Jack Wallington
@jackwallington.com
Nature and garden writer | wildlife garden designer | landscape artist
Books: Wild about Weeds and A Greener Life
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(Yorkshire 🇬🇧 H4 / 8b-9a)
Books: Wild about Weeds and A Greener Life
Newsletter: WildWay.info
(Yorkshire 🇬🇧 H4 / 8b-9a)
It is morally wrong that people aren't allowed to protest against animal testing. For many people it is abhorrent cruelty, without protest how will the industry be kept in check? Who will speak up for the animals that suffer?
January 14, 2026 at 6:04 PM
It is morally wrong that people aren't allowed to protest against animal testing. For many people it is abhorrent cruelty, without protest how will the industry be kept in check? Who will speak up for the animals that suffer?
In this week's Wild Way I'm taking a look at some easy things to think about to get your garden off to a great start this year www.wildway.info/p/5-gentle-s... (article for paid subscribers)
5 gentle steps to fulfil your garden's potential this year
How to maximise your garden for wildlife and you!
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January 14, 2026 at 5:45 PM
In this week's Wild Way I'm taking a look at some easy things to think about to get your garden off to a great start this year www.wildway.info/p/5-gentle-s... (article for paid subscribers)
Is there a recommended best date in the year to conduct a bioblitz or is it just done whenever people can? I'm thinking of doing on across our little farm in mid-spring as a starter.
January 13, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Is there a recommended best date in the year to conduct a bioblitz or is it just done whenever people can? I'm thinking of doing on across our little farm in mid-spring as a starter.
There’s the three. Snow in January on a Calderdale little farm. Lots went wrong but lots went right and I’m happy. That’s all the snow pics now until it returns.
January 13, 2026 at 9:57 AM
There’s the three. Snow in January on a Calderdale little farm. Lots went wrong but lots went right and I’m happy. That’s all the snow pics now until it returns.
BlueSky posters over the last few years. A huge influx in 24/25, which tailed off as you'd expect, settling into a true stable amount of users. Another recent uptick in the last few months. But demonstrating it isn't seeing growth in users yet.
January 13, 2026 at 8:51 AM
BlueSky posters over the last few years. A huge influx in 24/25, which tailed off as you'd expect, settling into a true stable amount of users. Another recent uptick in the last few months. But demonstrating it isn't seeing growth in users yet.
“What about China?”
China is now the leading clean energy powerhouse with the West falling behind.
The transition is inevitable; the key question is where and how fast it happens.
I look forward to discussing this in Davos next week at the World Economic Forum, facilitating a live-streamed session on electrostates.
The transition is inevitable; the key question is where and how fast it happens.
I look forward to discussing this in Davos next week at the World Economic Forum, facilitating a live-streamed session on electrostates.
January 13, 2026 at 7:55 AM
“What about China?”
Yesterday’s painting. The snow has gone for us now with the rain and warm weather this morning.
January 12, 2026 at 9:14 AM
Yesterday’s painting. The snow has gone for us now with the rain and warm weather this morning.
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Ban peat: legislation shouldn’t be this hard www.jackwallington.com/legislation-... will this be the year Government stops harming the horticulture sector's economic growth by finally banning peat compost? @marycreagh.bsky.social
Ban peat: legislation shouldn’t be this hard | Jack Wallington | Nature & Gardens
The UK horticulture industry's growth is currently being harmed by the Labour Government's inaction in implementing the heavily supported peat compost ban (view and sign the latest petition here). Thi...
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January 8, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Ban peat: legislation shouldn’t be this hard www.jackwallington.com/legislation-... will this be the year Government stops harming the horticulture sector's economic growth by finally banning peat compost? @marycreagh.bsky.social
I’m watching one of our resident Wrens, the one that guards the front of house. They are impossibly cute.
January 10, 2026 at 8:55 AM
I’m watching one of our resident Wrens, the one that guards the front of house. They are impossibly cute.
A couple of snow sketches from around our farm. I’m entering 2026 feeling a little more confident with my painting technique. It’s down to lessons with some great watercolour teachers and an insane amount of practice I pushed myself to do last year as a new year resolution.
January 9, 2026 at 9:07 AM
A couple of snow sketches from around our farm. I’m entering 2026 feeling a little more confident with my painting technique. It’s down to lessons with some great watercolour teachers and an insane amount of practice I pushed myself to do last year as a new year resolution.
No weather bomb where we are in West Yorkshire. The named storms always seem gentler than our normal weather!
January 9, 2026 at 7:22 AM
No weather bomb where we are in West Yorkshire. The named storms always seem gentler than our normal weather!
Garden post-snow ahead of the fearsome Weather Bomb later. When did severe weather become Hollywood blockbusters? Our garden is an ice rink, spent most of the day slippin and slidin. Anyway, wishing you all a cosy Weather Bomb without any injuries.
January 8, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Garden post-snow ahead of the fearsome Weather Bomb later. When did severe weather become Hollywood blockbusters? Our garden is an ice rink, spent most of the day slippin and slidin. Anyway, wishing you all a cosy Weather Bomb without any injuries.
Ban peat: legislation shouldn’t be this hard www.jackwallington.com/legislation-... will this be the year Government stops harming the horticulture sector's economic growth by finally banning peat compost? @marycreagh.bsky.social
Ban peat: legislation shouldn’t be this hard | Jack Wallington | Nature & Gardens
The UK horticulture industry's growth is currently being harmed by the Labour Government's inaction in implementing the heavily supported peat compost ban (view and sign the latest petition here). Thi...
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January 8, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Ban peat: legislation shouldn’t be this hard www.jackwallington.com/legislation-... will this be the year Government stops harming the horticulture sector's economic growth by finally banning peat compost? @marycreagh.bsky.social
Fantastic to see this level of support from @green-alliance.org.uk to secure a ban on the sale of peat in horticulture, an easy win for the Government that the horticulture industry itself has been asking for over the last two decades
💡 In our latest blog @trewin.bsky.social, founder of the sustainability consultancy Sizzle, calls on the UK government to urgently ban the sale of peat in horticulture and sets out a pathway to building a circular, soil-positive system.
Read here⤵️
Read here⤵️
Peat-free legislation is essential to end uncertainty and confusion
This post is by Trewin Restorick, founder of the sustainability consultancy Sizzle. Despite repeated government promises to end the sale of peat for horticulture, the necessary legislation has stil…
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January 8, 2026 at 10:03 AM
Fantastic to see this level of support from @green-alliance.org.uk to secure a ban on the sale of peat in horticulture, an easy win for the Government that the horticulture industry itself has been asking for over the last two decades
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Hamamelis x intermedia / witch hazel - a look at this remarkable winter-flowering shrub or small tree www.wildway.info/p/hamamelis-... (profile for paid subscribers)
Hamamelis x intermedia | witch hazel
A look at this remarkable winter-flowering shrub or small tree
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January 7, 2026 at 11:49 AM
Hamamelis x intermedia / witch hazel - a look at this remarkable winter-flowering shrub or small tree www.wildway.info/p/hamamelis-... (profile for paid subscribers)
"come the election, Labour ministers will regret that they pitted nature, the countryside and the places people care about against economic growth" greenallianceblog.org.uk/2026/01/07/w... an well rounded read from @green-alliance.org.uk
What are the prospects for environmental politics in 2026?
The government is deeply unpopular but this is a time of anti-politics. We have had seven prime ministers since the iphone was invented; we had seven in the 42 years before that. Keir Starmer is th…
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January 7, 2026 at 3:06 PM
"come the election, Labour ministers will regret that they pitted nature, the countryside and the places people care about against economic growth" greenallianceblog.org.uk/2026/01/07/w... an well rounded read from @green-alliance.org.uk
In case anyone you know still doesn't believe 97% of the world's scientists and instead trusts corrupt politicians with their hands in fossil fuel company pockets
A comparison between recent satellite-derived sea ice observations and a reconstruction of ice extent since 1850 for the month of December. 2025 was a record low.
Data from @nsidc.bsky.social at doi.org/10.7265/jj4s...
Data from @nsidc.bsky.social at doi.org/10.7265/jj4s...
January 7, 2026 at 11:54 AM
In case anyone you know still doesn't believe 97% of the world's scientists and instead trusts corrupt politicians with their hands in fossil fuel company pockets
Hamamelis x intermedia / witch hazel - a look at this remarkable winter-flowering shrub or small tree www.wildway.info/p/hamamelis-... (profile for paid subscribers)
Hamamelis x intermedia | witch hazel
A look at this remarkable winter-flowering shrub or small tree
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January 7, 2026 at 11:49 AM
Hamamelis x intermedia / witch hazel - a look at this remarkable winter-flowering shrub or small tree www.wildway.info/p/hamamelis-... (profile for paid subscribers)
Any other 80s kids out there? 40th anniversary this year of Transformers: The Movie, which to me was and still is the best thing in the world. "Light our darkest hour".
January 7, 2026 at 8:55 AM
Any other 80s kids out there? 40th anniversary this year of Transformers: The Movie, which to me was and still is the best thing in the world. "Light our darkest hour".
First Wild Way seasonal workshop is 6 - 8pm Thursday 29 January, included in all paid subscriptions. The first of four workshops across the year looking at the plants to grow in each season and discussing seasonal topics from newsletters. Please join me! wildway.info
January 6, 2026 at 6:42 PM
First Wild Way seasonal workshop is 6 - 8pm Thursday 29 January, included in all paid subscriptions. The first of four workshops across the year looking at the plants to grow in each season and discussing seasonal topics from newsletters. Please join me! wildway.info
Season Catchers - a post from autumn one misty morning, a littl different today with the snow www.wildway.info/p/season-cat...
Season catchers
Each morning we wake and immediately look to our daily weather forecast through the three small stone windows.
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January 6, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Season Catchers - a post from autumn one misty morning, a littl different today with the snow www.wildway.info/p/season-cat...
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The results are in and 2025 was another strong year for UK electric vehicle sales 👇
📈An over 20% increase in new sales over 2024 levels
👍Overall market compliance with zero emission vehicle regulations
⚡1 in 3 sales were electric in December
📈An over 20% increase in new sales over 2024 levels
👍Overall market compliance with zero emission vehicle regulations
⚡1 in 3 sales were electric in December
January 6, 2026 at 10:19 AM
The results are in and 2025 was another strong year for UK electric vehicle sales 👇
📈An over 20% increase in new sales over 2024 levels
👍Overall market compliance with zero emission vehicle regulations
⚡1 in 3 sales were electric in December
📈An over 20% increase in new sales over 2024 levels
👍Overall market compliance with zero emission vehicle regulations
⚡1 in 3 sales were electric in December
As we are seeing in America, if you don't get it over the line, if you don't make it law, it can easily be reversed. I hope all ecologists and gardeners get behind this now - 2026 is the year to get this legislation through parliament. actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk/end-peat-sal...
Sign the petition to end peat sales!
No more delays: Let's get peat out of gardens once and for all. The time for uncertainty has ended.
actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk
January 6, 2026 at 8:12 AM
As we are seeing in America, if you don't get it over the line, if you don't make it law, it can easily be reversed. I hope all ecologists and gardeners get behind this now - 2026 is the year to get this legislation through parliament. actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk/end-peat-sal...
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Trump told the oil companies about his illegal attack on Venezuela - most of them his major donors - but didn’t inform Congress.
Reporter: Did you speak with the oil companies before the operation? Did you tip them off?
Trump: Before and after. They want to go in and they’re going to do a great job.
Trump: Before and after. They want to go in and they’re going to do a great job.
January 5, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Trump told the oil companies about his illegal attack on Venezuela - most of them his major donors - but didn’t inform Congress.
More good news, the 'end peat sales' petition has happily flown past 6,000 people actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk/end-peat-sal... next goal is 10,000 @peatfree.bsky.social
Sign the petition to end peat sales!
No more delays: Let's get peat out of gardens once and for all. The time for uncertainty has ended.
actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk
January 5, 2026 at 4:06 PM
More good news, the 'end peat sales' petition has happily flown past 6,000 people actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk/end-peat-sal... next goal is 10,000 @peatfree.bsky.social