Ragged Robin
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Passionate about natural history, environment and conservation, visiting historic buildings, churches and gardens. Love reading and photography.
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· May 14
A lovely walk this afternoon along the River Blythe. Wild Garlic, Red Campion, Cow Parsley, Hawthorn, Yellow Archangel, Buttercups and Bluebells flowering.
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Other work of the Ladybird artists.
‘Missel Thrush’, 1937
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
‘Missel Thrush’, 1937
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
February 18, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Other work of the Ladybird artists.
‘Missel Thrush’, 1937
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
‘Missel Thrush’, 1937
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
#Woodensday from St George, Orleton, Herefordshire. The north porch is dated 1686 with the initials R.S.
February 18, 2026 at 11:10 AM
#Woodensday from St George, Orleton, Herefordshire. The north porch is dated 1686 with the initials R.S.
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Stunning new Tom Denny window (Sept 2025) in Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford with the theme of The Prodigal Son. This is in a north-facing window, but as you might expect the colours and apparent lighting are fabulous! Worth a click!
#StainedGlass #ContemporaryArt
@cathylowe.bsky.social
#StainedGlass #ContemporaryArt
@cathylowe.bsky.social
February 17, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Stunning new Tom Denny window (Sept 2025) in Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford with the theme of The Prodigal Son. This is in a north-facing window, but as you might expect the colours and apparent lighting are fabulous! Worth a click!
#StainedGlass #ContemporaryArt
@cathylowe.bsky.social
#StainedGlass #ContemporaryArt
@cathylowe.bsky.social
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The Roman Pharos (lighthouse) at Dover, still standing after almost 2,000 years! 🤩
It is the tallest surviving Roman structure in Britain, and one of only three surviving lighthouses from the former Roman Empire! Dated 1st-2nd century AD.
📷 me
#Archaeology
It is the tallest surviving Roman structure in Britain, and one of only three surviving lighthouses from the former Roman Empire! Dated 1st-2nd century AD.
📷 me
#Archaeology
February 17, 2026 at 6:36 PM
The Roman Pharos (lighthouse) at Dover, still standing after almost 2,000 years! 🤩
It is the tallest surviving Roman structure in Britain, and one of only three surviving lighthouses from the former Roman Empire! Dated 1st-2nd century AD.
📷 me
#Archaeology
It is the tallest surviving Roman structure in Britain, and one of only three surviving lighthouses from the former Roman Empire! Dated 1st-2nd century AD.
📷 me
#Archaeology
A trip out earlier to a local churchyard to see the snowdrops, crocuses and primroses flowering. Euphorbia was also flowering in the pollinator bed.
February 17, 2026 at 2:31 PM
A trip out earlier to a local churchyard to see the snowdrops, crocuses and primroses flowering. Euphorbia was also flowering in the pollinator bed.
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This #NationalNestboxWeek, remember not all birds nest the same way!
Here's a few options to get you started...
Robins and Wrens like to keep hidden, tucking their nests away in dense cover.
An open-fronted box placed low down and out of sight is just their style.
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Here's a few options to get you started...
Robins and Wrens like to keep hidden, tucking their nests away in dense cover.
An open-fronted box placed low down and out of sight is just their style.
(1/4)
February 17, 2026 at 11:39 AM
This #NationalNestboxWeek, remember not all birds nest the same way!
Here's a few options to get you started...
Robins and Wrens like to keep hidden, tucking their nests away in dense cover.
An open-fronted box placed low down and out of sight is just their style.
(1/4)
Here's a few options to get you started...
Robins and Wrens like to keep hidden, tucking their nests away in dense cover.
An open-fronted box placed low down and out of sight is just their style.
(1/4)
#ThickTrunkTuesday from the village green of Berkswell.
February 17, 2026 at 10:18 AM
#ThickTrunkTuesday from the village green of Berkswell.
#TombTuesday Arthur's Stone on Merbach Hill, Herefordshire. A Neolithic tomb dating back to 3500BC.
February 17, 2026 at 10:16 AM
#TombTuesday Arthur's Stone on Merbach Hill, Herefordshire. A Neolithic tomb dating back to 3500BC.
#FirstBirdOfMyDay A pair of goldfinches eating sunflower hearts on garden feeders.
February 16, 2026 at 10:21 AM
#FirstBirdOfMyDay A pair of goldfinches eating sunflower hearts on garden feeders.
#MementoMoriMonday from the churchyard of St George, Orleton, Herefordshire.
February 16, 2026 at 10:20 AM
#MementoMoriMonday from the churchyard of St George, Orleton, Herefordshire.
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This Sunday we're asking you to #ShareToMakeAware!
🦔 🥅 🫛
Always ensure garden and sports netting is put away after use - or raised at least 30cm off the ground so hedgehogs can pass safely underneath!
#ShareSunday #SundayShare
🦔 🥅 🫛
Always ensure garden and sports netting is put away after use - or raised at least 30cm off the ground so hedgehogs can pass safely underneath!
#ShareSunday #SundayShare
February 15, 2026 at 12:01 PM
This Sunday we're asking you to #ShareToMakeAware!
🦔 🥅 🫛
Always ensure garden and sports netting is put away after use - or raised at least 30cm off the ground so hedgehogs can pass safely underneath!
#ShareSunday #SundayShare
🦔 🥅 🫛
Always ensure garden and sports netting is put away after use - or raised at least 30cm off the ground so hedgehogs can pass safely underneath!
#ShareSunday #SundayShare
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“Snow has fallen again, as it will sometimes do in February”
What to Look for in Winter, 1959
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
Writer: EL Grant Watson
What to Look for in Winter, 1959
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
Writer: EL Grant Watson
February 15, 2026 at 8:48 AM
“Snow has fallen again, as it will sometimes do in February”
What to Look for in Winter, 1959
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
Writer: EL Grant Watson
What to Look for in Winter, 1959
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
Writer: EL Grant Watson
#SundayStonework from Stockton Bury Gardens, Herefordshire. Photo taken last summer.
February 15, 2026 at 11:23 AM
#SundayStonework from Stockton Bury Gardens, Herefordshire. Photo taken last summer.
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Love is in the air for our peregrines! 💘
Leamington's celebrity couple is back and you can catch all the action on our live webcams.
See the beloved peregrine falcons lay their eggs and raise their chicks! 🐣
Watch at https://ow.ly/zyYJ50Yer41
Leamington's celebrity couple is back and you can catch all the action on our live webcams.
See the beloved peregrine falcons lay their eggs and raise their chicks! 🐣
Watch at https://ow.ly/zyYJ50Yer41
February 14, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Love is in the air for our peregrines! 💘
Leamington's celebrity couple is back and you can catch all the action on our live webcams.
See the beloved peregrine falcons lay their eggs and raise their chicks! 🐣
Watch at https://ow.ly/zyYJ50Yer41
Leamington's celebrity couple is back and you can catch all the action on our live webcams.
See the beloved peregrine falcons lay their eggs and raise their chicks! 🐣
Watch at https://ow.ly/zyYJ50Yer41
#SteepleSaturday St Peter's, Hereford.
February 14, 2026 at 10:09 AM
#SteepleSaturday St Peter's, Hereford.
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It was believed in medieval times that hedgehogs had spikes so they could roll over fruit to carry home to their children, which is not true but is a really cute idea
February 13, 2026 at 11:26 AM
It was believed in medieval times that hedgehogs had spikes so they could roll over fruit to carry home to their children, which is not true but is a really cute idea
#FontsOnFriday from St Michael's, Castle Frome, Herefordshire. The Norman font was carved by the Herefordshire School of Romanesque Sculptors.
February 13, 2026 at 10:39 AM
#FontsOnFriday from St Michael's, Castle Frome, Herefordshire. The Norman font was carved by the Herefordshire School of Romanesque Sculptors.
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On this day in 1809, Charles Darwin, author of 'On the Origin of Species', was born
The humble Peppered Moth is one of the best-known examples of evolution by natural selection, Darwin's great discovery, and is often referred to as 'Darwin's moth'. 💡
#DarwinDay #MothsMatter #TeamMoth
The humble Peppered Moth is one of the best-known examples of evolution by natural selection, Darwin's great discovery, and is often referred to as 'Darwin's moth'. 💡
#DarwinDay #MothsMatter #TeamMoth
February 12, 2026 at 2:20 PM
On this day in 1809, Charles Darwin, author of 'On the Origin of Species', was born
The humble Peppered Moth is one of the best-known examples of evolution by natural selection, Darwin's great discovery, and is often referred to as 'Darwin's moth'. 💡
#DarwinDay #MothsMatter #TeamMoth
The humble Peppered Moth is one of the best-known examples of evolution by natural selection, Darwin's great discovery, and is often referred to as 'Darwin's moth'. 💡
#DarwinDay #MothsMatter #TeamMoth
#IronworkThursday from the church door at St Leonard's, Bretforton.
February 12, 2026 at 10:18 AM
#IronworkThursday from the church door at St Leonard's, Bretforton.
#WallsOnWednesday Remains of the Gatehouse at the Abbey, Kenilworth. The Priory of St Mary (now called the Abbey) was founded in 1119 by Geoffrey de Clinton, chamberlain and treasurer to King Henry I.
February 11, 2026 at 10:34 AM
#WallsOnWednesday Remains of the Gatehouse at the Abbey, Kenilworth. The Priory of St Mary (now called the Abbey) was founded in 1119 by Geoffrey de Clinton, chamberlain and treasurer to King Henry I.
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The Staffordshire Hoard helmet.
A helmet fit for a king!
This reproduction is based on helmet fragments from the Anglo-Saxon Staffordshire Hoard. It shows how it might have looked when it was made around 1,400 years ago.
Potteries Museum and Art Gallery, Stoke-on-Trent 📷 by me
#Archaeology
A helmet fit for a king!
This reproduction is based on helmet fragments from the Anglo-Saxon Staffordshire Hoard. It shows how it might have looked when it was made around 1,400 years ago.
Potteries Museum and Art Gallery, Stoke-on-Trent 📷 by me
#Archaeology
February 10, 2026 at 5:45 PM
The Staffordshire Hoard helmet.
A helmet fit for a king!
This reproduction is based on helmet fragments from the Anglo-Saxon Staffordshire Hoard. It shows how it might have looked when it was made around 1,400 years ago.
Potteries Museum and Art Gallery, Stoke-on-Trent 📷 by me
#Archaeology
A helmet fit for a king!
This reproduction is based on helmet fragments from the Anglo-Saxon Staffordshire Hoard. It shows how it might have looked when it was made around 1,400 years ago.
Potteries Museum and Art Gallery, Stoke-on-Trent 📷 by me
#Archaeology
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We assisted Cornwall Wildlife Trust with Cornwall’s first licensed wild beaver release yesterday! Four pairs have been released after three years of planning and consultation. The beavers will help to restore waterways, improve biodiversity, and increase climate resilience. [1/3]
February 10, 2026 at 11:17 AM
We assisted Cornwall Wildlife Trust with Cornwall’s first licensed wild beaver release yesterday! Four pairs have been released after three years of planning and consultation. The beavers will help to restore waterways, improve biodiversity, and increase climate resilience. [1/3]
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If you live in Great Britain or are just visiting, type in the places you are going to, and find extraordinary trees to view
Searchable by species, location & age
ati.woodlandtrust.org.uk/tree-search/...
Searchable by species, location & age
ati.woodlandtrust.org.uk/tree-search/...
February 10, 2026 at 8:21 AM
If you live in Great Britain or are just visiting, type in the places you are going to, and find extraordinary trees to view
Searchable by species, location & age
ati.woodlandtrust.org.uk/tree-search/...
Searchable by species, location & age
ati.woodlandtrust.org.uk/tree-search/...
#TextileTuesday from St Mary the Virgin, Bottesford. The peacock altar frontal was designed by Watts of London in 2003 in memory of Geoge and Win Johnson.
February 10, 2026 at 10:56 AM
#TextileTuesday from St Mary the Virgin, Bottesford. The peacock altar frontal was designed by Watts of London in 2003 in memory of Geoge and Win Johnson.
#MedievalMonday Stokesay Castle, Shropshire, built in the C13th by Laurence of Ludlow.
February 9, 2026 at 10:51 AM
#MedievalMonday Stokesay Castle, Shropshire, built in the C13th by Laurence of Ludlow.