A baby water vole feeding on a peace of apple. Gobions water way. A forgotten water way in East Tilbury Essex Essex Wildlife Trust holds good numbers of water vole.

To put this into context, since 2016, 30 people have been killed in collisions involving cyclists. In that time over 17,000 have been killed in collisions involving drivers. I don't have a problem with the new law, but let's not think this will reduce deaths on our roads.

So the US striking Iran is not an escalation. But sending patriot air defence systems to Ukraine to protect civilians from dying is? Please help me understand.

Yesterday Israeli soldiers took over my wife’s parents’ home in the northern West Bank. Thankfully the house was empty. They left today—but not before ransacking the place, defecating on the floors and stealing all the gold and cash in the house, as is their practice.

Watch this 💥 She's from Iran. She said they had to say Death to America and Death to Israel everyday before she entered her classroom going to school. She talks about the Iran government. 👇

Impeachment is happening x.com/politvidchanne…

They were at the negotiating table before bombs started dropping

Great to hear that the Swift Community Set on Brandon Library now has its first occupancy. It has taken 2 years of playing calls to attract one in. The set comprised multiple nest boxes and we have offered 6 more so a substantial Swift colony can develop. SuffolkWildlifeTrust

This is brilliant! 😍

A handful of major corporations are controlling huge amounts of our food supply and also the increasing levels of ultra processed food. It’s time for a food revolution and bypass these greedy multinational corporate food suppliers and instead, buy directly from local farms.

One of the UK's rarest wildflowers, Lady's-slipper Orchid, has shown its first natural signs of recovery in nearly a century: bit.ly/3Zzvv8Q

As a result of his bombing of Iran, Trump’s presidency has entered new and much more conflicted territory. The US isolationist right are already criticising him. Trump could now be involved in precisely the kind of war he blamed his predecessors for.

BREAKING: Russia’s Medvedev: “Iran will CONTINUE enrichment of nuclear material & future production of nuclear weapons. Several countries are ready to directly supply Iran with their own nuclear warheads.”

New research is the first to show the effect of the main pollen-producing plants (hazel, rapeseed, pine, Phacelia, buckwheat and goldenrod) that constitute the basic source of pollen from spring to autumn in many European countries on the immune system journals.plos.org/plosone/articl…

🇪🇺🇵🇱 If you ever find yourself in Poland. Check - the Puszcza Białowieska - last fragment of an ancient forest that once covered almost all of Europe. 😊

Pope Leo urges international diplomacy to prevent 'irreparable abyss' reut.rs/3I9Pu7W reut.rs/3I9Pu7W

"If you visit Białowieża Forest, please be mindful. It’s a “sacred” place with strict protection — some areas are off-limits to people to avoid disturbing the wild nature. Let’s respect it! "🌿

Swifts soaring gracefully overhead, as a Blackbird sings his exquisite evensong on this warm evening.

I've had some amazing, memorable Water Vole encounters over the years! Such a privilege to be trusted by this small, easily spooked mammal.

Water Voles are usually very nervous and will quickly dive into the water, or nearest burrow, if they don't feel safe. We must seem like monsters to them!