ChrisGibsonWildlife
@chrismothman.bsky.social
Naturalist, tour leader, photographer, speaker, author, conservationist. Wildlife Advocate at Beth Chatto Gardens, Essex
#BridgesNotBorders #IamEUropean
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Chris Gibson Wildlife | Wildlife and Nature Photographer, Essex
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Refugee from Twitter. Been here a while, but please visit my website for regular blogs about the natural world and the places I have the good fortune to visit chrisgibsonwildlife.co.uk
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This is my favourite gravestone, in a quiet Norfolk churchyard.
"A poor illiterate peasant who set out to establish himself and his family in a foreign land and succeeded."
He would have had no chance under current immigration rules, let alone the even nastier ones proposed by Shabana Mahmood.
"A poor illiterate peasant who set out to establish himself and his family in a foreign land and succeeded."
He would have had no chance under current immigration rules, let alone the even nastier ones proposed by Shabana Mahmood.
November 28, 2025 at 2:38 PM
This is my favourite gravestone, in a quiet Norfolk churchyard.
"A poor illiterate peasant who set out to establish himself and his family in a foreign land and succeeded."
He would have had no chance under current immigration rules, let alone the even nastier ones proposed by Shabana Mahmood.
"A poor illiterate peasant who set out to establish himself and his family in a foreign land and succeeded."
He would have had no chance under current immigration rules, let alone the even nastier ones proposed by Shabana Mahmood.
New blog about the arrival of winter in the Beth Chatto Gardens.
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November 27, 2025 at 2:22 PM
New blog about the arrival of winter in the Beth Chatto Gardens.
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#NatureWriting
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#NatureWriting
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Reform UK’s vow to scrap thousands of nature laws risks pushing Britain’s depleted countryside into irreversible decline, argues Stuart Spray
'Nigel Farage's Plan to Scrap Nature Protections Would Speed 'Demise' of UK Countryside'
bylinetimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Reform UK’s vow to scrap thousands of nature laws risks pushing Britain’s depleted countryside into irreversible decline, argues Stuart Spray
Fiery Wivenhoe sunset, nine years ago today
November 26, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Fiery Wivenhoe sunset, nine years ago today
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The lords have caved already and the planning bill will now go back to the commons with no amendments. There’s now nothing stopping it going through unless Labour MPs magically gain a backbone which we know won’t happen. Goodbye nature. Goodbye endangered species 💔
November 24, 2025 at 10:55 PM
The lords have caved already and the planning bill will now go back to the commons with no amendments. There’s now nothing stopping it going through unless Labour MPs magically gain a backbone which we know won’t happen. Goodbye nature. Goodbye endangered species 💔
The autumnal heath.
November 24, 2025 at 1:22 PM
The autumnal heath.
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All of the data on Brexit should really be taken as an emergency for discussing a new referendum to rejoin. Brexit was always a bad idea, to downsize UK power in a modern world of continental superpowers - as is being proven by every data point.
Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
The Economic Impact of Brexit
Other
siepr.stanford.edu
November 24, 2025 at 11:34 AM
All of the data on Brexit should really be taken as an emergency for discussing a new referendum to rejoin. Brexit was always a bad idea, to downsize UK power in a modern world of continental superpowers - as is being proven by every data point.
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Exactly ⬇️ This 💯......
November 23, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Exactly ⬇️ This 💯......
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🐛 Hoverfly Genera 🐝
🌿 Discover Volucella hoverflies with an acrostic postcard of fascinating facts! 🦋 Learn & share!
#Nature #Hoverflies #EcoEducation #Biodiversity #Flies #Insects #Pollinator #Diptera #Syrphidae #FunFacts #Entomology #Art #ArtAppreciation #NatureIllustration
🌿 Discover Volucella hoverflies with an acrostic postcard of fascinating facts! 🦋 Learn & share!
#Nature #Hoverflies #EcoEducation #Biodiversity #Flies #Insects #Pollinator #Diptera #Syrphidae #FunFacts #Entomology #Art #ArtAppreciation #NatureIllustration
November 22, 2025 at 6:03 PM
🐛 Hoverfly Genera 🐝
🌿 Discover Volucella hoverflies with an acrostic postcard of fascinating facts! 🦋 Learn & share!
#Nature #Hoverflies #EcoEducation #Biodiversity #Flies #Insects #Pollinator #Diptera #Syrphidae #FunFacts #Entomology #Art #ArtAppreciation #NatureIllustration
🌿 Discover Volucella hoverflies with an acrostic postcard of fascinating facts! 🦋 Learn & share!
#Nature #Hoverflies #EcoEducation #Biodiversity #Flies #Insects #Pollinator #Diptera #Syrphidae #FunFacts #Entomology #Art #ArtAppreciation #NatureIllustration
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Well done. Awesome. Great to see you on GW last night! Best wishes
November 22, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Well done. Awesome. Great to see you on GW last night! Best wishes
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Just seen the feature on Gardeners world, superb and with it your very important message. Hope it inspires more builders and estates to do something in their local community that promotes wildlife and biodiversity for the future.
November 22, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Just seen the feature on Gardeners world, superb and with it your very important message. Hope it inspires more builders and estates to do something in their local community that promotes wildlife and biodiversity for the future.
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"You can agree or disagree with him, but Polanski does not pretend to be something he is not.
He is unusually willing for a politician to give a straight answer to questions.
Does he want to rejoin the EU? “Yes."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
He is unusually willing for a politician to give a straight answer to questions.
Does he want to rejoin the EU? “Yes."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Zack Polanski: ‘People will have to find some other way to hurt me’ | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 11:29 AM
"You can agree or disagree with him, but Polanski does not pretend to be something he is not.
He is unusually willing for a politician to give a straight answer to questions.
Does he want to rejoin the EU? “Yes."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
He is unusually willing for a politician to give a straight answer to questions.
Does he want to rejoin the EU? “Yes."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
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More powerful evidence of the disaster of #Brexit from @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social. If we’re to avoid yet more austerity, we need to start by rejoining the customs union & single market. Brexit was a reckless waste of money we simply can’t afford @europeanmovement.co.uk
Rachel Reeves is studiously ignoring the cause of Britain’s woes: the Brexit-shaped hole in its roof | Jonathan Freedland
The autumn budget will mop up some damage, but the true source of the economic crisis is clear. The government should now fix it – tragically, it won’t, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:13 AM
More powerful evidence of the disaster of #Brexit from @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social. If we’re to avoid yet more austerity, we need to start by rejoining the customs union & single market. Brexit was a reckless waste of money we simply can’t afford @europeanmovement.co.uk
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Since I was elected leader of the Green Party, 100,000 new people have joined.
In just over two months:
170,000 people ready to make hope normal again.
This is only the beginning.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
In just over two months:
170,000 people ready to make hope normal again.
This is only the beginning.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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November 21, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Since I was elected leader of the Green Party, 100,000 new people have joined.
In just over two months:
170,000 people ready to make hope normal again.
This is only the beginning.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
In just over two months:
170,000 people ready to make hope normal again.
This is only the beginning.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Great that our work near to Beth Chatto Gardens is reaching big audiences!
Half a day's filming for a couple of minutes isn't bad!
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Half a day's filming for a couple of minutes isn't bad!
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Gardeners' World - 2025: Episode 32
With winter fast approaching, Monty has dahlias to lift and store, leafmould to make, and tulips and wallflowers to plant in pots. He also takes root cuttings from a favourite herbaceous perennial.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Great that our work near to Beth Chatto Gardens is reaching big audiences!
Half a day's filming for a couple of minutes isn't bad!
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Half a day's filming for a couple of minutes isn't bad!
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
The same view on the same date in 2023 and 2025. All forecasts this year were for the best autumn colours ever. Isn't it reassuring that we must admit we don't know everything: a bit of humility goes a long way!
November 21, 2025 at 2:53 PM
The same view on the same date in 2023 and 2025. All forecasts this year were for the best autumn colours ever. Isn't it reassuring that we must admit we don't know everything: a bit of humility goes a long way!
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This is why we care. Came across this photo of Old King George in full autumn sail taken from our flat window two years ago today...
@stopthechop.bsky.social
@stopthechop.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 9:20 AM
This is why we care. Came across this photo of Old King George in full autumn sail taken from our flat window two years ago today...
@stopthechop.bsky.social
@stopthechop.bsky.social
The richness of autumn: view across the Colne from Wivenhoe to Fingrinhoe, taken two years ago today.
November 21, 2025 at 8:47 AM
The richness of autumn: view across the Colne from Wivenhoe to Fingrinhoe, taken two years ago today.
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Volunteering at #RSPB Old Moor yesterday, cleaning out a pond - searching for Hairy #Dragonfly nymphs (Brachytron pratense). Adults recently discovered at the site. NBN- handful of records North of Leeds. 🐉 #Nature #Insects #Pondlife #ClimateChange #Conservation #Biodiversity. Nymphs relocated.
November 20, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Volunteering at #RSPB Old Moor yesterday, cleaning out a pond - searching for Hairy #Dragonfly nymphs (Brachytron pratense). Adults recently discovered at the site. NBN- handful of records North of Leeds. 🐉 #Nature #Insects #Pondlife #ClimateChange #Conservation #Biodiversity. Nymphs relocated.
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One lesson we must take from Covid is that we need serious politicians in Government making serious plans for the biggest threats to society. These include inequality, health, pandemics, food, climate change, building renewables and protecting nature.
November 20, 2025 at 5:25 PM
One lesson we must take from Covid is that we need serious politicians in Government making serious plans for the biggest threats to society. These include inequality, health, pandemics, food, climate change, building renewables and protecting nature.
Lovely sunny (cold!) walk for Brightlingsea U3A today. Couple of pix: a splendid Robin (Also Stonechat, Kingfisher, Snipe, Little Egret, Brent Geese) and a food-filled hedge with pollen/nectar from Winter Jasmine and Maiden's Bower & Firethorn fruit. Bonus Red Admiral in the warmth out of the wind.
November 20, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Lovely sunny (cold!) walk for Brightlingsea U3A today. Couple of pix: a splendid Robin (Also Stonechat, Kingfisher, Snipe, Little Egret, Brent Geese) and a food-filled hedge with pollen/nectar from Winter Jasmine and Maiden's Bower & Firethorn fruit. Bonus Red Admiral in the warmth out of the wind.