The last 10 years in a nutshell: Nazi: I’m a Nazi! Media: Outspoken Man Touts Unconventional Ideas Nazi: No, I’m just a Nazi. Media: Meet the Dapper White Nationalist Who— Nazi: No, seriously! I’m quoting Mein Kampf! I love Hitler! Media: Why Both Sides Have an Extremist Problem.

Hurlstone Point Seawatch today; no cetaceans but lots to watch...

All ready for conservation dog training. Such a star at Pine marten scat tracking, after their release on Exmoor.

Roses, Irises, plus a spider.....

Sunday morning tiny life....

In only one tiny patch of ground, so many wildflowers: bluebells, pignut, celandine, yellow pimpernel, sanicle, dog violet, buttercup, herb Robert... Just a taste of the life and colour that rewilding unleashes. Now imagine versions of this across whole landscapes...

Stirling view, 12-5-28. The flowering gorse has been out in large numbers this year, especially noticeable from this viewpoint.

Farage says £5m gift was a reward for Brexit campaigning. Billionaire living in Thailand bought Brexit. Previously, Farage said £5m was for his security. What next? After receiving £5m, Farage bought £1.4m property in cash, one of the four he owns through a company. Partner has another one.

Eastern Gladiolus (Gladiolus communis spp byzantinus), a rare introduction in Somerset, has flowered on the verge by the A39.

Yay, some welcome sunshine, despite the chilly wind.

Sunday evening.....

The delicious beauty of weathered sandstone. Lindisfarne Priory.

Here’s a poem called ‘Life of a Naturalist’.

Abraham Darby rose - such intoxicating perfume....

Some pondside colour on a grey day...

Some lovely, ephemeral Kelvin-Helmholtz clouds over the Vale the other day. Turbulence warning....

This is how to build partnerships and trust.

A spot of childhood nostalgia this afternoon, courtesy of Sir Nigel Gresley and West Somerset Railway, accompanied by a singing Cetti's warbler in the trackside scrub.

A young bull and his cows enjoying the rich pasture in Tree Meadow.

A few days of contrast, topped tonight by the presence of two cranes on the meadow

Lord Heseltine is right, Brexit was a serious act of self sabotage. There’s no use dwelling on the past, but we can begin to put things right. Repairing our relationship with Europe and rejoining the single market would be a strong first step towards alleviating the economic harm.

First Seawatch of 2026, and we were thrilled to see this Harbour porpoise feeding close to Hurlstone Point.

Allerford Wood walk....

Springtime in the garden....

#ArtDD2026 Goldfinch It's never easy to paint birds with very bright feathers.😏 For @iand777.bsky.social who filmed this little bird. @saocousins.bsky.social @holnicotenh.bsky.social @mayfieldbirder.bsky.social @andykaitken.bsky.social @stevecobbin.bsky.social @indikon.eurosky.social 🪶🦉

Heath milkwort - a dainty plant of varying colour.

Some calming images from the garden....

A glorious morning to lift the spirits.

Some of the twelve Mallard ducklings scooting across the pond this evening.

Spring lambs, swan, swallows, and martins galore!

Yay! I heard my first cuckoo of Spring this morning.

Extraordinary that nowhere in an article on resilience did PM find space to include the growing threat posed to UK security by the dramatic decline in the health of nature around the world - especially since his own intelligence chiefs have recently spelt it out for him in no uncertain terms 👇

April is a very special month.....

A frosty start to the day....

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...

The Philarmonic - a famous #Liverpool pub #Beer #Pubs

CNN Becky Anderson : "Why isn't Europe doing more to help the Gulf?" EU Foreign Affairs Chief @kajakallas.bsky.social : "Let's be honest, we didn't create this situation" "And we haven't seen the Gulf helping Ukraine and Europe against Russia's war in Ukraine"

Cuckoo flower or Lady's Smock starring to appear in the meadow.

A distant phone shot, but it cheered me up to see this Little Egret in Tree Meadow this morning.

Early light in the Vale....

First Speckled Wood of the year....

Book shop

This is the sort of language I want to hear from a European leader! Macron told Trump: "You have to be serious. When you want to be serious, you don't say the opposite every day of what you said the day before. And perhaps you shouldn't talk every day". Macron also said Trump is undermining NATO.

Never did I ever expect a U.S. president to handle outgoing communications and international policy via poorly written tweets. How do you expect anyone or a country to take you seriously when everything you do and say is utterly childish or a lie? What an embarrassing moment in time 🙄

This evening's silhouettes....

"‘The start of the healing process’: the vital work to restore Britain’s peatlands. A project on Dartmoor to reprofile the landscape aims to return the springy bog – and carbon store – to its natural condition." www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Half a million strong. Together. The biggest march against the far-right in British history.

Revealed: Farage’s farming adviser calls for wheat prices to double - despite cost of living crisis Coupled with Reform’s policies to import US chlorinated chicken & frack rural areas, it’s clear that Farage would be a disaster for the countryside: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

A Blackthorn moment....