Ragged Robin
@carolineirwin3.bsky.social
Passionate about natural history, environment and conservation, visiting historic buildings, churches and gardens. Love reading and photography.
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Ragged Robin
@carolineirwin3.bsky.social
· May 14
A lovely walk this afternoon along the River Blythe. Wild Garlic, Red Campion, Cow Parsley, Hawthorn, Yellow Archangel, Buttercups and Bluebells flowering.
#AdventAngels Censing angels from St Mary the Virgin, Dilwyn, Herefordshire.
December 4, 2025 at 10:21 AM
#AdventAngels Censing angels from St Mary the Virgin, Dilwyn, Herefordshire.
#IronworkThursday from Hill Close Gardens, Warwick.
December 4, 2025 at 10:19 AM
#IronworkThursday from Hill Close Gardens, Warwick.
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Ladybird Artists Advent Calendar, window 2
No one does bleak-but-beautiful-winter like
artist Rowland Hilder
No one does bleak-but-beautiful-winter like
artist Rowland Hilder
December 2, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Ladybird Artists Advent Calendar, window 2
No one does bleak-but-beautiful-winter like
artist Rowland Hilder
No one does bleak-but-beautiful-winter like
artist Rowland Hilder
#WallsOnWednesday from Wroxeter Roman City.
December 3, 2025 at 10:19 AM
#WallsOnWednesday from Wroxeter Roman City.
#AdventAngels from the Beauchamp Chapel at St Mary's, Warwick.
December 3, 2025 at 10:16 AM
#AdventAngels from the Beauchamp Chapel at St Mary's, Warwick.
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Ever seen fungal illustrations? 🍄 Our Fungarium Sequencing Project Team is thrilled to show some of the original illustrations that were created when the species were first described as new to science. In some cases, this is the only visual reference material of the original fungus that we have! 🧵👇
December 2, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Ever seen fungal illustrations? 🍄 Our Fungarium Sequencing Project Team is thrilled to show some of the original illustrations that were created when the species were first described as new to science. In some cases, this is the only visual reference material of the original fungus that we have! 🧵👇
#ThickTrunkTuesday from the Ancient Tree Trail at Croft Castle, Herefordshire.
December 2, 2025 at 10:40 AM
#ThickTrunkTuesday from the Ancient Tree Trail at Croft Castle, Herefordshire.
#AdventAngels from the East Window of St Michael and All Angels, Croft Castle, Herefordshire. Stained glass by Hardman 1916.
December 2, 2025 at 10:39 AM
#AdventAngels from the East Window of St Michael and All Angels, Croft Castle, Herefordshire. Stained glass by Hardman 1916.
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🎄 It's the start of our #Shropshire advent calendar, and here is Ludlow Castle surrounded by hoar frost glistening in the winter sunshine. It was a beautiful morning up on Whitcliffe Common, but the cold was fierce and the only way to stay warm was to keep moving in between taking pictures. ☃️
December 1, 2025 at 7:40 AM
🎄 It's the start of our #Shropshire advent calendar, and here is Ludlow Castle surrounded by hoar frost glistening in the winter sunshine. It was a beautiful morning up on Whitcliffe Common, but the cold was fierce and the only way to stay warm was to keep moving in between taking pictures. ☃️
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Warmer days may feel far away now, but some of our fluttery friends may still make appearances when that winter sun shows itself in our gardens and green spaces 🦋❄️
#SaveButterflies #MothsMatter
#SaveButterflies #MothsMatter
December 1, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Warmer days may feel far away now, but some of our fluttery friends may still make appearances when that winter sun shows itself in our gardens and green spaces 🦋❄️
#SaveButterflies #MothsMatter
#SaveButterflies #MothsMatter
#AdventAngels A musical angel from Worcester Cathedral.
December 1, 2025 at 9:40 AM
#AdventAngels A musical angel from Worcester Cathedral.
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Our Christmas countdown for nature lovers is back! 😍🎄
A little bit of wildlife magic every morning...
Who's ready to open door 1 with us?
#RSPBAdvent
A little bit of wildlife magic every morning...
Who's ready to open door 1 with us?
#RSPBAdvent
December 1, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Our Christmas countdown for nature lovers is back! 😍🎄
A little bit of wildlife magic every morning...
Who's ready to open door 1 with us?
#RSPBAdvent
A little bit of wildlife magic every morning...
Who's ready to open door 1 with us?
#RSPBAdvent
For the first Sunday of Advent an angel from St Laurence, Ludlow. #AdventAngels
November 30, 2025 at 10:20 AM
For the first Sunday of Advent an angel from St Laurence, Ludlow. #AdventAngels
#AdventAngels from St Nicholas, Beaudesert, Warwickshire. Stained glass by Morris & Co 1864/5.
November 29, 2025 at 3:15 PM
#AdventAngels from St Nicholas, Beaudesert, Warwickshire. Stained glass by Morris & Co 1864/5.
#FontsOnFriday Font dating back to 1200 from St Mary Magdalene, Broadwas.
November 28, 2025 at 10:36 AM
#FontsOnFriday Font dating back to 1200 from St Mary Magdalene, Broadwas.
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It's #FrohawkFriday, the day we celebrate the butterfly studies & artwork of FW Frohawk.
Today features Silver-studded Blue & Brown Argus. The latter remains fairly widespread in England, but Silver-studded Blue has declined steadily, losing much of its preferred heathland habitat.
#butterflies
Today features Silver-studded Blue & Brown Argus. The latter remains fairly widespread in England, but Silver-studded Blue has declined steadily, losing much of its preferred heathland habitat.
#butterflies
November 28, 2025 at 8:15 AM
It's #FrohawkFriday, the day we celebrate the butterfly studies & artwork of FW Frohawk.
Today features Silver-studded Blue & Brown Argus. The latter remains fairly widespread in England, but Silver-studded Blue has declined steadily, losing much of its preferred heathland habitat.
#butterflies
Today features Silver-studded Blue & Brown Argus. The latter remains fairly widespread in England, but Silver-studded Blue has declined steadily, losing much of its preferred heathland habitat.
#butterflies
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The Planning & Infrastructure Bill will soon be law, but huge amounts of detail remain to be decided. Government needs to minimise environmental risk and uncertainty, as well as ensure that safeguards for wildlife are upheld. With nature in decline, we can't afford to leave it to chance.
November 27, 2025 at 2:20 PM
The Planning & Infrastructure Bill will soon be law, but huge amounts of detail remain to be decided. Government needs to minimise environmental risk and uncertainty, as well as ensure that safeguards for wildlife are upheld. With nature in decline, we can't afford to leave it to chance.
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Last night the Government steamrollered its Planning Bill through, slamming the door on vital protections for nature.
They said it would be a ‘win-win’ for the economy and nature.
But in reality, they’ve pushed nature into last place.
They said it would be a ‘win-win’ for the economy and nature.
But in reality, they’ve pushed nature into last place.
November 25, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Last night the Government steamrollered its Planning Bill through, slamming the door on vital protections for nature.
They said it would be a ‘win-win’ for the economy and nature.
But in reality, they’ve pushed nature into last place.
They said it would be a ‘win-win’ for the economy and nature.
But in reality, they’ve pushed nature into last place.
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The UK Butterflies 2025 Photography Competition is now open for entries and closes on November 30th. The winning photos will be announced in early December and the overall winner will receive a signed Richard Lewington print. See www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/phpBB/viewto... for more info. Good luck!
November 2, 2025 at 4:44 PM
The UK Butterflies 2025 Photography Competition is now open for entries and closes on November 30th. The winning photos will be announced in early December and the overall winner will receive a signed Richard Lewington print. See www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/phpBB/viewto... for more info. Good luck!
#TerracottaTuesday from Stockton Bury Gardens, Herefordshire.
November 25, 2025 at 9:59 AM
#TerracottaTuesday from Stockton Bury Gardens, Herefordshire.
#ThickTrunkTuesday Ash tree covered in ivy at Hatfield, Herefordshire.
November 25, 2025 at 9:53 AM
#ThickTrunkTuesday Ash tree covered in ivy at Hatfield, Herefordshire.
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Moths come in all shapes and sizes and the unusual-looking Common Plume (Emmelina monodactyla) is a perfect example 🤩
They can often be found resting, with wings tightly rolled, on fence posts, walls, and even indoors.
📷: Heath McDonald
#MothMonday #MothsMatter #TeamMoth
They can often be found resting, with wings tightly rolled, on fence posts, walls, and even indoors.
📷: Heath McDonald
#MothMonday #MothsMatter #TeamMoth
November 24, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Moths come in all shapes and sizes and the unusual-looking Common Plume (Emmelina monodactyla) is a perfect example 🤩
They can often be found resting, with wings tightly rolled, on fence posts, walls, and even indoors.
📷: Heath McDonald
#MothMonday #MothsMatter #TeamMoth
They can often be found resting, with wings tightly rolled, on fence posts, walls, and even indoors.
📷: Heath McDonald
#MothMonday #MothsMatter #TeamMoth
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An illustration of Agaricus muscarius from Illustrations of British mycology, Anna Maria Hussey.
November 23, 2025 at 9:39 AM
An illustration of Agaricus muscarius from Illustrations of British mycology, Anna Maria Hussey.
#SundayYellow Cat's Ear growing in the garden lawn during #nomowmay
November 23, 2025 at 9:37 AM
#SundayYellow Cat's Ear growing in the garden lawn during #nomowmay
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Something to celebrate - our 2025 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker report - successful breeding season, the most nests monitored & highest number of chicks fledged per nest since we started in 2015. Acoustic monitoring giving amazing results too, download here www.woodpecker-network.org.uk/images/L_S_W...
November 22, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Something to celebrate - our 2025 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker report - successful breeding season, the most nests monitored & highest number of chicks fledged per nest since we started in 2015. Acoustic monitoring giving amazing results too, download here www.woodpecker-network.org.uk/images/L_S_W...