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Brigit Strawbridge @brigitstrawbridge.bsky.social · 5h

On the train back from London after the best evening ever! Still pinching myself… and beaming from ear to ear about my beautiful medal. Thank you SO much @btobirds.bsky.social for this most unexpected and wonderful award. And thank you again for all the amazing things you do…

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Rewilding Academy @rewilding.academy · 26/09/2026

How to Live on Earth 🌍📽️ The brand-new documentary exploring nature-based solutions, ecosystem restoration, and rewilding is now streaming free on YouTube! 🌿✨ Energising, uplifting, and actionable. 🎬 Watch full film: www.rfr.bz/bc04a1ae3 #Rewilding #NatureBasedSolutions #EcosystemR

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How to Live on Earth | Feature Documentary | Presented by Benedict Cumberbatch

What if the solutions to building a better future already exist?How to Live on Earth is an ambitious feature documentary that explores how humanity can build...

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This Many Years Ago @thismanyyearsago.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

64 years ago, on the 27th of September 1962, Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring was published. It handled the environmental harm caused by the pesticide DDT and the disinformation spread by the chemical industry. Carson managed to sway public opinion and even policy. #otd #history 🗃️

Rachel Carson photo credit: Science History Images / Alamy

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Froglife @froglife.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

We’re hiring! Join Froglife as Project Lead for 'Adders in Cornwall', leading an exciting Natural England-funded research project. - £30,000 | 35 hrs/week - Flexible/Newquay - Apply by 5pm, 5th Oct Find out more: ow.ly/aeNJ50ZQVhs

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

At the age of 90 year old, Czech former agricultural worker Agnes Kasparkova continued her 13 year project to decorate her small village with hand-painting traditional Moravian motifs on the local houses #womensart

Three images, one of a window surrounded by blue floral patterns on a white exterior wall, two other images of an elderly womam painting the designs

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Brigit Strawbridge @brigitstrawbridge.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Bake day! Sourdough loaf, focaccia & crackers Loaf recipe from Elaine Boddy's brilliant book The Sourdough Bible. Flour 2/3 white + 1/3 wholewheat from Cotswold Flour Focaccia used Elaine's recipe but added an olive oil & tomato puree paste to the top before baking Cracker recipe below...

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Brigit Strawbridge @brigitstrawbridge.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Another clip of the stunning pale common buzzard I posted yesterday I wondered briefly if it could be a rough-legged buzzard, but this brilliant video from @btobirds.bsky.social explains the differences, and ours doesn't have the 'dark belly patch'. BTO video: www.bto.org/learn/skills...

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Brigit Strawbridge @brigitstrawbridge.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

'Discoveries After Dark: How Insects Connect Us to Nature' This is excellent - both surprising and inspiring. Really worth a watch Thank you @biologicalrecording.co.uk for hosting it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9NY...

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Discoveries After Dark: How Insects Connect Us to Nature

YouTube video by Biological Recording Company

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Brigit Strawbridge @brigitstrawbridge.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Please can anyone confirm which bird of prey this is? Guessing perhaps a juvenile buzzard, but very pale... #birds

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Brigit Strawbridge @brigitstrawbridge.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Calling walkers, birders, nature lovers, or anyone fancying a break... October & November dates available in our new BnB, if anyone's interested? On the southern edge of Bodmin Moor, which is a great place to explore, and wonderfully peaceful at this time of year www.airbnb.co.uk/rooms/173324...

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Guest suite in Tremar Coombe · ★5.0 · 1 bedroom · 1 bed · 1 bathroom

Beautifully renovated annexe near Bodmin Moor

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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

🔊 Registration is now open for The Non-Estuarine Waterbird Survey (NEWS)! Sign up ➡️ www.bto.org/webs-news NEWS monitors waterbirds along stretches of open coastline that aren't covered by estuary surveys, helping us build a more complete picture of wintering birds around the UK. #UKBirding

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Brigit Strawbridge @brigitstrawbridge.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Nasturtium - by self-taught Chicago artist, Leah Gardner More of this artist's vibrant paintings, here: leahgardner.art #art

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Brigit Strawbridge @brigitstrawbridge.bsky.social · 04/11/2024

The Silent Hunter - by multi award winning photographer, Graham Eaton "Every night she follows this ancient path through the trees to and from her hunting grounds. Like a ghost, she is silent, intent and elegant as she glides through the night." #birds #photography #birdphotography #owls 📷

Black and white photo of a barn owl flying low along a track towards the photographer

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Brigit Strawbridge @brigitstrawbridge.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Just a few of at least 100 Common Carder bumblebees (Bombus pascuorum) I saw this afternoon in our garden, including some still collecting pollen. This species is one of the last to remain active, before their mated queens go into hibernation when the temperatures drop…

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Brigit Strawbridge @brigitstrawbridge.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Yesterday was Watercolour Journalling class, and we painted berries... hips, haws, and sloes. I find it hard to work out what colours to mix to get different reds, greens etc., so always need help from our tutor with that. Yesterday I started writing down the ones that work so I won't forget...

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Brigit Strawbridge @brigitstrawbridge.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Great Willowherb (Epilobium hirsutum), also known as Great Hairy Willowherb, Apple-pie, Cherry-pie, Currant-dumpling and Custard-cups! The word 'great' refers to the plant's size and 'hirsutum (hairy)' to its stems and leaves which are covered in fine, soft, glandular hairs. 1/2

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Brigit Strawbridge @brigitstrawbridge.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Still time to sign up for this free online training, if interested. Choose from tomorrow (Tuesday) evening, Wednesday morning, or Wednesday evening. www.bto.org/our-work/tra...

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Brigit Strawbridge @brigitstrawbridge.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Devil's-bit Scabious... with and without Ivy bee, for #wildflowerhour 💜

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Brigit Strawbridge @brigitstrawbridge.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

I spent a happy half hour watching this handsome Common Darter dragonfly patrolling our pond today. He came back to this same spot after each patrol, so was easy to film. There was a female laying eggs, with another attached male, too. Thank goodness for all the recent rain and the nice full pond!

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Ian Denton @iand777.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

There is a season turn, turn, turn. The Long-tailed Tits always leave here when their breeding season has finished & return in the autumn to begin their hedgerow foraging. I'm not sure of the total flock size today - there were always birds away from the water. We're gonna need a bigger lid. 🦉🌿

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Brigit Strawbridge @brigitstrawbridge.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Question: If I put a Tawny #Owl nesting box up in a large Oak on the edge of our local woods, will the Jackdaws who already nest in that tree move in - and stop any prospective Tawnies from nesting in it? Also, do Tawnies ever use the same site where they roost, to nest in? Thank you 🦉

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Brigit Strawbridge @brigitstrawbridge.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

For the last few years a lone male Tawny Owl has been calling in the woods across the road, but right now there are two males… AND a female!!! Made my year! 🦉🦉🦉

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Brigit Strawbridge @brigitstrawbridge.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Caryopteris is a fabulous late summer flowering plant.... and bees LOVE it! N.B. Female Ivy #bees (in video) collect pollen to provision their underground nests almost exclusively from flowering Ivy, but also forage on other late flowering plants for nectar... especially when Ivy is late to flower

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CosmicRami 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @rami.spaceaustralia.com · 04/09/2026

An incredible image, and overall winner of this year's Australian Geographic Nature Photography award. Using a DJI Mavic 3 Pro (drone), Matt Deakin captured an extremely rare moment - seeing a critically endangered Sawfish in the wild and passing by a Turtle, off the Pilbara coast in WA.

Aerial image of a Sawfish as it swims below and past a turtle

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Brigit Strawbridge @brigitstrawbridge.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Ever wondered how people count large numbers of #birds? I've just signed up for @btobirds.bsky.social's free online training so I can learn how to count flocks... AND how to put these skills to use in the Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS) Choose from 3 dates next week, here: www.bto.org/our-work/tra...

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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

We're seeking a Research Ecologist to develop & apply methods for analysing large-scale passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) datasets & to lead work on the collection/analysis of restoration & rewilding data. Apply via www.bto.org/jobs Closing date: 22 September. #Ornithology #bioacoustics

The heads of two Puffins appear above a bank. Wording above reads: We're hiring! Senior Research Ecologist: Landscape Restoration & Monitoring Science.

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Brigit Strawbridge @brigitstrawbridge.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Thank you @norwichbirder.bsky.social for helping me ID the pinkish shieldbug. In case anyone's interested I now know the speckling suggests newly emerged adult insect, still soft-bodied & pale because outer shell has not yet hardened or darkened. Fully darkened adult on right. Rhopalus subrufus

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Brigit Strawbridge @brigitstrawbridge.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

A gathering of dock bugs (I’m on a bit of a ‘bug’ roll today) You can’t tell from the video, but there were at least a dozen of them… adults and larvae at different stages of their lives. Five minutes later, they’d completely dispersed. I’d love to know what gatherings like this are all about…

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Brigit Strawbridge @brigitstrawbridge.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Please can anyone tell me which species of shieldbug this one is? Found in our garden hanging out with a bunch of Dock Bugs #bugs

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Garden Organic @gardenorganicuk.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

If you only have time for one thing this month...grow a #GreenManure! These quick-growing plants are a great way to 'mulch' your soil without the need for bags of expensive soil conditioner. Find more #organic tips for the month ahead at: www.gardenorganic.org.uk/.../your-org....

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Brigit Strawbridge @brigitstrawbridge.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

A very handsome Forest Bug, or Red-legged Shieldbug (Pentatoma rufipes) #bugs

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Brigit Strawbridge @brigitstrawbridge.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Nothing to do with anything, but since we opened out Airbnb Annexe last month we've had some really lovely B&B guests! I'm sure they won't all be as lovely, but it's been a great beginning. Taking bookings now for October... www.airbnb.co.uk/rooms/173324...

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Guest suite in Tremar Coombe · ★5.0 · 1 bedroom · 1 bed · 1 bathroom

Beautifully renovated annexe near Bodmin Moor

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Charlotte Strawbridge @cstrawbridgeart.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

💛https://www.charlottestrawbridge.co.uk/product-page/when-beasts-spoke-book🧡

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Andy D. Nunn @andydnunn.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

No light trapping recently as I've been away, but luckily I left the camera trap pointing at the nicotiana plants. Convolvulus Hawk-moth new for the garden! #teammoth @doublekidney.bsky.social @migrantmothuk.bsky.social

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Lev Parikian @levparikian.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Every time I mention migration over the next while I’ll be contractually obliged to mention Wayfarers, which is out next April. Sorry, I don’t make the rules. Simon at @biggreenbooks.bsky.social will have copies that I will sign and dedicate. www.biggreenbookshop.com/signed-copie...

The cover for Wayfarers: The Incredible Story of Animal Migration, by Lev Parikian. It’s predominantly blue, with swirling patterns representing migratory paths, and migrating animals interspersed across the design – terns, a whale, monarch butterflies, penguins, bats, dragonflies, a wildebeest and an arctic fox.

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Brigit Strawbridge @brigitstrawbridge.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Please can anyone tell me the name of this adorable little bug? Spotted on Ivy in the woods, and looking for all the world like a tiny piece of loofah, but with legs!

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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Listen to ‘A is for Auk’ on the BTO podcast, Beyond The Bird Table! Join us as we delve into the world of seabirds with ornithologist, writer & broadcaster, Prof Tim Birkhead & Senior Research Ecologist with BTO Scotland, Dr Nina O’Hanlon #Birds #UKBirding

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BBC Gardeners' World Mag @gardenersworldmag.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Even as summer starts to wind down, bees, butterflies and hoverflies are still searching for nectar. Planting a few late-flowering favourites can give them the energy they need to keep going – here are some of our favourite plants for late-summer nectar: bit.ly/46UIjso

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BBC Gardeners' World Mag @gardenersworldmag.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Wildflower meadows are often associated with open, sunny swathes of land, but there are plenty of gorgeous wildflowers to grow in shade. These wildflowers will brighten darker spots while providing food for bees, butterflies and other pollinators: bit.ly/4fhlfKB

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Brigit Strawbridge @brigitstrawbridge.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Moss embroidery - by Australia based textile artist, Michelle Hamill #art #textiles #moss

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Dr Marcus Rhodes @marcusrhodes.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Brilliant to see this spotlight on Fal Rivers to Reef - one of the transformational projects that has emerged out of the Cornwall & Isles of Scilly Nature Recovery Strategy. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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‘Small changes can make a big difference’: how getting farmers, fishers and beavers together could save a Cornish river

A local initiative is testing simple ways to stop algal blooms in the River Fal threatening some of England’s most biodiverse marine habitats

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Cornwall Butterfly Conservation @bc-cornwall.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

It won't be long before the habitat management season is upon us! If you'd like to get involved with our conservation work this winter, sign-up to be notified about our voluteer work parties via the link below. volunteer.butterfly-conservation.org/opportunitie...

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Practical Conservation Group Volunteer (Cornwall)

Our Practical Conservation Group Volunteers make a real difference to their local environment. Without them, many threatened butterflies and moths could be lost forever.

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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

I mistyped an email sign off as “all the bees” instead of “all the best”. I reckon I’m going to stick with it. I can’t think of anything negative that can possibly come of wishing someone all the bees.

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Brigit Strawbridge @brigitstrawbridge.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

I spent a happy half hour watching (actually stalking) this GORGEOUS Small Copper butterfly yesterday afternoon... the first I've seen in our garden this summer. Photobombed by a teensy solitary bee whilst nectaring on the Rudbekia. Hoping this will be the first of many more!

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