Sarah Gibson
@windsweptsarah.bsky.social
Author, Swifts and Us, the Life of the Bird that Sleeps in the Sky, William Collins (2021). Agent jmlockart@bsky.social. Shropshire
Most unexpected flower this week was a little sprig of blackthorn in an otherwise wintry hedgerow. Also seen white deadnettle, wood avens, speedwell, dogwood, bramble, knapweed and a campion flower with SPECTACULARLY TWIRLING anthers! #WildflowerHour
November 9, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Most unexpected flower this week was a little sprig of blackthorn in an otherwise wintry hedgerow. Also seen white deadnettle, wood avens, speedwell, dogwood, bramble, knapweed and a campion flower with SPECTACULARLY TWIRLING anthers! #WildflowerHour
Farron is scaremongering!
Regressive, anti-environment talk from… the Lib Dems’ Tim Farron.
I dare @timfarron.bsky.social to publish the ‘evidence’ he claims to have here that Sea Eagles “would not enhance biodiversity” & would be a “huge threat” to lambs
Ignorant & scaremongering
www.wfelibdems.uk/news/article...
I dare @timfarron.bsky.social to publish the ‘evidence’ he claims to have here that Sea Eagles “would not enhance biodiversity” & would be a “huge threat” to lambs
Ignorant & scaremongering
www.wfelibdems.uk/news/article...
Tim Farron calls for rethink over plans to reintroduce sea eagles to Cumbria
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP Tim Farron has written to the Lake District National Park Authority, raising concerns about the impact the potential reintroduction of sea eagles will have on sheep farms i...
www.wfelibdems.uk
November 7, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Farron is scaremongering!
Flowering this week in north-west Shropshire for #WildflowerHour are common knapweed, sowthistle, scentless mayweed, tormentil and in the 2nd collage buttercup, campion, wild carrot, self-heal, devil's-bit scabious and ragwort. These are #theWinter10.
November 2, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Flowering this week in north-west Shropshire for #WildflowerHour are common knapweed, sowthistle, scentless mayweed, tormentil and in the 2nd collage buttercup, campion, wild carrot, self-heal, devil's-bit scabious and ragwort. These are #theWinter10.
The shocking pink berries of spindle are just opening out to reveal their equally flamboyant orange seeds,their leaves turning a subtler shade of gorgeous colour.
October 14, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The shocking pink berries of spindle are just opening out to reveal their equally flamboyant orange seeds,their leaves turning a subtler shade of gorgeous colour.
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October 13, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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Fieldfares! A flock of 40+ chacking and flying between ash trees in the Oswestry hills.
October 13, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Fieldfares! A flock of 40+ chacking and flying between ash trees in the Oswestry hills.
October 10, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Last summer my husband was given some puss moth caterpillars by a guy he met while in hospital. We fed them on willow leaves and watched in fascination as they grew. In time they developed chrysalises. Today two of them emerged! #moths
April 28, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Last summer my husband was given some puss moth caterpillars by a guy he met while in hospital. We fed them on willow leaves and watched in fascination as they grew. In time they developed chrysalises. Today two of them emerged! #moths
Cuckoo flower, a favourite food plant for orange tip butterflies. #wildflowerhour
April 20, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Cuckoo flower, a favourite food plant for orange tip butterflies. #wildflowerhour
Field speedwell growing between the tarmaced pavement and my neighbour's wall. #tinyflowers #wildflowerhour
April 20, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Field speedwell growing between the tarmaced pavement and my neighbour's wall. #tinyflowers #wildflowerhour
I'm late for #Wildflowerhour but here is a cluster of Field Maple flowers. They are so easily overlooked but exquisitely lovely when you notice them. #treeflowers
April 13, 2025 at 8:54 PM
I'm late for #Wildflowerhour but here is a cluster of Field Maple flowers. They are so easily overlooked but exquisitely lovely when you notice them. #treeflowers
You have to seek out town hall clock, a tiny woodland plant with 5 green flowers arranged in a unique cube-shape. Every spring I go back to an old, overgrown tramway cutting where it thrives in the damp shade.
#WildflowerHour
#WildflowerHour
April 7, 2025 at 9:24 PM
You have to seek out town hall clock, a tiny woodland plant with 5 green flowers arranged in a unique cube-shape. Every spring I go back to an old, overgrown tramway cutting where it thrives in the damp shade.
#WildflowerHour
#WildflowerHour
Town hall clock, bluebell, cherry blossom and wood anemone for #wildflowerhour #woodlandplants
April 6, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Town hall clock, bluebell, cherry blossom and wood anemone for #wildflowerhour #woodlandplants
Freshly arrived from North Africa, a blackcap is singing its song with a flourish in a local wood. Meanwhile, a male blackcap that has been silently feeding in my garden since January, is still here but will imminently be off to it's breeding grounds in central Europe. #seasonscollide #birds
April 3, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Freshly arrived from North Africa, a blackcap is singing its song with a flourish in a local wood. Meanwhile, a male blackcap that has been silently feeding in my garden since January, is still here but will imminently be off to it's breeding grounds in central Europe. #seasonscollide #birds
My white flowering currant is alive with bees. At 8pm it was still buzzing with huge queen bumblebees and much smaller, black female hairy footed flower bees. Such a good shrub for wildlife. #bees #wildlifegardens
April 1, 2025 at 7:23 PM
My white flowering currant is alive with bees. At 8pm it was still buzzing with huge queen bumblebees and much smaller, black female hairy footed flower bees. Such a good shrub for wildlife. #bees #wildlifegardens
A rare and very welcome piece of good news.
Peatland burning ban aims to protect wildlife and England’s carbon stores
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Peatland burning ban aims to protect wildlife and England’s carbon stores
Labour’s measures to ban deep-peat burning aim to safeguard habitats, tackle carbon emissions, and protect wildlife, so why are hunters up in arms?
www.theguardian.com
March 31, 2025 at 7:56 PM
A rare and very welcome piece of good news.
Wood anemones, primroses, dog violets and a galaxy of celandines in this sunny woodland glade today. #wildflowerhour
March 30, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Wood anemones, primroses, dog violets and a galaxy of celandines in this sunny woodland glade today. #wildflowerhour
March 26, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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Huge victory for River Action with major implications as High Court declares farming manure as ‘waste’.
🙏 to all who were involved in the case. This will have huge implications for current and future planning applications and the handling of manure on farms.
riveractionuk.com/high-court-r...
🙏 to all who were involved in the case. This will have huge implications for current and future planning applications and the handling of manure on farms.
riveractionuk.com/high-court-r...
High Court ruling declares farming manure as ‘waste’ in major victory for River Action in its fight against industrial-scale poultry production in Wye Valley - River Action UK
Landmark court ruling declares farming manure as ‘waste’ in major victory for River Action in...
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March 10, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Huge victory for River Action with major implications as High Court declares farming manure as ‘waste’.
🙏 to all who were involved in the case. This will have huge implications for current and future planning applications and the handling of manure on farms.
riveractionuk.com/high-court-r...
🙏 to all who were involved in the case. This will have huge implications for current and future planning applications and the handling of manure on farms.
riveractionuk.com/high-court-r...
The bee flies are back! Here's one in my garden on a pulmonaria - just about in the photo top right.
March 10, 2025 at 8:42 PM
The bee flies are back! Here's one in my garden on a pulmonaria - just about in the photo top right.
Yellow Star of Bethlehem blowing in the breeze, shining in the sun on a rocky outcrop in the Oswestry hills. #yellowflowers #wildflowerhour
March 9, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Yellow Star of Bethlehem blowing in the breeze, shining in the sun on a rocky outcrop in the Oswestry hills. #yellowflowers #wildflowerhour
March 7, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Inspired by this beautiful photo I will go out tomorrow with my hand lens to take a really close look of this tiny flower.
It may be tiny,but the Hazel flower is spectacular. #wildflowerhour
March 3, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Inspired by this beautiful photo I will go out tomorrow with my hand lens to take a really close look of this tiny flower.