A white Red Dead-nettle seen today was an unusual treat, and also a great example of why capitalisation of species names is a good aid for clarity in writing. @graemelyons.bsky.social

The first new Artemis II photographs of The Moon:

If the world diverted just one year of military spending to other causes, it could fund the entire global transition to renewable energy or end extreme poverty several times over. Every single person on earth could have clean drinking water. “You may say i’m a dreamer….,”

Swinging by Spurn over the Easter weekend? Come and catch up with all the latest sightings, check out our wide range of merchandise and find out more about Friends of Spurn membership at the Info Hub, open 12 to 4pm today and tomorrow!

Butterfly Conservation Leeds Wild Spaces Project has three vacancies for volunteers. Including Conservation Work Group Volunteer , Events Volunteer and a Volunteer media editor see volunteer.butterfly-conservation.org/opportunitie...

Its 2 weeks today until the start of the official Butterfly Monitoring season But for any keen beans you can do early transect walks before April 1st if the weather is warm, above 13oC, dry, bright and still. Early counts can be entered on our website as weeks -3, -2, -1, 0 etc.

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I found 20 quid outside the supermarket and I felt a little bit guilty as I picked it up, so because it’s Good Friday I thought to myself, “What would Jesus do?”. So I turned it into wine...

The UK used to have Digging for Britain, now we have peeing for Britain it's the way forward 😊 Human urine made into fertiliser to help grow new forest - BBC News share.google/ATqpIIPSxDv6...

@routledgesteve.bsky.social @suillia.bsky.social @birdingarash.bsky.social @owentatdraws.bsky.social @celastrina59.bsky.social @ynuorg.bsky.social @tophilllow.bsky.social @northcavewet.bsky.social DST Leconfield Conservation has landed at Bluesky Social.

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Please respond to this consultation if you feel able yo do so. wildjustice.org.uk/woodcock/wil...

What's your early Spring look? 1. vibrant moss ghoul 2. pale bookstore vampire 3. wretched pollen zombie 4. weird birder

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m... @jesika5555.bsky.social @bcyorkshire.bsky.social @mikepilsworth.bsky.social

Increasing reports of Chiffchaff to @birdtrack.bsky.social! Read more about spring arrivals in our latest migration blog ➡️ bit.ly/4so4XDX The weekly reporting rate in BirdTrack for Chiffchaff has risen from 4-6% during the winter to 41% in the most recent week! #Ornithology 📷 Liz Cutting / BTO

Happy spring equinox lovely people!

Happy spring equinox lovely people!

Scottish gamekeeper Russell Mason pleads guilty to battering a Goshawk to death on a shooting estate in Perthshire ⚖️ Excellent partnership investigation & prosecution by Police Scotland, RSPB, SSPCA, & COPFS 👏 New blog ⬇️ #RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime 🌍 raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/03/17/s...

Ivy isn't a 'parasite', and it doesn't 'strangle' trees. Instead, it's a massively important natural part of forest ecosystems, providing food and shelter to a great range of animal inhabitants. But also, it's *beautiful*.

It's never too late to care. It's never too late to try new things. It's never too late to read banned books. It's never too late to disappear into a sinister fog. It's never too late to become the shambling forest horror of your dreams.

Community news! Volunteers are needed to search the lonely hill of goat tombs for the last group of volunteers sent to the lonely hill of goat tombs.

🌱 "Take care of the land and the land will take care of you." —Hugh Hammond Bennett

I can assure you all the estates in Scotland break the Muirburn code. Burning deep muir>40cm is common practice. Muirburn contributes 50% to all emissions. King Charles, the muirburn at Delnadamph and the failure of the Cairngorms National Park Authority parkswatchscotland.co.uk/2025/03/03/k...

Spring insects are starting to appear… have you spotted any of these yet? 🐝🦋 Want help identifying what you see? Our entomology beginner pack includes three guides for just £10: buff.ly/ct6AsEH

“The idea that a civilization might destroy itself is both ludicrous and likely. 💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔 We are pathetically inadequate at long-term planning, idiotically primitive in our destructive urges and pathologically incapable of simply getting along." - Brian Cox

Still going... #Iran #Epstein #EpsteinFile

Your daily affirmation: People underestimate me, but no one will stop me because I possess the strength of at least two raccoons.

Cornwall Butterfly Conservation's Open Day is tomorrow! Do join us for a lovely day of talks and cake if you are around in Cornwall. @savebutterflies.bsky.social

The expression ‘bald as a Coot’ is very true!

Sorry couldn't resist!

Cornwall Butterfly Conservation's Open Day is next week! We have some great speakers lined up for the day including @richardfoxbc.bsky.social on climate change, Adrian Spalding discussing Sandhill Rustics & Lesley Strong talking about the Cornish Mining World Heritage Site. Hope to see you there!

WAR won't hide the #EpsteinFiles #Iran #Epstein

Many MPs claim to care about nature. Tomorrow afternoon will be the test. On Tuesday 3rd March there will be a debate in Parliament on red lines for nature. We’ll be watching to see who shows up. Empty seats will say a lot. Tell us who you expect to see there tomorrow. 👇

Do try to remember that after the rain comes sun.

Spring is on its way! Look out for these butterflies and moths in your gardens and local green spaces 🦋🌷 What have you seen recently?

Come and Join Us!

Pilsworth Mike

North Yorkshire Moors today, bitterly cold with quite a bit of snow on the tops. Totals as follows :- Hen Harrier -0 Merlin -0 Common Buzzard -0 Peregrine-0 Any other Raptor -0 Any other birds -0 What a great diverse place managed grouse moors are …. Not 🤬🤬🤬 @northyorksbirds.bsky.social

Our second Masterclass in identifying European butterflies is coming up next Wednesday 17th Feb. This one covers the trickier species in the Atlantic region given by renowned expert Chris van Swaay. The Webinar zoom link: us06web.zoom.us/j/81934375118

Life advice: - be kind to service workers & tip well - don't curse the moon, because it can hear you - learn enough black magic to cause some gentle mischief - be the mossy forest horror you want to see in the world

This is why we fight! At least why I do....

In last night's Channel 4 report, Chief Correspondent Alex Thompson reported on six different hunts from across the country, highlighting that illegal fox hunting is not isolated to a "a few bad apples" as the BHSA are trying to portray. Watch the c4 report ⬇️ www.facebook.com/share/v/1C7s...

Our latest Activity Report for 2025 is now available on our website. It gives updates on several major projects as well as a report on our Partner meeting in December. We have made good progress but are aware of the huge challenges ahead www.bc-europe.eu/documents/69...