Peter McSweeney
@petermcsweeney.bsky.social
Birding, plants and everything in between. Have a camera too.
My website: https://www.whentowatchwildlife.org
My website: https://www.whentowatchwildlife.org
Devil's-bit scabious from Lowerwoods Glos #wildflowerhour
September 27, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Devil's-bit scabious from Lowerwoods Glos #wildflowerhour
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"There’s one place that is really close to my heart: the Severn Hams.
This vast floodplain between Gloucester and Tewkesbury was once alive with nature. With your help, I am determined to bring that life roaring back."
-Harry, Lead Land Manager West
Support Harry’s Mission: https://ow.ly/U1yb50ZOATI
This vast floodplain between Gloucester and Tewkesbury was once alive with nature. With your help, I am determined to bring that life roaring back."
-Harry, Lead Land Manager West
Support Harry’s Mission: https://ow.ly/U1yb50ZOATI
September 18, 2026 at 6:00 AM
"There’s one place that is really close to my heart: the Severn Hams.
This vast floodplain between Gloucester and Tewkesbury was once alive with nature. With your help, I am determined to bring that life roaring back."
-Harry, Lead Land Manager West
Support Harry’s Mission: https://ow.ly/U1yb50ZOATI
This vast floodplain between Gloucester and Tewkesbury was once alive with nature. With your help, I am determined to bring that life roaring back."
-Harry, Lead Land Manager West
Support Harry’s Mission: https://ow.ly/U1yb50ZOATI
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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...
Visited the wonderful long-tailed shrike in Gloucs. It was in specular fresh plumage and was very obliging. Thanks to the landowner. #birds
September 6, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Visited the wonderful long-tailed shrike in Gloucs. It was in specular fresh plumage and was very obliging. Thanks to the landowner. #birds
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The legwork, and the sting, which seems to have caught out James Orr, Nigel Farage and Reform-UK was carried out by Verbatim Investigations who have dropped their own take on the story.
Dirty Money: A Year Undercover in Reform UK
A yearlong investigation into Nigel Farage’s fundraising operation reveals a plot to break the law by bringing foreign money into British politics
www.verbatiminvestigations.com
September 3, 2026 at 7:08 PM
The legwork, and the sting, which seems to have caught out James Orr, Nigel Farage and Reform-UK was carried out by Verbatim Investigations who have dropped their own take on the story.
Reposted by Peter McSweeney
‘Honest Bob’ Jenrick says he wants to “abolish” Natural England, and at the very least stop funding it, in the first 100 days of a putative Reform government.
Reform may appear to be on the rocks currently but their plans are terrifying, mad & must be stopped.
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Reform may appear to be on the rocks currently but their plans are terrifying, mad & must be stopped.
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
September 4, 2026 at 7:42 AM
‘Honest Bob’ Jenrick says he wants to “abolish” Natural England, and at the very least stop funding it, in the first 100 days of a putative Reform government.
Reform may appear to be on the rocks currently but their plans are terrifying, mad & must be stopped.
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Reform may appear to be on the rocks currently but their plans are terrifying, mad & must be stopped.
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
A few highlights from garden moth trap last nights in our Bath garden.
September 1, 2026 at 8:44 PM
A few highlights from garden moth trap last nights in our Bath garden.
Recently created my first garden moth trap, very inexpensive bulb and outdoor cable setup, with the rest bits from around the house. Three sessions and already recorded 2 dozen species. This particularly fine small emerald had me accused of using AI...
August 31, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Recently created my first garden moth trap, very inexpensive bulb and outdoor cable setup, with the rest bits from around the house. Three sessions and already recorded 2 dozen species. This particularly fine small emerald had me accused of using AI...
Reposted by Peter McSweeney
Reposted by Peter McSweeney
Reposted by Peter McSweeney
Dolly Parton's family asked that, in lieu of flowers, fans make a donation to the singer's Imagination Library.
Here's what the charity does ⬇️
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Here's what the charity does ⬇️
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Turning Pages: Inside Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
Core team of 15 staff and thousands of volunteers and partners help the country-music philanthropist deliver books to kids around the world.
www.rollingstone.com
August 25, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Dolly Parton's family asked that, in lieu of flowers, fans make a donation to the singer's Imagination Library.
Here's what the charity does ⬇️
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Here's what the charity does ⬇️
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
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Reposted by Peter McSweeney
Scotland's seabirds fall to half 1980s levels www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/S...
Scotland's seabirds fall to half 1980s levels
NatureScot's latest seabird indicator shows widespread long-term declines, with Arctic Skua down 93%, Little Tern 75% and Common Tern 73% since 1986.
www.rarebirdalert.co.uk
August 14, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Scotland's seabirds fall to half 1980s levels www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/S...
Heath spotted orchid ? Mwnt Wales yesterday #bsbi #wildflowerhour Apologies late and not a climber...but lovely nevertheless.
July 5, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Heath spotted orchid ? Mwnt Wales yesterday #bsbi #wildflowerhour Apologies late and not a climber...but lovely nevertheless.
Just watched a pipestrelle roost in Wales go out to hunt, easily 100 individuals...but if that wasn't exciting enough up popped a tawny owl doing its best to catch dinner. Amazing experience.
July 3, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Just watched a pipestrelle roost in Wales go out to hunt, easily 100 individuals...but if that wasn't exciting enough up popped a tawny owl doing its best to catch dinner. Amazing experience.
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Wow, that was truly amazing, the Strawberry Full Moon rising over Ely Cathedral this evening. Seen from Little Downham outside of Ely, Cambridgeshire 😍🌝
I didn’t think it was going to shine through the clouds, but it certainly did 🙏🏻🥰
#Fullmoon #strawberrymoon #ElyCathedral #amazing #Wonderful
I didn’t think it was going to shine through the clouds, but it certainly did 🙏🏻🥰
#Fullmoon #strawberrymoon #ElyCathedral #amazing #Wonderful
June 29, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Wow, that was truly amazing, the Strawberry Full Moon rising over Ely Cathedral this evening. Seen from Little Downham outside of Ely, Cambridgeshire 😍🌝
I didn’t think it was going to shine through the clouds, but it certainly did 🙏🏻🥰
#Fullmoon #strawberrymoon #ElyCathedral #amazing #Wonderful
I didn’t think it was going to shine through the clouds, but it certainly did 🙏🏻🥰
#Fullmoon #strawberrymoon #ElyCathedral #amazing #Wonderful
Bath Asparagus near Bath #bsbi early #wildflowerhour and of topic
June 12, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Bath Asparagus near Bath #bsbi early #wildflowerhour and of topic
Mummy badger has been visiting our urban garden for many weeks and it was obvious that she was suckling a cub(s). Last night we had a new visitor...really rather cute #springwatch #nature #ukwildlife
May 29, 2026 at 5:40 AM
Mummy badger has been visiting our urban garden for many weeks and it was obvious that she was suckling a cub(s). Last night we had a new visitor...really rather cute #springwatch #nature #ukwildlife
Male blackcap on the Somerset Levels yesterday. Billions of mozzies, along with warblers, esp garden, sedge and reed, cuckoos, bitterns, egrets, marsh harriers, bitterns calling, swifts. Dragonflies and damsels downed by the torrential rain.
May 17, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Male blackcap on the Somerset Levels yesterday. Billions of mozzies, along with warblers, esp garden, sedge and reed, cuckoos, bitterns, egrets, marsh harriers, bitterns calling, swifts. Dragonflies and damsels downed by the torrential rain.
After 5 years of hard graft to make local council land into a nature reserve and place for people to enjoy our notice board glass was smashes by vandals...shame
May 16, 2026 at 12:11 PM
After 5 years of hard graft to make local council land into a nature reserve and place for people to enjoy our notice board glass was smashes by vandals...shame
The usual crew visiting our garden last night. Haven't seen the hedgegog again though. #wildlife #garden #springwatch
May 9, 2026 at 5:53 AM
The usual crew visiting our garden last night. Haven't seen the hedgegog again though. #wildlife #garden #springwatch
Southern Marsh orchid on coastal landslide in south Devon today #wildflowerhour +2, plus sanicle in nearby damp woodland
May 3, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Southern Marsh orchid on coastal landslide in south Devon today #wildflowerhour +2, plus sanicle in nearby damp woodland
Before, during and after repair. Wonderful work on a drystone wall on the edge of Bath today
April 28, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Before, during and after repair. Wonderful work on a drystone wall on the edge of Bath today
Very late #wildflowerhour hedgerows. Yellow archangel, ramsoms, bluebell and wood melick in Bath. Orange tip on cuckoo flower, where more grassy, making an appearance. Good year for butterflies so far.
April 27, 2026 at 7:22 AM
Very late #wildflowerhour hedgerows. Yellow archangel, ramsoms, bluebell and wood melick in Bath. Orange tip on cuckoo flower, where more grassy, making an appearance. Good year for butterflies so far.
Not very original for #cabbagefamily #wildflowerhour but lovely cuckoo flower nevertheless
April 19, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Not very original for #cabbagefamily #wildflowerhour but lovely cuckoo flower nevertheless