Excellent article as ever from Private Eye Magazine on the futility of never-ending road building as a solution to congestion. Plus surprise that the £10bn Lower Thames Crossing hasn't been scrapped yet

Street cred gone- lightweight knock-off crocs. When walking marshy paths from Swale Halt I'm always in wellies. But crocs to/from station. Simply go in the rucksack. (Surplus store Norwegian army socks btw: so comfy all yr round) I'm an influencer. It's what I do now😇

Excellent journey to Geneva by 🚆 using Interrail Pass. First time I've taken the (bagged) bike on Eurostar - a bit fiddly to book but the system worked. Used a 120cm bike bag for TGV leg. Will definitely do this more often with the 🚲 ! Flight Free UK

Ever wondered where your lost and discarded #fishing lures end up , well wonder no more . Please do your best to retrieve and take your kit home .

If people want rigorous scientific and objective accounts of what we know about the climate and ecological crisis, I highly recommend they refer to Johan Rockström and Kevin Anderson - both leading scientists in their field. 1/6

All my potatoes have blight. It’s taken my outside tomatoes too. My courgettes haven’t fruited. My French beans failed. My runner beans will be just one picking? The cabbage have failed. The broccoli have failed. As did the radish. Even the cosmos hasn’t flowered. 🤷🏻‍♀️

24km #birdingbybike this morning. Bodymoor Heath GP - Greenshank, 7x Green Sand KWP - BMW - Common Sand, Common Tern Seeney Lane - 6x Yellow Wagtail Kingsbury Range - briefest view of a probable Common Redstart. Couldn't relocate to confirm. #UKbirding #lowcarbonbirding

Science girl Everyone should know this signal. Please share. The universal hand signal for “help me” was created by the Canadian Women’s Foundation to help people in distress, especially those experiencing domestic violence, to discreetly ask for help.

The National Trust is committed to making the countryside accessible to everyone, regardless of background or beliefs. We are delighted to host Muslim Hikers this weekend at the White Cliffs of Dover, and continue to support their vital work to champion inclusivity in the

Saturday we tweeted it was only a matter of time before a GPS-Spoonbill would cross to England. We didn't realise that while writing, Spoonbill STORM (ring: NH45) was flying from Zwin Natuur Park 🇧🇪to Poole Harbour Birds of Poole Harbour 🇬🇧! 😱 Here' a bit more about this landmark moment.👇 1/9

A fab pic of just how red the sun looked this evening, due to the wildfire smoke from North America.

"Bless the sun, the rain no more River running like an open sore Black wind falling through the ocean floor And the red tide washes ashore" (Rush, 'Red Tide') Sunspots, from Motney, #Medway (thru' a Canadian wildfire haze). itv.com/news/2023-06-2…

I've just had this confirmed. I thought it was too insane to be true, but it is. This is a video of some climbers on Mt Dukono on Saturday who suddenly realised how bloody stupid their decision to climb was 😬😱 Via: Murtadha

Birdland, 45 matchboxes with birds is now on show at the lovely Frank in Harbour Street, Whitstable.