At Royal Courts of Justice with the brave tree campaigners SAVE OUR TREES for their judicial review challenging the decision of North Northants Council to allow the felling of the Wellingborough Lime Trees, one of the longest avenues of lime trees in the country & protected by TPO’s

“Cider giant chops down orchard to sell land. Apple trees at Penrhos Orchard covered nearly 300 acres of land - the site was the size of 140 football pitches!” bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

You could of diversified the site, transitioned its used to a mixed system, but no, just felled…

#Perivalewood where theres estimated to be a mere 5m bluebells

Thames Water customers will have paid £540mn for London’s ‘Super Sewer’ via Financial Times
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The Tiercel caught another parakeet about an hour ago. It looks like he removed the head before bringing the body to the Falcon. Easier than catching multiple smaller birds I suppose. At least it will last for several feeds while the youngsters are this size.

At what point I wonder will the boards of Ofwat and the Environment Agency be charged with misconduct in public office Crown Prosecution Service?

Pump House: conversion and change of use application 23/01636/FUL #Seethingwells was refused unanimously last night. Concern was expressed regarding piecemeal development of the former waterworks that would sever the link between the industrial building and the filter beds

DOLPHIN fears - Teddington, Middlesex, UK teddingtontown.co.uk/2024/04/24/dol…

I wasn’t expecting to see a Dormouse at Martin Down in the middle of the day! You can’t get much cuter - a real highlight
#dormouse #martindown

🐦📢 Proud to launch my paperback into the wild today! Available in all good bookshops, or online -> orionbooks.co.uk/titles/florenc… #wildcity

Tonight’s application could see linkages between nationally important heritage assets (as defined in Step 3 Waterworks Report) severed for good. Officers recommend approval without detailing heritage, & wildlife constraints nor objectors details #Seethingwells

Tonight Kingston Council are having a meeting about Destroying Seething Wells which is owned by Cascina Limited the same company who in 2022 were served a section 215 notice requiring the restoration of structures and removal of Rubbish which they have not done kingston.gov.uk/environment/se…

Tory duty on Ofwat protects profits over reducing sewage pollution, experts say theguardian.com/environment/20…

the growth on top of the willow stump is Himalayan balsam & is fast taking over the banks of the #Hogsmill river

Quality of Biodiversity Net Gain on large developments likely to be ‘quite low’ after 30 years, says council report.

A BNG update, prepared for councillors in Cambridge and South Cambs, says this is because much of it will be ‘created as public open space’.

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In the battle to stop the basic functions of the rule of law being trashed by a government determined to turn the UK into a wasteland which it can then blame Labour for, this is a significant ruling theguardian.com/environment/20…

I am hoping that groups I have assisted w/ damaging planning applications might help me with one. I never expected to ask, but never expected the council to recommend an application after fighting 3 public inquiries to prevent inappropriate development. #seethingwells .

Watch the larger of the 2 plastic bottles
#otters
#peterborough

We were thrilled to welcome hundreds of people at the Chamber Mead wetlands open day in Ewell today. We hope you enjoyed guided talks, celebratory speeches and the chance to add plants. Thank you to all the supportive organisations and volunteers who made the day a huge success.

Twenty is plenty for Badgers
#werringtonbridgeroad