@mperry69.bsky.social
Suffolk based, nature watching granny, and occasional gardener.
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Vivienne Westwood Exhibition at Bowes Museum
September 3, 2026 at 11:03 AM
Vivienne Westwood Exhibition at Bowes Museum
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"forced resettlement"... weary Graun bullshit
it's called Ethnic Cleansing, based on genocide
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
it's called Ethnic Cleansing, based on genocide
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
Israel ‘seeking Trump’s support for plan to expel Palestinians from Gaza’
Defence minister says he believes US backing could tip regional balance in favour of forced resettlement
www.theguardian.com
September 2, 2026 at 11:33 PM
"forced resettlement"... weary Graun bullshit
it's called Ethnic Cleansing, based on genocide
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
it's called Ethnic Cleansing, based on genocide
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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Caught this in a 40W Actinic trap 0n the 6/7 July this year, in Ipswich Suffolk. It seems to be Coleophora Vibicella (Large Gold Case Bearer) but they are not meant to be in Suffolk.
What else could it be? @mothiduk.bsky.social @neilsmothman.bsky.social
What else could it be? @mothiduk.bsky.social @neilsmothman.bsky.social
August 27, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Caught this in a 40W Actinic trap 0n the 6/7 July this year, in Ipswich Suffolk. It seems to be Coleophora Vibicella (Large Gold Case Bearer) but they are not meant to be in Suffolk.
What else could it be? @mothiduk.bsky.social @neilsmothman.bsky.social
What else could it be? @mothiduk.bsky.social @neilsmothman.bsky.social
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"Dear Diary,
Suella is on resignation watch, Jenrick is eyeing up my job, Zia is being a deluded maniac (no change there), Lee Anderson spends all day molesting bacon sandwiches and Ticey thinks we should be celebrating wildfires.
What is it about Reform that attracts morons?"
Suella is on resignation watch, Jenrick is eyeing up my job, Zia is being a deluded maniac (no change there), Lee Anderson spends all day molesting bacon sandwiches and Ticey thinks we should be celebrating wildfires.
What is it about Reform that attracts morons?"
August 23, 2026 at 9:51 AM
"Dear Diary,
Suella is on resignation watch, Jenrick is eyeing up my job, Zia is being a deluded maniac (no change there), Lee Anderson spends all day molesting bacon sandwiches and Ticey thinks we should be celebrating wildfires.
What is it about Reform that attracts morons?"
Suella is on resignation watch, Jenrick is eyeing up my job, Zia is being a deluded maniac (no change there), Lee Anderson spends all day molesting bacon sandwiches and Ticey thinks we should be celebrating wildfires.
What is it about Reform that attracts morons?"
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The UK is reliant on food imports. Now other countries are also struggling from global heating.
In 2019 I wrote an article for the RHS on growing food in school. The basics in life are water, food, clothes & shelter. We might never become fully self sufficient but children love #SchoolGardening!
In 2019 I wrote an article for the RHS on growing food in school. The basics in life are water, food, clothes & shelter. We might never become fully self sufficient but children love #SchoolGardening!
August 19, 2026 at 7:50 AM
The UK is reliant on food imports. Now other countries are also struggling from global heating.
In 2019 I wrote an article for the RHS on growing food in school. The basics in life are water, food, clothes & shelter. We might never become fully self sufficient but children love #SchoolGardening!
In 2019 I wrote an article for the RHS on growing food in school. The basics in life are water, food, clothes & shelter. We might never become fully self sufficient but children love #SchoolGardening!
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Suffolk Branch is run entirely by volunteers. If we do not have enough volunteers to fulfil various roles, the Branch will cease to exist after helping butterflies for 35 years.
We have vacancies in 2 key roles Branch Chair & Transect Co-ordinator
Please see suffolkbutterflies.org.uk for details
We have vacancies in 2 key roles Branch Chair & Transect Co-ordinator
Please see suffolkbutterflies.org.uk for details
August 18, 2026 at 11:43 AM
Suffolk Branch is run entirely by volunteers. If we do not have enough volunteers to fulfil various roles, the Branch will cease to exist after helping butterflies for 35 years.
We have vacancies in 2 key roles Branch Chair & Transect Co-ordinator
Please see suffolkbutterflies.org.uk for details
We have vacancies in 2 key roles Branch Chair & Transect Co-ordinator
Please see suffolkbutterflies.org.uk for details
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We've had a cancellation next weekend for our new Airbnb... so 3 nights on the southern edge of Bodmin Moor now available, if anyone's interested?
Includes a freshly baked sourdough loaf, and other yummy things to munch on during your stay! #Cornwall
www.airbnb.co.uk/rooms/173324...
Includes a freshly baked sourdough loaf, and other yummy things to munch on during your stay! #Cornwall
www.airbnb.co.uk/rooms/173324...
Guest suite in Tremar Coombe · ★New · 1 bedroom · 1 bed · 1 bathroom
Beautifully renovated annexe near Bodmin Moor
www.airbnb.co.uk
August 17, 2026 at 1:06 PM
We've had a cancellation next weekend for our new Airbnb... so 3 nights on the southern edge of Bodmin Moor now available, if anyone's interested?
Includes a freshly baked sourdough loaf, and other yummy things to munch on during your stay! #Cornwall
www.airbnb.co.uk/rooms/173324...
Includes a freshly baked sourdough loaf, and other yummy things to munch on during your stay! #Cornwall
www.airbnb.co.uk/rooms/173324...
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'Crunch time' as Rothbury Estate bid hits £20m. David Attenborough backs the fundraising campaign to secure this precious place...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'Crunch time' as bid to buy Rothbury Estate hits £20m
Conservation groups attempting to buy the entire Rothbury Estate have two months to secure £9.3m.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 13, 2026 at 7:48 AM
'Crunch time' as Rothbury Estate bid hits £20m. David Attenborough backs the fundraising campaign to secure this precious place...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Downing Street's press release for Burnham's "emergency" Cobra meeting on the drought didn't even mention climate, with the Prime Minister blaming the growing numbers of wildfires on disposable barbecues.
He's since appeared on GB News this afternoon to talk about migrant camps
He's since appeared on GB News this afternoon to talk about migrant camps
August 12, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Downing Street's press release for Burnham's "emergency" Cobra meeting on the drought didn't even mention climate, with the Prime Minister blaming the growing numbers of wildfires on disposable barbecues.
He's since appeared on GB News this afternoon to talk about migrant camps
He's since appeared on GB News this afternoon to talk about migrant camps
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The bad news: #BigButterflyCount is over for another year 😞
The good news: You can still submit the results of any counts done between 17 July and 9 August until the end of this month! 🙌
Submit any pending counts at 👉 https://butrfli.es/3SVFepj
📷: Brian Valentine
The good news: You can still submit the results of any counts done between 17 July and 9 August until the end of this month! 🙌
Submit any pending counts at 👉 https://butrfli.es/3SVFepj
📷: Brian Valentine
August 10, 2026 at 8:00 AM
The bad news: #BigButterflyCount is over for another year 😞
The good news: You can still submit the results of any counts done between 17 July and 9 August until the end of this month! 🙌
Submit any pending counts at 👉 https://butrfli.es/3SVFepj
📷: Brian Valentine
The good news: You can still submit the results of any counts done between 17 July and 9 August until the end of this month! 🙌
Submit any pending counts at 👉 https://butrfli.es/3SVFepj
📷: Brian Valentine
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The world passed 100 GW of total installed data centres in the last year (UK electricity generation last year was 34 GW, so that's *huge*).
I've just spoken to Gigatons, who want a future where datacentres really are net-zero, no water places. Is it possible? Fascinating podcast, out tomorrow!
I've just spoken to Gigatons, who want a future where datacentres really are net-zero, no water places. Is it possible? Fascinating podcast, out tomorrow!
August 10, 2026 at 8:44 AM
The world passed 100 GW of total installed data centres in the last year (UK electricity generation last year was 34 GW, so that's *huge*).
I've just spoken to Gigatons, who want a future where datacentres really are net-zero, no water places. Is it possible? Fascinating podcast, out tomorrow!
I've just spoken to Gigatons, who want a future where datacentres really are net-zero, no water places. Is it possible? Fascinating podcast, out tomorrow!
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Water companies panic as drought worsens in UK
From the new Private Eye, out now.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
August 7, 2026 at 11:36 AM
Water companies panic as drought worsens in UK
From the new Private Eye, out now.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
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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.
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#Agrivoltaics #RenewableEnergy #Sustainability #ClimateSolutions
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#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
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#Agrivoltaics #RenewableEnergy #Sustainability #ClimateSolutions
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Be grand to see you!
August 7, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Be grand to see you!
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Its week 19, August already!
If you're off on your hols and someone is covering your transect, make sure they are linked to it on the UKBMS website so they can enter data and are signed up to Assemble.
UKBMS website: buff.ly/ndO4Aob
Assemble: buff.ly/LIF7yMF
If you're off on your hols and someone is covering your transect, make sure they are linked to it on the UKBMS website so they can enter data and are signed up to Assemble.
UKBMS website: buff.ly/ndO4Aob
Assemble: buff.ly/LIF7yMF
August 5, 2026 at 11:02 AM
Its week 19, August already!
If you're off on your hols and someone is covering your transect, make sure they are linked to it on the UKBMS website so they can enter data and are signed up to Assemble.
UKBMS website: buff.ly/ndO4Aob
Assemble: buff.ly/LIF7yMF
If you're off on your hols and someone is covering your transect, make sure they are linked to it on the UKBMS website so they can enter data and are signed up to Assemble.
UKBMS website: buff.ly/ndO4Aob
Assemble: buff.ly/LIF7yMF
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Still time to do a 15 minute Big Butterfly Count. You can do as many as you like until 9 August. Details bigbutterflycount.butterfly-conservation.org @savebutterflies.bsky.social @kentwildlife.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social
August 2, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Still time to do a 15 minute Big Butterfly Count. You can do as many as you like until 9 August. Details bigbutterflycount.butterfly-conservation.org @savebutterflies.bsky.social @kentwildlife.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social
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Worth remembering that this government is subsidising a theme park to the tune of £1.3bn. An amount that would go some way to preserving the intellectual and economic footprint of our universities.
According to the parliamentary annual report & accounts for the 2025/26 financial year, the cost of subsidising the bars in the House of Commons alone was around £5.8 million.
Meanwhile, to save £3 million less than that, Jodrell Bank is being defunded and shut down.
share.google/MRHIvCsCsKoc...
Meanwhile, to save £3 million less than that, Jodrell Bank is being defunded and shut down.
share.google/MRHIvCsCsKoc...
Jodrell Bank's Lovell telescope faces axe in science cuts, BBC understands
Astronomers warn it would tear the heart out of UK science, and leave a generation untrained.
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August 1, 2026 at 8:13 AM
Worth remembering that this government is subsidising a theme park to the tune of £1.3bn. An amount that would go some way to preserving the intellectual and economic footprint of our universities.
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Suffolk Branch is run entirely by volunteers. If we do not have enough volunteers to fulfil various roles then the Branch will cease to exist after 35 years.
We now have vacancies in two key roles Branch Chair & Transect Co-ordinator
Please see suffolkbutterflies.org.uk for details
We now have vacancies in two key roles Branch Chair & Transect Co-ordinator
Please see suffolkbutterflies.org.uk for details
July 27, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Suffolk Branch is run entirely by volunteers. If we do not have enough volunteers to fulfil various roles then the Branch will cease to exist after 35 years.
We now have vacancies in two key roles Branch Chair & Transect Co-ordinator
Please see suffolkbutterflies.org.uk for details
We now have vacancies in two key roles Branch Chair & Transect Co-ordinator
Please see suffolkbutterflies.org.uk for details
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It’s a rip-off price, the vendor is toxic, and it seems the software doesnt deliver: www.ft.com/content/cbd1... Palantir tool has not cut hospital discharge delays, study says
Palantir tool has not cut hospital discharge delays, study says
Think-tank’s findings likely to add to calls for audit of NHS England claims around Federated Data Platform
www.ft.com
July 27, 2026 at 5:55 AM
It’s a rip-off price, the vendor is toxic, and it seems the software doesnt deliver: www.ft.com/content/cbd1... Palantir tool has not cut hospital discharge delays, study says
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When the story of why humanity didn't stop climate change is written, it will feature front pages like this.
Even as the skies blacken with climate change-induced wildfires, right wing media continue their relentless crusade against measures to tackle it.
Even as the skies blacken with climate change-induced wildfires, right wing media continue their relentless crusade against measures to tackle it.
July 24, 2026 at 10:03 PM
When the story of why humanity didn't stop climate change is written, it will feature front pages like this.
Even as the skies blacken with climate change-induced wildfires, right wing media continue their relentless crusade against measures to tackle it.
Even as the skies blacken with climate change-induced wildfires, right wing media continue their relentless crusade against measures to tackle it.
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🌿📚 Have your say on the proposed Natural History GCSE.
The Government is consulting on the content for a new Natural History GCSE, which would give students opportunities to study biodiversity, conservation, ecology & wildlife through classroom learning & fieldwork.
🔗 Take part:
The Government is consulting on the content for a new Natural History GCSE, which would give students opportunities to study biodiversity, conservation, ecology & wildlife through classroom learning & fieldwork.
🔗 Take part:
Natural History GCSE - Share your views!
⏰ The consultation is open until 4 September 2026.
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July 20, 2026 at 6:00 AM
🌿📚 Have your say on the proposed Natural History GCSE.
The Government is consulting on the content for a new Natural History GCSE, which would give students opportunities to study biodiversity, conservation, ecology & wildlife through classroom learning & fieldwork.
🔗 Take part:
The Government is consulting on the content for a new Natural History GCSE, which would give students opportunities to study biodiversity, conservation, ecology & wildlife through classroom learning & fieldwork.
🔗 Take part:
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Last field event of the year
Wednesday 22nd July 2026
To look for Wall & Grayling
At Sudbourne Church & SWT Captain's Wood Meadow
Wednesday 22nd July 2026
To look for Wall & Grayling
At Sudbourne Church & SWT Captain's Wood Meadow
July 15, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Last field event of the year
Wednesday 22nd July 2026
To look for Wall & Grayling
At Sudbourne Church & SWT Captain's Wood Meadow
Wednesday 22nd July 2026
To look for Wall & Grayling
At Sudbourne Church & SWT Captain's Wood Meadow
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1/4 Over the last few months, Thames Water's creditors tried to make a deal with regulators that would have allowed them to dodge fines and environmental scrutiny for four years.
The public is clear what they want to happen with Thames Water
MPs are clear too. And they are standing up and demanding that the government take it into special administration.
Share this if you agree with them.
MPs are clear too. And they are standing up and demanding that the government take it into special administration.
Share this if you agree with them.
July 15, 2026 at 10:01 AM
1/4 Over the last few months, Thames Water's creditors tried to make a deal with regulators that would have allowed them to dodge fines and environmental scrutiny for four years.
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A couple of days of low-key press releases, a few people commenting, and then it’s over.
Dotterel - going with a whimper, not a bang.
news.sky.com/story/mounta...
Dotterel - going with a whimper, not a bang.
news.sky.com/story/mounta...
Mountain-breeding dotterels could be first UK bird lost to climate change, RSPB warns as population falls 89%
"Dotterel are in steep decline, and we are seeing them disappearing before our very eyes," the RSPB's Dr Leah Kelly said as a survey showed the dotterel's remaining numbers are restricted to the easte...
news.sky.com
July 13, 2026 at 7:29 AM
A couple of days of low-key press releases, a few people commenting, and then it’s over.
Dotterel - going with a whimper, not a bang.
news.sky.com/story/mounta...
Dotterel - going with a whimper, not a bang.
news.sky.com/story/mounta...
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Not sure who created this
July 10, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Not sure who created this