A newly-described species of gecko may have been saved from extinction by local fady – traditional taboos or cultural prohibitions – connected to the few places in which it lives. buff.ly/hHQV52u

Bath & North East Somerset Council Meanwhile, the untold story of Bath’s 195 year old duck pond…

In these times of high trade tariffs, knowing about those who fought for free trade in the past is more important than ever. You may not have heard of John Bright, but he played a huge part in the repeal of the Corn Laws in 1846. Read more about him here: letters.jacobreesmogg.com/p/john-bright-…

🌍✨ Today is World Lemur Day! A day to celebrate Madagascar’s most iconic animals — unique, fascinating, and found nowhere else on Earth. Let’s protect them, cherish them, and keep their forests alive. 💚 #WorldLemurDay #Madagascar #Lemurs #WildlifeConservation #Dadamanga

We are pleased to announce, following a minor… website issue (😉 ) that our 20256 Calendar is not only available, but purchasable without a Paypal account! Thank you to those of you who let us know about the complication, which is now fixed: buff.ly/Zdwdd52

🌿 Our health depends on the health of nature. In Antananarivo, the smog reminds us: when forests disappear, clean air does too. Deforestation worsens air pollution — fewer trees mean fewer natural filters and more diseases. Let’s protect our forests to protect our health.

Great to meet HE Environment and Sustainable Development Minister, Michael Manesimana. We discussed 🇬🇧 commitment to 40 climate and nature projects in 🇲🇬. Working in partnership with local experts, these protect vital resources for current and future generations in #Madagascar.

The PM just misled the house - he said there were more teachers under labour - DFE's *own website* says there are 400 fewer.

Thank you everyone that has sent kind messages & congratulations on the HoL appointment. I will try so hard not to let anyone down. My mum worked till 70 as a civil servant before dying prematurely from hep c given to her by the nhs in the contaminated blood scandal, still not

Well done Sweden

Strongly agree with Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg here. Any Tory councillor who votes in favour to delay elections is unprincipled, not a conservative and should lose the whip. Well said Jacob Rees-Mogg 👏🏽

This bloke 👇 keeps popping up on my feed. Talks a lot of sense. And he’s right on democracy requiring timely elections.

Analysis of Bronze Age glass beads found in Denmark reveals “surprising evidence for contact in the 14th-12th centuries BC between Egypt, Mesopotamia and Denmark, indicating a complex and far-reaching trade network”. Read the research results on this link: academia.edu/10159599/Betwe…

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Brave English woman catches immigrant fly-tipping rubbish from his work van – and confronts him on the spot! 👏🏻 He stupidly used his own work van with all his company details plastered on it. Time to make him famous for all the wrong reasons! Share far and wide!

“Consider it pure joy, whenever you face trials, because the testing of your faith produces perseverance.” ~James 1:2-3 NIV #joy #trial #faith #perseverance #votd bible.com/bible/111/jas.…

Red kites mating. We’ve never had red kites near here until last summer and then only seen rarely. Yesterday not only two mating in a tree next to our house but another sitting in the next tree and a fourth circling. Extraordinary (red kite mating rituals and facts in Grok link

I mean... it's not such a bad idea, when you think about it 🤪

A quick tour of places where the grass is telling you something. Stop one. A fell above Buttermere, in the Lake District. Thirty-two degree slope. Peaty acidic soil. Rainfall in biblical quantities. Can we plant wheat? The seed would sit in the ground, confused, until a sheep