The UK is entering its fifth heatwave of 2026 and, among other things, it's making Himalayan Balsam suffer.
In this episode we give Balsam the one-two punch and meet Alex and Silvia from. Yorkshire Wildlife Trust to learn more about their rust fungus trial - a natural solution to the spread of Himalayan Balsam.
My mate suggested 3 pairs of sunglasses would be okay to look at the sun. I told him that was ridiculous, then made this film
I wanted to find out how wildfires can be tamed - my research took me in some interesting directions.
If you know any more about Peatlands, land management, wildfires or even just pretty flowers, please let us know, we're always looking for feedback.
Meanwhile enjoy this dragonfly
We just made this film about native UK species (with none other than @davetheplantman)
Someone already spotted a mistake I made (I mixed up Dog Rose and Guelder Rose).
Can you spot any other mistakes? We want to learn!
We just made this film about native UK species (with none other than @davetheplantman
Someone already spotted a mistake I made (I mixed up Dog Rose and Guelder Rose).
Can you spot any other mistakes? We want to learn!
My lovely neighbour recently got her insulation, solar and all that done. I'm delighted for her, she's got health issues, retiree, all good news.
Day one of the crew preparing the insulation, the old stuff blows out through my internal and external air bricks. I get here in time and stuff spare stuff in them. Disaster averted.
They come back to sort it, and I'm less quick off the spot. Our bedroom gets covered in whatever has been inside my neighbour and my shared wall innards for almost 100 years.
The lads are nice and clean it up and pay me £20 for the electric for the multiple washes we needed to do. (I'm fairly sure this ruins any legal complaints I could have - if so, please just tell me so)
I come back from work after they've finished spraying the new polymer beads in the walls. Meant to be great stuff this insulation, won't rot like the old stuff my neighbour had that is now crumbling to dust across the UK.
However, with the internal air bricks still stuffed, I'm out weeding this morning and find hundreds of the plastic beads in my garden. I've brushed them into the stone beds against the house. I'll be digging them up if I'm in this house another 100 years.
I've got videos of the beads.
What can I do?