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Lawrence Davies
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Music, trees, birds, bees, bicycles. Newcastle, increasingly Huddersfield, working on an ecological history of sound amplification. Join a union, and tell the truth about climate breakdown. Born at 353ppm.
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Your seasonal reminder that the amount of snow needed to have a bit of fun on the way to school is very small indeed.
A grassy hill with a dusting of snow; in the background there is a line of trees and a grey, snow-laden sky. Three small children are on the hill in different places: one wears a pink hat and is heading down the hill on a red sledge; the others are watching but their faces and movements are obscured by the multiple layers of coats and hats keeping them warm.
November 19, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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I took this photo at 1254 from the Glasshouse. The far right protesters are behind the gazebos etc (for the dragon boat race), on the pavement directly outside the courts. It would be really pushing it to call this much more than 100 people.
A long distance shot if the quayside. Many people are milling about enjoying the dragon boat race. Behind them, a small group of far right protesters have flags.
September 27, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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Well, that was the most exciting/hair-raising 15 minutes I've had in a long time. Never change mad and furious city!
Boris bike no. 1, swiftly abandoned due to it having less than one fully working brake. In the background is Cromer St looking suspiciously quiet, no hint of the mayhem about to ensue on CS6...
September 10, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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Just got home this morning to Newcastle and thought exactly this as we cycled along the empty, litter-strewn, potholed NCN72. And then there was this, which posed something of a challenge for our Bakfiets...
August 18, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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Toto, I've got a feeling we're not cycling in Holland any more...
A road junction on the NCN 72. A black car is parked on the pavement, blocking the entrance and dropped kerb to the cycle route, despite ample parking space elsewhere. There are trees and vegetation in the background. In the foreground, a young cyclist in a yellow jersey considers his options and wonders why we can't have decent active travel infrastructure in the UK.
August 18, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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Yes I completely agree. And fwiw I think those extremely large wind farms have their own beauty anyway.

For example,

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July 28, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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Going down a rabbit hole here. Has anyone thought of using dazzle camouflage on wind farms?

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July 28, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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Four 120+ mile train journeys in 36 hours rewarded with not one but TWO hare sightings on my final evening journey to Edinburgh. Magical creatures.
A screenshot of a hare standing in a field.
July 22, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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And even lavender!
Bumblebees shelter on the end of.lavender stalks. There is a brick facade of a terraced house in the background. Bumblebees shelter on the end of.lavender stalks. There is a brick facade of a terraced house in the background and a white door.
July 16, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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Newcastle CC: "Our parks are for everyone".

Also Newcastle CC: let's sell our park out at every opportunity and turn the playground into a toilet block.

This is not on.
Exhibition park playground, cafe and public toilets rendered inaccessible by security barriers due to a private event. Toilet blocks and piping have been placed immediately adjacent to the playground area.
July 12, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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Ready for the new tenants. (Who am I kidding. Bees have lived in these walls for far longer than we have...)
A backyard brick wall is painted white. On top of it, flush with the wall, is a bee brick, surrounded by some other plain bricks. To the right of the bee brick some weeds grow out of the top of the wall.
July 5, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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MUST. THREATEN. ALL. LIFE. HOWEVER. SMALL. AND. FRAGILE. ☠️
A black range rover is parked against a planter on a residential street, bending and squishing the foliage. One of the vehicle's wheels is on the pavement as it is too large for the parking space.
July 2, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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Perhaps the best "free piano" phishing email ever. Not just a piano, but a Stradivarius violin complete with... wireless foot control! 🤣
Screenshot of phishing message; it reads: Dear Student/Faculty/Staff, one of our Retired staff, mrs angela Berry, is downsizing and looking to give away her late dad’s meticulously maintained Yamaha C7 (7'2") Concert Grand Piano. with its rich sound, is perfectly suited for both intimate small spaces and grand large spaces - A Stradivarius Violin, known for its rich, warm, and powerful sound with Miller 951937 Dynasty 300 TIG Welder w/ TIGRunner Pkg & Wireless Foot Control, With A Complete Set Of Snap On Tools Box And Accessories.
July 1, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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An Ouseburn commuter.
View over the parapet of a stone bridge into a shallow river. There is ivy, sycamore, and other foliage on either side of the riverbank. Fording the river is a young male roe deer, viewed from above. The deer leaves ripples in his wake.
July 1, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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For comparison, South London SE15/SE14/SE13/SE4.
A screenshot of national forest inventory areas (blue) and trees outside woodland (shades of green) areas in South London. There are *a lot* more trees.
June 23, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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Heaton needs more trees!
QGIS map of Heaton, Newcastle upon Tyne, with National Forest Inventory areas (mapped in green) and Trees Outside Woodland (mapped in other colours).
June 23, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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Clearly they decided it'd look better if they moved the car off the pavement before taking the photo (from Google maps)
A person stands outside a shop with a horse and cart. On the pavement behind the horse is the shop owner's illegally parked car.
June 21, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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MLK has joined the GTVO team. (Feel free to download and use the photo...) ✊
June 18, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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First wild raspberries of the year from Heaton Park! 🤩
The palm of a hand with a wild raspberry in it. The hand has a wedding ring. In the background is grass.
June 17, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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When you hear yet another BBC news bulletin focusing entirely on Reform Ltd, remember these figures:

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
The Green party of England and Wales, with 859 councillors and four MPs, is positioning itself as the "antidote" to Nigel Farage's Reform UK [Ltd], which has 824 councillors and five MPs across England, Wales and Scotland.
June 9, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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New use for bike: mobile soundscape recording rig.
A bike sits on its kickstand beside a cycle path. In the background is some dense foliage and trees. Attached to the bike's saddle is a handheld recording device.
June 6, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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What an interesting place to live.
A view of Ouseburn, Newcastle upon Tyne. A river snakes through between 19th century brick warehouses and modern residential blocks built to mimic the older architecture. In the background on the left there is an old brick chimney. On the right in the background the cranes of a scrap metal works.
June 6, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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Tried to get a shot of the many bumblebees grazing on the wild raspberries in Heaton Park this afternoon. Failed miserably but did manage this image, which probably captures the mood better than what I was trying to get.
Close up image of wild raspberry plants, with white undeveloped fruits. A bumblebee is flying directly towards the camera with its tongue sticking out.
June 3, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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Classic London summer experience
3 children play in the 1930s paddling pool at Coram's Fields.
May 31, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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My new holiday companion.
An orange Yuba Kombi cargo bike locked up by the side of a cycle path. There are many other bikes of all shapes and sizes.
May 29, 2025 at 11:42 AM