You couldn’t make it up and you don’t have to as councils hand hunts more than £160,000 cash in coronavirus emergency grants - whilst businesses fail , the elderly shiver and kids go hungry they pay people to gloat over wildlife being ripped apart by dogs independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-n…

Hello British Moths Surrey Moths UK Moth Identification could someone please tell us what species of moth this is please? Thanks so much

What a shame Reigate & Banstead Borough Council Council decided to mow down the butterflies on Earlswood Common just before this. Good luck counting any there now… #reigate #redhill #earlswood

What a beauty! Wasp spider and cocoon spotted on our walk this evening Surrey Wildlife Trust BAS Buglife 🕸🕷

Did you know that we offer free virtual #wildlife talks for schools? You can choose from a range of curriculum and key stage appropriate talks for children and young people aged 4-18 years. Learn more: davidshepherd.org/education/dswf… 📸 Riccardo Maywald

The beauty of caterpillar variability. Source: The Caterpillar Lab

#BanUrbanPesticides Only 12 days to go - please sign this petition if you'd like pesticide use to be banned in urban areas. It is needless, ugly, destructive & dangerous. Pls RT petition.parliament.uk/petitions/5903… @PAN_UK

Act now ! The government is right now considering abandoning proposed bans on the import & sale of cruel fur and foie gras . Appalling ! ! Please join me with @HSIUKorg Animal Equality UK and sign my petition to say #DontBetrayAnimals change.org/DontBetrayAnim…

Recent news reports suggest that the intended bans on the import of fur and foie gras may be revoked . Show your outrage by emailing your MP - you can do this using this link hsi.org/DontBetrayAnim… feel free to change the wording but please do this today . #DontBetrayAnimals

Pests? Gardeners need to rethink how they view slugs, snails and greenfly | Andrew Salisbury theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

How I learned to love weeds – and why you should, too theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2…

Happy #WeedAppreciationDay! Let's take a moment to notice the wild flowers that are growing right under our noses.

A wee thread about a young boy and the tweet that got away. Feel free to RT. Three weeks ago my youngest, Gabriel 12, came home upset. His love of woodwork was not deemed cool, nor was only having 6 followers on his instagram. 1/15

It's #mothnight 😁 We've run a trap at the The RHS Field Research Facilty and now excited to see what we've got!

There's a growing backlash against artificial lawns, and now the Royal Horticultural Society has banned them from their world famous summer shows. alex thomson finds out how plastic grass can lead to habitat loss. You can watch the full report on Channel 4 News at 7pm.

Are you a student? Want to know more about our #GCSENaturalHistory? Have a question you’d like to ask our Chief Exec Jill Duffy in an upcoming Natural History podcast? Simply submit your question here: bit.ly/3vVjwD9 or email it to [email protected] by 31 Jan

The government secretly abandoned the UK’s ban on animal testing for cosmetics in 2019 – but today a High Court Judge has ruled that the ban can be reinstated. We call for the ban to be immediately reinstated. Find out more - bit.ly/41cliwS #EndAnimalTesting

You couldn’t make it up . . . and you don’t have to . A disgrace to conservation , a disgrace to the public purse and a shabby sop to organised wildlife criminals . At some point they will become accountable for this debacle Raptor Persecution UK RSPB Birders REVIVE League Against Cruel Sports

Petition: Stop animal testing petition.parliament.uk/petitions/6298…