Peter Gibbs
@petergibbs.bsky.social
Lived in Antarctica for two years. Chair of BBC Gardeners' Question Time. Weatherman. Conservation volunteer. Fellow RMetS and RGS.
Ah yes you're right. That doesn't work then.
Comparing such short periods doesn't seem very significant as there is a lot of year-to-year variability, especially across the UK.
Comparing such short periods doesn't seem very significant as there is a lot of year-to-year variability, especially across the UK.
February 9, 2026 at 7:14 AM
Ah yes you're right. That doesn't work then.
Comparing such short periods doesn't seem very significant as there is a lot of year-to-year variability, especially across the UK.
Comparing such short periods doesn't seem very significant as there is a lot of year-to-year variability, especially across the UK.
As a resident of southern England I find it hard to believe we get more snow than we used to as the graphic suggests. Maybe the unusually persistent snow cover of winter 2010/11 is skewing the data.
February 8, 2026 at 5:56 PM
As a resident of southern England I find it hard to believe we get more snow than we used to as the graphic suggests. Maybe the unusually persistent snow cover of winter 2010/11 is skewing the data.
It's a term in need of definition
February 8, 2026 at 5:05 PM
It's a term in need of definition
Yes, it's a difficult one. Unfortunately regenerative agriculture does seem to rely a lot on glyphosate
February 8, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Yes, it's a difficult one. Unfortunately regenerative agriculture does seem to rely a lot on glyphosate
They may be intending to direct drill to protect soil structure
February 8, 2026 at 4:31 PM
They may be intending to direct drill to protect soil structure
I was thinking it would die back as an annual, but then realised it would have to seed first!
February 8, 2026 at 4:24 PM
I was thinking it would die back as an annual, but then realised it would have to seed first!
Why can't they just mow it off?
February 8, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Why can't they just mow it off?
Interesting though that none of the usual spots around here are filling up with standing water, despite the relentless rain. Shows how much the water table was depleted last year.
February 7, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Interesting though that none of the usual spots around here are filling up with standing water, despite the relentless rain. Shows how much the water table was depleted last year.
Quite a place, I hear.
February 7, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Quite a place, I hear.
Those easterly winds just don't want to go away
February 5, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Those easterly winds just don't want to go away