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Channel Relay swimmer, Forest School leader, and Ovingdean community renewable energy co-founder, hates cars -sorry not sorry - loves bikes
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The Extreme Weather Report, March 6, 2025: This is your weather on fossil fuels.

Already moved two dead or dying queen bumblebees from the cycle path by the South Coast Road. They've only just come out of hibernation and already they're being killed by speeding cars. It's so tragic. What can be done?

This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell. This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.

Just watched the harrowing #NoOtherLand Best Documentary Oscar Winner on #C4. Such heartless cruel barbarity by the Israeli state on a people who are just trying to live as best they can under such a vile system of apartheid. We know this but we'll forget. We need to remember, and remember.

I went to the demo the last time Trump came to the UK. Let's hope the invitation is revoked but if not, I'll definitely be going to the next one - it'll be huge! And everyone who lines the streets as he goes past to silently turn their backs on him. He'd hate that stoptrump.org.uk/petition-can...

On Sunday,while I was in my Brighton garden, I heard the most beautiful call of a curlew passing overhead. What an experience! I recorded it on the Merlin app but don't know how to upload it onto here. Any help gratefully received. @sussexwildlife.bsky.social @katebradbury.bsky.social

Thank you to the Government. It’s official: It has done what we were calling for and put support for community energy into its Great British Energy Bill.

Ha, yesterday was beginner's luck😂 🐺 Animal #548 🐍 I figured it out in 17 guesses! 🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟧🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🔥 2 | Avg. Guesses: 10 metazooa.com #metazooa Added this to my early morning cuppa routine - wordle, connections, strands, wordle and now this. Have to wake earlier to fit it all in!

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The creative writing courses at #Cambridge are superb (I've done several) & online (which made them accessible for me & others). The tutors are friendly & committed & the resources top-notch. Do tune in on Thu if you'd like to develop your #creativewriting. #writingcommunity #writersky #amwriting

Has anyone else been in floods of tears over this pledge to drill all the oil and gas out of the ground? And stop EV manufacture. I know I will have to get myself together to do the right this for planet and people but at the moment I am really upset

This will be useful for our heat pump workshop in the spring #ovingdeancommunityenergy @bhesco.bsky.social

Great little infographic - speedy but you can pause to read the stats. Worth passing it on to our members at Ovingdean Community Energy.

This makes it even more important to get energy champions out into the community to help those in energy poverty. Looking forward to my next training this month @bhesco.bsky.social @josef.is

A Little Gay Natural History by @joshlukedavis.bsky.social is a brilliant exploration of #LGBTQIA+ stories in nature, showing how biological sex is truly a spectrum, and how the institution of "science" has unscientifically tried to hide how common same-sex sexual behaviour is the natural world. 🌈🏳️‍🌈🐧

Green woodpecker in the garden! Green woodpecker in the bloomin' garden! Oh wow!!! @sussexwildlife.bsky.social @katebradbury.bsky.social @theurbanbirder.bsky.social #urbanwildlife #urbanbirds

I've just listened to two amazing pieces - one audio book and one podcast. If I ruled the World by Gillian Burke talking with Simeon Rose from Faith in Nature about putting Nature on the board - asking for permission rather than asking for forgiveness. open.spotify.com/show/5tbPO31... =share-mobile

Another lousy photo of a friendly young thrush who kept me company all pm, finding lots of worms in the leaf litter. Fingers crossed there'll be a thrush family this spring @sussexwildlife.bsky.social @nicwilson.bsky.social @katebradbury.bsky.social

A book that is full of honesty, humour, fear, anger, joy and yes, hope. Lots of reflecting my own experiences in the garden and beyond (my sparrow family here for generations), my first black redstart then-what are the chances- read about an encounter that evening!

It's the best way to start the day - there's even sand #brightonpebbles #brightonseaswimming

Just listening to Adam McKay in discussion with The War On Cars. We need more filmmakers like him showing the reality of climate breakdown. The other episodes are definitely on my to-listen list thewaroncars.org/2024/11/12/1... @weareyellowdot.bsky.social @thewaroncars.bsky.social

Exciting encounter with a black redstart that hung around the customers buying Christmas trees in Ovingdean. It seemed to enjoy the company, but it was probably hunting for titbits on the ground. What a beauty! @sussexwildlife.bsky.social @katebradbury.bsky.social

Revenge of the killer hens!

A good training session for community energy champions from Rottingdean, Saltdean and Ovingdean Community Energy with @energisesussexcoast. Looking forward to the next training day in 2025

I hate seeing the black slick that floats across to my local beach in Ovingdean. Murky water most days this summer due to the dredger, and it tastes metallic. I know what seawater should taste like, I swallowed enough of it during my Channel Relay swim. Stop dumping toxic sediment near my beach!

Did the annual 5k from Rockwater Hove to Sea Lanes Brighton with lovely swimmin' wimmin, in crazy sudden downpours. Sun only came out when I was cycling home. A good day #wildswimming #wildswimminwimmin #brightonseaswimming

Just a normal Wednesday morning waiting for the Jubilee Library Brighton to open. #keeplibrariesopen

Started seed collecting - can't remember names but this'll do for now. I'll do better in time for Seedy Sunday in February