New Forest FOE

We were ignored & disbelieved but the data was right. The Danestream sewage source has been exposed. Credit to @FlowCic for finding that source. Responsibility lies with Southern Water. This is why we warned people to keep dogs & children out. Science. Evidence. Persistence.

We’ve found it - the source of the sewage that’s been polluting Milford-on-Sea’s Danestream for months. Environment Agency & Southern Water finally believed us & have sbut down the source. Sewage being tankered away @Lymingtontimes

Two beautiful buttercup meadows - Tiptoe (with ox eye) & New Milton. Small photos show Meadow Buttercup, Bulbous buttercup (reflexed sepals) & Creeping Buttercup with 3 lobed leaves & stolons that creep! (two examples) #ButtercupChallenge for #WildflowerHour.

The hedge or IN the hedge? That is the question #WildflowerHour #Hedgerowchallenge Hedges of flowering hawthorn, bird cherry, holly & wild cherry. Lots of red campion under a hawthorn hedge

Hey @networkrail how is it going unblocking the Swift nesting sites on the Chapel Milton Viaduct? You may wish to read this report by the @_BTO to give you an overview of why so many people are appalled. The bird on the cover is a Swift…

Swift today in North Norfolk

@MatthewOates76 And here in Lymington.

Looks like the Holly Blue is going to win my Butterfly of the Spring award... Best spring brood here since at least 1992...

Lymington’s road verges today for #WildflowerHour #CabbageFamily Brassicaceae. Lots of naturalised Oil Seed Rape & Honesty in all colours from white to deep pink; Wintergreen, Lady’s Smock (& Orange Tip) and Garlic Mustard.

English bluebells and a green veined white at Boldre, New Forest. Third week running for #WildflowerHour

🚨 Mackerel is being taken off the shelves amidst an overfishing crisis. Cod is on red alert & herring is also at risk. The ocean is sounding the alarm, it's time for us to listen 🐟 ACT NOW to call on govt to end overfishing in our waters: act.oceana.org/page/178303/da…

Danestream Dippers, part of New Forest Water Watch re-testing Danestream - a nature reserve at Milford on Sea for E. coli after horrendous levels were discovered here last week @EnvAgency @CllrCarpenter

Bluebells at Boldre, New Forest today #WoodlandPlants #WildflowerHour

Danestream Dippers, part of New Forest Water Watch re-testing Danestream - a nature reserve at Milford on Sea for E. coli after horrendous levels were discovered here last week @EnvAgency @CllrCarpenter

Cowslips are idually found on neutral to calcareous grasslands, especially old, unimproved meadows, so finding them on a low pH verge on a main road into Lymington is a surprise #WildflowerHour #Cowslipchallenge

Danestream Dippers, part of New Forest Water Watch re-testing Danestream - a nature reserve at Milford on Sea for E. coli after horrendous levels were discovered here last week @EnvAgency @CllrCarpenter

@StevenFalk1 @ElaineCox11 Agreed!

Currently on BBC iplayer 'My Garden of a Thousand Bees' by Bristol-based film-maker Martin Dohrn. Utterly brilliant. bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

Orange Tip and Peacock butterflies on Wildern Moor yesterday afternoon. The Orange Tip was one of three seen across the reserve @bigmeadowsearch @DorsetWildlife @GreenHampshire

If you like Asian food, make crispy and flavoursome air fryer tofu with sticky sesame sauce. It takes less than 30 minutes. This healthy and easy-to-make vegan dish is perfect for busy weeknights and is packed with protein and nutrients. #RecipeOfTheDay tinandthyme.uk/2023/05/air-fr…

Love a #Newforest bog on a drizzly Sunday afternoon. Heath milkwort, bogbean & marsh lousewort (there’s a story plant) in a bog outside Lyndhurst #WildflowerHour @BSBIbotany