The gov's absurd rhetoric about nature "blocking" development continues when of course wild species are (sometimes illegally) destroyed every day by building work. This latest case is tragic. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Two out of the (only) three White-tailed Eagles fledged in England in 2025 have since 'disappeared in suspicious circumstances', i.e. people killed them within months. Read this, and see how much effort those people go to, to kill them. We all know who & why. Two out of three. Within months.

Found a superb insect on Saturday - Vedalia Ladybird (Novius cardinalis), from an oak tree at La Garenne Nature Reserve. A new species of ladybird for Guernsey. About 4mm long, hairy all over, and a very vivid red colour with black patches. Only a few UK records I believe.

Scotland restores 15,448 hectares of peatland, beating targets and boosting climate action, biodiversity and rural jobs across the country.

Yesterday I witnessed something extraordinary: the author Sarah Wynn-Williams sitting silent on a stage at @hayfestival.bsky.social. And she got a standing ovation. I hope the attempt to censor her backfires magnificently. I have just ordered her book. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

This from the man who spent years hectoring us about how crucial it was for 'our own laws to be debated and made in our own sovereign parliament'.

Why do the UK government and scientific institutions still host their accounts on X as their main social media messaging outlet. Why do the U.K. govt have NHS and MoD contracts with Palantir. These are the very people destroying democracy. The inertia of this historical lock in culture has to end.

Dr Evil has reviewed today’s agenda, and declined. #caturday

On this day in 1907, Rachel Carson was born. Her 1962 book, Silent Spring, helped launch the global environmental movement. Chemical companies tried to discredit Carson by calling her a Communist and/or a “hysterical” woman. #WeTheMen

Slightly cooler air from west of the Canaries for Western Britain & Ireland. Further east the warm Continental air will hang on for most of the night. It's likely the impressive arrival of African moths to SW England will push east along the south coast tonight, and perhaps further north. #teammoth

@migrantmothuk.bsky.social 12 Striped Hawkmoth in the moth trap at Lee Moor ; Devon last night. Won't forget the moment we opened the trap this morning l ! Wondering if that is a Devon record ?

⚠️ Yellow weather warning issued ⚠️ Thunderstorms across parts of Wales and southwest England Wednesday 1500 – 2359 Latest info 👉 bit.ly/WxWarning Stay #WeatherAware⚠️

Obs says these are Cydia cosmophorana and Denisia albimaculea - if true pretty good in Southampton #teammoth

More of the same tonight/tomorrow as high night time temps ensure the recent African arrivals are mobile. There's also an increasing chance of dispersal from the nr Continent to the S & E coasts of England. On Weds a new area of Saharan dust may arrive over SW Britain and Ireland #teammoth

Nice to join in with the current moth action down here... Crimson Speckled at West Bex this morning...

I’ve been reading a lot about the end of the Roman republic recently, and the slide of that empire into imperial monarchy. The stamping of the leader’s face on coins, colossal statues and a reworking of the forum. But even Augustus didn’t build himself a ballroom-fortress.

HISTORY IS COMING: 40c IN EUROPE This will arguably be the harshest spring heat wave in European history We can see up to 40C in Spain,35C in Central Europe for days. Thousands of records will be pulverized in Spain,Portugal,France,Benelux,UK;SCandinavia,Germany,Alps,Czechia,..

Yesterday's daytime arrival of Painted Ladies and Hummingbird Hawks proved to be the precursor to a decent overnight migrant moth catch at the Obs that included a Striped Hawkmoth & 139 Small Mottled Willows; 5 Green Oak Tortrix & Delicate of note amongst the back ups.

I was surprised to come across this Bordered Straw on heathland in Purbeck, Dorset this afternoon. First I've seen this year. Also a couple of Silver Y and a Painted Lady. #teammoth @dorsetmoths.bsky.social @migrantmothuk.bsky.social

Some migration info from 7 Whinchats (Saxicola rubetra) tagged with multi-sensor loggers: kind of loop migration, spring Sahara crossing up to ~5,000 m despite their tiny size (~16g), and unusually prolonged flights both at autumn and spring. 🪶🏔️ Full paper here: doi.org/10.1007/s10336-026-02409-1

Those communists at Bloomberg say Farage's refusal to take a hard look at the realities of climate change endangers the UK 'Protecting Britain from future floods + heatwaves demands engagement with science + clear, honest communication of the risks' Snowflakes www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

Migratory bird numbers fall in Britain despite last year’s warm spring

Tonight should be the best night of the year so far, particularly ahead of the cold front pushing E. High levels of Saharan dust likely over SW England during the first half of the night, which will move E during the night. Dispersal from the nr Continent is also possible in SE England #teammoth

Impressive amounts of Saharan dust possible on Friday, especially over South West England. Hopefully it'll bring some desert moths with it! #teammoth

It's plausible that some parts of the UK will reach the Met Office heatwave criteria this weekend / early next week. Remarkable for late May, temperatures increasingly likely to exceed 30C relatively widely.

Britain's gulls are undergoing substantial declines, according to the latest findings from the BTO's Winter Gull Survey:

When politicians reject measured facts and basic physics in favor of the propaganda narrative of the fossil fuel lobby, they are throwing the people and their home land under the bus.

On This Day in 1984 - West Midlands Bird Race. Not sure about my maths but back then could rely on black grouse, ruddy duck, turtle dove and long eared owl #birding #westmidlands

"Papua New Guinea has detailed its plans to protect approximately 200,000 km² of Pacific Ocean waters – an area roughly the size of the United Kingdom – from fishing and all other destructive human activity." Papua New Guinea announces largest MPA in its history share.google/Lx6z18O1Bhiw...

Immigration make Britain brilliant

🚨 Scientists have combed through 9,000 fisheries reports to lift a lid on just how horrific bottom trawling for our seas. It will shock you. ~3,000 different marine species have been documented in bottom trawl catches, however the true number may be double this 👇 theconversation.com/bottom-trawl...

The forever climate damage from every tonne of fossil carbon GHG put into the atmosphere dwarfs any financial return. Until you understand this you cannot usefully contribute to climate policy discourse.

A publication of joy northdownsandbeyond.blogspot.com/2026/05/coll...

Sorry, don't think the link was working when we posted this earlier - hopefully it's OK now www.instagram.com/reel/DYW99Ea...

How ~262,000 non-accidental deaths and 75,000 all-cause deaths were prevented www.nature.com/articles/s44...

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Haven't seen this before - Ancylis uncella #teammoth

Impossible to overestimate this man's contribution to society. Living Planet for me aged ~8 was like a primer for a career in ecology. Also responsible for televised Rugby League (big deal in North), Python, Whistle Test, Civilisation. Making countless little gems, right up to 2026's Wild London.

Scoop for @sciam.bsky.social: Last year's sweeping NIH grant cuts included funding to study hantavirus transmission, the virus that's likely killed three people on a cruise ship. The cuts shuttered a network of facilities meant to study dangerous pathogens. www.scientificamerican.com/article/trum...

ANALYSIS: Wind and solar have saved UK from gas imports worth £1.7bn since Iran war began 😎 Record-high wind+solar output 🔥 Record-low gas generation ❄️ First ever winter with wind+solar out-performing fossil fuels 🏆 Wind+solar beating gas for 15 straight months 1/5

I'm voting tactically to stop the Tories and Reform. Get smart voting advice at stopreformuk.vote/local/southa...

Excellent review; no quarter granted to any political leader. Badenoch gets off lightly by not featuring at all.

Nigel Farage wants to take the country out of the European Convention on Human Rights The ECHR protects us all - It grants our right to protest, our right to privacy, our right to fair trials and so much more. Whatever you do on May 7 JUST DON’T VOTE REFORM

It’s the way to go. Invest in solar energy.

A thousand times, yes. Passionate, brilliant article, deriding Farage for the snake oil salesman that he is, and the damage he’s done; and making the case for being back in Europe where we belong. bylinetimes.com/2026/05/01/n...

Just seen two Painted Lady butterflies in Sheffield, UK. Reports of them in "plague" numbers on the @mariposanature.bsky.social holiday in Andalucia currently. 2026 is shaping up to be on a par with the 2009 Painted Lady invasion! 🦋🦋🦋

“Italy’s abundance of wolf-dog hybrids threatens to disrupt the key role wolves play in the ecosystem… putting the uniqueness of the species at risk… with all its cultural, ecological & evolutionary value.” This also highlights the shaky grounds on which we tend to demonise wolves but idolise dogs.

100 days since the Govt was forced to release its National Security Assessment which said that ecosystem collapse is a threat to national security. Parliament has still not been allowed to scrutinise its findings. We must have a Parliamentary debate.