Parts of the Mediterranean are 7°C above normal.

7 bloody degrees!

Remember it takes more than 3000 times as much heat to warm water by 1°C than it does for air.

Graphic courtesy Copernicus EU

Once more unto the breach. Another week or two before I have to draw a line under it for this winter. It’s been a long one, and as is always the case, by the time you get to here you’re getting sick of it. #curlew

Church bell-ringer sacked for playing Star Wars theme.
suffolkgazette.com/star-wars-bell-

Blaming people for the government’s own failures on the economy and our NHS won’t wash.

Sick notes, which incidentally are given to people *already in work* haven’t risen from pre-pandemic levels.

People are economically inactive because public services are on their knees.

⛅️ The weather has offered some (mostly) nicer days at the end of this week, giving our farming team chance to get some of the ewes who lambed inside, out into the field with their lambs. The cows have started calving too! 1/2…
#FarmingFriday
🎥 farmers Faith and David

Deep in the woods where the Bluebells grow , I didn't know which way to go. Then I saw against a tree, a fingerpost directing me :) #FingerpostFriday

This long grass good for butterflies story is great. But I think it's worth pointing out that 'grass' is more than just grass. There are 160 species of grass in the UK. That compares to 57 resident species of Butterfly, or indeed 32 species of Trees (ignoring the microspecies).🧵

When every colonial or oppressive order protects game for its own hunting interests in the end when power ebbs the same result is always played out. The animals are slaughtered as the symbols of a hated regime which prices them above people.

I always thought a trig point was just a lump of concrete. It's not. instagram.com/reel/C588TdKIf…

#fingerpostfriday a post at the portal, to the land of Narnia!

For just 30p you could grab a used copy of my book and help kids get outdoor and active this summer... amzn.to/3U5RDUD

Today I followed an otter and watched him chase a cat out a rabbit hole! #Shetland

Missing girl found safe 👍

A teenager missing from York has been found safe.

Overnight we appealed for sightings of the missing 15-year-old, reference 12240067716. She's now been located by officers.

Thank you to everyone who shared our appeal - it really makes a difference!

Queen Street Bridge near York Railway Station will be closed over the next two weekends, so many buses, including DalesBus 74 to Grassington (Saturdays) & DalesBus 875 to Hawes (Sundays), will be diverted and will not call at York Station.
Full details at: dalesbus.org/news

Plenty of directions in Heck Dale #FingerPostFriday

Great tits are known for using a variety of nesting material - moss, straw, fur/hair... tennis ball fluff?

While it's interesting to see litter reused by birds, it shouldn't be encouraged. Take all litter home with you & dispose of correctly.

📷 Andrew Taylor
#AmazingNature

Yesterday's 'fun' in the forest.
jorvikangler.blogspot.com/2024/04/good-f…

I’ll come back and say this every day if I have to. Human rights are universal - it’s not for this government to pick and choose who they should and should not apply to. The #RwandaBill not only strips away basic human rights away from people seeking safety in this country, it

Talking of Doctors where are the extra 6000 doctors the Tories promised oh and the 40,000 extra (new! ) nurses oh and 40 new hospitals..??

Connections
Puzzle #313
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