‘People talk about their plots that they’ve laboured over for years; the stories of where their sheds came from, plagues of frogs…’ @benmcelroy.bsky.social introduces his audio project documenting historic Nottingham allotments www.caughtbytheriver.net/2026/04/allo...

Anne Eunson knitted a fence with twine based on a Shetland lace pattern, installed at the Shetland Textile Museum, Lerwick #womensart

My day with the cloudscape. Magnificent.

I loved this sensitive film. Stunning photography.

ARTISTS. Do you want to show your work in our iconic gallery? Hand in 25th April 20236 from 11-4. £10 per submission. . . TR26 1NA. . .

This week in clouds. #MentalHealthMatters 💙

Modèle vivant - Arnaud Pose de 10 minutes - crayon sur A3 teinté #modelevivant #lifedrawing #dessin #croquis #crayon #portrait #pencil #drawing #sketch #art #artbrut #comicart #comic #illustration #handdrawn

Coastal Rocks a larger image in watercolour and wax #michelebrownart #michelebrownearthpainter #watercolour #landscapeart #landscapepainting #ink

For Nottingham and environs diaries: will be at the wonderful @fiveleavesbooks.bsky.social on Thursday June 18 talking Green Thinking - limited tickets!! fiveleavesbookshop.co.uk/events/green...

It’s 5th April and time for my excellent friend @dunsworth.bsky.social to rip up page 5 of the execrable Sapiens. And this page contains the most scientifically ignorant sentence I have ever read in a book written by someone who is meant to be a scholar. ecodevoevo.blogspot.com/2026/04/sapi...

Using up some wet media (Artgraf) with #collage. I like the tones and colour mixing experiments. #Humanmade

“Book banning in schools uses young people as an excuse to silence certain voices&ignore difficult realities while calling it child protection, which is completely reprehensible.”Kelly McCaughrain @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social & Little, Brown #bookbans #KidLitUK www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article...

A real treat on the blog today, a guest post by Lawrence Weston of Clent Hills Orchards, on a recently completed project to identify, record, and map every one of the publicly accessible fruit trees in Birmingham, UK. 17 species, over 1,600 trees, full details here: orchardnotes.com/2026/04/03/g...

By having a EuroSky account, you can have your Bluesky profile hosted on European infrastructure, including if you use a domain name as your handle (my profile is now hosted on EuroSky). Migration is quick, simple, and does not break your connections or any of your previous posts.

We are looking for a production manager to provide maternity cover in our busy and vibrant production department, starting in June or July 2026. Apply by 6 April. www.faber.co.uk/careers/prod...

IF WE TOLERATE THIS is out on 30 April - just ahead of the elections. Come and see me talk about it... 5 May, Nottingham @fiveleavesbooks.bsky.social fiveleavesbookshop.co.uk/events/if-we... 13 May, London @londonreviewbookshop.co.uk www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/daniel-tri... Hope to see you there!

Easter opening - we are open as normal on Friday and Saturday (both 10-5.30), closed on Sunday and Bank Holiday hours on Monday (12-4) Best wishes to those taking part in Easter activities

Long overdue: www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Excellent to see the Government commissioning fresh research into mapping and expanding Britain's temperate rainforests! Back in 2023 the Government promised to invest £750k in researching temperate rainforest. This now goes some way towards that: www.forestresearch.gov.uk/research/map...

#Leicestershire #CharnwoodForest FREE online event www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/unesco-glo...

Anyone for a few dozen early spring blossom pics? I've got apricot, peach, nectarine, pear, plum, greengage, damson, cherry, Japanese quince, and blackthorn... small selection below, plenty more on the blog: orchardnotes.com/2026/03/31/g...

This is my favorite climate change chart. Japanese monks, aristocrats, and emperors kept meticulous records of cherry blossom festivals for 1,200 years and accidentally built the world's longest climate dataset.

Thread. Excellent.

I share this warning most years. I just want young journalists to know. On April 1st some PRs publish ‘hilarious’ press releases. In my first year of journalism no one told me there was this magical day where they simply lie. And that is how I came to write an article about condoms for dogs.

At the orchestra. Just working up some ideas.

Traveling 1 #art #sketching #sketchbook

The Empire podcast is simply the best history podcast out there. Required listening. bsky.app/profile/will...

Willow branches chopped up to make a tea to aid in rooting cuttings.

The Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden in St Ives, Cornwall, UK #womensart

Drawing from drawings. 1 minute and 3 minute drawings. Great for loosening up.

Books on baking banana bread available now 🍌 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

watercolour sketches #michelebrownart #michelebrownearthpainter #watercolour #landscapeart #sketchbook

Is Spain the only country in Europe with a spine? Bravo to them for standing up www.bbc.com/news/article...

One of the country's finest libraries of books on town planning and housing policy - the Harry Simpson Memorial Library, currently located in Wisbech - is at risk of being pulped. Please publicise and support the campaign to save it. davemnt.wordpress.com/2026/03/26/a...

“A report by Common Wealth recommended passing emergency legislation to instruct the NESO to act as a single buyer of electricity, taking renewable generators out of the wholesale market and paying them fair, fixed prices.” Our new report in @skynewsrss.bsky.social 👇 news.sky.com/story/greens...

Another from the sunflower field

Blackthorn and lichen. #TreeFlowers #WildflowerHour

🌱🌾🌍🌺🍄🌳🍂 Plant knowledge becoming more popular! Cambridge Uni botanic garden @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social joins UK others offering short courses plant vocabulary & ID. Also BSBI @bsbibotany.bsky.social Identiplant (enrol December), Plantlife @plantlifeuk.bsky.social , Field Studies Council #BUC2026

Just drawn & posted these #artisttradingcards to mark the start of Spring - Euphorbia and Hellebore flowers, Blackthorn blossom plus dandelion leaves. This swap idea new to me. Interesting. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artist_... Media: TWSBI pen / olive green ink on mixed media background #ATC #botanical

#workinprogress #oilpainting #landscape

In the pond #abstractart #collage #art #mixedmedia #painting #artsky

🚨 BREAKING: we crashed an NHS meeting to tell them to keep Palantir out of the NHS. Tell your local hospital to say no to Palantir in the NHS 👇 https://goodlaw.social/74abab

"We are confident we could do it if we wanted to." (Senior government official, on using the contract's break clause in 2027). So, keep up the pressure. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

Chess Set, 2005 by Rachel Whiteread #WomensArt

A view. A quick little sketch #oilpainting #art

"Government data reveals 2.5 GW of new solar added in 12-months period, the fastest pace for a decade." This is huge. And it's only going to grow. www.pv-magazine.com/2026/03/26/u....