#MushroomMonday A cluster of tiny Common Bird's Nest Fungi (Crucibulum laeve) found in Greater Manchester whilst out with NW Fungus Group. Each nest contains 10-15 tiny "eggs" which are the spores packages and are released by splashes of heavy rain.

Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio, Crown Estate Fields, @portlandbirdobs.bsky.social Dorset yesterday

Towns in England at risk of running out of water until 2027.

Over one trillion litres of water a year lost to leaks.

No new reservoirs since privatisation. Record customer bills. Polluted rivers.

No national planning. No national grid.

Crisis deepened by privatisation.
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For #wildflowerhour this week it’s Scarlet Pimpernel. Apparently ‘pimpernel’ is derived from old French pimprenele and the Latin piperinella meaning ‘little pepper’. Referring to the small, round, pepper-like seed capsules

Old man's beard fluffing up. Prolific with ivy flowering on the Dorset coast #wildflowerhour

@rogerhorton.bsky.social might know - he likes his nightshades.

Fungi meeting today in Northaw Great Wood, Herts. Very very dry but we managed a few. Yesterday was #fungusday so pics of a few. Names in Alt. #fungi. Herts seems to have lacked much rain so far, things might improve if some decent rain comes before the end of the season.

Jewish voices for peace in Palestine. #FreePalestine

Lovely to see Rooting Shank Hymenopellis radicata along Damp Riverside margin at NT Hardcastle Crags. Described as Tall and Graceful, caps become sticky when moist, Silky when dry. Ivory Bonnet Atheniella flavoalba loves damp Mossy environments too! #FungiFriends #Fungi #Mycology

“If you were to read the main stream media, you would be forgiven for thinking that the Green party conference erupted in violence, that Zack only got 3 votes in the by-election, and that Zack Polanski had just head-butted a Rabbi”

harryeccles94.substack.com/p/the-greens...

Finally! Someone who wants to change the laws to stop the lies, misinformation & propaganda from our media & press.

The only problem is, that same media & press are doing their utmost to smear & discredit that person: @zackpolanski.bsky.social.

And #Labour, as usual, turns a blind eye to it all. 🙄

Yet again, Labour showing itself to be the single most racist and hostile anti-asylum government in living memory. It can take decades, if ever, for refugees to be safe returning to countries they fled, and that's when those countries are stable which Syria is not
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Lots of Pholiota alnicola - Alder Scalycaps in Sutton Park today #FungiFriends

Follow the money!
Should we give Burnham's Labour the benefit of the doubt?
Very worrying that his top advisers are connected to PFI advocacy, the private water industry and private equity lobbying 👇
labourrightwatch.wordpress.com/2026/09/04/l...