Chantal Lyons

The news I can finally share, although I can still barely believe it - honoured to have made the Wainwright Prize shortlist alongside books of such calibre!

2 boys aged aged 11 and 12 designed a webpage to say why they couldn’t lose their favourite place: Penrhos nature reserve , so they chose to run 20 miles in April their initial target to raise was £100 , their friend Bertie joined them and caught up the miles, they decided to increase their target to 26 miles and on Sunday 3rd May 2 boys aged 11 and 1 aged 12 will finish their marathon ran to #SavePenrhos Let’s get the boys to their 🎯 by Sunday they need £692 to get there ! The boys and why they chose to run 26 miles ! Link to fundraiser ⬇️ gofund.me/cae1cf50b 📸Vicki Louise ,David Jones ,Roger Blease

@BenGoldsmith @Telegraph Though it seems like they used AI for at least the boar bit… definitely more than 400-500 of them!

The ten ‘lost’ species that have returned to Britain Good to see the return of these ten native species welcomed by people across the political spectrum, including now in the @Telegraph 👏 telegraph.co.uk/travel/destina…

when the trees are gone & the water is no longer clean & our natural resources are depleted & they’re trying to sell us bottled air like the fucking lorax, when nature becomes a luxury & the bees disappear and the food supply dwindles, at least you owned the libs, am I right?!

I can't find the words to describe the Forest Service demise. We are on a precipice, and the last thing we need is more slashing and burning. I spent part of my career working for a state wildlife agency and worked with the USFS many times. This is evil on another level.

Knowing the importance of the Forest Service in the USA, this is sickening. Trump’s presidency is a 4-year tsunami that will leave ecological and social annihilation in its wake

Poachers in #Lebanon are exploiting the current security vacuum to target migrating birds. Our team found this freshly shot Great-white Pelican in addition to 13 shot White Storks. Despite precarious conditions, our patrols are deterring hunters just by being present.

@severnpiscator Hope it went well!

Over a pint (or two) we came up with the idea of an elver safari. - A talk on eels and the problems they face, the chance to watch the Severn bore and then a nighttime foray into the world of the elver and the men who fish for them. I hope the eels (and bore) show up 🤞.2/2

Our first elver safari! Wish us luck! @MattyH02 and I will be working with the EA on some assisted migration, moving fish past these barriers (see 🧵below) but we also want to highlight the clapper gate issue to a wider audience and share our love for the wonderful eel. 1/2

Reminder to all in the Bristol area/surrounding environs that I'll be talking about the future of #WildBoar in Britain at the gorgeous Watercress Farm/Belmont Estate next Wednesday evening! Tickets here 👉 belmont.estate/events/

I am delighted to see the UK’s second free-roaming bison project underway 🦬 A huge team effort to get here—despite significant regulatory barriers. We need to make it simpler and more affordable to scale projects like this. Much more to do. Onwards. #Rewilding #NatureRecovery

Absolutely sick to death of hearing about how the new @louistheroux documentary has made people think about attitudes to women. Lots of MPs jumping on the bandwagon. I mean, no disrespect to Louis - I’m grateful for the highlight - but for God’s sake… Women get killed by their partner every week. Tiny Man Tate has been a thing for years. Domestic violence shelters are overwhelmed. Women have been waving the red flags about incels and attitudes for years. We’ve been begging for change. We’ve been highlighting the serious threat of anti-women social media. Then a MAN makes a documentary and suddenly everyone’s interested? Do you not all think that this might be part of the problem?

Wild garlic isn’t just for cooking. It’s a quiet powerhouse of our woodland ecosystems! 🌱❤️

@joshual951 Didn’t realise it was this good for soil health!!! I’m curious though, what is the dispersal mechanism? I know bears eat it…

@natashacarthew @bookshop_org_UK Love the cover and the title, excited to read it!

Preorder ROUGH EDGES from @bookshop_org_UK here: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/rough-…

Had a great time interviewing the eminently quotable Paul - champion of the bees!

@BMW_Monica They felt no shame that they were happy for their child to hurt another animal? It was just the threat of a fine that changed their minds? What wretched people. Thank you for standing up for the seals.

2/2 I did tell the kid "YOU CAN'T THROW ROCKS AT SEALS!" I explained her parents would be fined (she seemed to accept this). Doesn't change the fact that hello, who doesn't tell their kids not to throw rocks at ANY animal minding its own business and not trying to hurt them?! 😤

Yesterday, I was getting my camera set up when I heard a family approach and the daughter (10-12) say, "I'm gonna throw a rock at them and see what they do." 🤨 What. She had a rock and was trying to decide which seal to hit. The mom didn't say not to. I was horrified. 1/2

@JoPhoenix1 This is great! We should all be using she/he for other animals, in recognition that they are living conscious beings. Seeing it more and more in nature writing.

Sitting in bed, doing a little reading in anticipation of getting our new puppy next month. The book opens with this.....🤣🤣🤣

@JLewisStempel @thetimes Very much enjoyed this. Any chance your boar had some Eastern European in him? I understand those further east are bigger (average for Western Europe is ~100kg?)

Hope it's not 'boaring' - an encounter with a wild boar in my @thetimes Nature Notebook #nature #huntergathering thetimes.com/comment/column…

@paulpowlesland Blew my mind when my uni lecturer told me about the pumps that are needed to keep farming there viable

It is quite strange to live in one of Europe’s largest wetlands and then worry that it is wet. With climate change, there is no economic feasible way that the Somerset Levels can be maintained in its 20th century state. No amount of river dredging or new pumps is going to stop a wetland metres below sea level in one of the wettest parts of the UK from being wet. We should decide to give the Marshes of Avalon back to nature gracefully: rehoming and compensating those affected, rather than being forced to do so in the wake of repeated tragedies. Let’s make these rare, precious & irreplaceable wetlands wet again.

@ednewtonrex Need to name and shame the company or companies responsible

I am genuinely astonished by how terrible this 'AI Skills Hub' is. For the record, this cost *£4.1 million*. There are no words. /end

I took a closer look at the UK government's new 'AI Skills Hub', and it is insane. It includes 'courses' that are simply links to info pages about PhD programs; 'courses' that are literally just software developer documentation; and 'courses' that don't exist at all. Short 🧵