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Calling river-lovers: your river needs you! The Big River Watch runs until 1 May. Spend 15 mins by your local river, record what you see in the free BRW app––& help create a clearer picture of UK river health. I'm taking part! More here. The Rivers Trust theriverstrust.org/take-action/th…

This might not seem like much but it is the first known red wood ant recorded in the woodland. This was the only one seen in the area and was very small compared to other specimens.

Today's #WildflowerHour submissions.

My oasis...

Fascinating as always.

Local green spaces are irreplaceable for both biodiversity and community wellbeing. We need planning that enhances nature where people live, not just somewhere miles away. #PlanningBill #NatureMatters

Hugely important👇

The carder bees love these spikes of bugle.

34% of species comprehensively assessed on the IUCN Red List have #agriculture documented as a direct threat. With better designed and targeted policies, we can benefit both #biodiversity and agriculture. Lear more in our flagship report. bit.ly/3YfrzcR

Thank you ITV News Anglia for letting me tell my Words From The Hedge.

Falling finch numbers, fading farmland birds, declining Dippers & vanishing Cuckoo calls in England are worrying findings from the 2024 Breeding Bird Survey report out now➡️bto.org/bbs-results JNCC RSPB Science BTO #Ornithology

When dogs given spot treatments for fleas go swimming, they release levels of pesticides dangerous to aquatic life for at least a month after the treatment newscientist.com/article/248265…

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

Some ideas on what flowers to grow to help bees cope with hot weather from the The Buzz Club "Bees & Heatwaves" citizen science project, download report from link below: thebuzzclub.uk/bees-heatwaves Yanet Sepúlveda

Why would you want a neat stripy boring lifeless lawn when you can have a shaggy, flower-filled paradise for pollinators? Maybe this short video will provide some inspiration! youtu.be/2SJFg3NbrFY

The swift brick amendment will be voted on next week. Please use your voice. Email [email protected] just saying PLEASE MANDATE SWIFT BRICKS!

Just seen something quite heart-breaking while walking with Darren Veitch, a swift bouncing off of a building multiple times trying to enter a former nest, before giving up. The accuracy of it's attempt clearly demonstrated a nest used to be present. Hannah Bourne-Taylor

Am interested in new nerdy ideas for YouTube videos. These either explain a concept in conservation or ecology or explain a conservation project. These have something to show. Please say if at #ICCB2025 and would like to discuss an idea. youtube.com/@bill_sutherla…

For those in need of a smile, a reminder that one 19th-century name for a penguin was ‘arsefoot’.