"Of 22 sites being held on a waiting list, before designation, 14 were at risk from development. That's 64% of potential SSSI's, and the wildlife living within them, at risk of being lost."

One week in, 149 birds have been registered. Among them is 25-yr-old Roy, currently the oldest bird of the population, after most other elderly terns died during the HPAI outbreaks of 2022 and 2023.

A white painted cottage in twilight

The delightful C18th Grade II listed cottage on Skokholm at twilight last night.

This was where Ronald Lockley set up the first bird observatory in the 1920s. It has since been immaculately restored by volunteers 👌

Puffins swimming underwater, chasing after fish

Atlantic Puffins — Jessica Eggers, 2026
Pen & ink, watercolor and gouache on paper
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Stowaway raccoon put down after arriving at Southampton port A stowaway raccoon that managed to board a cargo ship which arrived in Southampton has been put down.

Bad news for the Raccoon, but this is a good example of the efficiency of the APHA rapid removal process for animals on the 'Species Alerts' list, to prevent those forming the greatest ecological/economic threats from getting established.
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I checked this too.

*20 seconds* of Reform logo display.

*No other* party logo displayed.

In local election purdah.

This is not normal. At all.

An AI-generated image of a UK petrol station with cars queuing in the forecourt. In the background an image of a billboard that reads "Support UK Fuel Production." Text on top of the image reads "Should the UK produce its own fuel again?" above "yes" and "no" text with the 'like' and 'heart' symbols to encourage Facebook users to 'vote'

🔴 NEW 🔴

Sri Lankan ‘Grifters’ Pumping Out AI ‘Energy Policy Rage Bait’ on UK Facebook Feeds

▶️ Meta pays grifters to post AI slop Facebook, this Sri Lankan group cashed in by pushing UK-themed climate slop about UK 'fuel production'

My latest for @desmog.com

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The most exciting thing you’ll see today. Run bunny!!

Somewhere deep in the Georgian mountains, the sky just closed. A no-fly zone, larger than greater Tbilisi, appeared almost without notice. The official story involves a telescope. The telescope hasn't been touched since the Khrushchev era. The real story involves something else entirely. 👽🧵 [1/10]

woah! that's awesome

Our happy bouncy sheep Squirrel enjoying a run with Chris

Nice afternoon colour-ring reading gulls at South Walney yesterday. Six colour-ringed birds which was less than I was expecting, but grass covered tarsus of most birds so probably missed a few! @sarahdalgulls.bsky.social

annoyingly I think the interesting bits in my life are more very low budget arthouse indie/european weird movie, mostly thanks to Greek bears and Walney

ooh! great to see! thank you!

What’s behind the mass bird deaths along Azerbaijan’s Caspian shore? Multiple cases of mass bird deaths have been recorded along Azerbaijan’s Caspian Sea coast, raising concerns of disease or toxic pollution.

What’s behind the mass bird deaths along Azerbaijan’s Caspian shore?

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Ash dieback is having some odd disturbance effects in ancient woodland. The extra light under dying ash canopy is allowing these wild roses to go crazy, scrambling up the tree trunks to heights of 7 m, forming these funky columns.

Imagine if there was a Geordie pope

"While... Apollo 11’s task was to prove that a human could go to the moon, Artemis 2 perhaps had a different mission: to bring all the other human beings along with them on the journey. Instead of asking the question “can we do this?”, Artemis 2 seems to ask: “how does it feel to do this?”"

Sitting here crying while after getting WhatsApped the photo on the right, so let me tell you a little story about how we got here from the photo on the left and why repatriation research matters!

Two young people are outside looking into the distance with binoculars. Wording below reads: BTO Work Experience. 29 June - 03 July 2026. www.bto.org/jobs. The BTO Youth logo is top right of the image.

Last chance to apply for work experience at BTO➡️ bit.ly/WorkExp2026

This is for young people currently studying for their GCSEs or A-levels, aged 14 to 18. We're also delighted to be able to provide local group accommodation & travel bursaries.

📆Application deadline: Sunday 26 April 2026.

Study Confirms: Reentering SpaceX Rockets Are Peppering the Upper Atmosphere With Metal Pollution For the first time, scientists were able to directly detect upper-atmospheric pollution from space debris.

They're planning to launch over a million satellites - potentially an environmental catastrophe

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I think I did this exact same route in reverse the day before you did! It's brilliant, such a great walk full of interest. The old photos are fascinating too, I hadn't clicked that the POW camp was so big

Afternoon!

After Lambley I nipped over the river onto a trail along the river. Gorgeous scenery on a peaceful day despite the clarts in the field. I'd known what I was expecting, but coming across such extensive remains of this POW Camp was a massive highlight of the day.

Here's the link to the #1926Census of #Ireland which just went live, in case anyone is looking for it. Happy searching! nationalarchives.ie/collections/...

#IrishFamilyHistory #IrishGenealogy

A round metallic pin badge on a white background. It has the National Trust oak leaf symbol in black with a red shadow and the words around the edge "Antifascist National Trust Member"

Antifa National Trust Pin Badge by folk musician Johnny Campbell, a response to the continued efforts by Restore Trust to take over the NT. Brilliant, £6, not an official product (yet)
#NationalTrust

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Coral reefs are nearing extinction. 2026 must mark a turning point | Jason Momoa At 1.5C of global warming, up to 90% of coral reefs could be lost. The next few months could be a defining moment

This is a nice (by which I mean awful) example of performative environmentalism from Mamoa. An impassioned lament about a preventable ecological catastrophe that fails to mention the main cause or solution. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

A round metallic pin badge on a white background. It has the National Trust oak leaf symbol in black with a red shadow and the words around the edge "Antifascist National Trust Member"

Antifa National Trust Pin Badge by folk musician Johnny Campbell, a response to the continued efforts by Restore Trust to take over the NT. Brilliant, £6, not an official product (yet)
#NationalTrust

johnnycampbell.co.uk/merch/ols/pr...

I’ll never forget watching The Wicker Man with my outer Hebridean mum. “I just don’t know where there got all that wicker from”

This is a cracker.

Very happy for all the people discovering the phrase "competence porn" via Noah Wyle's GQ article! My point below intensifies.