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Clare W
@clarewonblue.bsky.social
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Nature, blue skies and kindness - these are a few of my favourite things
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cathhodsman.bsky.social
This.....🙏🌍🤍
October 2, 2025 at 5:56 AM
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polarrobs.bsky.social
Some good news.

www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
Government rules out plan to block out the sun after warning of ‘severe’ risks
Announcement comes after more than 40 polar scientists warned ideas to slow polar ice loss were unrealistic, unaffordable and dangerous
www.independent.co.uk
September 11, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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thekentacorn.bsky.social
Who is missing our English Bluebells?

A bluebell a week until they wake again next year #5
An English Bluebell
September 26, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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silverpebble2.bsky.social
I cansend parcels to the US again so at 8pm this eve my Etsy shop will open with my new seasonal collections of greetings cards.
I create my photos using recent neuroscientific research- looking at themmoves your thoughts away from fight or flight:they're affordable art
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...
September 4, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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polarrobs.bsky.social
Very sad news
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
😪
Last Banks's beer brewed at 150-year-old base in Wolverhampton
It opened in 1875, but bosses announced last year it would close as part of a company restructuring.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 4, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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silverpebble2.bsky.social
It would be so great if you could RT my tweet above if you have a spare few seconds.
At the moment, due to a recent breakdown there's a limit to what I can manage work-wise & I make my living via my Etsy shop. Putting my shop in front of a few more eyes on here would help massively. Thankyou🌿🪶🐚
September 4, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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bucbotany.bsky.social
🌱🌾🌍🌺🍄 #BUC2025 Final contest for 2025 champions in Botanical University Challenge coming up soon - 20 August! Who will ask the questions? Who will win? Streamed YouTube www.youtube.com/@BotanicalUn... All earlier rounds there already!
August 12, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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ukceh.bsky.social
🌿 The National Plant Monitoring Scheme has turned 10!

More than 1,000 volunteers have gathered 250k+ botanical records that feed into the UK Biodiversity Indicators. Marking the milestone, the 2024 report shares surveyor stories & a timeline of NPMS highlights.

🔗 🧪 www.npms.org.uk/article/npms...
Front cover of National Plant Monitoring Scheme Annual Report 2024 Books and papers lying on daisy covered grass Two people outside in a rural environment look at information on a clipboard
August 8, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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theipaper.com
As the Met Office says extreme weather is the UK's new normal, climate expert Bill McGuire says the country is ill-prepared for the future

➡️ Read more: https://trib.al/EFAoydD
July 14, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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shitlawns.bsky.social
If there is more life on a kids nit comb than a garden, we need Government to step in and end the trend. Please sign to ban domestic use of Plastic Grass

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
July 14, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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joshual951.bsky.social
A day early for #NationalMeadowsDay, but just look at this ancient wildflower meadow I stumbled upon in Staffordshire the other day!

Grasslands should be full of life like this beauty, but often fall silent. Restoring them is vital if we want to see nature recover 🌱❤️
July 4, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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plantlifeuk.bsky.social
This #NationalMeadowsDay, help us urge governments to protect our last irreplaceable meadows 📢. These vital ecosystems support both nature and us—but once lost, they’re gone forever.

✍️ Write to your MP or MSP today and demand their protection: https://loom.ly/ADenswU

#IrreplaceableMeadows
July 5, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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jhammerstone.bsky.social
Weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them 🌱 ~ A.A. Milne

#flowers #gardening #nature #JuneBlooms #bloomscrolling
Purple/pink Bird vetch, a weed to some, showing off by floating in the garden.
June 29, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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writesbright.bsky.social
The astounding hypocrisy of the UK’s DOGE-obsessed politicians
The astounding hypocrisy of the UK’s DOGE-obsessed politicians
When we exposed obscene levels of fraud and waste, Farage, Badenoch and co. were nowhere to be seen...
open.substack.com
June 14, 2025 at 7:06 AM
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number10cat.bsky.social
There are some days when the news can be overwhelming and leave you feeling sad and afraid. Today is one of them.
Try to remember that the good in the world has always outnumbered the bad, stroke a cat and enjoy the sunshine x
(Pic @imageplotter.bsky.social)
June 13, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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number10cat.bsky.social
I may not always love you
But long as there are stars above you
You never need to doubt it
I'll make you so sure about it...
June 11, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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plantlifeuk.bsky.social
With this Bill, Senedd Members have the chance to leave a lasting legacy for Wales’s unique wildlife. Ambitious, legally-binding targets for nature’s recovery will hold future Governments to account in tackling the nature crisis.
waleslink.bsky.social Wales Environment Link @waleslink.bsky.social · Jun 2
We're pleased to see Welsh Gov finally introduce the Environment (Principles, Governance & Biodiversity Targets) Bill to the Senedd today. Bring on a Nature Positive Wales! business.senedd.wales/mgIssueHisto...

Here's our response, below + in more detail here: waleslink.org/wp-content/u...
This is a WEL statement next to a photo of a chaffinch (a beautiful small songbird, with rusty orange on its front, and black, white and grey feathers for its wings), beak open as though it's speaking the statement itself, although is probably just a lovely song. It's perched on an old fence post, against a fuzzy background of trees. You can learn more about chaffinches and hear their song here: https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/chaffinch The text of the statement itself says: Wales Environment Link welcomes the Environment (Principles, Governance, and Biodiversity Targets) Bill and urges for stronger protections for nature This Bill is a crucial chance for the Welsh Government to respond to findings in recent reports by the Senedd and Audit Wales, which highlighted that the nature emergency hasn’t been enough of a priority for Wales. They must catch up to England and Scotland and deliver action for the environment in Wales. For this Bill to deliver its full potential, it must: Clearly enshrine environmental principles and a duty of integration of environmental protection in law, recognising biodiversity as the foundation of a healthy, sustainable planet Establish a genuinely independent governance body, with the authority and resources it needs to fulfil its remit Introduce a robust and ambitious targets framework that drives immediate action for nature
June 2, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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shitlawns.bsky.social
What in the Rishi Sunak's Helipad is wrong with people!
May 25, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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royentsoc.bsky.social
#InsectWeek is coming!

Insect Week is your annual chance to share and celebrate the fascinating world of insects. This year, we're Standing Tall for the Small and encouraging everyone to take action for insects.

#StandTallForTheSmall from 23-29 June 🐞🔽
www.insectweek.org
Stand Tall for the Small poser for Insect Week featuring a detailed close-up of a fly Get involved this Insect Week - Join an event near you, organise your own event, take some photos and enter them into our insect photography competition and more. Visit InsectWeek.org.
May 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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nurseholly.bsky.social
We are heartbroken about our dear friend Alfie🌈 & send all our love to his mum. If you would like to remember Alfie by helping other cats, can I suggest donating to @newstartrescue.bluesky.social where his mum volunteers. It would mean so much❤️🐾 #CatsOfTwitter #Hedgewatch @alfieandpoppy.bsky.social
May 3, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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shitlawns.bsky.social
With record temperatures and very little rain before Summer has even begun, we need to start taking better care of our natural world for wildlife and climate. An easy start is to ban lifeless plastic gardens 📝
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
May 4, 2025 at 6:31 AM
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number10cat.bsky.social
The 8th May has been marked as VE Day since before Trump was born. VE stands for Victory in Europe.
As for the First World War, the idea that some Yank who refused to serve in the military, will command people around the world not to call it Rembrance Day is laughable. Sod off.
May 2, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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davea57.bsky.social
Still plenty of Lesser celandines around in flower. This one has a bonus pollinator, a Melanostoma sp. hoverfly. #wildflowerhour
April 13, 2025 at 7:33 PM