👉NEW -- Palestine Action policing guidance suggests protesters wrongly arrested by John McEvoy A previously unseen counter-terror police document clarifies how demonstrators should be treated. We are publishing it for the first time.

Brexit: the trillion pound ‘mistake’ The recent NBER report suggests the Treasury’s 2016 analysis – slammed by Brexiters as a ‘hoax’– actually understated the impact of Brexit By Anthony Robinson yorkshirebylines.co.uk/opinion/brex...

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🚨Gillian Martin repping the Scottish Gov said the SNP would NOT embrace swift bricks. The vote is next week. Email her asking the SNP to save swifts by saying yes to swift bricks would be a good thing to do: [email protected]

Reform UK’s vow to scrap thousands of nature laws risks pushing Britain’s depleted countryside into irreversible decline, argues Stuart Spray

Challenges deepening across the charity sector. Rising demand, falling income, fewer volunteers, and growing regulation are pushing charities – especially small ones – towards crisis.

Tentacular thinking www.tetragrammaton.com/content/patt... and we won't even put swift bricks in houses @hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social

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Source: The Guardian search.app/Sabvg - simply terrible bioenergy.

That the UK - one of the architects of this fund, designed to save the world’s forests - is now refusing to put any money into it is frankly shameful. Starmer’s claim that he still continues to back the fund is meaningless without resources - so much for climate leadership

Has Trump totally abandoned Ukraine to Putin now? youtu.be/clD1lgX5T7w

Hey all! If you’re outraged by Steve Reed’s u-turn on swift bricks, TELL HIM! Email mailto:[email protected] Send him the link www.theguardian.com/environment/...

No major banks have yet committed to stop funding new oil, gas and coal, research finds

Government U-Turn on Swift Brick Support Sparks Outcry www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/G...

The potential genetic consequences of escaped farm salmon for their counterparts in the wild | Charlie McCarthy @charliemac2204.bsky.social

Right now just 5% of Scotland’s farm funding directly supports nature-friendly farming. That’s nowhere near enough. Ahead of next year’s elections call on party leaders to commit to investing in a future where wildlife and farmers thrive 🚜 🐦🐝 Take action now: action.rspb.org.uk/page/174887/...

China’s plans to cut emission too weak to stave off global catastrophe, say experts

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ATTENTION BIRDERS AND NON-BIRDERS ALIKE: Check out “Listers,” the story of two brothers competing in a ‘Big Year’ while learning the basics of birding along the way. Brilliant and hilarious! #birds

youtu.be/zl-wAqplQAo?... #birding

🪶🌎🦜Can you imagine seeing flocks of native parakeets in Illinois? 😩 More info about the Carolina Parakeet in Burgio et al, 2017 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

‘Incomprehensible’ Trump so accommodating to Russia says former Nato chief. www.channel4.com/news/incompr...

Inside China’s Zambian copper mine disaster www.channel4.com/news/inside-...

"Reform UK’s plans to deport thousands of asylum seekers have been plucked “from thin air”, Newcastle’s council leader says."

Want to study in Europe as a UK student? Since Brexit, it’s harder than ever. With visa fees and lost Erasmus+ funding, the barriers are piling up. Many simply can’t afford it. Read one student's personal account 👇

Deforestation is never 'just trees'. It’s half a million lives lost in 20 years because we stripped away nature’s cooling system. We don't just need nature. We ARE nature. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

New species of Orang Utan in Sumatra threatened by Indonesian govt dam development funded by belt-and-road. Total population of ~800 in patch of rainforest just 2.5% of original habitat. Conservation story well worth reading. insideclimatenews.org/news/1708202...

The forgotten lessons of World War II On the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, we ask: have we forgotten the demands for a more equal society made by the combatants? @centralbylines.co.uk

Why our broken food system remains a climate disaster: ‘broiling the planet to stuff our faces’

You said “restoring nature makes food secure.” Yet your silence on stewardship schemes is forcing farmers to rip up wildlife habitats. Steve Reed MP, this is on you. Graham Denny's open letter to a secretary of state

🗣 ‘A sticking plaster on a gaping wound’ The Seabird Action Plan was meant to be a moment of hope for Scotland’s magnificent seabirds. But it comes just days after the approval of Berwick Bank windfarm, which is set to kill tens of thousands of seabirds near some of our most iconic colonies.

NatureScot has been sitting on an information package from Police Scotland about this crime since April 2024!! It hardly inspires confidence in NatureScot's ability to regulate, does it? #RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime #Ornithology #BirdingScotland raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/08/11/1...

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‘Basically impossible to get them back’: russia’s mass abduction of Ukrainian children is a war crime, say experts As territories shift and divide families, desperate parents are travelling to russia to find their children, many of whom have been moved into military camps or orphanages

I knew it….

Study reveals why the early bird sings early New research finds that territorial behaviour and diet help explain why some birds sing more often at dawn, challenging traditional theories about dawn choruses. www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/S...

Ancient trees are shipped to the UK, then burned – using billions in ‘green’ subsidies. Stop this madness now | Dale Vince

One of my fave bits of ornithology history. Just amazing. #birds #birding #ornithology

From today RSPB Scotland staff and volunteers will start to work out how many Corncrakes have returned from their wintering grounds in Central Africa. If you have seen or heard a Corncrake, please help by using our online reporting tool: survey123.arcgis.com/share/09416b... 📷: Andy Hay

New paper on population changes in common waders and passerines in Iceland's largest breeding area. Most populations are declining fast. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

​‘The hypocrisy is staggering’ - I said that because the Govt has said they will whip against the swift brick amendment that they whipped for 2 years ago….They CAN still embrace it. Thanks Patrick for covering swift bricks as we welcome swifts home. www.theguardian.com/environment/...