This week the government quietly published a 'Global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and national security assessment': www.gov.uk/government/p... Meant to be out last year, but rumoured to be blocked by Number 10: www.theguardian.com/environment/... The judgements are stomach-churning

A needle felted long-tailed tit that I made a few years ago. These guys tend to hang out in groups, and I always intended to make more. But for now he is just #one. #BlueSkyArtShow #crafting #crafts #needlefelting

I love making things for friends and family over the Christmas #Holiday. This year I made mosaic crochet mug rugs 🧶 Pattern by Carol Anne Creates linktr.ee/carolannecre... #BlueSkyArtShow #crochet

Glorious decor #inside Penrhyn Castle for the #BlueSkyArtShow. Photo taken September 2023. #PenrhynCastle #NationalTrust

The #angles of the Titanic museum in Belfast echo the size and shape of the ship's hull. Interesting and symbolic #architecture for #BlueSkyArtShow

New #home in progress... #BlueSkyArtShow

The #jagged rocks of Morte Point, on the North Devon coast. Photo taken September 2018. This part of Devon is known for its history of shipwrecks and smuggling. #BlueSkyArtShow

FOUND cat. Lostock Hall, Preston, UK, PR5. Contact the number if this is your cat. Proof of ownership required. Please share 🙏 #lostcat #foundcat #lostpet #foundpet

Crochet top for @paul-ds.bsky.social 🧶 Made from Rico Creative Cotton aran yarn

The perfect accompaniment for this afternoon's epic match. Vamos Carlos! 🔥 #wimbledon

Street art bringing #SummerDaze vibes to Belfast city 🌸 #BlueSkyArtShow #streetart

Some of the beautiful street art we spotted in Belfast last week #belfast #streetart #urbanlandscape #streetartbelfast

Brilliant to see THE HERDS visit Pennington Flash this afternoon, a joint venture with Wigan Council and Manchester International Festival. These amazing creatures stopped at Wigan during their 20,000km journey to raise awareness of the #climatecrisis 🌍 🦒🦍🦓🐘 #theherds

Have your say about #Lancashire's Local Nature Recovery Strategy, which aims to support our natural environment youtu.be/QuaMIMuHGn0

Another one for #BlueSkyArtShow, a bit closer to home. This #narrow footbridge is at Duxbury Woods near Chorley, Lancashire. Photo taken a few years ago - the tall tree has since fallen down

A #narrow street in Zadar Old Town, Croatia. I love exploring on foot when I go to a new place, so today's #BlueSkyArtShow feed is a treat

Some #UrbanPlants and their friends for #WildflowerHour. Plants provide vital habitat, food and shelter for urban wildlife. All photos taken at Wigan Flashes - part of the Flashes of Wigan and Leigh National Nature Reserve. #nationalnatureserve #nnr #wigan #wiganflashes #ukwildlife #urbanwildlife

A lil bee sheltering from the rain 🐝 #ukwildlife #nature #naturephotography #insect #invertebrate 🌍

Restharrow, everlasting pea and a bonus bee orchid for #WildFlowerHour 🌸 All photos taken today at RSPB Marshside in Southport #peafamily #wildflower #orchid #britishwildlife

An especially #vibrant sunset captured on a Welsh beach in September 2023. It was like the air turned orange! #BlueSkyArtShow #sunset #sunsetphotography #northwales

Finished knitting my cardigan 🧶 Made with Stylecraft Savannah, a lovely soft cotton yarn. Perfect cover-up for summer, I think 😊

Irreplaceable habitats are on the line. This is the reality if an unamended Part 3 of the Bill passes. It must not.

Fix the Planning Bill now! The UK Government promised voters they would protect nature and build new towns "with nature at the heart". But now they're breaking those promises. 👉 Email your MP today to let them know that this isn't acceptable action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/171483/...

#Underneath the duga radar at Chernobyl. Photo taken in 2019. #BlueSkyArtShow

A few more for #WildFlowerHour, seen this week near Boscastle in Cornwall. Including a stunning Cornish hedge putting on a #WildFlowerShow 😍 #bloomscrolling

Coastal beauties for #WildFlowerHour 😍 Spotted this week on a trip to Boscastle, Cornwall

Epic picnic with a view

Can we vote for Baby Lasagna vs Käärijä? #Eurovision

Sand just doing its thing #texture #BlueSkyArtShow

Look at all the tiny lives being supported by the self-seeded rowan tree growing in a pot in my small garden. These are in turn feeding the baby blue tits in next door's nest box 👀 #naturegarden #invertebrates #ukwildlife

The Planning & Infrastructure Bill in its current form puts nature at risk. Please sign 🙏🌍 action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/169472/...

Raindrops magnifying the #lines on a feather #BlueSkyArtShow #closeupnature #naturephotography #ukwildlife

Pleased to see this verdict! Would be great if other perpetrators of the "mindless destruction" of nature suffered similar fates...

A selection of #green woodworking tools for today's #BlueSkyArtShow. An art in itself! #greenwoodworking #crafts #heritagecrafts #traditionalcrafts

Couple of photos from recent work-related visits to the Lancashire Mining Museum in Astley #history #heritage #industrialhistory #mining #machinery #engine #lancashire #lancashirecoalfield

Something oddly both humbling and elevating to see the contours of the #Earth stretching out in front of you. 📷 View from Caer Caradoc, Shropshire, taken August 2021. #BlueSkyArtShow

View over Wigan to Winter Hill, taken this morning from the top of Three Sisters 😍 An incredible post-industrial landscape in recovery #landscape #landscapephotography #landscaperecovery #naturerecovery #nationalnaturereserve #nnr #Wigan 🌍

Orange tip butterfly on bluebells 🦋 #ukwildlife #nature #naturephotography #insect #invertebrate 🌍

My favourite photo of my local patch, a small park in Lancashire. Usually this is a damp, dark stand of trees, but one day I visited at just the right time and it was like a magical #dream. A fairy woodland. I love knowing that once a day when the sun is out, it looks like this. #BlueSkyArtShow

Reversed tern #silhouette at RSPB Hesketh Out Marsh, Lancashire. Not sure who made the steel cut-out, but it's a pleasure to see it on every visit. #BlueSkyArtShow

Atmospheric #arch at Rivington, UK #blueskyartshow

Loving the NBS Comics on the @tnoc.bsky.social website. What a fantastic way to tell stories of nature, science and people: nbscomics.com

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View of Clee Hill from Bircher Common

View from Symonds Yat Rock and lichen in the Forest of Dean #lichen #closeupnature #naturephotography #landscape #symondsyat #forestofdean #forestryengland

I'd say the Tesla boycotts are working then

Kyle Clifford watched up to 10 videos by Andrew Tate in the lead up to raping and killing his ex, and murdering her mother and sister. But sure online misogynists aren't a problem.

A reminder for these times.

Close-up lichen and monkey puzzle tree, taken near Southport today. The spiral arrangement of the monkey puzzle leaves is fascinating! #nature #closeup #closeupnature #naturephotography

What a lovely sky this evening #nofilter #clouds #sunset