Feeling heartbroken. My village has just announced major cuts from Monday (!) in the forest plot (actually part of a CDR Natura 2000 reserve) that's home to breeding Eagle Owl, Black Woodpecker or Wildcat, obviously in breach of Habitats Directive. Biodiversity? Who cares... 😭

Finishing two fabulous weeks of Naturetrek trips to Andalucia, around Ronda. 🇪🇸 Glorious sceneries, interesting plants and insects all around, and a couple of cool birds too...🦩

First moths of the season here. The distinctive Brindled Beauty, the slightly bland Sloe Carpet and the ever beautiful Streamer, all three feeding on hedgerow plants such as Blackthorn, Dog rose or Hawthorn 🦋

Bittersweet - rather bitter - memory today on Facebook. Received in the mail on April 11, 2016... 🇪🇺💔🇬🇧

London friends! Looking for something to do next weekend? Head to Surrey Quays and take part in "serious games" about biodiversity, circular economy, soils or sustainability in cities. 3h fun workshops for only £5 & opportunities to talk with experts: climateclarity.co.uk/earth-day-even… 🌿

Is anyone honestly still wondering why biodiversity is crashing in the UK? When a hedge separating a village road and a cycling path "cannot be allowed" to grow above 0.6m, you have to wonder what we've become as a civilisation...

Visiting Nantes and its converted Shipyard park. So refreshing to see a place where industrial heritage, ornamental plants and spontaneous flora are all allowed to express themselves. Resilient, intelligent landscape design. Such a missed opportunity for Battersea Power Station imo...😔

Unusually cool and wet weather on my Naturetrek trip to the Vercors 🇫🇷 but the flora is certainly delivering, particularly orchids (my favourite, the Drome ophrys) and gentians. Large-flowered Butterwort was a treat today!

Green tram lines are the perfect way to get more biodiversity at the heart of a city. Here in Luxembourg 🇱🇺, they are filled with native plants, benefitting insects and birds, and making an otherwise boring linear attractive for us too.

I haven't (yet) left Twitter, but you can find me on my another account @sleguilfr, which makes more sense as I am now mainly working in France 🇫🇷 and Luxembourg 🇱🇺. An opportunity to practice your French! 😆

Thousands of fireflies flying around the garden at the moment, every night between 10 and 11pm. Their movements make for some interesting, natural light-painting patterns!