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Really enjoyed this book, now 5 yrs old, it is clear we are still sleep walking into an insect apocalypse despite the warnings from many experts, including myself. There is much hope in regenerative farming, but this is still heavily reliant on glyphosate. @davegoulson.bsky.social

Tir, hiraeth, bro, cynefin: Speaking Welsh is associated with a stronger connection to nature, according to new research examining the relationship between language, cultural identity and the natural environment across Wales. www.bangor.ac.uk/news/2026-10...

No #waxcaps on this, or any of my other usual sites so far this year. This slope has had a good range of species in recent years, including ballerina waxcap. Is anyone else seeing this ? South facing slope with severe grass die off from June to the end of August.

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We've seen a huge drop off in Field Gentian (Gentianella campestris) numbers across the south of the UK over the last few years, a worrying sign of climate breakdown. Our Director Dominic Price recently spoke about this on BBC Radio 4's Today Programme ⤵️

Sulphur Tuft (Hypholoma fasciculare)Torth felen in the afternoon sunshine.

My #FavouriteFlower from this season is I think the Cloudberry (Rubus chamaemorus) Mwyaren y Berwyn as the walk to see it was so enjoyable. There were no clouds on that day. #Wildflowerhour

Montagu's Harrier HV is crossing the Pyrenees this evening at 10,000ft!

Possibly the most shocking revelation in this whole thing is that Nigel Farage was at one point in Clacton.

“All the flowers of all the tomorrows are in the seeds of today.” Found for this week’s #WildflowerHour: snake’s head fritillary, wild carrot, selfheal, common knapweed, yellow rattle, oxeye daisy, and cock’s-foot. #Seedheads

1) It's sad that we have had hundreds of news stories this year about parched parks and fields, but most don't mention how trees, shrubs, wildflowers and hedgerows are coping. This doesn't mention tree once, despite them being the biggest lesson in the photos: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) #Cymraeg: dant y llew; dant y ci; dail clais; blodau crach; blodyn piso'n y gwely; blodau pi-pi’n gwely; llygad y gŵr drwg #Kernewek: dans lew (lion's tooth) #WildflowerHour: 8-9pm every Sunday / bob dydd Sul @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social

#WildflowerHour. "We had some proper rain this week, with puddles and everything" Tormentil (Potentilla erecta) Tresgl y moch starting to recovery in this insane summer.

A fire has been burning at a national nature reserve in Cambridgeshire for more than two weeks:

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British people should “enjoy” multiple heatwaves and shrug off warnings of dangerous climate change while enjoying more English fizzy wine, the deputy leader of Reform UK has said. www.ft.com/content/49ea...

Wow! I have only just heard this. After this summer in particular, and as a father, this hit home. Hard. youtu.be/yJvczRkQHK0?...

The Sphagnum lawns on the peatland on the Migneint still holding water at their surface today. #PeatlandRestoration Y Migwyn ar fawndir y Migneint yn ddwrlawn, hyd yn oed yn y gwres llethol heddiw. #AdferMawndiroedd

🚁 Hedfan yn uchel dros Faes yr Eisteddfod! Tynnwyd y lluniau awyr hyn y prynhawn yma gan ein hymchwilydd awyr, @drtobydriver.bsky.social Dewch i'n gweld o 10am yfory yn Stondin 1005–1006 am sgyrsiau, gweithgareddau i blant, ein harddangosfa newydd a mwy. #Eisteddfod2026 #TreftadaethCymru

🚁 Flying high over the Eisteddfod Maes! These aerial photographs were captured this afternoon by our aerial investigator,@drtobydriver.bsky.social Visit us from 10am tomorrow at Stand 1005–1006 for talks, children's activities, our new exhibition and more. #Eisteddfod2026 #HeritageCymru

428.20 parts per million (ppm) CO2 in air 06-Aug-2026 keelingcurve.ucsd.edu

Restored peatland with wet sphagnum moss can act as a firebreak. Dry peat and vegetation burn easily. Only 4% of Wales is peatland – we must make the most of it and restore the 90% that’s damaged. #WalesPeatlandAction #HighNatureLowCarbon @natreswales.bsky.social @iucn-uk-peat.bsky.social

👏🪑 Llongyfarchiadau i Emyr Lewis - enillydd Cadair Eisteddfod Genedlaethol y Garreg Las 2026

The Daily Telegraph has raced through all five stages of climate denial this week. But this is, perhaps, the most ridiculous column so far: "Without minimising the severe downsides…especially on some poorer nations, many in Britain would enjoy the kind of warmer climate predicted by modellers..."

Whilst the cost of living crisis continues to spiral, with food and fuel prices soaring, so do global oil and gas companies profits. Shell has today announced it's profits have more than doubled. This is obscene. www.reuters.com/business/ene...

#WildflowerHour. Autumn hawkbit (Leontodon autumnalis) Peradyl yr hydref providing some colour on a parched grass bank yesterday.

More than 20,000 evacuated after intense wildfire in France

A Black Tailed Godwit was extra pleasing to see this week at RSPB Conwy, as it had colour rings. Previously seen on the Orwell, Suffolk in '25 (@edkeeble.bsky.social) Also Iceland, Holland, Scotland, Devon, Essex...Fascinating ! #birdmigration #birdingwales #ukbirding @wadertales.bsky.social

#WildflowerHour Yarrow (Achiella millefolium), milddail with Harebell (Campanula rotundifolia) clychau'r Eos.

I'm really happy to have been able to publish this diary, which revolves around something very important to me - Welsh place names and the Welsh language - while also written about a place very dear to me; Ynys Enlli. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

#WildflowerHour Common Spotted Orchid( Dactylorhiza fuchsii) Tegeirian brych to celebrate #NationalMeadowsDay #DiwrnodDolyddCenedlaethol

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@wildflowerhour.bsky.social #EildflowerHour. A poor photo of the very delicate flower of round-leaved sundew (Drosera rotundifolia) gwlithlys, on a very breezy bog yesterday.

Wythnos Ymwybyddiaeth y Wennol Ddu| Swift Awareness Week Mae CAC yn falch o gefnogi Wythnos Ymwybyddiaeth y Wennol Ddu ac yn sefyll tu ôl i’r ymgyrch bwysig hon sy’n tynnu sylw at un o adar mwyaf eiconig ein haf. WOS is proud to support Swift Awareness Week and stands behind this important week.

While we cook in Europe, it's worth remembering that this isn't just a European story. Across the Arctic and other high-latitude regions, temperature anomalies are reaching extraordinary levels, with some areas forecast to be >10–20°C above historical averages. The climate signal is global.

Landmark new research shows the risk of dying from cervical cancer before 30 is now ‘close to zero' after the HPV vaccine.

431.32 parts per million (ppm) CO2 in air 14-Jun-2026 keelingcurve.ucsd.edu

#WildflowerHour. Cloudberry(Rubus chamaemorus) Mwyaren y Berwyn in flower on the Berwyn ridge yesterday

Tafod y Gors / Common Butterwort #WildflowerHour Planhigyn cigysol fydd yn treulio’r pryfetach sy’n glanio ar y dail gludiog. – Not quite #ChurchyardFlowers – but a graveyard to insects as they land on the sticky star-like leaves of this carnivore. #Môn #Anglesey @bsbicymru.bsky.social

Mawnedd Mawn! Cymro yn ennill gwobr Lindsay #PeatConf26 @iucn-uk-peat.bsky.social. Dywedodd Dr Peter Jones ei fod yn ymroi ei waith gwarchod ac adfer mawndiroedd er budd cenedlaethau’r dyfodol. naturalresources.wales/about-us/new... @natreswales.bsky.social @futuregencymru.bsky.social

Welsh ‘Bogfather’ wins prestigious Lindsay award #PeatConf26 @iucn-uk-peat.bsky.social. Dr Peter Jones said he dedicates his work protecting and restoring peatlands for the benefit of future generations. naturalresources.wales/about-us/new... @natreswales.bsky.social @futuregencymru.bsky.social

On this day in 2021, I wrote: "British Curlew need to fledge 10,000 more youngsters - every year", based on survival/productivity figures in what was then a new paper. More here: wadertales.wordpress.com/2021/06/12/m... The figure has been much quoted (and not disputed) #ornithology

Good news! Ministers have finally given green light to new #NaturalHistory GCSE. We’ve campaigned so long for this! Big hats off to tireless advocate Mary Colwell 🙌 Now our young people will have a chance to get to know & love the natural world, to feel awe & wonder, & gain skills to protect it 🌷🌳🦡

Mae’n wythnos Gwirfoddolwyr yn swyddogol! Hoffai Cymru Wyllt a Natur Cymru ddiolch i'r holl wirfoddolwyr sy'n cefnogi ein gwaith ni – o'n hymddiriedolwyr i'r cyfranwyr at y cylchgrawn, a'r rhai sy'n helpu yn ein gwarchodfa natur ac yn ein gardd bywyd gwyllt... a mwy. Rydych chi i gyd yn anhygoel!

We've just launched three brand new bilingual audio trails in Bala, and on Halkyn Common and the Little Orme — where rich wildlife, heritage, and local folklore bring the landscape to life. www.northwaleswildlifetrust.org.uk/.../wild-wal.... @welshgovernment.bsky.social @heritagefunduk.bsky.social

#WIldflowerhour. Bog bean (Manyanthes trifoliata) ffa'r gors and Butterwort (Pinguicula vulgaris) tafod y gors on a rather windy bog in Eryri on Friday

Ever heard the cricket-like song of a Grasshopper Warbler? This species starts to arrive to the UK in April, having migrated here to breed from Africa. 🔴 Sadly suffering declines, they have been on the UK Red List since 2002. 📷 Liz Cutting / BTO

431.34 parts per million (ppm) CO2 in air 18-May-2026 keelingcurve.ucsd.edu