Meet the second round of talented Makers joining Halton MakeFest 2024.💚

Stay tuned over the coming month as we learn more about each maker and reveal the exciting activities they'll be bringing to the table!👀

#HaltonMakeFest #halton #runcorn #widnes #MakeFest #cheshire #UKSPF

After the effect of 'Mr Bates vs the Post Office', let’s hope Toby Jones is also working on new TV dramas about water pollution, climate change, covid, PPE contracts, the refugee crisis, the cost of living, energy prices, and the NHS

Questions: who knew Horizon was faulty and when? Who knew evidence used to prosecute subpostmasters was unreliable? Who failed to declare that knowledge? Who did nothing to question convictions they knew to be unsafe? #PostOfficeScandal

Out today. Hopefully it will be well received, masses of new information - up by 112 pages to 528

The first 4 towers of Fiddlers Ferry are being demolished on Sunday 3rd Dec. Book your tickets to view this iconic event from our Observatory gallery! Doors open 8am, tickets £7, includes hot drink & breakfast barm. Book here wtm360.co.uk/sales/catalyst…

New research finds 24% of European invertebrates (mainly insects) are at risk of extinction, versus 18% of vertebrates. We should be deeply troubled.
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Come and work with us! We are recruiting a bug curator careers.nhm.ac.uk/templates/CIPH…

Training: Norton Priory Museum & Gardens/Heathfield Orchards: Fruit Tree Pruning and Fruit Tree Grafting
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A Waxwing Winter?

The last week saw a significant arrival of Waxwings along the east coast.

Somewhere in the region of 4,000 birds were reported

Want to catch up with Waxwings this winter download our birdnews app rarebirdalert.co.uk/RealData/bird_…

Your daily sewage dumping report. Yes every little red dot is a water company dumping sewage into / onto a beach.

Grrr. 🤬

Feathered Thorn (Colotois pennaria)

400 people. 100 kilos of apples taken home. 120 kilos of apples turned into 80+ litres of juice. 50 kilos of apples made into 200 crumbles. Think we did alright… MerseysideRWA Feedback Food For Thought Merseyside Ltd. (Not-For-Profit) Speke Hall Paul Quigley Taking Root #AppleDay

Private renters age faster, says Essex and Adelaide university research bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

Our new guide gives you an overview of the different types of insects, with advice on how you might create a place for them to live in a green space near you.

This digital booklet can be downloaded for free 🔽
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Hoverflies which eat wasps... Volucella inanis larvae are such strange things. Many thanks to Bob Brown for showing me these, in my own garden!

Pollinators need ivy this autumn 🍁 so #BeeTheChange by letting it flower! It's a vital source of pollen & nectar when not much else is around, especially for 🐝 queens pre-hibernation

For even more seasonal tips, download your FREE autumn-winter guide 👉 ow.ly/T8HE50NGSM4

11 years ago when F.G. to Micro-moths was first published, Box Tree Moth was too uncommon to include. Now it’s on the front cover of the new, revised edition. Due out in December 2023.

UK butterfly numbers at highest level since 2019 bbc.co.uk/news/uk-668126…

How to make £493,964,000 in just 8 hours 30 minutes

Easy, get govt to bin nutrient neutrality laws for house builders exactly what the likes of Persimmon PLC, Barrat Developments PLC and Taylor Wimpey PLC did this morning & that's exactly how much richer they are this afternoon.