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@robbiehg.bsky.social
Retired in Essex UK
Love nature & food with provenance.
Allotment diarist.
American Labrador Barney.
Have just written a book - now editing.
Occasional writer for
https://eastangliabylines.co.uk
54yrs of amateur musical theatre and choral singing.
Love nature & food with provenance.
Allotment diarist.
American Labrador Barney.
Have just written a book - now editing.
Occasional writer for
https://eastangliabylines.co.uk
54yrs of amateur musical theatre and choral singing.
I now have first & second early & main crop pots chitting in the conservatory - Charlotte, Maris Peer & King Edward.
I also managed to plant out four hardy, flowering shrubs in the garden between rain showers. Very muddy & uncomfortable (for me) but at least they’re in now.
I also managed to plant out four hardy, flowering shrubs in the garden between rain showers. Very muddy & uncomfortable (for me) but at least they’re in now.
February 8, 2026 at 4:04 PM
I now have first & second early & main crop pots chitting in the conservatory - Charlotte, Maris Peer & King Edward.
I also managed to plant out four hardy, flowering shrubs in the garden between rain showers. Very muddy & uncomfortable (for me) but at least they’re in now.
I also managed to plant out four hardy, flowering shrubs in the garden between rain showers. Very muddy & uncomfortable (for me) but at least they’re in now.
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🚨 Want to work with Little Terns?
We’re recruiting a Head Little Tern Warden and 2 Assistants to protect the Beacon Ponds colony at Spurn.
👉 spurnbirdobservatory.co.uk/news
We’re recruiting a Head Little Tern Warden and 2 Assistants to protect the Beacon Ponds colony at Spurn.
👉 spurnbirdobservatory.co.uk/news
February 6, 2026 at 7:30 PM
🚨 Want to work with Little Terns?
We’re recruiting a Head Little Tern Warden and 2 Assistants to protect the Beacon Ponds colony at Spurn.
👉 spurnbirdobservatory.co.uk/news
We’re recruiting a Head Little Tern Warden and 2 Assistants to protect the Beacon Ponds colony at Spurn.
👉 spurnbirdobservatory.co.uk/news
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You are all amazing 😄 it’s really close now! 💞
Can you take this over 10,000 signatures? It’s so close… actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk/end-peat-sal...
Sign the petition to end peat sales!
No more delays: Let's get peat out of gardens once and for all. The time for uncertainty has ended.
actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk
February 5, 2026 at 7:35 PM
You are all amazing 😄 it’s really close now! 💞
Sorted through my extensive seed collection yesterday & placed orders as necessary.
We love Pink Fir Apple Potatoes but sourcing seed pots for this year is proving difficult. Where they are available they are twice the price of other varieties. 🤷🏼♂️ Will have to keep looking. 👀
We love Pink Fir Apple Potatoes but sourcing seed pots for this year is proving difficult. Where they are available they are twice the price of other varieties. 🤷🏼♂️ Will have to keep looking. 👀
February 4, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Sorted through my extensive seed collection yesterday & placed orders as necessary.
We love Pink Fir Apple Potatoes but sourcing seed pots for this year is proving difficult. Where they are available they are twice the price of other varieties. 🤷🏼♂️ Will have to keep looking. 👀
We love Pink Fir Apple Potatoes but sourcing seed pots for this year is proving difficult. Where they are available they are twice the price of other varieties. 🤷🏼♂️ Will have to keep looking. 👀
What a difference a bit of sun makes. Having not been 100% health wise since Christmas, the fact I’m starting to feel better does help.
Despite the volume of rain we have enjoyed, the plot is remarkably trim. 1/2
Despite the volume of rain we have enjoyed, the plot is remarkably trim. 1/2
February 4, 2026 at 2:08 PM
What a difference a bit of sun makes. Having not been 100% health wise since Christmas, the fact I’m starting to feel better does help.
Despite the volume of rain we have enjoyed, the plot is remarkably trim. 1/2
Despite the volume of rain we have enjoyed, the plot is remarkably trim. 1/2
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A big thank you to @nationaltrust.org.uk for persevering and caring for our natural heritage. The branch on this ancient tree is so heavy it requires support. It's a truly #ThickTrunkTuesday #Nature #Photography (Photo taken last Sunday)
February 3, 2026 at 5:17 PM
A big thank you to @nationaltrust.org.uk for persevering and caring for our natural heritage. The branch on this ancient tree is so heavy it requires support. It's a truly #ThickTrunkTuesday #Nature #Photography (Photo taken last Sunday)
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🚨 We’re recruiting!
We’re looking for a Head Little Tern Warden and 2 Assistant Wardens to help protect the Beacon Ponds Little Tern colony at Spurn.
👉 Apply: spurnbirdobservatory.co.uk/news
We’re looking for a Head Little Tern Warden and 2 Assistant Wardens to help protect the Beacon Ponds Little Tern colony at Spurn.
👉 Apply: spurnbirdobservatory.co.uk/news
February 3, 2026 at 6:01 PM
🚨 We’re recruiting!
We’re looking for a Head Little Tern Warden and 2 Assistant Wardens to help protect the Beacon Ponds Little Tern colony at Spurn.
👉 Apply: spurnbirdobservatory.co.uk/news
We’re looking for a Head Little Tern Warden and 2 Assistant Wardens to help protect the Beacon Ponds Little Tern colony at Spurn.
👉 Apply: spurnbirdobservatory.co.uk/news
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This looks excellent to me (from the RHS).
At my plot in recent years, I made several collecting poinnts, and I think sloping roofs over all areas we want to keep dry, with gutters and storage-tanks. Not just gardens. Carparks. And solar panels on top.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
At my plot in recent years, I made several collecting poinnts, and I think sloping roofs over all areas we want to keep dry, with gutters and storage-tanks. Not just gardens. Carparks. And solar panels on top.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
RHS unveils plans to protect UK gardens from future water shortages
Environmental charity to prioritise water capture and storage as it urges gardeners to prepare for ‘new normal’
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2026 at 9:00 AM
This looks excellent to me (from the RHS).
At my plot in recent years, I made several collecting poinnts, and I think sloping roofs over all areas we want to keep dry, with gutters and storage-tanks. Not just gardens. Carparks. And solar panels on top.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
At my plot in recent years, I made several collecting poinnts, and I think sloping roofs over all areas we want to keep dry, with gutters and storage-tanks. Not just gardens. Carparks. And solar panels on top.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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🚨The Petition calling for by-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party is now closing on 80,000 signatures!
Let’s get it to the 100,000 needed today!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Let’s get it to the 100,000 needed today!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
January 21, 2026 at 11:45 AM
🚨The Petition calling for by-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party is now closing on 80,000 signatures!
Let’s get it to the 100,000 needed today!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Let’s get it to the 100,000 needed today!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
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Today is #RedSquirrelAppreciationDay! We’re delighted that this coincides with us collecting over A QUARTER OF A MILLION squirrel records. Read more about this fantastic achievement here:
scottishsquirrels.org.uk/2026/01/21/n...
📷 Raymond Leinster
scottishsquirrels.org.uk/2026/01/21/n...
📷 Raymond Leinster
January 21, 2026 at 8:24 AM
Today is #RedSquirrelAppreciationDay! We’re delighted that this coincides with us collecting over A QUARTER OF A MILLION squirrel records. Read more about this fantastic achievement here:
scottishsquirrels.org.uk/2026/01/21/n...
📷 Raymond Leinster
scottishsquirrels.org.uk/2026/01/21/n...
📷 Raymond Leinster
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🚨The Petition calling for by-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party now has 43,000 signatures! Let’s get the 100,000 needed!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
January 20, 2026 at 1:50 PM
🚨The Petition calling for by-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party now has 43,000 signatures! Let’s get the 100,000 needed!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
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🚨By-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party - lets get this to the 100,000 signatures needed
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Petition: By-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party
When an MP decides they want to defect to another party a by-election should be automatically triggered to allow the constituents the opportunity have their democratic right to agree or not with their...
petition.parliament.uk
January 17, 2026 at 9:07 AM
🚨By-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party - lets get this to the 100,000 signatures needed
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
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When an MP crosses the floor this should trigger an automatic by election.
Let’s make it so.
petition.parliament.uk/signatures/1...
Let’s make it so.
petition.parliament.uk/signatures/1...
Petition: By-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party
When an MP decides they want to defect to another party a by-election should be automatically triggered to allow the constituents the opportunity have their democratic right to agree or not with their...
petition.parliament.uk
January 16, 2026 at 5:43 AM
When an MP crosses the floor this should trigger an automatic by election.
Let’s make it so.
petition.parliament.uk/signatures/1...
Let’s make it so.
petition.parliament.uk/signatures/1...
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The National Trust is halfway to their appeal to buy Giant Hill, one of the UKs top butterfly sites, also rich in insects and flowers. The last good habitat for Duke of Burgundy in Dorset. Please donate if you can @nationaltrust.org.uk www.nationaltrust.org.uk/support-us/a...
Donate to the Cerne Abbas Nature Appeal
Donate to the Cerne Abbas Appeal so together, we can help restore the land, habitats and species that live there.
www.nationaltrust.org.uk
January 12, 2026 at 2:21 PM
The National Trust is halfway to their appeal to buy Giant Hill, one of the UKs top butterfly sites, also rich in insects and flowers. The last good habitat for Duke of Burgundy in Dorset. Please donate if you can @nationaltrust.org.uk www.nationaltrust.org.uk/support-us/a...
1st visit to the plot since 24/12.
Christmas, a persistent cold bug & cold, wet weather have kept me away.
Today it’s sunny & 9 degrees & the plot looks great. Plenty to do but I now need the energy & the right conditions to get started. My drainage pond has been working well in the recent rain!
Christmas, a persistent cold bug & cold, wet weather have kept me away.
Today it’s sunny & 9 degrees & the plot looks great. Plenty to do but I now need the energy & the right conditions to get started. My drainage pond has been working well in the recent rain!
January 14, 2026 at 2:53 PM
1st visit to the plot since 24/12.
Christmas, a persistent cold bug & cold, wet weather have kept me away.
Today it’s sunny & 9 degrees & the plot looks great. Plenty to do but I now need the energy & the right conditions to get started. My drainage pond has been working well in the recent rain!
Christmas, a persistent cold bug & cold, wet weather have kept me away.
Today it’s sunny & 9 degrees & the plot looks great. Plenty to do but I now need the energy & the right conditions to get started. My drainage pond has been working well in the recent rain!
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More good news, the 'end peat sales' petition has happily flown past 6,000 people actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk/end-peat-sal... next goal is 10,000 @peatfree.bsky.social
Sign the petition to end peat sales!
No more delays: Let's get peat out of gardens once and for all. The time for uncertainty has ended.
actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk
January 5, 2026 at 4:06 PM
More good news, the 'end peat sales' petition has happily flown past 6,000 people actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk/end-peat-sal... next goal is 10,000 @peatfree.bsky.social
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Sign people, sign. act.38degrees.org.uk/act/chlorine...
Sign the petition to keep chlorine-washed chicken off our shelves
Here we go again. Trump has told the UK that if we want a UK-US tech deal, we need to buy chlorinated chicken from the US! 🤢🐔 How dare he try to impose poor food standards in Britain. Sign the petitio...
act.38degrees.org.uk
December 30, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Sign people, sign. act.38degrees.org.uk/act/chlorine...
Still chilly but not so windy today. Might not need my furry ear warming cossack hat for the dog run later.
After a very peaceful day yesterday we are preparing ourselves for the onrush of children & grandchildren. 3 today, one more tomorrow then another 5 on Sunday. 11 & 2 dogs to dinner on 28th.
After a very peaceful day yesterday we are preparing ourselves for the onrush of children & grandchildren. 3 today, one more tomorrow then another 5 on Sunday. 11 & 2 dogs to dinner on 28th.
a man in a white shirt and tie is dancing in a hallway with # fistfight on the bottom
Alt: a man in a white shirt and tie is panicking
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December 26, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Still chilly but not so windy today. Might not need my furry ear warming cossack hat for the dog run later.
After a very peaceful day yesterday we are preparing ourselves for the onrush of children & grandchildren. 3 today, one more tomorrow then another 5 on Sunday. 11 & 2 dogs to dinner on 28th.
After a very peaceful day yesterday we are preparing ourselves for the onrush of children & grandchildren. 3 today, one more tomorrow then another 5 on Sunday. 11 & 2 dogs to dinner on 28th.
Turkey love hearts. ♥️
December 26, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Turkey love hearts. ♥️
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Merry Christmas everyone......
Here's the great 2025 Central Bylines Christmas Quiz
@gemmagould.bsky.social
Here's the great 2025 Central Bylines Christmas Quiz
@gemmagould.bsky.social
The great 2025 Bylines Christmas Quiz
Take the quiz, check your results, and cheat to your heart's content
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December 25, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Merry Christmas everyone......
Here's the great 2025 Central Bylines Christmas Quiz
@gemmagould.bsky.social
Here's the great 2025 Central Bylines Christmas Quiz
@gemmagould.bsky.social
There’s been a robin on our feeder since we got up this morning. It must be Christmas! Have a great day #BlueSkyers
a small brown and white bird is perched on a brick
Alt: Robin
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December 25, 2025 at 10:08 AM
There’s been a robin on our feeder since we got up this morning. It must be Christmas! Have a great day #BlueSkyers
At least my autumn planted onions, garlic & leeks are looking ok.
December 24, 2025 at 11:58 AM
At least my autumn planted onions, garlic & leeks are looking ok.
Last year I was collecting sprouts etc today for the festive feast. This year there might be 6 on the largest plant (8” tall). Like so many others, they just haven’t grown this year.
At least a few PSB plants are looking better, so I may get something from them next year. Merry Christmas everyone! 🎅🏼
At least a few PSB plants are looking better, so I may get something from them next year. Merry Christmas everyone! 🎅🏼
December 24, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Last year I was collecting sprouts etc today for the festive feast. This year there might be 6 on the largest plant (8” tall). Like so many others, they just haven’t grown this year.
At least a few PSB plants are looking better, so I may get something from them next year. Merry Christmas everyone! 🎅🏼
At least a few PSB plants are looking better, so I may get something from them next year. Merry Christmas everyone! 🎅🏼
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