Jack Wallington

I’m so excited to share with you my new book! Grower Gatherer: edible perennials to grow and forage in your garden, published by @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social on 3 September 2026. It’s been a joy to create and I can’t wait for you to see it. You can pre-order here www.bloomsbury.com/uk/grower-ga...

Make your 2027 better with edible perennial plant communities - they’re easy and nutritious! www.jackwallington.com/product/grow...

It's really sunny, really windy and there is also horizontal hail

This interview has sparked some useful discussion about tomatoes in the comments www.wildway.info/p/gardening-...

We’re getting hammered up here, rain and wind all night, wind seems to be worse this morning, though so far only one bird box and a small willow blown down. Our garden is pretty sheltered, though if you look at the large oak and willow on the left you can just see how strong it is.

So I found out last week that this happened, which is very heartwarming - largely for my monthly columns this year in Gardens Illustrated magazine covering various societal, wildlife and climate issues related to gardening

This death toll should be treated as the national scandal it is. An estimated 4,354 people have died in UK heatwaves since June. The Government has yet to explain how, or what it will do to be ready before next summer.

Second in my new sporadic In The Garden series, I sit down with Claire Ratinon in East Sussex at the end of the heatwaves www.wildway.info/p/gardening-...

Autumn

Sunset

A fantastic PhD research opportunity to work with the community-led Bridestones Rewilded and the University of Leeds to explore the dynamics of peatland restoration.

Bareroots mean no plastic pot, reducing plastic manufacture and waste, and no compost, which reduces weight during transport. And less water at the nursery if grown in soil because in-ground plants will need less water than those kept alive in pots. www.wildway.info/p/how-grow-b...

A new 1m x 1m pocket planting plan for full sun using GIANT DRAMA for autumn www.wildway.info/p/pocket-pla... (for paid subscribers)

Over May and June, 2,877 people died in the UK due to extreme heat. Today Labour has approved new gas drilling in the North Sea to please Donald Trump and Shell. Now we know whose side Labour is on.

You might like to remember this next time you hear someone claiming that net-zero is driving up bills

Northern Rail is terrible, if the no of carriages aren't too few, everything falls apart with delays affecting other trains. I left over an hour spare for delays and I'm still going to arrive 30 min late for a 1hr lecture. A ticket refund doesn't even begin to compensate for my lost time and impact.

One of those impossibly beautiful mornings with every species of bird flying from hawthorn haw to rowan berry

Most of Europe’s wild bee species & 1/2 hover fly species have declined over last century Research “confirms what has long been suspected" on pollinator loss Wildlife being lost at unprecedented rate as humans destroy habitats, spray pesticides & change climate www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Hummingbird hawkmoths and many other pollinators active today

Dare to bare? Order sustainable bareroot plants now for 2027 Why bareroot plants are better for the planet and your pocket www.wildway.info/p/how-grow-b...

Dare to bare? Order sustainable bareroot plants now for 2027 Why bareroot plants are better for the planet and your pocket www.wildway.info/p/how-grow-b...

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I learnt something new about wildlife this weekend. Don’t park under a barn owl nest box. Extensive is the best word to describe it.

Enjoying the view

I’ve updated my books pages www.jackwallington.com/gardening-bo... to help people find them all in one place

Breaking: we're losing nature faster than ever before. But it’s not too late to change course. The solutions exist. Now we need meaningful action from leaders to turn things around.

“in 2023, $7.3 trillion flowed into nature-negative activities, of which $4.9 trillion came from the private sector. In the same year, only $220 billion supported nature-based solutions” Living Planet Report 2026 livingplanet.panda.org/en-GB/thank_...

The Real Threat to Britain’s Countryside......50m released Pheasant... youtube.com/watch?v=XFi8...

BIG NEWS: Up to 75% of global energy demand could be electrified by 2050 with technologies we already have. Progress is slow and the barriers are mostly political and institutional. Today we launch the Oxford Martin Electrification Accelerator to change that. oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/electrification

"Almost two-thirds of the population of chinstrap penguins have disappeared... The research team say climate change is affecting the birds' food supply and survival, and the penguins may now be officially endangered." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I often see people argue that clean energy is not reducing emissions, because it just adds to rather than replaces fossil fuels. This argument is deeply misguided – clean energy built since 2005 has displaced 23 billion tons. I dive in over at The Climate Brink:

I just received the amazing news that Grower Gatherer has been named a finalist in this year’s People’s Book Prize! It’s a book award voted for entirely by the public. Please spare a minute to vote and help spread the word about these easy edible perennials! 🥬🌱 peoplesbookprize.com/2026-books/g...

We haven’t had one of these in a while

Weekend reading: Hylotelephium, why I’ve always loved this drought tolerant chunky monkey www.wildway.info/p/hyloteleph... (for paid subscribers)

UK food security isn't some woolly issue - it's really serious - here's one report...

Is society losing the fight against hate speech? Psychologist Mirta Galesic discusses an increase in hateful comments online, and the science-backed way to react. go.nature.com/4hxMZdS

The perfect deer grass in a sea of cross-leaved heaths. #Peatlands are beautiful! #GreatNorthBog

Reflecting on the butterfly year - I noticed far fewer peacock, skipper and comma butterflies this year. How did they fair with everyone else?

Reform want to indoctrinate our children. Freedom of (and from) belief is a human right. humanists.uk/2026/09/10/s...

Climate change disrupting yield of fruit trees, a critical food source for many large mammals in Central Africa Endangered forest elephants and other keystone species in central Gabon — western lowland gorillas, chimpanzees, mandrills — could be facing famine news.mongabay.com/2020/10/with...

#solar power timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/...

I found the stag! Which is quite an achievement as through this year I've looked at this picture so many times and not found him haha

In Grower Gatherer I’ve shared nutrition information for each crop from official nutrition databases and peer reviewed scientific research - here are some edible perennials I foraged from our garden the other morning 🍏🌰🥬 www.jackwallington.com/product/grow...

We have a screening in Wadsworth Community Centre above Hebden Bridge at the start of October

Here in Calderdale we had 40% less rain than average in the summer months and temperatures were higher than average. While we weren’t in drought like the south, the soil did eventually dry out.

‘The decision was made by the Reform UK-led administration, despite its leader Dan Sutherland having proposed the original declaration when he was a Labour councillor’ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... 😵

Narrow-leaved ragwort, Senecio inaequidens, spotted this morning in Leeds - very cool. An introduced plant from Africa.

"researchers concluded that the elephants use 35 different plant species, and that 25 of those are known locally to have medicinal uses" www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Here we go - just signed - well done @nationaltrust.org.uk : campaigns.nationaltrust.org.uk/page/196457/...

Donate to the purchase of Rothbury Estate this week and your donation will be doubled! I just contributed and @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social are almost at their goal www.wildlifetrusts.org

Over the years our garden has been my classroom as I’ve studied and recorded the wildlife here but it’s time for something new www.wildway.info/p/back-to-un...