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Look again at the flowers at your feet
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Look again at the flowers at your feet

All PAN UK posts, Pesticide-Free Towns

Look again at the flowers at your feet

Sam Claydon2025-06-22T23:27:32+01:00June 22nd, 2025|

by Dr Trevor Dines As a botanist, I very much view the world from the roots up. In urban landscapes, [...]

Where the wild things grow
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Where the wild things grow

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Where the wild things grow

Sam Claydon2025-06-12T08:44:40+01:00June 12th, 2025|

Council workers and contractors across the UK are currently spraying the weeds on our pavements, parks, playgrounds and other public [...]

Hidden threats to hearing: pesticides can affect auditory health
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Hidden threats to hearing: pesticides can affect auditory health

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Hidden threats to hearing: pesticides can affect auditory health

Sam Claydon2025-06-02T09:44:16+01:00June 2nd, 2025|

By Felipe Muñoz, Postdoctoral Researcher, Instituto de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de O'Higgins Recent research from our team at the [...]

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“Dr Trevor Dines is a veritable botanical encycl

“Dr Trevor Dines is a veritable botanical encyclopaedia, the kind of person you wish you could carry in your pocket on every walk. This excellent book provides a fascinating exploration of the science and ecology of urban plants and is a fitting tribute to their resilience and adaptability. Another superb addition to Bloomsbury’s British Wildlife Collection, I would urge all naturalists to buy it and use it.”

A perfect review of Trevor Dines’ new book on urban plants by Iolo Williams.

Urban Plants' is the most wonderful new book looking at how our pavement plants arrived, how they survive, and how a select few seize the opportunity to become masters of the streets, thriving in the face of constant upheaval and change.

We learn how our villages, towns and cities have changed over time – from Roman Britain to reconstruction after World War II – and the resulting geographical variation that exists in our flora today, such as London Rocket at the Tower of London or the newly evolved York Groundsel recently discovered in a railway station carpark. Trevor also looks to the future and the potential impacts of invasive species, herbicides and climate change, as well as the concept of urban rewilding.

Illustrated with around 350 colour photographs, maps and diagrams, as well as text boxes exploring key species and habitats, this is a fascinating deep dive into the biology, ecology and cultural impact of the plants that set up home alongside us.

– see our blog via the link in our bio – and find a code for 25% off this really beautiful new guide to the flowers at our feet.

@trevor.dines @iolo.williams.007 @bloomsburypublishing @bloomsburyoutdoors

The wonderful people at Lush have created a limite

The wonderful people at Lush have created a limited-edition bath bomb in support of our work. It's called ‘The Pollinators’ with 75% of sales coming our way. They really are special!

If you do get one we'd love to see a photo! Tag us 🐝

#lush #thepollinators #bathbomb

Council workers and contractors across the UK are

Council workers and contractors across the UK are currently spraying the weeds on our pavements, parks, playgrounds and other public green spaces with toxic herbicides. Author and artist, Anna Chapman Parker, has written a blog providing a glimpse of the under-appreciated beauty being lost. Not only are pavement plants vital in supporting our wildlife, there is so much to observe and enjoy if we just know how to look for it. @annachapmanparker

Anna’s wonderful new book, Understorey: A Year Among Weeds, is out now in paperback. Part diary, part sketchbook, Understorey shines a light on our common urban plants, celebrating their extraordinary abundance, resilience and value.

You can also find some limited edition, organic cotton apparel in our online shop featuring some of Anna’s designs.

Links in bio.

Pesticide exposure could potentially affect hearin

Pesticide exposure could potentially affect hearing – even for those who simply live near agricultural areas.

While previous studies have focused on farm workers handling pesticides directly, new research indicates that just living close to areas where pesticides are sprayed could cause measurable changes to auditory function, particularly in high-frequency hearing ranges that would be crucial for understanding speech in noisy environments.

This research was conducted by the Sensory, Perceptual, and Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory at the Institute of Health Sciences, University of O'Higgins, Chile. @la_uoh

Read the full story on our blog (link in bio).

#hearingloss #pesticides

Period products can contain pesticides and other h

Period products can contain pesticides and other harmful substances, such as heavy metals and PFAS ‘forever chemicals’. The UK government doesn’t test these products or require them to be free of chemical residues.

This not only poses a major health risk to those who menstruate, but also to smallholder farmers exposed to toxic pesticides while growing the cotton that goes into tampons, pads and period pants.

Act now by telling Chemicals Minister Emma Hardy to protect human health by eliminating harmful chemicals from period products. Link in bio.

#PesticideFreePeriods #PeriodFriendlyWorld

Today, on World Menstrual Health Day, we have publ

Today, on World Menstrual Health Day, we have published our new report – Blood, Sweat and Pesticides.

Period products can contain pesticides and other harmful substances, such as heavy metals and PFAS ‘forever chemicals’. The UK government doesn’t test these products or require them to be free of chemical residues.

We tested just 15 boxes of tampons and in one box of tampons we found glyphosate at 40 times the level allowed in drinking water. Unlike when ingested through food or water, chemicals absorbed via the vagina directly enter the bloodstream, bypassing the body’s detoxification systems and posing a significant health risk.

Pesticides end up in period products after being used to grow cotton, one of the most chemical dependent crops in the world. Smallholder cotton farmers are regularly exposed to toxic chemicals, with at least a third suffering poisoning symptoms each year.

Tell Chemicals Minister Emma Hardy to stand up for human health by ensuring that period products are free from harmful chemicals.

Link in our bio.

#pesticidefreeperiods

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