Mr and Mrs Trellis

UN says 1.5°C is over and world is on track for 2.8°C of global warming... www.newscientist.com/article/2594...

Calming the flood-drought climate… www.rewildingbritain.org.uk/blog/the-wil...

“We’ve had a great summer”, said Micheál Martin. The Taoiseach’s apparent insouciance in the face of our rapidly shifting climate is indicative of his government as a whole”. My piece in today’s @irishexaminer.bsky.social on #climate breakdown. www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

Network failures obstruct community solar. Britain’s largest community-owned solar project is struggling for survival after the local grid company stopped it from generating electricity for four months.... theecologist.org/2026/oct/26/...

Britain’s largest community-owned solar project is struggling for survival after the local grid company stopped it from generating electricity for four months.

Environmental damage extends beyond individual oil projects

Plans to ban lead gunshot across the European Union have cleared a major parliamentary hurdle after MEPs rejected attempts to block the proposed restriction on 8 October:

The government consultation has not *yet* been published - I'll post about it here in much more detail when it has! In the meantime, here's my comment to the Guardian:

Big day today for ending centuries of secrecy about who owns our land! A new government consultation will propose revealing who owns the vast majority of England and Wales. To get this over the line, I’ll need your help to send in supportive evidence! www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

🌊 Bottom trawlers do huge damage to life on undersea mountains (seamounts). Could an end finally be in sight? theconversation.com/bottom-trawl...

"Why is UK govt considering a major U-turn on electric vehicle policy that, if followed through, could stall take-up of EVs, close off a route to lower living costs, & dent the UK’s ability to meet its carbon targets?" 94% of drivers are happy with their EV www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Residents of Thornton-Cleveleys, fundraising to run tests for PFAS contamination, saying action from authorities is "too slow" + "too little action has been taken". Testing for PFAS is enormously expensive - should local people really be left to fund this on their own? share.google/oXZT69hzGqvD...

Super-rich get ‘double dividend’ from causes and costs of climate crisis, report finds

Burnham in danger of sleepwalking into climate disaster, say campaigners

UK government met 137 businesses over AI datacentres – but no environmental groups

🗣️ Some good news from Orkney! The invasive non-native Stoat that was confirmed on Rousay in May has been caught. This is great news for native wildlife like Hen Harriers and the Orkney Vole, and for the community who care so deeply about their island’s nature.

Almost 600 scientists, ecologists, health professionals and more have called on Andy Burnham to reject the re-submitted application for drilling Rosebank The science is abundantly clear - we cannot open new oil and gas fields. @profbillmcguire.bsky.social

In-depth: Roads as a thermal resource for migratory nightjars Read the blogpost by Carlos Camacho about a new study that reveals how nightjars use asphalt roads to improve their energy balance. ➡️ vist.ly/5pvnx #ornithology #birds #thermoregulation #energybalance

A bright moon tonight...

While everyone rejoices over the Nutcracker occurrence perhaps salutary to read the conclusions of the paper on the 1968 invasion; not good news for the species and maybe indicative of things happening across the breeding range related to climate? Most vagrants are probably doomed though!

UPDATE: In Thornton-Cleveleys, where we uncovered high levels of internationally-banned PFOA, Wyre Council has finally classed some land as 'contaminated' - a move they say paves the way to pursue polluters for the cost of cleaning up these sites: share.google/WMg3BVDbZKIe...

Endangered turtles and ‘exceptional’ coral at risk from Woodside’s gas drilling in WA, watchdog says

UK government recognises The Rothbury Estate as one of most significant opportunities for nature recovery in England at COP17 announces a £1.94 million pledge... www.wildlifetrusts.org/news/uk-gove...

Sunlight at night: US startup’s demonstration of lighting Earth from space draws critcism

Leave the Leaves Fallen leaves are not waste, they are essential ecological infrastructure. www.naturespot.org/node/268638 Please share. #Leaves #Autumn #gardens #gardening #environment #nature #insects

'The real threat to Britain's countryside' - spoof video about Pheasant shooting by Lord Christian Brighty! Watch it & then send in your evidence to Defra about impact of gamebird shooting - consultation closes Sun 1st Nov! raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/10/26/t...

Typhoon Champi declared strongest storm of year so far

We are urging the Scottish Government to save Scottish Forestry, as fears mount the agency may be abolished, and its role handed to a new environmental body. 🧵 1/2

My investigation for @nature.com finds a surge of open records requests from groups with ties to the energy industry targeting climate attribution researchers. They come as the field plays a growing role in lawsuits suing big emitters for climate-related damages. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

One of the world's rarest types of river flows through Norwich. Yet the Wensum and neighbouring Yare may be in their worst ever condition. Restoration could take 30 years and cost hundreds of millions. Who's going to pay? @eastangliabylines.co.uk @celinawords.bsky.social

Eight birds glued to sticks in 'horrific incident' in Wickford.. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Cabinet split emerges over controversial Rosebank oilfield decision

A Ruby Tiger (Phragmatobia fuliginosa) larva tucked in vegetation under the native hedging...

A second grumpy Common Wasp - our fault completely for leaving a pair of gardening gloves out in the summer house, which it had crawled into. Carefully, popped on the wooden bench to recover from being disturbed...

💔Tragic: swifts are finding their chicks dumped in skips and their nests blocked up by building work. 🚨We need an emergency system that forces police & councils to act IMMEDIATELY when nests are threatened. Sign the petition now 👇 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...

We had planned to move a large planter today (growing an Oak), however, there is a Common Toad tucked up in a dugout underneath. So, the planter will stay...

Here are the latest daily color stripes for the Nino 3.4 sea-surface temperature anomaly. Time to update the color bar ... going from black through bright pink and then to?

Sulphur Tuft (Hypholoma fasciculare) growing around the old tree stump this shallow water tray is sat on...

‘They paved paradise’: fighting back over the loss of green spaces in Cameroon’s capital

NEW BRIGHT SPOTS: Even on 100% gas power, heat pumps cut emissions by ~48% and EVs by about half. The authors of an “electrification doesn’t cut emissions” paper made a series of compounding mistakes and used misleading assumptions. Here's why. janrosenow.substack.com/p/heat-pumps...

(2/2) Our research is making the case for keeping networks of mature & old growth forests connected across Western Canada, helping bats travel between roosts & feeding areas. Visit the WCS Canada YouTube Channel via the link in our bio to learn more:

Glowing plants reveal immune responses around infection sites via two colours... phys.org/news/2026-10...

As autumn arrives, pumpkins take centre stage in many households for Halloween. However, for hedgehogs, they pose a potential threat... www.countryfile.com/halloween/ar...

When Ponds Run Dry! Join Froglife on 3rd November for a FREE online talk with Reading Natural History Society! Discover how hotter, drier summers affect amphibians and reptiles, and how we can help. Email: rdnhszoom@outlook.com to request your Zoom link.

Save swift nests before building work blocks or obstructs them. Establish an emergency response protocol for credible reports of active swift nests threatened by building work.... you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...

Please consider donating if you've been to see the Nutcracker #rarebirds #norfolkbirding www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...

💔Tragic: swifts are finding their chicks dumped in skips and their nests blocked up by building work. 🚨We need an emergency system that forces police & councils to act IMMEDIATELY when nests are threatened. Sign the petition now 👇 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...

Interesting article in the new @britishwildlife.bsky.social magazine about gardens & wildlife. Unless I missed it, there wasn’t a single mention of gardeners’ use of peat. Surely this is one of the most important issues for wildlife-friendly gardening; not destroying a globally important habitat?