Ann Feltham
@annfeltham.bsky.social
Londoner now living near Downpatrick.
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Tuesday 13th October 7.30 to 9pm Ulster Museum; also zoom ([email protected] if not a BNFC member)
"Exploring Ireland's Marine Life: A close-up look at the major marine groups" Dr Christine Morrow, lead scientist, Marine Biodiversity Data Portal - NI.
"Exploring Ireland's Marine Life: A close-up look at the major marine groups" Dr Christine Morrow, lead scientist, Marine Biodiversity Data Portal - NI.
October 7, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Tuesday 13th October 7.30 to 9pm Ulster Museum; also zoom ([email protected] if not a BNFC member)
"Exploring Ireland's Marine Life: A close-up look at the major marine groups" Dr Christine Morrow, lead scientist, Marine Biodiversity Data Portal - NI.
"Exploring Ireland's Marine Life: A close-up look at the major marine groups" Dr Christine Morrow, lead scientist, Marine Biodiversity Data Portal - NI.
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“A full harvest moon is rising, though it is still only twilight”
(What to Look for in Autumn, 1960)
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
Writer: EL GrantWatson
(What to Look for in Autumn, 1960)
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
Writer: EL GrantWatson
October 4, 2026 at 7:22 AM
“A full harvest moon is rising, though it is still only twilight”
(What to Look for in Autumn, 1960)
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
Writer: EL GrantWatson
(What to Look for in Autumn, 1960)
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
Writer: EL GrantWatson
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Declassified journalists banned from Labour conference – again.
A Trumpian policy started by Keir Starmer.
Burnham can't make a fresh start without getting rid of the previous advisers.
Democracy means accepting scrutiny, even when it is uncomfortable.
A Trumpian policy started by Keir Starmer.
Burnham can't make a fresh start without getting rid of the previous advisers.
Democracy means accepting scrutiny, even when it is uncomfortable.
Declassified journalists banned from Labour conference - again
Labour MPs have condemned the ‘Trump-like’ decision, saying party is ‘bang out of order’
www.declassifieduk.org
September 25, 2026 at 11:12 AM
Declassified journalists banned from Labour conference – again.
A Trumpian policy started by Keir Starmer.
Burnham can't make a fresh start without getting rid of the previous advisers.
Democracy means accepting scrutiny, even when it is uncomfortable.
A Trumpian policy started by Keir Starmer.
Burnham can't make a fresh start without getting rid of the previous advisers.
Democracy means accepting scrutiny, even when it is uncomfortable.
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EXCLUSIVE:
13 British universities have discussed how to handle pro-Palestinian campus protests with the UK’s largest weapons manufacturer, including ramping up security at events and coordinating responses to criticism.
Latest story from Liberty Investigates with @aljazeera.com
13 British universities have discussed how to handle pro-Palestinian campus protests with the UK’s largest weapons manufacturer, including ramping up security at events and coordinating responses to criticism.
Latest story from Liberty Investigates with @aljazeera.com
How UK universities briefed BAE Systems on pro-Palestine campus protests
Several universities discussed protests with the weapons maker, raising concerns about influence and academic freedom.
www.aljazeera.com
September 24, 2026 at 11:36 AM
EXCLUSIVE:
13 British universities have discussed how to handle pro-Palestinian campus protests with the UK’s largest weapons manufacturer, including ramping up security at events and coordinating responses to criticism.
Latest story from Liberty Investigates with @aljazeera.com
13 British universities have discussed how to handle pro-Palestinian campus protests with the UK’s largest weapons manufacturer, including ramping up security at events and coordinating responses to criticism.
Latest story from Liberty Investigates with @aljazeera.com
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Saudi Arabia is a murderous dictatorship.
It is guilty of heinous war crimes in Yemen.
Years ago, I went to a Yemeni refugee camp.
I met little kids who drew pictures of what Saudi bombs did to their loved ones.
Shame on the British government.
It is guilty of heinous war crimes in Yemen.
Years ago, I went to a Yemeni refugee camp.
I met little kids who drew pictures of what Saudi bombs did to their loved ones.
Shame on the British government.
September 22, 2026 at 8:25 AM
Saudi Arabia is a murderous dictatorship.
It is guilty of heinous war crimes in Yemen.
Years ago, I went to a Yemeni refugee camp.
I met little kids who drew pictures of what Saudi bombs did to their loved ones.
Shame on the British government.
It is guilty of heinous war crimes in Yemen.
Years ago, I went to a Yemeni refugee camp.
I met little kids who drew pictures of what Saudi bombs did to their loved ones.
Shame on the British government.
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"The activities.. we are undertaking in support of our friends in Saudi Arabia are purely defensive"
The Saudis have been committing war crimes in Yemen for years, with British trained pilots in British built planes dropping British bombs. Thats what Pollard means by 'defensive'
The Saudis have been committing war crimes in Yemen for years, with British trained pilots in British built planes dropping British bombs. Thats what Pollard means by 'defensive'
September 22, 2026 at 7:27 AM
"The activities.. we are undertaking in support of our friends in Saudi Arabia are purely defensive"
The Saudis have been committing war crimes in Yemen for years, with British trained pilots in British built planes dropping British bombs. Thats what Pollard means by 'defensive'
The Saudis have been committing war crimes in Yemen for years, with British trained pilots in British built planes dropping British bombs. Thats what Pollard means by 'defensive'
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New on the Blog:
Larry Attree argues that Andy Burnham should query received wisdom on national security, and sets out five big shifts that the PM could make to reset UK security strategy in a sustainable direction.
rethinkingsecurity.org.uk/2026/09/18/c...
Larry Attree argues that Andy Burnham should query received wisdom on national security, and sets out five big shifts that the PM could make to reset UK security strategy in a sustainable direction.
rethinkingsecurity.org.uk/2026/09/18/c...
Can Labour’s Reset Extend to National Security?
Three months into his premiership, Andy Burnham seems uncomfortable with growing domestic and international pressure to increase military spending. Larry Attree argues that the PM should query rece…
rethinkingsecurity.org.uk
September 18, 2026 at 9:46 AM
New on the Blog:
Larry Attree argues that Andy Burnham should query received wisdom on national security, and sets out five big shifts that the PM could make to reset UK security strategy in a sustainable direction.
rethinkingsecurity.org.uk/2026/09/18/c...
Larry Attree argues that Andy Burnham should query received wisdom on national security, and sets out five big shifts that the PM could make to reset UK security strategy in a sustainable direction.
rethinkingsecurity.org.uk/2026/09/18/c...
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Announcing our winter programme 2026-27
September 14, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Announcing our winter programme 2026-27
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“The starlings in this picture are at the halfway stage between their juvenile and adult plumage”
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
Writer: EL Grant Watson
‘What to Look for in Autumn’ (1960)
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
Writer: EL Grant Watson
‘What to Look for in Autumn’ (1960)
September 13, 2026 at 7:39 AM
“The starlings in this picture are at the halfway stage between their juvenile and adult plumage”
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
Writer: EL Grant Watson
‘What to Look for in Autumn’ (1960)
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
Writer: EL Grant Watson
‘What to Look for in Autumn’ (1960)
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And somehow it’s time for the first page of ‘What to Look for in Autumn’.
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
September 6, 2026 at 7:33 AM
And somehow it’s time for the first page of ‘What to Look for in Autumn’.
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
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Skys Adam Parsons challenges Mike Huckabee, the US ambassador to Israel, over his refusal to call the occupied West Bank by its name
September 6, 2026 at 10:31 AM
Skys Adam Parsons challenges Mike Huckabee, the US ambassador to Israel, over his refusal to call the occupied West Bank by its name
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A trio of Bhutan Glory (Bhutanitis lidderdalii) photographed by our Bhutanese guide in eastern Bhutan yesterday.
Freshly emerged, they're busily imbibing minerals, to prepare for life.
@europebutterfly.bsky.social @sbbtrust.bsky.social
Freshly emerged, they're busily imbibing minerals, to prepare for life.
@europebutterfly.bsky.social @sbbtrust.bsky.social
September 4, 2026 at 7:32 AM
A trio of Bhutan Glory (Bhutanitis lidderdalii) photographed by our Bhutanese guide in eastern Bhutan yesterday.
Freshly emerged, they're busily imbibing minerals, to prepare for life.
@europebutterfly.bsky.social @sbbtrust.bsky.social
Freshly emerged, they're busily imbibing minerals, to prepare for life.
@europebutterfly.bsky.social @sbbtrust.bsky.social
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Nope, it’s the weeks of hot, dry weather made more severe by global heating due to fossil fuel burning that has increased the risk of wildfires. The landscape is so dry that any ignition can start a fire that becomes uncontrollable. Fields of crops and grasses are not “rewilded” but have burned
August 13, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Nope, it’s the weeks of hot, dry weather made more severe by global heating due to fossil fuel burning that has increased the risk of wildfires. The landscape is so dry that any ignition can start a fire that becomes uncontrollable. Fields of crops and grasses are not “rewilded” but have burned
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What a damning reflection of the pitifully low priority currently given to climate adaptation - yet building local & national resilience to increasingly damaging impacts is vital to keeping people safe & building support for more ambitious emission cuts
Just 20 of 6,600 Defra staff working on climate adaptation amid drought and wildfires
Exclusive: England ‘desperately unprepared’ for effects of crisis including water shortages and heatwaves
www.theguardian.com
August 12, 2026 at 1:17 PM
What a damning reflection of the pitifully low priority currently given to climate adaptation - yet building local & national resilience to increasingly damaging impacts is vital to keeping people safe & building support for more ambitious emission cuts
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Saturday 15th August: Geology and Orchids at Killard - joint with Belfast Geologists' Society
Leaders: Jake Dalzell and Karen Parks. BNFC members only. Not a member? Join at bnfc.org.uk/membership-a... and contact [email protected]
Leaders: Jake Dalzell and Karen Parks. BNFC members only. Not a member? Join at bnfc.org.uk/membership-a... and contact [email protected]
August 11, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Saturday 15th August: Geology and Orchids at Killard - joint with Belfast Geologists' Society
Leaders: Jake Dalzell and Karen Parks. BNFC members only. Not a member? Join at bnfc.org.uk/membership-a... and contact [email protected]
Leaders: Jake Dalzell and Karen Parks. BNFC members only. Not a member? Join at bnfc.org.uk/membership-a... and contact [email protected]
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“When the corn is ripe, flocks of sparrows raid the heavy-grain ears.”
Writer: EL Grant Watson
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
Writer: EL Grant Watson
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
August 9, 2026 at 7:53 AM
“When the corn is ripe, flocks of sparrows raid the heavy-grain ears.”
Writer: EL Grant Watson
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
Writer: EL Grant Watson
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
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Italian researchers found that semi-transparent solar panels over olive groves increased olive yields by 12%, reduced water evaporation by 19%, generated clean electricity, and even improved olive oil quality.
🌿⚡🫒
#Agrivoltaics #RenewableEnergy #Sustainability #ClimateSolutions
🌿⚡🫒
#Agrivoltaics #RenewableEnergy #Sustainability #ClimateSolutions
August 6, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Italian researchers found that semi-transparent solar panels over olive groves increased olive yields by 12%, reduced water evaporation by 19%, generated clean electricity, and even improved olive oil quality.
🌿⚡🫒
#Agrivoltaics #RenewableEnergy #Sustainability #ClimateSolutions
🌿⚡🫒
#Agrivoltaics #RenewableEnergy #Sustainability #ClimateSolutions
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2 August ‘55 May I put in a good word for Dill? #gardening
August 2, 2026 at 8:07 AM
2 August ‘55 May I put in a good word for Dill? #gardening
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‘Swifts, swallows and Canada geese’
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
What to Look for in Summer, 1960
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
What to Look for in Summer, 1960
August 2, 2026 at 7:23 AM
‘Swifts, swallows and Canada geese’
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
What to Look for in Summer, 1960
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
What to Look for in Summer, 1960
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Burnham seems to believe that more military spending is the answer, but real security is about a healthy and habitable planet, good jobs up and down the country, and forging new alliances.
Great resource addressing some common misconceptions 👇🧪
rethinkingsecurity.org.uk/supporters/t...
Great resource addressing some common misconceptions 👇🧪
rethinkingsecurity.org.uk/supporters/t...
New Resource: Talking Points on Security Claims and Responses
In 2025 the UK government produced its National Security Strategy, titled “Security for the British People in a Dangerous World”, setting the UK on a path to increased militarisation and seeking to…
rethinkingsecurity.org.uk
July 27, 2026 at 11:42 AM
Burnham seems to believe that more military spending is the answer, but real security is about a healthy and habitable planet, good jobs up and down the country, and forging new alliances.
Great resource addressing some common misconceptions 👇🧪
rethinkingsecurity.org.uk/supporters/t...
Great resource addressing some common misconceptions 👇🧪
rethinkingsecurity.org.uk/supporters/t...
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I'd like to share a clip of the new defence secretary having to explain why the UK is still arming Israel when he says they're committing war crimes. But he wasn't asked about it so I can't.
July 26, 2026 at 1:52 PM
I'd like to share a clip of the new defence secretary having to explain why the UK is still arming Israel when he says they're committing war crimes. But he wasn't asked about it so I can't.
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“The privet bush in blossom”
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
(What to Look for in Summer, 1960)
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
(What to Look for in Summer, 1960)
July 19, 2026 at 7:33 AM
“The privet bush in blossom”
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
(What to Look for in Summer, 1960)
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
(What to Look for in Summer, 1960)