Julia Barrell @juliabarrell.bsky.social · 17hwww.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukWaverley paddle steamer marks 80th anniversary since launchThe Waverley passed through London's Tower Bridge as part of the anniversary voyage on the Thames. 000
Reposted by Julia BarrellProf Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 03/10/2026#FOTW Daily Post 3 74% of Brits say climate change is important. 62% want the UK among the world's most ambitious. We're not a fringe. We're the majority — we just don't feel like the powerful collective we are. Time to feel it. Please share + tag 2. #TogetherUnstoppable #FateOfTheWorld 17031
Reposted by Julia Barrellpaulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 01/10/2026'As men in balaclavas try to stop lifeboats saving people, something different is happening on the coast of North Devon. In a community changed by an asylum hotel, new friendships are being forged – and a group of refugee schoolgirls are learning to surf like the locals.' 🏄🏽♀️ youtu.be/cP5JCtqOgnM?...youtu.beThe refugee girls from Afghanistan and Iraq who escaped the Taliban learn to surf Devon wavesYouTube video by The Mirror 1419666
Reposted by Julia BarrellNationCymru @nation.cymru · 01/10/2026Cardiff Market will open after dark for three free evenings of live music, DJ sets and food as part of Cardiff Music City Festival wp.me/p8Mk4U-1uh0 064
Reposted by Julia BarrellGwent Ornithological Society @gos-birds.bsky.social · 28/09/2026On Saturday 3/10/26 will be Jon Gower, a former BBC Wales arts and media correspondent, will talk to us about his lifelong passion for birds and his book Birdland. Where: Goytre Village Hall,.When: Arrive at 7.15pm for a 7.30 start.#gwentbirds #birdingwales www.gwentbirds.org.uk/2026/09/28/c... 0117
Reposted by Julia BarrellNationCymru @nation.cymru · 25/09/2026A new coach service linking north and south-west Wales will run nine return journeys a day when it launches next month wp.me/p8Mk4U-1tP8 1154
Reposted by Julia BarrellBodleian Libraries @bodleian.ox.ac.uk · 23/09/2026We asked for photographs of your pets with their people. Here are more of the fantastic submissions! We're creating a modern record of 'Pets & their People' as part of our exhibition (which closes this Sunday - don't forget to drop in) at Weston Library. 1429
Julia Barrell @juliabarrell.bsky.social · 23/09/2026A delicious cheese toastie delivered to my seat. Diolch yn fawr, Transport for Wales. Other train companies - take note 172
Reposted by Julia BarrellEben Muse @ebenmyrddin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Good to see @plaidcymru.bsky.social has plans for ambitions for targets for plans for nature by the time I'm 54. It's just not fucking good enough. 132
Reposted by Julia BarrellCardiff Civic Society @cardiffcivicsoc.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Useful map from RSPB showing where protected areas are - www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...rspb.org.ukOur priceless protected areasDiscover the UK's natural treasures, the species that call them home, and why they need protecting. 032
Reposted by Julia BarrellChris Packham @chrisgpackham.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Weston Big Wood is irreplaceable ancient woodland & a protected SSSI . Yet plans could see around 500 homes built on Tower Farm and Black Rock , enclosing it on both sides . We should be protecting places like this , not building right up to their edges . c.org/8bV8Vy5Gm6c.orgSign the PetitionSave Weston Big Wood from development 924389
Reposted by Julia BarrellMusic Venue Trust @musicvenuetrust.bsky.social · 16/09/2026We’re incredibly proud to welcome Norman Cook, Ciaran Lavery, Jamie Cullum and Chris Hawkins as Patrons of Music Venue Trust. Each brings something very different to our work, but all four share a genuine commitment to grassroots music and the people and places that make it possible. 131
Julia Barrell @juliabarrell.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Crikey. All unravelling just 4 months after the election! 020
Reposted by Julia BarrellNatalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 15/09/2026#WildlifeCrime - one more contributor to the parlous state of #biodiversity in the UK www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukCruel hare coursers leave 22 dead animals at Kent farmFarmers say more action and harsher punishments are needed to tackle the illegal sport. 33727
Reposted by Julia BarrellEben Muse @ebenmyrddin.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Opposition to the new mega data centre on the Menai is being mustered in the North 💪 052
Reposted by Julia BarrellCampaign for Nuclear Disarmament @cnduk.bsky.social · 14/09/2026What alternatives can we fund by scrapping Britain’s nukes? ㅤ CND's new #PeopleNotNukes campaign shows that by halting the replacement of Britain’s nuclear weapons, the government could release £240 billion of public funds into the economy over the next 30 years. #TUC26 Some examples 👇 31715
Reposted by Julia BarrellRob Thomas @robthomasbirds.bsky.social · 13/09/2026I'll be giving a talk about our conservation, research and environmental education work in and around Coed Ty Llwyd (an ancient woodland in N Cardiff), at Rhydypennau Library on Wednesday evening, but note that you need to book a place with the library/hyb. Hope to see you there! 086
Julia Barrell @juliabarrell.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Great Cor Meibion Morlais concert last night in the Morlais Hall, Ferndale. Cheddar Male Choir and Lauren Williams, soprano, both very good. Ferndale is so lucky to have a choir - hope local people recognise this. 000
Reposted by Julia BarrellDavid N. Thomas @dnthomas01.bsky.social · 12/09/2026A heartwarming tale about a dedicated effort to save the last few remaining gooey snails (Myxas glutinosa) in the UK bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comZoos help to save snail found in only one lake in WalesOnce prevalent across the UK, this mollusc is now only found in one lake in Wales. 433292
Julia Barrell @juliabarrell.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Please support this fundraiser for judicial review of the decision to approve a hydroelectric scheme in a SSSI, if you can. A legal light being shone on whether planning authorities are interpreting 'wholly exceptional circs' appropriately is much needed. 010
Reposted by Julia BarrellDani Dark Skies ✨ @danidarkskies.bsky.social · 09/09/2026HEREFORDSHIRE Come see me at the Herefordshire Book Social and nerd out with me about all things darkness and wildlife 🌌 The perfect kick start to your autumn! 🍂 1106
Reposted by Julia BarrellSunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 08/09/2026If you would like to add your voice to tens of thousands of people thanking RNLI volunteers for their work, 38 Degrees have organised this open letter to express public support (at a time when a hateful fringe have been intimidating & abusing RNLI volunteers) act.38degrees.org.uk/act/rnli-tha...act.38degrees.org.ukAn open letter in support of the volunteers and staff at the RNLIThis is a disgrace. Brave RNLI volunteers being called scum for risking their lives to save others at sea is just plain wrong. So I've signed an open letter of thanks for the RNLI letting them know th... 17657416
Reposted by Julia BarrellBat Conservation Trust @batconservation.bsky.social · 06/09/2026🦇 Learn more about how you can help bats during autumn in our 'Stars of the Night' leaflet. You can download this and other leaflets for free here: www.bats.org.uk/resources/pu... 11412
Reposted by Julia BarrellViridian Consulting @viridianconsult.bsky.social · 30/08/2026"A Welsh charity has secured over 1,000 acres to establish what will become the country’s largest rewilding project." #goodnews #cymru From Nation.cymru nation.cymru/news/charity...nation.cymruCharity secures 1000 acres for Wales’ largest rewilding projectA Welsh charity has secured over 1,000 acres to establish what will become the country’s largest rewilding project. Tir Natur, who acquired the 1,195-acre site at Cwm Doethïe in Ceredigion’s Elenydd (... 0103
Reposted by Julia BarrellHenry Cook @hcbirding.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Deep partial lunar eclipse from the comfort of bed 😅 🛏️ 0231
Reposted by Julia BarrellMarine Conservation Society @mcsuk.bsky.social · 27/08/2026If you watched BBC's Buried with Michael Sheen, you'll know that chemicals can wreak havoc on our health, and our environment. There is another group of dangerous forever chemicals known as PFAS. We want the UK Government to ban the use of PFAS to protect our ocean, and us. 0157
Reposted by Julia BarrellNationCymru @nation.cymru · 27/08/2026An electric car-sharing scheme backed by £1m of Welsh Government funding has grown to more than 500 members as it expands to communities across Walesnation.cymruZero-emission car sharing clubs expand across WalesAn electric car-sharing scheme backed by £1m of Welsh Government funding has grown to more than 500 members as it expands to communities across Wales. TrydaNi gives drivers access to electric cars acr... 0159
Reposted by Julia BarrellPaul Sandars🏴 @paulsandars.bsky.social · 26/08/2026BBC News - Michael Sheen toxic waste documentary 'the tip of the iceberg' - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukMichael Sheen toxic waste documentary 'the tip of the iceberg'One scientist says there are thousands of sites across the UK that need investigating. 095
Reposted by Julia BarrellPaul Sandars🏴 @paulsandars.bsky.social · 26/08/2026BBC News - RSPB reports record-breaking Cornish chough numbers - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukRSPB reports record-breaking Cornish chough numbersRSPB England says 161 Choughs have been counted - 32 more than the 129 recorded last year. 084
Reposted by Julia BarrellJC @sonofhicks.bsky.social · 25/08/2026I just signed the campaign calling on the Government to save Freeview TV from being scrapped - will you join me? 38d.gs/2bjo38d.gsSave Our Freeview TVUnbelievable. The Government is threatening to switch off Freeview TV, forcing millions to pay for expensive broadband just to keep their telly. We have just days to force them to back down. Sign the petition and keep free TV free: 266
Reposted by Julia BarrellNigel Pugh @nspugh.bsky.social · 21/08/2026When the rains come, when it pours, our scorched earth will need help to slow the flow and soak up the flood. From mountains, to forests, to coast, use Natural Flood Management, Nature-based Solutions and broadleaf trees, combined, to soak up the overland water flows. Do you know why? 296
Reposted by Julia BarrellAberystwyth University @aberuni.bsky.social · 19/08/2026How can cities better support the natural world? In a new article, Saman Sobhani from our Business School discusses his research calling for animals, plants and ecosystems to be recognised as fellow inhabitants of our cities. 🌱🏙️ 🖱️ tinyurl.com/2z75pt4v #research #greencities #urbannature 197
Julia Barrell @juliabarrell.bsky.social · 19/08/2026What a fantastic journey! Looking forward to trying it out. 011
Reposted by Julia BarrellAnnie Irving @sconzani.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Locals will know how furious I'm feeling right now. The west paddock at Cosmeston is being cut. Too bad for any migrating birds and death for all the insects living on the plants. Eggs, larvae, nectar sources, seeds all gone. The incompetence of the Vale of Glamorgan Council knows no bounds! 🤬 5123
Reposted by Julia BarrellMusic Venue Trust @musicvenuetrust.bsky.social · 18/08/2026With employment across the grassroots music venue network down almost 20%, investing in the people who will power its future has never been more important. Applications close 7 September. Read more and apply via: www.beacons.cymru/traineeshipbeacons.cymruTraineeship | Beacons Cymru 023
Reposted by Julia BarrellNationCymru @nation.cymru · 18/08/2026A Welsh wildlife trust has sought to dispel some of the most common myths surrounding wildfires following a series of devastating blazes across south Walesnation.cymruWildlife trust dispels five common wildfire myths as blazes hit WalesNation.Cymru Staff A Welsh wildlife trust has sought to dispel some of the most common myths surrounding wildfires following a series of devastating blazes across south Wales. Following recent fires i... 01817
Reposted by Julia BarrellNationCymru @nation.cymru · 17/08/2026A giant message warning Prime Minister Andy Burnham of the consequences of climate change has been painted across a Welsh mountainside devastated by wildfireswp.meGiant climate warning to PM painted on wildfire-scorched Welsh mountainsideMark Mansfield A giant message warning Prime Minister Andy Burnham of the consequences of climate change has been painted across a Welsh mountainside devastated by wildfires. Greenpeace activists… 02010
Reposted by Julia BarrellCardiff Civic Society @cardiffcivicsoc.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Protest about proposed data centre - Ditch the Data Centre/Save the Park and Ride 2.00pm, Saturday 22nd August, Eastern Leisure Centre Fields, Cardiff 054
Reposted by Julia BarrellBTO East Glamorgan @eastglambto.bsky.social · 17/08/2026📣 Big news: we're teaming up with @glamorganbirdclub.bsky.social to host a bird conference in Cardiff on 24 Oct. More info + book your place here 👉 shorturl.at/Spgew Join us for talks on local birding projects, to visit exhibitors' stands and meet fellow birders. Space is limited, so sign-up soon!shorturl.atGlamorgan Bird Club and BTO Conference | BTOWe're excited to announce that, for the first time in many years, Glamorgan Bird Club (GBC) and the BTO will be co-hosting a local bird conference. 186
Reposted by Julia BarrellJulian Hughes @penrhynbirder.bsky.social · 15/08/2026"Wales has recorded its hottest spring, its highest-ever May maximum and minimum temperatures and its highest-ever June maximum and minimum temperatures. July was the driest and joint-hottest on record by average temperature, while June was the second hottest and May the equal third hottest" 173
Julia Barrell @juliabarrell.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Even by Reform's standards, this is really not a good look. Perhaps shows that Farage was really worried he'd lose and/or he was v short of helpers. Interesting that not all Reform MSs went to Clacton. 0104
Reposted by Julia BarrellCampaign for Nuclear Disarmament @cnduk.bsky.social · 14/08/2026🚨 ONE DAY TO GO! 🚨 Join CND and Fairford Action at RAF Fairford tomorrow to call on Andy Burnham to end Donald Trump’s use of British bases to illegally attack Iran! ⏲️ Starts 1pm 097
Reposted by Julia BarrellAndy Cox @andy-cox.bsky.social · 13/08/20261,579 killed. 30,000 hurt on our roads last year — many more deaths than homicides. Pleased with the Victims’ Commissioner intervention. Road crime victims feel forgotten by the system. This is exactly why we need a Road Safety Victim Charter and lifetime bans. www.theguardian.com/law/2026/aug...theguardian.comVictims of road crime feel ‘forgotten by system’, official review findsMany of those affected in England and Wales think offences are not treated with the seriousness they deserve, says commissioner 310650
Reposted by Julia BarrellPhilip Amies @philipamies.eurosky.social · 13/08/2026Reversing the effects of drainage and restoring peat bogs is the right policy, as is establishing broadleaf woodland in the uplands. The contrasting history of burning in Scandinavian peat and British reminds us in drought peat is vulnerable to fire risk. pureadmin.qub.ac.uk/ws/portalfil... 1219
Reposted by Julia BarrellPeter Howlett @cardiffbirder.bsky.social · 13/08/2026It may 'only' have been 93% here in Cardiff but the eclipse was still impressive. The change in the quality of the light was amazing and yet equally amazing how light it still was given how much of the sun was covered. 1 18:14 pre-contact 2 18:52 3 19:13 4 19:27 with a wisp of cloud 1194
Reposted by Julia BarrellBritish Birds @britishbirds.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Weather radar data could help to reduce bird collisions with wind turbines by identifying periods of high migration activity during which turbines can be temporarily shut down, according to a new study. Read more: britishbirds.co.uk/journal/arti... 📸David Tipling 1212
Reposted by Julia BarrellAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 13/08/2026Horrific account of settler violence in the West Bank www.nytimes.com/2026/08/12/w...nytimes.comSettler Siege of Palestinian Homes Highlights Growing West Bank ChaosTwo families have been trapped by settlers for days, casting a spotlight on the army’s struggle to curtail settler violence and protect Palestinians living in the occupied West Bank. 40681322
Reposted by Julia BarrellGuy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 13/08/2026The grouse moor lobby is out in force today, blaming ‘rewilding’ for wildfires and demanding government lift restrictions on… burning moorland! They want to burn heather because it increases grouse numbers. You don’t fight fire with fire. You fight it with water! www.dailymail.com/news/article... 28384134
Reposted by Julia BarrellCaroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 12/08/2026What a damning reflection of the pitifully low priority currently given to climate adaptation - yet building local & national resilience to increasingly damaging impacts is vital to keeping people safe & building support for more ambitious emission cutstheguardian.comJust 20 of 6,600 Defra staff working on climate adaptation amid drought and wildfiresExclusive: England ‘desperately unprepared’ for effects of crisis including water shortages and heatwaves 12362131
