@hoilehall.bsky.social
Children’s writer and composer. Lover of wildlife, nature and the sea. Adopted mother of the cat. Determined to shout out the truth. #ClimateAction #RefugeesWelcome #CleanAir #RejoinEU #FreePalestine
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Hello everyone! I’m finally getting going over here. Looking forward to finding, and being found, by my friends and followers from the other place…
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social I took these photos on Jan 1st. My Japanese quince are now in full flower. Beautiful, but in reality they shouldn’t begin flowering until March/April…#wildflowerhour
January 25, 2026 at 8:46 PM
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social I took these photos on Jan 1st. My Japanese quince are now in full flower. Beautiful, but in reality they shouldn’t begin flowering until March/April…#wildflowerhour
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social under very grey, drizzly skies, snowdrops and winter aconites abound. (Just a bit of sun needed -please- to open up the aconites’ flowers! #wildflowerhour
January 25, 2026 at 8:28 PM
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social under very grey, drizzly skies, snowdrops and winter aconites abound. (Just a bit of sun needed -please- to open up the aconites’ flowers! #wildflowerhour
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St. Knut’s Day falls on 13 January (originally the 7th, but moved to separate it from Epiphany). In Finland, it marks the end of Christmas—and the arrival of the Nuuttipukki: a horned, ragged figure who demands leftovers and beer or threatens to create mischief. #FairytaleTuesday
January 13, 2026 at 8:31 AM
St. Knut’s Day falls on 13 January (originally the 7th, but moved to separate it from Epiphany). In Finland, it marks the end of Christmas—and the arrival of the Nuuttipukki: a horned, ragged figure who demands leftovers and beer or threatens to create mischief. #FairytaleTuesday
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Anyone else think that we're in a particularly bad game of Risk at the moment.
January 3, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Anyone else think that we're in a particularly bad game of Risk at the moment.
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' Sheltering from the rain in our gazebo ! ' - I don't blame this #FoxOfTheDay ! Thank you to Stuart Collins on Facebook for sharing B sheltering from the rain in our gazebo
January 8, 2026 at 7:00 AM
' Sheltering from the rain in our gazebo ! ' - I don't blame this #FoxOfTheDay ! Thank you to Stuart Collins on Facebook for sharing B sheltering from the rain in our gazebo
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If the Palestine Action hunger strikers die - which they could do at any moment, as they are now very close to the end - it will be the government that killed them. Today’s column explains why. Please share, and write urgently to your MP.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Let’s be clear: if the Palestine Action hunger strikers die, the government will bear moral responsibility | George Monbiot
The three remaining hunger strikers have been convicted of nothing. Yet with astonishing cruelty, ministers refuse to listen to their reasonable demands, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2026 at 8:07 AM
If the Palestine Action hunger strikers die - which they could do at any moment, as they are now very close to the end - it will be the government that killed them. Today’s column explains why. Please share, and write urgently to your MP.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Seven night sky spectacles to watch for in 2026. 🔭 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/weather/arti...
From eclipses to supermoons: Seven night sky spectacles to watch for in 2026
This year brings stargazers the chance to delight in an array of celestial events.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 3, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Seven night sky spectacles to watch for in 2026. 🔭 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/weather/arti...
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As Israel have been allowed to compete in Eurovision 2026, the UK must follow in the footsteps of Ireland, Spain, Slovenia and the Netherlands and boycott the competition.
The world's largest live music event cannot be used to whitewash Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza.
The world's largest live music event cannot be used to whitewash Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza.
December 5, 2025 at 11:55 AM
As Israel have been allowed to compete in Eurovision 2026, the UK must follow in the footsteps of Ireland, Spain, Slovenia and the Netherlands and boycott the competition.
The world's largest live music event cannot be used to whitewash Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza.
The world's largest live music event cannot be used to whitewash Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza.
@zackpolanski.bsky.social telling it like it is. Articulate, intelligent, humane. He really is the @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com of politics! (Take that as a compliment to both!)
“They went for pensioners, they went for the disabled, and now they’re going for people fleeing war and conflict. I am furious — this government should hang their heads in shame.”
Zack Polanski on Labour’s new immigration reforms on Newsnight.
Zack Polanski on Labour’s new immigration reforms on Newsnight.
November 18, 2025 at 10:16 PM
@zackpolanski.bsky.social telling it like it is. Articulate, intelligent, humane. He really is the @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com of politics! (Take that as a compliment to both!)
‘On Tuesday, the G77 group of nations plus China, representing approximately 80% of the world’s population, announced support…to support a just transition away from fossil fuels – though other countries (including Australia, Canada, Japan, Norway, the UK and the EU) did not support it.’
World still on track for catastrophic 2.6C temperature rise, report finds
Fossil fuel emissions have hit a record high while many nations have done too little to avert deadly global heating
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:19 AM
‘On Tuesday, the G77 group of nations plus China, representing approximately 80% of the world’s population, announced support…to support a just transition away from fossil fuels – though other countries (including Australia, Canada, Japan, Norway, the UK and the EU) did not support it.’
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Each month has its own quiet beauty — snowdrops in January’s pale light, sweet peas in June’s warmth, sunflowers glowing through late summer. My 2026 slim wall calendar gathers these moments together, with a plant photograph and a seasonal quotation for every month.
#Calendar2026
#Calendar2026
November 15, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Each month has its own quiet beauty — snowdrops in January’s pale light, sweet peas in June’s warmth, sunflowers glowing through late summer. My 2026 slim wall calendar gathers these moments together, with a plant photograph and a seasonal quotation for every month.
#Calendar2026
#Calendar2026
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A different kind of doorstepper . Thank you to @damians78s.bsky.social for this morning's #FoxOfTheDay
November 6, 2025 at 7:00 AM
A different kind of doorstepper . Thank you to @damians78s.bsky.social for this morning's #FoxOfTheDay
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Britain’s most endangered orchid brought back from the brink of extinction
www.channel4.com/news/britain...
www.channel4.com/news/britain...
Britain’s most endangered orchid brought back from the brink of extinction
On Wednesday, the British Red List of plants will be published for the first time in 20 years.
www.channel4.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Britain’s most endangered orchid brought back from the brink of extinction
www.channel4.com/news/britain...
www.channel4.com/news/britain...
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Thank you to @ceidil.bsky.social for sharing today's inquisitive #FoxOfTheDay !
November 3, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Thank you to @ceidil.bsky.social for sharing today's inquisitive #FoxOfTheDay !
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Are you going to ‘Wiggle the Hump’ this year?!
Believe us, it’s well worth ordering your copy of ‘The Very Hopeless Camel’ to get children, teachers and parents wiggling away! (Link below!) #Christmas #Musicals #Teachers
Believe us, it’s well worth ordering your copy of ‘The Very Hopeless Camel’ to get children, teachers and parents wiggling away! (Link below!) #Christmas #Musicals #Teachers
October 1, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Are you going to ‘Wiggle the Hump’ this year?!
Believe us, it’s well worth ordering your copy of ‘The Very Hopeless Camel’ to get children, teachers and parents wiggling away! (Link below!) #Christmas #Musicals #Teachers
Believe us, it’s well worth ordering your copy of ‘The Very Hopeless Camel’ to get children, teachers and parents wiggling away! (Link below!) #Christmas #Musicals #Teachers
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Bonfire Night's Beaver 'supermoon' to be biggest and brightest of 2025. 🔭 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/weather/arti...
November supermoon rising next week to be biggest full Moon of 2025
It will be visible on 5 November and Sarah Keith-Lucas explains why it will be the biggest and brightest full Moon of the year
www.bbc.co.uk
November 2, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Bonfire Night's Beaver 'supermoon' to be biggest and brightest of 2025. 🔭 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/weather/arti...
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👍🏼 Essex inventor built a filter that removes microplastics from water pumped from washing machines, so they don’t reach the sea.
Essex inventor up for Earthshot Prize for tackling microplastics
The engineer says his invention was created at his mother-in-law's dining table.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 27, 2025 at 2:18 PM
👍🏼 Essex inventor built a filter that removes microplastics from water pumped from washing machines, so they don’t reach the sea.
Lunch -great home made food fuel as I’m well into the 2nd week of Stride for Gaza with another 6 mile run completed. I’m fundraising for much needed for Medical Aid for Palestinians. If you feel you can donate anything at all, I’d be so grateful! I’ll pop the link below.
October 18, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Lunch -great home made food fuel as I’m well into the 2nd week of Stride for Gaza with another 6 mile run completed. I’m fundraising for much needed for Medical Aid for Palestinians. If you feel you can donate anything at all, I’d be so grateful! I’ll pop the link below.
@gardenshour.bsky.social justice a few bits and bibs from the ever- giving allotment! #gardenshour
October 13, 2025 at 8:55 PM
@gardenshour.bsky.social justice a few bits and bibs from the ever- giving allotment! #gardenshour
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Fox in the night . Thank you to @WildAndFree93 for today's atmospheric #FoxOfTheDay
October 12, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Fox in the night . Thank you to @WildAndFree93 for today's atmospheric #FoxOfTheDay
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Before and after images show glaciers vanishing before our eyes
Before and after images show glaciers vanishing before our eyes
They are melting like never seen before, changing landscapes around the world beyond recognition.
www.bbc.com
October 5, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Before and after images show glaciers vanishing before our eyes
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“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.”
― Jane Goodall
💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero
― Jane Goodall
💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero
October 2, 2025 at 2:56 AM
“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.”
― Jane Goodall
💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero
― Jane Goodall
💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero
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A 7% decline in English birds in just 5 years is astonishing
The web of life is unravelling fast
The web of life is unravelling fast
Wild bird numbers continue to fall in UK with some species in ‘dramatic freefall’
Species index fell by 4% between 2019 and 2024 – although data shows woodland populations beginning to stabilise
www.theguardian.com
September 24, 2025 at 7:55 AM
A 7% decline in English birds in just 5 years is astonishing
The web of life is unravelling fast
The web of life is unravelling fast