Went on our yearly walk this afternoon at Brueton Park LNR to see the Wild Garlic. Comma and Speckled Wood butterflies seen plus Beautiful Demoiselle and Small Red Damselfly.

Bluetits are nesting above the back door so I put some mealworms outside the kitchen window for them. A ragged robin got there first and nom nom nomed them. #birds #canonr5 #canon200-800 #canonrf200-800 #robin

#ThickTrunkTuesday from Stoneleigh Abbey, Warwickshire.

#TilesOnTuesday from Wightwick Manor.

Did you know that National Hedgerow Week also coincides with Hedgehog Awareness Week? 💚 We are teaming up with our friends at the British Hedgehog Preservation Society to raise awareness about how hedgerows benefit our British wildlife, including hedgehogs! 🦔

Pentre Ifan Neolithic Burial Chamber, near Newport in Pembrokeshire. The impressive capstone is some five metres in length. 📸 My own. #TombTuesday #Prehistory #Pembrokeshire #Archaeology

#MedievalMonday Eleanor Cross from Hardingstone, Northamptonshire. Queen Eleanor of Castile died in 1290 in Nottinghamshire and her husband King Edward I arranged for crosses to be built where the funeral procession stopped overnight on its way to London.

#MosaicMonday from Yarmouth, Isle of Wight.

‘The moorhen builds her nest of reeds and sticks’ (What to Look for in Spring, 1961) Artist: CF Tunnicliffe

#SundayScience | Bdelloid Rotifers 🔬 Meet some of the strangest animals on Earth. In this webinar, Dr Chris Wilson explores bdelloid rotifers — all-female animals that steal DNA from bacteria, fungi & plants, and even make their own antibiotics. 🌍 🧪 ▶️ youtu.be/etlMjQ3D7uk

#StainedGlassSunday Fragments of C15th glass at St Mary, Burnham Deepdale, Norfolk.

#SundayStonework A medieval musician from St Mary, Adderbury.

📢 #HedgehogWeek starts NOW! A whole week dedicated to celebrating #hedgehogs, learning about them & doing more to help protect them 🦔 This year, we’re asking you to take action with the Hedgehog Pledge! We’ll be sharing a new infographic by emilyheaven.com every single day - so stay tuned!

Just a little reminder of the incredible, playful and resilient native animals we're trying to protect across England and Wales 🦡💚

#SteepleSaturday St Mary the Virgin, Pembridge, Herefordshire, with its C13th detached bell tower.

#FridayFlowers from Baddesley Clinton Warwickshire.

#FingerpostFriday from Weobley, Herefordshire.

Today is the day - it’s #NoMowMay! Ready to put the mower away for the #NoMowMovement?🌸🥳 It’s one of the easiest ways to help the environment. By letting wildflowers grow throughout summer, you can help local wildlife like bees & butterflies.🐝 Add your name 👉 https://loom.ly/RW0t-fw

May is here and so are the Big Eight 🎱🐝 Of the UK’s 24 bumblebee species, these eight are the most common. This month, some queens will produce their first daughters, the workers, while others will welcome new males 💼🚹 🔎 Brush up on your bumblebee identification skills: https://ow.ly/fm3u50YMpZb

#IronworkThursday complicate door lock on the main door at St Mary, Dilwyn, Herefordshire.

14th century doorway from the Great Gatehouse at Battle Abbey in East Sussex. 📸 My own. #AdoorableThursday #BattleAbbey #EastSussex

Did you know that we have a website (link in our bio) You can find ID handy guides in the resources section, like this fab buttercup one created especially for @wildflowerhour.bsky.social by the amazing @naturelark.bsky.social!

Meadow, Creeping, Bulbous, Goldilocks, Celery-leaved? Do you know your buttercups? That is the challenge this week from Wild Flower Hour! Post your pics for #Wildflowerhour this Sunday 8-9pm using the hashtag #buttercupchallenge!

It's less than ONE WEEK until #HedgehogWeek - our biggest week of the year for celebrating #hedgehogs & spreading the word about what we can all do to help protect the future of this amazing species in the UK. 🦔 Hedgehog Awareness Week runs 3rd - 9th May - please #ShareToMakeAware! buff.ly/EVzmoE7

#RoseWednesday from Stoneleigh Abbey, Warwickshire.

Helping bumblebees never tasted so good – by growing your own food, you can help feed bumblebees too 🍅🐝 Bumblebees love the flowers of many fruit and vegetable plants, including tomatoes, strawberries and beans. They will also pollinate your crops for free! Get started: https://ow.ly/FUv650YKQfc

Garden robin - carrying nest material in the second photo. A second nest is being built in ivy on the patio wall. Photos taken by my son.

#ThickTrunkTuesday from the grounds of Stoneleigh Abbey, Warwickshire.

#TilesOnTuesday Medieval tiles on display at Stoneleigh Abbey, Warwickshire. The floor tiles are from local religious establishments - many from Wormleighton church.

Good morning from the Welsh Marches. A grey and gloomy start by the wild edges of the lane are in full flower.

Visited Stoneleigh Abbey, Warwickshire, this afternoon and went a lovely walk around the grounds plus afternoon tea :)

#MosaicMonday from Yarmouth, Isle of Wight.

#MementoMoriMonday from the churchyard of St John the Baptist, Wall.

#SundayStonework A statue of St Wystan at St Wystan's church, Repton.

Two Tom Denny panels at Temple Gruiting, Glos.

#SteepleSaturday St Peter's, Bromyard, Herefordshire with its C14th Tower.

A vision of blue and green in the churchyard at Leebotwood, near Church Stretton. I’m always on the hunt for new places to photograph bluebells, and found this scene this week. The building dates from around 1200AD and contains a medieval wall painting that was discovered in 1976. #Shropshire

#FlowersOnFriday Tulips from the entrance to Castle Bromwich Historic Gardens, North Solihull.

#FontsOnFriday from St John the Baptist, Niton, Isle of Wight. The font dates back to c1070 and may even predate the church. The font cover was added in 1957.

#FingerpostFriday from Yarmouth, Isle of Wight.

After St George's Day yesterday, it seemed a good time to mention the infamous dragon. Here is the dragon's well where it supposedly lived, just over the wall from the churchyard at Brinsop Church in Herefordshire. Not very eyecatching but then who has seen a dragon's home before?

St George about to kill the poor dragon. Stained glass from Knowle Parish Church. #StGeorge'sDay

#IronworkThursday A dragon weather vane from the village of Langton Matravers, Dorset.

#AdoorableThursday from Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire.

This time next month, it’s International Day for Biological Diversity. To mark the occasion, we are launching the 2026 Natural History Live series. These free webinars bring together experts to explore the species, habitats & recording work that support biodiversity across the UK. buff.ly/hEUHstv

For the early-birds out there - our 2027 #Shropshire calendars are now available in local shops and on our website. Choose from the Shropshire Hills, A Year in Shropshire, Shrewsbury and Ludlow. 🙂 www.shropshireandbeyond.com/photos/shop/shropshire-calendars

For World #EarthDay we're highlighting this embroidered cot quilt, 'The Homestead and the Forest', designed by May Morris and worked by Jane Morris from 1889 - 1890.

Of 22 sites being held on a waiting list, before designation, 14 were at risk from development. That's 64% of potential SSSI's, and the wildlife living within them, at risk of being lost. Read the full report on our blog: wildjustice.org.uk/unprotected-...

#Woodensday from St Leonard's, Hatfield, Herefordshire. Open timber porch probably C14th.