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.

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. 🌸