4 days to listen! @helenmort.bsky.social on lighthouses. Facts! No UK lightkeepers since 1992. LED lights now, not systems with 3/4 ton of lethal mercury. Poetry! Helen's words: 'The heart cannot be automated..' 'a path that moves & pulses..' 'the last great sweeping beam'. SEARCH BBC SOUNDS

My first ever muslin moth and what a stunner! #teammoth #norfolkmoths

Amid the hardships of daily life and the dangers they face, Ukrainian soldiers find the strength to do good. This video captures a moment that reminds us: life goes on, no matter what. Helping little kittens come into the world is more than just an act of kindness 🐾💛

Pre-lunch walk around Boario #RiverOglio #BoarioTerme

Always fun spending some time with a beautiful great grey owl, even if it doesn't pick a very photogenic spot to perch. #owl #owls #birds #canada #nature #wildlife #photography #birding #nikon #greatgreyowl #mcoupephotography

Orban's defeat will have a big resonance in Georgia, where Georgian Dream pinned its hopes on having an illiberal friend in Hungary and the leaderships were very close. I wrote this back in 2023 but a lot is still relevant. carnegieendowment.org/europe/strat...

Back to #Boario - good to see it in spring again #Lombardy #Italy

Ma este Európa szíve erősebben dobog Magyarországon. Europe’s heart is beating stronger in Hungary tonight.

'Norse Seafaring in Western Scotland: Sea Routes and Navigation Marks' by @thinkuhi.bsky.social Institute for Northern Studies Dr Shane McLeod & Professor Alex Sanmark just been published in the Journal of the North Atlantic and is available under open access. tinyurl.com/47j6dpwd

Meeting at Brookes' Headington Hill Hall campus on Wednesday 15 April 2026, 7–9pm to identify and discuss the green spaces in urban OX3 and to design a walk (followed by a walk on Saturday 18 April)

The unseasonably warm weather brought our Common Lizards (Zootoca vivipara) out this morning. The first we've seen so far this year! 🦎 😍 #reptiles #UKWildlife @arc-trust.bsky.social @judywebb.bsky.social @tverc1.bsky.social

Another astounding epic photo from the dark side of the Moon - just released by NASA.

Monthly Report, March 2026. Entirely Shetland. rossmac.blogspot.com/2026/04/mont...

We're celebrating one of the first identifiable composers this week @BBCRadio3 - C12th polymath Hildegard of Bingen. Each day at 4pm in Composer of the Week with Donald Macleod And at 21.45 Juliet Stevenson plays #Hildegard in a new drama series by Anna Linstrum www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

ICYMI my statement following concerning reports of intimidation of local residents and blocking of Abingdon Road earlier this week

Steady As You Go - Using the Big Lens #Parkinsons #Photography shakendiary.blogspot.com/2026/03/stea...

Good to see the Razorbills settling in at Sumburgh Head today. #AwesomeAuks #TeamRaz #Shetland

Sunshine and westerlies. Wild on the west side of Scat Ness, calmer on the east side. #ScatNess #Shetland

Sunday morning on Scat Ness #ScatNess #ScatNessSunday #Shetland

Sunset on Quendale Beach #Shetland

When will we start to listen?!

#BSBINews Winter issue is out! #BSBImembers: head over to the members-only area of our website to view your digital copy (or, if you opted for print membership, check your letterbox!) Not joined us yet? Discover what's in this issue & how to access a sampler + 1 free article bsbi.org/about/news/l...

#Snowdrops and Winter Aconite in Stoke Place, Oxford

There may be six more weeks of winter ahead, but our Spring/Summer 2026 galleys have arrived, bringing the promise of warm days and illuminating poetry! We can't wait to share these collections with you starting in April. For now, cozy up and browse the full catalog at https://bit.ly/4qXxgIE!

Crocuses in the rain for #Imbolc

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free

Statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, #AlexPretti's parents: [Please consider reposting, to respect their wishes for the truth about their son to be known. Thank you.]

The beautiful galley goes up in flames following the torchlit procession #uphellyaa

#ForestFriday Alder forest at the beginning of January (2026). #winter #nature #Skåne #sweden

I have a new story on BBC Radio 4 - Friday 23 Jan - and then on catchup Elevator pitch - a comedy about love, entropy and a ceremonial badger I’d love for you to give it a listen www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

The Carney speech is worth reading in full: globalnews.ca/news/1162087...

Latest news: Researchers studying two ancient wolf pups from 14,000 years ago found a chunk of woolly rhinoceros meat preserved in the stomach of one pup. “This is the first time an entire genome has been reconstructed from an Ice Age animal that was inside another Ice Age" 🔗 bit.ly/4sE15iF

Northern saw-whet owl, Minnesota #birds #owls #raptors

Monthly report for December 2025. Oxford & London. rossmac.blogspot.com/2026/01/mont...

Day 12, and lovely to end #12DaysWild with a snow day. 📷 #photography @wildlifebcn.org

Two of the three Taiga Bean Geese in the snow at Toab, Shetland this afternoon. #BirdingScotland #UKbirding #UKWildlife #Birds

Back to @bbowt.bsky.social’s C S Lewis Nature Reserve for Day 12 of #12DaysWild Thank you for the encouragement to get outside in #Nature #Oxford #5January2026 #Winter #12DaysOfChristmas

Earth Blue tit singing on a cold early morning. You can even see its song in the air. photography by | Mikhail Kalinin

Day 11 #12DaysWild, Feather and Buds, Bury Knowle Park #Oxford #4January2026 #Winter

Day 10 #12DaysWild, Garden Snow and Robin #Oxford #3January2026 #Winter

Oxford in the winter sunshine…

#superbloodwolfmoon #wolfmoon #fullmoon

Day 9 #12DaysWild, Mesopotamia Walk #Oxford #2January2026 #Winter

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... @bsbibotany.bsky.social

For New Year’s Day 2026, a hellenistic glass vase shaped like a pomegranate. 2nd century BC - 1st century AD. A symbol of abundance and good luck for the year ahead! 📷 Phoenix Art phoenixancientart.com/work-of-art/... #Archaeology

Day 8 #12DaysWild, Around OX3 - not quite a #NewYearPlantHunt #Oxford #January12026 #NewYear2026 #Winter #StillChristmas @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social Stinking Iris, possibly Black or White Bryony (?), Primrose and Winter Heliotrope

2025 - a year in twelve pictures rossmac.blogspot.com/2026/01/2025...

My husband and I took part in a few @btobirds.bsky.social surveys this year. We previously had very little experience, but it was fun & we learned a lot in the process. Maybe you'd like to sign up for one of their volunteer projects in 2026? www.bto.org/get-involved... #birds #NewYearResolutions

Day 7 #12DaysWild, Around OX3 - trees and snowdrops #Oxford #December312025 @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social

Day 6 #12DaysWild, Greater Periwinkle (Vinca Major) with Ivy #Oxford #December302025 @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social