Britain in Bloom Finalists 2026 - Very exciting news! Extremely proud and pleased. Having won the best Small Town in the UK award in 2024, we are thrilled to be able to represent the @HOEInBloom region once again in the pinnacle of 'In Bloom' competitions #RHS #RHSBritaininBloom

We’re 2 weeks into #NoMowMay🌸🥳 Look at these bloomin' beautiful gardens! 😍 If you’re taking part in the #NoMowMovement it’s not too late to join and get a whole bunch of FREE goodies! Give #PowerToTheFlowers 👉 loom.ly/40OSQ-o 📷Julie Rodgers/Rob Bodels

This Mental Health Awareness Week, we've been thinking about how street trees can positively affect our mental health 🧠🌳 Do you think having a street tree near you improves your mental health? We'd love to hear your thoughts in the comments 👇

“Over 3/4 of a trawler’s catch may be thrown away. It’s hard to imagine a more wasteful way to catch fish.” “No one alive today has known the abundance of a truly wild ocean . . . We have drained the life from our ocean. Now we are almost out of time.” ft.com/content/8726e810-40dc…

Always wanted to visit @BrownseaIslandO and wow it did not disappoint. Just beautiful, and so much wonderful wildlife to spot. NT and Wild Life Trust team really friendly too. #WildlifeWednesday #wildlifephotography #NaturePhotography #dandelions

So as southern England cascades in possible the worst drought on record guess who has mothballed the country's one and only desalination plant yes Thames Water the very same company pleading with Ofwat to exonerate them from £900 million worth of fines. What a farce. telegraph.co.uk/business/202…

Dropping #litter & walking past it has become normalised. Let’s normalise NOT dropping it & picking it up. It only takes a minute. #dontwalkby #pawsonplastic #dogsofx #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek #btposse

Heartbreaking. 💔 The government has rejected proposals to protect England’s chalk streams. The UK is home to 85% of the world’s chalk streams, rare, precious ecosystems found almost nowhere else on Earth. These rivers are our nation’s rainforest, crystal-clear lifelines for biodiversity, heritage and communities. We cannot afford to lose them in the name of short-term economic growth. Some things are too rare to risk, too vital to ignore. 🌿 Chalk streams need protection. Not promises. #SaveOurRivers #ChalkStreams #NatureNotNeglect

Remember to check for wildlife if you're tidying gardens this week! 🦔✂️🚫 Let grass grow – but if you must mow, try to leave a corner or edge untouched. Check carefully for #hedgehogs before you start work, then cut it to about a foot tall. Check again before cutting shorter!

An early start to the day. Me in today's @DailyMail "The Thames Water bosses who preside over record leaks, pollution and rising bills should not get grotesque bonuses. They should be sacked." dailymail.co.uk/debate/artic…

As summers get hotter, young trees need more support to thrive ☀️ Will you join us this summer to ensure young trees in your local area have enough to drink?

❌ Despite strong cross-party support and passionate speeches from MPs, the Planning and Infrastructure Bill committee voted against the Chalk Stream Protection amendment. Chalk streams are one of our most special habitats and yet we are failing them.

🤑🫰 Ever wondered where your hard-earned cash went when Thames Water got bailed out earlier this year? You probably thought it went towards paying back their vast debts and improving infrastructure, not that it's lining the pockets of a failing water company's "worthy" boss... 🤬 This Saturday, the UK is saying ENOUGH to fat cats and this broken system in need of transformational reform. Join the Paddle-Out Protest and demand better for the ocean and our rivers. 🌊✊ 📰 Today's headlines: "Please don't fine us, Thames Water asks regulator" -BBC News "I was worth my six-figure bonus, says under-fire Thames Water boss" -Sky News "Thames Water executives to receive bonuses from £3bn emergency loan" -Financial Times pulse.ly/if8jo2drn5 #EndSewagePollution #SickOfSewage #SewageScandal #PaddleOutProtest

Working Party Day 8th May - Weeding, weeding, weeding, with more weeding and a side order of weeding... and tidying in the High Street Car Park entrance border #bestsmalltowninuk2024 @HOEInBloom @RHSBloom @The_RHS

Do more by doing less this @‌love_plants #NoMowMay 🌱🦋 Research shows that long grass can increase butterfly numbers by up to 93%, so step away from the mower and let it grow for nature this summer! Join the #NoMowMovement 👉 plantlife.org.uk/campaigns/n… 📷: Bob Eade

Hedge Hub is the ‘go to’ place for hedgerow knowledge and learning, including 400 searchable resources. Use the search function or filter tool to guide you. If you’re looking for research papers and reports please use the Research Database. 🌳 hedgelink.org.uk/hedge-hub/r…

They feed the bees and then the birds; some lucky seed goes on to produce the next generation #Dandelions @DandelionAppre1

Mornin’. We don’t need manicured driveways we need tracks. We don’t need pretty useless daffodils we need nettles. Leave some wild be wild. #wild #nature

My other half laughs as I check every #dandelion I pass, but so many minute wonders to see! Spotted 3 types of early instar crickets, long horn moths I think on ladies smock, broad bodied darter dragonflies and goslings #insect #WildWebsWednesday #moths #NaturePhotography

📍 A few more Paddle-Out Protest locations have just been added - a huge thank you to all the volunteers helping to make this the biggest national day of action to #EndSewagePollution 🙌 📢 The Independent Water Commission is finalising its recommendations for the water industry's future in England and Wales. In Scotland and NI, we're demanding robust monitoring and more transparency. We'll be paddling out on the 17th May at 43 locations across the UK, to make sure the pressure to clean up our beaches, rivers, lakes and loughs is on. Check out the map to find one near you and join the fight ✊ 👉 pulse.ly/uh00k7wt6l We're SICK OF SEWAGE 💩🤢. #PaddleOutProtest #SASPaddleOut #OceanActivists #SickOfSewage