Penny Relf
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Yorkshire granny, gardening with butterflies, moths and birds in mind.
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Well, if you love wildlife, and have a spare fiver or so, consider giving it to the Wildlife Trusts to help to buy the Rothbury Estate in Northumberland, a 3,800 hectares (9,500-acre) site... They're so close, and appeal now runs to end of October...
www.wildlifetrusts.org/appeals/roth...
www.wildlifetrusts.org/appeals/roth...
Donate to Secure The Rothbury Estate | The Wildlife Trusts
Stretching over 3,800 hectares, the Rothbury Estate in Northumberland is abundant with opportunity. It’s the largest continuous area of land to appear on the market in 50 years. Its sale creates a uni...
www.wildlifetrusts.org
September 30, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Well, if you love wildlife, and have a spare fiver or so, consider giving it to the Wildlife Trusts to help to buy the Rothbury Estate in Northumberland, a 3,800 hectares (9,500-acre) site... They're so close, and appeal now runs to end of October...
www.wildlifetrusts.org/appeals/roth...
www.wildlifetrusts.org/appeals/roth...
An ancient Painted Lady butterfly nectaring on Aster x Frikartii Monch which has been flowering for months. Top marks to both for longevity!
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October 1, 2026 at 12:34 PM
An ancient Painted Lady butterfly nectaring on Aster x Frikartii Monch which has been flowering for months. Top marks to both for longevity!
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Some stunning autumnal mornings have been enjoyed recently by our #LDV ringing team, with a large movement of Chiffchaff noted through the site (total of 54 caught last week), and an increase in Reed Buntings, Robins, Dunnocks and Song Thrush.
September 30, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Some stunning autumnal mornings have been enjoyed recently by our #LDV ringing team, with a large movement of Chiffchaff noted through the site (total of 54 caught last week), and an increase in Reed Buntings, Robins, Dunnocks and Song Thrush.
Watching Big Chicken: A Fast Food Conspiracy, I was shocked to see the damage the chicken industry is doing to rivers, communities and animals. And now I’ve learned the Government wants to expand Big Chicken. I've signed the petition to stop it 👉 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
Stop Big Chicken Choking our Rivers
Watching Big Chicken: A Fast Food Conspiracy, I was shocked to see the damage the chicken industry is doing to rivers, communities and animals. And now I’ve learned the Government wants to expand Big ...
you.38degrees.org.uk
September 25, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Watching Big Chicken: A Fast Food Conspiracy, I was shocked to see the damage the chicken industry is doing to rivers, communities and animals. And now I’ve learned the Government wants to expand Big Chicken. I've signed the petition to stop it 👉 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
Norway mostly looking moist, mossy and moody in the rain.
September 19, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Norway mostly looking moist, mossy and moody in the rain.
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If you feel like donating to the RNLI, here’s a link. I just have. Their minimum donation is £2: I think it might be nice for them to receive a lot of donations this week, even if they’re mostly very modest. Just so they know a lot of people out here appreciate their work. rnli.org/support-us/g...
Donate to the RNLI and help save lives at sea
Your donations really make a difference. We depend on your generosity to educate people to stay safe and prevent tragedies on and offshore. Donate here.
rnli.org
September 10, 2026 at 9:07 AM
If you feel like donating to the RNLI, here’s a link. I just have. Their minimum donation is £2: I think it might be nice for them to receive a lot of donations this week, even if they’re mostly very modest. Just so they know a lot of people out here appreciate their work. rnli.org/support-us/g...
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It’s week 24 of the @ukbms.bsky.social recording season and Clouded Yellows are steaming ahead of their rivals for perhaps the first time ever in Dorset. Huge numbers on some transects last week, 50++
September 10, 2026 at 3:36 PM
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Commons breathes a sigh of relief as UK finally takes a moral stance of Israeli settlements | John Crace
Commons breathes a sigh of relief as UK finally takes a moral stance of Israeli settlements | John Crace
Opposition to Miliband’s announcement of sanctions rings hollow – helped by fewer than 10 Tory backbenchers turning up to debate
www.theguardian.com
September 8, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Commons breathes a sigh of relief as UK finally takes a moral stance of Israeli settlements | John Crace
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This was the video I was looking for yesterday to post. I follow Joshua Wright on instagram because we are both passionate about saving old trees. This was an ancient forest valley that was recently logged on Vancouver Island. They cut down one of the largest Yellow Cedar tree in Canada. 😢
September 8, 2026 at 2:54 PM
This was the video I was looking for yesterday to post. I follow Joshua Wright on instagram because we are both passionate about saving old trees. This was an ancient forest valley that was recently logged on Vancouver Island. They cut down one of the largest Yellow Cedar tree in Canada. 😢
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𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗧𝗢 𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡! 📢
We are asking 𝗬𝗢𝗨 🫵 to help us 𝗦𝗛𝗨𝗧 𝗗𝗢𝗪𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗪𝗘 𝗦𝗖𝗛𝗢𝗢𝗟 𝗕𝗘𝗔𝗚𝗟𝗘𝗦.
We are asking you to contact the school and ask the question, see our template email and follow the campaign here 👉 www.huntsabs.org.uk/stowe-school...
We are asking 𝗬𝗢𝗨 🫵 to help us 𝗦𝗛𝗨𝗧 𝗗𝗢𝗪𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗪𝗘 𝗦𝗖𝗛𝗢𝗢𝗟 𝗕𝗘𝗔𝗚𝗟𝗘𝗦.
We are asking you to contact the school and ask the question, see our template email and follow the campaign here 👉 www.huntsabs.org.uk/stowe-school...
September 8, 2026 at 7:07 PM
𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗧𝗢 𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡! 📢
We are asking 𝗬𝗢𝗨 🫵 to help us 𝗦𝗛𝗨𝗧 𝗗𝗢𝗪𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗪𝗘 𝗦𝗖𝗛𝗢𝗢𝗟 𝗕𝗘𝗔𝗚𝗟𝗘𝗦.
We are asking you to contact the school and ask the question, see our template email and follow the campaign here 👉 www.huntsabs.org.uk/stowe-school...
We are asking 𝗬𝗢𝗨 🫵 to help us 𝗦𝗛𝗨𝗧 𝗗𝗢𝗪𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗪𝗘 𝗦𝗖𝗛𝗢𝗢𝗟 𝗕𝗘𝗔𝗚𝗟𝗘𝗦.
We are asking you to contact the school and ask the question, see our template email and follow the campaign here 👉 www.huntsabs.org.uk/stowe-school...
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If you're at the RES's #Ento26 conference in Cardiff this week and you'd like to hear how muirburn shapes moorland moth assemblages,
or if you'd just like to see some lovely moths 🦋🐛
do come along to the Methods, Management & Monitoring session at 11am on Wednesday!
#TeamMoth #Bugsky
or if you'd just like to see some lovely moths 🦋🐛
do come along to the Methods, Management & Monitoring session at 11am on Wednesday!
#TeamMoth #Bugsky
September 8, 2026 at 3:35 PM
On the Allerthorpe Woods butterfly transect - my favourite leaf mine of the summer 😊 @yorkshireeden.bsky.social
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September 3, 2026 at 8:16 PM
On the Allerthorpe Woods butterfly transect - my favourite leaf mine of the summer 😊 @yorkshireeden.bsky.social
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It’s a long read but this is what I’m on about.
It’s a long read but this is what I’m on about.
August 29, 2026 at 6:32 PM
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It’s a long read but this is what I’m on about.
It’s a long read but this is what I’m on about.
A smart, fresh Comma on the hedge this afternoon.
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August 26, 2026 at 6:59 PM
A smart, fresh Comma on the hedge this afternoon.
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August 26, 2026 at 1:39 PM
A smart, fresh Comma on the hedge this afternoon.
@bcyorkshire.bsky.social
@bcyorkshire.bsky.social
Well that’s spoiled my ‘this shopping trolley has a mind of its own’ quip.
‘They make life much easier’: AI-powered shopping trolleys go on trial in Lancashire
‘They make life much easier’: AI-powered shopping trolleys go on trial in Lancashire
Customers give their verdicts as a Morrisons store becomes the first the UK to test trolleys that scan, weigh and tally costs
www.theguardian.com
August 25, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Well that’s spoiled my ‘this shopping trolley has a mind of its own’ quip.
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Country music icon Dolly Parton, whose entertainment career and philanthropy spanned generations, has died at age 80.
Parton’s core message never wavered: She believed in allowing people to be who they are and treating everyone with respect.
Rest in peace to a true contrarian.
Parton’s core message never wavered: She believed in allowing people to be who they are and treating everyone with respect.
Rest in peace to a true contrarian.
August 25, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Country music icon Dolly Parton, whose entertainment career and philanthropy spanned generations, has died at age 80.
Parton’s core message never wavered: She believed in allowing people to be who they are and treating everyone with respect.
Rest in peace to a true contrarian.
Parton’s core message never wavered: She believed in allowing people to be who they are and treating everyone with respect.
Rest in peace to a true contrarian.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
How do we Britons square this with net zero for f*k’s sake.
How do we Britons square this with net zero for f*k’s sake.
Two planned datacentres will have higher UK carbon emissions than ExxonMobil, analysis finds
Exclusive: Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire sites predicted to emit 4.5m tonnes a year when fully running
www.theguardian.com
August 25, 2026 at 6:10 PM
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
How do we Britons square this with net zero for f*k’s sake.
How do we Britons square this with net zero for f*k’s sake.
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Your daily affirmation:
Work hard. Play harder. And rest hardest of all.
Work hard. Play harder. And rest hardest of all.
August 25, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Your daily affirmation:
Work hard. Play harder. And rest hardest of all.
Work hard. Play harder. And rest hardest of all.
Perfect camouflage on a wooden bench. Small Ranunculus moth hiding in plain sight next to the actinic trap in East Yorkshire. Quite a rarity in the garden.
August 23, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Perfect camouflage on a wooden bench. Small Ranunculus moth hiding in plain sight next to the actinic trap in East Yorkshire. Quite a rarity in the garden.
You can tell an abandoned cottage is haunted when not even those idiots from London want to renovate it as a holiday home. Too many ghosts glimpsed at the window. Too many slates thrown when the estate agent attempts to show them around. – Nicola Hyde #VOH
August 21, 2026 at 8:49 PM
