I finally paid the extra charge to visit the castle at #StMichaelsMount and I'm very glad that I did! Not only does the Chevy Chase dining hall have a fantastic frieze, but the windows are full of #stainedglass. @nationaltrust.org.uk #glitchart #digitalart #reimagined #glitchlab #glitch

Visited the @tatestives.bsky.social and was so inspired by the works of Liliane Lijn, Barbara Hepworth and John Wells that I created this digital re-imagining of #StNicholasChapel. #StIves #art #digitalart #otherworlds #landscape #photography #scifiart #landscapephotography #glitchlab #snapseed

Fantastic views of the rather charming phalaropes at Lisvane reservoir. Both grey and the single red-necked phal were very happy to feed close in. #birdingwales

A beautiful northern wheatear was the highlight of a pre-rain walk to Lavernock Point. Significantly fewer hirudines than yesterday. Also of note: skylarks over and a few chiffchaff in the hedges. #birdingwales

Professional #cycling has got a huge #sportswashing problem. Petrochemical companies, car makers, airlines and pariah states are all using cycling to create positive associations with their brands. Governing bodies need a credible plan for an ethical funding solution. www.reuters.com/sports/rider...

Full #TdF vibes on Caerphilly Mountain during the #TourofBritain earlier. Scary lack of coordination of road closures afterwards though - at least one RTA seen on a supposedly sterile course! #Safetyfirst

Enjoyed a great day with hundreds of fellow #cycling fans watching the #TourofBritain. Noa Isidore led the pack up The Tumble at a mind-boggling pace.

“Sustainable” aviation fuels are often promoted as the answer to aviation’s decarbonisation problem, but they are not a magic bullet. Here we summarise 6 reasons why SAF won’t be sufficient to mitigate increased emissions from airport expansion. 1/8 www.aef.org.uk/2025/09/04/h...

New studies suggest a 70% chance of #AMOC collapse by 2100 at current #GHG emission levels. This could cause severe impacts to food production and widespread coastal flooding in the UK within the lifetimes of our children. Urgent action is needed!

Wisps of gossamer cloud signal the last day of summer. 🌤 #timelapse #cirrus #clouds #cloudlovers #cloudporn #scape #skyphotography #HurricaneErin #Erin

Looking like the product of a child's imagination, this fantastically terrifying wasp spider was lurking with intent at #Cosmeston in #Penarth. #spider #waspspider #ukwildlife #nature

Wonderfully moody skies at Rhos Point this morning. Bonxie offshore harrying Sandwich Terns, with a GBB Gull keeping a close watch. Pairs of Common Gulls and Oystercatchers on shore, with small groups of Cormorants streaming by, and 20 or so Herring Gulls bobbing around. #birdingwales

It cannot be denied: this is a deliberate and coldly-calculated famine, engineered by a technologically-advanced state which knows exactly what it is doing. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Inspired by Channel 4 coverage of the Tour, each evening I would turn off the TV, put on my lime green Superconfex jersey and ride my 6 speed Dawes racer at furious pace in a two person breakaway with my brother the end of the prom and back... 🧵

Great trip to the #JMWTurner exhibition @holburnemuseumbath.bsky.social Whilst there, I noticed that this #watercolour of a 'Rainbow over a Swiss Lake' is unmistakably a #Fogbow, rather than a rainbow. Fogbows form as colourless arcs in mist and fog, often over or near lakes. #atmosphericoptics #art

From the burning sky, Ladybirds rain like embers. Our house is on fire. #haiku #poetry #ladybird #heatwave #climatechange

After only 4 years searching, I finally found my first Purple Hairstreak...only for it to be snatched by a blue tit! 😱 Thankfully, there were more, and I got to enjoy some prolonged views (and take some award-winning photos) of this elusive #butterfly. #ukwildlife @savebutterflies.bsky.social

Good news as scientists are starting to unpick the causal factors and mechanisms behind recent 'heat dome' events in Europe and the US. Research suggests that they are linked to atmospheric resonances. And the bad news... #heatwave #climatechange #heatdome

Brief but productive moth-ing session in #Penarth last night. A few new species for the garden, including the Uncertain (which took ages to ID 😄), Lesser-broad bordered yellow underwing, V pug, and a couple of beautifully pearlescent Mother of Pearls. #teammoth #mothsmatter

Strange day in Stratford Upon Avon...a jaw-dropping performance of #Hamlet #HailToTheThief at @the-rsc.bsky.social, whilst racists and conspiracy theorists roamed the streets outside. "The Devil hath power to assume a pleasing shape" - #Shakespeare @radiohead.wastehq.social

Cycled West earlier and joined in the #fritillary fun. Lots of Dark Green Frits on the wing (I'm sure I will also have seen some of their rarer cousins, but couldn't positively id any without optics). Also seen: Comma, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Small Heath and both flavours of White. #butterfly

The solution to a failing business model should not be a move to an #SSSI. Aqua Parks are leveraging biodiversity to extract profit from a community asset. The #Valecouncil have ignored impacts on amenity and character and are complicit in this race to the bottom. #StoptheAquaPark #Cosmeston

Lovely to see so many swifts enjoying the hot weather over Penarth. A flock of over 40 birds was the largest I've seen for some years. #birdingwales

Great turnout at the #Cosmeston protest today. A strong message to #ValeofGlamorgan council that you can't fix one environmental issue (poor water quality in Cardiff Bay) by creating a much more significant impact elsewhere. I'll be donating to the crowdfunder www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/save-cosme...

Last day of my trip to the Wye Valley and whilst my search of Coppett Hill for Fritillaries ultimately proved fruitless, I was happy to find my first White-legged damselfly and a few Yellow Shell moths. #teammoth

Magical afternoon watching Wood White butterflies making the most of the nice weather. I visited a few sites in Herefordshire and also saw Quail, and my first Twayblades and Dark Bush Cricket. #butterfliesbybike #butterflies

The government’s new Planning and Infrastructure Bill could give businesses the green light to trash habitats and threaten wildlife. Say no to attacks on nature! If you agree – join me and add your name with @friends-earth.bsky.social👇 foe.uk/tffac

I've had the strangest dream... #HarryHill #Stouffer #SCART #Sausages #GaryHill #BadgerParade #UHU #InterspeciesSwingball

In this case, 'The West' means almost anyone flying or using diesel fuel within Europe. #flightfreetravel #trainsnotplanes @flightfreeuk.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

What does climate change mean to you? To your children? To your finances? Sinclair et al give us food for thought: "Guiding people to imagine the future of climate change, especially scenarios that involved oneself and close others, was the most effective way to motivate action." #climatechange

A windy day to hunt butterflies 🌬🦋, but we were lucky to find some Small Pearl-Bordered Fritilliaries in the Vale. More excitingly, we found the Welsh TARDIS! #butterfly #fritilliary #UKwildlife #TARDIS #DrWho

Europe and North Africa need to prepare for a scorching summer and extreme weather. The 1991-2020 climate doesn't exist any more.

The UK is in breach... www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel....

I'd like to say I enjoyed the #SEWRT #Elyrivertrail from Pontyclun to Waun-gron park today, but there were too many issues with the paths. Whilst broken stiles and unannounced bulls in fields were annoying, the multiple barriers around Caergwanaf Isaf farm were unacceptable. Will be reporting...

Is there any finer pleasure than watching reflected sunlight shining through the burnished gold wings of a Beautiful Demoiselle? A moment of pure bliss! #ukwildlife #demoiselle #minibeasts #breathe #slowmotion

A petition calling for the UK Government to increase investment in nature friendly farming currently has limited support in south Wales. Please sign and share. #nonaturenofood #Wales #ukbiodiversity action.rspb.org.uk/page/156168/...

Having read a bit more about the #scorpionfly (thanks to @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social), I was inspired to write a #haiku. Should scorpionflies offer you dating advice - politely decline. #youhavebeenwarned #naturepoetry #poem www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife-exp...

Mini beasts galore at Casehill Woods today! My highlight was a long-horned moth, but we also saw a Hedgerow Beauty (Alabonia Geoffrella) moth and Scorpionfly (both pictured). Also seen: Wasp beetle, Red Cardinal beetle and first Comma of the year. #Teammoth #UKwildlife #minibeast

Fascinating graphic and one that asks the question 'is this how you would distribute the land if you had a choice?' Personally, I'd like a lot more trees than beef and lamb pasture. #eatlessmeat

Wonderful afternoon spent looking for butterflies at Lavernock. Plenty of Marsh Fritilliaries, including a mating pair. In total, 8 butterfly species and a Burnet Companion moth (my first). I also found what seems to be a Raft Spider on the pond. #butterfly #uknature #pondlife #MarshFritilliary

After hearing a kerfuffle in the garden, I've just seen a magpie fly off with an adult starling in its claws!! 🤯 I know they take chicks and eggs, but that was a surprising turn of events. #birdingwales

Spent last night trapped in a sonic tractorbeam courtesy of #DanJohnson and #HeleddCEvans. Church organ and gong combined to create a mesmerising, overwhelming, wall of sound. Thank you both! #livemusic #gong #glitchart #synaesthesia #Cardiff

Exciting times in my #Penarth garden, with the discovery of a Noble False Widow spider (Steatoda nobilis). So far, it's eaten 3 harlequin ladybirds and zero humans. #falsewidowspider #spider #ukwildlife srs.britishspiders.org.uk/portal.php/p...

Took advantage of the warm evening for the first #moth watch of the year. 10 species in total, with this lovely #Pepperedmoth my favourite. Least Black Arches a first for the garden. Interesting to see three forms of the #CommonMarbledCarpet together. #mothsmatter

Sad end to the weekend. A #hedgehog was found by a neighbour with catastrophic injuries from a strimmer. Sadly, it had to be put down. As lawns are left longer for wildlife, this is a tragic reminder to check before mowing. Be #HedgehogAware when gardening. www.hedgehoghighway.co.uk/be-hedgehog-...

The first swifts of summer screamed high over Penarth earlier. 😎 #birdingwales

Visited the blooming fantastic Flowers exhibition at the #SaatchiGallery today. Highly recommended! #flowers #remix #art #glitchart www.saatchigallery.com/exhibition/f...

Absolutely loved the #LeighBowery exhibition at #TateModern! Extra sequins will be applied to everything from now on! #Queerart #pigeon #doubleexposure #snapseed

Who needs starling #murmurations when you've got #gnats? 😄 Clouds of these lovely beasties in #Penarth this evening, ready for the return of the swallows. In other news, I saw my first Whitethroats and heard my first Willow Warblers of the year in the Vale earlier. #birdingwales #birdingbybike