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.
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(Banner photo:
https://treesforlife.org.uk "Alder")
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(Banner photo:
https://treesforlife.org.uk "Alder")
(The laughter is not meant as mockery!)
February 2, 2026 at 2:09 PM
(The laughter is not meant as mockery!)
At least, you need to get people on board via the "what's in it for me?" line of reasoning, then once they're happily distracted, sneak in a few wildlife corridors and pesticide exclusions...? π
February 2, 2026 at 2:07 PM
At least, you need to get people on board via the "what's in it for me?" line of reasoning, then once they're happily distracted, sneak in a few wildlife corridors and pesticide exclusions...? π
The UK has lost over 96 % of its hedgehogs since the 1960s.
Habitat loss, pesticides and rodenticides, road accidents and nest disturbance are all driving local extinctions.
Please study ways make your neighbourhood friendly to hedgehogs. And support rehabilitation centres like wildlifeaid.co.uk.
Habitat loss, pesticides and rodenticides, road accidents and nest disturbance are all driving local extinctions.
Please study ways make your neighbourhood friendly to hedgehogs. And support rehabilitation centres like wildlifeaid.co.uk.
Itβs #NationalHedgehogDay and whilst these prickly pals hibernate through their party, thereβs so much we can do to protect them! You can help by leaving a gap in your fence, creating log piles for shelter, avoiding using pesticides & letting small areas of green spaces grow wild. π¦πΏ
February 2, 2026 at 12:39 PM
The UK has lost over 96 % of its hedgehogs since the 1960s.
Habitat loss, pesticides and rodenticides, road accidents and nest disturbance are all driving local extinctions.
Please study ways make your neighbourhood friendly to hedgehogs. And support rehabilitation centres like wildlifeaid.co.uk.
Habitat loss, pesticides and rodenticides, road accidents and nest disturbance are all driving local extinctions.
Please study ways make your neighbourhood friendly to hedgehogs. And support rehabilitation centres like wildlifeaid.co.uk.
"This urgent panel will examine the European Commissionβs 2025 proposal allowing open-ended, potentially unlimited pesticide approvals, which would undermine scientific assessment, endanger human health and environment, and contradict principles of precaution and sustainability."
In collaboration with the CII, we invite you to join the webinar βPreventing Pesticide Effects on Childrenβs Health and Protecting the Environmentβ.
π β 19 February 2026 at 08:30 (GMT+2)
πβ University of Cyprus & Onlineβ
πβ Register here: www.pan-europe.info/events/confe...
π β 19 February 2026 at 08:30 (GMT+2)
πβ University of Cyprus & Onlineβ
πβ Register here: www.pan-europe.info/events/confe...
February 2, 2026 at 11:38 AM
"This urgent panel will examine the European Commissionβs 2025 proposal allowing open-ended, potentially unlimited pesticide approvals, which would undermine scientific assessment, endanger human health and environment, and contradict principles of precaution and sustainability."
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Happy #NationalHedgehogDay! π¦
While our prickly friends are still snoozing, now is a good time to prep for their wake-up. For example by:
β Creating "Hedgehog Highways" (13cm fence holes) π‘πΎ
β Checking leaf piles before clearing ππ€
β Reporting any sick or dead hedgehogs π©Ίπ©βπ»
#wildlifehealth
πΈRSPB
While our prickly friends are still snoozing, now is a good time to prep for their wake-up. For example by:
β Creating "Hedgehog Highways" (13cm fence holes) π‘πΎ
β Checking leaf piles before clearing ππ€
β Reporting any sick or dead hedgehogs π©Ίπ©βπ»
#wildlifehealth
πΈRSPB
February 2, 2026 at 10:41 AM
Happy #NationalHedgehogDay! π¦
While our prickly friends are still snoozing, now is a good time to prep for their wake-up. For example by:
β Creating "Hedgehog Highways" (13cm fence holes) π‘πΎ
β Checking leaf piles before clearing ππ€
β Reporting any sick or dead hedgehogs π©Ίπ©βπ»
#wildlifehealth
πΈRSPB
While our prickly friends are still snoozing, now is a good time to prep for their wake-up. For example by:
β Creating "Hedgehog Highways" (13cm fence holes) π‘πΎ
β Checking leaf piles before clearing ππ€
β Reporting any sick or dead hedgehogs π©Ίπ©βπ»
#wildlifehealth
πΈRSPB
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Today we're celebrating #WorldWetlandsDay with our friends at WWTπΎπ§As much as we need air to breathe, we need water to live. The conservation of our wetlands is essential to life on Earth.
Did you know #wetlands are one of the worldβs most biodiverse habitats?
Did you know #wetlands are one of the worldβs most biodiverse habitats?
February 2, 2026 at 11:09 AM
Today we're celebrating #WorldWetlandsDay with our friends at WWTπΎπ§As much as we need air to breathe, we need water to live. The conservation of our wetlands is essential to life on Earth.
Did you know #wetlands are one of the worldβs most biodiverse habitats?
Did you know #wetlands are one of the worldβs most biodiverse habitats?
Shouldn't it be entitled "How to successfully push your country's legislature to ban harmful pesticides (including herbicides)"?
February 2, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Shouldn't it be entitled "How to successfully push your country's legislature to ban harmful pesticides (including herbicides)"?
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It's the #WorldWetlandsDay!
I just signed a petition to stop #polluters and their political allies from dismantling Europe's #environmental #laws. Our 3water, #air, & #health are literally on the line.
π #HandsOffNature @wwf.eu
www.wwf.eu/campaigns/ha...
I just signed a petition to stop #polluters and their political allies from dismantling Europe's #environmental #laws. Our 3water, #air, & #health are literally on the line.
π #HandsOffNature @wwf.eu
www.wwf.eu/campaigns/ha...
February 2, 2026 at 10:56 AM
It's the #WorldWetlandsDay!
I just signed a petition to stop #polluters and their political allies from dismantling Europe's #environmental #laws. Our 3water, #air, & #health are literally on the line.
π #HandsOffNature @wwf.eu
www.wwf.eu/campaigns/ha...
I just signed a petition to stop #polluters and their political allies from dismantling Europe's #environmental #laws. Our 3water, #air, & #health are literally on the line.
π #HandsOffNature @wwf.eu
www.wwf.eu/campaigns/ha...
Infuriating. Birds can drop dead from the shock waves' impact. Does no-one understand the damage explosive noise inflicts on internal organs, including brains, of all living things? The shock waves etch microstriations on soft tissue linked to concussion-like symptoms and permanent health problems.
February 2, 2026 at 11:09 AM
Infuriating. Birds can drop dead from the shock waves' impact. Does no-one understand the damage explosive noise inflicts on internal organs, including brains, of all living things? The shock waves etch microstriations on soft tissue linked to concussion-like symptoms and permanent health problems.
Excuse me, just a bit of dust in my eyes...
(That letter!π)
(That letter!π)
Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
February 1, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Excuse me, just a bit of dust in my eyes...
(That letter!π)
(That letter!π)
Changing how we think...? Tell me more.
February 1, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Changing how we think...? Tell me more.
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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
OK, but will there be some point at which people say, "We have enough, let's focus on the 4% of living things?" Because as we bicker over budgets, the baseline for nature just gets lower and lower.
February 1, 2026 at 2:08 PM
OK, but will there be some point at which people say, "We have enough, let's focus on the 4% of living things?" Because as we bicker over budgets, the baseline for nature just gets lower and lower.
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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 cocktailsβ 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/...
βPesticide cocktailsβ 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
Even worse, removing those rare earth mineral-rich pebbles from the deep ocean floor deprives oxygen from an ecosystem that's otherwise too far from the surface to support life.
February 1, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Even worse, removing those rare earth mineral-rich pebbles from the deep ocean floor deprives oxygen from an ecosystem that's otherwise too far from the surface to support life.
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#Photo credit: Tanja Askani
Spotted by animal #photographer Tanja Askani, this unusual deer & rabbit duo looks like right out of Disneyβs 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 Disneyβs 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 Disneyβs 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 Disneyβs classic Bambi.
#WildlifePhotography #wildlife #InterspeciesFriendship
#AnimalFriends
More #photos of them in comments.
Reason exists to justify passion's excesses.
February 1, 2026 at 2:38 AM
Reason exists to justify passion's excesses.
What is the "G&D population"?
January 31, 2026 at 1:03 PM
What is the "G&D population"?
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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 pestsβAKA Bt cornβhave 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 pestsβAKA Bt cornβhave 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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π¨ TODAY: Weβre 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
π¨ TODAY: Weβre 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.