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Print featuring a small bird, a long tailed tit, perched on branches with red berries against a white background

'Nature's bounty' by contemporary UK printmaker Sarah Bays #WomensArt

the right winger who was appointed to lead the BBC in the hope of appeasing right wingers has been driven out by right wingers for not appeasing right wingers enough and the BBC has the chance to do the funniest thing ever

Tories pledge to get 'all our oil and gas out of the North Sea' The government warns Kemi Badenoch's plans would "only accelerate the worsening climate crisis".

Why on earth do the Tories want to keep people locked into high energy bills? And, come to that, why is the BBC citing Reform but saying nothing about climate science or renewable alternatives?
Complete madness - except for the fossil fuel industry of course

It's very simple.

The people costing all the money, are the people with all the money.

Not the people with hardly any money.

It really shouldn't need explaining.

If you are interested in the wildlife of Kenfig National Nature Reserve, please take a look at our recently established Facebook page featuring all aspects of Natural History at the site www.facebook.com/profile.php?...

Mixed Fortunes for Welsh Birds Revealed in Major New Report The report shows encouraging news for Great Spotted Woodpecker, House Sparrow, and Song Thrush, along with continued success for Red Kite.

#gardenbirds #ornithology #rspb #greatspottedwoodpecker #housesparrow #songthrush #redkite

Read the article here: https://learndirt.com/learn/how-to-attract-beneficial-insects/

UK government dropped health push after lobbying by ultra-processed food firms Exclusive: Guardian investigation reveals guidance for retailers in England changed after campaign by global food firms

Sign our petition demanding the UK Government's Food Strategy put healthy diets at the heart of government policy soilassociation.co/TTHTB

Full @theguardian.com exclusive here www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i...

A productive afternoon at Sker. The Yellow wagtail at the pool showed very well with patience. Also present were 10+ White wags, a single Whinchat and 5 Wheatear

Petition: Ban driven grouse shooting Chris Packham, Ruth Tingay and Mark Avery (Wild Justice) believe that driven grouse shooting is bad for people, the environment and wildlife. People; we think grouse shooting is economically insignifi...

The @wildjustice.bsky.social petition to ban driven grouse shooting has passed 97,000 signatures thanks to you. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

Even I am fairly confident that we'll get 100,000 signatures, triggering a Westminster parliament debate, by 22 May. 22 April would be even better!

Okay, more you say? Well, here you go. Hooded Oriole.
#birds #birding #birdwatching #orioles #hoodedoriole #blackbird #neotropicalbirds #neotropical #photography #birdphotography

Toby Carvery admits felling ancient Whitewebbs oak tree The owner of the pub chain falsely claimed the tree was dead as justification for the felling which has shocked local people and prompted outrage from conservationists across the country

A 450-yo oak is felled without permission by a Toby Carvery (don’t eat there), who falsely claimed it was "dead".
A tree alive when The Gunpowder Plot was hatched, which supports a web of 2000+ species, is in pieces.
Legal protection for heritage trees needed.
enfielddispatch.co.uk/toby-carvery...

Carlo Rovelli on what we get wrong about the origins of quantum theory

Conventional accounts of the birth of quantum theory often overlook the pivotal role of one of its luminaries – and this has led to a persistent misunderstanding of what it really means, argues physicist Carlo Rovelli

I'm going to need to find a way to work #MakeRiversBendAgain into more conversations. What an inspiration to see the hard graft yielding results.

A chunky bumblebee in a pinky white flower. Black, yellow,black then buff coloured bands of fluffy bottom! Wings tidily tucked along the back.

A better view of the bumblebee with its head stuck in the pollen centre of a flower snuffing up the goodness.

Lovely Buff-tailed Bumblebees spotted today 😀🐝 Just look at that fluffy bottom! Joys of Spring are here! #bumblebee #spring @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social

This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell.

This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.

Zelensky & King Charles together in front of fireplace

Tailoring fit for a King, President Zelensky 👌

Please share. 🙏🏻

Environment Secretary Steve Reed - NFU Conference speech Speech by Environment Secretary Steve Reed at the NFU Conference

Some good news!

Defra is extending Farming in Protected Landscapes & announced an extra £30 million for Higher Level Stewardship. Supporting land managers & farmers via these schemes is essential to achieve nature-rich National Parks.

@campaign4parks.bsky.social

www.gov.uk/government/s...

Are you lucky enough to live in beautiful Wales? How about helping to monitor raptors? You can even use my animated Welsh raptor guide to help you identify each bird!

I’m a Scottish independent DIY musician on tour in Canada. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇨🇦 Can you help me get the word out about my shows? I’m trying my hardest sell as many of them out as possible. It’s hard right now. If you like Scottish folk music, or know friends who might like my music. Please SHARE!

Five blackbirds eating orange berries in a winter tree.

Blackbirds on Yellow Crab Apples - by Batik artist, Marie-Therese King

More of Marie-Therese's beautiful batik paintings, here: mariethereseking.uk

Because the world needs more Blackbird Art!

#birds #art #Batik #blackbirds

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Seen a bird with a ring? 🤔 Report it via the Euring portal ➡️ https://bit.ly/_euring You can report rings and tags found on live or dead birds. Doing this contributes valuable data to our research, helping researchers determine bird population trends. #Winterwatch #UKBirding

Moth magic 😍

Leanna Rohini Fernandez takes us into the world of moths in winter 🌍

For marvellous moths and more, catch Winterwatch on BBC iPlayer now! 🎥

#winterwatch #winter #bbcwinterwatch #nature

In this study authors concluded that beekeeping compromises wild bee conservation in nature reserves. Both taxonomic (TD) and phylogenetic (PD) diversity of wild bees was reduced near to beehives. Keep away beehives from protected areas

Tourbez et al. (2025) APIDOLOGIE
doi.org/10.1007/s135...

My sentiments entirely. They do it with mince pies at Xmas too!

Hurray! Some good news for bees at last. Our new government has followed the science, and refused the application by sugar beet farmers to use banned neonicotinoid pesticides.

Drug consumption facilities: they’ve been around since 1986 and now Scotland has one – but do they work? The Thistle drug room in Glasgow could help fill some important gaps in knowledge about the benefits of these facilities.

The Thistle drug room in Glasgow could help fill some important gaps in knowledge about the benefits of these facilities.

Diagram showing how tree species diversity can influence understory plants through changes in microclimate which in turn affects phenology and nectar and pollen quantity and quality. This may affect pollinator visits and plant fitness

📣 Fully funded PhD project supervised by me & @philstevenson.bsky.social within @treesdla.bsky.social on effects of forest diversity on floral reward production for pollinators. Nice mix of fieldwork in Finland & pollen and nectar chemistry 🐝🌼🌳🌲 🧪🌍 Apply by 20 Jan www.trees-dla.ac.uk/projects/eff...