"If we solve our energy problems & offshore our food production, we will have achieved nothing." NFU DP David Exwood (David Exwood) was on The World at One highlighting the importance of balancing food security and renewable energy ☀️ Listen at 36:56 👉 ow.ly/LGw150T170U

What’s the hexagonal structure in the photo, taken during a recent glean? It’s a bug hotel, installed on this organic farm to support insects pollinating food crops as part of The National Lottery Community Fund project Abundant Life. #biodiversity #farmers #CommunityBuilding

Always a pleasure to cater for Abundant Life project partner Common Flora This time at meadow mowing time! Their land grows food, nurtures humans & nature. They have rural allotment plots available near Diptford -please get in touch directly with them if you are interested.

Here is a fascinating paper about the potential of depaving a large urban area (in Melbourne) to boost biodiversity, mental health, the local economy, reduce flooding and dementia and much more. Essential reading for urban planners: nature.com/articles/s4294…

is.gd/v6GmRT very few places left now on rare free training opportunity supporting people in rural areas. Please share

This is not good

If anyone tells you that cities with huge amounts of cycling and public transport are a). impossible b). too expensive c). too complicated etc etc, well greetings to them all from a rooftop in #Utrecht. 40,000 bicycles use this junction EVERY DAY. #nowtellmeitsimpossible

Worst year ever for butterflies (no surprise). Yes to finally banning neonicotinoids but a reminder that neonics are widely available in bug sprays from garden centres and supermarkets for home use. "No exceptions" means banning them too Butterfly Conservation 🦋 theguardian.com/environment/20…

As the temperatures start to drop our amphibian and reptile friends will be seeking warmer places to hide away. 🐸 🐍 You can help by building your very own hibernaculum in your garden! "A what?!" we hear you ask? A hibernaculum is a place where an animal seeks refuge!

Even though it's Autumn, we've still got #meadows on the mind!🌷 Listen to Plantlife's Matt Pitts, Meadow Advisor, chat to Mix 92.6 all about sowing seeds & getting your outdoor space ready for wild plants & wildlife🐝 👉 bit.ly/3TIwRLA

Wake up to plastic

from our field, we love dock seed, we're making bread with it too...🍃🍃🍃

.Common Flora gifted us some dock seed harvested from their land.They make great 🥞Pancakes: replace 1/3 wheat flour with dock flour ☕️ Coffee sub: toast and grind 🍞 Bread: replace 1/3 wheat flour with dock flour Landowners will thank you for helping control them 🙏🏼

Sign the Children's Food Campaign (no longer posting here) manifesto and join the call to all political parties to prioritise children’s health. #OurChildrenOurFuture sustainweb.org/news/apr24-cfc…

Finally reading this by Cormac Russell with a view to it providing an insight for us here and our fellow farmers. Can we make it work in dispersed rural communities? 🤞🌿 #StrongNotWrong #FarmingWithNature #FarmingForCommunity #RuralConnectors

That's us!

Are you marching in London this Sunday? 🌊 🪧 Let's show the government that it's time to turn the tide on dirty rivers – join the march if you can or tell your MP you want action for our rivers and seas. Sign up here 👉 buff.ly/4foOxnF #MARCHFORCLEANWATER

George Monbiot Use this image from now on whenever you see Big Oil agents, bots or enablers using the tired "But the ambulances..!" talking point to push for the arrest of #ClimateAction activists blocking roadways. 😠

Trump did not cause the climate crisis - it was already locked in. But he will massively accelerate it. On #politicslive yesterday.

Did you know today is National Daisy Day?🌼 It’s not just one flower it’s actually over 100! Each petal is an individual flower and the yellow centre is made of hundreds of tiny flowers. Learn more⬇️ bit.ly/3CnBaGH