Dave Goulson

16,742-strong petition for legislation this year to #EndPeatSales handed in to Downing Street! 💚

Supported by @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social, @davegoulson.bsky.social, @plantlifeuk.bsky.social, @gardenorganicuk.bsky.social, & #RHS

Huge thanks to everyone who signed and shared!

#EndPeatSales

Great fun going to No. 10 to hand in #EndPeatSales petition & meet this bog monster. It isn't too late, please sign!

Fipronil Waterway Pollution Europe Warning Fipronil Waterway Pollution Europe concerns grow as pet flea treatments contaminate rivers, threatening wildlife and drinking water safety.

Nice article on how pet flea & tick treatments end up in rivers:
the-european.eu/story-57030/...

YouTube video by Dave Goulson No More Beewashing! Why beekeeping doesn't help conserve bees.

And yet there's been so much on this! For instance by expert @davegoulson.bsky.social: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiBY...
@phoebeweston.bsky.social's pieces: www.theguardian.com/environment/... and www.theguardian.com/environment/...
In US: www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi..., etc

The most amazing surprise set of @nationaltrust.org.uk books arrived today including Linda Collister @davegoulson.bsky.social Robyn Booth and @therichardmadden.bsky.social
My huge thanks to (I think) Elinor Fewster and @harpercollins.bsky.social
All out this Spring and all looking fantastic

The book, the cover of which shows various insects.

Out 05/02 for 7+ readers, the junior edition of Insectarium by Emily Carter and @davegoulson.bsky.social looks absolutely stunning. Huge thanks go to Hiromi @bonnierbooks.bsky.social

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YouTube video by Dave Goulson Insect declines, neonicotinoids and pet parasiticides

The latest on insect declines, neonicotinoids and pet parasiticides youtu.be/f_g9e1LtFY4 via @YouTube

Countries bombed by USA or Israel with USA backing in last 6 months: Iran, Venezuela, Syria, Yemen, Lebanon, Palestine, Nigeria. Threatened: Greenland, Mexico, Colombia, Cuba. Any others? Where next?

Tickets here: tickets.matterpay.com/s/chorleywoo...

Honey-Making Stingless Bees in the Peruvian Amazon Become the First Insects to Gain Legal Rights Two local ordinances granted rights to at least 175 stingless bee species in Peru, which are culturally and spiritually significant to Indigenous peoples and help maintain a healthy rainforest ecosyst...

Peru 🇵🇪 has given legal rights to 175 native bee 🐝 species:

"...stingless bees now have the fundamental right to exist and flourish in a healthy environment, without pollution, habitat loss, climate change, human activity or other threats..."

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www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/h...

Fifty new houses going up on a greenfield site near my tiny village, not a solar panel in sight. No infrastructure, almost no public transport. Pig ugly to boot. Why are we allowing this?

Protect peat bogs, #wetlands & #waterways!
Go #peatfree.
Sign the petition.
#gardeninig #peat #climate

I haven't used peat for 20 years. It is perfectly possible to garden without it so why are we still using something so damaging to the environment.

If you garden, please don't buy peat products.

Apart from compost, try to find plants that have not been grown in peat.

Peat has no nutritional benefits for plants, it is solely used as a neutral growing medium with perfect drainage which can then be artificially modified to specification.

YouTube video by Dave Goulson How to make cider without a cider press

A simple way to make your own delicious cider with minimal equipment, just in time for Christmas. A great way to use up windfall apples.
youtu.be/jRjBUjcJJMg

Sign the petition to end peat sales! No more delays: Let's get peat out of gardens once and for all. The time for uncertainty has ended.

actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk/end-peat-sal...

Another campaign to go peat free, it only takes a second, please sign (link in comment below). Such an easy step we could take to address both climate and biodiversity crises.

Stuck for ideas for Christmas presents? :)

Heather nectar extracts reduce within-colony epidemics of the bumblebee parasite Crithidia bombi Abstract. Disease and habitat loss are significant causes of pollinator declines, and evidence indicates the two are linked. In Britain, lowland heath is a

Heather nectar metabolites reduce within-colony epidemics of the bumblebee parasite Crithidia bombi showing that anti microbial compounds in nectar are effective at improving bee health at colony levels. @rbgkew.bsky.social
@markjfbrown.bsky.social
royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...

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It seems to me that extreme inequality is at the root of all our societal instability. It creates poverty and puts vast power in the hands of an unelected greedy few.

They're putting it on YouTube

Sorry, not sure, it may be on the Butterfly Conservation website.

Free online talk, tonight, book asap on Eventbright:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/saving-our...

Gary Lineker on Gaza, "It's the worst thing I have seen in my lifetime. Constant images day in, day out of children losing their lives."

"But the minute you raise your voice against it you get accused of being a supporter of Hamas."

Do you treat your dog to prevent fleas? You really need to watch this.
It doesn't hurt and you'll be glad you did.

Watch my most recent talk at your leisure here:
wsrt.org.uk/news/insect-...

📗 *Eat The Planet Well* being published soon!
#Brighton #Wildlife #Biodiversity #Nature #brightonwildlife

This is worrying. Recently moved into a new build development. Scuffed up a patch of grass to sow a mini meadow- only to find plastic netting embedded in the newly laid turf. Apparently rife in new builds as easier to lay & cheaper to produce.
@davegoulson.bsky.social
@chrisgpackham.bsky.social

Last night attended a talk by @davegoulson.bsky.social on insect declines, organised by Western Sussex rivers trust. Super talk highlighting the impact of neonicotinoids/insecticides use not only in farming but surprisingly on our pets. #Pesticides #Pets. #Pollinator #Insects #Moths #Butterflies