In celebration of #WorldCurlewDay! - a pair seen mating by a loch on the Isle of Mull last week.
#curlews #isleofmull

Lovely! Didn’t know about the hawk moth connection, thanks.

I love that it doesn’t sound how it looks!

White and pink hairy flowers of the bogbean plant

The bogbean is flowering in the pond, one of the most beautiful wildflowers!
#pondplants #wildflowers #ponds
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Turquoise sea, with grey rocks

Dark rocks white sand and turquoise sea

Pink sea thrift flowers and gold lichen on rocks

Patterns on the white sand with red rocks and black seaweed

Port Ban beach on Iona is very beautiful and there was no one else there, so lucky with the weather.
The sea thrift was just coming out and saw gannets diving in the sea from the ferry.
Last day in #MullandIona - shall be sad to leave this wonderful place.
#wildlife #scottishislands

❤️ my first time here - it’s a wonderful place

Two wild goats - one white one brown

Seals lying on a rock surrounded by water

Oystercatchers on a stony beach

Waterfall coming down a rocky cliff

A walk on the wild side in Carsaig Bay, Mull.
Wild goats, seals, oystercatchers, wheatears and a golden eagle soaring above the crags (too far away for a photo)
#mullwildlife #isleofmull #shorebirds

Massive Attack: Boots on the Ground (ft Tom Waits) review – first single in a decade is a dark hymn for our times Unsettling breathing, arrhythmic clatter, gloomy piano and military snares underpin a Beefheartian portrayal of a boorish warmonger on the band’s ominous return

#TomWaits and #MassiveAttack, a very powerful combination.
#BootsOnTheGround
#protestmusic
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/a...

Rocks bracken and trees

Rocks and trees part of Atlantic rainforest

Trees and moss covered rocks

Machair and white sand beach with an island beyond

Remnants of the original #AtlanticRainforest on the coast at Knockvologan on Mull.
Some communities here are trying to preserve and restore the few areas left as they’re crucial for #biodiversity #isleofmull

View of mountains and clouds

Two curlews mating by a loch

A white tailed sea eagle against blue sky

Buzzard on a telegraph pole

Amazing day with wildlife on the Ardmeanach peninsula, Isle of Mull.
The white tailed eagle flew over my head and then spotted a pair of curlews mating!
#curlews #isleofmull #raptors #eagles
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@iolowilliams.bsky.social

White sand with grey rocks and blue sky

Green and turquoise sea and white sand

Sand dunes and the curve of a bay with dark turquoise sea

Columbas church with rocky hill behind

Visited Iona for the first time today. Such a gorgeous, peaceful place and it felt a long way from the violence and irrationality happening in the world.
Skylarks singing over the machair, oystercatchers calling over the sea.
#Iona #Scotland

Golden eagles could be reintroduced to England after more than 150 years Study identified eight areas that can sustain a population and government has given £1m for recovery programme

Golden eagles are occasionally seen in areas such as Northumberland, crossing from southern Scotland where there is a growing population of the birds. Forestry England found that England now has the capacity to sustain golden eagle populations once again.
#eagles
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

View of sea with trees in front and mountains behind

View of turquoise sea with trees in front and mountains behind

Dark turquoise sea with grey clouds and blue sky

Seaweed and a whimbrel foraging

Just arrived on the Isle of Mull - what a beautiful island!
Already seen a red squirrel crossing a road, a lapwing, a buzzard close up and think this is a whimbrel fishing in the bay opposite the cottage.
#isleofmull #MullWildlife #Scotland

Take down bird feeders this summer to cut spread of avian disease, says RSPB Charity advises replacing seed and nut feeders, where birds gather, with small amounts of mealworms, fat balls or suet

In new guidance, the #RSPB is advising people to “feed safely and feed seasonally” by removing all bird feeders filled with seeds and peanuts and instead offering small amounts of protein such as mealworms, fat balls or suet from 1 May to 31 October.
#avianflu
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

🦇 Why bats matter to gardens?

Gardens that welcome bats are spaces with plenty of food, water and shelter. And these spaces are good for people too — improving health, wellbeing and connection to the natural world.

Learn more: www.bats.org.uk/about-bats/w...

White and pink bogbean plant in a pond

The bogbean is flowering in the pond. Such an exquisite flower.
#pondplants #wildflowers
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@bsbibotany.bsky.social

This will be good #booksky

Crow amongst marsh marigolds

The crows had just started nesting again in our garden but two days ago the female was injured (not sure how but it fell heavily on the conservatory roof). She flew off before we could get help from the wildlife rescue & now they have abandoned the nest which is sad. Such brilliant birds. 😢 #corvids

polluting our waters & harming wildlife. The government urgently needs to commit to phase out – & ultimately ban – glyphosate & support farmers & local councils to adopt safe & sustainable alternatives. Otherwise, we will all continue to pay the price.” Nick Mole, Policy Officer, PAN UK
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is leading to a whole host of problems, yet we continue to spray it on the food we eat & places where our children play.
We know that glyphosate has links to a range of cancers & other life-threatening diseases. And that it is leading to a whole host of problems, damages the environment,
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Just a heads-up to all people of Brighton & Hove, our ignorant &irresponsible @brighton-hove.gov.uk allowed Glyphosate to be sprayed along our road verges 4 years!!
“Today’s figures reveal that the UK’s glyphosate addiction has spiralled out of control. Our overuse of this toxic chemical 🧵
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Lovely to see such a large bumblebee on the pear blossom.
#bees #pollinators

A red damselfly on a twig

The first newly emerged red damselfly!
#ponds #dragonflies
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There’s a blackbird that sits on top of my neighbour’s roof and sings for most of the day. It’s so beautiful and uplifting.
#birdsong #blackbirds

Cowslips in a lawn

I have a little patch of cowslips in my wildflower lawn.
#cowslipchallenge
#wildflowerhour

Pine Marten recorded in Cornwall for first time in a century An individual was caught on a camera trap near Truro, raising hopes that the species could be re-establishing in the South-West.

Really wonderful news!

The pine marten was photographed completely by chance on a camera set up to monitor reintroduced water voles.

It's been 100 years since pine martens were last seen in Cornwall.

bit.ly/4dmmIyO

A single bluebell with blue in the background

A bank of cream primroses

Bluebells and bare trunks of trees

Bluebells in a wood

Bluebells and primroses in Nore Wood, Slindon.
The sun came out and the air was full of scent and the sound of chiffchaffs, song thrushes, wrens, blackcaps and blackbirds. Beautiful!
Happy Easter.
@sussexwildlife.bsky.social
@southdownsnp.bsky.social
#bluebells
#wildflowers
#westsussex

Save Upton Heath | Dorset Wildlife Trust We urgently need your help to purchase a crucial piece of land on Upton Heath.

Save Upton Heath Dorset Wildlife Trust 110 acres of heathland are up for auction (29 April) & the land is being sold with a historic permission for mineral extraction, making this precious, fragile landscape vulnerable...

www.dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk/appeals/save...

‘Amazing’: how to grow a meadow in the sea Vibrant seagrass meadows once flourished around the UK but most have been destroyed. Now, communities and scientists are working to restore them

Amazing work.
@projectseagrass.bsky.social
The goal over several years is to plant millions of seeds collected from the remaining healthy meadows. One volunteer is Annabelle Campbell-Priest, 12, who is meticulously squirting the seeds into marked plots using a caulking gun & recycled sealant tubes.

What I learned from my first few weeks as a Green MP? Most politicians have no clue how tough things are out there | Hannah Spencer With this escalating cost of living crisis, so many are really suffering – yet Labour lacks the imagination, boldness and will to do anything about it, says Green party MP Hannah Spencer

“The washing machine breaks, they get a parking ticket, or their hours get cut at work, and the whole house of cards collapses. There’s nothing left to cut back on to make the budget add up. “Luxuries” were cut out a long time ago.”
#costoflivingcrisis
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...