Cath Hodsman
@cathhodsman.bsky.social
Ret'd entomological artist, illustrator & teacher. Active conservationist & wildlife gardener, No pesticides, no-mow, no dig. Green voter.
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Campaign group Restore Nature with @davegoulson.bsky.social are fighting to protect Todrig from turning into an ecological desert in the form of a spruce plantation– Scot Forestry didn’t even think it deemed an environmental impact assessment . Beggars belief .
November 8, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Campaign group Restore Nature with @davegoulson.bsky.social are fighting to protect Todrig from turning into an ecological desert in the form of a spruce plantation– Scot Forestry didn’t even think it deemed an environmental impact assessment . Beggars belief .
Did u know?Butterfly numbers were better this year,but they continue to struggle.If you'd like to see more in your garden,let thistles grow.These beautiful leaves belong to Milk Thistles(Silybum marianum).Their name comes from the milky lines on the leaves & b'flies go nuts for their blooms. 🌿🌱🇬🇧🌱🌍🦋🪲
November 11, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Did u know?Butterfly numbers were better this year,but they continue to struggle.If you'd like to see more in your garden,let thistles grow.These beautiful leaves belong to Milk Thistles(Silybum marianum).Their name comes from the milky lines on the leaves & b'flies go nuts for their blooms. 🌿🌱🇬🇧🌱🌍🦋🪲
Did u know?This is one of the most important organisms on earth - moss. It's amazing what it does to maintain healthy ecosystems. It minimises soil erosion; captures carbon; harbours tiny souls in its unique habitat & filters & purifies water & air in its dense structure - make room for moss. 🌱🌿🇬🇧🌱🌍🦠
November 10, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Did u know?This is one of the most important organisms on earth - moss. It's amazing what it does to maintain healthy ecosystems. It minimises soil erosion; captures carbon; harbours tiny souls in its unique habitat & filters & purifies water & air in its dense structure - make room for moss. 🌱🌿🇬🇧🌱🌍🦠
Did u know?This might look mundane, but leaving areas of grass to grow long & stay long is one of the best things you can do to help small souls in the chilly months.For e.g, many b'fly caterpillars feed on grass throughout the winter - Small Heaths,Meadow Browns & Ringlets,so leave it long. 🌿🌱🇬🇧🌱🌍🪲🐛
November 9, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Did u know?This might look mundane, but leaving areas of grass to grow long & stay long is one of the best things you can do to help small souls in the chilly months.For e.g, many b'fly caterpillars feed on grass throughout the winter - Small Heaths,Meadow Browns & Ringlets,so leave it long. 🌿🌱🇬🇧🌱🌍🪲🐛
If you're thinking about what you can add to your garden next year,that'll really help wildlife, then add a pond. Listen to this fab video made by @brigitstrawbridge.bsky.social on her wonderful watery creation. 🩵🐸🦎
Just found a video I made a few years back about the #WildlifePond we created in our old garden, in Shaftesbury. It's not very long, and there's a beautiful Broad-bodied Chaser Dragonfly in it! May be of interest if you're thinking of creating a pond...
#nature
www.youtube.com/watch?v=169H...
#nature
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Dorset Garden Wildlife Pond
YouTube video by Brigit Strawbridge
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November 8, 2025 at 6:13 AM
If you're thinking about what you can add to your garden next year,that'll really help wildlife, then add a pond. Listen to this fab video made by @brigitstrawbridge.bsky.social on her wonderful watery creation. 🩵🐸🦎
Did u know? Autumn/Fall is such a wonderful season in nature. It's a time when life quietens down for a winter's break & everything is touched with mellow colours of gold,russet & amber. It also brings out the child in me. Who still loves to do this through the fallen leaves?..That sound too..🍂🌱🌿🇬🇧🌱🌍
November 8, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Did u know? Autumn/Fall is such a wonderful season in nature. It's a time when life quietens down for a winter's break & everything is touched with mellow colours of gold,russet & amber. It also brings out the child in me. Who still loves to do this through the fallen leaves?..That sound too..🍂🌱🌿🇬🇧🌱🌍
Did u know? Nature always has the answer...The world can seem like a big & scary place at times. Next time you feel fearful, just get yourself into an outside space & focus on a small soul "doing its thing" - just like this tiny snail,quietly drinking from raindrops on a leaf. Nature's reboot.🌿🌱🇬🇧🌱🌍🐌
November 7, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Did u know? Nature always has the answer...The world can seem like a big & scary place at times. Next time you feel fearful, just get yourself into an outside space & focus on a small soul "doing its thing" - just like this tiny snail,quietly drinking from raindrops on a leaf. Nature's reboot.🌿🌱🇬🇧🌱🌍🐌
"Hope" is such a wonderful word to hear...
“People are rejecting the old party politics…but they know they don't need to go to the politics of hate and division. The politics of hope is where it's at.”
Zack and Carla discuss why Bristol Cllr Al-Maghrabi has joined the Greens and why so many others are doing the same.
Zack and Carla discuss why Bristol Cllr Al-Maghrabi has joined the Greens and why so many others are doing the same.
November 6, 2025 at 6:11 AM
"Hope" is such a wonderful word to hear...
Another reason to vote @greenparty.org.uk How disgraceful, is this....
Last night, Peers voted against Swift bricks: rejecting a simple, proven way to help one of our fastest declining birds recover. ❌
We share @hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social's disappointment & frustration.
The vote came late, but with government refusing to back it, its fate was already sealed.
We share @hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social's disappointment & frustration.
The vote came late, but with government refusing to back it, its fate was already sealed.
November 6, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Another reason to vote @greenparty.org.uk How disgraceful, is this....
Did u know? It's fab when you take time to get to know the routines of the small souls who share your outside space & realise that they're so much like us with their rituals. This lovely Wood Pigeon visits the same bit of guttering every day to drink - we're not the only creatures of habit. 🌿🌱🇬🇧🌱🌍🐦⬛
November 6, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Did u know? It's fab when you take time to get to know the routines of the small souls who share your outside space & realise that they're so much like us with their rituals. This lovely Wood Pigeon visits the same bit of guttering every day to drink - we're not the only creatures of habit. 🌿🌱🇬🇧🌱🌍🐦⬛
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Well done Samir!!
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Samir Zitouni named as train hero who saved lives during attack
The family of rail worker Samir Zitouni say they are
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November 4, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Well done Samir!!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Did u know? Being a gardener means that you can create some great free & ethical presents this Xmas. Why not strain food waste & turn it into bottled plant food - great for house plants, or winter growing veg.(Ratio 1:10 water/food), or dry out seeds & give them as gifts? Easy-peasy. 🌿🌱🇬🇧🌱🌍 #buyless
November 5, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Did u know? Being a gardener means that you can create some great free & ethical presents this Xmas. Why not strain food waste & turn it into bottled plant food - great for house plants, or winter growing veg.(Ratio 1:10 water/food), or dry out seeds & give them as gifts? Easy-peasy. 🌿🌱🇬🇧🌱🌍 #buyless
Hell yeah....
As the United Nations Climate Change Conference approaches, we are calling on the Prime Minister to introduce a Climate Damages Tax on the extraction of fossil fuels in the world’s richest advanced economies.
Time for the polluters to pay.
Time for the polluters to pay.
November 4, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Hell yeah....
Did u know? On milder days, you'll still see pollinators on the wing, so it's a fab idea to have something in flower all year-round. These Fatsia japonica are in full bloom now (not indigenous, but hey-ho) and my wonderful wasps are taking full advantage of their lovely nectar rich blooms. 🌱🌿🇬🇧🌱🌍🪲
November 4, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Did u know? On milder days, you'll still see pollinators on the wing, so it's a fab idea to have something in flower all year-round. These Fatsia japonica are in full bloom now (not indigenous, but hey-ho) and my wonderful wasps are taking full advantage of their lovely nectar rich blooms. 🌱🌿🇬🇧🌱🌍🪲
If you only plant one tree in your garden, make it an apple. Here's a few suggestions from @davegoulson.bsky.social
Choosing an apple tree for your garden; which apple variety is best? Here I show you some of my favourites. Why not plant an apple tree today! youtu.be/pLkThVoCuwg
Choosing an apple tree for your garden
YouTube video by Dave Goulson
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November 3, 2025 at 6:21 AM
If you only plant one tree in your garden, make it an apple. Here's a few suggestions from @davegoulson.bsky.social
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Try and make space for patch of white dead nettles (Lamium album) in your garden, they flower throughout the year (mostly) providing nectar for late & early bumblebees. @lgspace.bsky.social @worcswt.bsky.social
November 2, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Try and make space for patch of white dead nettles (Lamium album) in your garden, they flower throughout the year (mostly) providing nectar for late & early bumblebees. @lgspace.bsky.social @worcswt.bsky.social
Did u know? The fab colours produced in leaves in autumn are pigments that are always there, but are revealed when the tree stops producing chlorophyll, which gives them their lovely green colour. Look at how the green fades to yellow in these awesome autumnal beauties..Going, going...gone...🌿🌱🇬🇧🌱🍂🌍🌳
November 3, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Did u know? The fab colours produced in leaves in autumn are pigments that are always there, but are revealed when the tree stops producing chlorophyll, which gives them their lovely green colour. Look at how the green fades to yellow in these awesome autumnal beauties..Going, going...gone...🌿🌱🇬🇧🌱🍂🌍🌳
Did u know? We should all grow more trees. Not only do they look beautiful & provide us with shade, fruit & flowers; they give us the very air we breathe & act as carbon capturers that help slow down global warming. Next time you eat an apple, plant the pips. My mini orchard, so far...🌿🌱🇬🇧🌱🌍 🌳🍎🍏
November 2, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Did u know? We should all grow more trees. Not only do they look beautiful & provide us with shade, fruit & flowers; they give us the very air we breathe & act as carbon capturers that help slow down global warming. Next time you eat an apple, plant the pips. My mini orchard, so far...🌿🌱🇬🇧🌱🌍 🌳🍎🍏
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Over £9million raised so far in this 'once-in-a-lifetime opportunity' to do something truly meaningful for nature on a really large scale. It's absolutely doable. Can you help?
Donate here 👉 www.wildlifetrusts.org/appeals/roth...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #wildlife
Donate here 👉 www.wildlifetrusts.org/appeals/roth...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #wildlife
Sir David Attenborough backs bid to buy Rothbury Estate
Wildlife trusts attempt to raise £30m to keep Northumberland's Rothbury Estate from being split up.
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October 30, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Over £9million raised so far in this 'once-in-a-lifetime opportunity' to do something truly meaningful for nature on a really large scale. It's absolutely doable. Can you help?
Donate here 👉 www.wildlifetrusts.org/appeals/roth...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #wildlife
Donate here 👉 www.wildlifetrusts.org/appeals/roth...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #wildlife
"Keep going"....🌍🌍
November 1, 2025 at 7:06 AM
"Keep going"....🌍🌍
Did u know? This is what my wildlife garden looks like in winter. Stalks, stems, seed heads & leaves are all left to shelter small souls until the warmer weather returns. This isn't a mess, this is nature's quiet time where life rests & prepares to renew for the next season. Believe in brown 🤎 🌿🌱🇬🇧🌱🌍
November 1, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Did u know? This is what my wildlife garden looks like in winter. Stalks, stems, seed heads & leaves are all left to shelter small souls until the warmer weather returns. This isn't a mess, this is nature's quiet time where life rests & prepares to renew for the next season. Believe in brown 🤎 🌿🌱🇬🇧🌱🌍
Did u know? Making your own compost is fun, free & fabulous to do. Recipe: add green food waste & garden clippings to brown waste like cardboard & leaf mould. Then, wait for the earthworms & other small souls to break it all down, before you, eventually get black gold. Fascinating to see. 🌿🌱🇬🇧🌱🌍🪱
October 31, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Did u know? Making your own compost is fun, free & fabulous to do. Recipe: add green food waste & garden clippings to brown waste like cardboard & leaf mould. Then, wait for the earthworms & other small souls to break it all down, before you, eventually get black gold. Fascinating to see. 🌿🌱🇬🇧🌱🌍🪱
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Where are those for whom £30m is small change? Anyway, here in the real world, please donate if you can. @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social
BBC News - Sir David Attenborough backs bid to buy Rothbury Estate - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News - Sir David Attenborough backs bid to buy Rothbury Estate - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Sir David Attenborough backs bid to buy Rothbury Estate
Wildlife trusts attempt to raise £30m to keep Northumberland's Rothbury Estate from being split up.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 29, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Where are those for whom £30m is small change? Anyway, here in the real world, please donate if you can. @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social
BBC News - Sir David Attenborough backs bid to buy Rothbury Estate - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News - Sir David Attenborough backs bid to buy Rothbury Estate - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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September 2, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Did u know?A fab way to supercharge the nutrients in your compost heap is to add Comfrey leaves, that're rich in nitrogen,phosphorus & potassium - essential for plant growth. Rip up leaves & bury them in your pile. I grow it for my pollinators, but I love that it's also food for my compost too.🌿🌱🇬🇧🌱🌍
October 30, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Did u know?A fab way to supercharge the nutrients in your compost heap is to add Comfrey leaves, that're rich in nitrogen,phosphorus & potassium - essential for plant growth. Rip up leaves & bury them in your pile. I grow it for my pollinators, but I love that it's also food for my compost too.🌿🌱🇬🇧🌱🌍