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Any recommendations for good books on british tree folklore?

Any recommendations for good books on british tree folklore?

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Barn Owl nesting box fitted to an Oak tree today.

Ripping up Climate Change Act would be an act of national self-harm Ripping up Climate Change Act would be an act of national self-harm

Scrapping the Climate Change Act would be an act of national self-harm🚨

It inspired laws across the globe, billions in green investment, and a promise to protect future generations🌱

That promise must not be broken⛓️‍💥

Read more👇

www.wcl.org.uk/ripping-up-c...

#ClimateChangeAct

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We say NO to the race to build superintelligent AI.

In just 5 days, over 150 of you have joined our campaign showcasing a united stance against reckless AI development.

Join me in supporting the Remove Pesticides from UK Shelves Campaign Join the Butterfly Rescue Mission  Sign our open letter to UK retailers, asking them to remove synthetic pesticides from sale, for a wilder, butterfly-filled future for generations to come.  The UK ...

Join our call for UK retailers to remove synthetic pesticides from sale, for a wilder, butterfly-filled future 👇
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September’s Folklore (136:3) features two of my reviews on books about the social supernatural & the persistence of paganism. Both richly worth the doing. Some splendid other stuff too! 😉
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No room for your car? Just leave it on the road, on the pavement, on a verge - anywhere really.

Last week we went to #AbbotsBromley, #Staffordshire, to witness the extraordinary & ancient #HornDance, a #FolkDance that has taken place for perhaps 800+ years. I've wanted to see this for years!

#FolkCustoms #TraditionalDance #MorrisDancing #folkyfriday #FolkloreSunday #FolkTradition #oldways

BREAKING: Christian Climate Action drops giant banner off tower of #BathAbbey to demand the Church of England be as radical as Jesus and speak out and stand in opposition against hypocrisy, selfishness and oppression Stand against the state and corporate powers that are destroying our planet.

Any members of The British Druid order on here?

Earthing sheets? What?

What have we become?

Any thoughts on Zack Polanski becoming leader of the Green Party?

Extracting peat destroys one of our best carbon stores and trashes a unique, biodiverse habitat. Doing so to grow pretty flowers is hugely selfish. Ever heard of the climate and ecology crisis?
Come on, RHS, show some spine!

vibrant meadow with various wildflowers in bloom. The foreground features a Common Spotted Orchid, surrounded by green grass and yellow flowers. In the background, there are more purple flowers on long stems against a clear blue sky with a few wispy clouds.

The image shows a close-up view of a meadow with various wildflowers and grasses. A burnet moth is perched on a rough hawkbit flower. The background features more wildflowers and grasses, with trees visible in the distance under a partly cloudy sky.

The image shows a field of meadow buttercup in bloom. The flowers are small, with delicate petals and are densely packed, creating a vibrant yellow sea. The background is blurred, emphasising the foreground flowers.

This #NationalMeadowsDay, we're celebrating the UK’s irreplaceable meadows and how much they provide for us and for nature. But they need our help now more than ever. Find out more👉 https://loom.ly/2QdMwG8

📷 Joe Costley (1) Chris Harris (3)

How a £1.5bn ‘wildlife-boosting’ bypass became an environmental disaster A14 in Cambridgeshire promised biodiversity net gain of 11.5%, but most of the 860,000 trees planted are dead. What went wrong?

How a £1.5bn ‘wildlife-boosting’ bypass became an environmental disaster www.theguardian.com/environment/...

❌ Say no to plastic grass ❌
-creates plastic pollution
-loss of habitat
-loss of co2 sink
-inc flood risk
-inc carbon
-bad for soil, bugs, worms
Fake grass is the last thing we need in a biodiversity crisis which is why I’m calling for it to be phased out as we #messupbritain for nature 💚🐝🌻

On Your Bike – Book Review – Green Christian Green Christian

On Your Bike: Reflections of a Pedal Pilgrim, John B. Thomson, April 2024. Darton, Longman and Todd, ISBN: 978-1-913657-90-1, 174 pages. RRP £12.99

Book Review by Steve Retout

I'll name that plant in one.. 😊

We've been at St Albans Cathedral this week, urging them to stop banking with Barclays UK - the biggest funder of fossil fuels in Europe.

7 cathedrals have already pledged to switch, and recently Former Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, called on cathedrals to..