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55-year-old disabled former journalist and environmental campaigner [insert verb depending on my state of health] among the ancient flora and fauna in the New Forest, U.K. 🌿🐎🐿️🦉🌳 (Banner photo: https://treesforlife.org.uk "Alder")
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Award-winning podcasts from Mongabay: Ep1: Bioacoustics finds & counts bats, cetaceans, wolves. india.mongabay.com/podcast/2024... Ep2: Elephants & crickets use sound to collaborate. india.mongabay.com/podcast/2024... Ep3: Animals deal w/ habitat disruption. india.mongabay.com/podcast/2024...

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Growing plants on roofs can serve as an effective way to remove microplastics from the air. Green roofs shown to capture nearly all microplastics from rainwater phys.org/news/2025-06... via @physorg_com

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Join me and tell Chancellor Rachel Reeves: no more airport expansion while we’re in a climate emergency action.friendsoftheearth.uk/petition/sto...

submitted 5 hours ago • 1 comment

"Every animal plays a role in nature’s balance—remove one, and the whole world feels the loss."

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They paved paradise, Put up a parking lot. Paradise said: That hurt, but let me tell you about geologic time

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I love how Brits call parking lots "car parks" it makes it sound so fun and playful for the cars. Like there is this little oasis with roads and fun little activities for vehicles. Parking lot is more honest, thought "urban space use failure" would be even better. (at least in dense cities)

submitted 9 days ago • 5 comments

Strolling through Winchester at lunchtime for a dog walk. The many beautiful parks that border the River Itchen are so calm and peaceful. The river is one of the finest examples of chalk bed rivers in the world, the water crystal clear as it is ‘filtered’ by the chalk. 😊 #nature #river #trees #calm

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I really do hate the usage of the word "stock" to describe the number of fish/whales etc in the sea. It makes it sound as though they just sit on a supermarket shelf until we decide we want them. They are essential & beautiful parts of an ecosystem, not spare parts that need a human to have purpose!

submitted 7 days ago • 10 comments

Remember if you come upon a wild youngster who looks abandoned, they're probably not. Don't interact with them. (Preferably no close-up photos either!)

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Such gentle visitors are why I haven't trimmed the grass yet: A sweet tobacco flower popped up a couple days ago. (Also because I'm unable to extract the strimmer from under all the clutter in the hall closet.😵‍💫)

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I can win an argument on any topic, against any opponent. People know this, and steer clear of me at parties. Often, as a sign of their great respect, they don't even invite me. -Dave Barry

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Car park duties They said it would be glorious sunshine. They lied. It’s claggy Moist Oppressive Like being wrapped in a sweaty FC hug with no escape The platform’s a sauna. My tail has frizz I fear I am melting Send ice cubes Or iced tuna

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I would be interested to know if there are other National Trust members who would be interested in putting a motion to the AGM to ditch Charles Windsor as as a patron and if there has bern any commentary on how little benefit this is. Also we could do with some good graphic memes on the subject!

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an evil man will burn his own nation to the ground to rule over the ashes sun tzu

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The right and far-right parties in France's general assembly on Thursday approved a moratorium on new wind and solar projects. "It's devastating," commented the Minister for Industry, Marc Ferraci. "What was adopted, I say with seriousness and solemnity, is perfectly irresponsible."

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Almost a fifth of England’s rural bus services have vanished in the past five years www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

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