In the autumn I spend some time looking for Purple Emperor larvae. Before hibernation they spin silk threads to ensure their seat leaf stays attached. Eventually some leaves remain hanging by a silken thread and spinning in the wind. This gives away the caterpillars location - here alongside a bud.

The rarest species of #orangutan, the #Tapanuli is on the verge of being lost forever due to #palmoil and #mining #deforestation destroying 80% of their range. Say no to #ecocide ⛔️🙊🔥🌴🪔 when you shop #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social palmoildetectives.com/2021/01/19/t...

One thing to say: #AxeDrax No. Cutting down trees, grinding them up, shipping them across the Atlantic and then burning them is NOT "green". #ClimateEmergency #NatureCrisis www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Always thinking of William at this time he would have been my great uncle - killed in France aged just 25. Sits proudly on my window cill 🥲

Agree “Nothing I have seen or heard gives me comfort that Rachel Reeves understands the importance of nature to economic and social wellbeing, nothing,” www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Rainbow over Bath City Farm today. Many of my photos are taken here. It's a great wildlife spot & they do a lot of good work for the local community. They've got a crowdfunder to cover their core costs & there's only 1 day left, so please help if you can! www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/30yearsofb...

1/11/25 Cumbria - The fruiting bodies of the brightly coloured Caterpillar Club #fungus (Cordyceps militaris) mark the grisly demise of the unfortunate insect pupa it is a parasite of, growing from the remains of its host beneath the soil #fungi

“Lost” species refound on the Isle of Wight www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

As in other parts of the country Brown Hairstreak is spreading far and wide in Hampshire. Until a few years ago the nearest to me was twenty miles away. A cursory check of a few blackthorn suckers on this mornings dog walk quickly turned up a couple of eggs in another new area 👍

Christmas Island shrew extinct 😢https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/10/christmas-island-shrew-officially-declared-extinct-iucn/

Spix Macaw extinct in the wild born in captivity talker.news/2025/10/16/w...

Wet weather helps ancient tadpole shrimp to hatch www.bbc.com/news/article...

Deforestation isn’t just about climate breakdown — it’s about people. In Brazil, West Papua and beyond, it’s driving displacement, human rights abuses and violence against women and girls. #ClimateJustice #WomensRights

#News: #Guatemala is now the world’s deadliest country for environmental defenders. Latin America sees 82% of global killings, mostly over #landgrabbing and resource conflicts #BoycottGold4Yanomami #BoycottPalmOil @palmoildetect #HumanRights

Well, that's one way of handling global ecosystem collapse Block publication of research that might raise awkward questions about whether UK govt is doing enough about it Can't see any flaws in that approach.... www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...

Research into orchid seed germination shows the importance of deadwood and wood-decaying fungi: 🪵🪾🍄🍄‍🟫 “For conservation, our results mean that protecting orchids in the wild is inseparable from protecting deadwood and its fungi” #orchids #fungi #nativeplants #germination

Proud to share a new piece in Scientific American co-authored with the brilliant @lnwilson.bsky.social , edited by @katewong.bsky.social, and featuring this spectacular depiction of the endless daylight of the Cretaceous summer in Alaska by Chase Stone! www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...

Hooray 🙌 Thousands join biggest-ever UK environmental lawsuit over river pollution www.bbc.com/news/article...

"...we have to do everything in our power to make the world a better place for the children alive today, and for those that will follow. You have it in your power to make a difference. Don’t give up." - Jane Goodall on Famous Last Words for @netflix.com www.netflix.com/tudum/articl...

From this time a couple of years ago. On Portsdown Hill in Hampshire, a mating pair of Long-tailed Blues being accosted by a disgruntled lone male

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

I'm Jewish. I'm also Mancunian. Every other national party leader was interviewed by Laura Kunesberg during their conference. Maybe the BBC thought as someone who also supports Palestine - I had nothing to say? Let's keep growing: join.greenparty.org.uk

This is what a #ClimateCrisis looks like

4/10/25 - There are always great #orchids to be seen in #Orctober but you have to put yourself out there to find them! Goodyera macrophylla is an endemic of #Madeira and one you have to put a real shift in for! Joined by my good friend @dunnjons.bsky.social every step of the way #teamorchid

First Levant Sparrowhawk for Spain! macaulaylibrary.org/asset/642715...

Once thought extinct species rediscovered indiandefencereview.com/species-exti...

Sad day 😢 www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c9...

UK govt faces court for conservation area dumping licence. Sussex Wildlife Trust has launched legal action over govt's decision to allow the dumping of 100,000 tonnes of dredged sediment directly into a locally protected marine conservation zone.. oceanographicmagazine.com/news/uk-gove...

2025 will mark another bad year for the Dark Green Frit (grote parelmoer, S aglaja) with numbers comparable to 2023 and 2024 in NL (=low). Once widespread throughout the country, and numbers ten years ago still good, now reasonable numbers only on Vlieland and N-Texel (the islands in the NW).

One of the beneficiaries of climate change? Willow Emerald damsel fly, once a rare migrant, now resident southern UK.

Bird of the Year in New Zealand … NZ Falcon #birds #wildlife #mature #stamp #heritage

Snake species thriving after slithering into heath www.bbc.com/news/article...

This Buzzard was poisoned by a large dose of second generation rodenticide. I discovered it in a Dorset Bluebell wood this April. Please find some time today to complete the consultation. These poisons are such a clear and present danger to our wildlife.

The measure for how excellent a city is should be how quickly you can see something wonderful. It took less than an hour after arriving in #Hobart for @drdevildave.bsky.social and me to see a #platypus, which is of course the most wonderful thing there is. #Tasmania #MammalWatching #WildOz

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... Prick. Humans make a choice to enter the ocean with all the risks that entails. Whales don't get to make that choice. The ocean is their home. Human selfishness prevails.

Exciting news that the Kennet Valley Wetland Reserve has finally been given the go-ahead. The ancient, but innovative, rural town of #Hungerford & its unique Town & Manor (that upholds commoners rights, keeps commons & open spaces for all) will be creating a new wildlife & community reserve 1/2

A long walk along Portsdown Hill to see if I could find any Long-tailed Blues drew a blank but did throw up a pristine Wall, a species that is arguably rarer in this location than LTB? Two Brown Hairstreak eggs, some distance away from previous locations indicating they are spreading far and wide.

I just signed this petition calling for better cooperation with the EU on the environment. Will you add your name, too? www.europeanmovement.co.uk/uk-eu-enviro...

United Utilities untreated sewage and waste water continuously discharged near England's largest lake for eight days during prolonged rainy weather... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Fantastic film about a fish that has fascinated me since childhood www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Our work resurrecting ice age #ghostponds in the Guardian today @timholtwilson.bsky.social @hburningham.bsky.social @uclgeography.bsky.social ‘Just add water’: how to bring back ancient plants in a Norfolk ghost pond | Wildlife | The Guardian share.google/kO6HQaC4PAUJ...

FCA investigates Drax - a UK biomass power station - for its sourcing practices. Concerns raised about logging in US primary forests. #energysky

New Ladybird for UK www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Much of US shark meat is from endangered species.... www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Rarest and flightless species vaccination speeds up before bird flu gets to Kakapo... www.thenews.com.pk/latest/13408...