Yesterday’s Men bellacaledonia.org.uk/2026/04/11/y...

From early birds to emerging butterflies: UK shows signs of earliest spring on record Citizen science data reveals early flowering, nesting and insect activity as global heating accelerate seasonal change

Earlier ever year... And then they get whacked by #StormDave

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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A journey into the world’s most mysterious rainforest The secrets of the Congo basin are only slowly coming to light

Republic of Congo... A journey into the world’s most mysterious rainforest
www.economist.com/interactive/...
From The Economist

As much as policies need to be fit for purpose, I definitely wouldn't believe a single thing that ExxonMobil says... 'They can't make enough profit' is the sub-text.

Sportscene: International Football - 2025/26: Scotland v Denmark - highlights Highlights from the World Cup qualifier between Scotland v Denmark.

Incredible!!! Can't stop watching this...
It never happens to us. And it's just happened!!!
#SCOvDEN
Sportscene: International Football, 2025/26: Scotland v Denmark - highlights: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002mdn6 via @bbciplayer #scotland

Save The Iain Anderson Show – Reverse the BBC Radio Scotland decision Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?

Save The Iain Anderson Show on BBC Radio Scotland
For decades, Iain has done more than spin records.
He has unearthed new voices, given first airtime to emerging Scottish artists & threaded songs together with stories, culture, and care. From Norman Paterson's petition on change.org
c.org/D6xKqDtMtv

Wage war on nature to build new homes: that’s Labour’s offer, but it’s a con trick | George Monbiot The government’s new planning bill is tearing down environmental protections to benefit developers. This nation of nature lovers won’t stand for it, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

Today's column is about the government's huge, unprecedented assault on nature ... and about the eerie, astonishing silence of the big nature groups. The RSPB, National Trust, Wildlife Trusts have 7.5m members between them. A vast force, completely unmobilised. 🧵
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Wildlife Photographer of the Year: snapping the world's rarest hyena Photographer Wim van den Heever got the winning shot beside an abandoned diamond mining settlement.

Always good to see what made it through the judging process... The winning entries by category.

#WPOTY25 #NHM #wildlifephotography
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

With thanks to Quadrille Books, we have a copy of ABUNDANCE by @markdiacono.bsky.social to give away with one of our 10” frying pans. Follow us, share this post and then find entry details here www.netherton-foundry.co.uk/competitions

‘Ballot Box Scotland’ predicting that the SNP will take a majority of Constituency seats in every Region at HR26

If this is still the situation come election time, in order to return the maximum number of Indy MSPs, in EVERY Region we vote :

1. SNP
2. Scottish Greens

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Ex-MI5 chief says those who think UK already at war with Russia 'may be right' Baroness Manningham-Buller, MI5 director general from 2002 to 2007, recalled meeting Vladimir Putin after the G8 meeting in 2005, and said "we all hoped that the past history of Russia wouldn't prevai...

"It's a different sort of war, but the hostility, the cyber attacks, the physical attacks, intelligence work, is extensive."

President Laughing Stock

American idiots have declared war on science - we need a firewall to protect us Claims by the US president that vaccines cause autism and climate change is fake aren’t just dangerous, they’re stupid and unworthy of even…

American Idiots have declared war on science. We need a firewall to protect us

Trumps’s claims that vaccines cause autism & climate change is fake aren’t just dangerous, they’re so stupid they’re unworthy of even debating

My @heraldscotland.bsky.social column www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...

Cornwall gardens turn storm-felled tree into pouncing fox sculpture About 600 pieces of wood were hand-split by The Lost Gardens of Heligan staff to create the animal's fur.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

This projection says it all, with only 32/37% support, both votes SNP will deliver ZERO seats from the Regional List

For independence vote :

1. SNP
2. Scottish Greens

This will deliver a massive independence majority !

If this was in a film, it would be criticised as being too far-fetched...

🔥🔥🔥 Here's Emily Maitlis crucifying Farage for both breaking the UK and stabbing it in the back.
#FascistFarage

A small step forward.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
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a small yellow and black parrot is standing on a blue ledge . Alt: a small yellow and black budgie on a blue ledge innocently (not) gives a nudge to a blue budgie .

My heart is heavy from the disruption-funded MS media's constant vitriol about Starmer/Labour Govt. It's turning left-leaning voters towards both extremes of the political spectrum. Can't we just back off the hate-headlining?
If you're angry, stop shouting & consider how best to improve things.

Yes, this is fascism.

For years, historians and experts were cautious about using the f-word to describe today's events. But that hesitation is gone now. 🧵

You've gone too far now...

Finn Russell !!!!!!!
Amazing playing today...
#FinnRussell #gallagherpremiership #rugby

Nice prize on offer by the @lionsrugby.bsky.social squad -yes please!

#lionsrugby #rugby #lionstour
competitions.live.partnership-hub.co.uk/lionsprizedr...

Ahh, I see. Interesting...

I really do like having the little family of peregrin falcons living here; they are such beautiful birds. But today I am feeling the loss of all the little brush rabbits who used to mow my lawn for me.

Need to plant more salvia and artemesia, so they have more places to burrow and hide!

🌎🌿🐇🪶 /|\

Where's the 'after' picture?

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