Online talk: Looking forward to exploring some of my favourite urban plants with @bsbibotany.bsky.social at 7.30 on Wednesday night. Expect new discoveries, lots of aliens, heat islands and how pubs shape the urban flora. If you’d like to join in please book here bsbi.org/take-part/ev...

Blown-in insulation in its most beautiful form! BioBlow is an ecological and sustainable insulation material made from natural straw. The sustainable revolution in the world of heat and sound insulation.... bioblow.com/en/

EU carbon border tax will force others to cut emissions from 2026.... www.newscientist.com/article/2506...

Some of Norfolk's worst flash-flooding in recent years was partially caused by builders on an Attleborough housing development blocking a stream, a report has found.... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Most significant heatwave since black summer to blast Australia’s southern states as band of hot weather moves east

Plans to create Marine Protected Area around Sark... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Apply now for the Molly Spooner Studentship – a paid summer research opportunity for undergraduate students passionate about hands-on marine biology. Deadline to apply: Thursday 15 January 2026 👉 mymba.mba.ac.uk/member-homepage/discounts-and-bursaries/molly-spooner-studentship.html

Woke to another snowy morning - a Redwing and a Blackcap pair joined the birds feeding in the garden...

Outskirts of Australian cities at risk of catastrophic fires on scale of deadly LA blazes, study finds

Corncrake in a Herts reedbed in January? Hope we’re not missing a young Allen’s gallinule or something (2 v recently in Europe). Or maybe just a confused bird from Norfolk reintro program?

Light pollution creates multiple threats to the movement ecology of nocturnal arthropod taxa... www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

EU’s new ‘green tariff’ rules on high-carbon imports came into force on 1 January - ‘border adjustment mechanism’ aims to create a level playing field while also encouraging decarbonisation Story by @fionaharvey.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Our researchers reveal that light pollution disrupts nocturnal insects & spiders' movements.🏙️🕷️ Dr Rochelle Meah & Prof Nicholas Roberts highlight two key effects: 1️⃣ Masked day-to-night transitions. 🌙🕷️ 2️⃣ Blinded polarized light for navigation.☀️🦋 Read➡️: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Starting the week with a 1st new paper of the year! Led by Annalie Melin, this is a red-list assessment for her newly described oil-collecting bee species. Red Listing invertebrates is notoroisly hard, as data on distribution & longevity are sparse. 🧪🌏1/3 links.springernature.com/f/a/Ih58aJfK...

‘A silent majority’: Politicians strongly underestimate support for green policies, study reveals - From solar subsidies to meat taxes, minority rightwing voices appear to drown out the consensus Research by Lisa-Maria Tanase et al Story by me #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Monarch butterflies could disappear. Butterfly Town USA is scrambling to save them

‘A silent majority’: MPs underestimate support for green policies, study reveals... www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘A silent majority’: MPs underestimate support for green policies, study reveals

Another blow for truth from @naomioreskes.bsky.social and colleagues. A great story from @hirokotabuchi.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/c...

Weather tracker: Arctic air grips Europe as severe winds batter Corsica

I often get asked about the Miyawaki method of forest restoration, usually by people who have heard extraordinary claims for it. Morales et al. (2025) have reviewed the evidence and found it to be weak or absent. 🌏🧪🌳🌲 besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Job alert: Join our International team on a 2yr Conservation Scientist post working on Island Restoration. This role is UK based, but includes a 4-month expedition to Henderson Island. Deadline: 30th Jan Find out more here: app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Car...

What?! What?! and What!? Looking into this now actsa.org/fcdo-slammed...

More snow on the way for Norfolk? #Norfolk 🔗: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/...

How demand for elite falcons in the Middle East is driving illegal trade of British birds

Proposal to close loophole on grouse shoot licensing is voted through at Stage 2 of Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill... raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/01/05/p...

Good news! This is one step closer to bringing an end to driven grouse shooting (it'll never function successfully without wildlife crime / killing raptors so when licensing inevitably fails, govt will have to ban). #RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/01/05/p...

Battery electric cars will overtake diesels in Great Britain by 2030, analysis suggests

Dutch students create modular electric car "you can repair yourself"... www.dezeen.com/2026/01/02/a...

UK Moth Recorders'' Meeting online; a great chance to learn about moths in the UK... www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/uk-moth-re...

The annual UK Moth Recorders Meeting for 2026 is coming up on the 31st of this month. It’s a great opportunity to learn more about moths in the UK, no need to travel it is online. To book for this free event buff.ly/P04QNhk

CLOSING SOON: We are looking for an Individual Giving & Membership Officer 🐝 🕒 Full-time (35 hours per week), permanent position 📍 Stirling office 📅 7 January 2026 Full details: https://ow.ly/ZNUA50XKLPr

The rise of factory farming. Lincolnshire: 230,981,428 animals on 192 farms ; Norfolk: 152,334,658 animals on 145 farms... www.worldanimalprotection.org.uk/latest/news/...

US chicken is chlorinated because America has no animal welfare laws where poultry is concerned. It has to be chlorinated because Salmonella and e. coli run rife The EU banned that practice in 1997 and as such the UK has among the highest welfare and standards in the world. 1/2

Welsh Raptor Convention 2026... raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/01/04/w...

A one-day event for volunteers interested in raptor monitoring in Wales 🦅🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 £10 fee (includes lunch) - free for under 25s. Booking closes 16 Jan 2026. Details ⬇️ #RaptorResearch raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/01/04/w...

Aliens: the spread of invasive plants and animals across Europe – in pictures

So much for levelling up Electric power for the south, but polluting diesel for us up north www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Round Robin...

Daisies and dandelions among plants blooming in winter due to climate change... www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...

Nice article in The Independent about our collaboration with @metoffice.gov.uk re their climate data + our #NewYearPlantHunt data: www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/new... Great to work with Grahame Madge at MetOffice & huge thanks to the fab @pennyend.bsky.social! www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...

🦇 Enjoy a front row seat at talks from conferences you couldn't attend over the last year: learn.bats.org.uk/courses/bat-... More talks will be added after other conferences throughout the year and as speakers grant us permission to share their talk.

Even though many of our species are less active during the colder months, your sightings still matter! Submitting records through our free Dragon Finder App helps us understand how UK species are faring & whether climate change is affecting their behaviour & survival. https://ow.ly/Jnzn50XNBwH

Did you know that only 2% of British butterflies and moths spend the winter as an adult? The majority survive as eggs, caterpillars or chrysalises. 🐛 You can help them by leaving dead plants where they are until the following spring 👉 buff.ly/ls5ZDU4 📷: Heath McDonald

🦇 Our e-learning course ‘Introduction to #Bats and #ArtificialLighting’ is essential for anyone working in ecology or the build environment sector who needs to understand the impact of artificial lighting on bats and is starting out on this journey: learn.bats.org.uk/courses/bats... #ALAN

Feeding in the garden this morning...

Wildland fires emit more air pollution than previously estimated, study finds.. phys.org/news/2025-12...

I'm running the 2026 TCS London Marathon dressed as a badger to raise money for Norfolk Wildlife Trust, the oldest of @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social – celebrating its 100th birthday this year. Please have a laugh at me and help save wildlife! 2026tcslondonmarathon.enthuse.com/pf/backtheba...