Baby slow worm enjoying the sunshine in my garden this afternoon. #reptiles

This is what happens when a blackthorn hedge is mostly under water for 6 weeks - the blossom is confined to the part of shrub that was not submerged with a clear tide line below.

Here's a relaxing clip of a mum and baby manateam...

Reform UK Ltd: "We will make veterans a priority" Farage had other priorities A defence debate in the House of Commons was from 4pm to 7pm on 24 March

I have had just about enough of this Donald Trump guy.

A vote for Farage is a vote for Trump - and everything that entails: war with Iran, skyrocketing oil prices, a British version of ICE, imports of US chlorinated chicken, the erosion of democracy. “The biggest barrier to people voting Reform is Trump” - Luke Tryl www.ft.com/content/c07b...

Let’s get it done Once and for all. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

The HSA is running a captive-bolt training course on 23rd April - delivered by licensed personnel, grounded in science, and open to all experience levels. Places are limited! Book your place: hsa.org.uk/training-education/captive-bolt-training-courses #AnimalWelfare #Training

We tracked down the superyacht owned by the world’s sixth richest man. Larry Ellison won’t like what we did to it 🛥️🏴‍☠️

Game-shooting industry's response to the recent conviction of Perthshire gamekeeper Russell Mason ⚖️ #RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime #BirdingScotland 🌍 raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/03/23/g...

A perfect portrait of an understated resident bird wins Photo of the Week for Alick Simmons:

My second BirdGuides Photo of the Week! How cool is that? @birdguides.bsky.social #birds #birdguides www.birdguides.com/articles/pho...

Game-shooting industry's response to the recent conviction of Perthshire gamekeeper Russell Mason raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/03/23/g...

If you think about it, why WOULD it be the responsibility of cities to provide free parking for everyone’s cars? #UrbanTruth

Bon dimanche à tous et à toutes

Clearly not cut out to be a politician, ‘Lord’ Beefy ought to return to what he excels at. Yes, that’s selling Shredded Wheat. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Don’t let the public forget that Reform UK is full MAGA Donald Trump.

Three PhD positions are open at NINA: seabird ecology in a changing arctic (25 mar), areal planning and land use change (15 apr) and geospatial AI tools for fine-scale ecosystem accounting (15 apr). Study applied ecology at a major research institute in Norway! nina-english.attract.reachmee.com/jobs

Fox and Badger from the trail camera set up behind my house.

It’s #CoyoteAwarenessWeek. Here’s one hunting pocket gophers on Point Reyes National Seashore, California, September 2022.

Stock Dove and Great Spotted Woodpecker portraits, Dorset, March 2026.

There are no mandatory competence requirements for gamekeepers. Gamekeepers do not need a licence. There is no formal reporting of their activities & no independent inspectorate. Thus, in the absence of better information, it is reasonable to assume all gamekeepers act in the same way as Mr Mason.

Finnish President Alexander Stubb, "Brexit was a colossal mistake" "I'm too diplomatic to express exactly what I think about those who promoted Brexit" "It's not only like shooting yourself in the foot" "It's like amputating your leg without a medical reason for doing it"

Scottish gamekeeper Russell Mason pleads guilty to battering a Goshawk to death on shooting estate in Perthshire raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/03/17/s...

Harvest mice, Dorset, March 2026.

‘Guardians of the Countryside’, my arse.

"A very beautiful story." How the Alps lost its bone-breaker vultures - then got them back. Few things are as uplifting as the return of wild nature. share.google/VtrCMPihKuIK...

UK Government confirms ban on sale and use of toxic lead ammunition for live quarry shooting from 1st April 2029. Good news for the environment & wildlife (especially raptors!) New blog ⬇️ #RaptorResearch raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/03/05/u...

"We called London a war zone and moved to Dubai by mistake"

If you want concentration camps in the UK, people being grabbed off the streets, or murdered on them, five year olds being separated from their parents and locked up #VoteReform

Or what we in the trade know as Cattle Egrets. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

They haven’t shot them all. Yet. Fresh badger diggings in south Somerset, this morning. #bagders @protectthewild.bsky.social @badgertrust.bsky.social

Please use alt text in images. 1> It increases accessibility for visually impaired users. 2> It improves search functionality. 3> It enables people to mute image-related content. 4> It reduces the frequency of scolding in replies.

An important reminder

The reason why my visits to my local patch have been infrequent. Click to view.

The way this is progressing, I can see him raising an army in exile and returning to Windsor in triumph having vanquished the King’s troops just outside of Basingstoke.

Three legal reforms to stop the criminal killing of birds of prey - new petition to UK Minister from @friendsofthedales.bsky.social Details & link to petition in blog 🔽 #RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime 🌍 raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/02/19/t...

If you’d like to see an end to the wanton killing of our birds of prey, then sign this. I have: @theactionnetwork.bsky.social actionnetwork.org/petitions/he...

Okay, this is quite outstanding from Bedford Council.

Bookseller Scrambles To Hide All The Classics After Seeing Emerald Fennell Approaching Door https://theonion.com/bookseller-scrambles-to-hide-all-the-classics-after-seeing-emerald-fennell-approaching-door/

Rejoice, spring has sprung and the frogs are back.

Our letter in the Veterinary Record on the future of bovine TB control (it’s over two pages). TLDR: a radical re-think is needed. @markjonesvet.bsky.social @markavery.bsky.social @protectthewild.bsky.social @zoophilosophy.bsky.social @jw132.bsky.social @garethenticott.bsky.social

Displaying Waved Albatrosses, Galapagos, September 1983. #SuperSeabirdSunday

British values

Mediterranean Gull #SuperSeabirdSunday

This is best described as ‘the ingenuity of greed’. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Complete 35-40 years of public service only to find that Capita has run off with your pension. What was that about the efficiency of the private sector? The irony! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Professional politicians have to be held to standards similar to those which apply to other professionals. And when you fail to adhere to that standard, you are quickly ejected. Applies to both houses, too.