Jack Wallington
@jackwallington.com
Nature and garden writer | wildlife garden designer | landscape artist
Books: Wild about Weeds and A Greener Life
Newsletter: WildWay.info
(Yorkshire 🇬🇧 H4 / 8b-9a)
Books: Wild about Weeds and A Greener Life
Newsletter: WildWay.info
(Yorkshire 🇬🇧 H4 / 8b-9a)
Pure evil - how can the UK do this to these precious wild animals
November 29, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Pure evil - how can the UK do this to these precious wild animals
Over the last year the new Government has actively been destroying the peatland it promised us in the manifesto it would protect - the delay on the agreed ban is inexplicable www.yppartnership.org.uk/blog/lyndon-...
Bogs not bags... | Yorkshire Peat Partnership
In 2011, the UK Government set a voluntary target for the use of peat in amateur horticulture to be phased out by 2020. In 2021, Defra launched a consultation on whether the use of peat in horticultur...
www.yppartnership.org.uk
November 29, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Over the last year the new Government has actively been destroying the peatland it promised us in the manifesto it would protect - the delay on the agreed ban is inexplicable www.yppartnership.org.uk/blog/lyndon-...
In Saturday’s @yorkshirepost.co.uk my 1,000 landscapes exhibition featuring a small selection of my paintings has a shout out 🎨 At Old town Post Office above Hebden Bridge until the end of the year. They do great sandwiches, soup and cake!
November 29, 2025 at 11:24 AM
In Saturday’s @yorkshirepost.co.uk my 1,000 landscapes exhibition featuring a small selection of my paintings has a shout out 🎨 At Old town Post Office above Hebden Bridge until the end of the year. They do great sandwiches, soup and cake!
Labour have lost voters who care about nature to the Green Party - a majority of people in the UK care about restoring nature. It’s understandable as Labour lied about protecting nature up until the day before the election and have since thrown nature under the bus.
A poll of readers of my monthly newsletter (464 responses) shows that 44% of them say they voted #Labour in 2024 but only 7% would vote that way in a general election tomorrow.
Massive swing to the #Greens.
Details: bit.ly/3KwBiaP
@nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social @greenjennyjones.bsky.social
Massive swing to the #Greens.
Details: bit.ly/3KwBiaP
@nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social @greenjennyjones.bsky.social
November 29, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Labour have lost voters who care about nature to the Green Party - a majority of people in the UK care about restoring nature. It’s understandable as Labour lied about protecting nature up until the day before the election and have since thrown nature under the bus.
Woken up to a little owl peeping
November 29, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Woken up to a little owl peeping
Reposted by Jack Wallington
Paphiopedilum venustum x sukhakulii - how to grow this miniature indoor orchid www.wildway.info/p/paphiopedi...
Paphiopedilum venustum x sukhakulii
How to grow this miniature indoor orchid
www.wildway.info
November 28, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Paphiopedilum venustum x sukhakulii - how to grow this miniature indoor orchid www.wildway.info/p/paphiopedi...
Paphiopedilum venustum x sukhakulii - how to grow this miniature indoor orchid www.wildway.info/p/paphiopedi...
Paphiopedilum venustum x sukhakulii
How to grow this miniature indoor orchid
www.wildway.info
November 28, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Paphiopedilum venustum x sukhakulii - how to grow this miniature indoor orchid www.wildway.info/p/paphiopedi...
Probably not the cosiest place to shelter today!
November 28, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Probably not the cosiest place to shelter today!
This plan to intercept boats crossing the channel is obviously a million times more logical than deterrent ideas like flying people to Rwanda www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... (personally I think the UK needs to process these people seeking asylum and stop small boats only because they are so dangerous)
France to start intercepting small boats in the Channel after pressure from UK
The change in policy comes after Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer wrote to President Emmanuel Macron.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 11:22 AM
This plan to intercept boats crossing the channel is obviously a million times more logical than deterrent ideas like flying people to Rwanda www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... (personally I think the UK needs to process these people seeking asylum and stop small boats only because they are so dangerous)
Reposted by Jack Wallington
Introducing Wild Way Miniatures - my new collection of teeny tiny plants - grow along with me... www.wildway.info/p/wild-way-m... (lesson for paid subscribers)
Wild Way Miniatures
Exploring the world of mini plants for pots
www.wildway.info
November 26, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Introducing Wild Way Miniatures - my new collection of teeny tiny plants - grow along with me... www.wildway.info/p/wild-way-m... (lesson for paid subscribers)
Who would spray wild willow saplings with herbicide, also killing wild plants in the vicinity? I can't imagine why anyone would do this. It raises fresh concerns that weed killers are available to anyone in the UK without any checks or balances when professionals must be part of a licence database.
There are some people who seem to see the recovery of ecosystems in a deforested waste as a personal affront. It's about power, and different landscapes reflect the different ways in which power is distributed - or concentrated.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Willow trees on Prince William’s land in Devon poisoned with herbicide
Exclusive: Unknown culprit suspected of spraying glyphosate on protected trees hoped to stop peat erosion and flooding
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Who would spray wild willow saplings with herbicide, also killing wild plants in the vicinity? I can't imagine why anyone would do this. It raises fresh concerns that weed killers are available to anyone in the UK without any checks or balances when professionals must be part of a licence database.
Reposted by Jack Wallington
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Get your paws on some excellent books with free delivery 28 Nov-1 Dec. Support independent bookshops, indie booksellers (and their cats.) Bookshop.org
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Get your paws on some excellent books with free delivery 28 Nov-1 Dec. Support independent bookshops, indie booksellers (and their cats.) Bookshop.org
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November 28, 2025 at 7:59 AM
FREE Shipping is GO!
Get your paws on some excellent books with free delivery 28 Nov-1 Dec. Support independent bookshops, indie booksellers (and their cats.) Bookshop.org
[Site-wide | UK only | Standard shipping]
Get your paws on some excellent books with free delivery 28 Nov-1 Dec. Support independent bookshops, indie booksellers (and their cats.) Bookshop.org
[Site-wide | UK only | Standard shipping]
This is a great piece of analysis using data, by BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Tracking UK migration: Small boats, asylum hotels and visas
Use our interactive tracker to explore the latest migration statistics for the UK
www.bbc.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 5:53 PM
This is a great piece of analysis using data, by BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Everything you need to know about Holly and how to grow it, including for those festive berries www.wildway.info/p/ilex-aquif... (part of my expanding wild plant guide for paid subscribers - just £25/yr for full access)
Ilex aquifolium | holly
Understanding the wildlife value of this winter stalwart
www.wildway.info
November 27, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Everything you need to know about Holly and how to grow it, including for those festive berries www.wildway.info/p/ilex-aquif... (part of my expanding wild plant guide for paid subscribers - just £25/yr for full access)
Help garden wildlife by keeping autumn leaves
www.wildway.info/p/importance...
www.wildway.info/p/importance...
Help garden wildlife by keeping autumn leaves
Autumn leaves are part of the natural cycle that increases soil nutrition, wildlife habitat and drought resistance
www.wildway.info
November 26, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Help garden wildlife by keeping autumn leaves
www.wildway.info/p/importance...
www.wildway.info/p/importance...
Introducing Wild Way Miniatures - my new collection of teeny tiny plants - grow along with me... www.wildway.info/p/wild-way-m... (lesson for paid subscribers)
Wild Way Miniatures
Exploring the world of mini plants for pots
www.wildway.info
November 26, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Introducing Wild Way Miniatures - my new collection of teeny tiny plants - grow along with me... www.wildway.info/p/wild-way-m... (lesson for paid subscribers)
Is this ragwort? The leaves look so wide compared to normal
November 26, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Is this ragwort? The leaves look so wide compared to normal
Reposted by Jack Wallington
We've waited long enough. It’s time for decisive action from Government to #EndPeatSales.❌Add your name to the @peatfree.bsky.social petition to ban #peat sales by 2026.
✍️ actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk/end-peat-sales
Find out why it's so important: gardenorganic.org.uk/news/petition-peat-sales
✍️ actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk/end-peat-sales
Find out why it's so important: gardenorganic.org.uk/news/petition-peat-sales
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
November 25, 2025 at 4:28 PM
We've waited long enough. It’s time for decisive action from Government to #EndPeatSales.❌Add your name to the @peatfree.bsky.social petition to ban #peat sales by 2026.
✍️ actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk/end-peat-sales
Find out why it's so important: gardenorganic.org.uk/news/petition-peat-sales
✍️ actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk/end-peat-sales
Find out why it's so important: gardenorganic.org.uk/news/petition-peat-sales
I should stress that while I am excited about the return of light I’m actually also even more excited about hibernating in the cold of winter reading books by the fire
Less than a month until winter solstice on 21 December, when days start growing longer again
November 25, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I should stress that while I am excited about the return of light I’m actually also even more excited about hibernating in the cold of winter reading books by the fire
Less than a month until winter solstice on 21 December, when days start growing longer again
November 25, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Less than a month until winter solstice on 21 December, when days start growing longer again
Adventure chicken refuses to not adventure
November 25, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Adventure chicken refuses to not adventure
Hiya! Young roe deer on one of our wildlife cams 💞
November 25, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Hiya! Young roe deer on one of our wildlife cams 💞
At this time of year the whole valley prepares for hibernation, and there are moments when it freezes in time.
November 25, 2025 at 7:38 AM
At this time of year the whole valley prepares for hibernation, and there are moments when it freezes in time.