Got some solar and batteries installed so had to make a display unit, of course…

Had a fun morning

New video up, all the amazing wildlife @gregannandale.com has caught on his incredibly well placed trail camera. The wetlands in Warleigh Nature Reserve are hosting a whole load of life and more will flock here as the heatwave continues. youtu.be/F-g80SRS_Ek?...

Wildlife Spotted on Warleigh Nature Reserve near Bath

YouTube video by Protect Earth

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Phil Sturgeon 🌳🚵⚓️@philsturgeon.com · 2mo ago

Today is my birthday, yesterday was a ruse! For my birthday I would love for you wonderful people to spam my phone with notifications about all the wetland restoration squares being sponsored! One day I’ll show you your square in person, first batch is Bath. shop.protect.earth/products/wet...

I made an animation which shows the effects of air pollution on pedestrians waiting to cross the road, along with what can be done to reduce its harmful effects: stepback.gregdev.com Thank you to @ianwalker.bsky.social for the inspiration for doing so during a conversation a couple of weeks' back!

'Step back' - air pollution at pedestrian crossings

Every busy road produces a cloud of pollution you can't see. Where you stand in it matters more than most people might realise.

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The room smells faintly of soot (chimney clearly needs sweeping) but hot air can all go out the same tube, right? 🤔

We don't view motor violence like all the other violence, Exhibit 746 www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

‘We’re not out to get anyone – we just want to slow you down’: why do lollipop people face so much road rage?

They just want to help children safely across the road on their way to and from school. Yet lollipop people are having to wear body cameras after an increase in abusive and dangerous drivers. How did ...

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A single line in this piece just made my day: “The electricity system operator is understood to be preparing to run the grid without any gas for short periods as soon as this summer, in a first for the UK energy system.” Renewables *work*. And progress matters🎉 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Britain breaks solar energy record twice as UK’s biggest solar farm gets approval

Record high set on Monday and raised on Tuesday, with 14.4GW of electricity generated in sunny spring weather

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Lower Thames Crossing will destroy 0.32 hectares of ancient woodland per km, which is 3x the 0.09 hectares of ancient woodland directly impacted per km for HS2. Then there’s the emissions for construction and usage. Both wildly different. Can we please get mad about the right projects.

🚨 BATH: Lidl are once again trying to trash a wildflower meadow in Bath. There’s beavers living there, and this land should be protected and enhanced not tarmaced (which will obviously make the flooding worse.) Please object asap and donate to legal transitionlarkhall.wordpress.com/save-baths-w...

Save Bath’s Wildlife Haven

Help Keep the Lambridge’s Green Meadow Safe from Development into a LIDL Supermarket Please OBJECT by 7th June 2025 at B&NES Planning Portal using Planning Application Reference Number 25…

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A couple of photo stories I published recently with images featuring in the soon-to-be published "Gravel Rides South West England" book. Here's the first from Marlborough / Salisbury Plain: stories.gregannandale.com/south-west-g...

South West Gravel: Marlborough by Greg Annandale on Exposure

I had the distinct pleasure of working with Katherine Moore last year on images for a couple of rides to be included in her soon-to-be-released Gravel Rides South West England book.Here are the shots ...

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Pet owners accidentally poisoning garden birds. Our latest research finds pet flea treatments (fipronil and imidacloprid) in 100% of blue tit and great tit nests, with nestling mortality higher in the more contaminated nest. @SongBirdSBS @SussexUni @CannelleTassin

The #BBC is looking for a Head of Digital #Accessibility, with the role only open to #deaf, #disabled, and/or #neurodivergent applicants. Hybrid working, based at any UK BBC hub. Salary up to £110,000. https://careers.bbc.co.uk/job/Head-of-Digital-Accessibility/811220202/ #jobs #a11y

Head of Digital Accessibility - Extend

Head of Digital Accessibility - Extend

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Still battling through completion of the Warleigh / Bath land acquisition, and some more land has come up for sale nearby that 1) needs restoration, 2) would solve a lot of logistical issues with the first. Gonna need ~£100k. Who’s up for a challenge? www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/reforestat...

The UK has pretty comprehensive stats on who dies in road incidents. Car occupants are the group with the largest number of deaths, but when adjusting for miles travelled, it's a very different story. www.gov.uk/government/s...

Please allow me to re-share my rough sketch of some advanced carbon capture technology