๐ฟโจ A new National Nature Reserve has just been launched in Shropshire, safeguarding more than 1,500 hectares of rare habitats.
The Stiperstones Landscape Reserve will protect heathland, ancient woodland, bogs and grasslands along the EnglandโWales border. Itโs now over three times bigger than the original reserve, creating a sanctuary for threatened wildlife like the bilberry bumblebee.
More than half of children in the U.K don't have a bedtime story at home. Books help overcome disadvantage and nurture a life-long love of reading, but for many it's a luxury families can't afford.
Just ยฃ3 a month can provide books to those who need them most. ๐
These are the people who discovered America
And should be taught in our history books
Not the false storyline they gave about Columbus discovery America.
UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy says the confirmation of famine by the UN in parts of Gaza is โutterly horrifying and is wholly preventableโ, and that Israelโs refusal to allow sufficient aid has created a โman-made catastrophe.โ
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Mourners in Italy hold funeral for 19-year-old Marah Abu Zuhri, who was evacuated from Gaza for urgent medical care. She died two days after her arrival, severely malnourished, as a result of Israelโs deliberate starvation of Palestinians.
Iโm reminded that itโs six years since I started this #Ravilious account: a lot has happened since then, especially with Twitter, but itโs good to see people are still interested in Rav. Thanks for all your Likes, RTs and comments!
"The sculpture "The Effort" was created by artist Jaume Plensa. It depicts a woman carrying a large burden of household items, symbolizing the weight of domestic responsibilities often borne by women, while children cling to her, representing the generational impact."
Hyperbolic?
It's cubbing season. Hunts train hounds to kill and give them a taste for blood ready for the main season.
Give us a follow and share this post if you detest all bloodsports.
Everything on Earth is borrowed...There is no "Mine"or"Your"...there is only "Ours"...Even Time is borrowed.
We kill over a Plot of land,
that belongs only to our Mother Earth.
All you have is what you came with...
and what you will leave with...
Your Spirit.
I haven't been able to focus much on painting lately as I've had hospital appointments and more coming up this week but here's one I did very quickly. It's based on a photo @Nikki99K but I've simplified it. It's in pastel. #mycreativeweek Still needs more work.
Alex Foster, the author of the latest read for the New Scientist Book Club, Circular Motion, on imagining a world that is spinning ever faster https://t.co/sssF1VbVtF