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Brent Geese and Pintails looking good along Mistley Walls, Essex, today. They will soon be on their way north and east...

Blog of our recent couple of days in East London, at London Fields and the lower River Lea
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in.aviva.com/4rQJF1u Aviva, the insurer at whose behest Wivenhoe Town council seems to be choosing to pursue felling our trees, has today announced profits of £2,203m, up 25%. At what cost to nature and communities such as ours?

Some photos of our trees looking fab in the past couple of days. First, at sunset tonight. Second, in the misty fog from yesterday. We are trying to ensure a fair decision making process for the fate of both the old oak known as Old King George and the nearby horsechestnut

Look at this! Impressive work from @commonbynature.bsky.social

Country diary: A riverside walk reveals the city’s history written in plants | Susie White Lower Ouseburn, Newcastle upon Tyne: Under boardwalks, in concrete, on window ledges, seeds borne by water and carried on feet survive

In today's @theguardian.com country diary, Susie White checks out Newcastle's urban plants with James Common, whose new book - Urban Flora of Newcastle and North Tyneside - is out today! commonbynature.com/urban-flora-...

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What do this ancient oak, this swallowtail, this natterjack have in common?

1) They live on Norfolk Wildlife Trust reserves.

2) They benefit from people buying This Wild Dream. ALL profits go to NWT (nothing to me).

Help us celebrate NWT’s centenary TODAY www.thebookhive.co.uk/product/this...

RESULT!

Nationalise water.

Dear Shabana, I notice today that you referred to me in your speech on immigration at the IPPR think tank. You said: “A party leader should not be on the beaches of France encouraging people to make a perilous crossing on small boats.” I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised especially after the hateful Labour campaign in Gorton and Denton, but this is just the latest in a string of lies peddled by a discredited Government who intentionally fan the flames of racism and division. When I went to Calais, I was not there to encourage people to travel to the UK. I was there to see at first hand the suffering your Government and successive Governments have done in demonising migrants in a pathetic bid to pander to the base instincts of Reform and the flawed strategy of Morgan McSweeney. As you will know, if you even bothered to research my visit instead of taking Reform talking points, I was there to witness the brutality of families living in tents in freezing temperatures. I filled water tanks and picked up litter. What that visit did do is confirm my belief that if we are to smash the boat gangs and stop the boats, we need to offer safer and managed routes for migrants to come to this country. Showing compassion as a politician is not a crime. In fact, we need to see much more of it. It reminded me of a young MP who in October 2015 spent three days in Lesbos helping migrants fleeing war-torn Syria. She posted videos on X, talked about handing out water and croissants to refugees and food parcels. When she returned to the UK, she wrote a very moving piece in the New Statesman. She said “we have to work with our European partners and create new, safe, and legal routes for refugees to get to Europe. We cannot abandon them to their fate, left as prey for smugglers whilst risking death on the seas.” She said “maybe we can make ourselves feel better by saying no-one is making them get on the boats. And again, the Home Secretary is not entirely wrong when …

Dear Shabana,

Let's clear some things up around migration and remember we're talking about people's lives.

Protect caterpillars as UK’s moth population plummets, urge charities Instead of removing plant-munching caterpillars, gardeners asked to take relaxed attitude to support the moths many of them grow into

In the guardian today asking gardeners to take the tiny hit from a few caterpillars.. Avoid pesticides, use manual removal, physical barriers and pruning. To help restore moth populations. It's not too much to ask.
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Blog of yesterday's #WildEssex walk to Cockaynes Reserve. Spring in abundance!

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Thanks Anna, that's useful.we may go back as we fancied the look of the Royal Hotel. We didn't head that way this time, as we thought our sublime mood might have been banished had we crested the rise on the coast path to see the power station...

Blog of the latest in our series of monthly short breaks by public transport, this time Morecambe & Lancaster
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YouGov has the Greens in second place for the first time

An amazing turn out this weekend, thank you all for coming! We raised more than £2,000, which will be added to the CrowdJustice page in coming days, helping us to get closer to our £20,000 target. Keep your eyes peeled for details of more events coming soon!

Silent Auction Fundraiser The Sentinel Gallery

The lovely Sentinel Gallery team are also running a silent auction for our fundraiser. Some amazing lots available, from skills classes to artworks to a beach hut hire voucher. Check it out! www.thesentinelgallery.co.uk/silent-aucti... deadline for bids Sunday 15th March 9pm UK. Already £865 raised!

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This is what we've come to in this country .. we have to state out loud the bleeding obvious and true ..
Keep saying it Zack and thank you!

A reminder that it's day two of our pop up shop at the Sentinel Gallery in Wivenhoe today. Come along to check out an amazing array of goods for sale, including local artist works, vintage goods and plants. Thanks to all who came along yesterday and to the volunteers helping run the shop!

Really concerned to hear the Defence Secretary refuse to rule out UK's involvement in future strikes on Iran.

Iraq lessons must be learned.
Further escalation in the Middle East makes us all less safe.

Starmer must rule out UK involvement immediately.

Now that's what I call a sunset! From our flat last night...seeing winter out of the door (hopefully).

The real threat to democracy doesn't come from 'family voting'. It comes from the losing side refusing go accept they've lost

Reacting to Labour's devastating loss to the Green Party in Gorton and Denton, Keir Starmer claims that only Labour can unite communities. I agree. He convinced Muslims to vote for a white working class woman representing a party led by a gay Jewish man.

A victory for decency, reason, empathy, equality, and justice is a victory for these things everywhere.

As with Mamdani in New York, the Gorton and Denton result provides inspiration, and shows we *can* build a better world, wherever we are.

Great news from the UK 👏

New blog:
The Wild Side of Beth Chatto Gardens - February is the LONGEST month!
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This election was a choice between hope and hate, and the people of Gorton and Denton chose hope 💚

🎉 Huge congratulations to the Honourable Member for Gorton and Denton! And to everyone who helped make this happen 👏

I can't wait to see you on Monday, Hannah, and give you the biggest, proudest hug

Green Party wins Gorton and Denton by-election with Labour pushed into third by Reform Hannah Spencer, a 34-year-old plumber, also becomes the first Green Party candidate to win a Westminster by-election.

Congratulations to the Green Party on their fifth MP! With over 40% of votes.

Scary over 10,500 people actually voted from Reform, a party of dumbasses built on lies, racism and anti-British values.

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Our latest news is in the papers again today - pictured here in the Colchester Gazette which you can also read online www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/2588449...

Last year a councillor answered my question on Facebook to say they would not introduce car park charges as far as they knew. Council minutes show that councillor was present in the meeting where this was decided prior to the date of my question.