Twin trees in a stream in Holt Wood, Plymouth, covered in moss with wild garlic growing over the base

Wild garlic growing on the base of twin trees in a tributary running down to the River Plym in Holt Wood, Plymouth #Devon #WildflowerHour

Blackthorn blossom on sloe tree, Devon

Thicket of blackthorn blossom #Devon #WildflowerHour

When Brexit was slammed for being an act of pure prejudice, all the Brexiters howled about ‘sovereignty’ and ‘taking back control’.
Now, the very same people howl that we should just obey Trump and put our country in the firing line.
They lied about everything. All of it. Every single part.

The masculinity of Christ in question:

So why is this disgusting paedophile still in power?
Why are they not dragging him by the scruff of his neck into an open jail where other inmates can finish him off properly?

Why is his corruption allowed to continue?

Why is Pam Bondi and all around him not arrested too?!.

Filthy paedophile!

Now!!!

#Iran

#Epstein

#EpsteinFiles

Wren perched on plant, singing, purple and brown background, painting.

Jenny Wren, Catherine Hyde.

I love when you get those waves of garlic scent

God I remember going walking around there as a kid and the smell of the stuff

Cherry Plum Blossom

Cherry Plum in the wet which pretty much sums up the last week.. #wildflowerhour

Lesser Celandine (Ficaria verna) on a visit to Sheffield Botanical Gardens today.

It’s Welsh name is Llygad Ebrill which translates as ‘The Eyes of April’.

Climate change means flowers appear as early as January in Wales. Is a rename due?

#shiftingbaselinesyndrome
#signsofspring
#wildflowerhour

#wildflowerhour
#signsofspring
Primroses, and blackthorn bursting into bud

TIS THE SEASON!!!!! Guess what's in my veg box this week.

These wars are, in part, climate wars, even if we're not calling them that yet

Either wild garlic soup or pesto - or both

A wooden flask or bottle from the early medieval period found in Leitrim, Ireland and now on display in the National Museum of Ireland Archaeology in Dublin

Leather bottle • Leitrim

This leather bottle or flask was found deep in a bog in Cloonclose, County Leitrim.

From the decoration, it is believed to date to the early medieval period, making the bottle at least a thousand years old.

#Ireland ##SpéirGhorm #Archaeology 🏺 #EarlyMedieval

Analysis: UK emissions fall 2.4% in 2025 as coal hits 400-year low - Carbon Brief The UK’s greenhouse gas emissions fell by 2.4% in 2025 to their lowest level in...

The UK used less coal in 2025 than in 1600 when Shakespeare was writing Hamlet, according to CarbonBrief. Meanwhile Trump is taking the US in the opposite direction.

UK emissions fell by 2.4% in 2025.

#SignsofSpring for #Wildflowerhour from my home patch today, what I think are male flowers of Goat Willow (Salix caprea) and female flowers of Grey Willow (Salix cinerea). Hopefully providing lots of fuel for the early emerging bees and moths..

White with a hint of beige fungi emerging from a Hazel stake in a laid hedge bound with Willow

Possibly Netted Crust finding its way up a coppiced Hazel stake bound into a laid hedge. #FungiFriday #FungiFriends

A single pink flowered Red Dead-nettle amongst purple and white flowered Sweet Violets against a backdrop of urban amenity grassland a clump of yellow Daffodils a bench and trees.

#SignsOfSpring underneath the “Residents Parking Only” sign. Red Dead-nettle out-sprung by purple flowered Sweet Violet which in turn is out-sprung by white flowered Sweet Violet, Viola odorata var dumetorum. #WildflowerHour

Yellow tinted catkins of Goat Willow against a background of scrub, sky and lake

Sunlit sulphur yellow #SignsOfSpring amongst the twigs of the lakeside Goat Willow. #WildflowerHour

A close up of the spiky plant Butcher's-broom (Ruscus aculeatus) on the left a little green flower is visible, on the right is a big red berry they turn into.

Earlier in the week I came across a clump of roadside Butcher's-broom I hadn't noticed before; not a common plant in these parts so I braved the crazy wood ant jamboree and took a few photos. #wildflowerhour

You're proud of yourselves aren't you 😂

A bold fantasy-style parody titled Fourth Wings. In front of a golden sunrise, silhouettes of birds of prey circle overhead while a central bird shape stands dramatically framed by a glowing emblem, mimicking the epic fantasy book cover artwork originally graced with dragons.

A stylised black-and-white illustration inspired by The Midnight Library. A tall building resembling a library stands at the centre while a dramatic flock of birds bursts upward from the roof and windows, as though the stories inside have taken flight into the night sky.

A parody inspired by Fantastic Mr Fox. A cartoon Goose with an orange neckerchief flies across a bright blue background, scattering grain from a pouch tied around its belly. The title reads RSPB Fantastic Mr Goose, with a cheeky note below saying it is “NOT illustrated by Quentin Blake”.

A humorous take on Stephen King’s Cujo. The dark, ominous book cover features the title in bold white lettering. Instead of a terrifying dog, a small, round Wren perches on a branch in the centre, staring intensely at the viewer, making the horror aesthetic comically disproportionate.

Photo from the Dale of Norway website showing a blond woman model outside in sunshine with blurred Mountains in the background . She's wearing a red and white wool sweater of a traditional Norwegian pattern.

Anyone else loving the Norwegian team sweater at the Winter Olympics? It's gorgeous! Made from 100% fine Norwegian wool with 100% soft merino lining. Made by Dale of Norway which made the first team sweater in 1956 🧶💕🏔️❄️
#knitsky #knitting #winterolympics
www.daleofnorway.com

A photo of the main entrance of the Natural History Museum, flanked by two towers, on a sunny day.

Time for a Nature News Roundup from the Natural History Museum!

Stay up to date on some of the latest animal updates from the past month (1/4) 🧵

Title slide reading “Book covers but we added birds.” Smaller text notes "created by RSPB staff". A Gull wearing red reading glasses peers over an open book. The book is a bird-themed parody titled The Gull Who Played With Fire, with playful review quotes like “Brilliant”, “Talon-biting stuff”, and “A must-read”.

It’s #WorldBookDay!

Admittedly, not a particularly bird-related day.

Don’t worry. We’ve fixed that by asking RSPB staff to redesign their favourite book covers… with birds. 📚