Ani
@aninewforest.bsky.social
56-year-old disabled former journalist and environmental campaigner [insert verb depending on my state of health] among the ancient flora and fauna in the New Forest, U.K.
🌿🐎🐿️🦉🌳
(Banner photo:
https://treesforlife.org.uk "Alder")
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(Banner photo:
https://treesforlife.org.uk "Alder")
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In the 80+ years since we ushered in the age of the nuclear bomb, what is the longest our planet has gone without a nuclear explosion? Answer: 8 years, 4 Months. We just crossed that milestone, which now places us in the longest hiatus so far. Long may it continue.
tinyurl.com/24tvbmx2
tinyurl.com/24tvbmx2
February 1, 2026 at 1:00 PM
In the 80+ years since we ushered in the age of the nuclear bomb, what is the longest our planet has gone without a nuclear explosion? Answer: 8 years, 4 Months. We just crossed that milestone, which now places us in the longest hiatus so far. Long may it continue.
tinyurl.com/24tvbmx2
tinyurl.com/24tvbmx2
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Happy Imbolc ! The first Celtic festival of Spring associated with the Irish goddess and Saint Brigid. The first stirrings in the soil. Hold on, the light returns. #imbolc
February 1, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Happy Imbolc ! The first Celtic festival of Spring associated with the Irish goddess and Saint Brigid. The first stirrings in the soil. Hold on, the light returns. #imbolc
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![[pic of family eating a meal together] chronically ill man decides it's easier to let family be wrong than explain illness for the 800th time - mybodyistryingtokillme.com](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:dbzmdmsaz6lkhb4tv3culzme/bafkreie33hlmqjyj5kobowi72p4mvl6ezd3bw2h4hqmzgun27ch7rcns74@jpeg)
The Environmental Working Group's 2025 Dirty Dozen list of non-organic fruit and veg to avoid. From most to least contaminated:
1. Spinach
2. Strawberries
3. Kale, collard, mustard greens
4. Grapes
5. Peaches
6. Cherries
7. Nectarines
8. Pears
9. Apples
10. Blackberries
11. Blueberries
12. Potatoes
1. Spinach
2. Strawberries
3. Kale, collard, mustard greens
4. Grapes
5. Peaches
6. Cherries
7. Nectarines
8. Pears
9. Apples
10. Blackberries
11. Blueberries
12. Potatoes
Pesticide cocktails’ polluting apples across Europe, study finds.
Pan Europe found several pesticide residues in 85% of apples, with some showing traces of up to seven chemicals.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Pan Europe found several pesticide residues in 85% of apples, with some showing traces of up to seven chemicals.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Pesticide cocktails’ polluting apples across Europe, study finds
Pan Europe found several pesticide residues in 85% of apples, with some showing traces of up to seven chemicals
www.theguardian.com
February 1, 2026 at 1:57 PM
The Environmental Working Group's 2025 Dirty Dozen list of non-organic fruit and veg to avoid. From most to least contaminated:
1. Spinach
2. Strawberries
3. Kale, collard, mustard greens
4. Grapes
5. Peaches
6. Cherries
7. Nectarines
8. Pears
9. Apples
10. Blackberries
11. Blueberries
12. Potatoes
1. Spinach
2. Strawberries
3. Kale, collard, mustard greens
4. Grapes
5. Peaches
6. Cherries
7. Nectarines
8. Pears
9. Apples
10. Blackberries
11. Blueberries
12. Potatoes
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#Photo credit: Tanja Askani
Spotted by animal #photographer Tanja Askani, this unusual deer & rabbit duo looks like right out of Disney’s classic Bambi.
#WildlifePhotography #wildlife #InterspeciesFriendship
#AnimalFriends
More #photos of them in comments.
Spotted by animal #photographer Tanja Askani, this unusual deer & rabbit duo looks like right out of Disney’s classic Bambi.
#WildlifePhotography #wildlife #InterspeciesFriendship
#AnimalFriends
More #photos of them in comments.
January 31, 2026 at 1:20 PM
#Photo credit: Tanja Askani
Spotted by animal #photographer Tanja Askani, this unusual deer & rabbit duo looks like right out of Disney’s classic Bambi.
#WildlifePhotography #wildlife #InterspeciesFriendship
#AnimalFriends
More #photos of them in comments.
Spotted by animal #photographer Tanja Askani, this unusual deer & rabbit duo looks like right out of Disney’s classic Bambi.
#WildlifePhotography #wildlife #InterspeciesFriendship
#AnimalFriends
More #photos of them in comments.
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A supposed benefit of #GMO crops is a reduction in insecticide use on corn. In reality, corn seeds engineered to kill certain insect pests—AKA Bt corn—have been treated with #neonics, which harm crucial pollinator species, the wider environment and possibly even humans. phys.org/news/2026-01...
Nearly every corn seed planted in Colorado is covered in insecticide: Lawmakers may restrict the chemical
Colorado farmers plant tens of millions of corn seeds every year, nearly every one of them covered in a thin layer of insecticide.
phys.org
January 8, 2026 at 3:59 PM
A supposed benefit of #GMO crops is a reduction in insecticide use on corn. In reality, corn seeds engineered to kill certain insect pests—AKA Bt corn—have been treated with #neonics, which harm crucial pollinator species, the wider environment and possibly even humans. phys.org/news/2026-01...
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🚨 TODAY: We’re in Parliament challenging a pharma deal with the US that could cost the NHS BILLIONS.
This deal was signed behind closed doors, without public debate or a vote in Parliament.
It must be scrapped.
#uk #politics #NHS #stoptrump @globaljusticenow.bsky.social @ukstoptrump.bsky.social
This deal was signed behind closed doors, without public debate or a vote in Parliament.
It must be scrapped.
#uk #politics #NHS #stoptrump @globaljusticenow.bsky.social @ukstoptrump.bsky.social
January 28, 2026 at 8:08 PM
🚨 TODAY: We’re in Parliament challenging a pharma deal with the US that could cost the NHS BILLIONS.
This deal was signed behind closed doors, without public debate or a vote in Parliament.
It must be scrapped.
#uk #politics #NHS #stoptrump @globaljusticenow.bsky.social @ukstoptrump.bsky.social
This deal was signed behind closed doors, without public debate or a vote in Parliament.
It must be scrapped.
#uk #politics #NHS #stoptrump @globaljusticenow.bsky.social @ukstoptrump.bsky.social
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There is a vigil this evening in London for Alex Pretti and all victims of U.S. ICE violence.
Our thanks to @teslatakedownuk.bsky.social, @indivisiblelondon.bsky.social, & @ukstoptrump.bsky.social for hosting and leading the event.
Saturday, Jan. 31 at 18:00
US Embassy
33 Nine Elms Lane, London
Our thanks to @teslatakedownuk.bsky.social, @indivisiblelondon.bsky.social, & @ukstoptrump.bsky.social for hosting and leading the event.
Saturday, Jan. 31 at 18:00
US Embassy
33 Nine Elms Lane, London
January 31, 2026 at 11:10 AM
There is a vigil this evening in London for Alex Pretti and all victims of U.S. ICE violence.
Our thanks to @teslatakedownuk.bsky.social, @indivisiblelondon.bsky.social, & @ukstoptrump.bsky.social for hosting and leading the event.
Saturday, Jan. 31 at 18:00
US Embassy
33 Nine Elms Lane, London
Our thanks to @teslatakedownuk.bsky.social, @indivisiblelondon.bsky.social, & @ukstoptrump.bsky.social for hosting and leading the event.
Saturday, Jan. 31 at 18:00
US Embassy
33 Nine Elms Lane, London
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#ProtectNature #AnimalRights #RightsForNature
They're just trying to figure it out, too. Be kind to animals.
They're just trying to figure it out, too. Be kind to animals.
January 31, 2026 at 10:49 AM
#ProtectNature #AnimalRights #RightsForNature
They're just trying to figure it out, too. Be kind to animals.
They're just trying to figure it out, too. Be kind to animals.
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🦇 Through our eLearning platform we are pleased to offer new courses, modules and other educational content that can be purchased and completed at any time. We are in the process of developing more courses and modules for this site so check here for updates: www.bats.org.uk/our-work/tra...
January 31, 2026 at 10:18 AM
🦇 Through our eLearning platform we are pleased to offer new courses, modules and other educational content that can be purchased and completed at any time. We are in the process of developing more courses and modules for this site so check here for updates: www.bats.org.uk/our-work/tra...
Open a real-time window onto wilderness!
African bush, coral reef, Alaskan river, alpine eyrie...
The free Explore.org app takes you there.
African bush, coral reef, Alaskan river, alpine eyrie...
The free Explore.org app takes you there.
January 31, 2026 at 10:22 AM
Open a real-time window onto wilderness!
African bush, coral reef, Alaskan river, alpine eyrie...
The free Explore.org app takes you there.
African bush, coral reef, Alaskan river, alpine eyrie...
The free Explore.org app takes you there.
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A study in California finds that even small increases in EV adoption lead to measurable drops in neighborhood-level air pollution.
EVs are already making your air cleaner
A study in California finds that even small increases in EVs lead to measurable drops in air pollution at the neighborhood level.
grist.org
January 30, 2026 at 7:14 PM
A study in California finds that even small increases in EV adoption lead to measurable drops in neighborhood-level air pollution.
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Elephants! What a lovely end to the working day. We collected our last hydrophone and made the last measurements upstream, and then on the way back SO MANY elephants had come down to the river to cool off. Do listen with the sound on - there's proper trumpetting. 🐘🐘🐘🐘
January 30, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Elephants! What a lovely end to the working day. We collected our last hydrophone and made the last measurements upstream, and then on the way back SO MANY elephants had come down to the river to cool off. Do listen with the sound on - there's proper trumpetting. 🐘🐘🐘🐘
🇪🇺+🇨🇦= 20% global GDP*
🇺🇲 = 25% GDP*
Come on Europe, let's bridge that gap!
* Source: Canada PM Mark Carney & the BBC Radio 4 fact-checkers on More or Less.
🇺🇲 = 25% GDP*
Come on Europe, let's bridge that gap!
* Source: Canada PM Mark Carney & the BBC Radio 4 fact-checkers on More or Less.
January 30, 2026 at 4:49 PM
🇪🇺+🇨🇦= 20% global GDP*
🇺🇲 = 25% GDP*
Come on Europe, let's bridge that gap!
* Source: Canada PM Mark Carney & the BBC Radio 4 fact-checkers on More or Less.
🇺🇲 = 25% GDP*
Come on Europe, let's bridge that gap!
* Source: Canada PM Mark Carney & the BBC Radio 4 fact-checkers on More or Less.
Research has found that displaying an eye symbol on buildings acts as a deterrent to crime because people unconsciously feel they are being watched.
Could this prevent crimes against wildlife, too? Might the image of a bird's eye discourage hunting and poisoning? Where would such signs be placed?
Could this prevent crimes against wildlife, too? Might the image of a bird's eye discourage hunting and poisoning? Where would such signs be placed?
January 30, 2026 at 4:36 AM
Research has found that displaying an eye symbol on buildings acts as a deterrent to crime because people unconsciously feel they are being watched.
Could this prevent crimes against wildlife, too? Might the image of a bird's eye discourage hunting and poisoning? Where would such signs be placed?
Could this prevent crimes against wildlife, too? Might the image of a bird's eye discourage hunting and poisoning? Where would such signs be placed?
Springsteen just released an anti-ICE anthem that cuts to the core of our collective humanity.
"We'll take our stand for our land and the stranger in our midst..."
Each of us is here because someone stood up for us when we were strangers.
Are we ready to reciprocate?
youtu.be/GDaPdpwA4Iw?...
"We'll take our stand for our land and the stranger in our midst..."
Each of us is here because someone stood up for us when we were strangers.
Are we ready to reciprocate?
youtu.be/GDaPdpwA4Iw?...
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Lyric Video)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 29, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Springsteen just released an anti-ICE anthem that cuts to the core of our collective humanity.
"We'll take our stand for our land and the stranger in our midst..."
Each of us is here because someone stood up for us when we were strangers.
Are we ready to reciprocate?
youtu.be/GDaPdpwA4Iw?...
"We'll take our stand for our land and the stranger in our midst..."
Each of us is here because someone stood up for us when we were strangers.
Are we ready to reciprocate?
youtu.be/GDaPdpwA4Iw?...
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Saw a film on 90s tv in which a journalist and a scientist link up to learn why a factory produces HUGE amounts of #CO₂, but nothing else besides. Turns out aliens own the facory and are (their equivalent of) terraforming Earth for future habitation.
I often think of it when I see planet abuse.
I often think of it when I see planet abuse.
January 27, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Saw a film on 90s tv in which a journalist and a scientist link up to learn why a factory produces HUGE amounts of #CO₂, but nothing else besides. Turns out aliens own the facory and are (their equivalent of) terraforming Earth for future habitation.
I often think of it when I see planet abuse.
I often think of it when I see planet abuse.
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Another day, another Telegraph anti-net-zero headline. No other anti wind/green/EV stories on the front page, so I'm guessing they're inside. The gist seems to be that migrating from one technology to another will (shockingly) reduce jobs in the former technology. No mention of any new energy jobs.🤔
January 27, 2026 at 9:26 AM
Another day, another Telegraph anti-net-zero headline. No other anti wind/green/EV stories on the front page, so I'm guessing they're inside. The gist seems to be that migrating from one technology to another will (shockingly) reduce jobs in the former technology. No mention of any new energy jobs.🤔
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Cambridge & Anglian Water have been warned leaks, pumping too much water, chemical pollution may threaten water security. Before now, a drinking water source in Cambridgeshire was found to be so highly polluted with PFAS it had to be taken out of use.
www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/local-n...
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Water supply risks see Cambridgeshire companies 'repeatedly' warned
Two water companies in Cambridgeshire feature in a list of 11 companies that have been warned about supply risks.
www.cambridge-news.co.uk
January 28, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Cambridge & Anglian Water have been warned leaks, pumping too much water, chemical pollution may threaten water security. Before now, a drinking water source in Cambridgeshire was found to be so highly polluted with PFAS it had to be taken out of use.
www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/local-n...
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Forever chemicals are so long-lasting + difficult to remove that very high levels can mean some water just is no longer usable as a drinking water source. With so much pressure on water resources, we cannot afford to let PFAS pollution build.
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High levels of toxic chemicals found in Cambridgeshire water supply
Exclusive: Cambridge Water admits a supply contained four times the regulatory limit and customers never told
share.google
January 28, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Forever chemicals are so long-lasting + difficult to remove that very high levels can mean some water just is no longer usable as a drinking water source. With so much pressure on water resources, we cannot afford to let PFAS pollution build.
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This free talk delves into the rapid evolutionary adaptation of spiders to industrial pollution by darkening their appearance.
🕷️ Industrial melanism in spiders?
Beyond the peppered moth, how strong is the evidence? Dr Geoff Oxford revisits classic spider case studies and shows how scientific stories can outpace the data.
Join this FREE entoLIVE now!
👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1968443417...
@britishspiders.bsky.social
Beyond the peppered moth, how strong is the evidence? Dr Geoff Oxford revisits classic spider case studies and shows how scientific stories can outpace the data.
Join this FREE entoLIVE now!
👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1968443417...
@britishspiders.bsky.social
January 27, 2026 at 2:32 PM
This free talk delves into the rapid evolutionary adaptation of spiders to industrial pollution by darkening their appearance.
The spider talk is Tuesday 24 Feb. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1968443417...
On the previous Thursday 19 Feb. be sure to catch a very practical webinar on how to use garden trail cams to glean important ecological data:
On the previous Thursday 19 Feb. be sure to catch a very practical webinar on how to use garden trail cams to glean important ecological data:
January 27, 2026 at 2:48 PM
The spider talk is Tuesday 24 Feb. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1968443417...
On the previous Thursday 19 Feb. be sure to catch a very practical webinar on how to use garden trail cams to glean important ecological data:
On the previous Thursday 19 Feb. be sure to catch a very practical webinar on how to use garden trail cams to glean important ecological data:
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BREAKING: Australia has passed a Bill that will limit the total spending on a party by billionaires like Elon Musk to Just $50,000
This will ban billionaires from single-handedly buying Elections in Australia.
This will ban billionaires from single-handedly buying Elections in Australia.
January 23, 2026 at 11:20 PM
BREAKING: Australia has passed a Bill that will limit the total spending on a party by billionaires like Elon Musk to Just $50,000
This will ban billionaires from single-handedly buying Elections in Australia.
This will ban billionaires from single-handedly buying Elections in Australia.
This free talk delves into the rapid evolutionary adaptation of spiders to industrial pollution by darkening their appearance.
🕷️ Industrial melanism in spiders?
Beyond the peppered moth, how strong is the evidence? Dr Geoff Oxford revisits classic spider case studies and shows how scientific stories can outpace the data.
Join this FREE entoLIVE now!
👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1968443417...
@britishspiders.bsky.social
Beyond the peppered moth, how strong is the evidence? Dr Geoff Oxford revisits classic spider case studies and shows how scientific stories can outpace the data.
Join this FREE entoLIVE now!
👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1968443417...
@britishspiders.bsky.social
January 27, 2026 at 2:32 PM
This free talk delves into the rapid evolutionary adaptation of spiders to industrial pollution by darkening their appearance.