It's strange how sometimes your online shop can seem to have been rendered invisible! 😁 Here's a link if you need a few cards, or just fancy a browse to save some bits for later: www.etsy.com/shop/SarahRo... #shopindie #shopsmall #artist #UKGiftAM

Stewarding the Soil - an afternoon of talks on #nature, #farming, and the living landscape, with @georgemcgavin.bsky.social @jakefiennes.bsky.social and (one of my very favourite artists) Carry Akroyd Worth a trip from Cornwall to #Hampshire! Details & tickets, here: stewardingthesoil.co.uk

Turns out these root-like growths on our Crap Apple tree are 'Burr Knots'. For anyone interested, there's an excellent and comprehensive article on them in this #Permaculture article deepgreenpermaculture.com/2022/07/07/b... #appletrees #burrknots

I caught this episode of Radio 4’s Rare Earth today, and guessed as soon as I heard him speak that it was @willleohawkes.bsky.social I was listening to. Fascinating stuff and great to hear you talking about insect migration, Will!

Please can anyone tell me what this is? Growing out of our crab Apple tree…

Does anyone have any experience of folding/collapsible kayaks? I'm thinking of getting one for trips to Wales and Scotland (need to be able to pack my photo gear) and have been looking at Oru and Trak2. #kayak #kayaks

Birch Barkscape... a miniature world of mosses, lichens, and fungi contained within the fissures of Silver Birch bark. Or.... a forest of trees growing alongside parched canyons and dried-up riverbeds? Could be either! #SilverBirch #birch #BirchBark #trees #moss #nature

The Simon Palmer Bookmark Collection No. 2. This collection comprises View from a Canal Bridge, Ruth Returning with Naomi, and The Turnpike. Printed on textured Arcoprint Extra White 400gsm cardstock, using archival quality inks. www.rathergoodart.co.uk/product/simo... #simonpalmer

Chough Thermal - silkscreen print by painter and printmaker, Carry Akroyd Because you can't have too many Choughs popping up in your Bluesky feed! More of Carry's stunning artwork, here: carryakroyd.co.uk #art #birds #birdart #Choughs

From extinction to most successful breeding season yet: the Cornish chough story #Cornwall #Kernow 🔗: https://www.falmouthpacket.co...

Thanks Daisy!

Just back from three days on the North West coast of #Cornwall. The weather was wild and wonderful, and the highlight of our trip was seeing #Choughs! Rubbish footage as I only had my phone camera with me, but what a treat, and what a backdrop. Chuffed to bits! #birds #wildlife

For the last few years my grandson has come to me once a week for 'Nature Studies'. From today my 10yr old granddaughter, Arrietty, will come too... but on a different day. But with so much to choose from, what will we start with today? Answer: Shield bugs!!! #bugs #nature #homeschool

Nasturtiums taking over...

What better, beautiful, joyful things to accompany (just a small fraction) of my urgent & delicious tbr pile, than these gorgeous bookmarks, new from @rathergoodart.bsky.social? Just the loveliest of reading stationery! #booksky

“We may feel like we’ve seen lots of butterflies this summer, but that’s only because last year was so awful." - Dr Richard Fox, Head of Science at Butterfly Conservation. More about the results, and why they matter, here #BigButterflyCount #butterflies #moths #insects

Bittern and Wren - both by wire bird artist, Paul Green @paulgreenwildwire.bsky.social Aren't they gorgeous?! More of this artist's fab wire birds, here: www.paulgreenwildwire.co.uk #birds #birdart #wildlife #wireart #art

I've been asked how @kernowconservation.bsky.social monitor for signs of Mink (whose past presence devastated already vulnerable populations) before releasing Water Voles into new areas of #Cornwall. This article explains far better than I can... www.wildlifegroundswell.org.uk/stream-testi...

I just had THE BEST day! 💚 The wonderful folk from @kernowconservation.bsky.social (do please check them out... they're SO worth a follow) invited me to come and watch their latest release of Water Voles, to a site in mid-Cornwall... #wildlife #WaterVoles #Cornwall #mammals

Spent hours being spellbound by Convolvulus Hawk Moths last night as they nectared on Nicotiana plants in my highland garden!. Up to 3 feeding at a time, their entire abdomens glowing red hot in the thermal from flight muscle use!! #teammoth @migrantmothuk.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social

Something very exciting is happening tomorrow, and I'm going to be there to see it. Watch this space for photos.... And follow @kernowconservation.bsky.social for clues!

Re-adding this to peoples’ timeline cause I think it deserves more attention 😅

Are you passionate about #InsectScience and looking to build a career in the field? You're in luck! We've got a list of UK and Ireland institutions offering entomological courses. Explore your options today 🔽 buff.ly/RFnYfHB 📸 Green bottle fly Lucilia sp. (c) Flynn Thaitanunde-Lobb

This beauty is a female scorpionfly, so named because the males sport scorpion-like tails which they use in courtship displays Mating can be dangerous for the male as the female may kill & eat him afterwards. To avoid being eaten himself, he offers her a ‘nuptial gift’ of saliva or a dead insect…

More auction finds. Natural history doesn't just have to be a GCSE, it can be part of every curriculum, opening the door to a world of wonder. An 8 year old's English book from 1942. @brigitstrawbridge.bsky.social @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social @irishrainforest.bsky.social @katebradbury.bsky.social

Yellowhammer singing, Tregoss Moor, Cornwall, June 2020 - by Cornwall artist and naturalist, Nick Elton, whose work I discovered through @btobirds.bsky.social Cornwall's Newsletter More of this artist's wonderful sketches, here: www.nickelton.art/sketchbook.h... #birds #BirdArt #Cornwall #art

Galls on the leaves of Field Maple, Acer campestre, caused by the gall mite Aceria myriadeum. Each gall contains several mites, which escape through tiny, hair-fringed holes on the underside of the leaf before leaf fall and over-winter in bark crevices. #WildWebsWednesday

Forest Bug smiley eggs! #eggs

Autumn is coming #FungiFriends #illustration #mushroomart

Bird conservation is only going to work if these species have healthy habitats to live in. Can citizen scientists help gather vital information on habitat condition? This new study investigates➡️ www.bto.org/citizen-science-habitat-monitoring #Ornithology #citsci @ukceh.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social

Calling South West #birders The BTO South West Conference is coming up, and it looks like a really interesting day Talks about locally important species by local and @btobirds.bsky.social speakers - & I'll be there speaking about #Wildlife Gardening More here: www.bto.org/our-work/eve...

Hare waited as quietness fell over the earth. Swallows turned to bats; day to dusk. She felt herself calm. The moon came to join her and together they sat and listened to the stillness of the night. Tomorrow she’d be wild again, but tonight she’d be as soft as the evening blue. #Hare #WildlifeArt

Looking for a 2026 calendar? My daughter Charlotte @cstrawbridgeart.bsky.social has created one, and it's GORGEOUS! 💚 www.charlottestrawbridge.co.uk/product-page...

⏰ Just 1 week to go! The wonderful folk at @kernowconservation.bsky.social are almost at their crowdfunder target for water voles in #Cornwall Every £ matched up to £250, so your gift has twice the impact Can you help them cross the finish line? 🙏 www.avivacommunityfund.co.uk/p/expanding-...

FREE ONLINE EVENT: Protected Areas at Sea - what does it really mean? Join Sarah Ward, Marine Conservation Officer, to learn more about our the conservation of our local marine environment and what you can do to help. buff.ly/V8Fyywi 📷 Short-snouted Seahorse © Paul Naylor

Thank you rain… our pond is SO much happier now! #pond #wildlifepond

Harbour Turnstones - by Scottish wildlife artist, Ian Rendall More of this artist's gorgeous watercolours, here: ianrendall.co.uk #art #wildlife #birds #nature

It's our favourite time of the year! Every year we fund a series of youth-led nature projects to help support local ecosystems. Do you have a project in mind? Follow the link to apply! buff.ly/oT8Lle4

#SciArtSeptember 1: Islet Somewhere in the waves of Barents Sea, a rocky islet acts as a perch for seabirds. Puffins, guillemots, razorbills and skuas are still here, though threatened by heating oceans and spreading disease. With them sits a lonely ghost of a great auk that once roamed these seas.

111 years ago today the last Passenger Pigeon on earth, which we called Martha, died in Cincinnati Zoo at around 12:30pm local time. The most abundant bird species Earth had ever seen had been driven to extinction. markavery.info/2025/09/01/p... #cincinatti #ohio #extinction #birds #martha

I just rescued this Speckled Bush-cricket from one of our water butts. I think she may have lost her leg, but hope that won’t be too much of a problem for her. Isn’t she beautiful? And SO well camouflaged in the grass! #wildlife #Orthoptera #nature

A Meadow Brown butterfly feasting on our Sedum…which is a SUCH a great flowering plant for autumn flying butterflies and bees. #butterflies

The Devil’s-bit scabious in our mini-meadow is about to burst into flower. I love the buds when they’re at this stage… they remind me of the blue jelly buttons in Liquorice Allsorts! #wildflowers

'Island Beach Stones' - Acrylic on Birch panel - by Canadian painter, Cameron Thurbide #art #acrylics #painting

I'll be talking at the Looe Festival of Words on Sunday 5th October - about #Bees, #WildlifeGardening, and my book 'Dancing with Bees' Do come along if you can. And check out the other events, too. More details, and tickets (which are free) via the link below 👇 welcometolooe.com/explore/looe...

When the World Sleeps - by Palestinian artist, Malak Mattar Malak was born in 1999 in the Gaza Strip and grew up under occupation and the military siege. She came to London in 2023 to study Fine Art More about this artist and her work, here: www.malak-mattar.com #art #Palestine #Gaza

Looks like today's visit wasn't the first egg-laying by a Hummingbird Hawk moth in the garden this season, here's a fairly fat caterpillar with pink shoes and a fine blue tail. @savebutterflies.bsky.social #TeamMoth @brigitstrawbridge.bsky.social

Once you spot one... hummingbird hawk moth eggs freshly laid in the garden. #TeamMoth @savebutterflies.bsky.social

August Walk - by West Country landscape painter, David Parfitt David Parfitt RI More of this artist's stunning watercolours, here: davidaparfittri.co.uk/portfolio #art #landscape #watercolour

🤍💛💛Put a cheeky little offer on my website …buy 2 and get a 3rd free on all my prints (unmounted and mounted). Offer ends last day of August 💛💛🤍 www.charlottestrawbridge.co.uk/products #offer #free #artwork #wildlifeart