Our new paper, based on data from 1,705 studies, shows that pesticides are toxic to organisms they are not intended to harm, including fungi, microbes, plants, insects, & vertebrates such as ourselves. Questions the wisdom of applying over 3 million tonnes of them every year...

Linnaeus's flower clock is a fascinating and historical concept created by the Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus in the 18th century. In 1751, Linnaeus designed a flower clock as a way to show how different flowers bloom at specific times of the day, thus creating a living "clock"

Red carpet ready! 📸 #EEBAFTAs

🌻 New Segment – Nature Positive News! 🦫 #BeaversOverBureaucracy – Czech officials spent years planning a dam, but land negotiations stalled it. 🐟️ So beavers built their own for free, creating a thriving #wetland and saving €1M. Sometimes, nature knows best.

🚨 UKY4N’s Ellen Bradley has bagged an interview with one of the UK’s foremost nature writers - Stephen Moss! 📅 Mon 24 Feb, 7-8PM 📍 Online (eventbrite.co.uk/e/nature-throu…) 📚 We’ll dive into his career and his advice for aspiring nature writers. Got a question? Comment below!

It's me! Here I talk about growing up in the upland farming landscape, how it had a profound influence on me and my campaigning work now. I also talk about the power of inclusivity in farming, British cut flowers, climate disaster and how 'shy bairns get nowt' 😉

Want to watch a short summary video of my research into the cut flower industry and climate adaptation? Give it a watch here! Flower farms, climate change and resilience in the UK: Nuffield Farming ... youtu.be/m9eKqwhT2rw?si… via YouTube

For 8 years I worked to protect nature on the Humber Estuary, oil spill response was part of my brief, and what has happened today was the stuff that my nightmares were made of. Thinking of all those affected and responding to protect lives and wildlife bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

UK Government has halted SFI applications, cutting off support for nature-friendly farming in England. Farmers need certainty, not funding that’s switched on & off. Pulling the rug from under them erodes trust, disrupts farming, and stalls critical progress on nature & climate.

🤓 UKY4N Book Club is deciding what we should read in 2025. ⁠ ⁠ 📚️ Here's what we're looking at so far 👇️ What are we missing? Which have you particularly enjoyed? Let us know in the comments!⁠

66% of Parisians voted today to create 500 additional pedestrian streets, replacing over 10,000 parking spots with green space and enhanced pedestrian infrastructure. 📍 Paris 🇫🇷

📣New #NuffieldFarming report from flower farmer and campaigner Roisin - Verde Flower Co 🌸 📣 💐'Revival and Survival: is the British cut flower industry prepared for a 2-degree warming world?', sponsored by the John Oldacre Foundation, is available to read here ➡️ bit.ly/3FsMK4B

Over 50 nature & farming groups have written to Rachel Reeves: without investment in nature-friendly farming, any hopes of sustainable food production, climate change mitigation, nature recovery & a resilient economy will be lost. Country Land & Business Assn National Farmers' Union express.co.uk/news/politics/…

📽️ #NuffieldFarming report video from flower farmer and campaigner Roisin Taylor ➡️ bit.ly/3DOaFe2 💐Read 'Revival and Survival: is the British cut flower industry prepared for a 2-degree warming world?' in full here ➡️ bit.ly/3FsMK4B

What if every garden looked like this? #NoMowMay is fast approaching and this year you can give #PowerToTheFlowers!🌸 🔗 Sign up now for #NoMowMay2025 👉 bit.ly/44cdKiK #NoMowMayAndBeyond

🌿 NEW Community Spotlight Blog: Meet Ryan Eddowes - wildlife filmmaker and adventurer.⁠ ⁠ 🦆 He brings his unique humour and energy to be a nature filmmaker & educator, and advocate for those living with clubfoot. 🌟 Check out Ryan’s blog: uky4n.org/2025/04/01/com…

This week's beaver sightings on the #RiverDyfi show how important it is to protect Welsh rivers! Sign our open letter to Huw Irranca-Davies, asking for a stronger Sustainable Farming Initiative to support farmers and nature: win.newmode.net/ukyouthfornatu… photo @joshuaharriswildlife⁠ ⁠ ⁠

The water crowfoot along the Roding sparkling in the sunshine like a carpet of stars. What’s even more surprising about this picture is that it’s just 50 metres from a motorway & a few hundred metres from a zone 4 tube station. We can have Eden-like nature, beauty & wonder

We’ve just delivered a message to Downing Street, backed by over 100,000 of you.‼️ Farmers, NGOs and the public are standing together to demand action. UK Government, this is a call you can't afford to ignore. Any cut now would be a disaster for farming and nature.

Irreplaceable habitats are on the line. This is the reality if an unamended Part 3 of the Bill passes. It must not.