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Tracy Griffen @tracygriffen.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Noooo! I love that building, it was one of my first jobs in Edinburgh. With koi carp in the pond..

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Little Green Space 🐝 @lgspace.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

With a few simple actions you can turn your garden into a haven for bumblebees: 🐝 Say no weedkillers and pesticides 🐝 Let weeds grow – and don't be too tidy! 🐝 Grow nectar-rich flowers 🐝 Make a bee bowl 🐝 More: littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/Gar... #SaveTheBees

Bumblebee on purple wildflower, with hazy green background

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Otomi embroidery is a traditional Mexican embroidery style known as "Tenangos", featuring vibrant colors, and unique floral and animal designs #WomensArt

Colourful embroidery with birds, animaks and plants against a white background

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Derbyshire Wildlife Trust @derbyswildlife.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

ONE month left to help restore the #WildPeak ⏳ Habitats are fragmented. Species have vanished. Help raise £100,000 by 31 October to reconnect the wild! Donate 👉 www.derbyshirewildlifetrust.org.uk/…

An image overlaying a rolling green landscape with a large pink flag at the top containing a dark green number "1" above the text "month left" in a bold, off-white sans-serif font.

In the foreground of the landscape are three jigsaw puzzle piece cutouts:
- Left: A black grouse with a distinctive red wattle.
- Middle: A vibrant pink wildflower with fringed petals.
- Right: A small bird, a red-backed shrike, perched on a branch.

A dark green banner across the bottom features the text "Help us raise £100,000 to restore the Wild Peak" alongside two pink jigsaw puzzle outlines.

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Osbert Lancaster @osbert.org · 02/10/2026

"With communication and collaboration, individuals, community groups, public agencies and businesses could help nature thrive across the city by connecting and enriching existing green spaces." thrivablescotland.com/a/3mwvfu4d6w...

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How could we connect green spaces across Edinburgh for wildlife and people?

Our final Netwalk for Changemakers of 2026 - join us to explore what's possible.

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UN Environment Programme @unep.org · 03/10/2026

Old phones, fridges or laptops don’t just disappear when tossed. The world generates 62 million tonnes of e-waste each year, enough to fill 1.5 million trucks. New regulations, circular design and better recycling can help stop the toxic tide and #BeatWastePollution: ow.ly/tQcK50ZTOgi

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Friends of Princes Street Gardens @princesstgardens.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The LAUNCH of the Friends of PRINCES STREET GARDENS is on Tuesday 20 October at 19.00 — at the The City of Edinburgh Council Chamber, High Street EH1 1YJ. All welcome. Free tickets available on Eventbrite: shorturl.at/Db5r3 SAVE THE DATE!

The City of Edinburgh Council Chamber, venue of the launch of the Friends of Princes Street Gardens, 20 October 2026

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Tom Duffin Photographer @tomduffinphotos.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Was out on a boat near Inchcolm Island doing some photography & caught this unique perspective of a rainbow with those yellow Inch Cape windfarm jackets at Leith Docks. #rainbow #Leith #Scotland

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Edinburgh Critical Mass @edcriticalmass.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Reminder: new ride this evening! We hope to see many of you there

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Tracy Griffen @tracygriffen.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

This looks really interesting. Free and online... 🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️

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Edinburgh Festival of Cycling @edfoc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Cargo Bike Carnival, a fun day celebrating cargo bikes: games, stalls, best-dressed bike competition, and a world record attempt (maybe) This will be a day out for all the family to showcase how fantastic cargo bikes are for getting around the city, whatever you might need to carry

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Little Green Space 🐝 @lgspace.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Is your ivy flowering? Please don't cut it back if you can avoid it! At this time of year in the UK, ivy flowers are a brilliant late season pit-stop for hard-pressed pollinators like bees, butterflies, hoverflies and moths 🐝 #gardening #wildlife #nature

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spurtle.bsky.social @spurtle.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

ISSUE 366 OUT TODAY.—All the facts about everything, everywhere in Spurtleshire. Available in print from shops, pubs, cafes and libraries across Broughton and beyond. Downloadable in pixels here: www.broughtonspurtle.org.uk #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news

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Bat Conservation Trust @batconservation.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

🦇 Hello October! In the UK bat world, more mating is taking place, and building up fat reserves is becoming crucial to survive the winter season. Bats are seeking suitable hibernation sites, and beginning periods of torpor.

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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Dr. Jane Goodall died #OTD in 2025. She was a primatologist, anthropologist & conservationist regarded as the world’s foremost expert on wild chimpanzees. Her field research revolutionized our understanding of primates & redefined what it means to be human. janegoodall.org #WomenInSTEM

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Mogwai @mogwai.scot · 30/09/2026

After 30 years of making music, we've been lucky to have some incredible experiences, but this is one we could never have imagined. We're honoured to introduce ‘Underground’, our new track featuring Iggy Pop with vocal arrangement by Matt Sweeney. Listen/watch now @ www.mogwai.scot & all platforms.

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spurtle.bsky.social @spurtle.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

ISSUE 366 PUBLISHED TOMORROW.—Unhelpful preview contains link to map of Spurtleshire, which helpfully details distribution outlets in Broughton and beyond. Marvel here: www.broughtonspurtle.org.uk/news/issue-3...

Black cat reading a copy of the Broughton Spurtle.

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The Green Team @greenteamedin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Know any young wildlife adventurers aged 8-12? Every month, our Green Explorers are out exploring Edinburgh’s beautiful green and wild spaces. Join us on 11 Oct as we for head to the Water of Leith... DISCOVER more www.greenteam.org.uk/green-explor...

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Little Green Space 🐝 @lgspace.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Please say no to pesticides and herbicides. Cocktails of these chemicals in fields, gardens, parks, verges and community spaces are poisoning bees, birds, hedgehogs, butterflies, beetles, frogs, damselflies and more, while running off into rivers too. Let's give nature a chance!

Butterfly perched on white flower on bramble

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Woodland Trust Scotland @wtscotsocial.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Just 24 hours left to vote for UK Tree of the Year 2026! Two beautiful Scottish trees are in contention, not that we are biased.😉 ⚡️ Will the Earlstoun Lightning Oak or the Balloch Castle Ash catch your eye?🌳 Voting is open until 5pm on Tuesday September 29th. 👉 buff.ly/2t7YTs8

Massive gnarled tree with exposed, knobbly roots in a sunlit grassy park, its broad branches framing a stone castle tower and battlements against a bright blue sky. Pic by Audrey Baird.

A gnarled, tree leaning across a green field, framing a winding dirt track that leads past an old stone farmhouse toward rolling hills and distant snow‑capped mountains beneath a clear blue sky. Pic by Rosanna Forbes.

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🚲 edi.bike | weekly news digest @edi.bike · 28/09/2026

🚲 edi.bike | issue 164 | 28th Sep '26 ‘How we could turn Edinburgh into a real cycling city’; Edinburgh Delivery riders unveil a Fair Work Charter; Minto St to Craigmillar Park Corridor; plus events, infrastructure, route closures & more: buttondown.com/edi.bike/arc... #bikeSky #edinburgh

A person rides a bike up a sunlit street in the evening; a pedestrian waits to cross outside of a classic pub frontage for ‘The Conan Doyle’ with a black facade and golden trim, with hanging plants outside. The weather is dry, and in the background we can see rising sandstone and glass shops and offices under a blue sky, as well as the steps leading up to a cathedral building as passers-by pass by.

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Tracy Griffen @tracygriffen.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

sliced tempeh shallow fried in rapeseed oil, served with satay sauce on nice bread or in a warm salad... Yum! Looking forward to trying your recipe, I also write for @bitemagazine.bsky.social

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Susan Davies @smdavies67.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

An area of farmland on the outskirts of #Dunbar #EastLothian may be considered for a hyerscale #datacentre. Many in the local community are opposed. If you can help by signing the #petition against the proposal that would be appreciated as it’s simply the wrong place ⬇️

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Oppose the building of a hyperscale data centre in Dunbar

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Mike Small @bellacaledonia.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The @scottishbeacon.bsky.social are launching a new network to help boost environmental journalism in Scotland, inviting researchers, campaigners, writers and organisers to come collaborate. Sharing Stories | Skills | Ideas | Knowledge www.scottishbeacon.com?p=8275

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Launching the Scottish Environmental Journalism Network - The Scottish Beacon

After more than a year exploring the complex relationship between rural Scottish communities, renewable energy and the need for a dramatic response to climate breakdown through The Power Shift: Invest...

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Little Green Space 🐝 @lgspace.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Trees release compounds called phytoncides which can enhance mood and improve sleep. Phytoncides may even help prevent cancer. And native trees are brilliant for all sorts of wildlife - so let’s plant more trees, and cherish those we have already! 🌳 littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/nat...

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Tapestry created by women artisans of the Otomi, Mexico (artist makers names unknown) #WomensArt

Long rectangular embroidery on cream cloth featuring images of a bird, rabbit and plants with blossoms in stripes and bright colours

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Friends of Warriston Cemetery @fowarristoncem.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

We are just 3 days away from Doors Open Days! All of our volunteer-led tours are fully booked but we have unlimited self-led tours with handy maps & each stop will be clearly marked. AND the weather is looking perfect! @thecockburn.bsky.social @edinburghdod.bsky.social #doorsopendays #Edinburgh

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Edinburgh Critical Mass @edcriticalmass.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

New Critical Mass this very Saturday, 2pm from middle meadow walk. This time we will ride towards Cluny Gardens and King's Building. A route used by many students daily but that could be made a lot safer for cycling.

Critical Mass route going to Kings Building and back. 2pm middle meadow walk on saturday 26th of september

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Carl Bovis @carlbovisnature.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Delighted to get this photo yesterday at the Huntspill seawall in Somerset! 😀 It's a Pied Wagtail about to catch a passing fly! 😁🐦😍 #birds Buy my exclusive bird calendars for 2027 here; www.carlbovis.com/2027-birds-c... 🐦❤️

A Pied Wagtail in the air with wings outstretched and legs dangling and beak open about to catch a passing fly

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Chris Packham @chrisgpackham.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Weston Big Wood is irreplaceable ancient woodland & a protected SSSI . Yet plans could see around 500 homes built on Tower Farm and Black Rock , enclosing it on both sides . We should be protecting places like this , not building right up to their edges . c.org/8bV8Vy5Gm6

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Save Weston Big Wood from development

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Grace Gillespie, contemporary printmaker specialising in reduction linocuts, based in Bristol, UK #WomensArt

Print in blue and white featuring two flying birds either side of a branch with blossoms

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🚲 edi.bike | weekly news digest @edi.bike · 21/09/2026

🚲 edi.bike | issue 163 | 21st Sep '26 More bikes than cars on Leith Walk; Video on Summerhall; Small steps for Powderhall.Link; Full Council meeting round-up; Cargo Bike Carnival; plus events, infrastructure, route closures & more: buttondown.com/edi.bike/archive/iss…

Parking area with signs. A blue letter P and a bicycle symbol are visible.

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

The embroidery work of May Morris (1862-1938) influential English artisan, embroidery designer, jeweller, socialist, and editor #WomensArt

Embroidery featuring a plant with orange trumpet shaped blossoms and interlocking stems and leaves all against a gold background

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The work of Diana Catchpole, contemporary UK based illustrator and printmaker #ReframingWomenPrintmakers

Print featuring a hare standing upright facing left looking right against a pink background with star shapes

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EdinburghMinute.com @edinburghminute.com · 18/09/2026

🌤️ Good morning Edinburgh. It’s the 1,000th edition! The headlines: Uni staff plan 5-week walkout, culture groups win 25% funding boost, Leith Walk has more bikes than cars + 135 artists open their homes ⏰ Read more in Edinburgh’s ad-free local newsletter: www.edinburghminute.com/the-edinburg...

People on bikes on a city street. Text over reads: The Edinburgh Minute - Weekend edition: 18 - 20 September 2026: University staff plan five-week walkout, culture groups win 25% funding boost, Leith Walk has more bikes than cars + 135 artists open their homes this weekend

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Edinburgh Business and Lifestyle online magazine @edinburghbusiness.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

A Leith charity has just a few days left to try to keep a local church building in community hands. It needs to recruit another 450 residents to membership of its trust, before the funding decision is made, on 24 September. Membership costs £1 www.businesslifeedinburgh.com/post/leith-c...

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Bat Conservation Trust @batconservation.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

🦇 We’re looking for an experienced Project Manager to lead our Connecting People and Landscapes project. More information and how to apply: www.bats.org.uk/the-trust/jo... . Deadline: 09:30am, 5 October.

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Tracy Griffen @tracygriffen.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Wonderful OPPORTUNITY! To help nature and get experience. Wildlife Gardening Forum need help with comms / social media. Voluntary position, more info pg3 wlgf.org/wp-content/u... 🌿 wlgf.org 🌿 please share!

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Wildlife Gardening Forum

Gardens are good for wildlife and people. We will inspire you with the animals, plants, science and techniques of wildlife gardening.

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Little Green Space 🐝 @lgspace.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

100,000s of UK ponds have been filled in over recent decades. Adding even a small pond to your garden could help wildlife like frogs, toads, water boatmen, damselflies, dragonflies, insects, swallows, swifts, hedgehogs & foxes 🐸

A frog peering out from the surface of a pond, looking towards the camera, and surrounded by pond plants

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Edinburgh Festival of Cycling @edfoc.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Cargo Bike Carnival, a fun day celebrating cargo bikes: games, stalls, best-dressed bike competition, and a world record attempt. This will be a day out for all the family to showcase how fantastic cargo bikes are for getting around the city, whatever you might need to carry.

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World Bollard Association™️ @worldbollardassoc.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Never seen a fried egg bollard? YOU HAVE NOW. #WorldBollardAssociation 🍳

A bollard painted to look like a fried egg.

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UN Environment Programme @unep.org · 15/09/2026

For decades, mangrove forests were considered one of the fastest-disappearing ecosystems. But a new study offers one of the most encouraging conservation stories yet: global mangrove losses have slowed while gains have increased. Here’s a glimmer of hope: ow.ly/iqo550ZMzmh

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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Roxie Laybourne pioneered (and essentially founded) the field of forensic ornithology--the science of identifying birds from feathers and their fragments or barbules. The “Feather Detective” saved lives by making aviation dramatically safer from bird strikes. Born #OTD in 1910. #WomenInSTEM

A close-up photograph of pioneering forensic ornithologist Roxie Laybourne (1910–2003) completely absorbed in her groundbreaking work at the Smithsonian Institution. She looks down with intense focus through large, gold-rimmed aviator-style eyeglasses. Her expression is serene yet deeply analytical, her mouth set in a thoughtful line. She wears a white laboratory coat over a patterned, collared shirt. In her hands, positioned prominently in the lower foreground, she holds up two specimens for comparison: a cluster of soft, white downy feathers in her right hand and a single, gray-and-black flight feather in her left. The tight composition and soft, dramatic lighting highlight the fine details of the feathers and the analytical focus of her gaze, emphasizing a lifetime dedicated to aviation safety and the science of feather identification.

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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I have an announcement.

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