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Over 20 years working in the nature conservation sector. West Country based but a Suffolk girl at heart.

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miriamwoolie.bsky.social @miriamwoolie.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Scabious on Morgan's Hill back in June. #wildflowerhour
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miriamwoolie.bsky.social @miriamwoolie.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Far too late for #wildflowerhour but there were lots of betony seed heads on my walk through the fields this evening #somervalley
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miriamwoolie.bsky.social @miriamwoolie.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Not only has the frogbit gone completely mad and covered every inch of our pond this year, it has also flowered for the first time ever!
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miriamwoolie.bsky.social @miriamwoolie.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
I remember seeing these as a child on holidays in the Swiss Alps (1980s). Sad to hear they have become so rare.
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miriamwoolie.bsky.social @miriamwoolie.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
They seek him here, they seek him there...
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miriamwoolie.bsky.social @miriamwoolie.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
My three orchids of the week - the lizard and the heath spotted are new ones for me. #WildflowerHour
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miriamwoolie.bsky.social @miriamwoolie.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Mike Dilger - One thousand Shades of Green
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miriamwoolie.bsky.social @miriamwoolie.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Fragrant orchid, Twayblade and Lesser Butterfly orchid at the marvellous Morgan's Hill. #WildflowerHour
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miriamwoolie.bsky.social @miriamwoolie.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Common Spotted Orchid. Midsomer Norton #WildflowerHour #OrchidChallenge #midsomernorton
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miriamwoolie.bsky.social @miriamwoolie.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Greetings Painted Ladies. How nice to see you! #ukbutterflies
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miriamwoolie.bsky.social @miriamwoolie.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
The strangest looking Common Hawkweed. This is just one stem on the plant - everything else looks like it normally does #wildflowerhour
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miriamwoolie.bsky.social @miriamwoolie.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
The beauty of Goatsbeard #wildflowerhour
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miriamwoolie.bsky.social @miriamwoolie.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Hit the jackpot - just heard a Cuckoo!! 😊
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miriamwoolie.bsky.social @miriamwoolie.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Common Ragwort (Senecio Jacobaea) is native to the UK. The ragwort you are describing is Oxford Ragwort (Senecio Squalidus) and, as you say, is non native
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VoteClimate.uk @voteclimateuk.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
👇English councils with the most CLIMATE SUPER-MARGINALS - seats where 50 votes could swing it for the Greens or Lib Dems. 🗳️ If you live here (or know others who do), get out and VoteClimate tomorrow! Find the pro-climate choice for your post code here: VoteClimate.uk/local-elections/
A table showing the top climate super-marginals:
Hounslow - 9
Croydon - 8
West Sussex - 7
Enfield - 7
Isle of Wight - 6
Brent - 5
East Sussex - 5
Suffolk - 5
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miriamwoolie.bsky.social @miriamwoolie.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
First orchid of the year - an Early Purple.
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miriamwoolie.bsky.social @miriamwoolie.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
It's a bit late for #wildflowerhour but I saw my first Cuckoo flower of the year the other day. It made me smile.
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miriamwoolie.bsky.social @miriamwoolie.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Our Somerset Valley Rediscovered volunteers had an exciting find recently www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Rare 'fairy club' fungus found for the first time in Great Britain
The discovery of the tennis ball-sized fungus, known as Clavaria calabrica, was made in Somerset.
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miriamwoolie.bsky.social @miriamwoolie.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
Purple and yellow catkins on the Snails Brook near Radstock. The photo doesn't really do it justice - particularly the Alder catkins which were a much more vivid purple in real life.
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 22/01/2026
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miriamwoolie.bsky.social @miriamwoolie.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
I came across a copy of Orchid Summer in a charity shop recently and absolutely loved it. It has inspired me to try and find some of the species that I haven't yet seen - a great New Year's Resolution!
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miriamwoolie.bsky.social @miriamwoolie.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
Midsomer Norton Heritage Railway in the sunset. Lovely to be out walking at dusk #midsomernorton
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miriamwoolie.bsky.social @miriamwoolie.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
The musicians weren't the only stars at #PriddyFolkFestival this weekend. Look at this beautiful Hummingbird Hawk Moth enjoying the verbena! Photo courtesy of my 11 year old son. #ukmoths
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miriamwoolie.bsky.social @miriamwoolie.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
It's a native plant in the UK 😊. I have some on the edge of our garden pond. This year its feet are completely dry due to lack of rain and the low pond levels, but it's still thriving.
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miriamwoolie.bsky.social @miriamwoolie.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Pyramidal Orchid complete with Skipper (I'm not sure which one). Midsomer Norton Town Park #midsomernorton
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miriamwoolie.bsky.social @miriamwoolie.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
Happy Solstice #glastonburytor
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miriamwoolie.bsky.social @miriamwoolie.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
There's been a mass emergence of dragonflies from the pond. 6 cases on the yellow flag. Sad that I missed it, but very happy our little pond is so wildlife rich.
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miriamwoolie.bsky.social @miriamwoolie.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
A thick legged flower beetle in the garden this morning. One of my faves!
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miriamwoolie.bsky.social @miriamwoolie.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Hawthorn in the garden is humming with life. The insects are loving it!
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miriamwoolie.bsky.social @miriamwoolie.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
Cuckoo Flower
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miriamwoolie.bsky.social @miriamwoolie.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
The swallows are back!
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miriamwoolie.bsky.social @miriamwoolie.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Spring flower loveliness in Somerset. A camera shy Beefly was also around, visiting the flowers to a soundtrack of Chiffchaff.
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miriamwoolie.bsky.social @miriamwoolie.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
Happy to see that this beautiful yet unassuming chapel in Walpole is getting some love. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Work to save 17th Century Halesworth chapel to start in April
Cracks in the building have allowed water to seep in and damage the structure.
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miriamwoolie.bsky.social @miriamwoolie.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
#Somervalley sunrise
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miriamwoolie.bsky.social @miriamwoolie.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Beautiful Midsomer Norton this morning
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miriamwoolie.bsky.social @miriamwoolie.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Not a bad start to the working week!
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James Rebanks @herdyshepherd.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
I wrote a thing… unherd.com/2024/11/a-fa...
unherd.com
A farmers' revolt is coming
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miriamwoolie.bsky.social @miriamwoolie.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
A Red Waxcap? Found in the fields close to home. Seems to have been a good year for the waxcaps.
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