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Richard Jefferies Museum @rjmuseum.bsky.social · 17h

Here's hoping the wonderful Internet can help - the Kennet Valley Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers have made some new felt bowls, based on a request from a member of the public over the summer - he needed the openings to be larger. Can the Internet help find said gentleman? Please share!

A group of grey felt bowls with colourful spots.

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Richard Jefferies Museum @rjmuseum.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

If you missed out on this year’s Halloween tickets, all is not lost. We are still running Nature Kids over the break, and there will still be plenty of themed art and activities to get you in the mood for some autumnal and (not so) spooky fun! richardjefferiesmuseum.sumupstore.com/product/natu...

Children surrounding a wheelbarrow with a number mini pumpkins and squashes, as they were most probably on a pumpkin hunt.

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Richard Jefferies Museum @rjmuseum.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

The mulberry tree at the end of September - still looking lush and not quite ready for autumn yet! "Before it is possible to gather the harvest of thought and observation the summer has passed, and we must bind the hastily stitched book with the crimson leaves of autumn." Field and Hedgerow

The mulberry tree in the centre of the garden at the Richard Jefferies Museum. The sky is blue, the tree is still full of green leaves.

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Richard Jefferies Museum @rjmuseum.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

"It is enough to lie on the sward in the shadow of green boughs, to listen to the songs of summer, to drink in the sunlight, the air, the flowers, the sky, the beauty of all." The Story of My Heart Post-Apple day, let's take some extra time to appreciate these mighty trees that give us so much.

An old apple tree in our orchard, with its trunk covered in ivy. The photo was taken in May 2026, so the sky is bright blue and the tree's branches are covered in green leaves .

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Richard Jefferies Museum @rjmuseum.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

We'll be opening our doors to musicians, poets, and lovers of nature (they are not mutually exclusive) from 1-3pm, for our very first Tree Day Open Mic. Let us know if you're interested in performing! forms.gle/u2w75FXDtiLH...

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Richard Jefferies Museum Open Mic

The first Sunday in December is Tree Day, when we celebrate our trees and give thanks for all they do for us - this isn't a Christmas event, so we do not expect anything festive-themed, just music!…

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Richard Jefferies Museum @rjmuseum.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

What a day it was at the Richard Jefferies Museum yesterday! The weather was lovely, the apples were crushed, the Bang to Rites drummers clearly made friends of the museum Tony (dancer) and Roy (photographer) very happy... Our next open day is 6th December, when we celebrate our trees.

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Richard Jefferies Museum @rjmuseum.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

"Then a wren came by, and though he was so small, his boast was worse than the blackbird's, for he said he was the sharpest and the cleverest of all the birds, and knew more than all put together."

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Richard Jefferies Museum @rjmuseum.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

"... and he was lord over all the blackbirds. In two minutes up came another one from out of the bramble bushes at the corner, and away they went chattering at each other. Presently the starlings on the chimney began to quarrel, and had a terrible set-to....

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Richard Jefferies Museum @rjmuseum.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

"Next two goldfinches began to fight, and then a blackbird came up from the brook and perched on a rail, and he was such a boaster, for he said he had the yellowest bill of all the blackbirds, and the blackest coat, and the largest eye, and the sweetest whistle...

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Richard Jefferies Museum @rjmuseum.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

We have the Big Garden Birdwatch here in the UK, but it's also World Migratory Bird Day today. Do you sometimes imagine what the birds are saying as they sing and chirp above us? Jefferies certainly did, as he writes in Wood Magic:

Three views of a magpie that is a regular to the museum.

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Richard Jefferies Museum @rjmuseum.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

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Richard Jefferies Museum @rjmuseum.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Live music is provided by Mudhoney Blues band, and the Bang to Rites performance drummers will also be performing during the afternoon - come early to secure a bench! Doors open at 1pm. Entry is FREE to all.

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Richard Jefferies Museum @rjmuseum.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Sunday is Apple day at the museum! "They had a song for everything, the mill song, the reapers' song, just as in Somerset, the apple country, they still have a cider song, or perhaps, rather, an orchard song." Field and Hedgerow

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Richard Jefferies Museum @rjmuseum.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

If you simply want to keep up to date with what's happening at the Richard Jefferies Museum, you can follow our WhatsApp channel. Updates are less frequent, as it simply shares our events! whatsapp.com/channel/0029...

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Richard Jefferies Museum @rjmuseum.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

"... Mystery gleaming in the stars, pouring down in the sunshine, speaking in the night, the wonder of the sun and of far space, for twenty centuries round about this low and green-grown dome." The Story of My Heart Get a copy of Our Nature! richardjefferiesmuseum.sumupstore.com/product/our-...

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Our Nature magazine

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Richard Jefferies Museum @rjmuseum.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

It's World Habitat Day! "Two thousand times the woods grew green, and ring-doves built their nests. Day and night for two thousand years—light and shadow sweeping over the mound—two thousand years of labour by day and slumber by night.

A photo of the museum orchard in June this year. Everything is lush and green as the drought hadn't fully kicked in yet.

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Richard Jefferies Museum @rjmuseum.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

And many wondrous words he wrote, And something good to man he showed, About the entering in of Coate, There, on the dusty Swindon road. 19 September 1913

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Richard Jefferies Museum @rjmuseum.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

But though I see all things remote, I cannot see them with the eyes With which ere now the man from Coate Looked down and wondered and was wise. He knew the healing balm of night, The strong and sweeping joy of day, The sensible and dear delight Of life, the pity of decay.

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Richard Jefferies Museum @rjmuseum.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

RICHARD JEFFERIES (LIDDINGTON CASTLE) I see the vision of the Vale Rise teeming to the rampart Down, The fields and, far below, the pale Red-roofédness of Swindon town.

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Richard Jefferies Museum @rjmuseum.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

This National Poetry Day, let's celebrate Charles Hamilton Sorley (1895-1915), who was deeply inspired by Richard Jefferies' nature writings, and sadly died during the First World War.

A collage of portraits of Richard Jefferies (1848-1887) and Charles Hamilton Sorley (1895-1915).

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Richard Jefferies Museum @rjmuseum.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

If you've been thinking of spending some of your time volunteering for a worthy cause, we hope you'll consider our little museum. Get in touch any time. richardjefferies.org/contact As a small charity, we always have jobs that need done!

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Richard Jefferies Museum @rjmuseum.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Some who have stayed with us a little longer have even moved on to fulfilling paid employment, as our team environment has helped them develop the skills required for success at work.

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Richard Jefferies Museum @rjmuseum.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The volunteers who come and do all sorts of tasks at the museum are our lifeblood. We have volunteers who stay for years, and others - because life happens - join us for a shorter period of time.

A collage of four photos, showing volunteers working on different things at the museum. Whatever your interest and ability, we can probably find a job for you.

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Richard Jefferies Museum @rjmuseum.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The toad in Wood Magic tells Bevis a little more about Kapchack, the king: "His palace is up in an immense old apple-tree, dear. It is a long way from here, and it is in an orchard, where nobody is allowed to go." Come to Apple Day on 11th October, 1-5pm - see if you can find his palace!

One part of the old apple tree in the museum orchard, laden with rosy fruit.

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Richard Jefferies Museum @rjmuseum.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

"None of the trees, nor the moss, nor grasses cared anything at all about north or south." Bevis: The Story of a Boy Some of our apple trees are also home to very fluffy-looking moss... #TextureTuesday

A close-up of a moss-covered branch of an apple (pear?) tree. It is a very well-established moss.

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Richard Jefferies Museum @rjmuseum.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

An extra big thanks goes to Royston Cartwright for being such a faithful friend and supporter, coming by almost every Sunday to document what's going on and sharing his love of Jefferies with the social ecosystem.

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Richard Jefferies Museum @rjmuseum.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

And that is it for our 2026 summer season! Thank you to everyone for visiting us, eating an astounding number of cream teas, and just being a fabulous audience for our musicians this year. If you love playing music live and are keen to support a local museum, let us know! forms.gle/aesgjUtcZ7qb...

A collage of photos showing four of the musicians we have had this summer.

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Richard Jefferies Museum @rjmuseum.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

"One moment at least I had, a moment when I thought of the push of the great sea... the distant sea strong and splendid... when I felt the wind, and was conscious of the earth, the sea, the sun, the air, the immense forces working on, while the city hummed by the river." The Story of My Heart

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Richard Jefferies Museum @rjmuseum.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Any tickets being resold in the comments should always be treated as scam attempts - do not engage.

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Richard Jefferies Museum @rjmuseum.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Anti-scam alert 🚨 We are a small charity run by volunteers. If you have booked tickets to any of our events and can no longer make it, please let us know via message or email. If there is enough time to re-sell the tickets, we will be able to process a refund.

A black and white image of a ghost made from a white plastic bag, permanent black marker, and tape.

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Richard Jefferies Museum @rjmuseum.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Playing live this weekend is Silver Lining, a five-piece band covering folk songs and well-loved classics. Our doors open at 1pm, and live music starts at 2pm. Come support your local musicians AND museum! Live music is scheduled to start at 2pm. Entry is FREE to all .

A group of five older adults, posing with a piano, an accordion, drum sticks, electric guitar, and electric bass.

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Richard Jefferies Museum @rjmuseum.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Now in the online store - our annual family Halloween event! Crafts, songs, games, trick or treating, concluding with hot chocolate and marshmallows by the fire... simple fun that lets your children's imaginations fly! Book now at richardjefferiesmuseum.sumupstore.com/product/hall...

A group of creatively-carved jack o'lanterns, lit with tealights and photographed in the dark.

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Richard Jefferies Museum @rjmuseum.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

"Daintily fanning himself with his wings, the butterfly went before Bevis, not yet knowing that he was chased, but sauntering along just above the buttercups. He peeped as he flew under the lids of the flowers' eyes, to see if any of them loved him." Wood Magic

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Richard Jefferies Museum @rjmuseum.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

It was such a beautiful day on Sunday afternoon, one of our volunteers thought to spend a little time appreciating the calyxes on the flowers still blooming in the community garden.

Views of seven flowers (sunflowers, cosmos, marigolds, Japanese anemone, and more I can't identify) from the back, with a focus on the calyx, the part that holds the petals up.

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Richard Jefferies Museum @rjmuseum.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

We're not quite post-apocalyptic yet, but it is autumn and many of our plants have gone to seed - here are just some of the more interesting seed heads (and bonus fruit). Can you spot them in our gardens the next time you visit? It's seed gathering season! treecouncil.org.uk/seasonal-cam...

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Seed Gathering Season - The Tree Council

21 September - 21 October Grow the trees of the future As the nights draw in it’s tempting to hunker inside – but this is the best time of year to explore your local woods or nearest park, and…

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Richard Jefferies Museum @rjmuseum.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The wheat, after it had ripened, there being no one to reap it, also remained standing, and was eaten by clouds of sparrows, rooks, and pigeons, which flocked to it and were undisturbed, feasting at their pleasure." After London

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Richard Jefferies Museum @rjmuseum.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

"In the autumn, as the meadows were not mown, the grass withered as it stood, falling this way and that, as the wind had blown it; the seeds dropped, and the bennets became a greyish-white, or, where the docks and sorrel were thick, a brownish-red...

A collage of six images, showing plants that have gone to seed, including a grapevine!

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Richard Jefferies Museum @rjmuseum.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

"The exceeding beauty of the earth... yields a new thought with every petal. The hours when the mind is absorbed by beauty are the only hours when we really live, so that the longer we can stay among these things so much the more is snatched from inevitable Time." The Life of the Fields

Close up of a white cosmos flower, with other flowers of the same species in the background.

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Richard Jefferies Museum @rjmuseum.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

A little reminder that we are holding an open mic for our Tree Day event in December - if you've ever fancied trying out some new musical material, or want to perform in front of a small, relaxed audience, why not give Tree Day a go? Let us know if you're interested here: forms.gle/Ko1k25Hq3Las...

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Richard Jefferies Museum Open Mic

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Richard Jefferies Museum @rjmuseum.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Earlier this year, the museum commissioned Prime Theatre to shoot this wonderful video, with Arlo playing a young Richard Jefferies. In it, he introduces this enchanting, inspiring place. Please share this far and wide, so more people can find out about this Swindonian gem! youtu.be/oi4mI7I6aLM

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Richard Jefferies Museum - an invitation

A welcome to the Richard Jefferies Museum, birthplace of the nature writer, Richard Jefferies (of course).

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Richard Jefferies Museum @rjmuseum.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Bang to Rites: North Wiltshire’s most original & colourful performance drummers. Mudhoney Blues: A high-energy blues rock cover band bringing the grit, groove, and soul of classic rock ‘n’ roll to life. From smoky bar-room blues to roaring guitar anthems, they deliver the songs you love!

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Richard Jefferies Museum @rjmuseum.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Save the date of 11th October for our annual Apple day! Colin Hatch and his team will be crushing apples on their vintage equipment, it is truly fascinating to watch. Bang to Rites drummers will be performing throughout the afternoon, and live music is provided by Mudhoney Blues.

A group of volunteers work on different parts of a vintage apple crushing machine.

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Richard Jefferies Museum @rjmuseum.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

AJ released their debut EP, True or False, in 2025, which is available on Spotify; it features four of their original songs True, Cherry Red Lipstick, Sunrise, and False. open.spotify.com/album/30iZyP...

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True or False - EP by AJ | Spotify

AJ · EP · 2025 · 4 songs

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Richard Jefferies Museum @rjmuseum.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

1-5pm, 20th September FREE live music during Lazy Summer Sundays Richard Jefferies Museum AJ are an acoustic duo playing in and around Wiltshire. They play a mixture of covers and original music adapted to their own chilled acoustic style. Live music is scheduled to start at 2pm. Entry is FREE.

A duo dressed casually, playing the guitar and singing.

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Richard Jefferies Museum @rjmuseum.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

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