Join our latest batwatch at Galleywall Nature Reserve at 18.30 on Wednesday 24th September. Details on flyer. #bats @batconservation.bsky.social #ProjectNightWatch

"They're mine, all mine!" The Whitebeam in Spa Gardens #Bermondsey is full of woodpigeons feasting on the berries. #autumn #trees #birds

The sound of wind in trees is known as psithurism (pronounced sith- err-iz-um) The word comes from the Greek word psithuros, meaning whispering #psithurism

"The man in the moon, Came down too soon, And asked his way to Norwich; He went by the south, And burned his mouth By eating cold plum porridge." #ManInTheMoon tonight, eve of the #BloodMoon

Not all those who wander are lost J.R.R. Tolkien

Time to pick the pears before it's too late! @theorchardproject.bsky.social #wasps #fruittrees #orchard

The people of Camberwell love their great old London planes #ThickTrunkTuesday #MakeRoomForTrees

Take a stroll down Grange Walk, wait for the traffic to clear and listen to the buzz. The Japanese pagoda trees (Styphnolobium japonica) are in flower and covered in honey bees. Resilient to climate change, it's a beautiful and much underrated street tree. #Bermondsey @thestreettree.bsky.social

This wonderful old elm (Ulmus minor) in ancient woodland on Kent's North Downs for #ThickTrunkTuesday

The Plane Tree ‘The lungs of London’ Trees (1963) Artist: SR Badmin

Did u know? In the garden, many plants have been pollinated & are setting seed. Seed heads, like Teasel are essential winter food for birds like Goldfinches.There's even a moth larva that uses Teasels to develop in..& they're bloomin' gorge to look at! So, in short,....don't lose your heads.🌱🌿🇬🇧🌱🌍🪲🐦‍⬛

#theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. # 164 Research suggests urban #bumblebees are more phenotypically diverse as there is a greater RANGE of flowers available in urban areas and #bees developing more diversity of traits gives the colony more options when foraging. #nature #biodiversity

Happy Birthday Ada Salter (nee Brown) born OTD 1866. Bermondsey Icon. - Social Reformer - Trade unionist - Environmentalist - Pacifist - First woman councillor Bermondsey 1909 - First woman mayor in London 1922 - First labour woman mayor in UK

🌳 Why do native trees matter? They safeguard biodiversity, boost climate resilience, enhance ecosystem services, support livelihoods, and preserve cultural heritage. Learn more about the benefits of native tree species from this infographic: 👇 🔗: https://f.mtr.cool/kzzhvxkidd #TreesPeoplePlanet

#ThickTrunkTuesday Sycamore Gap, Hadrian's Wall, Northumberland (July 2023) 2 months after the picture was taken, this iconic tree was felled in an act of criminal damage. 2 men have today been given a prison sentence of 4 years & 3 months. #trees #nature #northumberland #photography #eastcoastkin

The British Woodlands Survey 2025 (BWS2025) is now live - important for all woodland owners, agents, forestry professionals, businesses, land-owning organisations - take part: sylva.org.uk/bws2025 @forestresearchuk.bsky.social #woodlands #trees #resilience #environmentalchange #research

Please vote for "Aster of the Senses" designed by our Rouel Estate Orchard and Octopus Garden volunteers Yoni and Lesley, for @nationalparkcity.bsky.social with @froglife.bsky.social incredibly well done to you all for gaining a bronze medal! So well deserved 👏💚 Follow link in post below to vote.

If the heat is getting to you, make your way to Bermondsey's Southwark Park and take a seat under its famous London planes. Instant air-conditioning (and a lot cheaper and greener!) #thicktrunktuesday @lb-southwark.bsky.social @thestreettree.bsky.social

Why have I tabled a motion against the continued funding of Drax to burn US trees, to be heard on Monday in #HouseofLords? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Pruning wounds on a fig tree make #FacesInTrees. Who do you see?

Trees for Bermondsey and @bostse1.bsky.social #greenhub joined forces to build hotels for Bermondsey's solitary bees. Look out for them in Shuttleworth Park and Rouel Estate's community garden and orchard. Thanks to all the young people and volunteers www.instagram.com/reel/DKrQ3Ot...

What a difference a tree makes! Lovely Spaeth Alder (Alnus spaethii) planted early 2024 already transforming an unlovely stretch of Southwark Park Road #Bermondsey.

Now you see it, now you don't: a Hummingbird hawkmoth in the #OctopusGarden. Three years ago, this space was tarmacked over, but thanks to a #GrowBackGreener grant from @londonmayor.bsky.social and #CGS from @lb-southwark.bsky.social we #depaved and brought nature to this polluted street corner.

Wildflower strips in orchards attract insects that eat pests, reducing crop damage and cutting pesticide use. The savings can be significant, especially in bad aphid years. 🌸

Oxeye daisy with bonus Sun Fly in Hyde Park's astonishing meadows for #wildflowerhour #wildflowershow @wildflowerhour.bsky.social Hard to believe this is right in the middle of London.

It's #solitarybeeweek and we're partnering with @bostse1.bsky.social to make solitary bee habitats at the Blue Market #Bermondsey on Saturday. We'd love to see you there.

Think it is time for our first #facesintrees post on @bsky.app This old Bramley looks as though it's had a fright 😱

Bermondsey's Harris Academy on Southwark Park Road has an amazing strip of #wildflowers sandwiched between their sports courts and the road, which includes this patch of stunning Germander #speedwell for today's #wildflowerhour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social

Thank you to everyone who helped make this happen #MoretonGateNatureGarden @lb-southwark.bsky.social #KirbyEstate #SlippersPlaceEstate #FMConway #AnnaHwangColligan #SterlingLandscapes

Great news! Permission to remove the Guinness Court TPO London plane on Ship and Mermaid Row has been REFUSED by @lb-southwark.bsky.social Details giving reasons and recommendations for preserving the tree here www.southwark.gov.uk/planning-env...

Paul talks about his new book, ‘Tree Hunting’ at the Dulwich Festival. @thestreettree.bsky.social urbantreefestival.org/tree-hunting-w…

A thick trunk on Clapham Common for #ThickTrunkTuesday @thestreettree.bsky.social bet you know this one!

The bright yellow flowers of Oilseed rape (Brassica napus) enlivening a Bermondsey treepit for tonight's #WildflowerHour #CabbageFamily @wildflowerhour.bsky.social

What a difference a tree makes! The perfect Horse chestnuts of The Grange #Bermondsey #Southwark never fail to impress. 🌳💚🌳

For most of the year this Manna ash (Fraxinus ornus) stands unnoticed among the great old London planes of Southwark Park, but shines for a couple of weeks when flowering each spring. See this lovely tree at its best now. @lb-southwark.bsky.social @thestreettree.bsky.social

On days like today, it's easy to forget the Rouel Rd Estate Community Orchard in #Bermondsey is in central London. @lb-southwark.bsky.social

🦇Our Big Give #GreenMatchFund campaign 'Strengthening the grassroots of bat conservation' is now live! Every donation we receive up to £5K, from 22-29 April, will be doubled! This is a great opportunity to raise £10,000 for bat conservation. Donate & share widely: donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...

Flesh fly (Genus Sarcophaga) resting on Elm samara.

A male Hairy-footed Flower Bee (Anthophora plumipes) guarding a hole in old mortar. One of many using this old south-facing wall which has escaped the bricklayer's trowel.

Peak #bluebell as far as the eye can see! @thekentacorn.bsky.social

Despite being given a TPO in 2023 stating the highest amenity value and life-expectancy of another 100+ years, the owners of this beautiful and healthy tree have applied to remove it. Deadline for objections: 17th April planning.southwark.gov.uk/online-appli... @thestreettree.bsky.social

A very cute Hairy-footed Flower Bee on Greensleeves apple blossom in the Rouel Road Estate Community Orchard #Bermondsey @davegoulson.bsky.social @theorchardproject.bsky.social @lb-southwark.bsky.social

Support Sian Berry’s #GoPesticideFree bill, scheduled for debate 25th April, which would ban local councils in England from using pesticides in public spaces. No more poison in our streets and parks! Contact your MP using the link below: pan-uk.eaction.org.uk/edm-urban-pe... @sianberry.bsky.social

@treesforbermondsey.bsky.social Can you help save this beautiful healthy historic mature TPO protected Snowsfields SE1 Plane tree from the Guinness Partnership axe? @snsprimary.bsky.social planning.southwark.gov.uk/online-appli...

#thicktrunktuesday horse chestnut - and foxes - Thomas More Garden, Barbican @kenlywaite.bsky.social

🦇2 week countdown!! Between 22-29 April any donations up to £5K will be DOUBLED! This a great opportunity to raise at least £10K for our work to support UK bat groups. Subscribe to get notified when the campaign does live: forms.office.com/e/jwPMPhiKWf #GreenMatchFund

For #wildflowerhour #woodlandplants exquisite wood anemone at their peak, sweet violets and wood forget-me-not with lesser celandine @wildflowerhour.bsky.social

The dandelion - most underrated of wildflowers .... but only by us! #YellowSunday #wildflowerhour @dandelionappre1.bsky.social

Here is a thing of wonder and beauty. The recently-restored Passmore Edwards and Metropolitan Public Gardens Association drinking fountain in Christ Church Garden at Christ Church Blackfriars Bridge. See? They can be restored!

You can't see it, but this discarded plastic flowerpot is a robin's nesting place. The female #robin has been very busy, lining the pot with leaves, moss and other materials. Go gently in the garden this spring and it will pay you back with nestlings, humming insects and a deep sense of wellbeing.