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Ros Beaumont @rosbeaumont.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

A perfect day @ #UshawHistoricHouseChapels&Gardens for #BritishWheelofYoga North Sangha Festival 2026 Took advantage of the weather to offer my session outside. Today's yoga nidra was co-created, taking words/ phrases people wanted to hear as they rest & weaving them into a rejuvenating practice.

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Ros Beaumont @rosbeaumont.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

A break between morning yoga classes for #U3A Newcastle. Today's cooling breeze from the east is very welcome 🌬️

City view out of a window - blue skies, a deciduous tree, a statue of a man, road and buildings

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Chris Packham @chrisgpackham.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Heard about this great project from thespaceship.earth in the South West , encouraging men between 18-25 to have an honest conversation about what it means to be a young man right now and to develop a deeper relationship with community and place . . . more details here tinyurl.com/38nf4vbv

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Ros Beaumont @rosbeaumont.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Day 30 - I've seen lots of ladybirds this June, and this rather beautiful 'eyed ladybird' was shown to me when volunteering as an education ranger for @nenature.bsky.social today. A great way to end #30dayswild 2026 🐞

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Ros Beaumont @rosbeaumont.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Day 29 #30dayswild - Snow in June!? ❄️ I came across the footpath and underbrush bedecked in white fluff on my afternoon walk. The catkins from a poplar(?) tree had blossomed and shed beautifully. Super soft to the touch.

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Ros Beaumont @rosbeaumont.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Day 28 #30dayswild - I was checking out one of my favourite trees and saw this (earwig?) kicking off its skin during moulting. I figured it had found a hidden spot in the bark to shed in safety as it would be bright white for a bit. Apparently it'll turn a darker colour pretty quickly. Amazing!

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Ros Beaumont @rosbeaumont.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Day 27 #30dayswild guided the lovely Hebburn litter pickers around the riverside park once more. So much nature to see, hear & smell - the heady clover scent on the field took us all by surprise! #FriendsofHebburnRiversidePark #CannyWildCIC

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Ros Beaumont @rosbeaumont.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Day 26 #30dayswild and a speckled wood butterfly paused long enough for me to get a pic - so many butterflies out there at the moment 🦋

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Ros Beaumont @rosbeaumont.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Day 25 #30dayswild -a day of the big floppy hat to keep the sun off during a short wander outside today. A lovely display of flowers & plants (borage, fennel, acanthus & musk mallow) and a little ladybird slowly moving about 🐞

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Ros Beaumont @rosbeaumont.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Simple ways to keep the house cooler in heatwaves (that don't involve air-con & higher energy bills!) www.heatwavetoolkit.com/solutions

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Solutions — Heatwave Toolkit - Solutions for a UK Heat Emergency

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Ros Beaumont @rosbeaumont.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Day 23 #30dayswild - definitely a day to be under trees, they make such a difference in the heat! This cream-spot ladybird caught my eye - don't think I've seen one before. (nurture our trees 🌳🌳🌳 + keep everything cooler 💚)

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Ros Beaumont @rosbeaumont.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Day 22 #30dayswild - an evening walk in the cooler air and there are so many lush scents to be found - this fragrant pineapple weed caught my nose this time! 🍍🌱

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Ros Beaumont @rosbeaumont.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Day21 #30dayswild and not a sunrise but a bit of life-affirming solstice sunshine peeking through the trees and some midsummer celebratory bunting 💚

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Ros Beaumont @rosbeaumont.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Day20 #30dayswild At #GroundEd this weekend-regenerative education CPD festival for school educators to support people & planet. Did my bit by leading sessions on active hope + some morning yoga Thanks to #ministryofecoeducation #terraligo & the irrepressible Meryl for such a well organised event 💚

6 image collage - view in to a green hillside from a tent; painted slates with different environmentally friendly messages; a large tent with people sat outside it; homemade cordial - elderflower + lemon & rhubarb, lemon & ginger; two cards which read - list how you care for the earth + what have you got too much of that you could share; a woman standing on a stage with a poster behind her which has lots of environmentally related questions on it

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Ros Beaumont @rosbeaumont.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Day 19 #30dayswild - I love a green path and mini tree tunnel 🌳

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Ros Beaumont @rosbeaumont.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Day 19 #30dayswild - light and shadow playing on tree trunks, cherries growing, leaves unfurling, fungi popping up, and a pleated inkcap (?) emerging from the ground. Amazing what you see when you slow down to notice 🌳🍄🍒🌲🙂🐝

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Ros Beaumont @rosbeaumont.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Gorgeous mistle thrush family 🤩

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Ben Sherlock @bensherlock.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Fledgling Mistle Thrush in the tree. They left the nest only yesterday. Lots of rattling calls between parents and youngsters today. #30DaysWild

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Ros Beaumont @rosbeaumont.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Day 17 #30dayswild - spotted this agile snail on the move from stem to stem 🐌

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Ros Beaumont @rosbeaumont.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Day 16 #30dayswild - common hogweed is the place to be if you are a bug - buff-tailed bumblebee, hoverfly, dance fly and (if you can see it) a tiny longhorn beetle - all enjoying the buffet!

4 photo collage - common hogweed flowers with a different big in each photo - buff-tailed bumblebee, hoverfly, dance fly and a tiny longhorn beetle

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Ros Beaumont @rosbeaumont.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Day 15 #30dayswild - making the most of the mint + lemon balm which grows in our backyard. Refreshing hot or chilled 🌱

4 photo collage, (1) lemon balm and mint leaves in colander after being picked in the garden - other potted flowering plants in background, (2) harvested leaves in colander after washing, (3) tea pot filled with hot water and herb leaves, (4) teapot, two cups with one filled with light green clear tea

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Ros Beaumont @rosbeaumont.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Day 14 #30dayswild - pink flowers and dark maroon/black leaves - never seen this variety of elderflower before!

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Ros Beaumont @rosbeaumont.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Day 13 #30dayswild - a sparkling sun, bright blue sky with clouds being pushed across the sky by the gusty wind, so many shades of life-affirming green, and the ducks, blackbirds, magpies & chiffchaffs getting on with life. Perfect Saturday park wander 😃

3 photo collage - looking upwards through green trees with sunlight coming through, blue sky and some small white clouds. Includes a vertical picture of green deciduous trees in a park

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Ros Beaumont @rosbeaumont.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Day 12 #30dayswild and a lush get together for forest school trainee alumni at #ScotswoodNaturalCommunityGarden Hosted by its expert & talented staff, we explored their new facilities, did new activities (+ some cooking🔥), and of course, enjoyed the garden in full bloom - along with all the bees! 🐝

5 photo collage of pink, blue and white flowers, ripening red currants and a small campfire

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Ros Beaumont @rosbeaumont.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Day 11 - another pine ladybird spotted! not many recorded in the north east according to @nenature.bsky.social I'm logging the two I've seen for #30dayswild via irecord.org.uk/user/login. Accurate data sets are vital to support local environmental improvements & policy changes 🐞💪 #citizenscience

A pine ladybird sitting in the middle of a Jerusalem Sage flower

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Ros Beaumont @rosbeaumont.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Day 10 #30dayswild the male blackbird was 'chuck chucking' away as he fed to let the female know his location. She came over on the ground & he drops food twice to her. Lush to witness a non-human species communicating so clearly 🐦🐦 @rspb.bsky.social @northwildlife.bsky.social @nenature.bsky.social

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Ros Beaumont @rosbeaumont.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Day 9 #30dayswild - in a reflective mood when walking after a National Emergency Briefing screening tonight. Came across this gorgeous red valerian - always feel hopeful when I see one 💚 Worth a watch if you want to take manageable steps to protect people + planet: www.nebriefing.org/screening-map

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Ros Beaumont @rosbeaumont.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Day 8 #30dayswild 6 ducklings out and about with mum (well-camouflaged against the bank) + feathers everywhere as the annual mallard duck moult takes place (such an amazing colour on this feather) 🪶🦆🐤

Two picture collage - 1) a secondary feather from mallard and other white feathers, 2) female mallard with 6 chicks on a mud bank next to water, green foliage behind.

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Ros Beaumont @rosbeaumont.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Day 7 #30dayswild - another one from yesterday's evening park wander. A pine ladybird resting on a comfrey plant. @nenature.bsky.social @nenature.bsky.social @northwildlife.bsky.social @durhamwildlife.bsky.social

A black and red ladybird (pine ladybird) sitting on a comfrey plant (purple, lilac buds and bell-shaped flowers)

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Ros Beaumont @rosbeaumont.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Day 6 #30dayswild and a late evening park amble yielded so many lush colours and creatures in the fading light. First up, a swathe of cornflowers and poppies. #wallsendparks do a great job!

A blue cornflower with red poppies and other cornflowers out of focus behind

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Ros Beaumont @rosbeaumont.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Day 5 #30dayswild courgette seedlings coming up 🌱

Three courgette seedlings in small pots containing soil

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Ros Beaumont @rosbeaumont.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Day 4 #30dayswild - found all 6 gorgeous roses within about 50 metres of each other when walking down a local street. #bloomingjune

A 6 photo collage of individual different coloured rose flowers

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Ros Beaumont @rosbeaumont.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Day 3 #30dayswild - a tiny, intricate & beautiful Herb-Robert flower. Historically associated with luck + fertility, and used traditionally medicinally as an antiseptic + insect repellent. Lots going on for such an unassuming plant growing on untended land! www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-...

A five petal flower - pink with white starburst pattern. Set against green foliage.

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Ros Beaumont @rosbeaumont.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Day 2 #30dayswild - red-tailed + buff-tailed bumblebees busily going back and forth today to visit the sage and chive flowers. Grateful for @nenature.bsky.social digital field skills session last week to update my bee ID knowledge 🐝

Buff-tailed bumblebee on sage flower; red-tailed bumblebee on chive flower

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Ros Beaumont @rosbeaumont.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

And #30dayswild begins once more 🐝🐞🌱 Day 1 - the aphids on our rose bush didn't stand a chance against this plucky sparrow 🐦 We keep the bird bath clean + topped up over the warmer months to help him (+his mates) out #itsallconnected @northwildlife.bsky.social @durhamwildlife.bsky.social

A male sparrow sits on a rose bush shoot/branch.
The rose bush is in a brown plastic pot on flagstones.

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Ros Beaumont @rosbeaumont.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

It's nearly that time again! 🦔🐞 There's still time to sign up & get free resources 🌱 #30dayswild is a free, month-long challenge designed to inspire people of all ages to connect with nature during June. Every action — big or small, daily or weekly — helps you get closer to nature.

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Ros Beaumont @rosbeaumont.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

A glorious sunny day today at Hebburn's #NatureDiscoveryFestival -an informative bird walk with Michael Turner, followed by a bug hunt with Hollie from @nenature.bsky.social, + green bracelet making & seed planting 🌱🦋💚 Top finds: a tree bee, a silver y moth & a dingy skipper butterfly(!)🦋 #cannywild

6 image collage - left to right, top to bottom:
a tree bee on a cherry tree;
a brown seed pot, filled with compost, ringed by a braided plantain grass bracelet;
a dingy skipper butterfly in a bug pot;
a silver y moth in a bug pot;
flowering plaintain strands in a jar;
Wildflower meadow surrounded by trees at Hebburn Riverside Park.

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Ros Beaumont @rosbeaumont.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

I enjoyed a fab morning at the #naturediscoveryfestival - organised by #FriendsofHebburnRiversidePark and #CannyWildCIC. A nature photography session and bug hunt with Heather from #WildIntrigue, followed by Gemma (aka #TheCramlingtonForager ) sharing some of the park's edible foods. Lush! 🌱🪲

6 picture collage, ID (top to bottom, left to right):
Yorkshire fog grass
Yarrow
Common chickweed
Mugwort
Elderflower
Nettles + Cleavers (stickybobs is what we called them as kids)

ID (top to bottom, left to right):
Couple of weevils (maybe a clay-coloured variety)
Green lacewing
Weevil (possibly a brown-nosed or common leaf weevil)
Dance fly

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Ros Beaumont @rosbeaumont.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Missed the official #dawnchorusday today but here's an early morning snippet from a couple of weeks ago in the quarry at #CentreforLearningTechnology in Wales. Blackbird, Song Thrush, Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Coal Tit & Nuthatch 🐦 (still love the Merlin app)

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Ros Beaumont @rosbeaumont.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

One from yesterday's stroll around #cat during 'magic hour' before the evening light fully faded. #centreforalternativetechnology

A shale path leads away through mossy evergreen trees, diminishing evening light in the distance.

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Ros Beaumont @rosbeaumont.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

At work today but noticed this 7-spotted ladybird pootling across a wood sorrel leaf (I think!) on my way in this morning, no doubt enjoying the sunshine 🐞🌞🌱 #springsunshine #takeiteasywhenyoucan @nenature.bsky.social @commonbynature.bsky.social @northwildlife.bsky.social

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Ros Beaumont @rosbeaumont.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Led another fun nature connection & wellbeing walk at #hebburnriversidepark this morning. 🔎 Lots to explore & experience, incl. cherry blossom 🌸, Norway maple flowers, a dried-out earth-star fungi 🍄, a 'green man', and a verdant response to my invitation "how many shades of green can you find?"🌱🌿🍃

- the sun trying its best to shine (bit of a stiff breeze!)
- delicate wild cherry blossom abounded
- yellowy-green flowers of a norway maple tree popped against the darker trees
- the omnipresent green man in the woods
- the dried out remains of an earthstar fungi (and yes, the spores did spew out when we gentle squished it)
- an answer to the invitation, 'how many shades of green can you find?'

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Ros Beaumont @rosbeaumont.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

#Signsofspring - yes, the cherry blossom is out but the less obvious one is all the scattered earth from the pots! Our female blackbird visitor (watched over by the male) has been vigorously searching for food - no doubt eggs are on the way 🐦🐣

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Ros Beaumont @rosbeaumont.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Check out the Arrivals Board! 🐦Which birds return to the UK first in Spring 🐦 www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wi...

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Which birds return first in Spring?

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Northumberland Wildlife Trust @northwildlife.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Little feet can take big steps for nature. Sign up for the #HedgehogWalk with your little ones and Aardman’s Timmy Time by walking 3km in a night – just like a hedgehog! 🦔 Raise money as you go and help save the wildlife you love! 👇www.wildlifetrusts.org/hedgehog-walk

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Ros Beaumont @rosbeaumont.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

A perfect spring day as I led my 1st lunchtime taster session of #forestbathingoncampus @durham.ac.uk - a chance for staff & students to find their relaxing 'sit spot' to appreciate the sun's warmth, birds chirping away & new growth shooting forth. Book onto May's event via #greenspace SharePoint

Two photos - white wood anemone flowers with green leaves amongst fallen brown leaves; a woodland scene of fallen brown leaves, blue sky with sun shining through trees

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Ciaran De Buitlear | Gardeningwell @gardeningwell.ie · 03/03/2026

Before you cut everything back to make the garden look “neat” — pause. Right now in Ireland and the UK, many insects are still overwintering inside last year’s hollow stems. Most don’t emerge until temps are regularly above ~10–12°C (often late March–April). “Tidy” can mean destroying shelter. 🌱🦋

Agapanthus stalks and “skeletons” against a blue sky.

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Ros Beaumont @rosbeaumont.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Found a corker of a fungus in the park today - 'yellow brain' Also known as 'witches butter' - some fun folklore associated with it... www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-...

Two examples of a yellow fungus, shaped in waves, growing from a branch

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Ros Beaumont @rosbeaumont.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Spring's on her way, folks. We need to hold on for a bit longer... Always the second week of Feb onwards to really notice that shift towards more daylight. In the meantime, she sent some cheery forerunners - aconites, snowdrops and emerging crocus shoots - to lead the way.

Collage image: white snowdrops, yellow aconites and purple crocus shoots - growing up through last year's rotting brown leaves.

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