A Dream of White Horses. That's me - the little figure on the rock near the centre of the photo fulfilling a long-held ambition. A little late on in life but finally got there. #rockclimbing
John Moore
@oldmutter.bsky.social
Nature-friendly farmer in the Welsh Marches, flute player, wild camper, rock climber, ecologist. Jethro Tull obsessed. Boomer (just!). Riding a Mutt Mongrel 250. PhD Chequered Skipper butterfly ecology/re-introduction in England (2004). Still coviding.
My latest on Substack (free). How one incredibly stupid Excel error broke Britain. russincheshire.substack.com/p/the-spread...
The Spreadsheet That Broke Britain
The absurd error behind austerity, stagnation and the rise of populist rage.
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Why governments keep failing youtu.be/F3mcah3KPno?... Why have we failed to tackle climate change and so much else when we knew what had to be done? Could it be that vested interests are comfortable with the way things are, despite the consequences for most people and the planet?
Why governments keep failing
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
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Many conservation scientists think that improving connectivity will allow species to escape climate change Dispersal abilities are often too limited to deal with the velocity of climate change Which is why we may need to help species move besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Revisiting the case for assisted colonisation under rapid climate change
Maintaining functioning ecosystems in a hotter world will require mass-scale assisted colonisation, so appropriate conservation policy, legislative frameworks and regulating bodies must be urgently d...
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If I lived outside the UK I'd probably laugh at the nonsensical nature of it all. Sadly, I don't .........
University Challenge showed this picture and called it Sphagnum moss. Like WTF?
Revealed: the world’s worst mega-leaks of methane driving global heating www.theguardian.com/environment/... Massive Methane leaks aren't a bug in the fossil fuel industry, they're a feature.
Revealed: the world’s worst mega-leaks of methane driving global heating
Exclusive: Fixing a leak can be simple and equivalent to closing a coal power station, making lack of action maddening, say analysts
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People are beginning to grasp just how dangerous the duopoly's 34 contracts handed over to Palantir are. But I don't see enough about Peter Thiel, Karp, and Lonsdale's, shared ideology of free zones and free cities being exposed. Thread
For Shropshire Day: here are some Shropshire breed sheep in Shropshire last summer.
Men's Doubles Luge, Winter Olympics St Moritz 1948. When winter sports were less formal.
The Resolution Foundation’s “Unsung Britain” is an exercise in neoliberal excuse making for the politics of destruction www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/02...
The Resolution Foundation’s “Unsung Britain” is an exercise in neoliberal excuse making for the politics of destruction
The Resolution Foundation (RF) sent me a very breathy press release / email this morning, promoting this: As they say: The 13 million working-age families across the poorer half of the country are ...
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How much temperate rainforest could there be in the UK and Ireland, and where? Despite campaigns calling for restoration in both countries, these questions have been difficult to answer. In our new paper we assess the evidence base 🌏🧪🌐🌳🌲 1/9
Comparison of three temperate rainforest climate envelopes for Britain and Ireland: Where could our rainforest be?
There are multiple methods for creating climate envelopes for temperate rainforest, and these climate envelopes result in different extents across Ireland and Britain. An awareness of these differenc...
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Here’s the problem… Feelings started trumping facts Stewart Lee put it perfectly when we met him…
Great news and congratulations to Middle Marches Community Land Trust on the purchase of another grassland SSSI. middlemarchescommunitylandtrust.org.uk/white-grit-m...
White Grit Meadows Appeal | Middle Marches Community Land Trust
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We are on our own folks. The government has abandoned us on preventions. 👇👇
Cat in the Hat@catinthehat.bsky.social · 9mo agoNHS England: “It will not be possible to halt the spread of a new pandemic virus, and it would be a waste of public health resources and capacity to attempt to do so.” This has got to be one of the most 🤯 things I’ve ever seen written down in an official document.
Covid vax day today at Tesco Extra. Outrageously expensive. Nobody masked except me and one other person waiting to be vaccinated.
There is never a bad time to listen to this perfect song by Jake Thackray. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PG6...
Jake Thackray - The Bull
YouTube video by kozmicstu
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Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary at Llanfair Waterdine, South Shropshire today. #ukwildlife #UKButterflies
We have rain at last! Maybe the spring that supplies all the farm and domestic water won't dry up after all, and the hundreds of trees planted last winter will be saved.