Loved meeting these two young, brilliant artists at Elmley - hugely inspiring - do check this out!

'This is a project to directly combat the hate we see in the media and in politics.' We’re thrilled to be working with artists Rosa Amora & Riley Summer on their project ‘ROOTED’, celebrating migration in the UK through storytelling, printmaking & community www.caughtbytheriver.net/2026/06/root...

Labour should ‘be kind’, a Makerfield voter told me. So how about stopping the relentless closures of precious day centres? | John Harris

The older I get, the more certain I am that the real meaning of existence is love for life. That is, love for the natural world, all of humanity, and advancing coexistence based on true justice, rights, and respect. 🌍

Two news items, one after the other; a piece about coping with the heatwave in our homes, followed immediately by a piece about growing pressure to drill more oil in the North Sea. No connection made between them at all. Full video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXIW...

Claiming that taking water into public ownership would be too expensive simply doesn't add up - given Thames Water's repair bills vastly outweigh it's market value to the tune of billions, its value is nil. It's time to end the failed experiment of privatisation and run water for public benefit.

Yesterday's highlights at Dawlish Warren, small skipper butterfly, marsh helleborine and silvery leafcutter bees. @warrenbirding.bsky.social

this World Cup we should stop asking 'is it coming home' and focus instead on 'are you coming to The Museum of English Rural Life'

My latest post: philipstrange.wordpress.com/2026/06/06/a...

Yesterday in the Leechwell Garden in Totnes, I think this is Osmia leiaina, do you agree @johnwalterswildife.bsky.social @brigitstrawbridge.bsky.social

saw these bees in west Dorset a week ago, can you identify them please @johnwalterswildife.bsky.social

They've invited him before, and they invited Nick Griffin when I was an undergrad. The premier hobby debating club for the British political class just has a long term belief that fascists are worth listening to.

Thousands of people across the country protest against sewage pollution #EndSewagePollution @sascampaigns.bsky.social climatewithbrian.com/2026/05/16/t...

Ornithological sexism?? philipstrange.wordpress.com/2026/04/30/a...

Good to read the Duchy of Cornwall's new "Nature Rich Plan" mentioning both improving SSSIs on Dartmoor from "unfavourable no-change" and increasing the resilience of the moor's fragmentary rainforests. Is this place on the cusp of real change for nature? duchyofcornwall.org/article/a-na...

Sharing, without comment, British newspapers’ depictions of the only Jewish person currently leading a UK political party . Times. Mail. Telegraph. Sun.

When you see the relentless attacks from other parties on the Greens across the media remember this: They hate our plan to end Rip Off Britain. They don't want a wealth tax. They don't want public ownership & lower bills. They're trying everything in their power to stop us.

Reform keep making abhorrent announcements to attempt to distract voters from the fact they want to privatise our NHS, roll back worker's rights and hand out tax breaks to their billionaire backers. Want a party focused on solutions, not scapegoating? join.greenparty.org.uk

Plantlife recommends leaving gardens uncut not just in May but throughout summer to see what flowers, then cutting back in July or August after flowering has finished. Crucially, the cuttings should be removed to keep soil fertility low #nomowmay #wildflowers www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Lots of food going in and fecal sacs coming out at this Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus nest in a gorse bush on a damp but mild early morning just after dawn today. Buckfastleigh, Devon.

@liamolds.bsky.social What do you make of these? The upper one looked smaller but the photos dont show this very well. Seen 20 April on semi-waste ground on edge of Totnes

Well well, this government show their true colours. The oil crisis hands it to them on a plate to discourage car use/ petrol dependency and encourage active travel. But no, they are actively encouraging people to continue their unsustainable and damaging ways. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Wes Streeting supports welfare cuts to fund defence. He lets private equity make billions from outsourcing NHS, social care. Silence on corporate welfare spending. Since 2010 HMRC failed to collect £500bn in taxes. Capital gains and dividends taxed at lower rates than wages.

Who would consider turning a restored flood meadow into a sports pitch? Find out in Mary Montague's @theguardian.com country diary... #naturewriting #countrydiary

Plenty of ramsons hoverflies (Portevinia maculata) along a Devon lane near Totnes in the sunshine 12 04 26

Thanks @elliechowns.bsky.social , @greenparty.org.uk MP for this reflection and the understanding that the harms are ongoing. #Covid-19DayOfReflection #CovidIsNotOver

Campaigners who thought they'd won the battle to prevent fracking in Lincolnshire dismayed to learn mayor Andrea Jenkyns is courting fracking firm, Egdon - - vow to keep fighting to protect their homes from pollution: share.google/KdkhSjHxQ2AG... 🧵 1/4

Whoever is behind Watershed Investigations is brilliant. Excellent investigative journalism that is sorely needed. Highly recommend following them.

He's not posting any angry social media videos about how Trump turned him away?

British Geological Survey map showing parts of the UK with potential for fracking exploration. Reform has pledged to open up the country for fracking if elected. They say fracking will lower people's bills. This is disputed by London School of Economics: www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminst... 🧵 1

Well done, Duchy of Cornwall, Natural England, Moor Trees, Woodland Trust. Dartmoor needs more rainforest! duchyofcornwall.org/article/volu...

Lady in white, "Andrew Windsor was followed around by protection officers at all times" #BBCQT "The royal family would have known what he was up to many years ago" "The royal family aren't blameless in what Andrew has been doing over the Epstein scandal"

Baffling that RSPB & BirdIlife still promote tourism to Antarctica. A single tour uses 4 YEARS of a person’s annual carbon emissions alone & the area is increasingly suffering from associated issues. Sending all the wrong messages. What must young people think about us? iucn.org/resources/is...

Signs of seasonal change here in Totnes, south Devon (seen over the last few days).

By the time Starmer is replaced this summer, we'll have had two wasted years, in which a country crying out for transformation instead got more of the same, or even worse where environmental legislation is concerned, and a high possibility of Farage running the next government. Thanks Keir.

Nose to the ground, the buck follows the scent of the doe. March madness may be at the end of the trail...

#GetGreensElected - #VoteGreen

A "loveliness" of over 30 7-spot Ladybirds (Coccinella septempunctata) overwintering in a pyramidal formation on a rather wobbly old Purple Toadflax stem in the garden.🐞 @vc40ladybirds.bsky.social

'Recent events have brought Trump’s governing style into sharper focus. Fascist best describes it, and reluctance to use the term has now become perverse... #Fascism is not a territory with clearly marked boundaries but a constellation of characteristics...'

1. This short thread is about the issue that dominates almost every aspect of politics, and causes or exacerbates most of our problems: the extreme wealth of a small number of people. Here’s the amazing thing: almost the entire political class aligns with the ultra-rich against the rest. 🧵1/10

folks, this is some really weird shit. the president is not well.

Starlings preening after bathing in the flooded fields & what a strong cold wind was blowing - I could barely hold the camera still. These birds have spent the night roosting up on the S'set Levels 28 miles away - they come to feed in the pastures during the day. Lots of Fieldfares now joining them.

Happy Anniversary to the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site! The inception of the WHS was 25 years ago today! We will be celebrating over the course of 2026, so stay tuned for lots of events and activities! #UNESCO #worldheritagesite #jurassiccoast

New - Nigel Farage has been found by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards to have made 17 standards breaches, adding up to over £380,000 in late declarations. He’s apologised, so no further investigation (which seems unusual for a breach this large)

Well well www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/gre...

Snowdrops today by the river Dart in Devon.

Nice to see the Red Bartsia Bee (Melitta tricincta) in the news #ukwildlife www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Thank you, Minnesota open.substack.com/pub/stevesch...

It is the source of so many of our evils: the astonishing concentration of wealth in the hands of a very few, and the immense political power that gives them. We cannot solve our problems until we tackle it. This week's column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...