“€10 airline tickets are only possible because workers and taxpayers pay the true cost. For the planet and people’s sake, politicians must turn this situation around and make the train the more affordable option.” Greenpeace UK Greenpeace International theguardian.com/environment/20…

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"Fibres from artificial grass make up 15% of #plastic pieces found in samples of seawater near Barcelona" Sickening. It. Should. Be. Banned. newscientist.com/article/238386…

Please say no to pesticides and herbicides. Cocktails of these chemicals in fields, gardens, parks, verges and community spaces are poisoning wildlife including bees, birds, hedgehogs, butterflies, beetles, frogs, damselflies. They pollute our rivers. Let's give nature a chance.

You might have spotted us on Rishi Sunak’s roof. We knew: - He wasn’t in - How to climb up safely - How not to cause damage Rishi knows that new oil and gas: - Won’t lower bills - Won’t give us energy security - Will wreck the climate #StopRosebank #NoNewOil #Greenpeace

As we approach the time of year where we instinctively want to cut everything back for the sake of “tidiness,” I implore that you don’t! Our hedgerows in particular are about to come alive with #wildlife! These Ivy flowers are about to provide for our later emerging insects, and

So a #tree was cut down. A sycamore. A species I’ve often heard referred to as ‘dirty’. Yeah for sure it was in a fortuitous location that made it more than the tree it was. And the right place and time phenomena made it a Hollywood star back in the day. So the lovers and

Who's celebrating Jólabókaflóð this year? Visit your local bookshop and ask your local bookseller to recommend some books for this cosy tradition. 📚 ✨ #ChooseBookshops 🎄

I don’t want next year to be “the one”. I also don’t want it to be “my year”, someone else can have it. I would like to slip through 2024 quietly and unnoticed, to remain as lightly scuffed as possible. An adequate, inconsequential, nothing-to-write-home-about 366 days (it’s a

Over 1,000 private jets flew to Las Vegas for the Super Bowl and I recycle yoghurt cup lids.

Strawberry life cycle

If you're looking for a project this sunny weekend, a pond is the very best thing you can add to your garden. Size doesn't matter (although, like TVs if you can go big - do!) as even the smallest will be the biggest prize to all your garden visitors. No wiring or pumps/filters

Please stop stocking this dreadful stuff ⁦B&M Stores⁩ - hadn’t you heard there’s a nature crisis in the UK?

Utterly disgusting to see the Green Party excluded from this. We are standing in every single seat in England and Wales. We have elected parliamentary representation, more than 800 councillors and look likely to win multiple MPs on July 4th. Invite the Greens now!

How does your garden rate for #hedgehogs? Take the #Hedgehog Garden Challenge to see your score and get tailored tips for a hog haven 🦔 👉 buff.ly/3Oww8tq 📷 Christopher Morgan & #HedgehogStreet - a joint campaign run by us and People's Trust for Endangered Species

It's vital to provide #waterforwildlife all year round - especially in warm weather when water can be scarce. 🌡️🦔 Offer shallow dishes of fresh water & a few pebbles so #hedgehogs & other #wildlife can all safely drink💧 A lifeline for a thirsty #hedgehog! 🎥 Paul Bunyard

still thinking of how Obama said, “We live in a time of such confusion and rancor, with a culture that puts a premium on things that don’t last—money, fame, status, likes. We chase the approval of strangers on our phones … and then wonder why we feel so alone.”

I'm writing today about kennings in Old English. Essentially these are two word-metaphors that were used instead of concrete nouns, and they are exquisite. A ship was a 'wave-horse', the sea was a 'whale-road', the mind was a 'thought-chamber', and the sun was a 'sky-candle'.

chng.it/dSHGHZvyjN Jon Jones needs to fight or be stripped of the UFC heavyweight title!