Where there are poppies there’s always hope❤️❤️

As reported by @DrTOMontgomery Norway are also using high tech drones to locate the most dense populations of Krill where these Whales feed on the krill Norway is imposing a death sentences on not only the biggest animal on Earth but also biggest animal ever to exist on Earth

It’s always difficult to show the scale of seabird cliffs on the Isle of May but all these dots are nesting seabirds (and yes I’m counting them!)

Difficult to film this because the swallows move so fast, but cutting the lawn just now, they came swooping and skimming & escorted the mower, up & down. I feel weirdly close to these birds (so many of them nest around the house) and to see them move like this is a joy to behold.

This rewilding project along the River Test in Hampshire is helping wildlife and people to thrive – creating spaces where nature and recreation can go hand in hand. More: littlegreenspace.org.uk/feat…

3 generations have kept these puddles filled for the swallows, that’s why this old yard has become the #swallow super highway even when numbers dwindle because of development and the lack of livestock farming. #farming #food #birds

A Hawthorn adds a touch of magic and a whole wealth of biodiversity to a city car park 🦋🪄 Ireland's, and indeed Britain's, native trees have magic and character. It is beyond me why authorities insist on planting generic, and often invasive, garbage trees like Sycamore and Himalayan Birch on our streets 🌳✨ This one Hawthorn, in it's ivy coat, supports up to 300 different species including about 150 species of insects 🐝 Just a few weeks ago it was bedecked in white blossoms and now thousands of berries are beginning to develop 🍒 Planting useless ornamentals deprives our cities of character and wildlife of the helping hand that they so desperately need 🪶💚

Worth a read.👇 Pollinators in peril: scientists reveal the hidden human health costs of the world’s disappearing bees Crops and flowers rely on them for survival, but wild bees are declining – and crucial nutrients will go missing from our diets as a result There are few ways in and out of Nepal’s Jumla district. The Karnali highway, considered one of the world’s most dangerous roads, provides the only land link, splicing through the Himalayas to connect Jumla’s terraced valleys to the rest of the country. As such, the 120,000 people that live there are almost entirely self-sufficient, with most of them eating and selling what they grow. It’s a tenuous existence, plagued by food insecurity and malnutrition. In recent years, local beekeepers have bemoaned languishing hives and dwindling honey production, observing that roughly half of their bees seem to have vanished over the past decade. These concerns, however, ignore an even more insidious impact. “They saw these bees as valuable for honey, but they didn’t really realise that they were also essential for supporting the production of their crops,” says Thomas Timberlake, an ecologist at the University of York. In a study published last month in the journal Nature, Timberlake and his colleagues set out to quantify just how important the area’s pollinators were to the health of those living in 10 remote Jumla villages. To do so, they tracked people’s diets, crop yields, and farming income over a one-year period, alongside pollinator interactions with their crops – including the painstaking process of counting pollen granules on fuzzy bee bodies. It turned out that pollinators were directly responsible for more than 20% of inhabitants’ vitamin A, vitamin E and folate intake, and 44% of their farming income. It is the first study of its kind to provide direct evidence of the bond between pollinators and human health. “These types of communities are so vulnerable because they are very isolated geographically. There are not good trade links into there, and they’re very poor,” says Timberlake. “If the yields of local fruits and vegetables decline, they are not going to be able to supplement that by buying imported foods. They just are not going to eat those fruits and vegetables.” Ecologists have long stressed the importance of pollinators for human health, yet measuring the direct benefits to our wellbeing is still an evolving field of study. It is also..... More here: theguardian.com/environment/…

Communities in Cornwall say there is a lack of democracy around decisions over whether solar farms should be built in their area. What do you think? Should communities have more control over developments like this? Read more here👉bbc.in/4vDyZ7L

Cuckoo "feast" this evening along Kilmartin- Moine Mhor Road. Argyll

300 trees in ancient woodland felled before planning permission was granted, the only word for it is crime. But the developers will apologise, pay a meagre fine and continue on their way. yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/env…

Here we go again. More green land, wildlife and environmental damage courtesy of Starmer's hideous build, build, build programme of destruction. 115 homes planned for greenfield site between Surrey villages getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-…

Why we’re raising funds, and exactly where your money goes 🌳💪🌳💪🌳 Thank you so much for being part of our campaign to save Penrhos and keep it in community hands forever. We wanted to be fully transparent about why we need funding, and how every penny is used wisely. To reach our goal of a community buyout owning and running Penrhos for everyone, in perpetuity, there are essential costs we simply can’t avoid: ✅ Specialist advice We need expert guidance from legal, property, and community asset professionals to make sure every step is done correctly, this is essential to protect our future. ✅ Detailed surveys Land, environmental, and structural surveys are required to understand the site fully and move forward securely, these are thorough, independent, and extremely costly. ✅ we have set up our Community Interest Company (CIC) We have formalised our group into a registered organisation. This means preparing all legal paperwork, governance documents, and administration to ensure we are properly structured and accountable. 💸 How you can help Every single penny counts and all funds are used solely for this campaign to secure Penrhos for the community. You can donate directly to our bank account: 📌 Bank details: BELOW: You can also set up a regular monthly donation if you’d like to support us on an ongoing basis using the same details below: Our promise: No money is wasted. Everything goes toward making sure Penrhos stays owned, loved, and used by our community, forever. Thank you for standing with us 💚 #SavePenrhos #CommunityOwnership #PenrhosForTheFuture

The multinational Danone wanted to destroy community woodland for factory expansion. The Council refused. Why did it take 9 years, Dame Judi Dench, XR Red Rebels and a crowdfunded judicial review threat to stop one planning application? What a broken system. extinctionrebellion.uk/2026/…

WATCH: Environment Department security tried to stop @Feargal_Sharkey, Baroness Jenny Jones and the Dirty Business campaigners @ashsmith43 and @watervole3 handing in their letter to Environment Secretary Emma Reynolds urging her to tell the truth about public ownership of water

Red squirrels on camera 🐿️ At one of our former release sites just outside Golspie, there have been sightings of thriving #redsquirrels, including kits. “Having lived in the Highlands for nearly 30 years, red squirrels have always felt like magical creatures that we could never expect to see. So it’s been wonderful to see their numbers increase over the past few years, and it still feels a little unreal that they’ve become part of our everyday lives.” - Georgia, local resident We’re helping red squirrels return to parts of their former range, and it’s wonderful to see so much enthusiasm from local #communities as they welcome these iconic animals back. Find out more 👉 treesforlife.org.uk/about-us…

Restoring ecology one small patch at a time! Wildflower meadows & pollinator patches. This is what can be done by one garden - just imagine what we could achieve with say 20 million private gardens in England.

90% of countries in the world can own their water but not us. People in England want their water back. But the government is protecting private water profiteers. It’s time to give the public a say. @Feargal_Sharkey wants you stand up and be counted. Sign the petition: vist.ly/576px

Hello @Brentwood_BC. Are you aware that Croudace Homes have been illegally felling mature trees in Shenfield? What are you going to do about it? It is illegal to do this during breeding season.

"Water firm labelled 'worst-run company' after outages." So first it's going to be Thames Water that gets nationalised, then South East Water, who's next? bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgp…