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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1d

Let's make hope normal again.

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 1d

“Britain is a nation of neighbours, not strangers — and it’s time we built a politics of hope that reflects that.”

Zack Polanski with a message of unity and hope having been out door knocking Handsworth today.

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 1d

“Britain is a nation of neighbours, not strangers — and it’s time we built a politics of hope that reflects that.”

Zack Polanski with a message of unity and hope having been out door knocking Handsworth today.

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Ariel Brunner @arielbrunner.bsky.social · 3d

Tens of millions of essentially factory farmed poultry are dumped into the countryside each year. They boost the population of mesopredators like foxes, reducing ground nesting bird populations. They are an obvious avian flue hazard. They eat declining reptiles. Turn out they're also a health hazard

British Birds @britishbirds.bsky.social · 15d

Ticks are more likely to carry the bacteria that cause Lyme disease in areas where Common Pheasants Phasianus colchicus are released, according to new research.

Read more: britishbirds.co.uk/journal/arti...
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St Kilda World Heritage Site NTS @stkildawhs.bsky.social · 2d

Presumably the same Corncrake that we found a few days ago is still scurrying around near the cemetery on #StKilda.
@birdguides.bsky.social
@hebridesbirds.bsky.social

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Tim Kiely @timkiely1.bsky.social · 3d

🤯 ye giddy gods! We’re within 5k of breaking six figures!

💚 people - the progressive momentum is with @greenparty.org.uk - you know you want to!

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 3d

We can't keep up...

Yesterday we reached 90,000 members. Today we're at 95,000.

Be part of the Green surge. Join the Green Party today ⤵️

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Faclair na Gàidhlig @faclair.bsky.social · 3d

Iubhar: an inntreadh as ùr san Fhaclair
(faclair.ac.uk/entries/49)

Lorgaidh an Fhaclair fianaise bho iomadh tùs, an iris Gairm nam measg. Sgrìobh Alasdair MacIlleMhaoil mun iubhar ann an Gairm 25 (1958).

Lorgar tasglann Gairm aig dasg.ac.uk/gairm/browse...

@dasg-glaschu.bsky.social
#gaidhlig

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RSPB Scotland @rspbscotland.bsky.social · 3d

Scotland's first nature-friendly farming summit created a real buzz earlier this week. 🐝🐄🚜

One of the most impactful parts of the day was when farmers from across Scotland shared stories about their journey to nature-friendly farming.

Read more here: www.rspb.org.uk/scotland/new...

Great yellow bumblebee sat on bright yellow flowers

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Jo Hood @jobirding.bsky.social · 4d

Mental!!!!! White-throated Needletail phone video!!! @flamboroughbird.bsky.social #yorkshirebirding

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Andy Hood @andyhood75.bsky.social · 4d

Oh lawdy...!!!
White-throated Needletail showing a bit well here at Bempton RSPB reserve @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

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Bat Conservation Trust @batconservation.bsky.social · 8d

🦇 Time to go back to school with our autumn courses! From learning about new survey techniques, gardening for nature (and bats) or managing woodlands for bats and more.

For more information about our range of courses, booking and deadlines here: www.bats.org.uk/our-work/tra...

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Chris @fife-chris.bsky.social · 8d

A windy night in the #Cairngorms with our @ukecn.bsky.social weather station located at 700 m recording a gust of 106 mph and sustained winds of 75 mph as #StormAmy rolled through. That’s our highest recorded gust since Dec 2011, 14 years ago!

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Patrick Barkham @patrickbarkham.bsky.social · 14d

Please spread the word – we urgently need more Lyme-literate doctors, the NHS must take this seriously, @ukhsa.bsky.social needs to log ALL cases. How many more Millys are there out there who believe they have long covid or other illnesses and they actually have undiagnosed Lyme?

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Patrick Barkham @patrickbarkham.bsky.social · 14d

This is the story of my daughter Milly and Lyme Disease. There was no rash, no "summer flu", NHS blood tests negative. And she's been ill for a quarter of her life.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Thank you @lymediseaseuk.bsky.social & @lymeresourcecentre.bsky.social for raising UK awareness.

As my daughter got sicker and sicker, our quest for answers dragged on. How did we all miss the bacteria taking over her body?

I write about nature, but when Milly got sick with a mystery illness, it never occurred to me that a long-forgotten tick bite could be the cause

www.theguardian.com

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Bugz n Slugz @moistmacro.bsky.social · 17d

This one is not so common here - probably only the second time in 15 years I’ve found this in the UAE. Goniobranchus alius is the name
#🦑 #🦐 #Nudibranch

A photo of a sea slug that has a pale background cover that is interspersed with little orange markings. The mantle is bordered with broken yellow and purple lines.

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Sophie Carr @sophiecarr.bsky.social · 17d

A single land bridge over one of wonderful river braids in south-east #Iceland. Oct 2023.

A grey road bridge crosses a river plain with grey sand and bright turquoise river braids. There are a couple of cars at the top of the bridge.

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Stockholm Resilience Centre @sthlmresilience.bsky.social · 18d

MAJOR UPDATE: Seven of nine planetary boundaries now breached – ocean acidification also in the danger zone.

Read the new Planetary Healthcheck 2025 report here: www.planetaryhealthcheck.org

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The Final Report @firehorse249791.bsky.social · 19d

23.09.25

'Words can’t capture the scale of what’s unfolding right now in Guangfu Township, Hualien County, Taiwan. 🇹🇼🚨

The Mataian Creek landslide lake has overflowed, destroying the Mataian Bridge and flooding large parts of the area.'

via WeatherMonitors [X]

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RES Publications @respublications.bsky.social · 18d

New #OpenAccess research in #RESInsectConsDiv

Long-term population changes for the UK #StagBeetle #Lucanus cervus - Evidence from #CitizenScience surveys and museum collections
doi.org/10.1111/icad.70022

#Conservation #MuseumCollection
@manusaunders.bsky.social @wiley.com

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 19d

We need to change everything.

Step 1 - join.greenparty.org.uk

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Rejoin Campaign @rejoincampaign.bsky.social · 20d

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Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 21d

EXTRAORDINARY HEAT WAVE IN EUROPE

Hundreds of records brutalized everywhere with up to 4/5c margins, it's arguably one the most extreme events Europe has ever seen
>33C in Poland,tropical nights at 1800m in Austria,all time records smashed..👇
Never happened anything like this in September.

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British Mycological Society @britmycolsoc.org.uk · 22d

Countdown to #UKFungusDay 🍄Most commonly-encountered fungi in UK & Ireland: 5️⃣ Amethyst Deceiver (Laccaria amethystina). The vivid purple of colour fades with age & weather, often leading to misidentification, hence the common name 'Deceiver'.
www.ukfungusday.co.uk/5amethystdec...

5 - Amethyst Deceiver | UK Fungus Day

www.ukfungusday.co.uk

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Matt B @mattbernico.bsky.social · 22d

What if we all....

👉👈

joined the Green Party and created an eco-socialist future where our lives are not governed by the whims of complete right-wing weirdos?

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 join.greenparty.org.uk
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 members.greens.scot/join

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Alida Cantor @alidacantor.bsky.social · 22d

Amazing Swift show tonight in Portland!
Every year migrating Vaux's swifts gather by the thousands and roost in chimneys like this SE Portland elementary school. And neighbors come out to watch them and cheer them on. It's a true delight.

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David Steel @steelyseabirder.bsky.social · 23d

Tonight’s setting sun over the Isle of May…

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