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We're excited to announce our latest tree planting initiative, in partnership with England's Community Forests, which will see the creation of 519 acres of woody habitats and woodland.

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Image of a group of school children involved in the tree planting project in Exeter. The group are in a field and hold the trees and gardening tools to begin planting.
January 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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venetiajane.bsky.social
The first snowdrop in my garden. Such simple and pure beauty that brings such #joy at the very sight of it! #DailyBotanicalBeautful #FlowerFridayFamily
This photograph shows a close-up of a snowdrop flower bud suspended from a fine stem protruding from the green spathe with its delicate white petals tightly folded together. The background is softly blurred in shades of green, emphasizing the sharp focus on the flower.
January 10, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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Short piece on Dorset's secret holloways that we walked through last week
Secret Dorset - The mysterious network of sunken paths - BBC Sounds
Natural England experts take us on a tour of holloways in West Dorset.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 7, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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venetiajane.bsky.social
7th January is St. Distaff’s Day, named after the tradition of women taking up their distaffs (a spinning tool) to resume work after the Christmas holiday. Euonymus europaeus is the “spindle-tree” because its wood was sometimes used to make spindles or distaffs. #FairytaleTuesday
This collage features images of the European Spindle tree (Euonymus europaeus). The left panel shows a detailed botanical illustration of the plant, including its leaves, flowers, and distinctive pink fruits. The top-right image displays the tree’s vibrant pink seed capsules in their natural environment. The bottom-right images show the dried, open seed pods and the bright orange seeds emerging from the pink capsules.
January 7, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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camlibresearch.bsky.social
Back from new year break & so sorry to learn of death of Dame Ros Savile, former Director of Wallace Collection. She was a porcelain expert and I did old books, but she was unbelievably kind & helpful to me when I was Libraries Curator at the National Trust. RIP. www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
Dame Rosalind Savill obituary
Director of the Wallace Collection museum in London from 1992 to 2011 and a specialist on 18th-century Sèvres porcelain
www.theguardian.com
January 4, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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venetiajane.bsky.social
“All nature has a feeling: woods, fields, brooks
Are life eternal: and in silence they
Speak happiness beyond the reach of books;
There's nothing mortal in them; their decay
Is the green life of change; to pass away
And come again in blooms revivified.”
John Clare (1793-1864). #nature #poetry
A collage of seven macro photographs showcasing dried seed head structures: a campion seed pod, a curled Queen Anne’s lace seed head, spiky burdock seed heads, clustered Lapsana seed capsules, mallow seed pods, a slender grass seed stalk, and an umbrella-shaped hogweed seed head. The background in each image is softly blurred, highlighting the intricate textures of the plants.
January 3, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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rachelhewitt.bsky.social
“You know how, when something good happens, the next morning there’s a delicious split second after waking when you remember the good thing all over again? Well, bereavement involves millions of the inverse of such moments”

My latest newsletter reflects on 3 years of widowhood. Link in bio
January 3, 2025 at 10:09 AM