David John Bird

@metoffice It’s 50 years since the glorious summer of 1976. I can’t help feeling that this year we’re going to get the exact opposite.

We've got a changeable and cool week ahead ⤵️

@techdigestnews One thing has always puzzed me. How well do these cameras with integrated solar panels work on the north facing side of a house?

It's bright alright! The Reolink Solar Floodlight Cam floods your property with dazzling light to deter would-be burglars techradar.com/home/home-secu…

@GWmag I would, if I could, but sure as eggs are eggs, every year up they come, in all their glory, and then the winter rains zap them in to a sorry mess soon after. So disheartening. It really is.

Show us your crocus photos by adding a photo below, and we'll share a few of our favourites next week!

@RestoreBritain_ Great idea. One problem. By the time Britain gets its act together to implement the idea, Satan’s domain will have frozen over. Remember there’s still 3 years of Labour Government to contend with. Everyone wants energy. No one wants the generator near them.

Britain must urgently boost its domestic energy production.

@GWmag The weather.

What's the first thing you check in the garden in the morning?

@engadget In England we say cobblers, and thanks to AI, the rest of the world gets shoemakers.

The Vatican introduces an AI-assisted live translation service engt.co/409CmFM

@GWandShows Forget Groundhog Day, winter’s over when Gardner’s World starts the new season of programmes. That’s Friday sorted until October 2026, barring schedule changes/interruptions.

Friday 13 March marks the start of our new series and Ned just can't wait! Is it a date? 🐶 #GardenersWorld

@RestoreBritain_ Three years to the next General Election, but only if this Labour government doesn’t dream up an excuse to delay or cancel it. Won’t happen, you say. Quite right! That’ll be just like some local elections aren’t happening this year, then.

We are not in this to win a few seats, or act as a pressure group. We are doing this to win the next General Election. There are three years. Let’s get to work.

@GWmag My new raised beds waiting to be filled with soil once the rain stops. Until then I’ve got three paddling pools for ducks.

Looking at your garden today, what’s the one thing that’s making you feel most hopeful for the year ahead?

@TinaHackett3 @GWmag And if you take a close look at the GW calendar they no longer show the on sale in stores date. I’d go for a last Thursday of a month for availability of the issue for next month, i.e. March 2026 on Feb 26.

@GWmag Why is it so early? It's only just February. Some years ago we, the readers, decided we didn't want this, we wanted the Feb issue in February, not the March one.

The March issue is on sale now! Get set for spring with our celebration of the season, including the planting that brings Longmeadow to life AND the People’s Choice winner of Gardens of the Year. Available in store and online now: bit.ly/4ayUeQj

@metoffice A Settings menu item is needed. Why? Because not all of us want temperatures in Celsius. Also, currently wind speed is in mph and visibility in km. It’s called user configuration and not you get what we say.

Thanks to everyone for the continued feedback on our refreshed app. Your feedback has led to issues being fixed and improvements, including us making it easier for you to find, save and compare locations. During the next two weeks we are: ✅ Investigating and resolving location detection issues ✅ Making further improvements to the performance of the maps ✅ Reducing scrolling needed to get weather information ✅ Adding surface pressure charts You should get the changes automatically after we release them, or you may need to manually update the app. Let us know what you like and what other improvements you’re keen to see. Download now👇 - iOS bit.ly/3M0VRMW - Android bit.ly/49AL4mx

@RestoreBritain_ I coined a phrase, in the form of a question and its answer, a very long time ago. Q. What is tact, that the truth is not? A. Acceptable. Those media outlets are exercising tact, because the truth is not acceptable to them.

Why is the BBC not covering Rupert Lowe's Rape Gang Inquiry? Nor the Telegraph? The Mail? The Times? The Sun? Total silence. Not a word.

@RestoreBritain_ Whenever you see an item on BBC News about illegal migrants, they always show a Border Force boatload coming in to port. Do any of them actually make it the whole way in the rubber boats they set off from France in, and pitch up on south coast beaches?

We have no idea how many illegal migrants are in the country - that needs to change. A full state investigation must be launched.

@RupertLowe10 Winter cold shelter for homeless UK citizens - sleeping bag on a camp bed in a community hall. And then there’s these migrants getting minimum 3 star hotel accommodation. Misplaced priorities methinks. Trouble is that there’s nothing we can do about it.

Wow. I have obtained internal Home Office documentation titled 'mandatory requirements and general principles' for asylum accommodation. The most important line on these migrant hotels? 'Contracted venues should be at least a minimum of 3 stars.' A MINIMUM of THREE stars. Just think about that. They were demanding that these hotels were AT LEAST three stars. Who was Home Secretary and Immigration Minister when these demands were issued by their department? Reform MPs Suella Braverman and Robert Jenrick. The Home Office requiring that these illegals are put up in hotels with three stars or above. It is scandalous. How do you feel about your tax being spent like this? Because I am incredibly pissed off.

@metoffice I’ve said it before. Please, can you re-release the old version as Met Office Classic alongside the new version, whilst you get the new version to work as well as the old.

Thanks for your feedback on our app - please keep it coming. We've made these changes in latest version: ✔️ Smaller animation ✔️ “Feels‑like” temps added to hourly forecasts ✔️ More usable maps More to come Download ⤵️ iOS bit.ly/3M0VRMW Android bit.ly/49AL4mx

@realninawysocka @RupertLowe10 The problem is that at first count there are 27 migrants and one on-site GP. My local surgery has a ratio of patients to GPs that is 10 times that, and we British legal citizens are paying for them and ourselves. Outrage is justified, I think.

@RupertLowe10 An on-site GP exists to prevent outbreaks and emergencies… it’s cheaper and safer than dumping people into A&E. This isn’t luxury, it’s basic public health.

Crowborough illegal migrants have their own on-site GP. Just think about that. It is sickening. My view? They should be securely detained in a tented camp on a rainy miserable little island until they can be swiftly deported. No benefits, no phones, no luxuries. These men have broken into our country. They are criminals, and should be treated as such. I really don't care whatever bullshit lie they spin. They can claim to be gay, Christian, whatever else. They're gone. Every single one of them. Deported, and never allowed back. I am with the people of Crowborough, and other similar communities suffering the same pain. Not these Afghan, Eritrean and Sudanese criminals. DETAIN. DEPORT.

@GWmag All three, weather permitting.

What's your gardening outlook for January: rest, plan or prepare?

@metoffice I’d like to start a petition to bring back the old version whilst you fix everything that is wrong with this new version. On app stores call it Met Office Classic.

Our refreshed app is live 🌦️ With a new look, clearer forecasts & warnings and a unified design, it’s easier to be weather‑ready. 📱 Homescreen widgets ⚠️ Instant weather alerts More features coming. Download ⤵️ iOS: bit.ly/3M0VRMW Android: bit.ly/49AL4mx

@RupertLowe10 So Never Here Keir is proposing that British troops should be posted anywhere but here. I feel really safe in a country that is secure as a chocolate teapot. NOT!!

We can't even protect our own borders, yet we're talking about British troops on the ground in Ukraine or military intervention in Iran? No. No. No. With the limited power we now hold, we MUST put the British people first.

@RupertLowe10 It takes a human to kill someone with a gun. It takes a human to use Grok to create unsavoury images. If you ban X because of what Grok can do, then you should ban arms manufacture because of what guns can do.

It looks like Starmer is seriously considering a ban on X. I will protest against this on the streets of London. I hope you will all join me.