3D depiction of rainfall distribution across Great Britain. England is a very dry place: London gets as much rain as Jerusalem. With climate change, the south will need to prepare for even more acute water shortages.

I have written a thing about Jeremy Vine and cycling campaigning. (no paywall) open.substack.com/pub/nedboult...

Swift and house martin blog 2025 at jonathanpomroy.wordpress.com Plus details of my annual May Bank Holiday exhibition at Gilling East village hall. 3rd-5th May, 10am-5pm daily

💦 The Freshwater Network gives us a chance to achieve a reset for freshwaters. It brings together the best of new scientific research, rigorous analysis of established practices and traditional conservation concepts to build a better future for freshwater. (2/2)

Tom Pearce has made an ascent of James Pearson's The Walk of Life (E9 6c) at Dyers Lookout, Devon:

Redstart and tree pipit singing on the edge of the Wolds this morning. @yorkbirding.bsky.social

Walk on edge of woods up on the Wolds, in the sunshine, with Kites calling overhead.

Ooh. Good news. www.chemistryworld.com/news/ball-mi...

Pretending I know what I’m doing (#roadiewithnoclue) off road at #Glentress. Great fun with light snow dusting the trails.

Managed to find the top of the fog bank up on the Wolds this morning.

Finally some bright sunshine for this mornings walk with singing corn bunting accompaniment.