Don't allow anyone to tell you that reading Agatha Christie in a Scottish Highlands cottage in front of a crackling fire during a raging storm whilst enjoying a plate of freshly-baked emotional support scones and multiple cups of tea "doesn't classify" as self-care.
The Louis Theroux documentary Manosphere is vital watching. These men are so broken and desperate. Teaching other men they lack value because they're not born with breasts and then teaching them to punish women / hold them down to feel better about themselves and make $$ is peak tragedy. #manosphere
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We showed that wind farm age, habitat, and season influence persistence, but substantial unexplained variability persists. Local trials and tailored estimators remain essential
Hibernating bat attached to rock.
The team of four of us.
Hibernating M. nattereri in rock
Mine entrance surrounded by moss and in woodland
Disused mines Via Gellia, #Derbyshire. This year's NBMP #bat #hibernation surveys are mostly complete. We've had good numbers of bats in old mines and caves we survey every year. Important data to track trends for bat numbers and species hibernating at known Derbyshire sites. Bats and the team. ๐ค
M. nattereri - cute hibernating bat in rock
M. mystacinus/brandtii - cute bat asleep in rock
Myotis spp hibernating
Poole's cavern, #Derbyshire. This year's NBMP #bat #hibernation surveys are mostly complete. We've had good numbers of bats in old mines and caves we survey every year. Important data to track trends for bat numbers and species hibernating at known Derbyshire sites. Behold, cute bats.
Trump has invaded a country, is threatening to bomb Iran, and now his gestapo forces are gunning people down. You can't do all that and be celebrated on the global stage. It's time to boycott Trump's World Cup. action.eko.org/a/boycott-tr...
Colourful deckchairs lilos and beach ball against ochre walls and greenery beside a swimming pool.
In today's things that will never happen again. Pool side for 8am in the villa. I love the colours of #Menorca.
Yes. Raven cottage on the NW coast. Bliss.
I just signed the petition to
Stop SSENโs unworkable daytime closure of the A832 at Dundonnell. Will you join me? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
Still my best playlist for driving long hours in autumn ๐ weather...
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Following yesterday's news of 2 HHs vanishing from RSPB Geltsdale Reserve Cumbria, suspected shot on nearby grouse moor, here's another one, 'disappearing' on a grouse moor in Yorkshire Dales National Park, one of the UK's worst raptor persecution hotspots.
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/05/21/s...
Still awaiting post-mortem results on 7 others (which are not yet included in the 141 tally).
The illegal slaughter continues & the criminals responsible continue to evade justice.
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime #Ornithology #UKBirding
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/05/21/1...
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Just brilliant - GB News exposed by @rupertread.bsky.social ๐๐
๐ก๐ก Funded by fossil fuels - a media enabler of the arsonist power clique leading the charge towards climate breakdown
๐ฏ๐ฏ We can't let them, and others burn our future for profit
โ ๏ธโ ๏ธ Next Telegraph, BBC, Mail
UK government dropped health push after lobbying by ultra-processed food firms.
This is where we are now... Money/power can push science and data-based decisions to improve public health out of the way, and put health and lives at risk, while the government kowtows.
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Dr. Nancy Grace Roman with a model of the Large Space Telescope that was eventually developed as the Hubble Space Telescope. Photo credit: NASA.
Historical side note: Nancy Grace Roman was NASA's first female chief executive, serving as Chief of Astronomy throughout the 1960s and 1970s. She was also the driving force behind development of the Hubble Space Telescope, selling the idea to NASA leaders and Congress and organizing the program.
Ahhhh I love it. How much to make another?? ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐
Love this! Is it a sweater?
Happy International Bat Appreciation Day! ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ #bats #chiroptera #internationalbatappreciationday2025
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Roadside verge with a mass of dandelions.
This is what roadside verges should look like in April. These are not weeds - they are wildflowers essential to the survival of early Spring bees.
Great thread of posts on species associated with Cuckoo Flower
https://plannedburns.ffm.vic.gov.au/burn-site/3010032
The falls following rain (photo courtesy of Josie Patterson) and East Gippsland Conservation Management Network
We think this is criminal: A world biodiversity hotspot, loaded with cultural heritage. Drinking water for 24,000 people. 1875ha of old growth forest in Mitchell River National Park, lit up by #FFMV yesterday #GunaiKurnaiCountry ๐ท EGCMN
How will bats respond to climate change? Our new paper shows that Nathusius's pipistrelles are likely to expand their European range, but most other bats will lose out. Things look particularly bad for the pond bat, which is already declining rapidly. ๐๐ฆ#bats #climatechange doi.org/10.1111/cobi...
New look at the landscape beneath Antarctica ๐ฆ๐ถ
Without the 27.17 million kmยณ of ice.
This clearly shows that much the West-Antarctic Ice Sheet is below sea level.
That's why it melts rapidly in a warmer climate, like it did ~120,000 years ago during the Eemian interglacial.
Brimstone butterfly feeding on a dandelion
Small Tortoiseshell butterfly on a dandelion close to the ground
Bird's-eye view of three dandelion flowers in the sun
This is a dandelion appreciation post ๐
Often overlooked, the humble dandelion has a vital part to play in providing valuable nectar for early butterflies and moths, as well as food for their caterpillars.
๐ท: Small Tortoiseshell - Sophie Hall
๐ท: Brimstone - Tamรกs Nestor
#DandelionAppreciationDay
That's a scone and you can't convince me otherwise. ๐ ๐ฌ๐ง What is the grey stuff on your scone? ๐คญ
White tailed eagle Stiorra on Countryfile. Absolutely stunning bird. I appreciate the falconer explaining that WTE are scavengers and will take "dead lambs". Read that again. I love what he's doing with Maremma guardian dogs. Saw these constantly while living in Italy! #Countryfile #sheep #raptors
The FWC, an agency charged with conserving Floridaโs wildlife, is considering having a bear hunt without current bear population estimates or justifiable cause for a bear hunt. #bears #florida
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This is super interesting research. My own experience with bats in care suggests some UK species intensely dislike the UV spectrum of light and will avoid. Perhaps best studied with caution. I love that we're finding numerous species of animals and plants which fluoresce.
