frostfire13
@frostfire13.bsky.social
A child of the universe like the trees and the stars
There was pollen in the hazel catkins in December, a month earlier at least than is usual here in SE England.
The world is changing in front of our eyes.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The world is changing in front of our eyes.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Winter blooming of hundreds of plants in UK ‘visible signal’ of climate breakdown
New year plant hunt shows rising temperatures are shifting natural cycles of wildflowers such as daisies
www.theguardian.com
January 2, 2026 at 10:14 AM
There was pollen in the hazel catkins in December, a month earlier at least than is usual here in SE England.
The world is changing in front of our eyes.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The world is changing in front of our eyes.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Snowdrops out in St Ervan, Cornwall for #wildflowerhour
December 28, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Snowdrops out in St Ervan, Cornwall for #wildflowerhour
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This land belongs to all of us, yet too often a few control access at the expense of the many. Securing a true Right to Roam is the reform we need to ensure everyone can explore, enjoy, and connect with our countryside.
Why do you support a Right to Roam?
Tell us here - forms.gle/6v9ZvxtDYJ5Q...
Why do you support a Right to Roam?
Tell us here - forms.gle/6v9ZvxtDYJ5Q...
December 29, 2025 at 9:00 AM
This land belongs to all of us, yet too often a few control access at the expense of the many. Securing a true Right to Roam is the reform we need to ensure everyone can explore, enjoy, and connect with our countryside.
Why do you support a Right to Roam?
Tell us here - forms.gle/6v9ZvxtDYJ5Q...
Why do you support a Right to Roam?
Tell us here - forms.gle/6v9ZvxtDYJ5Q...
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December 7th is the feast day of St. Ambrose, patron saint of Beekeeping an candle makers. The Latin phrase for “honey” is “Ambrosia” or the food of the gods, thus the origin of St. Ambrose’s name.
christianapostles.com/st-ambrose/
christianapostles.com/st-ambrose/
December 7, 2025 at 4:42 PM
December 7th is the feast day of St. Ambrose, patron saint of Beekeeping an candle makers. The Latin phrase for “honey” is “Ambrosia” or the food of the gods, thus the origin of St. Ambrose’s name.
christianapostles.com/st-ambrose/
christianapostles.com/st-ambrose/
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Kernow showed up in force for river access last weekend. Twenty people gathered near Bodmin to trespass a stretch of the River Camel, while another seven walked the full 20 miles of the Camel Trail to highlight the inadequacy of the government’s proposed nine river walks.
December 2, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Kernow showed up in force for river access last weekend. Twenty people gathered near Bodmin to trespass a stretch of the River Camel, while another seven walked the full 20 miles of the Camel Trail to highlight the inadequacy of the government’s proposed nine river walks.
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The rose and the raven
November 18, 2025 at 1:34 PM
The rose and the raven
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Great to see @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social spreading the word about the value of Riverfly monitoring here!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Citizen science tackles Dorset's invisible river pollution
Hundreds of volunteers for two citizen science projects monitor pollution in Dorset's rivers.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 17, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Great to see @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social spreading the word about the value of Riverfly monitoring here!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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"Our research contributes further evidence of post-war agricultural intensification and urban growth as key drivers of habitat loss in England and Wales."
www.ceh.ac.uk/press/maps-c...
www.ceh.ac.uk/press/maps-c...
Maps created by 1960s schoolchildren provide new insights into habitat losses
A new study of 1960s maps, many of which were created by young people, has provided important fresh evidence of the timing and extent of habitat losses caused by agricultural intensification and urban...
www.ceh.ac.uk
November 29, 2025 at 12:21 PM
"Our research contributes further evidence of post-war agricultural intensification and urban growth as key drivers of habitat loss in England and Wales."
www.ceh.ac.uk/press/maps-c...
www.ceh.ac.uk/press/maps-c...
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Today’s #1000postcard is the song thrush who sits singing his heart out to anyone who will listen. His liquid song like upward rain dripping over the wet woods in fluting refrain
October 23, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Today’s #1000postcard is the song thrush who sits singing his heart out to anyone who will listen. His liquid song like upward rain dripping over the wet woods in fluting refrain
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July 29, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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Mrs Newbie turning her eggs.
April 18, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Mrs Newbie turning her eggs.
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European and yellow-legged Asian hornet comparison.
Europen hornet (native) - Left - Larger/mostly yellow abdomen
yellow-legged Asian hornets (invasive non-native) - Right - Darker/smaller/yellow lower legs/orange band near rear of abdomen
Both species at a bait station - Video by Clive Browne
Europen hornet (native) - Left - Larger/mostly yellow abdomen
yellow-legged Asian hornets (invasive non-native) - Right - Darker/smaller/yellow lower legs/orange band near rear of abdomen
Both species at a bait station - Video by Clive Browne
April 20, 2025 at 7:31 AM
European and yellow-legged Asian hornet comparison.
Europen hornet (native) - Left - Larger/mostly yellow abdomen
yellow-legged Asian hornets (invasive non-native) - Right - Darker/smaller/yellow lower legs/orange band near rear of abdomen
Both species at a bait station - Video by Clive Browne
Europen hornet (native) - Left - Larger/mostly yellow abdomen
yellow-legged Asian hornets (invasive non-native) - Right - Darker/smaller/yellow lower legs/orange band near rear of abdomen
Both species at a bait station - Video by Clive Browne
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"Soil degradation, extreme weather events, global heating & water scarcity are leading the food industry toward a crisis as significant as Covid, as it is unprepared to deal with the resulting volatility in food supply."
[Covid? That's optimistic!]
future.portfolio-adviser.com/investors-wa...
[Covid? That's optimistic!]
future.portfolio-adviser.com/investors-wa...
Investors warned the food industry is unprepared for future supply chain volatility - PA Future
Sub-scale risk mitigation strategies are giving investors false confidence
future.portfolio-adviser.com
April 6, 2025 at 11:20 AM
"Soil degradation, extreme weather events, global heating & water scarcity are leading the food industry toward a crisis as significant as Covid, as it is unprepared to deal with the resulting volatility in food supply."
[Covid? That's optimistic!]
future.portfolio-adviser.com/investors-wa...
[Covid? That's optimistic!]
future.portfolio-adviser.com/investors-wa...
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“News Services Like Voice of America Helped Save My Family” For a WSJ reporter growing up in the U.S.S.R., the Chernobyl disaster showed how important objective Western news broadcasts can be.— By Yuliya Chernova @wsj.com
www.wsj.com/world/europe...
www.wsj.com/world/europe...
Essay | News Services Like Voice of America Helped Save My Family
For a WSJ reporter growing up in the U.S.S.R., the Chernobyl disaster showed how important objective Western news broadcasts can be.
www.wsj.com
March 23, 2025 at 5:17 PM
“News Services Like Voice of America Helped Save My Family” For a WSJ reporter growing up in the U.S.S.R., the Chernobyl disaster showed how important objective Western news broadcasts can be.— By Yuliya Chernova @wsj.com
www.wsj.com/world/europe...
www.wsj.com/world/europe...
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Silent wings, golden gaze—nature’s perfect hunter. 🦉
📸 mickfish1
📸 mickfish1
March 12, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Silent wings, golden gaze—nature’s perfect hunter. 🦉
📸 mickfish1
📸 mickfish1
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Suffragette-defaced Edward VII penny, defaced with subversive political graffiti for the women's suffrage cause - early twentieth century, from the UK (with thanks to @ JoDQC for the images of her coin) #womensart
March 12, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Suffragette-defaced Edward VII penny, defaced with subversive political graffiti for the women's suffrage cause - early twentieth century, from the UK (with thanks to @ JoDQC for the images of her coin) #womensart
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Naturalised Winter Aconite Eranthis hyemalis in flower on the 30th December #wildflowerhour
January 5, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Naturalised Winter Aconite Eranthis hyemalis in flower on the 30th December #wildflowerhour
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I recently left teaching as the curriculum is failing to prepare young people for the future on our rapidly changing planet. I now work for @ministryofeco.bsky.social to support teachers to embed sustainability across subjects & key stages.
I explain more here👇🏽
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/environ...
I explain more here👇🏽
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/environ...
An ‘inadequate’ national curriculum has driven me to quit the classroom
Meryl Batchelder writes about why, after 14 years teaching, she will be one of thousands of teachers leaving the classroom this July
northeastbylines.co.uk
November 18, 2024 at 7:56 PM
I recently left teaching as the curriculum is failing to prepare young people for the future on our rapidly changing planet. I now work for @ministryofeco.bsky.social to support teachers to embed sustainability across subjects & key stages.
I explain more here👇🏽
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/environ...
I explain more here👇🏽
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/environ...
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NEW: This is my last article of 2024! I spoke to scientists working in Antarctica about how climate change is making it increasingly difficult for them to carry out their fieldwork. 🧊
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
Mushy ice and lost kit: The scientists studying Antarctica as it melts
With Antarctica's climate warming at an unprecedented rate, scientists are battling with dangerously thin ice and equipment falling through into the sea.
www.bbc.com
December 31, 2024 at 9:55 AM
NEW: This is my last article of 2024! I spoke to scientists working in Antarctica about how climate change is making it increasingly difficult for them to carry out their fieldwork. 🧊
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
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Other highlights from today's first #NewYearPlantHunt in Chandlers Ford, Hampshire were the small-flowered version of Erigeron sumatrensis, Gallant Soldier, Balkan Spurge, and Ivy-leaved Speedwell. @bsbibotany.bsky.social
December 30, 2024 at 5:36 PM
Other highlights from today's first #NewYearPlantHunt in Chandlers Ford, Hampshire were the small-flowered version of Erigeron sumatrensis, Gallant Soldier, Balkan Spurge, and Ivy-leaved Speedwell. @bsbibotany.bsky.social
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I guess these should come in handy over the next couple of days.
Keep up the good fight comrades and never let them grind you down, back in a few days.
#Allotment 🌱
Keep up the good fight comrades and never let them grind you down, back in a few days.
#Allotment 🌱
December 23, 2024 at 11:29 AM
I guess these should come in handy over the next couple of days.
Keep up the good fight comrades and never let them grind you down, back in a few days.
#Allotment 🌱
Keep up the good fight comrades and never let them grind you down, back in a few days.
#Allotment 🌱
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Assad Returns To Ophthalmology At Moscow LensCrafters
Assad Returns To Ophthalmology At Moscow LensCrafters
MOSCOW—Just days after rebels seized Damascus, deposed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad reportedly returned to practicing ophthalmology at a Moscow LensCrafters, sources confirmed Tuesday. “Which one ...
theonion.com
December 15, 2024 at 7:44 PM
Assad Returns To Ophthalmology At Moscow LensCrafters
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December 14, 2024 at 5:37 PM
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I’ve spent the last 18 months writing about the Roman Empire. In some ways, we’ve progressed immeasurably far in the last 1500 years. But there are still too many things about contemporary politics that I think would have felt all too familiar to them. I persist in my optimism that we can do better.
December 8, 2024 at 11:12 AM
I’ve spent the last 18 months writing about the Roman Empire. In some ways, we’ve progressed immeasurably far in the last 1500 years. But there are still too many things about contemporary politics that I think would have felt all too familiar to them. I persist in my optimism that we can do better.