John Ashburner @johnashburner.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Some strictly non-edible #fruits for #WildflowerHour . These were in the Brent River Park in West London. 0232
John Ashburner @johnashburner.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Paragus quadrifasciatus (a "grass skimmer" hoverfly) is a recent arrival to the UK - after apparently travelling here by Eurostar. They now seem to be spreading further, as I saw this female at Warren Farm in West London today. #hoverflies #diptera 0327
John Ashburner @johnashburner.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Slightly late, but here are some #WetlandPlants from he wetter parts of Eyecott Hill, which is run by @cumbriawildlife.bsky.social #WildFlowerHour 1331
John Ashburner @johnashburner.bsky.social · 24/07/2026This female hoverfly might, or might not, be Parasyrphus annulatus, which is not often recorded. I snapped this one a few days ago in a front garden in Cumbria (with a conifer plantation across the road). #hoverflies #diptera 020
John Ashburner @johnashburner.bsky.social · 18/07/2026It seems to be a good year for migrant butterflies in the UK. Many Clouded Yellows have been seen in West London over the last few days. 070
John Ashburner @johnashburner.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Happy #NationalMeadowsDay to those who celebrate. 080
John Ashburner @johnashburner.bsky.social · 28/06/2026Hardly any Himalayan Balsom ( #InvasivePlants ) to be seen today. The good people of CURB (Clean Up the River Brent) have been doing lots of bashing. #WildflowerHour 1387
John Ashburner @johnashburner.bsky.social · 21/06/2026This weekend was a bit hot, but the previous weekend was great weather for #PollinatorPals . These photos were from around @warrenfarmnr.bsky.social and the @brentriverpark.bsky.social in West London. #WildflowerHour 0132
John Ashburner @johnashburner.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Some #PollinatorPals pics taken in @warrenfarmnr.bsky.social in West London yesterday morning. #WildflowerHour 081
John Ashburner @johnashburner.bsky.social · 07/06/2026The cemetery in South Ealing (West London) is not obsessively mown, so there are a few #LawnFlowers, like these Pyramidal Orchids. #WildFlowerOur 190
John Ashburner @johnashburner.bsky.social · 31/05/2026One from the Ealing Beaver 🦫 Project enclosure in West London for the #OrchidChallenge. #WildFlowerHour 1242
John Ashburner @johnashburner.bsky.social · 20/05/2026A selection of Ealing's bees, showing their diversity. Doesn't include any bumble or honeybees. #WorldBeeDay 160
John Ashburner @johnashburner.bsky.social · 04/05/2026A couple of #hoverflies from the Ealing Beaver Project 🦫 in West London today. 090
John Ashburner @johnashburner.bsky.social · 04/05/2026A Common Reed Warbler photographed in the Ealing Beaver Project enclosure at Paradise Fields in West London today. 0132
John Ashburner @johnashburner.bsky.social · 26/04/2026Some for the #HedgerowChallenge from an organized walk around Warren Farm (West London) yesterday. #wildflowerhour 0191
John Ashburner @johnashburner.bsky.social · 26/04/2026I've found my missing sock. Been wondering where it was for ages. 210
John Ashburner @johnashburner.bsky.social · 19/04/2026A selection from Long Wood, West London, for #WildFlowerHour . 0141
John Ashburner @johnashburner.bsky.social · 19/04/2026Some #CabbageFamily plants from the Brent River Park in West London. #WildFlowerHour @brentriverpark.bsky.social 0172
John Ashburner @johnashburner.bsky.social · 12/04/2026Those wanting to understand the difference between GB and UK might find this helpful. 010
John Ashburner @johnashburner.bsky.social · 22/03/2026It is a little-known fact, but this week's #wildflowerhour theme of #storyplants was probably chosen because Lesser Celendines are in full bloom. 1172
John Ashburner @johnashburner.bsky.social · 15/03/2026Ash flowers with Chiffchaff for scale (Brent River Park, West London). #wildflowerhour 29216
John Ashburner @johnashburner.bsky.social · 15/03/2026#WhiteFlowers (Blackthorn) hijacked by insects and Ground Ivy, all from around Long Wood in the @brentriverpark.bsky.social #wildflowerhour 0233
Reposted by John AshburnerLondon Wildlife Trust @ldnwildlifetrust.bsky.social · 14/03/2026A huge win for London’s wildlife! 🎉🌿 This week, Warren Farm in Southall was officially declared a statutory Local Nature Reserve. Meaning 61 acres of precious urban wild space are now legally protected. Thanks to collective action, Warren Farm is now safe for wildlife and people! 0404
John Ashburner @johnashburner.bsky.social · 09/03/2026www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukSouthall park confirmed as local nature reserve by councilWarren Farm in Southall is already home to nesting skylarks, wildflowers, butterflies and bees. 062
John Ashburner @johnashburner.bsky.social · 08/03/2026#SignsofSpring in the Brent River Park in West London. #WildFlowerHour @brentriverpark.bsky.social 1909
John Ashburner @johnashburner.bsky.social · 31/12/2025Some of the less common hoverflies I found in Warren Farm and Long Wood (west London) in 2025. #Syrphidae #Hoverflies #Diptera #Pollinators @warrenfarmnr.bsky.social 1183
John Ashburner @johnashburner.bsky.social · 09/12/2025Daffodil in flower in Russel Square today (09/12/25). #phenology 1100
John Ashburner @johnashburner.bsky.social · 16/11/2025Today's selection from in and around @warrenfarmnr.bsky.social in west London for #TheWinter10 ( #wildflowerhour ). 1162
Reposted by John AshburnerKOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 05/10/2025Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death. 8223813516945
Reposted by John AshburnerBrent River Park @brentriverpark.bsky.social · 04/10/2025Short film by @brentpollution.bsky.social showing how nature miraculously survives amidst the despoilment of the River Brent. Both enraging and uplifting! youtu.be/PNRQGGjAtGI?...youtu.beThe River RemembersYouTube video by Jonathan Rowe 195
John Ashburner @johnashburner.bsky.social · 25/08/2025The Jennings brewery in Cockermouth is up and running again as an independent family-owned brewery, and is worth a visit. This is the view from the beer garden at the back, where you can see serious flood damage to one of the buildings near the bridge. 080
John Ashburner @johnashburner.bsky.social · 25/08/2025A holiday pic from last week. We did a family walk around Ennerdale, which was lovely. It's one of the few lakes without a main road running along it, which adds to the tranquility. It is also home to a project to replace spruce trees with native species. 060
John Ashburner @johnashburner.bsky.social · 10/08/2025A few #Pollinatorpals from Warren Farm in west London yesterday. #WildflowerHour @warrenfarmnr.bsky.social 0151
John Ashburner @johnashburner.bsky.social · 27/07/2025Some #DeadNettlefamily from Warren Farm and Long Wood (west London) yesterday. @brentriverpark.bsky.social #wildflowerhour 1111
John Ashburner @johnashburner.bsky.social · 20/07/2025Four kestrels manoeuvre in the park @warrenfarmnr.bsky.social 060
John Ashburner @johnashburner.bsky.social · 22/06/2025The Lady's Bedstraw at @warrenfarmnr.bsky.social is in full bloom and smelling gorgeous. #wildflowerhour 0101
John Ashburner @johnashburner.bsky.social · 15/06/2025A bit late for #wildflowerhour, but the @warrenfarmnr.bsky.social bee orchids are blooming again this year. 1345
Reposted by John AshburnerThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 07/05/2025UK government admits almost no evidence nature protections block developmenttheguardian.comUK government admits almost no evidence nature protections block developmentWhitehall analysis provides no data or research to support the government argument that environmental legislation holds up building There is very little evidence that protections for nature are a blocker to development, the government has admitted in its own impact assessment of the controversial new planning and infrastructure bill. The analysis by Whitehall officials provides no data or research to back up the government’s central argument that it is environmental legislation that holds up building. Continue reading... 714164
Reposted by John AshburnerRandall Munroe @xkcd.com · 25/04/2025PhD Timeline xkcd.com/3081 5865979320444
Reposted by John AshburnerGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 25/04/20251. Because this issue is critical, but has received remarkably little coverage, here's a thread pulling out the key themes from my article yesterday, on the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, which puts decades of environmental protections to the torch. 🧵 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comLabour’s great nature sellout is the worst attack on England’s ecosystems I’ve seen in my lifetime | George MonbiotThe horrifying planning bill, which rips up environmental protections, was drafted with CEOs in mind. We know because Keir Starmer told us, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot 581621980
John Ashburner @johnashburner.bsky.social · 30/03/2025The Thames is a bit high today. I guess it's related to yesterday's eclipse. 151
Reposted by John AshburnerRyan Katz-Rosene, PhD @ryankatzrosene.bsky.social · 24/03/2025OMG did y’all see this over at other place? Bunch of climate deniers wrote a “scientific paper” rebutting climate science basics (published in a BS fossil fuel industry front “journal”) and claimed *Grok* as the First Author.. BUT then, they were completely ripped to shreds by…Grok! Like a symphony👌🏻 1217041
Reposted by John AshburnerWarren Farm Nature Reserve @warrenfarmnr.bsky.social · 02/02/2025Our Skylarks are beginning to make their presence known!🐦⬛🥰A 1/4 of London’s breeding population nests here every year, their iconic song fills our rewilded meadow with melody & joy of what’s possible when nature’s given a chance💚We’re an LNR in waiting🪺 Credit & thanks to photographer Malcolm Bowey 13910
John Ashburner @johnashburner.bsky.social · 30/01/2025A geography homework question (Seneca). I know what the answer is supposed to be, but it doesn't make sense. 140
Reposted by John AshburnerRSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 29/01/2025Stop worrying about bats and newts? No Rachel Reeves MP – start worrying about the future of our economy if we tear down the nature it depends on. Nature isn’t a blocker; it’s the foundation of growth. 721459511
Reposted by John AshburnerSimon Oldridge @sioldridge.bsky.social · 16/12/2024🚨New leaked documents reveal the UK Gov is taking extraordinary financial risks to push through an £8bn gas power station & carbon capture project, despite an ongoing legal challenge & serious objections from leading climate scientists. Here’s the story: 🧵 www.ft.com/content/9273... #CCSft.comUK to pay developers of gas plant if court blocks £8bn projectAgreement for power station and carbon capture scheme highlights how legal action is key factor for energy groups 54742