Absolutely, definitely, not “the Establishment”…

Imagine travelling thousands of miles just to spend your evenings doing zoomies over the same few houses... It's hard not to be impressed 👇 #SwiftAwarenessWeek

Tohid Azimi Wildlife Videographer "Talk about elite aerial skills! Watch this female red-tailed hawk hover effortlessly in mid-air while the male swoops in to briefly “land” on her back. It’s a masterclass in avian aerodynamics and a stunning courtship ritual you have to see to believe."

The first white-tailed eagle to fledge in Dorset for more than 240 years has gone missing on the North York Moors “The disappearance is being treated as suspicious” “Birds of prey regularly go missing in areas associated with game shooting” www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Campaign win! Duchy of Cornwall announces plan to “double the extent of duchy-managed Atlantic rainforest on Dartmoor by the early 2040s” This means Black-a-Tor Copse, as well as Wistman’s Wood! A first step towards doubling rainforests across Dartmoor’s commons www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

River Wye formally recognised as living ecosystem with intrinsic rights

It’s so uplifting to see Rowan saplings up on the Kinder Plateau…

Everyone should see this film. A powerful piece about how little access we have to the outdoors. @righttoroam.bsky.social @guyshrubsole.bsky.social Nadia Shaikh and Nick Hayes are heroes for their efforts so far. boxd.it/ekbi2j

The @nationaltrust.org.uk only rarely ask their members to take political action, but when they do, it’s seismic. Please take the NT’s action, email your MP demanding the Government protect 30% of the UK for nature by 2030: campaigns.nationaltrust.org.uk/page/186395/... bsky.app/profile/nati...

'It will radically change what you thought about 'wilderness'.' Cat Jarman When was Britain last truly wild? And what, if anything, remains? In Wilderlands, @eloi.se charts the unexpectedly human history of wild Britain across 12,000 years. Available to pre-order now 🦌 linktr.ee/wilderlandsb...

“Air pollution fell substantially as Paris restricted car traffic and made way for parks, people-streets and bike-lanes.” Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability and quality of life. Common sense. Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.

A historic day as the England Coast Path is completed. Congratulations to @ramblers.org.uk & @naturalengland.bsky.social. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

“The last of Ireland’s great oak forests were gone by the end of the seventeenth century,” writes Lenny Antonelli in this story from our 2021 Spring issue. “But pockets of this ancient forest linger.” Today, walk with us through the ghost wood.

Mer de Glace 13th Oct. 2024 Unreal colours at sunset on the bed of the Mer de Glace, where now only a thin trickle of ice flows... 🧊😢

Reading about writing but not actually writing #procrastination good books though so not complaining too much @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social @stephenking.bsky.social #dbcpierre #brucehollandrogers

Lynx could return to Scotland - but can rewilders win over wary Highlanders? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

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‘We want people to sit, pause, relax’: National Trust to open its libraries for public use

Write the book you would like to see someone pull from a higgledy piggledy pile in a secondhand shop 63 years after your death and say, "This looks fucking weird. I think I will buy it for Joan."

BBC News - Climber with hypothermia airlifted off Glencoe mountain gets bus home www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

If you've ever wondered why our peregrines are disappearing, here's the answer. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Annual reminder: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddzS...

Just in case you're wondering, today is Sunday.

Shooting hares in England to be banned for most of the year

Glaciers set to reach peak rate of extinction in the Alps in eight years - #climatecrisis forecast to wipe out thousands of glaciers a year globally, threatening water supplies and cultural heritage Research by @landervt.bsky.social et el Story by me www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Thread 1/ Recently at a Q&A, the chair asked me an excellent question: Why do you push so hard against the idea of a ‘nature cure’ when moments in your book Drystone - A Life Rebuilt might look like exactly that? The answer is simple. #Reading #Writing #NatureWriting #Nature #Scotland #Books

Last chance to register for our webinar on the Earth Rover Program, starting at 14.00 GMT. Intro by the brilliant Kate Raworth, then explanations of the concept and the science by some of our scientists and technicians. Register to obtain link. Hope to see you there us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Time-lapse of various species of mushrooms growing

China is “reshaping the world’s energy outlook, geopolitics and its capacity to limit the catastrophic effects of #climatechange”, says @economist.com - "China is now making more money from exporting green technology than US makes from exporting fossil fuels' $ www.economist.com/leaders/2025...

This summer, Andrew Milne - a City of London solicitor - bought up hundreds of freeholds in west Sheffield. Then the letters started to arrive. They included threats of high court action and offers to sell the freeholds - for £25,000. Read today's story: www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/a-london-law...

a century of glaciers melting 🧪🌐

Crow and Rock

So, this happened… thanks to @waterstones.bsky.social

One of my favorite stories I’ve written for ExWeb. Roman Dial is both an Alaskan backcountry legend and a mathematician. He combined the two to come up with a formula on how far you can hike unsupported. explorersweb.com/how-far-can-...

Labour MPs today call for new legislation to extend a right of responsible access to more English landscapes, and for the right to swim and wild camp to be enshrined in law @righttoroam.bsky.social inputted to this new report from the APPG for access to nature: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Shot, chaser Young men more likely to vote Green than Reform. Young men second most progressive group of any demographic. Combined right-wing vote barely bigger than Green vote alone for young men

Collapse of Grande Motte north face Glacier (~3300 m, Tignes) likely during thursday night! 🧊🌊 📷 Eric Charamel

Ice thickness loss at this place on Mer de Glace exceeds 10 cm per day since the August heatwave began! 🔥 📈 Since May, the cumulative loss is around 8 meters!

Sheffield campaigners launch bid to buy Moscar Moor for the community Local Labour councillor Minesh Parekh said: “I look forward to people making use of the upcoming 'Community Right to Buy' legislation to bring mismanaged land into community hands” www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Motherfucking wind farms…

'Glacier des Bossons' Francis Frith c. 1870 Seeing this carefree scene, it's hard to believe this natural monument is about to cut in the icefall at the top of the image! 😰 Man's hold over living and non-living things has destroyed Beauty.

“If the Epstein scandal teaches us anything, it is that America needs a dedicated and decently funded group of people whose job is not just to ask questions, but to find answers,” @helenlewis.bsky.social writes. “Let’s call them journalists.”

Demand on mountain rescue teams 'unsustainable' ahead of busy summer season | UK News | Sky News news.sky.com/story/demand...

Since at least the time of Greek philosophers, many writers have discovered a deep, intuitive connection between walking, thinking, and writing.

Bid to bring black grouse back to Peak District. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Forestry England owns 100s of 'Ghost Woods' - ancient woodlands felled to make way for monoculture plantations. They've promised to restore them - but new analysis by @wildcard.land shows they won't meet their target until the 22nd century! Join their campaign: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

I’m annoyed that I didn’t read The Salt Path so I could be annoyed about being conned. I think I’m more annoyed by that than I would’ve been if I’d been conned.

Cheeky Bivouac during the last heatwave in May #bivouac #wildcamp @firepotfood.bsky.social @mountainequipment.bsky.social

There’s an invader turning huge swathes of Britain into deserts – and these dead zones are spreading | George Monbiot