Brill arrived today new issue of “COUNTRY-SIDE” journal of British Naturalist’s’ Association, articles by Erica McAlister on flies, John Tweddle on eDNA, Roger Tabor on porpoises, Chris Dixon on NHM Herbarium, June Chatfield on pollination, etc!

New paper out today led by Amy Gresham exploring fallow deer diet using metabarcoding. Results were very different to what we expected! Graphical abstract designed by Line Cordes BU Biology & Zoology Bangor University #deer #conservation #ecology #wildlife OA paper: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…

Remember who the Reform voters were

This is what sent poor little Donnie spiraling.

A sight that for me sums up the great work done by the RSPB at RSPB Lakenheath Fen A pair of Cranes arrive at 7.30 in the morning mist and their bugles echo across the reserve sending a shiver up my spine! RSPB

Things are about to get a lot busier for the Isle of May puffins as the chicks have started hatching…

Lynx to Scotland: A new 100-page report provides the most detailed analysis yet of what a #LynxReintroduction project in Scotland would need to do to ensure #lynx and people could coexist. 🐆 It outlines conclusions and recommendations from Scotland’s National Lynx Discussion -

England’s water companies have 1,135 criminal convictions. United Utilities 205; Thames Water 187. They dump sewage; directors not prosecuted; fleece customers; pay dividends. What if you had 1,135 convictions? One law for corporations, another for us. leftfootforward.org/2025/05/why-th…

Nightjars at Stainburn Forest this evening about 10.00pm - nice to see a couple together NorthYorksBirdNews Harrogate District Naturalists’ Society

New paper out using a novel in-situ exudation system to understand how N cycling is controlled by root exudation composition at BIFoR Root exudate stoichiometry is a key driver of soil N cycling: implicat... sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Among volcanos, Etna is an absolutely huge carbon dioxide emitter at ~13 million tonnes / year. That ~5% of global volcanic carbon dioxide in the typical year. But humans are creating far more from fossil fuel burning, ~37,000 million tonnes of carbon dioxide per year.

Publication of 'Impact and Insight' Note on 'Analysing the trajectory of ancient woodlands to ensure resilience and carbon sink capacity' UKTreescapes Dr Estrella Luna-Diez BIFoR PDF -> uktreescapes.org/wp-content/upl…

This fabulous 3-ha wildlife plot on a farm in South Yorkshire consists of several stages of the advanced #PARTRIDGEmix @Oakbank. The diversity of #farmlandbirds nesting in it right now is amazing, including sedge warbler, whitethroat, reed bunting, #greypartridge and skylark.

It's important to remind everyone that what's happening in Los Angeles is a manufactured crisis entirely of Trump's making. Of course people are going to stand up for fundamental rights and due process, and I encourage them to continue doing so peacefully.

"New forests in the lowest risk areas globally would remove about 5% of humans’ CO2 emissions each year.” Simon Lewis UCL Geography theguardian.com/environment/20…

#geographer & glacialogist Prof Stuart Lane “Only way you can get a glacier back is by increasing snow in winter & reducing ice melt in summer. So only with a reversion to climate of 50-60 years ago will you see glaciers come back” #geographerinthenews itv.com/news/2025-06-1…

📢 #BiodivConnect coming soon! New joint research call on "restoring ecosystem functioning, integrity, & connectivity". 🔍 Focus: targets & assessment; transferability & scaling; resilience & sustainability 📅 Launch: 9 Sept 2025 🔗 Get ready: biodiversa.eu/BiodivConnect/

. BBC File On 4 uncovered that 205,000 properties were built between 2013 - 2022 in Flood Zone 3 - the areas with the absolute highest risk of flooding. Building in these zones is dooming people to endure flooding. 4/10 bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

Me: install a wee camera trap the wildlife will not even know it’s there. The Wildlife:

Offsetting the estimated 182 billion tonnes of carbon held in the reserves of the world’s largest fossil fuel companies would require covering more land with trees than the entirety of North and Central America. newscientist.com/article/248501…