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Kate Puplett

@katepuplett.bsky.social
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Living in rural Shropshire. Love wildlife, gardening for nature, ancient stones, mooching around in our old motorhome, everything weird and wonderful

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Kate Puplett @katepuplett.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
stoptheracetoreplace.org/en?fbclid=PA...
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Stop the Race to Replace Humans
A remarkable coalition is united: stop the billionaire race to replace humanity with AI. If you agree, add your name.
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Kate Puplett @katepuplett.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/77... Please help stop the spread of these water and power guzzling centres, destroying communities and wildlife habitats, and contributing to global warming 🙏
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Petition: Ban the construction of new AI data centres
We call on the Government to implement an immediate ban on the construction of any new AI data centres, including approved ones, to protect our people, wildlife, water resources, and environment from ...
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
This man made a small puddle in the forest and observed the creatures that came to drink. Original post
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aidThompsin (live, fridays @ 19:30) @aidthompsin.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Officially my most popular video ever. [took a lot of time, effort, writing, re-writing, editing but very happy with how it turned out, proof that a bit of effort delivers rewards i guess] If you haven't given it a look, give it a peak. I personally love the ending. youtu.be/O5ohobqUHsU
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It's All Over For Nick Ferrari - Far-Right Watch
YouTube video by Aid Thompsin
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Emma Mitchell @silverpebble2.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
I'll be closing my jewellery order book tmrw at 10pm- LAST CHANCE to order my individually handmade silver casts of real flowers & tiny wearable sculptures of birds in time for🌲(I ship to the US too) Designs include blackbird, snowdrop,wild carrot, bluebell, jay feather: www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...
My wren design- a tiny wren I've sculpted in recycled silver, with plumage detail hanging on a sterling minibelcher chainAn intricate cast of a real snowdrop I've made in recycled silver, hanging from a sterling minibelcher chainAn intricate cast of a lily of the valley flower I've made in recycled silver hanging from a sterling minibelcher chainAn intricate cast of a jay feather I've made in recycled silver, hanging from a sterling minibelcher chain
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MꙬse Allain @mooseallain.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
Every year we make a free-to-download-and-print-off-yourself colouring-in Advent Calendar. This year’s heavily features Bigfoots. Please share! Download it for free here… www.worldofmoose.com/pages/2025-b...
Part of our 2025 Advent Calendar, a black and white line drawing showing my version of Bigfoots wearing wintery clothes and bearing various wrapped Christmas presents.
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Mark Watson @watsoncomedian.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
I've mentioned this quietly, but - since the summer my hobby has been making this ambitious murder mystery podcast. A story. Narrated by me, with a mouthwatering cast. Partly interactive. Trailer is coming tomorrow but if you like the sound of this, please follow @murderbastard.bsky.social.
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Boatman Cryptics @boatmancryptics.co.uk · 14/11/2025
It's the Seasonal Reposting Competition! Repost this over the weekend, and on Sunday one lucky person will win a signed copy of one of my books. For you or the #crossword addict in your life: 50 fiendish @theguardian.com #puzzles and all the stories behind them: boatmancryptics.co.uk/crossword-bo...
Boatman - the first 50 reportedly makes a great present or holiday read, exemplified by this image of the book opened to show the story behind the Shipping Forecast puzzle, on display on Brighton beach.

Reviewing Boatman - the first 50, Alan Connor (The Guardian's crossword editor and the brains behind many of BBC2’s quiz programs) says: "This is one to savour. Boatman's puzzles are witty and ingenious. It is an extraordinary pleasure to read how his unique mind works. The first 50 is a book I never knew I needed in my life. Gift it to yourself and to the word-lovers in yours".

Hugh Stephenson (Alan’s predecessor at The Guardian) says: "This is a unique book of crosswords" and Henry Morris: "a Boatman crossword is like a theme park. Each daunting line is a rollercoaster ... He scares you witless. But you can't wait to do it all over again".Boatman - the second 50 contains another 50 puzzles from The Guardian, with five bonus puzzles previously only available online and including puzzles, solutions and the ideas and stories behind them, exemplified by this image of the book opened to show one of the stories, which is accompanied by a picture of a large cow.

Reviewing Boatman - the second 50, Gyles Brandreth says: "If you want a fiendish crossword, you want the best - which means you want Boatman, because he is the best" and Brian Bilston: "Cracking crosswords - each puzzle a delightful daily workout for the brain and a welcome tonic for the soul".
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Zodidog / Kimbers @zodidog.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
The hope for hedgehogs #hogdoodle charity auction is live. Take a peek you might see something you like. New doodles yer to be added so keep checking in www.jumblebee.co.uk/Hogdoodle25
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#Hogdoodle 2025
#hogdoodle is a collection of hedgehog doodles including some drawn by well known authors, illustrators, comedians, musicians and celebrities. Each #hogdoodle is in itself a bespoke one off piece of a...
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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 01/10/2025
Consider this your sign to vote in our Annual General Meeting! Make a difference by letting us know what’s important to you. You have until midnight on 31 October: buff.ly/GGr65eT
A parkland with deer grazing underneath a large tree with wide branches. A low autumnal sun gleans through the branches and casts a glow on the deer below.
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Kate Puplett @katepuplett.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Happy memories of our Cornish holiday… Brewing up on Dollar Cove near Gunwalloe as the sun set and enjoying the tranquility of our picnic spot in Tanglewood Wild Garden 💚#smallbeautieshour
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Emma Mitchell @silverpebble2.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
These are one-off items-we've the little printers' tray like inserts to fit each of the 4 tins & 3-4 hrs of work have gone into each. If you’re interested in one of these 4 kits pls message me on etsy here (click ‘contact shop owner’ near my photo): www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...
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Emma Mitchell @silverpebble2.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Last chance to join this botanical illustration & mental health workshop👇. If you could maybe RT to put the workshop in front of more eyes I'd appreciate it so much. Thankyou 🌿
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Kate Puplett @katepuplett.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
youtube.com/watch?v=pJEQ... This is wonderful 💚
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Hat-Trick, 2025
YouTube video by Dyfi Osprey Project
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Chris Packham @chrisgpackham.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
C'mon , let's get fossil fuel ads banned . . . first step , a debate in Parliament . Will you be the 100,000th signature on my petition ? Sign at govpetition.uk/700024 – almost there !
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Anne Louise Avery @annelouiseavery.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
🦊 Competition time! To celebrate the beginning of summer, I'm giving away a signed edition of my Reynard the Fox, a Fox for All Seasons journal, packets of Dorset biscuits & tea to honour my other main character Old Fox & a charming & fluffy fox companion! Simply like, repost & follow to enter! 🌷🦊
A still life of prizes: Reynard the Fox book, A Fox for All Seasons journal open at a map of Flanders, a toy fox, Dorset tea and biscuits.
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Emma Mitchell @silverpebble2.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
Thankyou SO much for your help RTing my workshops I have 3 you can sign up for atm: 🌿botanical illustration 🪶bird illustration & 🐚small museums In all 3 I teach you how creative activity's a neuroscientific hack for anxiety & you'll get a discounts on stationery & my Etsy: workshops.emmamitchell.uk
Cornflowers, Nigella & sweetness in shades of blue & purple with my illustrations of them on the opposite page of a sketchbookMy illustrations of a blackcap, song thrush, coal tit, long tailed tit and wrenSpring nature finds and my illustrations alongside them along with a watercolour palette & paintbrushAn autumnal collection/small museum of nature finds including pebbles, shells, feathers, seagrass and small good things that fell off trees
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Emma Mitchell @silverpebble2.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
I'm recovering from a breakdown atm-finances bit worrying atm. I teach illustration & how creative activity improves mental health-I've taught on BBC Countryfile & the V & A. I've 3 w'shops atm-learn sth new & support me at same time-enter THANKYOU15 for 15%off. Pls RT,ty: workshops.emmamitchell.uk
My illustration of a coal titSmall collection of blue & purple summer flowers on a sketch book - cornflowers, Nigella & sweet peas laid out with my illustrations of them on the opposite page & a small pale blue fountain pen I used to make the drawings nearbyA collection of spring nature finds such as forget me nots, wood avens, borage etc. with my illustrations of some of them nearby, along with a watercolour palette, paintbrushFive of my pen and ink illustrations of British birds: blackcap, redwing, coal tit, long tailed tit & wren, some with scientific names & the dates I made the drawings
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Allotment Cats @allotmentcat.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Robert Allotment cat,now helped by Janet & Amanda @AllotmentCat · 3h chng.it/JBG9h8wBnt This is the petition, I hope I've done it right. (you don't need to pay anything)
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Sign the Petition
Stop vehicles parking on the allotments drive
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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
WORLD-FIRST: Ground-breaking research published today in the Ornithologist Journal has, for the first time, translated common UK bird vocalisations into equivalent phrases in the human language. The results tell us a lot! Extracts below... 🧵
The front cover of a scientific journal titled Ornithologist, dated 1 April 2025. The main headline reads: “BIRDS: DECODED - Groundbreaking New Science.” Below that, a subheading says: “What are the UK’s birds really saying? Pioneering new research provides the answers.”
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Kate Puplett @katepuplett.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
An important thread on how to help out queen bumblebees at this time of year 🐝 🐝🐝
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Kate Puplett @katepuplett.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
A train journey along the Cambrian Line to Barmouth with a dear friend, past mountains, waterfalls and breathtaking coastal scenery, followed by frolics on the beach with her rescue dog, who had never seen the sea before and thought the beach was the best thing ever! ☀️🌊🐶 #smallbeautieshour
A flat sandy beach, with a hill and houses along the seafront and mountains silhouetted in the distanceA small black dog running along a flat sandy beachDark clouds, silvery sea, pale sandA silhouette of a man and dog walking along the sea’s edge
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Kate Puplett @katepuplett.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
We were worried that a small hedgehog we had in the garden last winter wouldn’t survive hibernation- but I saw him last night, a bit dishevelled, but bright eyed and eager for food. Welcome back, little one🦔💚 #smallbeautieshour
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Allotment Cats @allotmentcat.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Nick Mays here on behalf of Betty, Amanda and Janet. Have no fear! The Twitter/X posts will be reproduced here regularly by Yours Truly, starting today (Monday 10th March). Please spread the word! 😀😺
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Kate Puplett @katepuplett.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
I saw my first bumblebee of the year today on a clump of crocuses - here it is heading to the next flower, so laden with pollen I’m surprised it could take off 😊🐝💚 #smallbeautieshour
A bumblebee covered in pollen taking off from a crocus
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SlenderSherbet @slendersherbet.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
Desperate doesn't even begin to cover their current situation. Please, I'm begging you, help Meesh and her team at @baliaid.bsky.social continue their wonderful work by donating at paypal.com/paypalme/lovin… or lovinaanimalwelfare.org and please share this. Thank you ❤️
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Anne Louise Avery @annelouiseavery.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Exhausted by the news, the Fox of Greenwich Village had gone to see an exhibition of watercolours by Thomas Moran at the Met. He walked listlessly from painting to painting, his mind churning over the morning paper, the violent rives torn daily in the fragile veil of democracy by men so monstrous that their very souls had fled their mortal frames. Wiping away a sudden tear, he reached the final landscape and was abruptly, unexpectedly, spellbound. 
A fiery sunset over the ocean, a study so slight and yet so skilful, so beautiful, so ephemeral,  it sent shivers all the way to the end of his white-tipped tail and his long elegant whiskers.  
He moved closer to read the faint pencil inscription, suddenly desperate to know which sea, which eternal sky had been captured in those delicate washes of paint. 
And there it was, in the artist's clear and distinctive hand: "T. Moran, 1883. The Gulf of Mexico."
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Kate Puplett @katepuplett.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
A very generous giveaway to brighten these dark days. Anne Louise Avery’s writing is truly wonderful 💚
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Kate Puplett @katepuplett.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
We all need an albatross chick today 💚
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Cian McCarthy @arealmofwonder.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Your Timely Mid-Week Treat of Intriguing Words 🤓 Pick your winner 🥇 A B C D (Next Selection: Friday!)
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Kate Puplett @katepuplett.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
One of my favourite quotes 💚
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
This petition to stop Musk pouring his cash into UK politics is currently the most popular on the parliamentary petitions site It’s leapt from under 30k signatures yesterday evening to nearly 40k now You know what to do: keep signing & sharing! bsky.app/profile/guys...
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
With everything so seemingly terrible these days & no sign of anything remotely hopeful in the near future, I thought you might need this photo of a baby giraffe.
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Cian McCarthy @arealmofwonder.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
Trying to make myself known to more of the people on this who once followed me on X. 😄 Reposts appreciated! #arealmofwonder #cianmccarthy
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Liza Adamczewski aka the accidental ecologist @lizaadamczewski.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
Please help me! I’m on X because that’s where my paintings sell. I shift about 95% of my work there. If I could just get my followers up to the same level here, it would release me from the swamp. I live in the middle of nowhere so I rely on social media to share & show my work.
My profile on X The rewilding meadow in front of the cottageA lapwing iconThe yellow back door
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Emma Mitchell @silverpebble2.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
My February beginners' botanical illustration & mental health w'shop is now open. I'll teach you: ✒️🌿How to break plants down into simple shapes & add shading 🧠How time spent creatively improves mental health Limited spaces. Earlybird price expires 1 Jan: workshops.emmamitchell.uk/courses/bota...
Cornflower, Nigella Russian sage & sweet peas, all shades of blue & purple on the LH page of a sketch book, with my fountain pen illustrations of them on the RH pageOne of my nature diaries with various finds: a feather, a pressed leaf of pignut, A sprig of feverfew & dried hydrangea, stems of lavender & a pheasant feather on a sketch book with my detailed drawings of them alongside4 winter flowering plants: heather, hellebore, winter-flowering cherry and Viburnum tinus and pink snowberry, each on a piece of sketch book paper with my detailed drawings of them alongsideA series of nature finds & botanical specimens including Geranium phaeum,a song thrush's egg, empty grove snail shell & wood avens found on walks & in my garden during the summer, with my detailed drawings of them alongside
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Kate Puplett @katepuplett.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Adorable 💚
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Emma Mitchell @silverpebble2.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
My Etsy shop will close in 2 hrs’ time. Last chance to bagsy one of my botanical things, many of which shift your brain biochemistry for the better. Would be smashing if you could RT if you get a moment. Thankyou 🌿x
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Cian McCarthy @arealmofwonder.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Words for the Weekend 🥳 Pick your winner ⭐️ A B C D (Follow for more!)
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Cian McCarthy @arealmofwonder.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
"It's the great mystery of human life that old grief passes gradually into quiet tender joy. The mild serenity of age takes the place of the riotous blood of youth." ~ Fyodor Dostoevsky A Village Street in Winter 🎨 Alfred Sisley (1893)
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SlenderSherbet @slendersherbet.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
"What the fuck, Steve?"
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Kate Puplett @katepuplett.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Wow, what a bird 💚
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Lucy Antal aka Grab Your Spoon @lucyantal.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
December. Lights, fires & candles against the dark. Indulgent food, whatever you celebrate & enjoy. Citrus fruit & mangoes add golden notes, pomegranates bring rubies. Comforting potatoes in all their forms. Dark greens add minerals, carrots & parsnips bring sweet notes. Be merry!
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MꙬse Allain @mooseallain.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
The leaf
An illustration featuring a snowy landscape with sparse, bare trees. In the foreground, a person holds the hand of a small child. Nearby stands a dog. They are all facing a tree with a single leaf. A caption on the drawing reads “On Tuesday we went to see the leaf”
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Tanita Tikaram @tanitatikaram.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Tove Jansson (1914 - 2001) 'Smoking Girl ( Self-Portrait )' 1940 ❤️ #painting #artoftheday #womenartists
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Emma Mitchell @silverpebble2.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
It would be so great if you could RT my Etsy shop in the twoots below/above. My🌲 jewellery orders usually make up a significant part of my income at this time of yr but the X exodus has meant I’ve only received 1 order-pretty scary income-wise. A small boost would help so much. Thankyou🌿
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Emma Mitchell @silverpebble2.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
I know it's a little early for an advert on here but this evening I'll be opening my Etsy shop (silverpebble) to take orders for🌲. I cast real flowers & nature finds in recycled silver & make tiny wearable versions of much-loved bird species. I'll link to my shop this evening...I ship anywhere🌿
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