Tony Baines
@tonebaines.bsky.social
Ex ITV & Sky Sports Producer ⚽️🏉🎯🏃
Wildlife🦍🐋Nature🦋🐍Environment🌳🍂
🏏Evening Major🏏 🔶️ NE Hampshire
Wildlife🦍🐋Nature🦋🐍Environment🌳🍂
🏏Evening Major🏏 🔶️ NE Hampshire
The changes to insect populations & behaviours, even in my short lifetime, are staggering. It's nearly November but there are numerous Red Admirals still feeding on this bank of asters. Assume some will stay and others will eventually head South. It's an extraordinary change.
October 28, 2025 at 11:35 AM
The changes to insect populations & behaviours, even in my short lifetime, are staggering. It's nearly November but there are numerous Red Admirals still feeding on this bank of asters. Assume some will stay and others will eventually head South. It's an extraordinary change.
Very pleased to be presented with a new apple variety today, this tasty #HowdensWonder 🍎 Both a cooker and an eater, it stores unusually well. Nice and sharp on the taste buds too
October 27, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Very pleased to be presented with a new apple variety today, this tasty #HowdensWonder 🍎 Both a cooker and an eater, it stores unusually well. Nice and sharp on the taste buds too
Out canvassing and delivering in sunny Farnham with new LibDem councillor Tony Fairclough this morning. Always good to be out talking to voters!
October 25, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Out canvassing and delivering in sunny Farnham with new LibDem councillor Tony Fairclough this morning. Always good to be out talking to voters!
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The new European Butterfly Red List is published today, with worrying findings. Over 1/4 (28%) of Europe’s 442 species are threatened with extinction or are close to being so. The situation is far worse for our 148 endemic species, 40% are now threatened or nearly so www.bc-europe.eu/webpage.php?...
October 11, 2025 at 9:17 AM
The new European Butterfly Red List is published today, with worrying findings. Over 1/4 (28%) of Europe’s 442 species are threatened with extinction or are close to being so. The situation is far worse for our 148 endemic species, 40% are now threatened or nearly so www.bc-europe.eu/webpage.php?...
Windy day but a good crew out in Yateley West including prospective Hampshire Mayoral candidate @martin.tod.social
October 4, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Windy day but a good crew out in Yateley West including prospective Hampshire Mayoral candidate @martin.tod.social
Very hard to beat the sandy beaches and gorgeous setting of Bournemouth @libdems.org.uk
September 21, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Very hard to beat the sandy beaches and gorgeous setting of Bournemouth @libdems.org.uk
Interesting to see what matters most to students at the UCA Freshers Fair in Farnham. Affordable housing and Gaza, perhaps unsurprisingly, topping the unconventional poll
September 18, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Interesting to see what matters most to students at the UCA Freshers Fair in Farnham. Affordable housing and Gaza, perhaps unsurprisingly, topping the unconventional poll
Nature Notes
Moths &
Hedgehogs rule ok?
Moths &
Hedgehogs rule ok?
September 10, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Nature Notes
Moths &
Hedgehogs rule ok?
Moths &
Hedgehogs rule ok?
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The #BigButterflyCount results are in and it's official...
2025 was an average year for butterflies.
See the full results and what can be done to help butterflies and moths 👇
https://butterfly-conservation.org/big-butterfly-count-results-2025
2025 was an average year for butterflies.
See the full results and what can be done to help butterflies and moths 👇
https://butterfly-conservation.org/big-butterfly-count-results-2025
September 9, 2025 at 8:00 AM
The #BigButterflyCount results are in and it's official...
2025 was an average year for butterflies.
See the full results and what can be done to help butterflies and moths 👇
https://butterfly-conservation.org/big-butterfly-count-results-2025
2025 was an average year for butterflies.
See the full results and what can be done to help butterflies and moths 👇
https://butterfly-conservation.org/big-butterfly-count-results-2025
Not quite ready for a new career as a model but love Sally Ferguson's homage to our beautiful butterflies and moths at the graduate exhibition at Farnham's UCA @savebutterflies.bsky.social
September 5, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Not quite ready for a new career as a model but love Sally Ferguson's homage to our beautiful butterflies and moths at the graduate exhibition at Farnham's UCA @savebutterflies.bsky.social
Entertaining game at the picturesque Beveree this afternoon in National League South. Late drama as the visitors had a goal disallowed but it ended Hampton & Richmond 3-2 Ebbsfleet Utd
August 30, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Entertaining game at the picturesque Beveree this afternoon in National League South. Late drama as the visitors had a goal disallowed but it ended Hampton & Richmond 3-2 Ebbsfleet Utd
Superlative and uplifting choral presentiation from @stmartinsvoices.bsky.social at the uniquely cavernous setting of @brunelmuseum.bsky.social in Rotherhithe tonight. Nothing beats live performance
August 28, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Superlative and uplifting choral presentiation from @stmartinsvoices.bsky.social at the uniquely cavernous setting of @brunelmuseum.bsky.social in Rotherhithe tonight. Nothing beats live performance
Good to see so many visiting @morecambefc.bsky.social fans applauding their team off the pitch at @theshots.bsky.social today. After all the issues they've had great that they still have a club to follow. @morecambefcfeed.bsky.social
August 25, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Good to see so many visiting @morecambefc.bsky.social fans applauding their team off the pitch at @theshots.bsky.social today. After all the issues they've had great that they still have a club to follow. @morecambefcfeed.bsky.social
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Mega! 2 Death's-Head Hawk-moth caterpillars found in the In-laws garden today in Sleights, North Yorkshire. @savebutterflies.bsky.social @bcyorkshire.bsky.social @migrantmothuk.bsky.social @msj99.bsky.social
August 19, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Mega! 2 Death's-Head Hawk-moth caterpillars found in the In-laws garden today in Sleights, North Yorkshire. @savebutterflies.bsky.social @bcyorkshire.bsky.social @migrantmothuk.bsky.social @msj99.bsky.social
My first National League South game of the season, a good close encounter, ends Maidenhead Utd 2-2 @hemelfc.bsky.social Enjoyable evening!
August 19, 2025 at 10:05 PM
My first National League South game of the season, a good close encounter, ends Maidenhead Utd 2-2 @hemelfc.bsky.social Enjoyable evening!
Good that Forestry England are making this point but surely they shouldn't have to in 2025?? @savebutterflies.bsky.social @ukbutterflies.bsky.social
August 15, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Good that Forestry England are making this point but surely they shouldn't have to in 2025?? @savebutterflies.bsky.social @ukbutterflies.bsky.social
North London last night for footy. A lively match with some good young players on show. Home side took an early lead but it ended @walthamstowfc.bsky.social 2- 2 Bowers&Pitsea @isthmianleague.bsky.social
August 13, 2025 at 5:40 PM
North London last night for footy. A lively match with some good young players on show. Home side took an early lead but it ended @walthamstowfc.bsky.social 2- 2 Bowers&Pitsea @isthmianleague.bsky.social
Being an old school television buff 2 of my favourite presenters were the unique countryman Jack Hargreaves and the versatile Fred Dinenage. Both came to national prominence through their work in the South region. Just love this short news piece...
youtu.be/oJSWQLwXTkw?...
youtu.be/oJSWQLwXTkw?...
Fred Dinenage remembers 'Out of Town' with Jack Hargreaves
YouTube video by Archive UK tv
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August 9, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Being an old school television buff 2 of my favourite presenters were the unique countryman Jack Hargreaves and the versatile Fred Dinenage. Both came to national prominence through their work in the South region. Just love this short news piece...
youtu.be/oJSWQLwXTkw?...
youtu.be/oJSWQLwXTkw?...
New ground for me as the home team make their debut in the @isthmianleague.bsky.social SE division. Very entertaining game which could have gone either way ends Hassocks 3-2 @hernebayfc.bsky.social
August 9, 2025 at 4:08 PM
New ground for me as the home team make their debut in the @isthmianleague.bsky.social SE division. Very entertaining game which could have gone either way ends Hassocks 3-2 @hernebayfc.bsky.social
Who says young people don't do politics? Excluding me the average age of this @libdems.org.uk canvass team would have been very early 20s! 170 plus doors covered in Chineham on behalf of @alexkbrewer.bsky.social 🔶️
August 8, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Who says young people don't do politics? Excluding me the average age of this @libdems.org.uk canvass team would have been very early 20s! 170 plus doors covered in Chineham on behalf of @alexkbrewer.bsky.social 🔶️
How is it that we can even consider allowing such an iconic asset of nature as the River Test to be abused in this way?
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Southern Water applies for permission to draw water from rare chalk stream
Environment secretary urged to stop drought order that could damage the ecology of River Test in Hampshire
www.theguardian.com
August 6, 2025 at 8:06 AM
How is it that we can even consider allowing such an iconic asset of nature as the River Test to be abused in this way?
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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I have some good news for election nerds - "The British General Election of 2024" will be out this autumn, and if you're quick you can grab a 25% pre-order discount from Waterstone's by ordering your copy by 31st July, just enter code SUMMER25 www.waterstones.com/book/the-bri...
July 29, 2025 at 3:25 PM
I have some good news for election nerds - "The British General Election of 2024" will be out this autumn, and if you're quick you can grab a 25% pre-order discount from Waterstone's by ordering your copy by 31st July, just enter code SUMMER25 www.waterstones.com/book/the-bri...
Baseleys Bridge is falling down (mind you it originates from 1792)
July 28, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Baseleys Bridge is falling down (mind you it originates from 1792)
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UK for example has consistently been close to or at the top of the pack in terms of this 'target'. Procurement is still terrible and our defence capacity has if anything got worse since the introduction of the two per cent target!
July 28, 2025 at 2:59 PM
UK for example has consistently been close to or at the top of the pack in terms of this 'target'. Procurement is still terrible and our defence capacity has if anything got worse since the introduction of the two per cent target!