Exotic London! Five bright green ring-necked parakeets in a fig tree in # Bermondsey, Central London. Occasional visitors before, but the flock grows daily. Who else has noticed they are on the increase here? Very loud, very greedy and totally fearless!

Fox watching the rush hour chaos on Grange Road in #Bermondsey #FoxOfTheDay @chrisgpackham.bsky.social

Tower Bridge at night in the rain. Looking gorgeous tonight.

You can never get tired of the view over the river from the Thames Path at King's Stairs Gardens.

When windy place an ear to the bark of a tree, & with a hand stop all noise entering the other ear You can now concentrate on listening THROUGH the tree to the low rumble of the trunk & branches working with the wind You can also feel the movement of the branches as they react

Good morning Blackbirds! Tuning up for the #BigGardenBirdwatch in #Bermondsey starting 23/01/2026. Volume up!

Register now for the Big Garden Birdwatch 23-26 January to take part in the world's largest garden wildlife survey Who will be this year's garden faithfuls and traitors? One hour to sit, chill & watch the birds, recording the highest number of each species seen at any one time Link in the comments

Finding colour on the greyest of January days.

Thank you for the support! 🙏 We hope our case shines a light on a bigger problem nationwide in subsidence claims by insurers, and helps to draw the line for what communities expect from corporations like Aviva and from local authorities; a fair process with decisions founded on quality evidence

Please help our friends in Wivenhoe save their beautiful "Old King George" oak. This isn't just a local issue, but happening everywhere.

The setting moon. Good morning everyone!

We discovered microbes in bark ‘eat’ climate gases. This will change the way we think about trees theconversation.com/we-discovere...

Plant a wildlife hedge instead of building a fence! It could help hedgehogs, bumblebees, blue tits, small mammals, insects, robins, frogs, fieldfares, bats, toads, butterflies, moths, blackbirds, solitary bees, wrens, hoverflies...

Pictures that explain things. Trees in Winter (back endpapers) Artist: SR Badmin, 1963

Some trees from #Bermondsey in this beautiful, crisp, winter light ...London plane and Black poplar pollards and crabapple and Spaeth's alder @lb-southwark.bsky.social @thestreettree.bsky.social

The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep. Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening - Robert Frost, 1922. #trees #nature #Dorset #sunset

Happy New Year Everyone! 🌳🌲🌳

Old lichen-covered blackthorn. It has been an amazing year for sloes. #hedgerows #hedges #wildfruit

“In the holly tree, which is rich with red berries, fieldfares, redwings, and mistle-thrushes are busy feeding” Writer: EL Grant Watson Artist: CF Tunnicliffe (What to Look for in Winter, 1959)

Our resident robin sends seasonal good cheer to all our friends and supporters. Happy Christmas and thanks to all those who help to keep #Bermondsey green 💚🌲💚

Habitats for frogs, toads & newts are in decline: 50% of ponds were lost during the 20th century, and of those that remain, 80% are in a poor state. So garden ponds are crucial for helping amphibians survive - & they help all sorts of other wildlife too! More: littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/cre...

EU treeguide tree species of the day is: Kobushi Magnolia (Magnolia kobus), photo of discerning trait https://www.bomengids.nl/l/sp/228.html posted by# #bomengidsnlbot# #trees# #botany# #nature# #gardening Welcome to European treeguide bomengids.nl

If you happen to visit Shuttleworth Park in #Bermondsey, stop to admire the Winter-flowering cherry (Prunus subhirtella autumnalis) and even on a dull day, you'll see bumblebees foraging on the flowers. @buzzclub.bsky.social @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social #bumblebees

Ladybird Artists Advent Calendar, window 11 ‘Mam Tor’ Artist: SR Badmin

More Shrubsole wisdom, we'd do well to heed.

"A truly uplifting read." The Independent have picked Wild Cities as one of their top books of the year 💪 www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...

Tomorrow we're launching our annual #LentoAdvent fest. It's a celebration of places and a chance to reflect and share some of the things you've seen and heard this year. From neighbourhood walks and garden observations to days further afield, please join in. Let's fill Bluesky with quiet beauty.

Fruit trees benefit all sorts of wildlife, including bees, bats and birds. But around two thirds of UK orchards have been lost since 1960. Planting an apple tree in your garden or community can really help to boost biodiversity. What to grow: littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/cho...

‘And inside us there is a talk, that doesn't need an ear to hear it, but a heart to feel it.’ (Nizar Qabbani) 💚🌳🍁

Labour's blinkered 'Build baby build’ agenda could speed up nature decline to the point of no return, conservation charities warn. Devastating to watch this happening, whilst knowing how close to the brink so many species are, already. #wildlife #nature www.wildlifetrusts.org/news/conserv...

Looking through the railway arch on Roper Lane to Tower Bridge Road on a lovely, crisp, sunny, autumn day #Bermondsey #ViewsofLondon #Southwark This was part of the capital's first railway line, the London and Greenwich (L&GR)

The countdown to my 1st book being published is almost unbearably exciting, & there's been so much to learn. I've kept a #1stBookDiary along the way, & here's diary ch 1. #naturewriting #creativewriting #urbannature #publishing #non-fiction freelancenaturewriter.com/2025/11/13/c...

One of our smallest, but most beautiful, native trees, the Spindle (Euonymus europaeus) can be an indicator of ancient woodland. We included two in our refurbishment of Shuttleworth Park and they are thriving. #Bermondsey #NativeTrees @thestreettree.bsky.social @lb-southwark.bsky.social

Other work by the Ladybird artists ‘November’ (1958) Artist: Ronald Lampitt

🌸 Help Southwark Park Association 1869 plant thousands of spring bulbs in Southwark Park🌱 🗓 Saturday, November 8, 2025 🕚 11 AM 📍 Meet by the tennis courts What3Words ///powers.cheek.lies 👟 Dress for the weather! ✨ Free event – all welcome Funded by Southwark Council's Cleaner, Greener, Safer fund

Midnight over #Bermondsey - a waxing gibbous #moon

What a difference an urban tree makes! Tulip tree(Tulipifera liriodrendron) and Dawn redwoods (Metasequoia glyptostroboides) against Norway maple (Acer platanoides) showing off beautifully in #Bermondsey today.

Looking up through the tree canopies, autumn light filters through the leaves. The Japanese word komorebi describes sunlight seen through leaves — the shifting radiance where earth meets sky in gold and flame. #Autumn #Trees

Our tree walk in Southwark Park, led by Greg Packman, is TOMORROW, Sunday. No need to book.

The new European Butterfly Red List is published today, with worrying findings. Over 1/4 (28%) of Europe’s 442 species are threatened with extinction or are close to being so. The situation is far worse for our 148 endemic species, 40% are now threatened or nearly so www.bc-europe.eu/webpage.php?...

We're delighted to welcome award-winning expert and Royal Parks Arboricultural Officer, Greg Packman, to Southwark Park for a tree walk on Sunday 19th October. Meet at the Pavilion Cafe by the lake in the park at 11am. All details on flyer. #trees #parks #southwark #bermondsey #rotherhithe #walks

"And hand in hand, on the edge of the sand, They danced by the light of the moon, The moon, The moon, They danced by the light of the moon." (The Owl and the Pussycat by Edward Lear 1867) Waxing gibbous moon tonight is nearly full.

This year's incredible fruit crop on the lovingly-tended Arbutus unedo aka Strawberry tree at the old stables on St James's Road, Bermondsey. In Portugal, the "strawberries" or medronho are used to make a delicious brandy. We may give it a try if we can beat the birds to them!

We’re heartbroken to learn that Dr Jane Goodall has passed away, aged 91. Dr Goodall was one of the true conservation giants of our time. Let’s honour her legacy by choosing to make a difference in the world - by protecting it. Thank you, Jane, for everything you did for our planet. 💚

A small pale Ivy bee on Ivy. #WildWebsWednesday

Emma Cons Gardens London SE1 #ThicktrunkTuesday

The tree canopy of #Bermondsey looking lush and forest-like after this afternoon's welcome showers. Whoever would guess this is Central London? 💚🌳🌴

To bury so much gold under a tree Titus Andronicus 2.3.2 #ShakespeareSunday @hollowcrownfans.bsky.social @treeshepherd.bsky.social @botanicalshax.bsky.social @prshakespearework.bsky.social @rosej100.bsky.social

Galls! Robin's pincushion on dog rose, caused by larvae of the wasp, Diplolepis rosae; silk-button spangle galls and Knopper galls on oak, caused by the wasps, Neuroterus numismalis and Andricus quercuscalicis respectively.