1/4 A recent paper by Rob McHenry at al did not find evidence of wader eggs/chicks in samples of scats of Red Fox and Pine Marten that live in forest patches within a peatland mosaic (Forsinard, Scotland): onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... BUT ... see thread! #ConservationScience🌍

Farage has gone to the US to tell them Britain is ”awful” - If you don’t like it over here Nigel maybe don’t catch a return flight?

Timeline cleanse

Flagging.

Himalayan balsam, with its tall stems and pink flowers, has become one of the UK’s most problematic invasive plants... For years, control has relied on painstaking manual removal, but now a new solution is showing promise: a rust fungus, imported from the plant’s native range. 🙌

100% nailed it

Absolutely spot on www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Not many farmers would tell you that we need to eat less meat; that wealthy landowners shouldn’t moan about inheritance tax but should “pay the whole fucking lot”; & that Reform UK are “a load of rich rightwing toffs” 😂 But Devon farmer Guy Singh-Watson does: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Slightly belated #caturday but here is Islay detecting a molecule of butter 4 ft away and commencing a stealth attack

Conservation is all about preventing or reversing change to conserve the biodiversity we have. It's right there in the name But in the era of rapid climate change that's an impossible goal We desperately need to rethink what we're trying to achieve conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Petition: The Planning and Infrastructure Bill 2025 threatens irreplaceable habitats, weakens environmental protections, and ignores pressures on public services We urge the Government to withdraw it to protect nature and our communities. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...

✍️ Wrapped in a flag, outside a hotel Imagine if anti-asylum hotel protesters admitted the truth: they’re being played for mugs by the powerful they think they defend By Steve Pottinger @bigstevepoet.bsky.social

Join our BES workshop on Movement Ecology & Rewilding As Rewilding seeks to create more natural ecosystems An understanding of the Movement Ecology of species becomes central Yet the 2 research areas are not well linked We aim to address that! Book at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/more-movem...

This Osprey is so majestic…. 🥰 And in the bird world this is considered a sick move….

I saw this and thought it was great. Then I saw that there was no ALT text, so I’m reposting it with the ALT. Please be mindful. Accessibility isn’t optional, it’s care in action. Describe your images. Include everyone. It only takes a moment, but for many it means the world.

Waiting for train to London WITHOUT A COAT. This is about as risk taking as I get.

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How can Live Aid possibly, possibly be 40 years ago?

#caturday. Meanwhile, Dornie prevents us cleaning the utility room

'Reclaim Our Moors' - local residents in Sheffield & North Derbyshire start campaign for community ownership of 'trashed' grouse moors raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/06/19/r...

#NoKingsDay I translate for you- "If you give a castle to a pig he doesn't become a King The castle becomes a pigsty" -old Italian saying #IMPEACHTrump 😎

Happy Barack Obama Appreciation Day! #NoKings #ObamaAppreciationDay

When people obsess about certain species ‘causing’ environmental problems It is worth remembering that human actions are the ultimate cause of ecological degradation These species are not intrinsically problematic We need to cure the disease rather than treat the symptoms

Does anyone else’s cat do this kind of double-pawed face washing? Islay demonstrates the technique #Caturday

Hey, this is a great box, better get in it… Dornie conforms to type

Dog’s reaction after being adopted.. 🥹

Everyone should write to their MP saying: Israel’s attack on Iran is insane. It is also being used to distract from Gaza, where internet has been cut, and the West Bank, where settlements are aggressively expanding. The UK government MUST recognise the State of Palestine now. Does your MP agree?

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Look out for Galium constrictum Slender Marsh Bedstraw - it’s popping up all over the country in the past year in fine wetlands. The sickly yellow green + pink buds are good spotting characters then check for strap-shaped leaves, downward pointing stem spines and forward pointing leaf spines.

Reminder from 12 June 2021: "More Curlew chicks needed" Blog based on paper by @btobirds.bsky.social scientists using data collected by British bird ringers. wadertales.wordpress.com/2021/06/12/m... #ornithology

Just watching something on the Channel Four catch up and have seen an advert for “Virgin Island”. WTAF have we come to?

Please share this widelyand come along!

If Brexity folks start crying crocodile tears about the people of Gibraltar, note that a) the Gibraltar first minister supports this deal b) Brexity people sure as hell didn't care how Gibraltar voted in the 2016 Brexit referendum

I may not always love you But long as there are stars above you You never need to doubt it I'll make you so sure about it...

1. A story. Please read. Reposts hugely appreciated on this. You'll see why in a bit. I was born in Pakistan and lived there until I was 4. My parents worked there as doctors. While we were there we were very close to a couple called Christine and Mike Miles.

If you are a vet or rehabber and want to know about bats, join us tomorrow at 18.00 hrs CEST (17.00 hrs BST) for a FREE webinar. 🦇 Triage 🦇 Ethical decisions about release 🦇 Treatment options 🦇 Keeping safe when handling bats 🦇 Q & A. Register here: onebat.eu/3rd-onebat-w... #bats #vets #wildlife

Watching what is happening in the US should be a warning to all of us.

Let us know what you think about Part 3 of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill. We are carrying out a simple short survey to find out what ecologists and environmental managers really think about the Planning and Infrastructure Bill. Find out more and have your say now: cieem.net/let-us-know-...

If you choose to send cash to Stephen Yaxley (a.k.a. Tommy Robinson), the 14 times criminally serial fraudster, violent drunk, and career inciter of hatred and violence, you’ll be glad to know where your cash is going. He’s in the Bahamas, at £500 a night. You gullible mugs.

This isn’t journalism it’s confected nonsense. For one thing, the language used to describe these beautiful, resourceful, native animals is appalling: “pests”, “infestation”. 1/2 www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

¡No Pasarán! Not Then, Not Now! #LAprotests #LA

On the off chance, are there any Northumbrian Archaeologists on here? I came across these stones on Deadwater Fell and thought they don't look natural.. Are they standing stones? Not marked on any maps. At NY 6383 9814 #Northumberland

What is this, Viz Top Tips? www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

If you really want to drive the point home about how fucked up ICE is then people should start forcing Star Wars themes on ICE. Protesters should start playing the imperial march whenever ICE shows up and should also start dressing like the rebel alliance.

Tax the rich. Repost if you agree.

No-one, NO-ONE,should be granted a “request for near-blanket immunity for serious environmental crimes” If the potential buyers of Thames Water can’t clean up, they shouldn’t be allowed to buy www.theguardian.com/business/202...