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North Lancs, UK. Allotments, cocktails, being kind to each other.

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Survival International @survivalinternational.org · 02/10/2026
Some journeys are better with company 🐕. Our Companions card is one of ten striking designs in this year’s festive collection. Send a little joy this Christmas and support our work alongside Indigenous communities. svlint.org/Companions 📸 Rosalynn Tay
Man sat on his sled in the snow, with two dogs. One is trying to lick the man's face.Close up of the previous card.svlint.org/shop
Cards Gifts Books Stationery
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Survival International @survivalinternational.org · 16/09/2026
Today marks 188 years since the US violently relocated five nations of Indigenous Americans (Cherokee, Muscogee Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Seminole) from their ancestral homelands. This was called the Trail of Tears. We honor those that lost their lives in this genocidal act of violence.
Commemorating the Trail of TearsToday marks 188 years since the US violently relocated five nations of Indigenous Americans (Cherokee, Muscogee Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Seminole) from their ancestral homelands.The Indian Removal Act passed by congress in 1830 led to their forced removal.

It opened Indigenous land up to colonizers, and forced over a hundred thousand Native Americans to walk hundreds of miles to a specially designated territory across the Mississippi River. They made the journey on foot, without food, water or any support whatsoever. Between 15,000-16,000 people died – no one over 60 or under 6 survived the journey.
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Bob @cityofbob.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
@nharnie.bsky.social She read this on her radio show
1. How much poison are you willing
    to eat for the success of the free
    market and global trade? Please
    name your preferred poisons.

2. For the sake of goodness, how much
    evil are you willing to do?
    Fill in the following blanks
    with the names of your favorite
    evils and acts of hatred.

3. What sacrifices are you prepared
     to make for culture and civilization?
     Please list the monuments, shrines,
     and works of art you would
     most willingly destroy.

4. In the name of patriotism and
     the flag, how much of our beloved
     land are you willing to desecrate?
     List in the following spaces
     the mountains, rivers, towns, farms
     you could most readily do without.

5. State briefly the ideas, ideals, or hopes,
     the energy sources, the kinds of security,
     for which you would kill a child.
     Name, please, the children whom
     you would be willing to kill.
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Clare Mumford @claremumford.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Look at my bathroom spider! It is making artwork or trying to tell me something
Spider on white tiled wall with scratch marks in the humid surfaceSpider on white tiled wall with a few scratch marks it has made with its feet
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Clare Mumford @claremumford.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I mentioned last Friday that Phone Credit 4 Refugees do a 'conga' fundraiser on Facebook every Friday. Since I'm not using FB any more I'm wondering if anyone would like to join me here instead? Any donation welcome, however small, to keep people safe 😵‍💫❤️🧡
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Dr Katie Twomey @k2mey.eurosky.social · 04/09/2026
If anyone fancies doing a nice thing, my friend Xiaoyun is doing a triathlon to raise money for St John's hospice in Lancaster. It's such an important part of the community and we're lucky we have it. Also Lancashire has a Reform council... www.justgiving.com/page/xiaoyun...
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Xiaoyun's fundraiser for St John's Hospice North Lancashire and South Lakes
Help Xiaoyun Chen raise money to support St John's Hospice North Lancashire and South Lakes
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the3million @the3million.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
🚨URGENT SUPPORT NEEDED🚨 We have 9 days to hit our initial target of £5k to proceed with legal action against the Home Office. We are close, but not close enough. If we fail to raise it we won't receive anything donated so far, preventing us moving forward at all. www.crowdjustice.com/case/eu-citi...
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Cumbria CVS (Council for Voluntary Service) @cumbriacvs.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Come and join our lively and informative Action for Health event - Tuesday 20th October in #Penrith Its an opportunity to meet with other people from third sector organisations who have in interest in all things health and care in Cumbria. crm.cumbriacvs.org.uk/civicrm/even...
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Survival International @survivalinternational.org · 01/09/2026
Ehuana Yanomami holds a mirror up to us: while we often equate the Western world with “progress” and “development,” the Yanomami and many other Indigenous peoples see it primarily as one thing—loneliness, isolation, and sadness. Share this post so that Ehuana’s words reach more people. 🧡
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Bus Users UK @bususersuk.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
It’s #CatchTheBusMonth🚍 Help us bust myths and challenge perceptions around bus travel, or try the bus for yourself. And keep an eye out for the great events, promotions and special offers from our fantastic Partners #LoveTheBus #CTBM26 bususers.org/catch-the-bu...
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Catch the Bus Month – Bus Users
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Cumbria @cumbriauk.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Parton road sign turned into Dolly tribute #Cumbria #BBCNews
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Road sign in Parton in Cumbria turned into Dolly tribute
Parton villagers say stickers added to the sign paying tribute to the country star are "excellent".
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Clare Mumford @claremumford.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
#phonecredit4refugees #pc4r have a fundraising 'conga' thread each Friday on Facebook. I just can't stomach FB any more but am sad not to join them. Have a look and see if this might be for you? It's a wonderful set of people www.pc4r.org
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Phone Credit for Refugees
Phone Credit for Refugees helps refugees around the world stay safe and connected by providing mobile phone top-ups.
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Philippe Dam @philippedam.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
#AfricaCorps killed civilians, looted & burned homes in central #Mali in July 2026, with apparent green light from junta - @hrw.org report exposes today. Civilians are caught between brutal armed groups & gov't forces & their #Russia n allies. www.hrw.org/news/2026/08... @eudiplomacy.bsky.social
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Mali: Russia’s ‘Africa Corps’ Massacres Villagers
Russian government-controlled Africa Corps’ forces summarily killed nine civilians, including four children, and beat dozens of others in central Mali in early July 2026.
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Philippe Dam @philippedam.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Crimes & attacks by settlers in #WestBank are supported, funded & granted impunity by #Israel authorities. @eudiplomacy.bsky.social's failure to act puts should stop. Time to: ✍️ sanction those implicated & officials supporting abuses 🛑ban trade with illegal settlements www.hrw.org/news/2026/08...
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West Bank: Israel-Backed Settler Violence Drives Displacement
Attacks by settlers in the occupied West Bank are increasingly driving the forced displacement of Palestinian communities, with dozens at risk of erasure.
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Risk & Disaster TIG @riskdisastertig.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Check out Chamila (Don) Subasinghe and Sanjoy Mazumdar's edited volume "Micro Human Efforts in #Disaster #Rebuilding: Cultural and Contextual Lessons for #Resilience" out with Routledge at
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Micro Human Efforts in Disaster Rebuilding: Cultural and Contextual Lessons for Resilience
This book unlocks the transformative potential of Micro Human Efforts (MHE) in the domain of disaster resilience through an interwoven narrative of human resilience, grounded in insights from the influential special issue of the International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters. This work delves into the critical, often neglected, role of individual, intuitive initiatives in the wake of catastrophic events. By illuminating how these efforts can significantly reshape post-disaster recovery
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Survival International @survivalinternational.org · 29/07/2026
Today's International Tiger Day 🐅 🇮🇳 Thousands of Indigenous people are being evicted from their homes - to turn them into tiger reserves. The idea that people and tigers cannot coexist is rooted in colonial thinking. ✊ Help end illegal evictions from tiger reserves: svlint.org/TigerReservesB
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Clare Mumford @claremumford.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
The Maasai people of Tanzania's Ngorongoro Conservation Area are being evicted from their lands in the name of nature conservation - and @unesco.org is supporting it. No place where human rights abuses occur deserves the title of World Heritage Site. Act now! svlint.org/NCAB
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Stop UNESCO’s complicity in the Maasai evictions in Tanzania.
In Tanzania, one of the world's most famous World Heritage Sites is being used to justify the violent eviction of the Maasai who have protected it for generations. @UNESCO is complicit. I’ve written t...
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Clare Mumford @claremumford.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
I'm spitting feathers at Robert Kendrick interview on Radio 4 #Today programme. Reform party has made Britain a more dangerous place to be with their rhetoric. And here they are now snivelling about MP protection. *No one* deserves to be threatened, including those who Reform whip up hatred against.
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Tiny little stone stars from an ancient sea floor. These are star shaped crinoid columnals, the fossilized stem pieces of sea lilies that lived hundreds of millions of years ago. Original post
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Survival International @survivalinternational.org · 08/07/2026
One year after they reclaimed their forest, the 52 Jenu Kuruba families are still there ✊ Every safari ticket sold in India’s Nagarhole tiger reserve funds the system that tries to erase them.
"Every safari ticket you buy from the forest department carries your signature to our eviction" Declaration, Jenu Kuruba, India
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Russell England @russellengland.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
So, there is a precedent for vetoing an MP's resignation Viscount Chelsea (Henry Cadogan) applied for the Chiltern Hundreds in 1842 The Chancellor (Goulburn) refused because, get this, Cadogan wanted to resign to obstruct an investigation for bribery h/t @fascinatorfun.bsky.social and @gazhay.com
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"The noble Lord had stated, that it was unusual to refuse the Chiltern Hundreds, except on account of mental incapacity, or where proceedings were pending for the expulsion of the applicants from their seats. In this case, however, the House had decided that compromises had been entered into, which had the effect of obstructing the investigation of bribery; "
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Bat Conservation Trust @batconservation.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
🦇 This warm weather is perfect for being out at twilight with friends and family while taking part in the Sunset Survey. Suitable for everyone everywhere and an enjoyable way to watch bats hunt insects in your garden or local green spot: www.bats.org.uk/our-work/nat...
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Eye Books @eyebooks.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Publishing today 📚 🌿 Unwilded by Alastair Humphreys ♟️The Blindspot by Douglas Board & Martin Henwood 🎨 Super 8 Dream by Ray Robinson Three very different books, all publishing today. Which are you adding to your reading list?
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Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Here are just a few of the brilliant butterflies and moths to look out for in your gardens and green spaces this month! 🦋🌻 See how many you can spot in the Big Butterfly Count from 17 July - 9 August 👉 bigbutterflycount.org
Butterfly Conservation's Butterflies and Moths to see in July: Common Blue, Small Elephant Hawk-moth, Painted Lady, Silver Y, Peacock, Six-spot Burnet, Meadow Brown, Garden Tiger, Small White
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Herdwick Sheep @herdwicksheep.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
A little last-minute opport-ewe-nity! 🐑 We’ve had a cancellation and now have spaces available for tomorrow’s Herdwick Experience at 10.30am. If you fancy starting July with some fabulous sheep, fresh air and stunning Lake District views, get in touch to book! 💚
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Survival International @survivalinternational.org · 25/06/2026
If you're going into a holiday period, consider these dos & don’ts before you travel to Indigenous lands. 👇️ Beware that many tourist destinations are empty of the very people who originally managed the lands and protected the nature & wildlife we see there today.
Advice for tourists who visit Indigenous territoriesIf you're visiting a national park or going on safari, be aware that you could be supporting  "fortress conservation."Millions of Indigenous people around the world have been ​​illegally evicted from their ancestral lands in the name of conservation.

These evictions continue today and destroy Indigenous people and communities.Advice for tourists travelling to Indigenous territories

WHAT TO DO:
1. INFORM YOURSELF before you go and boycott unethical travel

2. PRIORITIZE companies that work closely with Indigenous peoples and share any profits equally with them

3. RESPECT the cultures and way of life of the Indigenous people you visit
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Bat Conservation Trust @batconservation.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
🦇 Please note this is the busiest time for our small National Bat Helpline team who is answering the phones and the current heatwave is making the lines even busier. If you need help with a bat and can't get through please check this page : www.bats.org.uk/advice/help-...
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Clare Mumford @claremumford.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
If you're in the Lancaster (NW England) area, come to our bug hunt this Saturday to count and identify invertebrates and other wildlife. With our friends from @northlancswildlife.bsky.social
Colourful poster advertising a bug hunt on 28 June
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Lyndsey @lyndseydoob.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
We need to continue to expose this abuse and raise the pressure on EU governments to act – share the campaign to free Dr Abu Safiya and all of Gaza’s health workers: secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...
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Free Dr Abu Safiya
Israel has Gaza’s top paediatrician and around 90 other Palestinian medics in military prisons. Join the global call for their freedom!
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Clare Mumford @claremumford.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...
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Hatch of the Day – the football teams with feathery nicknames!
Football meets feathers! Discover which teams take flight with bird nicknames in this fun look at the beautiful game’s wildest mascots.
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Clare Mumford @claremumford.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Bought a new rug in an auction. It's lovely. I put it down on the floor and the first thing the cat does is try and sharpen her claws on it. I can see where this is heading.
Close up extract of Persian carpet, intricate geometric design
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Clare Mumford @claremumford.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Oh blimey. I'd forgotten. It's the by election in Makerfield tonight. 😬
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Clare Mumford @claremumford.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
This looks brilliant!
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North Lancashire Wildlife Group @northlancswildlife.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Rearranged date of July 11th 2pm–4pm for our Daisies, dandelions and thistles workshop. Meet at Heysham Nature Reserve LA3 3JH We will unpick some of the knottier ID problems and then look at specimens on site. Booking £6. Contact Rob at robszsz@yahoo.co.uk to book
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Amy @amzomac.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
This. It's not enough to not be racist. You have to be actively ANTI-racist. And that means making sure anyone who is racist knows you will challenge them - unapologetically. Make racists afraid again. Zero tolerance! 👊❌️
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Clare Mumford @claremumford.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
#wildflowerhour in the #Yorkshiredales, beautiful meadows of buttercups, clover, mous ear(? Small white, star-like?)
Green field full of yellow, pink, and white flowers, with darker hills in background
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North Lancashire Wildlife Group @northlancswildlife.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Our next field trip is Tues 9th June 7pm to 9pm as we explore a Lancaster garden's wildlife. Meet at the entrance to Cromwell Road Grid Ref: SD473609, What 3 Words: glare.drill.herbs
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Clare Mumford @claremumford.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Three big red strawberries being held  in a hand, with a bowlful of strawberries in the background
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Gaia Vince @wanderinggaia.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Places are becoming unliveable #NomadCentury
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Clare Mumford @claremumford.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
I've had to take off the bracelet that my mum gave me because it was making me hungry. It is made out of bits of clay.
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Survival International @survivalinternational.org · 27/05/2026
Eramet is a French mining company. Its activities in Indonesia threaten the very existence of the uncontacted Indigenous Hongana Manyawa people. 27% of the company is owned by the French government. French taxpayers’ money cannot be used to fund this. Tag @rolandlescure.bsky.social #STOPEramet
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Clare Mumford @claremumford.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
This was very educational me: about how to spot signs that someone might be drowning. Please pass it on ☹️
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Oxfam GB @oxfamgb.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Meet Richard 👋 He’s a multidisciplinary artist and volunteer at Oxfam Bloomsbury who has been using his skills to create wonderfully whimsical shop window displays. His latest work celebrates Oxfam Bloomsbury’s 20th anniversary. Swipe to see his more of his illustrations ➡️ #SupporterOfTheWeek
Person stands beside a window with "Oxfam" painted in rainbow letters. The window reads, "We've been here 20 years! Making poverty history". The text above the window says, "Fights Poverty". The person is holding paintbrushes.Storefront window with a sign that reads "OXFAM" and has a rainbow design. Below, it says "THREE STEPS TO HAPPINESS..." with cartoon figures showing "1. BUY BOOKS", "2. READ BOOKS", and "3. LOVE BOOKS".A shop window display features Oxfam unwrapped posters, "THANK YOU TEACHER BUNGLE", and various books. An illustration of a cartoon penguin is in the corner.Painted window display for OXFAM featuring "Season's Readings!" Two snowmen, one in a top hat, read books beside a goat with a red scarf, all against a backdrop of falling snow.
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Clare Mumford @claremumford.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
This is a lovely website to spend a tea break on 🧡🩷❤️
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Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Michaela is cheering on the remarkable Large Blue for #BritainsFavouriteButterfly. Vote for your favourite 👉 britainsfavouritebutterfly.co.uk/?u… ✏️ Illustrations by Richard Lewington
Michaela is sat cross-legged in a field of red poppies, smiling at the camera. Text at the top reads 'Michaela Strachan' and text at the bottom reads 'I'm voting for the Large Blue' with a cut-out illustration of a Large BlueCut-out illustration of a Large Blue butterfly with quote from Michaela Strachan underneath: "This butterfly has made a remarkable recovery after being declared extinct in Britain and I love a success story. It also makes me laugh because, despite its name, it really isn't very large!" Vote now at britainsfavouritebttrfiy.co.uk".
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Tish Murtha (1956-2013), social documentary photographer who documented marginalised communities under Thatcher in NE England #womensart (Image care of/property of Ella Murtha)
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Clare Mumford @claremumford.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
I am loving Professor Nick Palfreyman's inaugural professorial lecture. www.youtube.com/live/pswYblq...
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Nick Palfreyman - Inaugural Professorial Lecture
YouTube video by Nick Palfreyman
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Alex Hanna @alexhanna.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
We are also releasing a new research primer, "Myths about Generative AI, Productivity, and Labor Displacement", which discusses five common myths around generative AI at work. This primer will be the first of many. labor.dair-institute.org/primers
Screenshot of the primer: “Myths about Generative AI, Productivity, and Labor Displacement". Alex Hanna, Tina M. Park, Sophie Song. May 2026. Logos for the Luddite Lab and DAIR.
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Clare Mumford @claremumford.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Who needs #ChelseaFlowerShow when I've got my own front garden patch in the twilight gloom? 😄
Pink, orange and white flowers in a small front garden plot
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Clare Mumford @claremumford.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Every year something new catches my eye in the @unilancashire.bsky.social 's campus. This year it's the lovely irises.
Pinky brown irises in a garden bed with purple allium and dark red roses in the background
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