Cinnabar moth caterpillars are such a sunny site! Middletown Hill today. And a Silver Washed Fritillary fluttered by too 💚🐛 #TeamMoth #Butterflies Also Small copper, Red admiral, Small skipper, Large white, Scarlet tiger, Peacock, Meadow brown, Green-veined white, Gatekeeper.

Stonechat... a bit like listening to drum and base! #Birds

Lunar hornet moths in the pheromone trap here yesterday #TeamMoth

A PhD researcher at the University of Birmingham has developed a citizen science project called Blackbird Detectives, which aims to engage families, schools and local communities in collecting observations of Blackbirds and their nests across urban and rural environments.

I love this Mayor. What a terrific achievement to graduate in prison and wonderful of him to celebrate their efforts publicly. We need more leadership like this - inspiring us all to be more kind, supportive and community- minded.

Great to hear this from Sadiq Kahn. This is leadership. I'm screening a #People’sEmergencyBriefing in Welshpool Friday July 3rd, 6.15pm for 6.45pm. Come and join me 💚

Climate change? In Mid Wales. Nope. Nothing to see here 😳

Join #Cynefin this September! Exploring nature-friendly farming, wildlife, & community. Partnering with #MontgomeryshireWildlifeTrust, we’re hosting two days of talks and activities. Learn more 👉https://f.mtr.cool/iflkrgvfys #NFFNCymru

How exquisite...

#30DaysWild 20 Our garden meadow (20 sqm total) at its June peak, full of wild flowers & grasses and assorted fauna. Converted from lawn starting in 2020, easy to manage now with one 'hay cut' in late summer & occasional mowing until March. From then, it flowers! #NoMowSummer @bsbibotany.bsky.social

😂 The by-election machine in action

This!

The government has responded to our petition for a televised emergency briefing - as required when signatories pass 10,000. Our statement: www.nebriefing.org/petition-res... Signatories now stand at 22,780. Please help us reach 100,000 to secure a parliamentary debate. #NationalEmergencyBriefing

100% this 👇

Tomorrow’s Independent front page:

@therestpolitics.bsky.social What do Alastair and Rory make of this? www.tiktok.com/@thecanaryuk... Not being able to mention genocide during the hearing? Doesn't sound like a fair trial.

My lovely friend Mary Colwell has fought for a Natural History GCSE, supported by many, including Caroline. For it to be proper natural history, we need lots of naturalists to give their opinions on the proposed framework. Please consider visiting the public consultation www.gov.uk/government/c...

New **50m** resolution British soil map from @ukceh.bsky.social, for soil health, farming, planning, habitat mapping & habitat creation potential; 13 natural capital units. Free for non-commercial use. www.ceh.ac.uk/news-and-med...

Lotus corniculatus, Bird'sfoot Trefoil. it has 130 invertebrate associates, that we know of, across all orders, which use it as a larval food source; they include 18 butterflies, 39 macro moths, and 22 micros.

Welshpool date changed to fit in with parliament. Steve Witherden MP, and a number of county and town councillors attending.

Stretching the idea of lawn for #WildflowerHour. Meadow creation underway here for the past 4 years. Used to have a lawn, lost that a couple of years ago when No Mow May turned into plain old no mow 😂

Looking forward to the second reading and debate on July 3rd. Nature sure needs this level of protection...

Brilliant

Now there's a picture to start the day 💚

Hell, yeah! 🙌

Morning from Montgomeryshire 😁 Beautiful start to Sunday opening the trap and walking the fluffballs. Fair few painted ladies about, oodles of small heath butterflies and song thrushes, wonderful buff tip twig-like moth. And a cuckoo just called - 1st one I've heard in this valley.

🚨 New report: how integrated distribution models can improve #BiodiversityMonitoring. Combining structured survey data with opportunistic records (e.g. 🐝 bumblebee sightings) can improve model estimates compared to using presence‑only data alone. 🔗 jncc.gov.uk/resources/5a...

Magical atmosphere at the launch of Anne's wonderful new book The Wildness at Booka bookshop. What does it take resist and rewild in a world built on control?

We have just had a cancellation for the week of 6th June. We have a double/twin room available. Email [email protected] for further details. Adult (25+): £350 18-24 years: £260 Child (4-17yrs): £200 Under 4: Free Additional Costs: Boat fare (per person): £61 Parking at Cwrt Farm: £20

Jenrick has lost his mind.

Nice guide to identify the difference between dragonflies and damselflies british-dragonflies.org.uk/odonata/drag...

Lovely blog from FMP steering group member Debbie Wilkins on how managing species-rich floodplain meadows has benefitted her farm business. She has some beautiful meadows! www.nffn.org.uk/resources/na...

In little over 24 hours, the petition for government to stage a UK-wide briefing on the climate & nature crisis has passed the 10,000 milestone. Please help us get this to 100,000 to secure a parliamentary debate - by sharing widely. #NationalEmergencyBriefing #TimeToStepUp

What an extraordinary and refreshing tone - a politician talking about culture and its importance to our everyday happiness. Feel like I've teleported back to the 90s/00s when the UK felt hopeful.

Three People's Emergency Briefings in Montgomeryshire last weekend @nebriefing.bsky.social #PEBuk www.countytimes.co.uk/news/2612169... #NationalEmergencyBriefing Next up: Guilsfield May 29, Berriew June 6th, Welshpool June 29.

Cool!

B*stards. Sickening.

It was a pleasure to help launch of the Nature and National Security Bill with @zero-hour.bsky.social and if you agree with me, please email your MP asking them to give it their support here: www.zerohour.uk/write. Bill briefing here: cdn.zerohour.uk/upload/file/... And key provisions below 🧵

We're excited to announce that applications for our 2026 Young Darwin Scholarship are open! This unique opportunity offers 16-25-year-olds a 90% subsidised, Darwin-inspired scholarship, combining environmental education and ongoing support. Apply now 👉 buff.ly/sDcR3AM #YoungDarwinScholarship

Love to see some good news 💚

Just do it! (No need for new trainers).

Please sign folks....🙏

Wow. Now this is what good governance looks like.

The same Woodcocks get legally shot at when wintering in Britain/Ireland, when breeding breeding in Eastern Europe (spring & late summer/autumn = 'open seasons'), and all along their migration route. There's no respite in their lifecycle, except midsummer. What a way to treat a species. #ornithology

'It's the rainforest of the sea': These 1960s photos reveal Jamaica's lost underwater paradise now almost gone and people have normalized this as normal www.bbc.com/future/artic...

Seems incredible that people can no longer acknowledge humanity and inhumanity on opposing sides without being reviledfor not just mindlessly taking a side. But here we are.

Another Brucey Brexit bonus: pet passports no longer valid from this month. Animal health certificate lasting one trip £100-300. Thanks, Nige and Boris. www.gov.uk/taking-your-...

Spiralling global temperatures (1850-2026) It is exactly 10 years since I first put this animated graphic of changes in global temperature online. #ClimateSpiral It instantly went viral. People watched it over and over again. It still offers the power to shock a decade on.

The 2004 lecture that finally convinced David Attenborough about global warming... www.carbonbrief.org/the-2004-lec...

A #hedgerow network rich in different plants can provide wildlife with the resources they need throughout a year. 🍂🌸 #NationalHedgerowWeek 🌳 The Tree Council