanstead patch. James Heal assembled the data with Tony Brown polishing the presentation and Jonathan Lethbridge hosting the website. Enjoy.

A lichen walk for the Wren Wildlife group in CoL Cemetery on 17th November was blessed with sunny weather. We saw a good selection of lichens on memorials, low branches and ended up with terricolous lichens near Alexandra lake. Just one photo, here is Hypogymnia physodes. @wrenwildlife.bsky.social