@grahamhrtn.bsky.social
Romsey, Hampshire, UK. Interested in cycling, nature, green energy and politics
Beautiful but cold morning. Should have put on more socks and the big gloves. Kids were toasty as always. 🚴♂️❄️🥶
November 26, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Beautiful but cold morning. Should have put on more socks and the big gloves. Kids were toasty as always. 🚴♂️❄️🥶
Surprised it's not more tbh.
Too much nitrogen from cars and slurry probably a much bigger issue though
Too much nitrogen from cars and slurry probably a much bigger issue though
Plastic nurdles found at 84% of UK sites of special scientific interest
Plastic nurdles found at 84% of UK sites of special scientific interest
Environmental charity Fidra says 168 of 195 SSSIs it surveyed are contaminated with tiny pellets
Plastic nurdles have been found in 84% of important nature sites surveyed in the UK.
Nurdles are tiny pellets that the plastics industry uses to make larger products. They were found in 168 of 195 sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs), so named because of the rare wildlife they harbour. They are given extra protections in an effort to protect them from pollution. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Surprised it's not more tbh.
Too much nitrogen from cars and slurry probably a much bigger issue though
Too much nitrogen from cars and slurry probably a much bigger issue though
If anyone want to give me £1.2M in exchange for £150k I would be very happy to accept. DM me
I don't think this was actually deliberately published as ragebait, but the entitlement contained within is remarkable and a classic example of the sort of sentiment governments sometimes just have to face down inews.co.uk/inews-lifest...?
We were hit with a £148k inheritance tax bill when mum died at 97 - it's disgusting
Jill Lemon has labelled inheritance tax as 'cruel', 'horrible' and 'unfair'
inews.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 7:01 PM
If anyone want to give me £1.2M in exchange for £150k I would be very happy to accept. DM me
Probably can afford to pay a bit more tax then...
November 23, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Probably can afford to pay a bit more tax then...
St. Pancras station this morning 😍
November 20, 2025 at 9:10 PM
St. Pancras station this morning 😍
Good article this : www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Flooded and forgotten: the UK’s waters are rising and we’re being kept in the dark | John Harris
Rescue operations in Wales, submerged railway lines in Cornwall – these events are ever more common. So why have we utterly failed to prepare, asks Guardian columnist John Harris
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Good article this : www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Spent a lovely afternoon in the sunshine fossil hunting down at Lee-on-the-Solent. Found 3 shark's teeth, a ray plate and lots of tower shells.
November 15, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Spent a lovely afternoon in the sunshine fossil hunting down at Lee-on-the-Solent. Found 3 shark's teeth, a ray plate and lots of tower shells.
🎉🎉 New bike day 🎉🎉
Kids even more excited about the delivery of the biggest box I've ever seen
Kids even more excited about the delivery of the biggest box I've ever seen
November 14, 2025 at 8:33 PM
🎉🎉 New bike day 🎉🎉
Kids even more excited about the delivery of the biggest box I've ever seen
Kids even more excited about the delivery of the biggest box I've ever seen
Literally just bought a very nice new bike via cyclescheme, being delivered on Friday! The savings as a higher rate payer were huge so it does need reform.
But, I couldn't have bought our cargo bike without it. 4000 miles racked up taking the kids to school and cycling to work in 3 years.
But, I couldn't have bought our cargo bike without it. 4000 miles racked up taking the kids to school and cycling to work in 3 years.
Rachel Reeves is setting the Cycle to Work scheme on fire as part of the war on salary sacrifice policies! on.ft.com/4oKXNrC
Rachel Reeves to curb bike purchases through salary sacrifice in Budget
Introduction of new cap comes after retailers warned some higher-rate taxpayers were exploiting the perk
on.ft.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Literally just bought a very nice new bike via cyclescheme, being delivered on Friday! The savings as a higher rate payer were huge so it does need reform.
But, I couldn't have bought our cargo bike without it. 4000 miles racked up taking the kids to school and cycling to work in 3 years.
But, I couldn't have bought our cargo bike without it. 4000 miles racked up taking the kids to school and cycling to work in 3 years.
In Oxford today for the launch of the Oxfordshire Local Nature Recovery Strategy.
Loving watching all the bikes go past whilst I grab a coffee 🚴♂️🚴♂️🚴♂️
Loving watching all the bikes go past whilst I grab a coffee 🚴♂️🚴♂️🚴♂️
November 12, 2025 at 8:59 AM
In Oxford today for the launch of the Oxfordshire Local Nature Recovery Strategy.
Loving watching all the bikes go past whilst I grab a coffee 🚴♂️🚴♂️🚴♂️
Loving watching all the bikes go past whilst I grab a coffee 🚴♂️🚴♂️🚴♂️
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Finally driving my first EV and can’t be the only middle aged dad now *obsessed* with regenerative braking and getting as many miles as humanly possible.
November 12, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Finally driving my first EV and can’t be the only middle aged dad now *obsessed* with regenerative braking and getting as many miles as humanly possible.
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Bicycles - Why you might need more than one
Artist: Dave Walker
Artist: Dave Walker
November 10, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Bicycles - Why you might need more than one
Artist: Dave Walker
Artist: Dave Walker
I'm being encouraged to use LinkedIn for work. Anyone on here use it? Useful? Or full of hustle culture lovers and recruitment agencies?
Generally trying to do less social media but I do miss seeing the interesting stuff that I used to get on twitter which hasn't quite turned up on Bluesky
Generally trying to do less social media but I do miss seeing the interesting stuff that I used to get on twitter which hasn't quite turned up on Bluesky
November 7, 2025 at 5:32 PM
I'm being encouraged to use LinkedIn for work. Anyone on here use it? Useful? Or full of hustle culture lovers and recruitment agencies?
Generally trying to do less social media but I do miss seeing the interesting stuff that I used to get on twitter which hasn't quite turned up on Bluesky
Generally trying to do less social media but I do miss seeing the interesting stuff that I used to get on twitter which hasn't quite turned up on Bluesky
I've no problem with paying more tax to drive my EV. It costs me 1.5 ppm at the moment. It's too cheap and doesn't reflect the costs to society.
Need to bring back the fuel duty escalator as well though obv
Need to bring back the fuel duty escalator as well though obv
November 6, 2025 at 8:08 AM
I've no problem with paying more tax to drive my EV. It costs me 1.5 ppm at the moment. It's too cheap and doesn't reflect the costs to society.
Need to bring back the fuel duty escalator as well though obv
Need to bring back the fuel duty escalator as well though obv
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a century of glaciers melting 🧪🌐
November 3, 2025 at 5:21 PM
a century of glaciers melting 🧪🌐
Had a lovely few days away in Berlin, just me and the wife. Loved the history, the food and the friendliness of everyone we met. Knackered now and ready to head home.
October 30, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Had a lovely few days away in Berlin, just me and the wife. Loved the history, the food and the friendliness of everyone we met. Knackered now and ready to head home.
3 free hours of electricity from @octopus.energy this afternoon. So have cooked lunch, showered the kids, done 2 loads of washing and put the dishwasher on for a load + a clean. EV is plugged in but not charging yet. Battery is filling up too ⚡🔋
October 25, 2025 at 12:39 PM
3 free hours of electricity from @octopus.energy this afternoon. So have cooked lunch, showered the kids, done 2 loads of washing and put the dishwasher on for a load + a clean. EV is plugged in but not charging yet. Battery is filling up too ⚡🔋
Interesting panel discussion at the Hampshire and IoW Wildlife Trust's Wilder conference. Lots to be frustrated about, but lots of reasons to be optimistic about change too
October 23, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Interesting panel discussion at the Hampshire and IoW Wildlife Trust's Wilder conference. Lots to be frustrated about, but lots of reasons to be optimistic about change too
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Ed Miliband approves UK’s biggest solar farm at Lincolnshire site
Ed Miliband approves UK’s biggest solar farm at Lincolnshire site
Tillbridge solar farm will be built in county where Reform UK’s anti-renewables agenda has rising support
Ed Miliband has approved the UK’s biggest solar farm, which will be built in a county where Reform UK’s anti-renewables agenda has won rising support.
The energy secretary on Tuesday gave the go-ahead for the Tillbridge solar farm to be developed near Gainsborough in Lincolnshire. Once built, it will generate enough electricity to power 300,000 UK homes. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 14, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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Wow, great stat!
"China pushed more than one million people out of their homes in west-central China a quarter-century ago and flooded a vast area for the reservoir of the Three Gorges Dam.
This year, China has been installing enough solar panels every three weeks to match the power generation capacity of that dam."
This year, China has been installing enough solar panels every three weeks to match the power generation capacity of that dam."
October 10, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Wow, great stat!
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More than half of world’s bird species in decline, as leaders meet on extinction crisis
More than half of world’s bird species in decline, as leaders meet on extinction crisis
Biodiversity losses are growing, the IUCN reports as summit opens, but green turtle’s recovery ‘reminds us conservation works’
More than half of all bird species are in decline, according to a new global assessment, with deforestation driving sharp falls in populations across the planet.
On the eve of a key biodiversity summit in the UAE, scientists have issued a fresh warning about the health of bird populations, with 61% of assessed species now recording declines in their numbers. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 10, 2025 at 8:24 AM
More than half of world’s bird species in decline, as leaders meet on extinction crisis
Nutrient eutrophication now affecting the Dutch cycling calendar 👀🚴♂️
This is the entire Dutch procycling calendar 2026. Look at how small it is.
Organising a bike race in this country is becoming nearly impossible due to lack of police support and many environmental regulations, mostly nitrogen deposition
Organising a bike race in this country is becoming nearly impossible due to lack of police support and many environmental regulations, mostly nitrogen deposition
October 7, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Nutrient eutrophication now affecting the Dutch cycling calendar 👀🚴♂️
Wish British cities could show this level of ambition. Big gap at the moment.
According to the City of Paris, in the last 10 years 150K trees have been planted & 45ha of parks created in the already hot city, all intended to not only improve quality-of-life today, but also help the city adapt to & manage summer heatwaves of 50℃ (122F) by 2050.
Just the start.
Common sense.
Just the start.
Common sense.
October 6, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Wish British cities could show this level of ambition. Big gap at the moment.
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Exciting developments in solar.
Just read this fascinating FT article on perovskite solar panels – the next-gen innovation that's lighter, more flexible, and up to 20% more efficient than traditional silicon ones.
Imagine panels turning everyday surfaces into power generators
Just read this fascinating FT article on perovskite solar panels – the next-gen innovation that's lighter, more flexible, and up to 20% more efficient than traditional silicon ones.
Imagine panels turning everyday surfaces into power generators
October 6, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Exciting developments in solar.
Just read this fascinating FT article on perovskite solar panels – the next-gen innovation that's lighter, more flexible, and up to 20% more efficient than traditional silicon ones.
Imagine panels turning everyday surfaces into power generators
Just read this fascinating FT article on perovskite solar panels – the next-gen innovation that's lighter, more flexible, and up to 20% more efficient than traditional silicon ones.
Imagine panels turning everyday surfaces into power generators
www.cyclingweekly.com/cycling-week...
Lovely article about cycling whilst appreciating nature (and it’s loss) as the author rides through Devon
Lovely article about cycling whilst appreciating nature (and it’s loss) as the author rides through Devon
Cycling through Britain’s wild places: How riders can help save rare species
Britain’s biodiversity is under pressure – but cycling gives us rare access to their beauty and fragility. Here's how you can get up close and personal, from the saddle, with what's at stake
www.cyclingweekly.com
October 5, 2025 at 9:53 AM
www.cyclingweekly.com/cycling-week...
Lovely article about cycling whilst appreciating nature (and it’s loss) as the author rides through Devon
Lovely article about cycling whilst appreciating nature (and it’s loss) as the author rides through Devon