Bindweed among the brambles (ripening fast) near the river Medway. #ClimbingPlants #wildflowerhour

Bindweed among the brambles (ripening fast) near the river Medway. #ClimbingPlants #wildflowerhour

Why the UK government needed to apologise for its role in historical forced adoptions in England theconversation.com/why-the-uk-g...

Almost 200,000 Irish historical records released online www.rte.ie/news/ireland...

As you can read in The British Women’s Suffrage Campaign in 100 Objects, to be pub by @bloomsburyhist.bsky.social 23 July, the suffragists, the National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies, began the suffrage campaign in 1866 & brought it to a successful conclusion in 1928. See link in bio

Ynyslas is amazing ❤️ Orchids galore.... pyramidal, early marsh, marsh helleborine and southern marsh #Wildflowerhour @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social

About Elizabeth Andrews, who was one of the earliest women magistrates in Wales. (Angela John, my PhD supervisor is quoted in the article).

I love this clipping from 1976. #TunbridgeWells

Because of the heat, we have, sadly, decided to go online for our AGM and talk on Thursday. AGM at 5pm. Talk from Lyndsey and Grace at 6.30pm. Hope to see you there.

Bee on a bramble, Porlock, Somerset. #PollinatorPals #WildFlowerHour

We also ran an oral history project on women involved in the Movement for the Ordination of Women, a campaign that Una Kroll was involved in. Hear them here: digital.library.lse.ac.uk/collections/...

Join us at LSE Library on 25 June for our hybrid AGM talk by @teadevotee.bsky.social and @graceheaton.bsky.social on the faith, feminism and politics of Una Kroll. More details and sign up here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-magnific...

@bsbibotany.bsky.social Help! What is this flower? Near a beach, North Somerset coast. #WildFlowerID Thanks for any help.

More wild flowers in West Somerset today. Red valerian on a wall and rough chervil nearby. #wildflowerhour

Wonderful to see St Mary's Churchyard, Conwy awash with Red Valerian. Plenty growing around my Great great great grandfather's grave. Special bonus to see several Painted Lady enjoying it too. #churchyardflowers #wildflowerhour #NorthWales

#churchyardflowers today in Dunster, Somerset. A type of Cranes-bill? #wildflowerhour

I tried this: proud of my result! 🗳️ ConstituencyClick 550/650 — Secretary of State 🟥🟩🟩🟨🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 play.jmoxley.co.uk

Today marks the 160th anniversary of the first mass petition for women's suffrage. Below, Dr Kathryn Rix has explored the debate around this petition and its place in the campaign to secure the parliamentary vote for women. @victoriancommons.bsky.social

🍎 It's World Cider Day – and luckily Art UK has art for days. Verity Babbs tells us more about this painting by Mary Martin 🍻 'Cider Making at Wescott Farm, Devon' by Mary Martin (b.1951) © the artist. 📷 National Trust

Some good news from my part of the world.

I was glad of the shade from this tree earlier today

It's tomorrow. We hope to see you there.

Two #TinyPlants in our lawn this morning - crane’s bill and speedwell #wildflowerhour

I am very sorry to see news of the death of a Rochester Bridge Trust colleague. My thoughts are with his family.

Coole Park is a fabulous place.

Marsh marigolds by a burn in the west Highlands #wildflowerhour

Kestrel in Beddington Park yesterday. A fine day for birdwatching.

Banks of the Wandle River today.

Looking forward to speaking next month on 18 May at @vahs.bsky.social seminar series about #womensgrassrootsactivism & how we used participatory research to co-create & co-produce our #Activism100+ toolkit. If 18 May seems too far away you can find out more here 😊 learn.lsbu.ac.uk/womens-grass...

There was a fire last night at Pegwell Bay NNR. 💔 It tore through the reedbeds quickly & in the aftermath this morning, it's clear the impacts are pretty devastating - around 300m of scorched earth. The fire, believed to have been started deliberately, occurred during breeding bird season...

Cuckoo flower on the banks of the river Medway. #CabbageFamily #wildflowerhour

Saw them again today.

Many thanks to The Women's Library who hold and care for the archives of St Joan's International Alliance. @fotwl.bsky.social @gillianmurphy.bsky.social @lselibrary.bsky.social . This research couldn't happen without them!

Red kites over Kent! (Only one of the pair in the photo).

From one small wood next to the River Medway, ground ivy, wild garlic, wood anemones and many, many bluebells. #WoodlandPlants #wildflowerhour

From one small wood next to the River Medway, ground ivy, wild garlic, wood anemones and many, many bluebells. #WoodlandPlants #wildflowerhour

Thank you to everyone who has posted a memory or thank you to The Women's Library at 100. Please do have a read, or come and use the collection, and add your messages to this webpage. padlet.com/cmcollison/t...

The first Borstal Boys Named after the village of Borstal, Kent, the first in a system of youth detention centres opened in 1902, intended to separate children from older convicts in adult prisons Photos of the 1902 Borstal are included in the Howard League archives warwick.ac.uk/services/lib...

Keep the history of women's activism alive. Become a Friend of The Women's Library: friendsofthewomenslibrary.org.uk/become-a-fri...

There’s more to Maidstone than you might think!

Hurrah for @fotwl.bsky.social 👏👏 you can now join them and pay online #womenshistory friendsofthewomenslibrary.org.uk

Other work by the Ladybird artists. Spring in Kent Artist: Ronald Lampitt

The perfect painting for today – 'Easter Monday' by Winifred Nicholson 🌼 This artwork explores one of Winifred’s favourite themes. She loved painting views from windows, especially as the light and seasons changed. © Trustees of Winifred Nicholson. 📷 Tullie Carlisle

Cowslips on the North Downs in Kent #CowslipChallenge #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social

Last one for this week is the pretty Cuckooflower or Lady’s Smock (Cardamine pratensis). @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbiengland.bsky.social #botany #flowers #spring #wildflowers #nature #lincolnshire #wildflowerhour

'The Guardian' view on the Women's Library at 100: a cause of celebration but not complacency www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Unfortunately I haven’t been able to get out and look for #treeflowers this weekend, but I did see an early dog violet - in our back lawn! #wildflowerhour

Blackthorn at its peak in Dunorlan Park #wildflowerhour

Red dead-nettle , young leaves can be used to make tea, in salads, and as a salve if infused in oil and applied to dry/irritated skin #storyplants #wildflowerhour

Such a beautiful flower.