We take phones off them for exams, buy I've been worried about Meta glasses for a while. 😒

Perfectly camouflaged among dead bracken, a frog, one of Ireland's three amphibians (along with natterjack toad and smooth newt).

A vital part of food webs, frogs eat a wide range of invertebrates, and are themselves prey for otters, foxes, badgers, stoats, herons, etc.

They're also *gorgeous*.

We’re sleepwalking
Into the future
And our pyjamas
Are on fire

A polytunnel frame with the ground covered in brambles

Another views of a polytunnel frame with the ground covered by brambles

I'm turning this into a potato patch... x

Stunning! 😍

Leibniz: But let us set our differences on the matter of calculus aside for a minute. Perhaps you would care for a biscuit? I have some delicious chocolate-backed confections, far superior to those fig-based monstrosities that have become so popular recently.

Newton: now hang on just a minute…

'La Varenne, banks of the Marne, fishermen in boats.' (1913) Albert Marquet's serial exploration of views (he painted the Marne numerous times) echoed the Impressionists' interest in capturing the river under a variety of conditions.

A little bit of Sunday #crochet this is the finished floral work for the Grimsdyke workshop. Inspired by Lady Gilbert’s rose garden #Blooms rolling #rose

Sunday

Dingy Skipper, Badbury Rings Shona sent in this photo telling us: I saw my first three Dingy Skippers of the year today, 18/04/2026 at Badbury Rings – here’s a photo of the third.

STOP PRESS: first Dingy Skipper seen in Dorset by eagle eyed @Shona Refoy at Badbury Rings

www.dorsetbutterflies.com/2026/04/ding...

A lush garden pathway is adorned with cascading purple flowers, surrounded by green foliage. Sunlight filters through, highlighting the vibrant colours and creating a serene atmosphere.

🌿Access to the Glasshouse Range🌿

Parts of the Glasshouse Range will be closed from 20 April for a few weeks while essential repairs are carried out to the internal walkway. During this time, half of the Glasshouse Range will be inaccessible to visitors. We apologise for any inconvenience.

Folklore tells that the bluebell’s scent induces a deep, dreamless sleep. Its former botanical name, Endymion non-scriptus, recalls the tale of Endymion, the youth beloved of the moon goddess Selene, whom she lulled into an eternal slumber to preserve his youth. #FolkloreSunday

The multiple roof ridges of the white metal and glass of Stockport's Victorian covered market. An old church tower in the background.

Stockport's Victorian market building and St Mary's church. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekOforOld

This is a dream job for an ecologist eager to investigate the loss of ranunculus on the Rivers Wye & Usk, and the conditions that best facilitate its recovery.

Come & work with us on a project to help restore this key species.

Known locally as hurt, this is wild bilberry and forms an impossibly green carpet in the pine woods at this time.

#ForestBathing #SurreyHills #wildflower #photography

The Spring Cinquefoil at Brocadale nr Pontefract was mentioned in J E Lousley’s famous New Naturalist book Wild Flowers of Chalk & Limestone,
You can see why, stunning
@bsbibotany.bsky.social
@panspecieslisting.bsky.social
#wildflowerhour

A photo of a tree sillhouette with the moon and Venus to the left

the moon and venus looking beautiful tonight 🌒

A river bank and greening trees with blue flowers just about visible below.

Greening beech trees and first bluebells on the bank with the river Walkham, at Grenofen woods #Dartmoor, #Devon this week. #photography #spring

Bluebell season 🌿

#Cornwall

The grin on his face! 😍

👏👏👏👏👏

Apple blossom time in the apiary

#SurreyHills #photography

Forget-me-nots blue flowers with a yellow centre. Close up.

Hello World.

Good afternoon Bluesky

A female Green-winged Teal standing on a partially submerged log. She is facing the right frame. The green patch on her wing is showing. There is a patch of water plants in front of her. The water around her is reflecting the blue sky. Her reflection makes it look like she's sitting in the plants.

Female Green-winged Teal showing her colors. #birdofthrday #ducksoutofwater #birds

😋

Tulips on the #Edge. Even thought they are blowing, these tulips have ignited in the early sun one more time. #BlueSkyArtShow #Bloomscrolling #GardensHour

‘Simon Being Taken out to Sea for the First Time since His Father Drowned’, Skinningrove, North Yorkshire, 1983, photo by Chris Killip. Weekly ritual to prevent him becoming afraid of the sea, where the community earned its living.

Pregnancy vaccine reduces baby hospital admissions for RSV by 80% A study confirms the vaccine gives excellent protection for babies against life-threatening chest infections.

As it's the weekend, let's take a moment to enjoy and celebrate what for the entire country is an unalloyed good-news story!

Abbott’s Wood