Rob Seago
@lepimann.bsky.social
Retired scientist and very fond of the natural world and conservation.
Very wet for our sunshine
coast. However most of our ponds at Great Holland pits are near empty.
coast. However most of our ponds at Great Holland pits are near empty.
January 31, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Very wet for our sunshine
coast. However most of our ponds at Great Holland pits are near empty.
coast. However most of our ponds at Great Holland pits are near empty.
A good job was made of the bridge repairs at Colne Point.
Grey Ploers were good ad quite a lot of Snipe.
Grey Ploers were good ad quite a lot of Snipe.
January 5, 2026 at 3:51 PM
A good job was made of the bridge repairs at Colne Point.
Grey Ploers were good ad quite a lot of Snipe.
Grey Ploers were good ad quite a lot of Snipe.
My first Rye and Wheat Sourdough of 2026, though I fed the 'mother' on the 30th Dec.
January 1, 2026 at 9:22 AM
My first Rye and Wheat Sourdough of 2026, though I fed the 'mother' on the 30th Dec.
Now that's what I call a bumper crop of Holly berries.
Are there no thrushes over at Elmstead Wood to eat them.
I saw very few birds except a Green Sandpiper and a Little Egret.
Are there no thrushes over at Elmstead Wood to eat them.
I saw very few birds except a Green Sandpiper and a Little Egret.
December 30, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Now that's what I call a bumper crop of Holly berries.
Are there no thrushes over at Elmstead Wood to eat them.
I saw very few birds except a Green Sandpiper and a Little Egret.
Are there no thrushes over at Elmstead Wood to eat them.
I saw very few birds except a Green Sandpiper and a Little Egret.
Reposted by Rob Seago
Find out all about Chlorinated Chicken here www.soilassociation.org/causes-campa...
December 29, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Find out all about Chlorinated Chicken here www.soilassociation.org/causes-campa...
I have pinned this down before but can't remember the result. A horizontal set of holes in an Elm sapling.
Any ideas?
Any ideas?
December 21, 2025 at 1:29 PM
I have pinned this down before but can't remember the result. A horizontal set of holes in an Elm sapling.
Any ideas?
Any ideas?
I just hope that decent people can stop this.
Trump, Putin, Xi & Musk all want the EU to be destroyed, because a divided Europe will be an easy prey to be picked apart and subjugated by the world's authoritarian states. It will become a contested region in which the authoritarian empires will seek to extend their areas of influence and control.
December 8, 2025 at 10:28 PM
I just hope that decent people can stop this.
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I tend to avoid drawing attention to political stuff these days, it is too wearing, but just read this. Terryifying...
I tend to avoid drawing attention to political stuff these days, it is too wearing, but just read this. Terryifying...
Hello, foreign oligarchs and corporations! Please come and sue the UK for billions | George Monbiot
The case of a planned Cumbrian coalmine shows how governments around the world are being threatened by litigation in shadowy offshore courts, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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December 2, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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I tend to avoid drawing attention to political stuff these days, it is too wearing, but just read this. Terryifying...
I tend to avoid drawing attention to political stuff these days, it is too wearing, but just read this. Terryifying...
Obsidentify gives this as a likely worldwide rarity. It is a Coral fungus. Does anyone have any comments?
November 16, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Obsidentify gives this as a likely worldwide rarity. It is a Coral fungus. Does anyone have any comments?
A fresh Lawyers Wig fungus
November 13, 2025 at 7:49 PM
A fresh Lawyers Wig fungus
Morning Live - Ghost Ponds & Zombie Ponds - 25th February 2025
YouTube video by Nay Smith
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November 13, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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Lots of wisdom to be gleaned from other cultures, mostly centred around slowing down from modern living drivers I think.
Lots of wisdom to be gleaned from other cultures, mostly centred around slowing down from modern living drivers I think.
‘You Britons go to the pub, we go to the swimming pool!’: the European health habits worth adopting
Daily swims, power naps and five meals a day – not tips from the latest hit wellbeing podcast, but longstanding traditions that have kept generations healthy in Iceland, Ukraine, France and more …
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November 9, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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Lots of wisdom to be gleaned from other cultures, mostly centred around slowing down from modern living drivers I think.
Lots of wisdom to be gleaned from other cultures, mostly centred around slowing down from modern living drivers I think.
I'm not sure which these are, but I presume they are waxcaps.
November 2, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I'm not sure which these are, but I presume they are waxcaps.
As I opened my window blinds this morning.
November 2, 2025 at 8:06 AM
As I opened my window blinds this morning.
I keep finding runner beans, and I will savour each one. It's a while till the next crop
November 1, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I keep finding runner beans, and I will savour each one. It's a while till the next crop
Lovely paintings today at Frinton on Sea
October 31, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Lovely paintings today at Frinton on Sea
Resin beads on a Hawthorn, and an unseasonal Common Hawksbill.
October 19, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Resin beads on a Hawthorn, and an unseasonal Common Hawksbill.
A Bronze Carabid beetle disturbed in our pond maintenance work today.
October 17, 2025 at 7:12 PM
A Bronze Carabid beetle disturbed in our pond maintenance work today.
Creeping St John's Wort, flowering way out of season
October 14, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Creeping St John's Wort, flowering way out of season
Benfleet Downs view. Middle distance is Canvey Island, with Kent visible behind.
A great bit of landscape and habitat on a grey day
A great bit of landscape and habitat on a grey day
October 11, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Benfleet Downs view. Middle distance is Canvey Island, with Kent visible behind.
A great bit of landscape and habitat on a grey day
A great bit of landscape and habitat on a grey day
Another Clouded Yellow today, at the allotment in Clacton today. @bc-cambs-essex.bsky.social
October 8, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Another Clouded Yellow today, at the allotment in Clacton today. @bc-cambs-essex.bsky.social
I recommend this to anyone who would like to get a picture of Ukraine as a nation.
youtu.be/ZIVJu4aKOEc?...
youtu.be/ZIVJu4aKOEc?...
Kyiv of Mine : Chapter 1 – The Ukrainian dream
YouTube video by KyivOfMine
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October 7, 2025 at 6:54 AM
I recommend this to anyone who would like to get a picture of Ukraine as a nation.
youtu.be/ZIVJu4aKOEc?...
youtu.be/ZIVJu4aKOEc?...
I have just been visiting the Roman Circus site near Colchester. It is very quiet but an interesting place to visit to understand the place of Colchester as a Roman capital.
October 2, 2025 at 12:42 PM
I have just been visiting the Roman Circus site near Colchester. It is very quiet but an interesting place to visit to understand the place of Colchester as a Roman capital.