Barnes Common
@barnescommon.bsky.social
We are the charity Barnes Common Ltd, looking after your local nature reserves. Our vision is Conservation, Biodiversity, Wellbeing, Lifelong Learning - for all.
The recent mild weather has created perfect growing conditions for #fungi. If you walk past any deadwood, chances are that there will be several types of fungi and other saproxylic (deadwood-dependent) organisms living on them. Find out more about winter fungi: barnescommon.org.uk/winter-fungi...
Winter Fungi on the Common
Fungi are an incredibly varied group, and not all of them have the traditional mushroom shape with a cap, gills and stem that most people tend to think of whenever fungi are mentioned.
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December 23, 2025 at 6:11 PM
The recent mild weather has created perfect growing conditions for #fungi. If you walk past any deadwood, chances are that there will be several types of fungi and other saproxylic (deadwood-dependent) organisms living on them. Find out more about winter fungi: barnescommon.org.uk/winter-fungi...
We need you - would you like to be our Friend? Sign up for our free membership so we can keep you in the loop about what’s happening on the Common, interesting wildlife sightings, volunteering opportunities, walks, talks, events, and more.
December 22, 2025 at 9:01 AM
We need you - would you like to be our Friend? Sign up for our free membership so we can keep you in the loop about what’s happening on the Common, interesting wildlife sightings, volunteering opportunities, walks, talks, events, and more.
Thank you to everyone who's supported us this year. We wish you all a joyful, nature filled festive break and look forward to seeing you in the new year! Please note our office will be closed from 5pm on Friday 19th of December & will reopen on Friday 2nd January. Warm wishes: the Barnes Common Team
December 19, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Thank you to everyone who's supported us this year. We wish you all a joyful, nature filled festive break and look forward to seeing you in the new year! Please note our office will be closed from 5pm on Friday 19th of December & will reopen on Friday 2nd January. Warm wishes: the Barnes Common Team
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Wrap it up in no time! 🎀
Raise free donations for your cause when you shop through easyfundraising with retailers such as M&S, John Lewis and many more!🎄✨
December 15, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Last-minute festive shopping? ⏰🎄
Wrap it up in no time! 🎀
Raise free donations for your cause when you shop through easyfundraising with retailers such as M&S, John Lewis and many more!🎄✨
Wrap it up in no time! 🎀
Raise free donations for your cause when you shop through easyfundraising with retailers such as M&S, John Lewis and many more!🎄✨
Our video of a Heron catching a large Flounder in Beverley Brook has gone viral. Many viewers were surprised by the seeing such a huge fish in our small local river. If you are curious about the animals in the clip, here's your chance to find out more about them: barnescommon.org.uk/heron-vs-flo...
Heron vs Flounder: Wildlife in the Brook
The video has gone viral on Instagram with many viewers expressing their surprise on finding such a huge fish in our small local river. If you are curious about the animal protagonists of the clip…
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December 17, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Our video of a Heron catching a large Flounder in Beverley Brook has gone viral. Many viewers were surprised by the seeing such a huge fish in our small local river. If you are curious about the animals in the clip, here's your chance to find out more about them: barnescommon.org.uk/heron-vs-flo...
Thank you to everyone who came to our mini Christmas tree making workshop over the weekend, we had a lovely craft afternoon! Thanks to Ellie Morgan (Wood Wool Willow) for providing such useful, hands-on guidance for our group of all ages and skill levels!
December 17, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Thank you to everyone who came to our mini Christmas tree making workshop over the weekend, we had a lovely craft afternoon! Thanks to Ellie Morgan (Wood Wool Willow) for providing such useful, hands-on guidance for our group of all ages and skill levels!
It was lovely to see so many of our fellow charity comms professionals at the year’s last Richmond Charity Comms Networking meeting at the Park Hotel in Teddington. This peer group has always provided valuable advice and support & helps our local charities raise their comms to the next level
December 11, 2025 at 3:45 PM
It was lovely to see so many of our fellow charity comms professionals at the year’s last Richmond Charity Comms Networking meeting at the Park Hotel in Teddington. This peer group has always provided valuable advice and support & helps our local charities raise their comms to the next level
Join us this Saturday 13th December for a fun willow weaving workshop and create your own mini Christmas tree decoration! A fantastic drop in activity for age 5+, led by the wonderful Ellie Morgan (Wood Wool Willow). Book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/willow-chr...
December 8, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Join us this Saturday 13th December for a fun willow weaving workshop and create your own mini Christmas tree decoration! A fantastic drop in activity for age 5+, led by the wonderful Ellie Morgan (Wood Wool Willow). Book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/willow-chr...
We had so much fun creating our natural festive wreaths led by the lovely Ellie Morgan on Wednesday evening. Thank you to everyone who came along and supported our charity - we enjoyed making new friends while sipping on mulled wine (and cups of tea) with a mince pie or two!
December 4, 2025 at 2:52 PM
We had so much fun creating our natural festive wreaths led by the lovely Ellie Morgan on Wednesday evening. Thank you to everyone who came along and supported our charity - we enjoyed making new friends while sipping on mulled wine (and cups of tea) with a mince pie or two!
Our Yaffles Family Nature Club continues throughout the winter months, so if you’re not feeling confident to explore outdoors independently, join us for a guided journey across the Common! It’s been great to see familiar faces over the past 2 months, and we’d love some new families to come along too
December 3, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Our Yaffles Family Nature Club continues throughout the winter months, so if you’re not feeling confident to explore outdoors independently, join us for a guided journey across the Common! It’s been great to see familiar faces over the past 2 months, and we’d love some new families to come along too
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There are still some spaces available for tonight's Winter Talk! It's at 7.30pm with @bsbicountries.bsky.social about his book 'Endemic' - more about the book here: bsbi.org/blog/2025/09...
Tonight's online talk is here so book your free space:
bsbi.org/take-part/ev...
Tonight's online talk is here so book your free space:
bsbi.org/take-part/ev...
December 3, 2025 at 12:23 PM
There are still some spaces available for tonight's Winter Talk! It's at 7.30pm with @bsbicountries.bsky.social about his book 'Endemic' - more about the book here: bsbi.org/blog/2025/09...
Tonight's online talk is here so book your free space:
bsbi.org/take-part/ev...
Tonight's online talk is here so book your free space:
bsbi.org/take-part/ev...
Our Conservation Team has been hard at work at several Local Nature Reserves. In the woodlands, our volunteers have been helping thin Holly, and creating dead hedges with the arisings, and they have also assisted in creating a new small pond on East Sheen Common to support the local amphibians.
December 2, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Our Conservation Team has been hard at work at several Local Nature Reserves. In the woodlands, our volunteers have been helping thin Holly, and creating dead hedges with the arisings, and they have also assisted in creating a new small pond on East Sheen Common to support the local amphibians.
Join us in January for a new series of short workshops looking at how we can use herbs to support our health and wellbeing. We'll look at the medicinal qualities and traditional uses of different plants, and you'll make a herbal preparation to take home with you
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Winter Warmers: The Healing Power of Herbs - Herbal Teas Workshop
In this workshop, we’ll do a blind herbal tea tasting and you’ll make your own teabags to take home with you. Join us for our new series of 6 workshops looking at how we can use herbs in our day-to…
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November 28, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Join us in January for a new series of short workshops looking at how we can use herbs to support our health and wellbeing. We'll look at the medicinal qualities and traditional uses of different plants, and you'll make a herbal preparation to take home with you
barnescommon.org.uk/eventbrite-e...
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For #GreenFriday this year, we are offering 10% off our Christmas wreath making workshop until the end of November! Book via Eventbrite before 23:30 on the 30th of November and the discount should be automatically applied to your tickets
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November 25, 2025 at 3:37 PM
For #GreenFriday this year, we are offering 10% off our Christmas wreath making workshop until the end of November! Book via Eventbrite before 23:30 on the 30th of November and the discount should be automatically applied to your tickets
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/natural-ch...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/natural-ch...
Are you looking for the perfect stocking filler or a party host gift? We’ve got a great selection of thoughtful, locally made gifts that support our charity. With #BlackFriday approaching, we are offering 10% off our Christmas workshops barnescommon.org.uk/give-a-gift-...
Give a Gift and Support Our Charity!
Are you looking for the perfect stocking filler or a party host gift? We’ve got a great selection of thoughtful, locally made gifts that support our charity. Anyone can sign up for Barnes Common…
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November 21, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Are you looking for the perfect stocking filler or a party host gift? We’ve got a great selection of thoughtful, locally made gifts that support our charity. With #BlackFriday approaching, we are offering 10% off our Christmas workshops barnescommon.org.uk/give-a-gift-...
We are so pleased our supporters on #easyfundraising have raised a total of £631.81 in donations! 🎉
And, until the end of the month, they'll give us a bonus £2 donation* every time a new supporter signs up via the easyfundraising app! See next post for details:
And, until the end of the month, they'll give us a bonus £2 donation* every time a new supporter signs up via the easyfundraising app! See next post for details:
November 17, 2025 at 12:28 PM
We are so pleased our supporters on #easyfundraising have raised a total of £631.81 in donations! 🎉
And, until the end of the month, they'll give us a bonus £2 donation* every time a new supporter signs up via the easyfundraising app! See next post for details:
And, until the end of the month, they'll give us a bonus £2 donation* every time a new supporter signs up via the easyfundraising app! See next post for details:
Our Business Operations Manager, Jackie was delighted to be invited to participate in a panel discussion about inclusivity at the recent @richmondfoundation.org.uk AGM...
November 13, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Our Business Operations Manager, Jackie was delighted to be invited to participate in a panel discussion about inclusivity at the recent @richmondfoundation.org.uk AGM...
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November 11, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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Tickets are on sale for our popular Christmas workshops, book early to secure your place. Local basket weaver Ellie Morgan will lead a Christmas Wreath Making Workshop on 3rd December at 6:30pm, tickets £50 + booking fee inc all materials, hot drink and mince pie www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/christmas-...
Christmas Wreath Workshop
Join Ellie Morgan of WoodWoolWillow and create your own Christmas wreath from natural materials: ivy, berries, greenery, fir cones and more.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Tickets are on sale for our popular Christmas workshops, book early to secure your place. Local basket weaver Ellie Morgan will lead a Christmas Wreath Making Workshop on 3rd December at 6:30pm, tickets £50 + booking fee inc all materials, hot drink and mince pie www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/christmas-...
We are looking forward to seeing our Friends at our AGM tonight, with a nature conservation talk by educator James Skillicorn. Location details are in the email invitation.
November 6, 2025 at 10:47 AM
We are looking forward to seeing our Friends at our AGM tonight, with a nature conservation talk by educator James Skillicorn. Location details are in the email invitation.
Our November email newsletter is out! Find it in your inbox or read it on our website. Friends update with an introduction by our Conservation Manager, Will Dartnell us12.campaign-archive.com?u=23dbf39897...
November 5, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Our November email newsletter is out! Find it in your inbox or read it on our website. Friends update with an introduction by our Conservation Manager, Will Dartnell us12.campaign-archive.com?u=23dbf39897...
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November 4, 2025 at 2:30 PM
🌍 Booking.com’s £10 Giveback 🌍
Planning your next getaway? This week only, when you book accommodation with Booking.com through easyfundraising, you’ll instantly raise a £10 donation for your cause, at no extra cost to you.
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Part of a large patch of Devil's Fingers fungus (aka Octopus Stinkhorn) in Rye, East Sussex. I smelt them before I saw them. An intense bouquet of rotting flesh to attract insects that then help spread spores. Brilliant!
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#fungi
#mycology
#UKwildlife
@sussexwildlife.bsky.social
#fungi
#mycology
#UKwildlife
November 4, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Part of a large patch of Devil's Fingers fungus (aka Octopus Stinkhorn) in Rye, East Sussex. I smelt them before I saw them. An intense bouquet of rotting flesh to attract insects that then help spread spores. Brilliant!
@sussexwildlife.bsky.social
#fungi
#mycology
#UKwildlife
@sussexwildlife.bsky.social
#fungi
#mycology
#UKwildlife
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The latest report from the RBBP, Rare Breeding Birds in the UK in 2023, is out now in British Birds. It reports on the 104 species and races of rare breeding birds recording breeding, or showing signs of breeding, in 2023. Read the summary at rbbp.org.uk/2023-report-... #ornithology #ukbirds 🧵[1/15]
November 4, 2025 at 10:51 AM
The latest report from the RBBP, Rare Breeding Birds in the UK in 2023, is out now in British Birds. It reports on the 104 species and races of rare breeding birds recording breeding, or showing signs of breeding, in 2023. Read the summary at rbbp.org.uk/2023-report-... #ornithology #ukbirds 🧵[1/15]
Thank you to everyone who came to our UnCommon Colours Autumn Tree Walk last weekend, we were lucky with the weather and saw many of our local street trees in brilliant autumn colour.
November 4, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Thank you to everyone who came to our UnCommon Colours Autumn Tree Walk last weekend, we were lucky with the weather and saw many of our local street trees in brilliant autumn colour.