A few #Pollinatorpals from Warren Farm in west London yesterday. #WildflowerHour @warrenfarmnr.bsky.social

Awake at 6 to find we’re still needing 60 signatures by 0820 to hit our daily #parkypetition100K target - please sign! petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...

As part of the 50th Anniversary Celebrations for the Brent River Park, I shall be holding a creative writing workshop, taking a sideways look at the stories rubbish can tell. Meet at the Bandstand in Churchfields, Hanwell at 1200, this Sunday 29th June. Bring writing materials.

The Lady's Bedstraw at @warrenfarmnr.bsky.social is in full bloom and smelling gorgeous. #wildflowerhour

A bit late for #wildflowerhour, but the @warrenfarmnr.bsky.social bee orchids are blooming again this year.

Sometimes I like to find time to wander around that odd juxtaposition of old and startlingly new which is the City of London.🧵

Stumbled on this beautiful art work beside the Grand Union Canal on the Trumper’s Way bridge in Hanwell. More of the artist’s work:- ecwoodard.com

Come celebrate our #BrentRiverPark 50th Anniversary!🌿🥳🎂Sunday 29th June join us as we unveil new history signs to mark the astonishing vision of Luke FitzHerbert who brought our 7km park to life! Wildlife walks/talks, food, history, arts, writing, fun run, maypole, fundraiser launch and more!💚

Labour promised to restore nature. ❌ Instead, their Planning Bill contains a licence to destroy it. We offered solutions. We’re done waiting. Part 3 of the Bill would gut the laws protecting our most precious habitats & species. Without significant change, it must be scrapped.

#Disabilities Rights activist and all round good egg @gaelynnlea.bsky.social is playing the Glad Cafe in #Glasgow this weekend. Check out her awesome Tiny Desk Concert here youtu.be/n6oSeODGmoQ

🌿☕Good morning☀️ How do roses smell? 🌹 Gorgeous of course💃 Rose petals have microscopic perfume glands on their lower petals, responsible for producing their 💐 scent 💕 This is due to a gene that triggers enzyme RhNUDX1, this chemical makes cells in 🌹 petals produce the chemical monoterpene geraniol

So grateful for this tour & all the wonderful people we've been able to meet and visit along the way. Yesterday's show at @bandonthewall.bsky.social and today's show at @bmusicltd.bsky.social were both delightful. Next up, Cardiff, Leeds & Scotland! 🇬🇧📆🎟️ GET TICKETS HERE: violinscratches.com/shows

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT! Gaelynn is so excited to have Rightkeysonly joining her as a special guest at Chapter Arts in Cardiff, Wales, on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. Learn more: rightkeysonly6.wixsite.com/rightkeysonly Get Tickets: violinscratches.com/shows

Great gig at @cafeotodalston.bsky.social last night, even if you did mention the M word a few times @gaelynnlea.bsky.social 😱Those “Scottish Play” melodies are so evocative.

Gaelynn’s UK album release tour for her new recording – “Music from Macbeth” – starts soon! Her second batch of shows are in Nottingham, Manchester and Birmingham… Hope to see you there! Get tickets: violinscratches.com/shows Get her new music: gaelynnlea.bandcamp.com

Not everyone was partying on VE Day, my mother was watching from her office in the Ministry of War. She was disappointed that her amateur dramatics performance in the evening was poorly attended #VEDay

Disposable barbecues are dangerous when there has been little rain and the ground is dry. Barbecues are banned in all Ealing and Hounslow parks. www.aroundealing.com/news/bbqs/ www.hounslow.gov.uk/info/20168/p... news.stv.tv/west-central...

Hearing Roger McGough read at Ealing Book Festival this morning was so refreshing. when I saw him and other Liverpool poets perform when I was a teenager, it convinced me there was more to poetry than obscure language and pomposity. Love the way he plays with words.

A fine and very wetting rain bringing a rainbow arching low over the bay #NewportPembrokeshire

This–– @robcowen.bsky.social’s The North Road––is out today. It's magnificent: one of the best books you'll read this year. A polyphonic walking-up of the ghosts & lives of the Great North Road; a bravura act of imagining in which RC seems to slip supernaturally between times & minds. So, so good.

Aurora Borealis over the Nevern Estuary tonight #NewportPembrokeshire. We need some reward after all the rain we had last night!

The track curving away on one of my favourite walks along the Trellys #NewportPembrokeshire yesterday. The views are stunning

When life’s buffeting you around but you still manage to keep focussed on the things that matter to you🙃🐭Amazing head stabilisation of our #WarrenFarmNR Kestrel, her tail fans to keep her steady🪶On the UK Amber List of conservation concern, her home here is an LNR in waiting💚

Another day, another sunset from the Land of Mystery and Enchantment - Gwlad Hud a Lledrith #NewportPembrokeshire.

Calm sea and a colourful sunset at #NewportPembrokeshire Add a background of blackbirds serenading the evening. Add a single bat circling. Perffaith.

This is not surprising when you consider what is being pumped into the Thames and its tributaries. news.sky.com/story/amp/co...

A robin's pincushion, or Bedeguar Gall, on a dog rose at Elthorne Waterside. A gall wasps lays 30 or so eggs in the leaf bud of the rose. Chemicals secreted by the hatching larvae swell the stem into this hairy gall. The pupae over-winter there to hatch out as adults in spring.

What do we think this haul is worth? Aluminium is infinitely recyclable. Why no return scheme? #returnscheme

It occurs to me that not only have these thieves and scoundrels scraped my work, they've also, as a bycatch, scraped the work of ten of the finest garden photographers working at the time. it's a violation. @rsmythfreelance.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...

🥰We have highlighted some great events for #londonriversweek2025 (30th May to 8th June) in our March newsletter, which came out earlier today. 🌊Get connected to your local river. Help to improve it and celebrate it. ➡️https://www.thames21.org.uk/london-rivers-week-2025/

Good piece on that sewage-in-the-Brent story by @jim.londoncentric.media on the @mrjamesob.bsky.social show. Mentions for our trustee Ben Morris of @brentpollution.bsky.social and Rob Gray of @friendsrivcrane.bsky.social. youtu.be/r_qEjAdWpfg?...

Having a #gardening Sunday? Take a look at our free guides to make your #garden more bat and #wildlife friendly. #lovebats 🦇 #batsneedfriends #bats

🪺‘KEEP TO THE PATHS’ SKYLARK NOTICES ARE UP! #WarrenFarmNR 🪺Ealing’s only Skylark population build their nests on the ground here & people / dogs straying off the main outside paths into the meadow seriously risk harming our Red-Listed bird’s eggs & chicks🐣 ❌🐕🚶🏽‍♂️Thank you for helping keep them safe💚

Waiting at traffic lights in Carmarthen, my eye was caught by this door and its wonderful hinges.

Little puffs of yellow from goat willow catkins along the Coast Path in Pembrokeshire. Oystercatchers calling from the estuary and the haunting cries of curlews.

Spotted my first hairy footed flower bee of the spring . I just love that name. It was looking a little sleepy still. What a face!

I know it sounds like the ultimate editor-nerd-Stephi thing to have a favorite typo, but...

Mine is - and always will be - particitrousers.

Read the whole thread and weep. There’s a total lack of understanding in government of how the environment works. It’s not a luxury, we are all part of nature, we depend on its health.

We think these bat bricks for new builds are a great example of how innovation and creativity can help wildlife!

Exhibition in Tower Hamlets: Researchers uncover stories of Black Londoners who escaped slavery: www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025... #History #BlackHistory 🗃️

There’s something human about these hunched shadows from the stone gateposts .

✨ Do you know the connection between our wild plants and tomorrow's Planetary Parade? ✨🌌 All seven planets in our solar system will align tomorrow in a rare celestial event! To celebrate, we wanted to explore the plants that are connected to our planets through mythology✨ #PlanetaryParade 1/3👇

When you want to go for a walk but wait because rain clouds are gathering, then you decide to go out anyway @brentriverpark.bsky.social Elthorne Waterside.

💚🐭WarrenFarmNR HARVEST MOUSE NEST SURVEY EVENT!🐭💚Come join us & our friends Dr Sean McCormack founder of Ealing Wildlife Group this Sunday 23rd Feb!🙌🏼 Learn about these amazing tiny acrobats & take part in nest spotting training as we look at our meadow as a potential future nesting site!🐭☺️🌿

This #NationalNestboxWeek, a reminder that a little maintenance goes a long way. Whether it’s nesting season or a winter retreat, a well-kept nest box can be a safe space for birds all year round. Here’s how to keep yours in top shape every season... 👇🧵

Coed Cadw, the Woodland Trust in Wales, has secured an additional 140 hectares of land in south Wales, as part of an ambitious project to create and restore woodland and natural habitats across a 236-hectare landscape

A great thread on #carspreading I’m all for a sliding scale of parking permits according to the size of the car.

A grim day out there today. Got drenched twice and pelted with hail but I do like the way stone pavements hold reflections in wet weather.

Cranes have landed at Wicken Fen 🐦 Wetland habitats are vital for wildlife and our restoration work is creating more waterways that help even more species nest and thrive 💧🌿