Giving to the poor “sets worrying precedent” say MPs at Christmastime.

Wife thought we had at least two hedgehogs still visiting. I thought it could be just one. That puzzle was solved last night. #ukwildlife

Machlud Bae Ceredigion

Do you hear ghostly hooves, cantering through the night? Our Mari is stirring… she races to sunset on Alban Arthur, the Winter Solstice tomorrow ❤️ So lucky to see this little piece of Welsh heritage bought back to life and celebrated in the here and now, even if her beginnings are a mystery

Wow @thetimes.com, that’s impressive An entire article about “freak heat” in the Dolomites causing mayhem amongst skiers without once mentioning climate change…🤷🏼‍♀️ 🧵 1/5

#SundaySquirrel seems to have a bit of a knowing look in this shot 🤔 I hope he is safely tucked up in a well built drey today as we enter a 36 hour amber rain warning - time for me to go and move my hide further away from the river in case of flooding Cumbrian red squirrel #UKwildlife #mammals

Not easy to get to sleep tonight - have burnt the bridge of whatever career I had left and really don’t feel that my opinions are so extreme that that should have been necessary

For the record, Robin Ince is a superb comedian, an absolute mensch, a remarkable thinker and the kindest human you’ll ever meet. And the BBC is a genuinely great and globally unique institution that needs to stop being afraid. I think that’s where most of its faults and issues stem from.

Our department's Quantitative Botany Journal Club has chosen its best paper of the year. 🥁🥁🥁🥁 It is "Using machine learning to link climate, phylogeny and leaf area in eucalypts through a 50-fold expansion of leaf trait datasets" by Guo et al besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

the tl,dr version of the review: imagine a review written which is a cross between Father Ted's golden cleric winning speech and the editorial commentary in Pale Fire. It is magnificent. Highly recommended. Take an afternoon off and really revel in it.

Goldfinch flying to thistle. 😍 Taken last weekend at the Huntspill seawall in Somerset. 😊🐦 Lots of Christmas gift ideas for nature lovers in my shop here; www.carlbovis.com/shop-3

I've mentioned this quietly, but - since the summer my hobby has been making this ambitious murder mystery podcast. A story. Narrated by me, with a mouthwatering cast. Partly interactive. Trailer is coming tomorrow but if you like the sound of this, please follow @murderbastard.bsky.social.

My students have set up a petition to persuade the University of Nottingham not to close our Plant Biology BSc course c.org/VPhzVVrHPS Please consider signing

"The Perception of trees matters more than the reality" (in UK) 🌳🤔🌍 >PR: findingnature.org.uk/2025/10/24/g... >​Paper: ​Green pathways to mental health: Relationships between treescapes and well-being and distress besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Join iNaturalist for a webinar to learn more about how you can help others, even if you're not an expert. Rather than doomscroll on social media, you can positively contribute to improving our knowledge about biodiversity! Nov 6, 2025 @ 1700 in London / Midday EST botany.fyi/diq8zn

Best time to join the growing ranks of #BSBImembers? In October to get 15 months of benefits for price of 12: that's when 100s of people inc @markavery.bsky.social & @alunsalt.bsky.social joined! 2nd best time? In November, to enjoy 14 months of benefits: bsbipublicity.blogspot.com/2025/10/bsbi...

"At a writing conference, you attend an 'Empowering Women Writers' discussion panel, but when you arrive, it is composed entirely of men. Describe, in detail, how you would burn this motherfucker down."

My first rainbow diffraction shot of the season can’t wait to see what happens next. Taken with the fab OM System 50-200 - f2.8 gives great background! @omsystem.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @bto-gbw.bsky.social @shropshirewildlife.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social

Great Tit arriving in style! 😍 Taken at the weekend at RSPB Greylake in Somerset. 😊🐦 #birds 🪶 You can buy my 2026 Birds calendars here; www.carlbovis.com/2026-birds-c...

I'm trying to use Bluesky to sell tickets to my comedy special taping. Don't make me promote on Twitter. I'd rather have an empty house. But it'd be so much nicer if it were full.

Have you ever seen a wren have a bath? No? Nor had I till just now. Filmed through a rain-spotted window & on my phone, so not perfect, but hope it brings you a spot of delight nonetheless 🪶

Some excellent analysis from my colleague David Deans. If you want a hot take from me and other delirious colleagues this am, listen to #Walescast. And hopefully, for a slightly more considered take after the dust has settled, join me on Sunday for BBC #PoliticsWales 10am BBC One Wales + iPlayer

Not convinced the Caerffili result is as big a blow to Reform as people claiming. Next year the Senedd will vote for sixteen 6-seat constituencies using the D’Hondt method. If they can hold onto a good chunk of their current vote, they’re the leading opposition party.

The great thing about Muppet Christmas Carol is Caine plays it dead straight. There’s no wink, no tongue in cheek, he is the best Scrooge and that’s what makes the film so very, very good.

Visited the National Botanic Garden of Wales for a meeting tomorrow. Today had a behind the scenes tour, and a walk to see some fungi.

Necessary work though. It’s well known Trump doesn’t have balls.

The full phrase being “One bad apple spoils the whole barrel.” so a comment on the rotten state of Reform as a whole?

Note to self, get my BSBI membership sorted out.

What an admirably clear statement from the Jewish Leadership Council, especially when all of those involved must surely have been dealing with so many other urgent challenges in safety, security and grief + shock today before having this further divisive and distracting intervention to address too.

Eight years ago, I published my grand unified theory as to why time itself is dilated and distorted under Trump's rule.

It's the best time to join! We have so much in the pipeline, and the plants are as incredible as always. Join annually and get 15 months for the price of 12!

I don't see what the problem is here. The police found a car out of control on the road without a driver. Why can't they impound it, and charge the company for relevant crimes? www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

I may have found my defining quote. Pair this with my pinned post and you will see what I mean!

This really needs to be vastly bigger news across they media, but it'll be ignored because "just Wales" of course.

A recent cartoon for @newscientist.com p.s. my new book of science cartoons 'Physics for Cats' is out now. Visit www.tomgauld.com for details

The former leader of Reform UK in Wales has pleaded guilty to bribery charges relating to statements in favour of Russia in the European Parliament

It’s important to realize how many men grow up thinking that having ‘the pleading eyes of a girl looking up for protection’ makes them more of a man, without questioning why the bolstering of their self-esteem demands someone else’s distress.

Over 25 years ago I started lobbying, with colleagues, to get unis to take sexual violence seriously. Repeatedly institutions and research councils ignored, downplayed, or argued it 'wasn't a priority'. It always has been. The latest data shows action is STILL needed www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Something I've not seen explored is how quickly the 25th amendment could be invoked. If, hypothetically, you had a syphilitic paranoid dotard as a president, how quickly could you remove him from power, when he's also commanding that you be arrested or killed for attacking his authority?

A customer just came into the shop and bought 12 books for her friend’s birthday. She’s going to wrap them individually and write a different month of the year on each one, so her friend has a new book to read every month until her next birthday. And I think that’s just the most thoughtful gift.

The 20pp #Blakes7 magazine created for the Northern Horizon convention in August is now available as a digital download. The modest cost will be donated to their nominated charity North Tyneside Age UK. Available now from www.bit.ly/b7digital

Trump Spends Entire U.K. Trip Trying To Figure Out Where He Knows Prince Andrew From

I’m 39. I’ve grown in academia. Left academia. Built a platform read by tens of thousands. Battled burnout. Moved countries. Raised two kids (well, working on it). And turned storytelling into impact and income. 🧪 🧵

Making the world a kinder place as a “f*ck you” to the people devoting their lives to making the world a meaner place seems fine to me. Whatever gets the job done.

It is the LAST day to register for Phil's memorial conference either in person or ONLINE. The event takes place on Saturday September 20 in Midlands & Birmingham Institute in Birmingham. A life on the tiles: A conference in memory of Dr Philip Mills #Archaeology www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-life-on-...

Just reminding you that the registeration to Phil's memorial conference will end on Wednesday September 10. A life on the tiles: A conference in memory of Dr Philip Mills Date: 20 September at 10:00 Location: 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, B3 3BS #Archaeology www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-life-on-...

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My Etsy shop's now open for my 5 sets of greetings cards:spring,summer,autumn,nature/botanical collections & tiny posies.I post to the US now too I create each of my photos using recent neuroscientific research-looking at them shifts your brain away from fight or flight: www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...

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