Great to have the scientific evidence to support the anecdotal observations of naturalists

We’re heartbroken to learn that Dr Jane Goodall has passed away, aged 91. Dr Goodall was one of the true conservation giants of our time. Let’s honour her legacy by choosing to make a difference in the world - by protecting it. Thank you, Jane, for everything you did for our planet. 💚

We shouldn't say peatlands act as sponges...but they can slow flow and dampen droughts. Our new paper led by Kirsten Lees onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1... @peatofmind.bsky.social @peatymike.bsky.social @em-shuttleworth.bsky.social @andybairdj.bsky.social @researchleeds.bsky.social

Seagrass prevents coastal erosion, stores carbon, and contributes to food security. Yet, these vital ecosystems are in decline. Join #GenerationRestoration and take action for our precious ecosystems: bit.ly/3fNtmjj

Pricing charities & communities out of justice is not the way to deliver nature-friendly development👩‍⚖️ Going to court is not something we undertake lightly, with costs already too high for some🪙 Ditching the commitment to affordable justice would mean unaccountable developers & more bad projects👇

Essential reading for Europe's conservatives. Confronting the ecological crisis is not a woke fantasy. It's the only way to save everything you hold dear. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Healthy ecosystems & human development can and should go hand in hand. Policies that balance conservation with community needs, like sustainable fisheries and wildlife management, show us how to thrive while protecting nature. See how responsible action benefits all: www.unep.org/topics/natur...

Their colonies in the Antarctic are endangered and numbers have plummeted. Tom Whipple meets the scientist warning of the crisis looming for the emperor penguin

Appalling & embarrassing for the UK as the #ClimateEmergency deepens & the need for urgent action increases ...but not that surprising given his and the Chancellor's ignorant & dismissive views on the environment - & their failure to recognise that society & economy depend totally on its health

Good advice here for looking after the only land-based breeding seal colony in NW England @cumbriawildlife.bsky.social

🗺️ NEW European Peatland Map (EPM2025) is LIVE & FREE! 🌿 A comprehensive resource for research, policy & conservation – showing peatlands all over Europe. Let’s protect these vital ecosystems! 🌍 👉 greifswaldmoor.de/gmc-schrifte...

Some lunchtime sun & fresh air in the @cumbriawildlife.bsky.social office garden today, near Kendal. New potting shed in background where the tree seeds for #SkiddawForest will be sorted

If this is true it's an incredibly stupid policy. One of the priority roles of the EA is to ensure an adequate and sustainable water supply. If you fudge assessment of this you're inviting major problems a few years into the future. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

History made for the ocean: #BBNJ Agreement enters into force, protecting high seas & deep seabed, safeguarding life under water. “Our ocean is the foundation of our very existence. Today we took an important step forward to save our ocean, & to save our future” - ED @ingerandersen.bsky.social

Our planet is under pressure: Toxic chemicals. Dirty air. Contaminated water. These hazards are harming health, ecosystems, and economies, and it’s time to clean them up. UNEP works with countries to #BeatPollution at its source and build a safer, cleaner future for all: unep.org/spotlight-ch...

New Defra secretary Emma Reynolds has a big ‘to do’ list, but a chance to make some publicly popular moves, writes senior fellow @ruthchambers.bsky.social in our latest blog 👇

It also has a nationally important invertebrate assemblage, the primary reason for its designation a an SSSI...

📢 Hear about this exciting new project TOMORROW! Delivered by Josh Adams, our Red Squirrel Ranger, the talk aims to explain this fantastic plan. Last chance to book ⬇️ www.cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk/events/2025-09-16-red-squirrel-recovery-network #Cumbria #LakeDistrict #Conservation

Vital new research on how we lost connection with nature … the extinction of experience over generations …

Inspiring panel discussion of how we support locally-led nature recovery in #Cumbria @cumbriawildlife.bsky.social with #penrithswifts #WestmorlandandFurnessCouncil #CleantheKentCampaign at the 2025 Members Conference

.... yes and restoration of degraded mosaics of habitats at a landscape-scale ... caused by land-use intensification and fragmentation

Looks like an interesting programme on the wonderful village of #PortCarlisle @solwayfp.bsky.social #Cumbria #SolwayCoastNationalLandscape #BBC2 at 7.00pm

This is a total scandal. There's a marine concern too. EG there's a old landfill on the coast between two major nature reserves on Walney Island, Barrow, #Cumbria. The site is being actively eroded by the sea and its contents end up on the beach. Presumably with unseen exudate as well.

Sphagnum rubellum and strictum #moss #bryophyte

Grass of Parnassus, Gowbarrow Fell, Cumbria. The county flower of both Cumbria in England and Sutherland in Scotland. #WildFlowerHour #MacroMonday #LakeDistrict @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social @cumbriawildlife.bsky.social @cumbriabdc.bsky.social

Excellent find

Really interesting and concerning research... No doubt pollution from artificial light contributes to the urbanisation effect as well as habitats being concreted over

Such a sublime flower... last of the summer's Grass of Parnasus ... the #Cumberland county flower and featuring in pride of place on its #flag. #Cumbria

Wow, this is a crucial and positive finding. We found the same many years ago with a far more limited @ukbms.bsky.social dataset, but then AE schemes had not been going long. This is far more convincing and I hope policy makers in @naturalengland.bsky.social make a strong case for more funding.

Autumn skies bringing the ✨drama✨ to our South Walney Nature Reserve.

If 100,000 tonnes of sediment was being dumped on a nature reserve every year there would be outrage. So why is this allowed in Beachy Head West Marine Conservation Zone? We’re taking legal action to ensure marine protected areas are actually protected. buff.ly/GEfcxEz #StopDumpingOnOurReef

Every day the government delays banning the sale of peat compost means more carbon lost to the atmosphere from this appalling practice www.wildlifetrusts.org/news/vast-ar...

It's a beautiful thing, especially when in clumps

Sea Spleenwort (Asplenium marinum) from yesterday's stroll on the coast at Cullercoats 🌿 #ferns

This should be headline news - the implications are horrifying …

That's because there isn't any hard evidence - as the last 2 or 3 Gov reviews have found since 2010. This is a political exercise - and nature is the scapegoat distracting attention away from the systemic political failure.

The analysis by Whitehall officials provides no data or research to back up the government’s central argument that it is environmental legislation that holds up building. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

This is such sad news. Mathew was an inspirational, visionary and pioneering figure in #Urban #Nature #Ecology #London @ldnwildlifetrust.bsky.social

I'd prefer the sentence I quoted in the post above to have been phrased "latest scientific results point to loss of marine-based areas of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet now being inevitable, implying a commitment to more than 3 metres of global mean sea-level rise", but you get the picture.

🧪🌊🧵"experts believe a global rise in sea level of at least three metres may now be inevitable as a result of the break-up of Antarctica’s giant western glaciers" observer.co.uk/news/interna...

Weakening wildlife protections will not deliver growth – the evidence shows they are not what holds up development. Undermining these safeguards risks eroding the natural assets our economy depends on. www.bats.org.uk/news/2025/08...

If we can’t live without water, why are we poisoning our rivers? If we can’t live without forests, why are we cutting them down? If we can’t live without soil, why are we stripping it of life? We depend on nature, not the other way around. So why are we pushing our best ally to the brink?

🌠 North Pennines Stargazing Festival 📌When? 22nd October to 2nd November 2025 ➡️ Find all the events here: buff.ly/lw79IUg Dark sky astronomy and stargazing (c) Grassholme Observatory Rookhope Arch (c) Cain Scrimgeour #NorthPennStarFest25 #NPennDarkSkies

Witnessing the rapid and extensive thawing of permafrost in Svalbard is truly impressive but deeply concerning

Nitrogen is vital for all living organisms, but too much is bad for people and the planet. 4 reasons why limiting nitrogen pollution is essential: www.unep.org/interactives...

Damming #LakeDistrict report www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

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From Knowable Magazine: A handful of scientists have started to train their ears to the worms, grubs and roots underground. They were not prepared for what they heard. knowablemagazine.org/content/arti... #entomology #ecology #science #SciChat

Delighted to find Grass of Parnassus in full bloom on Eycott Hill this afternoon.

Fascinating in the current drought to see deep-rooted species like yarrow & plantain doing well in grasslands A simple illustration of how diversity leads to resilience