A very unusual nest! A pair of Wood Warblers Phylloscopus sibilatrix feeding young Wrens Troglodytes troglodytes. I presume the warblers' nest was predated and they found this similar looking nest nearby and began to feed the young even though the adult Wrens were too! Dartmoor, Devon this morning.

Here's an attempt at a beetroot carpaccio dish to enjoy the colours of the golden and Chioggia beets, it's not quite finished, I'll probably top it with some pumpkin seeds and feta.

Cuan’s admissions are soaring this week in line with the temperatures. Animals and birds are really struggling with the heat and lack of water. If you can do one thing for the wildlife in your garden, please put out a shallow dish or two of water. It will undoubtedly be a lifeline 🙏🏻 🦊 🐦 🐝 🦔 🦡 🦋

This week's forecast? HOT. 🥵 When temperatures soar, a shallow dish of water can be a lifeline for birds, hedgehogs, bees and other garden visitors. Remember to replace it with fresh water daily, and if you can, add a few pebbles so smaller creatures have somewhere safe to land and drink.

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September holiday in Denmark finally booked ✅ Any recommendations for places to stay, visit, avoid, very gratefully received - the planning now begins! 🇩🇰 #Denmark

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Returned home to find police at my door, someone broke into the shop downstairs, when I identified myself they called off the search in the garden for my body, they said they looked upstairs where I lived and said there were "signs of a struggle." I thought it was reasonably tidy

Today’s harvest. Gooseberry harvest = arms ripped to shreds but hey-ho. Gooseberries also shout gooseberry crumble to me but I’m thinking it’s a tad warm out there for a crumble. But is it EVER too warm for a crumble? 🤔

A video rather than a photo … I hope that’s allowed @sheena-mck.bsky.social 🤞🏻 #AlphabetChallenge #WeekWforWater

Hugely well deserved. What an amazing bloke. #rugby

Two of my very favourite children's authors 👏👏👏👏👏

Finally💚! Natural history GCSE to teach teenagers to plant wildflower-friendly gardens www.theguardian.com/education/20...

Who or What am I? Hint 2: Arrow-shaped leaves that grow in a basal rosette. Male flowers, typically yellowish-green, and female flowers, reddish, on slender spikes, are on separate plants. Flowers and seeds look like dock as it is a member of that family. Answer here at 8pm.

Who or What am I? Hint 1: Once cultivated, it is now often on the menu for foragers - the leaves added to salad or pureed in soups or sauces and a curdling agent for milk in cheese-making. Need a description, visit again about 2pm

Scrolling through my photos last night and I’ve obviously got a liking for following paths. I’m not sure my “path” has been anywhere near as clear cut as these 😂 Happy Wednesday!

🌿 Mud kitchens are a great place to start with mud play Our free Making a Mud Kitchen book covers everything you need to get going 👇 muddyfaces.co.uk/outdoor-hub/... #MudDay2026

Charlie Clift. Judi Dench in her shed. 2026. Beautiful portrait.

Print by contemporary Polish artist Laura Makabresku #WomensArt

Back up in the hills today, a walk with quite a lot of “up” from Poles Coppice across to Snailbeach and Habberley. Nice to have a coolish breeze along with the sunshine today! #Shropshire

Really sad and shocked to hear that the House of the Rising Sun in #Shrewsbury is closing. We walked past this morning and the head waiter was standing in the doorway in floods of tears, absolutely distraught. Mr F went over to console him and ended up in tears too 😢 #Shropshire

It's all kicking off in Canterbury.

We had a cracking walk up behind Stokesay Castle, Shropshire, today.

I can’t recommend this place highly enough for anything connected with Early Years 👌🏻

What an amazing shot 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

We need a nice shady walk, say about 5 miles, in #Shropshire or just over the border … any suggestions? 🚶‍♀️

Who or What am |? Hint 1: Following the Greek ‘Doctrine of Signatures’ it has an ancient reputation as a kidney-stone breaker. Second hint at noon

When assembling your dog, please make sure that you follow the instructions carefully.

Happy World Bee Day! Here’s a list of how bees buzz in ten different languages… 10. Bzzz (Czech) 9. Bzzz (Bulgarian) 8. Bzzz (French) 7. Bzzz (Slovene) 6. Bzzz (Catalan) 5. Bzzz (Polish) 4. Bzzz (Portuguese) 3. Bzzz (Italian) 2. Bzzz (Spanish) 1. Wing wing (Korean)

Coming up in June, the UOW Early Years Conference 2026 - Transitions That Matter. Book your place here: buff.ly/c9bAO6a #UOW #Transitions #EarlyYears #Conference

Little girl in a shop (to her mum): Mum! Her mum: Yes? Little girl: Most dogs don't know they're not wearing clothes.

I was recently interviewed for the BBC Instant Genius podcast about... 🦔🦔🦔 In case you are interested in a dose of hedgehog to brighten your day, the episode is called: BBC Instant Genius: How ultrasound tech could save hedgehogs 🦔 Links in comments.

The last time for at least a season that I’ll be able to watch and listen to James commentating on #Wolves for Match of the Day! Still seems completely unreal to see his name there 😂 ⚽️ #WWFC

Thank you to @rdpphoto.bsky.social for taking these brilliant photos of an adult blue tit feeding its nestlings in the eaves of my next door neighbours’ house - Rhys’ photographic skills are wayyy better than mine! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Striped cuckoo (Tapera naevia) chicks utilize specialized, cryptic plumage that mimics the texture and color of pinecones for camouflage. #birds

This handmade banana trinket dish, is the same size as a small banana. It's a nice size for all kinds of jewellery and would make an excellent gift, especially for anyone called Anna...believe me, I know 😆 earthandsandbyanna.etsy.com/listing/1222... #banana #handmade #clayart #gifts #MHHSBD

The sun sets on our last night in the Scilly Isles.

Scilly Isles Day 3 - a day walking the coast on St Martins, dinner at the Seven Stones and the supper boat home 👌🏻 #ScillyIsles #IslesofScilly

Sanderlings on the coast of St Martins #BirdoftheDay #LinedUp

#LinedUp is the theme for #BirdOfTheDay - I know this lot aren’t in the wild but they soon returned after I took this photo! Five tawny owlets that I came across on my first day at Cuan, many years ago 🦉

Scilly Isles Day 2 … Bryher, Bryher, where the hills are higher … 💚 #ScillyIsles #IslesofScilly

@paulrhodes.bsky.social Have I asked you this before? Do you know Robin Bailey? Huge Stafford Rangers fan.

Scilly Isles Day 1. These islands really are our bolt hole of choice. Choppy crossings to and from Tresco today but such a glorious sunny and blustery day #ScillyIsles #IslesofScilly

"Murmuration over Lanhydrock Park", 2020 by Annie Ovenden, English painter #WomensArt

Is it just me or is this staircase actually a stone brontosaurus hiding in plain sight?

Shrewsbury, 23rd May. A FREE book event with a market, 20 indie authors signing books, free speaker/panel events run by indie authors for readers and writers of the future. Did I say it was FREE? Flaxmill Maltings in #Shrewsbury Ask any questions below #indieauthors #sciencefiction #fantasy #books

We walked over the boardwalk yesterday and it’s definitely much soggier and wet underfoot! Great to see a much wider range of waterfowl now enjoying the habitat too 💚

Mum in Kew Gardens: Hurry up! Her little boy: I’m being a butterfly.

The paintings of Mitjili Napurrula, Indigenous Australian artist from the Northern Territories #WomensArt