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Clare W

@clarewonblue.bsky.social
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Nature, blue skies and kindness - these are a few of my favourite things

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Emma Mitchell @silverpebble2.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
There are still some spaces left on my 29 Aug botanical illustration & mental health w’shop You’ll learn: 🌿how to break plants down into simple shapes & add shading 🧠how creative activity alters brain biochemistry to improve mental health BBC clip next post: workshops.emmamitchell.uk/courses/bota...
A spring collection of botanical & nature finds with my drawings alongside & a watercolour palette in the top LH cornerAn autumnal collection of nature finds on a Kraft paper sketch book with my illustrations alongside with some art materials at the top of the image Cornflowers, nigella, sweet peas & Russian sage on the LH side of a Kraft paper sketch book & my illustrations of them on the RH page
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Emma Mitchell @silverpebble2.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
I trained as a molecular cell biologist & have wonky mental health so am obsessed with effective ways to alter brain chemistry for the better. My workshops start at £10 & are a 💯💯 way to support me while learning to draw AND how creative activity lifts mood: workshops.emmamitchell.uk/collections?...
My illustrations of 5 garden birdsA page from my nature journal in late summerA collection of nature and botanical finds and my illustrations and watercolours of them
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Emma Mitchell @silverpebble2.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
...held on Saturday 29th is here👇 A repost would really really help but understandably v few people will see to the end of the thread (hoping a few will). workshops.emmamitchell.uk/courses/bota...
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Clare W @clarewonblue.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
I’ve just signed this birthday card for Sir David Attenborough’s 100th -- thought you might like to add your name too! act.gp/4uiak8e
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Wish Sir David Attenborough a happy 100th birthday
We are putting together a 100th birthday card from all of us who care about people, nature and planet as much as David does, to celebrate this incredible milestone. Will you add your name today?
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Dave Goulson @davegoulson.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
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Ubiquitous presence of pesticides in feathers of common UK birds - Environmental Science and Pollution Research
Pesticides continue to be widely used despite the concerns about their negative impacts on non-target organisms. Birds are at risk from exposure to several classes of pesticides regardless of the habi...
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
The @nationaltrust.org.uk only rarely ask their members to take political action, but when they do, it’s seismic. Please take the NT’s action, email your MP demanding the Government protect 30% of the UK for nature by 2030: campaigns.nationaltrust.org.uk/page/186395/... bsky.app/profile/nati...
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Nature = Future
Please share this important action
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Botanical University Challenge @bucbotany.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
🌱🌾🌲🌍🌿🍄🌺🌳🌴🌷Welcome to 2026 - and another team registered for Botanical University Challenge 2026 - University of Plymouth. Their team first competed in 2022, and were the runner-up in 2025! #BUC2026
Information about degrees including plants at university of Plymouth.
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Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland (BSBI) @bsbibotany.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
Not long now until #NewYearPlantHunt starts! Everything you need is here: bsbi.org/take-part/ac... Spotter sheets, Top Tips for successful hunting, info about group hunts, guidance on taking photos for #WildFlowerID, links to the #BSBIRecordingApp for uploading your finds & info on how to get help.
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Cath Hodsman @cathhodsman.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
This.....🙏🌍🤍
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Rob Larter @polarrobs.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Some good news. www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
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Government rules out plan to block out the sun after warning of ‘severe’ risks
Announcement comes after more than 40 polar scientists warned ideas to slow polar ice loss were unrealistic, unaffordable and dangerous
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The English Oak Project @thekentacorn.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Who is missing our English Bluebells? A bluebell a week until they wake again next year #5
An English Bluebell
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Emma Mitchell @silverpebble2.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
I cansend parcels to the US again so at 8pm this eve my Etsy shop will open with my new seasonal collections of greetings cards. I create my photos using recent neuroscientific research- looking at themmoves your thoughts away from fight or flight:they're affordable art www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...
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Rob Larter @polarrobs.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Very sad news www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... 😪
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Last Banks's beer brewed at 150-year-old base in Wolverhampton
It opened in 1875, but bosses announced last year it would close as part of a company restructuring.
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Emma Mitchell @silverpebble2.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
It would be so great if you could RT my tweet above if you have a spare few seconds. At the moment, due to a recent breakdown there's a limit to what I can manage work-wise & I make my living via my Etsy shop. Putting my shop in front of a few more eyes on here would help massively. Thankyou🌿🪶🐚
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Botanical University Challenge @bucbotany.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
🌱🌾🌍🌺🍄 #BUC2025 Final contest for 2025 champions in Botanical University Challenge coming up soon - 20 August! Who will ask the questions? Who will win? Streamed YouTube www.youtube.com/@BotanicalUn... All earlier rounds there already!
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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) @ukceh.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
🌿 The National Plant Monitoring Scheme has turned 10! More than 1,000 volunteers have gathered 250k+ botanical records that feed into the UK Biodiversity Indicators. Marking the milestone, the 2024 report shares surveyor stories & a timeline of NPMS highlights. 🔗 🧪 www.npms.org.uk/article/npms...
Front cover of National Plant Monitoring Scheme Annual Report 2024Books and papers lying on daisy covered grassTwo people outside in a rural environment look at information on a clipboard
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The i Paper @theipaper.com · 14/07/2025
As the Met Office says extreme weather is the UK's new normal, climate expert Bill McGuire says the country is ill-prepared for the future ➡️ Read more: trib.al/EFAoydD
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Shitlawns @shitlawns.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
If there is more life on a kids nit comb than a garden, we need Government to step in and end the trend. Please sign to ban domestic use of Plastic Grass petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
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Joshua Styles @joshual951.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
A day early for #NationalMeadowsDay, but just look at this ancient wildflower meadow I stumbled upon in Staffordshire the other day! Grasslands should be full of life like this beauty, but often fall silent. Restoring them is vital if we want to see nature recover 🌱❤️
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Plantlife @plantlifeuk.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
This #NationalMeadowsDay, help us urge governments to protect our last irreplaceable meadows 📢. These vital ecosystems support both nature and us—but once lost, they’re gone forever. ✍️ Write to your MP or MSP today and demand their protection: loom.ly/ADenswU #IrreplaceableMeadows
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Jillybean @jhammerstone.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
Weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them 🌱 ~ A.A. Milne #flowers #gardening #nature #JuneBlooms #bloomscrolling
Purple/pink Bird vetch, a weed to some, showing off by floating in the garden.
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Sam Bright @writesbright.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
The astounding hypocrisy of the UK’s DOGE-obsessed politicians
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The astounding hypocrisy of the UK’s DOGE-obsessed politicians
When we exposed obscene levels of fraud and waste, Farage, Badenoch and co. were nowhere to be seen...
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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
There are some days when the news can be overwhelming and leave you feeling sad and afraid. Today is one of them. Try to remember that the good in the world has always outnumbered the bad, stroke a cat and enjoy the sunshine x (Pic @imageplotter.bsky.social)
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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
I may not always love you But long as there are stars above you You never need to doubt it I'll make you so sure about it...
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Plantlife @plantlifeuk.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
With this Bill, Senedd Members have the chance to leave a lasting legacy for Wales’s unique wildlife. Ambitious, legally-binding targets for nature’s recovery will hold future Governments to account in tackling the nature crisis.
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Shitlawns @shitlawns.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
What in the Rishi Sunak's Helipad is wrong with people!
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Royal Entomological Society @royentsoc.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
#InsectWeek is coming! Insect Week is your annual chance to share and celebrate the fascinating world of insects. This year, we're Standing Tall for the Small and encouraging everyone to take action for insects. #StandTallForTheSmall from 23-29 June 🐞🔽 www.insectweek.org
Stand Tall for the Small poser for Insect Week featuring a detailed close-up of a flyGet involved this Insect Week - Join an event near you, organise your own event, take some photos and enter them into our insect photography competition and more. Visit  InsectWeek.org.
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Holly💖🐾 @nurseholly.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
We are heartbroken about our dear friend Alfie🌈 & send all our love to his mum. If you would like to remember Alfie by helping other cats, can I suggest donating to @newstartrescue.bluesky.social where his mum volunteers. It would mean so much❤️🐾 #CatsOfTwitter #Hedgewatch @alfieandpoppy.bsky.social
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Shitlawns @shitlawns.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
With record temperatures and very little rain before Summer has even begun, we need to start taking better care of our natural world for wildlife and climate. An easy start is to ban lifeless plastic gardens 📝 petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
The 8th May has been marked as VE Day since before Trump was born. VE stands for Victory in Europe. As for the First World War, the idea that some Yank who refused to serve in the military, will command people around the world not to call it Rembrance Day is laughable. Sod off.
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Dave Alston @davea57.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
Still plenty of Lesser celandines around in flower. This one has a bonus pollinator, a Melanostoma sp. hoverfly. #wildflowerhour
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Ruth Newby @ruthnewby.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
No #TreeFlowers this week for #wildflowerhour but I did see some Lady’s Smock and Garlic Mustard in flower (both food plants of the Orange-tip butterfly)
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Jane Wisbey @janewisbey.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
Wood sorrel, this afternoon in Gloucestershire #wildflowerhour
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Kate Bradbury @katebradbury.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
The closing date for the People’s Book Prize is 30 April! THANKS to all who have voted. If you haven’t, I would love you to - this would give a book about climate and biodiversity a push, which could lead to more flowers, hedgehog holes, ponds and more. Thanks! peoplesbookprize.com/2024-cat/non...
A book - One garden against the world - among roses
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Shitlawns @shitlawns.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
At a time when gardens are at their most important for helping wildlife cling on and as mitigation for climate impacts we need people to do the right thing. They don't, so now we need Government to... petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
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Petition: Ban the residential use of artificial grass
We urge the Government to introduce a ban on both the use and sale of artificial grass in residential settings. This should include prohibiting its installation in private gardens and outdoor spaces, ...
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Emma Mitchell @silverpebble2.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
My May botanical illustration & mental health w'shop’s now live. I teach you: 🌿how to break down plants into simple shapes & add shading 🧠how creative activity alters brain biochemistry to improve mental health There’s 15% off atm with the code THANKYOU15: workshops.emmamitchell.uk/courses/bota...
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Dave Goulson @davegoulson.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
This lovely book about the Bishnoi, a group of people willing to give their lives protecting nature, gave me hope that perhaps humankind isn't irredeemably awful after all.
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Botanical University Challenge @bucbotany.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
🌱🌾🌍🌿☘️ Shamrock is used as a symbol for Ireland and #StPatricksDay . But what plant is it? Several species are recognised as shamrock, not just one. Fascinating stories of why botanical, everyday and systematic names do not agree covered in Wikipedia. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shamrock #BUC2025
Pictures of Trifolium dubium and T. repens, the most popular choices as 'shamrock' in surveys in Ireland in 1893 and 1988.
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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 14/03/2025
In a stirring speech last week French Senator @claudemalhuret.bsky.social turned an uncompromising eye on recent developments in the USA and in its relations with Europe. It went viral... we thought we would translate & share./
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Address by Claude Malhuret to the French Senate
In a stirring speech last week a French Senator turned an uncompromising eye on recent developments in the USA and in its relations with Europe
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Feargal Sharkey - fan @feargalsharkey.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
"The Great British Sewage Dump." It's not just our rivers that are being destroyed by water companies, it's people's livelihoods. Today's long read.
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The Great British Sewage Dump
Widespread sewage spills contaminate Britain’s waterways and hit the broader economy.
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Feargal Sharkey - fan @feargalsharkey.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
I see the "Independent" Water Commission has a new member appointed. Douglas Millican former CEO of Scottish Water who caused outrage when he shared almost £1 million in bonuses with 2 colleagues on top of their already 6 figure salaries. The average salary in Scotland is £38k.
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Feargal Sharkey - fan @feargalsharkey.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
The @EnvAgency has known for decades exactly whats wrong with Cambridgeshire's chalk streams and what needs to be done to fix them, we don't need yet more case studies. But wait, it's all being paid for by @AnglianWater and @SthStaffsWater owners of @Cambswater Well that's all right then.
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Clean waters, connected communities: working together to protect and restore chalk streams
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Feargal Sharkey - fan @feargalsharkey.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
"MP says residents ‘hopelessly let down’ as sewage backs up into newbuild homes." So it's not just in the south west, Shropshire next. As mentioned previously WCs are desperate to see huge numbers of new houses built. More houses = more customers = more money.
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https://www.shropshirelive.com/news/2025/03/14/mp-says-residents-hopelessly-let-down-as-sewage-backs-up-into-newbuild-homes/
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Feargal Sharkey - fan @feargalsharkey.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
"Untreated sewage spilling into a village stream has caused a noticeable decline in wildlife, a local resident has said." Yep, sewage does that to rivers.
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South Moreton sewage spill wildlife concerns as water bills rise
Thames Water says upgrades to its treatment works at South Moreton would be complete by 2026.
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Prof Lisa Schipper 🌍🍉💪 @lisaschipper.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
I knew it was bad, but not this bad. An entire road through the amazon built for the Climate COP! If anyone is wondering whether this might be the COP to avoid, I would say yes. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Amazon rainforest cut down to build highway for COP climate summit
The infrastructure required to host climate talks in Belém is undermining the cause, campaigners say.
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Brigit Strawbridge @brigitstrawbridge.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Spring has sprung & buds are beginning to burst into #blossom. At least they are here in Cornwall A good time to remind myself of the differences between Blackthorn & Cherry Plum...explained beautifully in this great blog post by @badbotanist.bsky.social 🌿 badbotanist.wordpress.com/2019/03/08/b...
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Baffled by blackthorn
We often learn best from our mistakes, and I thought I’d pass on a little learning from a mistake I made recently. The unseasonably warm weather brought out Spring in a rush, and I photographed thi…
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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
We are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country. This Friday, where will you be? standupforscience2025.org
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STAND UP FOR SCIENCE
March 7, 2025. Washington DC and nationwide. Because science is for everyone.
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