My daughter rescued this #plastic bottle 50m out to sea when surfing today. Do we call this plurfing? Let’s hope this doesn’t have to become a thing. #litter #plastic pollution #nextgeneration #yearofgreenaction #iwill4nature
This year, our Big #ButterflyCount saw a record 113,502 people enjoying beautiful butterflies, contributing towards conservation and reaping the mental and physical benefits of being outdoors in nature. #YouMadeItHappen #iWill4Nature #YearofGreenAction
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Great start to this year's #SFNcon19 . Liam from Royal Agricultural University & Helen from Defra UK kick off proceedings.School Farms Network @FCFCG #yearofgreenaction
Millions of dollars in green financing intended to help Indonesia reduce its carbon emissions have been invested in a project that is destroying #rainforest in Papua, one of the world’s most biodiverse landscapes.
Via The Gecko Project
thegeckoproject.org/articles/green…
Today is ‘FIT Count Friday’ – Flower Insect Timed (FIT) counts to monitor pollinating insects. Experts will be on hand in Green Park, London with the ‘Bugmobile’ from 11am-4pm.
#YearOfGreenAction #insects #pollinators #bees #ladybirds #invertebrates #scienceproject 🐞🐜🦋
Stunning day to be in the fab Stanley Park talking about Health and Wellbeing, and connecting people with nature Myplace #yearofgreenaction #YOE2019LCR Lancashire Wildlife Trust
Together with Lambeth Council we have won a #BeesNeeds Defra UK and Bumblebee Conservation Trust award for the wildflower havens planted on #ClaphamCommon 🐝
CCMAC Colour Your Common 💐
A huge thank you to volunteers who made this possible Bandstand Beds The Spinney 🤩
#YearOfGreenAction
So proud of Kelly, nominated by University Hospitals Plymouth Pharmacy Department colleagues for University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust Pride of Plymouth Star awards ⭐️ Great to meet a fellow finance colleague Sarah Brampton 🌈 & really pleased to see great #greening work on site #wildflowers #nature #wellbeing #yearofgreenaction
We had an amazing 90 entries for the 1st Social Prescribing Awards with @chamberlaindunn💙 Social Prescribing Network and College of Medicine Thanks to awards sponsors: Defra UK #YearofGreenAction Pukka Herbs National Garden Scheme @FCFCG tinyurl.com/y6afjwe9
To celebrate the #YearofGreenAction , here is our list of 10 simple but inspiring ways you can engage with wildlife and the environment.
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#BeRecycled
On my way to the #iwill4nature #yearofgreenaction launch event - stopped for lunch in Camden Market and was serenaded by a starling while I ate
London Wildlife Trust David DarrellLambert
I'm delighted to have been named a #YearOfGreenAction ambassador by @defranature - a role in which I'll be working hard to inspire small businesses and my local community to be more sustainable! #ethicalhour #Sustainability
Drafted in some extra resources and joined Beach Guardian on a beach clean following the storms we have had #iwill4nature #NextGeneration #plasticpollution #YearOfGreenAction
We're putting the final touches to our Hampton Court show garden - in 35 degrees - we're melting! Happy with our upcycled cable-drum kitchen garden planters - built-in bug hotels and thanks @peoplesgardens for the veg, they are looking beautiful. #YearOfGreenAction #RHSHampton
Dennis Hollywood from Charlton Manor Sch we need to be connecting learning outdoors to school curriculum such as the sciences and mathematics at the launch #NationalParkCity DefraNature in the #YearofGreenAction
After an upgrade to Wistlandpound Rain Gauge last spring its pleasure to see all the wild flower seedlings all in bloom this summer. Make space for wildlife. #yearofgreenaction . For more info visit YoGA yearofgreenaction.org
Many of our once common garden visitors are increasingly under threat. But together we can make a difference. Help us turn the UK’s 24 million gardens into a network of nature reserves and invite our wildlife back.
#YearOfGreenAction #RHS #WildlifeGardening #WildlifeTrust
Hedges Cuts
By only cutting hedges every 3 years they can provide 4 times the amount of berries, providing food for native wildlife, than those cut annually.
hedgerowsurvey.ptes.org/biodiversity
#hedgerowsurvey #farms #hedges #farmlandconservation #YearOfGreenAction #wildlife #nature
With the amazing Kids Against Plastic at the #YearOfGreenAction summit. Inspirational ambassabors for young people across the UK! National Farmers' Union NFU Political
Buzzing to be at The Hive for #BeesNeedsWeek ! Come and find me and Lorna Blackmore on 3 Newburgh Street to chat about all things bee-related! #YearofGreenAction
38 oak trees need to be grown to absorb the carbon emissions of the average car. Trees are vital to the environment – that's why we're on a mission to protect our oaks from pests and diseases actionoak.org #CleanAir #ActionOak #YearOfGreenAction
