This morning, a House Martin spectacular at the end of the garden. Upwards of a hundred, presumably first generation on the move, flying above, with many congregating on and around one of the birches. Glorious! #HouseMartins #UKwildlife #Birds

Says author Dave Goulson, “Insects are in trouble – that should concern us” Podcast for “Hope! Camera! Action!” As for the dreaded neonics: “One teaspoon would kill 1.3 billion honeybees… It mystifies me why we use them.” youtu.be/fcupGwrxNmE www.buzzsprout.com/2608197 @davegoulson.bsky.social

17 Dave Goulson on the wonderful world of insects, and why they’re only just clinging on

YouTube video by Story for Climate and Nature Recovery

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Did u know?You might think that butterflies are willowy,woozy,winged wonders,but actually they're feisty, fierce & fiery.This male Small Copper chased off any butterfly/moth that came too close to his food(Wild Marjoram)& mating patch & even happily saw off a larger Hummingbird Hawk-moth. 🌿🌱🇬🇧🌱🐛🦋🪲🌍

Did u know?As the natural world feels pressure from climate change,pesticide use,habitat loss,it becomes more important to think about the implications of garden plant purchase choices.To help future-proof outside spaces,buy from local nurseries,who care about growing in a nature friendly way. 🌿🌱🇬🇧🌱🌍

These Organised Criminal Groups (this is exactly what the water companies are), should be dismantled forthwith and the executives and CEOs held accountable. Water should NEVER have been privatised. It has been a total disaster and British taxpayers have been robbed for decades - ENOUGH...

LadyFluffyOrca 🫍📎 🇬🇧🇵🇸🇺🇦@ladyfluffyorca.bsky.social · 3d ago

If this doesn’t make you want to scream

#Poetry #Painting #Morning It is morning, and again I am the lucky person to be in it - Mary Oliver 🎨 Kaoru Yamada

Did u know? This is an insect pollinator that you may not have heard of. It's a sawfly. They're ancient insects, closely related to wasps,but with no sting & they're not flies,as their name suggests.Their🐛also get confused with b'fly 🐛, but they're no relation. Unique & in a class of its own 🪲🌍🌿🌱🇬🇧🌱

Italian researchers found that semi-transparent solar panels over olive groves increased olive yields by 12%, reduced water evaporation by 19%, generated clean electricity, and even improved olive oil quality. 🌿⚡🫒 #Agrivoltaics #RenewableEnergy #Sustainability #ClimateSolutions

The traps were pretty mundane until this appeared on one of the egg trays. Rosy Underwing, my second record this year. @dorsetmoths.bsky.social

Having never had Marbled Clover in the garden before this was my fourth, last night. Beautiful moths! #norfolkmoths

Did u know? Moths are more like us than we think. We might not have four wings, but, just like moths, we shiver when we're cold. This beautiful Campion moth needed to warm up by vibrating its flight muscles in quick succession, after I released it from my moth trap yesterday morning. 🌿🌱🇬🇧🌱🌍🦋🪲

I was lucky enough to meet Count Binface when he flew in to Glastonbury in 2024 for anthropological research. I believe it was then that he truly understood the fundamental importance of ice cream. 99 flakes for 99p!

As fossil fuel companies fuel climate disaster and pocket billions, people are paying the price. Every single penny of excess profits must go towards protecting communities and our planet.

Did u know?Most commercial fertilisers & plant foods have fossil fuels in them(in addition to being housed in plastic),so make yr own. Recipe: large container,with lid;add veg/fruit kitchen scraps;cover with water;leave for 1 week;strain & apply;ratio of 20:1. Easy,f.o.c & fossil fuel free. 🌱🌿🇬🇧🌱🌍

Did u know?Severe 🔥& droughts have signalled a new era of gardening.To keep outside spaces verdant,drought tolerant,wildlife friendly we need to plant flowers/trees/shrubs that can cope with minimum 💦, whilst still creating food,shelter,shade for small souls who call our gardens,home. 🌱🌿🇬🇧🌱🌍🪲🐝🪰🐦‍⬛🐭🦊🦡🦔🦋

"It's clear to me that climate change is the single greatest threat to human security that we face" - Carl Benfield, Army Veteran and Military Engineer speaking at the Extreme Heat Emergency press conference

Seven* of our satellite tagged Cuckoos are south of the Sahara, having made epic migrations from Europe! *Actually, make that eight - Irish bird Brock has 'reappeared' & his signal shows that he is in Chad. Find out more, & follow the Cuckoos' progress: ➡️ www.bto.org/cuckoos #birds #ukbirding

Who'd have thought we'd ever drop to such abysmal depths..

Prof Bill McGuire@profbillmcguire.bsky.social · last wk.

"EVERY SINGLE English water body is polluted with toxic chemicals" I knew things were bad, but this beggars belief @andyburnham.bsky.social you must take swift and immediate action to tackle this latest assault on English nature www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Did u know?We need pollinators in greenhouses to pollinate our fruiting veg, but it's also important to make sure they don't get trapped inside. Do a daily sweep & relocate any buzzies who're stuck & need liberating onto flowers in the fresh air, like this gorgeous Grey Patched Mining bee. 🌱🌿🇬🇧🌱🌍🪲🐝🦋🪰

My column on how capital becomes a death cult. Faced with a choice between profit and human life, the radical right chooses profit. Then it tries to persuade us that mass death is what we want. It's the new phase of climate denial: accept your fate, earthlings. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Murderous heat, an endangered food supply, decimated landscapes: embrace the Mediterranean life | George Monbiot

As climate disaster stares us in the face, the radical right says ‘Embrace the Mediterranean life’. Embrace death, more like it, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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I learned a lovely thing yesterday: a group of brittle stars (either fossilised or dancing very slowly in a Devon rockpool) is called …a galaxy:

"Ignoring extreme heat and raging fires isn't just complacency. It's a dereliction of duty." Experts warn the climate crisis is already costing lives and urgent action from the Government is needed.

Did u know?This is how important water is valued by wildlife.We have a shallow ground level ceramic dish of water(with pebble insect islands)we put out & refresh every day.Throughout the drought, it's been consistently surrounded by animal scat as they firmly mark it out as *theirs*. 💦🌍🌱🇬🇧🌱🦊🦡🦔🐦‍⬛🪲🐭

Halla-bloomin'-lujah!! 💦💦💦🌱🌿🇬🇧🌱🌍🪲🦡🦔🐦‍⬛🐸🦊🐭

Everywhere I look today I keep seeing: 1) deadly wildfires ripping through our communities 2) people desperately trying to get by as energy costs soar 3) record oil & gas profits When will we see that these three things are connected? www.wsj.com/business/ene...

Big Oil Is Reaping Rewards From the Chaos in Energy Markets

ExxonMobil’s earnings doubled and Chevron posted its highest quarterly earnings on record as energy prices soared during the prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

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Very well done Sainsbury's in Wareham...but the idiots will just buy them elsewhere. Single use BBQs need to be banned outright.

Vikki Slade MP@vikkislademp.bsky.social · last wk.

A big thank you to Sainsbury's in Wareham for taking disposable BBQ's off of their shelves 🎉 In hot, dry conditions like this summer, these disposable BBQs are a major preventable ignition source. Try using a fixed or reusable BBQ in a safe, designated area, or swap to a picnic or cold meal instead

This 🐝is a miracle maker:It's collecting nectar/pollen from this female courgette flower,which it'll turn into food for its colony;It's carrying pollen from male flowers,to female flowers,that'll trigger pollination & fruit production;fruit production means food for my family.Celebrate small.🌿🌱🇬🇧🌱🌍🐝🪲

Did u know?Heat & drought has signalled a new era in global heating.It's easy to feel helpless,but if we create more shade,we protect plants/wildlife/ourselves:group pots together to create moist microclimates;plant small trees;plant hedging;plant flowers at the edges of borders,to cover soil.🌱🌿🇬🇧🌱🌍

Whilst the Telegraph tells us to scrap Net Zero and "enjoy, a warmer, drier, more volatile Mediterranean climate" 👺 www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/2026...

Andy Scollick@andyscollick.bsky.social · 2w ago

#wildfire Porto Germeno, Attica, #Greece 📹 Meteology Live App

The signs of collapsing harvests are coming thick and fast now, but still @andyburnham.bsky.social plans to suck up more oil and gas, pump more CO2 into the atmosphere, and add to the heat, drought, and wildfires that compromise UK food production www.theguardian.com/business/202...

‘Worst we’ve known’: UK turns to imports as drought and heat hit vegetable crops

Growers in dismay after scorching weather and lack of rain affect yields, sending wholesale prices rocketing

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