I'm probably about the same ...

I think given the present climate (no pun intended), where our new PM has politicised the courts (I do not condone the riots), a 'stiff' sentence for 'anti-social' behaviour should have been anticipated.

What a lad 😂.

Not forgetting the fabulous, packed full of history, Therfield Heath ... (and we didn't even mention King James VI/I).

Also it's just an excellent book about trees (English translation version from original German).

Read this if you want to know about the crisis in German forests ...

www.theguardian.com/environment/...#ukbirding#birds

‘You could single-handedly push it to extinction’: how social media is putting our rarest wildlife at risk

From breeding spots overrun by visitors to photographers disturbing endangered species, experts say the rarer the find is, the bigger the problem

"Research by the Soil Association Exchange shows that farms with a mixture of arable crops and livestock have about a third more carbon stored within their soil than those with only arable crops, thanks to the animals’ manure." #carbon#agriculture#farmingwww.theguardian.com/environment/...

Cows help farms capture more carbon in soil, study shows

Research also reveals that a mixture of arable crops and cattle helps improve the biodiversity of the land

"Trees including oaks, birches and beeches that have been part of the British landscape for centuries are starting to suffer in southern England, so are being considered for RHS Bridgewater’s new arboretum..." #trees#climatechangewww.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...

The UK will get hotter and drier for plants... except in Manchester

Thanks to the city’s famously rainy climate, trees suffering in the south can be moved, says the Royal Horticultural Society

So most of the adaptation is by humans wanting to continue to enjoy their managed gardens. Nature itself would 'naturally' adapt to climate change without intervention. Though it is of course the present speed of this change that requires consideration.