Reposted by NaomiH.artNick Holmes @thehandlab.bsky.social · 15/09/2026England's Wildlife Trusts are ~90% of the way to raising £30M to buy 3,800 hectares of #Northumberland. If you have some spare money, even just £10, they can really use it *before September 30th*! 🙏 #rewilding #wildlife 🦅🐿🐺🦉 www.wildlifetrusts.org/appeals/roth...wildlifetrusts.orgDonate to Secure The Rothbury Estate | The Wildlife TrustsStretching over 3,800 hectares, the Rothbury Estate in Northumberland is abundant with opportunity. It’s the largest continuous area of land to appear on the market in 50 years. Its sale creates a uni... 02016
Reposted by NaomiH.artPeat-free Partnership @peatfree.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Sunnies off. Wellies on. We’re going to the bog 🌿 Did you know that in the UK, our bogs are also known as peatlands, because they’re stuffed full of peat – the stuff you can still find in bagged compost. Follow us to join our mission to save our bogs from this fate! #EndPeatSales 072
Reposted by NaomiH.artRadio Lento @radiolento.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Absolute highlight of our bus adventure yesterday was this... Sound ON! 👇youtu.beThe Woolwich Foot Tunnel Empty Except For VoicesYouTube video by Radio Lento 65010
Reposted by NaomiH.artRob Walton @robwaltonwriter.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Data centres are springing up everywhere, using massive amounts of energy and water. I’ve signed @friends-earth.bsky.social’s petition calling for a pause on new data centres until the government gets a grip on the situation. Will you join me? action.friendsoftheearth.uk/petition/put...action.friendsoftheearth.ukStop data centres draining our precious resourcesAdd my name Data centres are springing up all over the UK – using massive amounts of electricity and, in many cases, huge amounts of water. The UK is already facing water shortages, high energy demand... 011
Reposted by NaomiH.artDr Marcus Rhodes @marcusrhodes.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Brilliant 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/...theguardian.com‘Small changes can make a big difference’: how getting farmers, fishers and beavers together could save a Cornish riverA local initiative is testing simple ways to stop algal blooms in the River Fal threatening some of England’s most biodiverse marine habitats 03815
Reposted by NaomiH.artDr Craig R McClain @drcraigmc.bsky.social · 25/08/2026A giant clam can top 200 kg and live over a century, but it barely feeds. It farms algae in its colorful mantle, living on the sugar they make in sunlight. Its blue-green cells act like lenses, aiming light at the captive gardens inside. Sunlight built this giant. 🧪 #HowToBuildAGiant #marinelife 621658
Reposted by NaomiH.artMark Leahy @markleahy.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Swim Litany an A3 visual text and score. On August 27th at 37 Looe Street Gallery, a group of performers will read from the text, their voices mixing, blending, bumping against each other as they navigate the three sections. Performance: 1800hrs Thurs 27 Aug at 37 Looe Street, Plymouth, PL4 0DQ 073
Reposted by NaomiH.artThe Dark Sky Ambassador @darkskyambassador.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Amber LED street lights could save millions of insects. New research shows 1800K amber LEDs cut insect attraction by ~40% compared to standard white LEDs, emitting almost no blue light. The study tracked 71,000 bugs across 6 German railway stations. #LightPollution #Insects #Wildlife #DarkSkiesindependent.co.ukResearchers may have solved a problem caused by artificial street lights 15029
Reposted by NaomiH.artJames Dyke @jamesgdyke.info · 27/07/2026If you haven't already signed, then please do. There is a small window of opportunity to stop the disastrous plan to cut up to 200 academic jobs in Exeter (most - but not all - in humanities & social sciences). www.change.org/p/stop-redun...change.orgSign the PetitionStop Redundancies at the University of Exeter 057
Reposted by NaomiH.artDevon Development Education at the Global Centre @devondeved.bsky.social · 27/07/2026📚 Join us for a special Pop-up Book Club 🗓 Sun 13 Sept 🕑 4:15-6:15 PM 📍 Bookbag, 7–10 McCoy's Arcade, Fore Street, Exeter, EX4 3AN ✨ FREE ENTRY | Booking required Reserve your place here: bit.ly/Windrush1309 More info: fb.me/e/6WetLuCsU #WindrushGeneration #BookClub #ExeterEvents #Exeter 012
Reposted by NaomiH.artEmma Welton @emmawelton.bsky.social · 26/07/2026The new Prime Minister is writing a "10-year plan" for the UK. The arts & culture MUST be part of it. I've signed @campaignforthearts.org's petition urging @andyburnham.bsky.social to revitalise the arts – to revitalise the whole nation 🌱 Join me: www.campaignforthearts.org/petitions/10-year-plan/campaignforthearts.orgPrime Minister – put the arts in your 10-year plan for the UK | Campaign for the ArtsSign our petition urging the UK Government to build a country where the arts are available from childhood, accessible to all and thriving everywhere. 021
Reposted by NaomiH.artIan McMillan @imcmillan.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Inspiring piece in today’s Observer magazine 2255
NaomiH.art @naomihart.bsky.social · 26/07/2026One swift this evening, I don't remember hearing them yesterday or today. I think they've gone... #bird #birds 010
NaomiH.art @naomihart.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Help required please #moth people! How do I safely remove/free moths from inside my house? I'm scared of hurting them and they aren't very good at following instructions (I'm not very good at Mothspeak, to be fair) 010
NaomiH.art @naomihart.bsky.social · 20/07/2026It feels like the #swifts have gone or are going. 30 here last week. 5 now. I hope I'm wrong. #birds #bird 001
Reposted by NaomiH.artTerry McGlynn @hormiga.bsky.social · 17/07/2026For those who haven't heard of this yet, the fastest/easiest way to reduce indoor air pollution from wildfire smoke is to get a basic 20x20 box fan, and slap a single 20x20 air filter (make sure it's very high MERV) on the back. No tape or anything, it just sticks to the back of the fan. 42918
Reposted by NaomiH.artDr Marcus Rhodes @marcusrhodes.bsky.social · 17/07/2026#BigButterflyCount is here! Between now and the 9th August: - spend 15 mins in a sunny spot - count the butterflies you see - submit your sightings Find out more at bigbutterflycount.butterfly-conservation.org Happy counting folks! 🦋🦋🦋 14126
Reposted by NaomiH.artButterfly Conservation Europe @europebutterfly.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Well done to all the team at Butterfly Conservation Europe for this momentous piece of work. And a huge cast of moth enthusiasts from across Europe who leant us their expertise 14016
Reposted by NaomiH.artRichard K Broughton @richardkbroughton.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Woodland natural colonisation. This plot in Monks Wood Wilderness Experiment is now 30 years old. Began as semi-improved grassland next to ancient woodland. Left = 10 yr progress: nice grassland & shrub/tree saplings. Right = 20 yr later: dense woody cover, grassy glades, future ancient woodland. 24214
NaomiH.art @naomihart.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Meadow Browns loving the Marjoram/oregano flowers in my garden. They've been feeding for days. 😊 #butterfly #butterflies 000
Reposted by NaomiH.artGuardian Environment @environment.theguardian.com · 12/07/2026‘We plant belonging’: how nature charities and asylum seekers work together in UK countrysidetheguardian.com‘We plant belonging’: how nature charities and asylum seekers work together in UK countrysideEnvironmental and refugee groups have joined forces to benefit lives and wildlife in Wales and elsewhere 073
Reposted by NaomiH.artOcean Hoptimism @oceanhoptimism.org · 11/07/2026Stand with the Moana. 🌊 On July 16–17, Pacific communities and allies around the world will gather at their special ocean places in solidarity against deep-sea mining. Join this growing wave to honor, protect, and stand with the ocean. Register your participation today.docs.google.com 031
Reposted by NaomiH.artBen @benjyhere.bsky.social · 22/11/2024There's always something you can do, in your corner of the landscape, to help. It may feel overwhelming at times - and there's definitely a lively market in despair when failing, often repeatedly, to do a good deed - but nature usually rewards perseverance in the end. It then makes you want more. \2 1193
Reposted by NaomiH.artBig Green Books @biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 08/07/2026More #buyastrangerabook day magic! @fizzandnonsense.bsky.social is offering to buy someone a copy of one of Wendy Cope's poetry books. I've pictured a few here. If there's one that you'd like, get in touch! UK only 22018
Reposted by NaomiH.artThe Planetary Lab @theplanetarylab.bsky.social · 07/07/2026We have a new name and logo! We hope you love it as much as we do! 💚 Stay tuned for our upcoming launch date to come and visit The Planetary Lab in #Barnstaple VERY soon! Find out more on our website: planetarylab.org/rebrand/ 111
Reposted by NaomiH.artMark Berry @boulezian.eurosky.social · 06/07/2026www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...theguardian.comGaza’s musicians reopen bomb-shattered conservatory – in tentsEven though most of their instruments have been destroyed, teachers are restarting classes, using music to give relief to traumatised people 0126
Reposted by NaomiH.artTim Holt-Wilson @timholtwilson.bsky.social · 27/06/2026Hurrah! Following cancelling by Trumpist #DOGE politics, former staff of NOAA’s Climate agency have bitten back and set up a replacement, not-for-profit, climate information service - www.climate.us/news-feature... #globalwarming #globalheating #climatechaos #climatechange #USAclimate.usClimate.us launches independent website for trusted climate informationBuilt by members of the team behind NOAA’s Climate.gov, the new nonprofit resource is supported in part by more than 2,500 small donations from people who want reliable climate science information to ... 01710
Reposted by NaomiH.artRichard K Broughton @richardkbroughton.bsky.social · 26/06/2026New in #BirdStudy and the media today: Swifts are very faithful to nest sites, partners & colonies. Providing nest sites could help maintain populations. High fidelity to nest sites and partners in the Common Swift Apus apus: doi.org/10.1080/0006... www.theguardian.com/environment/... #ornithologytheguardian.comMigrating swifts loyally return every year to nests in buildings, study findsConservationists emphasise importance of protecting nesting sites used by ‘strongly faithful’ red-listed species 04123
Reposted by NaomiH.artDr Craig R McClain @drcraigmc.bsky.social · 20/06/2026The shells of deep-sea snails are often paper-thin, and not by accident. Building a thick shell takes calcium carbonate, calcium carbonate takes energy, and at depth there’s barely enough food to run a body, let alone armor it. The deep sea is full of animals that simply can’t afford to be sturdy. 0293
Reposted by NaomiH.artEmma Welton @emmawelton.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Call for instrumentalists to create and perform a new piece of music telling the Salmon’s story. Performances Exmouth Festival Sun 12 July, SALMON RUN Sat 19 Sept. Any instrument welcome. Tidelines collaboration with Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Participate & Exmouth Festival. Contact me for info. 042
Reposted by NaomiH.artEmma Welton @emmawelton.bsky.social · 19/06/2026The Earthlings, Exeter Making music outside & inside this solstice Sunday, Make Music Day, an annual celebration of music-making. Whether or not you wake up with the sun, make music with us 10.30-12.30. Bring your own instrument or play some of ours. Venue what3words.com/toys.minute.... All welcome. 042
Reposted by NaomiH.artHawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association @hawaiipacificparks.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Behold! 🌿 Haleakalā Silversword Watch begins! 👀 Do you see it? 👁️ One of the endemic silversword plants growing near the summit of Haleakalā Volcano 🌋 ...IS ABOUT TO BLOOM. 🌼 It's a once in a lifetime (for the plant) event, folks. 1st photo: June 7 2nd photo: June 14 #HaleakalaSilverswordWatch🩶🩶🩶 0113
Reposted by NaomiH.artThe Planetary Lab @theplanetarylab.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Applications close at 10pm Friday 12th June for our Centre Coordinator role in #Barnstaple 👉 tinyurl.com/ESC-role-2026 Want to know more about our recruitment & working philosophy? Check out our LinkedIn post: www.linkedin.com/posts/exeter... 022
Reposted by NaomiH.artLin Hawthorne @haggewoods.bsky.social · 08/06/2026Lotus corniculatus, Bird'sfoot Trefoil. it has 130 invertebrate associates, that we know of, across all orders, which use it as a larval food source; they include 18 butterflies, 39 macro moths, and 22 micros. 04410
Reposted by NaomiH.artFiftywords @fiftywords.bsky.social · 05/06/2026Thanks to @zoomburst.substack.com for filling the #PoemsAbput space with #OddFriday #PoemsOn #OpportunityKnocks Ob portum veniens (coming toward a port) is a Latin phrase used when a favorable wind blew ships safely toward the harbour. Over time, this evolved into the English word "opportunity". 4193
Reposted by NaomiH.artCath Hodsman @cathhodsman.bsky.social · 08/06/20261.Did u know?The smallest souls are capable of the biggest feats.After this Marmalade Hoverfly has mated she'll escape to warmer climes by flying across the Channel,into France,over the Pyrenees,at a height of 7,500(!) feet,into Spain/Portugal,where she'll lay her eggs,then die of exhaustion.🌿🌱🇬🇧🌱🌍🪲🪰 2477
Reposted by NaomiH.artNaomiH.art @naomihart.bsky.social · 01/06/2026This is such a great organisation. Do support them if you are able. 102
Reposted by NaomiH.artRebecca R Helm @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 10/04/2026This deep sea creature is as sharp & clear as broken class, & can grow as long as your hand. This giant amphipod, (Cystisoma) only has two colored body parts: the dense orange stomach/egg pouch, & two MASSIVE eyes, which are a glittering holographic orange layer completely covering its head. 📽️ MBARI 10669226
Reposted by NaomiH.artHawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association @hawaiipacificparks.bsky.social · 03/06/2026About 1,400 plants are native to Hawai‘i & nearly 90% of them are found nowhere else on Earth. Many—including 9 loulu palms—are endangered b/c of habitat loss, weeds & feral animals. Plumerias & hibiscuses get all the attention, but Hoffman urges people to learn what makes native flowers so special.hawaiimagazine.com5 of Hawai‘i’s Extraordinary Native FlowersPlumeria, pīkake, pua kenikeni. These flowers—and their scents—conjure up memories of Hawai‘i, but none of them are actually native to the Islands. Rare and resilient, these native flowers to Hawa... 0144
NaomiH.art @naomihart.bsky.social · 01/06/2026This is such a great organisation. Do support them if you are able. 102
Reposted by NaomiH.artESA Exploration @exploration.esa.int · 31/05/2026"Day 106, orbit 1655 — Hello, hi to all the mums on Earth from the mums in space! We’re sending you lots and lots of love 🫶 from up here. Happy Mother’s Day in France and across Europe! Joyeuse fête des mères en France et en Europe !", says esa.int astronaut Sophie Adenot. 📸 ESA/NASA 0697
Reposted by NaomiH.artThe Orchard Project @theorchardproject.bsky.social · 31/05/2026This image says a lot. Planting a fruit tree in our towns and cities shouldn't be a radical act, and yet it still feels like it a lot of the time. Let's normalise making our urban spaces more resilient to our changing climate 🌍️! #HeatwaveUK #CommunityOrchards 2189
NaomiH.art @naomihart.bsky.social · 30/05/2026This stunning creature just hitched a ride on my neck indoors. Set her free in the garden. Wish I'd captured the moment of flight, it was beautiful. Does anyone know what this is? I'm very new to learning bugs #bugsky #uk #devon 040
Reposted by NaomiH.artDevon Development Education at the Global Centre @devondeved.bsky.social · 26/05/2026🌴✨ Celebrate Exeter’s DIVER-city! ✨🌴 Join us for a vibrant weekend celebrating Windrush and the Caribbean community Sat 20 June - fb.me/e/4popRtSe1 Sat 20 June | 6PM–9PM - fb.me/e/7W5bS7gN5 (prebook food) Sun 21 June - fb.me/e/3YznFuVU5 #Exeter #Windrush #CaribbeanCulture #DevonEvents #ExeterEvents 012
Reposted by NaomiH.artRefugee Support Devon @refugeesupportdev.bsky.social · 26/05/2026We’re excited to be part of Reclaim the Stage at Reclaim Festival, rounding of @refugeeweek.bsky.social in Exeter on 20th June at 4pm at the Barnfield Theatre. ✨ Join us for an evening of music and dance from across the globe. ❤️ Find out more and book tickets: exeternorthcott.co.uk/events/recla... 021
Reposted by NaomiH.artBirdGuides @birdguides.bsky.social · 25/05/2026Great news from Brazil, where Red-and-green Macaws have bred successfully in Brazil's Atlantic Forest for the first time in approximately 200 years! 0234
Reposted by NaomiH.artRoyal Astronomical Society @royalastrosoc.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Care passionately about dark skies and the growing problem of satellites and space debris? 🛰️ The Group of Friends for Dark and Quiet Skies, composed of UN COPUOS Member States and Observers, wants to hear from you. ⤵️ 1159