Anna Ford

Let’s be clear about what happened to Jimmy Kimmel Trump’s most brazen attack on free speech yet.

After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.

Motherfucking wind farms…

Rare butterfly hits purple patch at Sussex rewilding project Ecologists say 283 purple emperor recordings on one day at Knepp signal higher numbers nationwide

💜SOME GOOD NEWS! 💜 It's officially a record year for purple emperor butterflies. Knepp butterfly expert and safari guide Neil Hulme spoke to the Guardian about the incredible year they're having at Knepp, and elsewhere.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Cats did not vote for this.

It was such a great session!! Really got the ideas sparking. Thank you!

Amazing! Just booked for 8th June. 💚

Nice!! Are they in person or online? (Would be interested to come if online!)

What workshops do you do, Nic?

A clump of ferns lit by evening sunshine, with bushes and trees in the background.

I'm still busy, so this is a #photo taken about 3 weeks ago.
#Ferns unfurling in the #evening #sunlight
#EastCoastKin #Coleraine #NorthernIreland #Ireland

My fave bit of the shady garden spot we’ve created…

Apple tree and native hedgerow (planted 2020), mini pond, ferns, decomposing logs 💚

Oh, I feel this. Viscerally.

#NoMowMay going strong over here

'Ocean with David Attenborough' is an incredible film. Have you seen it yet?

We’re trying to do our bit. Knepp Wilding Kitchen sources fish from one local fisher who uses a line or large-gauge nets.

👀 New blog by @annafordcomms.bsky.social - knepp.co.uk/2025/05/davi...

📷@sussexbay.bsky.social

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White storks’ revival: what happens when we stop asking ‘why’ and start asking ‘why not’ - Knepp Matt Phelps | Lead Ecologist This spring, a piece of history is being written in Sussex as we witness another successful breeding season for white storks, thanks to the efforts of the White Stork Proj...

How the white storks came back... and why it matters...

Read the blog by our lead ecologist Matt Phelps, @mostlyscarce.bsky.social

@whitestorkproject.bsky.social @kneppwildlandfdn.bsky.social

knepp.co.uk/2025/05/whit...

YouTube video by Altitude Films OCEAN WITH DAVID ATTENBOROUGH | BOTTOM TRAWLING OFFICIAL CLIP | IN CINEMAS NOW | Altitude Films

The shocking, violent reality of what bottom trawling does to the seabed and its creatures is filmed and shown for the first time in Ocean with David Attenborough. And then, after all that, three quarters of the catch is thrown away.

This is must-watch footage.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzG9...

Scientists warn chemicals in pet flea treatments are killing wildlife The government says it's time to look again at the sale of pet flea treatments after scientists warned the chemicals in them kill wildlife including songbirds.

Nice @channel4news.bsky.social coverage of our "pet flea treatments turn up in bird's nests" research, starring my dog Poppy :)
www.channel4.com/news/scienti...

Hatching at @kneppwilding.bsky.social has started! 🐣

Scroll back to 11:33:30 on our YouTube live camera to see the first glimpse of the chick.

@kneppwildlandfdn.bsky.social

This absolute beaut rocked up in our suburban newbuild development yesterday 🐍

#grasssnake #sussex #ssssssussex

“Er, my question is really in two parts…”

From the new Private Eye, out now.

Hi @ddesimone.bsky.social just sent you an email I think may be of interest - letting you know on here in case you missed the email. Thanks!

Here's to all the wild mothers doing their best raising untamed cubs, kits, foals, fawns and fledglings.

May your day be as restful as these Tamworth pigs appear to be. 🍃

#MothersDay #HappyMothersDay #wilding #rewilding

📷 Charlie Burrell

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We have TWO new podcast episodes!

In Ground Control to Ranger Tom, Penny speaks to Knepp woodsman @therusticranger.bsky.social about Knepp's ancient trees.

In Dam Good News for Beavers, Penny chats with Knepp's new lead ecologist @mostlyscarce.bsky.social

🔊https://knepp.co.uk/wildland-podcast/

Greenpeace hit with $660mn damages bill in US court over oil pipeline protests Jury finds group responsible for damage to Dakota Access Pipeline in decision criticised as setback to free speech

Energy Transfer's case against Greenpeace is a brazen attempt to silence peaceful protest and undermine solidarity with communities that are directly threatened by the actions of oil and gas companies:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Roses are red
Violets are blue

No-one’s saying dinos aren’t cool (and yes I know birds evolved from them) just that they do rather dominate and there are so many cool species that don’t get a look-in.

I think it’s more about how disproportionately all-dominating dinos are… when we have so many vibrant incredible miraculous creatures alive right now that kids can see for themselves

Enough with unicorns and dinosaurs – show children the magic of real, living animals instead | Isabel Losada Put up pictures of lemurs, penguins and wolves, and introduce tomorrow’s environmentalists to the amazing nature in our world, says author Isabel Losada

"Enough with unicorns and dinosaurs". Wonderful piece in the Guardian by @isabel-losada.bsky.social urging us to fill children's lives with the magic of nature that really exists in the world around us...

Isabel is talking at Knepp on 24 April. Link below ⬇️

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...