Thank goodness. Vaccination offers a much better way forward, with continued vaccination of badgers and especially vaccination of cattle, where urgent progress getting an effective vaccine out to farmers is badly needed. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A flowering grass growing as a pavement plant in Laundress Lane, Cambridge. #WildflowerID #WildflowerHour

Beavers are back in the wild on the River Lowther in Cumbria. At the (rather wonderful) Cumbria Nature Festival last weekend, Tom Bowser gave an excellent talk on the benefits to biodiversity and to flood water management following beaver reintroduction www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #Cumbria

Wishing Sir David Attenborough a very happy 100th birthday. What a remarkable man. www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...

Bringing beavers back to Britain- should you wish to support this, match funds are available from today for a week only, doubling any donation beavertrust.org/donate/ #beavers

Britain is home to almost half of the world’s bluebells, found in ancient or semi-natural woodlands, flowering in April and May. 'Bluebell woods' by contemporary UK painter Susan Entwistle #WomensArt

Following on from my previous post, this is a recent addition to the species list for our bird feeders …

Sensible advice, although I will be sad not to see and hear the goldfinches and sparrows on the feeders outside my office window in the summer months. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

There's a lot being shared right now about China's incredible shift towards renewable energy - and rightly so. But this, from the UK, is equally astonishing & encouraging. It's not just that change can happen. It's that it *is* happening. (Via climateactapp.substack.com/p/your-daily...)

A single line in this piece just made my day: “The electricity system operator is understood to be preparing to run the grid without any gas for short periods as soon as this summer, in a first for the UK energy system.” Renewables *work*. And progress matters🎉 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Just received my copy of this and it’s rather lovely. High quality paper and printing. And eel info.

Couldn’t be more pleased to see not one but two (three?) jars of Dalemain marmalade in the photo accompanying this article in the Guardian. Dalemain marmalade is of course the best (my favourite is their Kitchen Garden marmalade- it has rhubarb in it and is not too sweet). #Cumbria

Good news. Beaver activity generates a wide range of biodiversity benefits. For additional research science based information about the impacts of beaver reintroductions, see The Beaver Trust website. beavertrust.org/beaver-basic... #Cumbria www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Good morning parents, carers, and anyone else looking after children over the Easter holidays! Here’s my regular reminder of this thread of videos of TOYS you can make at home with scrap materials you probably have lying around

I've had some requests to make this map available as a poster, and so I have! If you'd like to purchase my map of the eels' life cycle, you can get a copy at my etsy store here: etsy.me/3Nvk5jK The print copy looks like this: #eels #maps

Coming to two venues in Cumbria this summer - highly entertaining outdoor theatre #Cumbria #outdoortheatre vimeo.com/378123187?fl...

Fantastic news! 🦋🦋 Link to full report in 🧵 www.worldwildlife.org/news/stories...

The badger hide at RSPB Haweswater is very special; you get the chance of a really good close up view of these charismatic animals. And a plug for the Cumbria Badger Vaccination Project too (the Haweswater badgers have been vaccinated by the CBVP against TB) #Cumbria www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I had the privilege of seeing these fabulous iron horses at different stages when they were being made - they are much more impressive close up than this photo suggests. Ellie Barden, blacksmith and welder at Grace Forge, is hugely talented www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #Cumbria

As I've said before the lack of focus on A&E in govt plans is bewildering even just from a political perspective. For many people it's their most viseral and memorable interaction with the state.

On my list to explore - possibly this autumn. Goes through some beautiful countryside. #Cumbria #https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2xeexn3w4o

When I retired, one of my resolutions was to try to learn more about identifying mosses and lichens. I’m making some progress with mosses, but finding lichens tricky .. Great respect for the experts involved in this work. #cumbria www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

People experiencing homelessness were given £2,000 with no conditions through the Personal Grants Project. Early findings show the money went on rent deposits, furniture, courses and childcare. We’re proud to be funding this UK-first trial with CHI. Read more: https://loom.ly/ufqFIqg

No Covid infection is mild. We need layered mitigations because Covid vaccines were designed to reduce disease severity not necessarily prevent infection and any infection can cause long covid. Yet we are still being gaslighted on this!

Unpaid, but a wonderful place to be. www.welshwildlife.org/volunteer-sk...

Happy Christmas everyone. And thank you to Jay Mistry. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A Winter Walk - by one of my favourite artists and printmakers, Hester Cox @hestercoxprint.bsky.social More of Hester's stunning artwork, here: www.hestercox.com #art #printmaking #fox #winter

One of the most successful pedestrian streets in the world, the Strøget in Copenhagen, was filled with cars until a 2 year pedestrianization pilot project in 1962. The opposition argued “no cars means no business,” but the street has been a massive retail success, the city’s busiest shopping street.

Fellow parents! Carers! Anyone looking after children over half-term! Here is a thread of videos showing TOYS you can MAKE at home from scrap stuff you probably have lying around. First, the utterly delightful "balancing bird" alomshaha.com/balancing-bi...

Small glimmers of hope - the restoration of UK access to Erasmus, a transformational educational exchange scheme www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c4...

#SundaySquirrel is in a hurry to be here today Cumbrian red squirrel #UKwildlife #mammals

Excellent as always.

More than 1,000 people have lost their lives .. barely a mention in the mainstream media

The Beaver Trust is advertising for a new Chief Executive. Not easy finding a link to the job advert other than via Facebook, but here’s the link to the recruitment pack. Closing date for applications is 10th December. #wildlife #beaver #speciesreintroduction beavertrust.org/wp-content/u...

I’ve only just seen this. A really good wildflower-rich hay meadow is a wonderful thing. #Cumbria www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Snacktime! 🐿️😍 During autumn, red squirrels scour their habitats for nuts, berries & other vital energy sources. They don't hibernate, so they cache lots of this foraged food in shallow holes and tree crevices to keep them going through the cold winter months. 🎥 Paul Burke #NatureInFlux

Now published! My edited book ‘Long COVID and Society’ - my introduction is free to read for everyone. Download from the link below and check out the others chapters too (Chapter 14, about LC children and families, is also open access) link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

Japan live: Sanae Takaichi elected as Japan's first female prime minister reut.rs/4ne1PXy

Nobel Peace Prizes have often been awarded to people who fight autocracy. Maria Corina Machado fits right into that tradition www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

A ladybird first for Britain www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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. 💚

Within the first year of my daughter’s life, the Lionesses have won the Euros and the Red Roses have won the World Cup in front of sell-out crowds and huge tv audiences and it’s so wonderful to know she will grow up thinking that of course women play sport and of course everybody watches it

I think I can hear eider ducks calling in the background? Or am I imagining it? Lovely anyway.

Lovely.

Small boats: TV coverage - day after day after day after day.... PPE scandal: TV coverage - let's stick this powerful, enraging documentary on at quarter past ten on a Sunday night.

I strongly second this! 👏🏾 When talking about science communication, I also always stress that *all* forms and forums of communication matter 🔄 Whether it’s a big, factually correct but details-lite TV show or movie…or just chatting to granny or your mates in a pub 🗣️

Some hopeful weekend reading. “This is nature’s emergency recovery mechanism. We’ve buggered almost everything up but this will still bring them back.”

A new (and fully accessible) pathway for Cumbria. Very good news for those of us whose knees are no longer quite as resilient as they once were. #Cumbria www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

"A refreshingly pragmatic and undoomy book." The Guardian just published a great review of @hannahritchie.bsky.social's new book 'Clearing the Air'. The book will be out in 2 days. If you are unsure whether you want to read it, the review gives a good overview: www.theguardian.com/books/2025/s...