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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 10h

Congratulations to @brigitstrawbridge.bsky.social our winner of the Dilys Breese Medal 🎉We’re pleased to award Brigit this medal for using her online platforms to encourage nature interaction and conservation in an accessible manner, and her enthusiasm in participation and promotion of BTO surveys!

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Jon Knight @greenjimll.bsky.social · 5h

French school protests? 😳 Did someone accidentally serve them 1970s British school dinners? You know, anemic chips, a couple of sausages stuck to the plate with strands of fat and then whatever semolina actually was for pudding.

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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 12h

The UK has added 291,000 new solar PV installations in the 12 months to August 2026, the most in any 12-month period since 2012 It brings the cumulative installed solar in the UK to 23.2GW across 2,131,000 installations. It's also a 9% increase from August 2025, with 1.9GW of new capacity

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UK installs record 291,000 PV installations in 12-month period

This brings the cumulative installed solar capacity in the UK to 23.2GW across 2,131,000 installations.

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paulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 19h

This is sovereignty. 'Wind and solar generated a record 41% share of the UK’s electricity needs in 2026 to date, compared with 25% from gas, avoiding the need for gas imports worth £5.9bn since the outbreak of war between the US and Iran in February.' www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-win...

Bar chart showing record wind and solar have saved the UK from gas imports worth £5.9 billion during Hormuz crisis.

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Jon Knight @greenjimll.bsky.social · 12h

I assume Donald Trump says the water level is a hoax and they should rake the river? 🤔

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Jon Knight @greenjimll.bsky.social · 12h

The Stratford Town Trust have let me know that Fun Palace is happening on Saturday from 10-12 @ Rother Street Arts House. It’s a free celebration of fun and community, with loads of activities to try and things to make. Shakespeare’s Birthplace Trust also have free activities on from 11-3pm.

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Transition Loughborough @transitionlboro.eurosky.social · 17h

Our Potato Day 2027 season kicks off today with the opening of online ordering from the full range of seed potatoes, onions, garlic, shallots, beans, peas, and more. Get your order in by 12th Nov for delivery in Jan 2027! transitionloughborough.wordpress.com/2026/10/01/p...

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Potato Day 2027 ordering kicks off!

For those of you who have been waiting for the Potato Day ordering to start, wait no longer! We’re taking orders with our friends from Transition Chesterfield for seed potatoes, onions, garli…

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James O'Flynn @jamesoflynn.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Sister has sent some lovely pictures of her very proud doggy & its find from this evening's walk with our elderly mother.

Image shows a very proud Cockapoo doggy with a mystery find clasped in its jaws.

Image shows a very good girl has proudly presented her exciting find, which turns out to be an enormous pink cock and balls dildo.

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Jon Knight @greenjimll.bsky.social · 21h

Heh, just had an email this morning to check if I needed any replacement Christmas/New Year signage for my adopted parkway railway station and/or the town centre station (I do the signage for both). Christmas is coming folks... under two months until I start fixing the signs back up now! 🎅

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Discutafel podcast @discutafel.bsky.social · 22h

Net uit! Sfeervolle reportage vanuit #London🎧. Ivonne ontdekt een rustgevend #natuurpark in de drukke wereldstad. Camley Street Natural Park was er niet geweest zonder de inzet van burgers en groene clubs! #natuur #stadsparken

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Discutafel podcast 226: Londons natuurpark naar Nederlands voorbeeld

Ivonne neemt je mee naar Camley Street Natural Park in London. Een prachtig natuurparkje dat er kwam dankzij inzet van burgers en groene clubs.

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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Just tax the compute. Datacentre? Cool. Fund your own power generation and water reservoirs, and then pay tax for every computational act your datacentre does. And we'll use the tax income to offset societal and job damage. Overnight, AI becomes something AI giants are desperate to restrict.

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Michael Spicer @michaelspicer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Most TV is just this now.

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THe pUnK Allotmenteer @punk-allotmenteer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Oh and as a teacher once told me in detention "Never follow the masses because the M is silent" followed that ever since

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Alix Kroeger @alixkroeger.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Decent piece here. London plans to increase tree cover by 10% from 2016 levels but hundreds of saplings died in the heat waves. The GLA, Kew Gardens and Trees for Cities are now researching which species can withstand both the hot, dry summers and the wetter winters. Results due next year

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Drought devastation: How to save London's parched trees

Heatwaves and drought make planting native trees and maintaining the existing canopy more and more difficult.

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Jon Knight @greenjimll.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Hmm, if university staff go on strike, the university doesn't pay them, which means the university spends less of the money it doesn't have. I wonder at what point people stop paying student fees/giving research grants/contracts? Until then it seems like a financial win for the universities.

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Jon Knight @greenjimll.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I've now seen several posts on here from people saying effectively, "I've never listened to a party leader/PM speech before, but I did listen to Andy Burnham and it was the best speech I've heard". That might not be the ringing endorsement they intended it to be.

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Jon Knight @greenjimll.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Oh, and if you want me to be very controversial, I also dehydrate and then powder some of my garlic harvest so I can just sprinkle it into dishes without mess or fuss months later. Although I do wonder how many of these garlic connoisseurs do actually grow their own bulbs.

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Jon Knight @greenjimll.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Ah the classic "This should fix it... Oh shit" moment so beloved of DevOps folk.

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Jon Knight @greenjimll.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Once again I discover that I'm being unfashionable. This time because I <checks notes> regularly use a garlic press in the kitchen. I really don't get fashion. 🤔🙄🤷

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Jon Knight @greenjimll.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

No explosives in the vans but they did manage to get Farage to explode online.

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Jon Knight @greenjimll.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

My house insulation is making it's presence felt again: the heating hasn't been put on so the house is quite cool (which suits me fine). When I went out for a walk after work this evening I was hit by how much warmer it was outside than indoors. Toasty for late September.

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twoweather @theweatheroutlook.com · 29/09/2026

UK 14 Day Weather: A tropical start? | TWO youtu.be/xC0DISxF6Kw?... via @YouTube

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UK 14 Day Weather: A tropical start? | TWO

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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This is such a serious issue. It's time for the government to level with the public about the threats from the climate and nature crisis - and what can still be done if we face the challenge together as a nation. #NationalEmergencyBriefing

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Jon Knight @greenjimll.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

You've got to feel really sorry for the people in older properties that weren't at risk of flooding until the double whammy of #ClimateChange induced extreme weather events and dickwads being allowed to re-engineer flood plains to let them build all over them.

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chrisarmstrong2.bsky.social @chrisarmstrong2.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

My experience of LTNs is that they are lovely. My son lives in one in Islington and it is very quiet. Like living in a village in the middle of a city. What is there not to like? Genuine question.

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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Personally, I’d rather have healthy kids than mollycoddled millionaires

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Jon Knight @greenjimll.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Going to be interesting to see how the fossil fuel supporters spin this one to blame renewables and batteries, as they do with gas setting the marginal price of UK electricity. <sits back with popcorn>

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Jon Knight @greenjimll.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

My neighbour was quoted silly money to fix her lovely 1950's Singer 222K sewing machine, so she asked me if I'd take a look. Loose wire in the electric motor connector, took me about 10 minutes to diagnose with a simple multimeter and £0 to fix. #repair #win

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Jon Knight @greenjimll.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I'm sitting by the river waiting for a friend under what I now realise is a horse chestnut tree. This became very obvious about a minute ago when there was a gust of wind and an avalanche of conkers hitting the wooden walkway in front of me!

Walkway by the river covered with conkers and split conkers shells

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ECIU @eciu.net · 27/09/2026

🤯 Temp rise at heart of El Niño in Pacific Ocean has now reached 3.05°C 📍 higher than 3.02°C set in late Nov 2015 (which was higher than in the 150 years of modern records) 📍 most recent forecasts predict a peak of 4.0°C in Novand Dec

Graph shows daily sea surface temperatures for Niño 3.4, highlighting a significant rise, peaking near 30°C in late 2023.

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Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I’ve reached the point - well actually, I reached it a while ago - where I’m militantly anti-AI. Fine - use it in bioscience labs and radiology where it might help analyse data more effectively. Use it sparingly for systems engineering. Everywhere else, it can fuck off.

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ange garrod @angegarrod.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I wonder if we will get to see lovely Longmeadow in future GW series'? Maybe an occasional spot, like Carol does? I do hope so. #gardenersworld

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Liam Connolly @connolly-lg.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I want my country back. By that, I mean a country where I would be confident that a thug who livestreamed himself stabbing an RNLI dingy on an active operation would a) Be universally condemned b) Be swiftly arrested, put on trial and if found guilty, face many years in jail. I miss that country.

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Ivonne Smit @ivonnesmit.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

That went quick! #GardenersWorld Loved Frances' coverage of that experimental garden and the consequences of clime change for us gardeners. Enjoy your weekend, folks 👋

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Jon Knight @greenjimll.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

An hour of #GardenersWorld done already? No! Quick, put another 50p in the Monty meter!

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Jon Knight @greenjimll.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Hmm, I've always been taught to pick up seedlings by the leaves, not the stem. #GardenersWorld

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FreddieLuton @freddieluton.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

#gardenersworld. Sowed seed from a supermarket pepper. Easy to germinate and eating the results all summer. Will over winter a few plants in the house and sow more next spring.

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Ivonne Smit @ivonnesmit.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I think I would cover the Salvia cuttings, and make cuttings earlier, something like the end of July, August. #GardenersWorld

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Westongreenman (hoe/hoe) @westongreenman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Maybe they could show a similar experiment growing edible crops too? It always bothers me that we approach the climate crisis as it effects ornamental. We don't eat many of those!

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Jon Knight @greenjimll.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

At least I don't need to buy sand to make potting mixes: my #allotment soil sits on top of a pure sand layer a spit down, with gravel another spit or two under that. I "harvest" sand in winter when digging hugelkultur beds. #GardenersWorld

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Jon Knight @greenjimll.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I wonder if Monty lost his salvia over winter due to cold or wet, or if Carol Klein just popped round for a cuppa with her secateurs and plastic bags? 😂😂 #GardenersWorld

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Badger Mash @badgermash.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Horsetail, and its relatives, have survived multiple mass extinction events...

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Jon Knight @greenjimll.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

How did Monty get squashes without watering them? Mine got watered through the heatwaves but I've still only got one good sized pumpkin and a few immature squash. 🤔#GardenersWorld

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Jon Knight @greenjimll.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Oi, you at the back! Stop giggling at Monty rubbing his glossy aubergine! 🍆 #GardenersWorld

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Jon Knight @greenjimll.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I bet couch grass and bindweed turn out to be #ClimateChange tolerant plants! #GardenersWorld

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Annette Lawson @annettelawson.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

That gravel garden is stunning #gardenersworld

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Jon Knight @greenjimll.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

We're certainly going to have to reconsider the idea that "native plants == good, imported plant == bad" as our natural native varieties are going to struggle against some of the conditions we're going to face in decades to come. We're forcing eco-system change at very high rates. #GardenersWorld

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