Wonderful displays at Whitepark bay. Agrimony, Hogweed & Meadow cranesbill. #wildflowerhour

Climbing over everything! Cleavers. #wildflowerhour

When you pass someone's driveway & it isn't all mowed! Such a pleasant surprise, so beautiful & natural looking. #wildflowerhour

This roadside verge part of Causeway coast & Glens council dontmowletitgrow.com is looking spectacular, now a beautiful meadow. @Love_plants #ontheverge #wildflowerhour

This area used to be regularly mowed at Causeway hospital @NHSCTrust A decision was taken to just mow a path & leave the rest to grow, & what a great decision that was. No planting/sowing required, just halt the mowing to see what treasures will grow! #wildflowerhour

Another hedge climber, Meadow vetchling. #wildflowerhour

The delicate beauty of Wild carrot. #wildflowerhour

My favourite climbers in the hedgerows, Honeysuckle, Tufted vetch & some Bramble. #wildflowerhour

Cycling past this old abandoned school today. The palyground has been transformed by nature. #wildflowerhour

Can anyone confirm if this is a Tree bumblebee please? Very dark & tail not white.

🚨URGENT: Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya’s life is in immediate danger, Physicians for Human Rights Israel & his lawyer warned Saturday, after a prison visit revealed the director of Kamal Adwan Hospital bearing fresh, severe injuries to his head, eyes, ears & neck, so disfigured his own attorney initially...

‘Water is the new oil’ as Texas cities square off over aquifers With increase in population and demand from data centres as well as increased drought with less and less water Texans are going to get very thirsty texasclimatenews.org/2025/04/16/w...

When trans people are under attack, "don't be political" is not an option. And we'll never be silent when a Labour Government are making life impossibly hard for trans people. We see you. And we stand with you. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

This is exactly why we have Pride. Because a few years ago this would have just been a hateful fringe figure - but this is where our politics is heading with a Government that kertows. We will resist. And bring hope (*and* electing progressive politicians.) We will win. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Not one but TWO Glowworms in the garden. These nocturnal beauties are magical These wingless females are glowing for a couple of hours each night to attract the boys into the garden.. www.buglife.org.uk/bugs/bug-dir... @royentsoc.bsky.social @amentsoc.bsky.social

Swifts fly 14,000 miles to breed in Britain & return to Africa. Now they're running out of places to nest & so numbers are declining. During Swift Awareness Week we celebrate the world's fastest bird in level flight.

What an absolute stunner. #Peregrine #Gardenbird !!!

Not one of my regular garden visitors!! #Peregrine

“.. Members of the group Patriot Front ride the metro on the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence in Washington, D.C.” @reuters.com

Billionaire Thiel Says Pope Leo ‘Working For Chinese Communists’ Because of pope’s grave warnings about the impact of artificial intelligence if the technology is left unregulated by governments Billionaires want AI to replace humans www.forbes.com/sites/siladi...

#NationalMeadowsDay dear to my heart,the various extensive meadows at Causeway Hospital @NHSCTrust managed for wildlife, patients, visitors & staff. So important for mental & physical health,an escape from the clinical environment.Birdsong, butterflies, bumblebees & so much more.

Now THAT'S how it's done! 😍😍😍

Seems to be a bumper year for Common spotted orchids, this is at Minnowburn in Belfast, I’ve never seen so many!

Blatant lobbying, not for the sake of our country, but for the fossil fuel industry, in which almost all the ultrarich - including, in all likelihood, the proprietors of these newspapers - are heavily invested. These people are not and never will be your friends. www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-...

On #NationalMeadowsDay here is one of our biggest #dontmow verges. Absolutely packed with Common spotted orchids, Cat's ear, Red & White clover, Yellow rattle, Selfheal,meadow grasses & sedges.The alternative verge management across the road, dense grass! One late summer cut/lift

It’s National Meadows Day! Let's put meadows where they belong - at the heart of our story.💚 They are living links to our past, part of our culture and communities, and vital homes for wildlife. 🌱 But they’re in decline — under pressure from development, pollution and intensive farming. 🧵[1/2]

Can you find a flowering wild or naturalised plant that has a climbing habit?! 🧗That’s the challenge this week for #wildflowerhour! Share your finds this Sunday 8-9pm!

Watching the House sparrows & Goldfinch from my kitchen window, landing on the stems of Common sorrel to access the seeds. The Bullfinch were feasting on the seed heads of the Herb Robert. Wild bird feed at its best!

Global boom in livestock farming since 2006 is piling pressure on nature, report finds

🤯 Just as Europe experienced a deadly heatwave, the Commission is poised to give in to Big Tech's lobbying to greenwash dirty data centres. 🚫 Member states should today revise the Commission's terrible proposal.

The idea that we have 'gold- plated' environmental law in Ireland is gaslighting on an industrial scale. Great to get the opportunity to debunk that narrative on Drivetime. www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

Watching the House sparrows & Goldfinch from my kitchen window, landing on the stems of Common sorrel to access the seeds. The Bullfinch were feasting on the seed heads of the Herb Robert. Wild bird feed at its best!

The collapse of nature in our lifetimes has a sound – or rather a lack of it. Year on year, mesmeric natural soundscapes are ever more dumbed down, as this heart rending recreation of the dawn chorus over recent decades shows. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

I have developed a bit of a fascination for road verges and lay-bys since starting the project in 2021. It’s impressive how many species can thrive in what can be a challenging environment. A colourful trio in Gwent today (Field Bindweed, Scarlet Pimpernel and Selfheal)

Earlier this week for instance, @earlrussell.bsky.social asked the gov't to explore measures such as air-to-air heat pumps, which can be used for cooling or heating, in hospitals, solar + battery storage - to cushion the NHS from the impacts of climate change. hansard.parliament.uk/Lords/2026-0...

If you read with concern that recent heatwaves resulted in the London Ambulance Service's busiest ever day, issues with equipment + cooling systems in hospitals, you may be interested to know that MPs are asking the gov't to prepare the NHS for extreme heat: hansard.parliament.uk/Lords/2026-0...

OFSTED announces yet another plan - the fifth? - on unregistered (and thus not regulated or inspected) care homes for vulnerable and abandoned children. There are now 900+ of these - it's been a criminal offence to run one since 2000... @georgemonbiot.bsky.social www.gov.uk/government/n...

US data centers for AI tend to run on more fossil fuels than renewables → they produce proportionally more climate pollution → which is supersizing extreme weather → which is now the #1 risk to data centers themselves. The very definition of "coming right back around to bite you."

Here are some simple rules for gardening, courtesy of the RSPB at Arne.....

Trump’s income in 2025 topped $2 billion — a 233% increase from 2024. It's not just stock trades. Over half of his gains came from his crypto business, which foreign countries have funneled money into to curry favor as he deregulates the industry. We must not become numb to this corruption.

😱😱😱 RTÉ News: World's oceans break June heat record www.rte.ie/news/2026/07...

Just two months remaining for the Wildlife Trusts to raise, crumbs, over £12M to purchase the vast Rothbury Estate in Northumberland. They've raised 59% of the purchase price but have scarcely added to the pot in June. Needs one obscenely rich donor to pay off the (extremely rich) seller. 1/2

In need of some positivity? You’re in the right place📍 Welcome to #RewildingWins, our monthly series where we put a spotlight on some of the month’s incredible rewilding achievements. And what a month it’s been… Scroll down to see June's highlights👇 🧵1/8

It might seem a given that chemicals linked to: 'reduced fertility, altered nervous system + immune system function, diabetes, neurological + learning disabilities, + certain cancers' wouldn't be allowed in children's toys, teethers + sippy cups but we are very far from a ban on EDCs in toys.

I’m sad to hear that iSpot has closed. It was a really good entry-level, easy citizen science wildlife recoding site & a great educational resource. It lost funding. The OU is working on how to archive & share the millions of valuable wildlife records. research-archive.stem.open.ac.uk/ispotnature/

A very unusual nest! Wood Warblers Phylloscopus sibilatrix feeding young Wrens Troglodytes troglodytes. I presume the warblers' nest was predated and they found this similar looking nest nearby even though the adult Wrens were too! Dartmoor, Devon Longer video www.youtube.com/watch?v=meLn...

Sketches of some of the moths caught at light last night. Lovely 'ermine' Leopard Moths Zeuzera pyrina, Buff-tips Phalera bucephala, Peach Blossom Thyatira batis and the highlight amongst the by-catch the ground beetle Polistichus connexus new to Devon. Buckfastleigh, Devon.

Magpie Moth Abraxas grossulariata today near Slapton, Devon. An unusual moth as its caterpillar has the same colour scheme as the adult and the pupa is a wasp mimic.