An unusual algal story caught my eye.
But it is about raising awareness….
Update on the Enfield oak pollarding
Forestry Commission investigates felling of ancient Enfield oak
Panic! Run! Make for the hills! No, wait, they’re in the hills!
Thanks, Amadan. So good to know there are still some adders about 
Er, the final sentence is a bit one-sided, imho…
Perhaps the deadly creatures will be heroically killed by Real Men ® lacking only two brain cells to rub together.
Headline in today’s Times: Birds of a feather help each other much like human friends
The article is about a study of Superb Starlings in East Africa, where it was shown that this social species help each other even when they are not closely related.
Sadly, you need to be a subscriber to read it but I expect that other news media have the story, too.