Lioness - just sketched - what wondrous animals on this beautiful planet of ours

The Express is furious about this because the moment you show those who repeat anti-immigration rhetoric the real human stories their narrative collapses. The “immigrants” are people. Our friends, colleagues and family. And it’s this nation of neighbours that is what makes Britain great.

Really pleased with my Blue Rock Thrush, spied up by Mértola castle #Alentejo

Wonderful female Wheatear passing through #Alentejo #Portugal on its migration way @btobirds.bsky.social

Forest bathing #BuryStEdmunds - deliciously warm afternoon walk

Thanks to everyone who attended the Building Connections workshop at our Thetford HQ with @csc-cic.bsky.social. It was brilliant to chat all about strengthening local community connections through nature. 🌿🐦

Wonderful Building Connections training day #Thetford @btobirds.bsky.social as we @csc-cic.bsky.social working with local communities (and Town Mayor!) to strengthen connections with nature @buryfreepress.bsky.social @terryjermymp.bsky.social

More than 5,000 of England’s most sensitive, rare and protected natural habitats are at high risk of being destroyed by development under Labour’s new planning bill. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

We're delighted to announce we have been shortlisted @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk as one of four partnerships for their Grant Holder Support: www.civilsocietyconsulting.co.uk/newsblog/uni...

Join us at BTO HQ for a FREE interactive and uplifting training session with Thetford’s local Voluntary and Community Sector in our Building Connections Workshop. The workshop will help you build a shared understanding around how to grow local connection and community through nature. 🌿🐦

We're delighted to launch our new @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk funded support project to grassroots #CivilSociety organisations & #CICs led by @markereira-guyer.bsky.social & Munashe Munyukwi - please share in your networks - for more info: www.civilsocietyconsulting.co.uk/newsblog/nur...

Great grant giving organisation - good to see them out and about again - they have been missed! @markereira-guyer.bsky.social

Our @csc-cic.bsky.social Togetherness Poetry Challenge gets underway @poetrysociety.bsky.social @runnymedetrust.bsky.social with slightly different themes: www.civilsocietyconsulting.co.uk/newsblog/dec...

Thank you @suffolkpoetry.bsky.social for including my poem Sedge Fen in latest members selection @poetrysociety.bsky.social suffolkpoetrysociety.org/wp-content/u...

We at @csc-cic.bsky.social are presenting our report with Zara Mohammed for @btobirds.bsky.social - making nature more inclusive @rspb.bsky.social @norfolknats.bsky.social @suffolkwildlife.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/together-t...

Really looking forward to this next week - few places left @csc-cic.bsky.social @ovyuki.bsky.social @arfursmith.bsky.social @poetrysociety.bsky.social - great poets, bar, food & fun www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/poets-toge...

Wonderful blog here from Ovyuki hiddenliterature.com/poetry-chall... promoting Civil Society CIC Togetherness Poetry Challenge @csc-cic.bsky.social @arfursmith.bsky.social @poetrysociety.bsky.social

Excellent discussion session from @greenparty.org.uk this evening: how we Greens can stop the far right - chaired by @zackpolanski.bsky.social - We need to resist!

As part of the 2025 Togetherness #Poetry Challenge we’re exploring ‘shared identities’ themes, with online sessions with one of last year’s Challenge poets, Steve Lott based in Harlow, Essex @arfursmith.bsky.social @poetrysociety.bsky.social @ovyuki.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/exploring-...

Delighted that as we plan to launch this year’s Togetherness #Poetry Challenge that Arthur Smith @arfursmith.bsky.social has kindly agreed to be one of our judges. Thanks Arthur & Modern Cockney Festival www.togethernesspoetrychallenge.org

Everyone welcome at our launch of this year’s Togetherness #Poetry Challenge in Dalston @arfursmith.bsky.social @poetrysociety.bsky.social @poetrydaily.bsky.social @rhinopoetry.bsky.social @pascalepetit.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/poets-toge...

Blue Rock Thrush - living in Mértola, Alentejo #Portugal - so special to get a glimpse of them on castle walls

Our Steps to Togetherness project means bringing different communities & people together- tonight at Finsbury Park Mosque celebrating their community achievements. Strong spirit of friendship, hope & willingness to work with those from all faiths @muslimcouncil.bsky.social @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social

Such a positive day, sunshine as well 😊 Chance to catch up with Anood (CEO) at @cosouthwark.bsky.social & learn more about their incredible work supporting communities to thrive, and develop new partnerships

Really pleased to see my poem about ecocide and Madagascar in this months Suffolk Poetry Society newsletter suffolkpoetrysociety.org/wp-content/u... @suffolkpoetry.bsky.social @poetrysociety.bsky.social

My first post on BlueSky - a print I created at the weekend - Aves Roxos. Looking forward to being part of a more healthy, creative and tolerant social media platform. We need to build a friendship movement and stand up to the bullies ;-)