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guyshrubsole.bsky.social
In 'Some Thoughts on the Common Toad', Orwell attacked those who think that "nothing is to be admired except steel and concrete" & argued that love of nature "makes a peaceful and decent future a little more probable"

Rachel Reeves should take note

www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-f...
October 21, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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rspb.bsky.social
It’s spooky season, but let’s not make it scary for wildlife! 🎃👻

Fake web decorations can trap and injure our garden wildlife. Stick to sustainable, indoor decorations and let real spiders do the work outdoors!

Share these tips & help spread awareness 👇
An orange poster with the warning “Beware! Fake Webs = Real Risks for Wildlife” written at the top in bold, accompanied by a small, friendly-looking spider hanging from a web. The text explains that fake web decorations can trap and harm birds, small mammals, and even toads. A cartoon owl and spider deliver the message, with the spider humorously saying, “This is all natural!” in front of its web, and the owl encouraging people to avoid fake webbing for a spooky yet wildlife-friendly Halloween. The overall tone is playful but highlights an important caution for Halloween decorating.
October 21, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social
Exasperated. Gutted. Furious. Terrified. Sometimes swear words are the only ones that fit.
Our delightful government - who we put our trust in - is u-turning on THE easiest Nature action *ever*.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Government U-turns on support for bird-friendly swift bricks in new homes
Housing minister Steve Reed refuses to back mandating measure, despite giving support while in environment job
www.theguardian.com
October 18, 2025 at 3:16 PM
struthus.bsky.social
pepperpotherbs.bsky.social Pepperpot Herbs 🌱 @pepperpotherbs.bsky.social · Mar 29
We have many of these growing around the edges of the nursery, planted more when we arrived and even called our new home Oak Lodge. It’s wonderful to live amongst them 🌱
lgspace.bsky.social Little Green Space @lgspace.bsky.social · Jan 7
A single 400-year-old ancient oak produces 234,000 litres of oxygen a year while soaking up carbon dioxide, and can support more than 2,000 species of bird, insect, fungus, and lichen. Nature is amazing - we need more of it, not less. Please repost if you agree 🌳
October 11, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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struthus.bsky.social
This is sheer madness!!!
April 26, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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sussexwildlife.bsky.social
Are we the bad guys? How did newts, bats and now snails become the unlikely poster children of an anti-growth narrative? A healthy, functioning natural environment is not a luxury — it’s essential to economic resilience, public health, and wellbeing.

buff.ly/TVQrBD0
Newts, bats and snails against a red background
October 10, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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curlewaction.bsky.social
Today (date), the Slender-billed Curlew was declared extinct. The first bird extinction on mainland Europe in 500 years — on our watch. Extinction is final. No going back. Think about that.
October 10, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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nonviolence.bsky.social
Next up, why more livestock farms and food animals means less wildlife by definition.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
July 17, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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pete-m.bsky.social
Swift bricks. So simple but SO hard. Especially when up against this kind of bonkers mindset from government:

“No 10 and Angela Rayner are worried of doing anything that’s deemed woke, and nature is in that bracket”

From @hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social:

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
​‘The hypocrisy is staggering’: will swift bricks fall prey to government fears of Reform?
Campaigner Hannah Bourne-Taylor fears goal of requiring all new homes to include a hollow brick to help endangered cavity-nesting birds may be dropped
www.theguardian.com
May 5, 2025 at 1:02 PM
struthus.bsky.social
This is sheer madness!!!
April 26, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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cathhodsman.bsky.social
Did u know? These beautiful pink wildflowers are Lady's Smock & they're the food plant of fabulous Orange-tip butterflies.....If I had mown my lawn, there'd be no Lady's Smock.....and no Orange-tips.....Try no-mow this season. 🪲🦋🌍🌱🇬🇧🌱🌿
April 26, 2025 at 5:43 AM
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plantlifeuk.bsky.social
What if every garden looked like this?

#NoMowMay is fast approaching and this year you can give #PowerToTheFlowers!🌸

Whether you’re in a city, town or the countryside, pack away your lawnmower and allow wildflowers to bloom freely, starting this May🌱

Join the No Mow Movement 👉 t.co/yPZrFcC9qy
April 7, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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patrickbarkham.bsky.social
"Its legacy, if this terrible bill is approved, will be a grimmer, greyer, unhappier nation" Hugely important, powerful, clear-sighted assessment of the planning and infrastructure bill by @georgemonbiot.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Labour’s great nature sellout is the worst attack on England’s ecosystems I’ve seen in my lifetime | George Monbiot
The horrifying planning bill, which rips up environmental protections, was drafted with CEOs in mind. We know because Keir Starmer told us, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
April 24, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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georgemonbiot.bsky.social
It's hard to get your head around the scale of the environmental vandalism the Labour government is hoping to unleash. The Planning and Infrastructure Bill is up there with Trump's executive orders. And the reason is the same: corporate power.
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Labour’s great nature sellout is the worst attack on England’s ecosystems I’ve seen in my lifetime | George Monbiot
The horrifying planning bill, which rips up environmental protections, was drafted with CEOs in mind. We know because Keir Starmer told us, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
April 24, 2025 at 6:34 AM
struthus.bsky.social
Absolutely horrific, never will I eat there again!!!
robgmacfarlane.bsky.social Robert Macfarlane @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social · Apr 15
A 450-yo oak is felled without permission by a Toby Carvery (don’t eat there), who falsely claimed it was "dead".
A tree alive when The Gunpowder Plot was hatched, which supports a web of 2000+ species, is in pieces.
Legal protection for heritage trees needed.
enfielddispatch.co.uk/toby-carvery...
Toby Carvery admits felling ancient Whitewebbs oak tree
The owner of the pub chain falsely claimed the tree was dead as justification for the felling which has shocked local people and prompted outrage from conservationists across the country
enfielddispatch.co.uk
April 15, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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rbreich.bsky.social
Trump's EPA just moved to reverse state and local bans on toxic "forever chemicals" that can lead to birth defects and cancer. 

So much for "Make America Healthy Again." https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/05/trump-pfas-toxic-forever-chemicals
Trump officials quietly move to reverse bans on toxic ‘forever chemicals’
EPA bids to change chemical risk evaluations, which could expose public to higher levels of PFAS and other pollutants
www.theguardian.com
April 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM