Jane Gardiner
@janegardiner.bsky.social
Retired primary teacher/SENCo, Ecology graduate and Science educator: loves reading, art, travelling and a wildlife nutter
July went by in a flash! We enjoyed a manic 24 hrs in London, ABBA Voyage was amazing, then trolled around Westminster just because we could!
August 8, 2025 at 10:33 PM
July went by in a flash! We enjoyed a manic 24 hrs in London, ABBA Voyage was amazing, then trolled around Westminster just because we could!
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Tonight. Share everywhere. 🙏
July 2, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Tonight. Share everywhere. 🙏
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June 14, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Female Holly Blue in the back garden last year.
June 11, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Female Holly Blue in the back garden last year.
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Alexandra Buckle, contemporary printmaker known for her woodland scenes created via linocuts #WomensArt
June 5, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Alexandra Buckle, contemporary printmaker known for her woodland scenes created via linocuts #WomensArt
A local walk today (bit windy so no bike ride) resulted in seeing a swathe of wildflowers along a very busy relief road - kidney vetch, ox eye daisies and stunning pyramidal orchids were everywhere! A real feast for the eyes #wildflowerhour
June 5, 2025 at 2:26 PM
A local walk today (bit windy so no bike ride) resulted in seeing a swathe of wildflowers along a very busy relief road - kidney vetch, ox eye daisies and stunning pyramidal orchids were everywhere! A real feast for the eyes #wildflowerhour
Birds foot trefoil spotted growing rampant by the cycle path near the beach today. Great ride!
June 2, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Birds foot trefoil spotted growing rampant by the cycle path near the beach today. Great ride!
Anyone else got baby goldfinches on their feeders? They’re noisily flapping and cheeping in the tree whilst their parents calmly feed away, with the occasional ‘buzz’ saying “my turn now!” It’s so wonderful I can watch them from my lounge.
May 28, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Anyone else got baby goldfinches on their feeders? They’re noisily flapping and cheeping in the tree whilst their parents calmly feed away, with the occasional ‘buzz’ saying “my turn now!” It’s so wonderful I can watch them from my lounge.
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It’s Mary Anning’s birthday, so time to share @katebeaton.bsky.social’s brilliant cartoon again.
May 21, 2025 at 11:31 AM
It’s Mary Anning’s birthday, so time to share @katebeaton.bsky.social’s brilliant cartoon again.
So pleased to see this, having been closely involved in Erasmus+ projects and its Comenius predecessor since 2008.
New UK-EU agreement just published.
Promises to implement a new youth mobility scheme and resurrect the UK's membership of the Erasmus scheme
Promises to implement a new youth mobility scheme and resurrect the UK's membership of the Erasmus scheme
May 19, 2025 at 12:17 PM
So pleased to see this, having been closely involved in Erasmus+ projects and its Comenius predecessor since 2008.
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Education is important, but Ancient Woodland is importanter
May 17, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Education is important, but Ancient Woodland is importanter
Stunning 10 mile bike ride today, taking in the gorgeous countryside and oodles of cow parsley with plenty of bird song.
May 17, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Stunning 10 mile bike ride today, taking in the gorgeous countryside and oodles of cow parsley with plenty of bird song.
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Reform is a Limited Company
Farage owns 53%
It was formed in 2019 to push for a “no-deal Brexit”
It wants to reintroduce the Liz Truss budget
It wants to privatise the NHS
& invest in fossil fuels
Close the BBC
& break International law
It’s a scam
Please retweet widely
Farage owns 53%
It was formed in 2019 to push for a “no-deal Brexit”
It wants to reintroduce the Liz Truss budget
It wants to privatise the NHS
& invest in fossil fuels
Close the BBC
& break International law
It’s a scam
Please retweet widely
May 16, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Reform is a Limited Company
Farage owns 53%
It was formed in 2019 to push for a “no-deal Brexit”
It wants to reintroduce the Liz Truss budget
It wants to privatise the NHS
& invest in fossil fuels
Close the BBC
& break International law
It’s a scam
Please retweet widely
Farage owns 53%
It was formed in 2019 to push for a “no-deal Brexit”
It wants to reintroduce the Liz Truss budget
It wants to privatise the NHS
& invest in fossil fuels
Close the BBC
& break International law
It’s a scam
Please retweet widely
Village walk today, flag irises, green alkanet, comfrey everywhere along the hedgerows #wildflowers
May 12, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Village walk today, flag irises, green alkanet, comfrey everywhere along the hedgerows #wildflowers
Excellent cycle ride, loads of hawthorn and elder #wildflowerhour
May 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Excellent cycle ride, loads of hawthorn and elder #wildflowerhour
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Happy 99th birthday to the man who gave voice to the wild. 🎉
Sir David Attenborough, thank you for a lifetime dedicated to the natural world, and for sharing its story with wisdom, wonder, and grace.
You've inspired generations to fall in love with nature.
Sir David Attenborough, thank you for a lifetime dedicated to the natural world, and for sharing its story with wisdom, wonder, and grace.
You've inspired generations to fall in love with nature.
May 8, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Happy 99th birthday to the man who gave voice to the wild. 🎉
Sir David Attenborough, thank you for a lifetime dedicated to the natural world, and for sharing its story with wisdom, wonder, and grace.
You've inspired generations to fall in love with nature.
Sir David Attenborough, thank you for a lifetime dedicated to the natural world, and for sharing its story with wisdom, wonder, and grace.
You've inspired generations to fall in love with nature.
Beautiful walk through Thorncombe Woods today, close to the cottage where Thomas Hardy was born.
May 7, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Beautiful walk through Thorncombe Woods today, close to the cottage where Thomas Hardy was born.
Heard something unusual just now in the garden - a song thrush! What a beautiful call. I’m obsessed with the Merlin ID app!
May 4, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Heard something unusual just now in the garden - a song thrush! What a beautiful call. I’m obsessed with the Merlin ID app!
A hot but productive afternoon in the garden. My thrift looks amazing right now!
May 2, 2025 at 3:04 PM
A hot but productive afternoon in the garden. My thrift looks amazing right now!
My mother’s alliums have come up a treat!
May 1, 2025 at 10:37 PM
My mother’s alliums have come up a treat!
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'Bluebells at Wisley' by contemporary UK painter Susan Entwistle #womensart
May 1, 2025 at 5:14 AM
'Bluebells at Wisley' by contemporary UK painter Susan Entwistle #womensart
Shout out to my aunt Ruth, who has managed to get a publishing contract after years of working hard to get her stories out there. Perhaps she named the main character after me, perhaps she didn’t 😉.
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May 1, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Shout out to my aunt Ruth, who has managed to get a publishing contract after years of working hard to get her stories out there. Perhaps she named the main character after me, perhaps she didn’t 😉.
www.amazon.co.uk/Jane-Beansta...
www.amazon.co.uk/Jane-Beansta...
Just downloaded the Merlin ID app I’ve seen recommended by others interested in identifying local birdsong. It works pretty well actually, and it’s free! Here are my results from my back garden:
April 30, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Just downloaded the Merlin ID app I’ve seen recommended by others interested in identifying local birdsong. It works pretty well actually, and it’s free! Here are my results from my back garden:
Persuaded my hubby to come along to a local screening of a live performance of the musical Six, based on the wives of Henry VIII, as we recently visited Hampton Court Palace. All I can say is: wow! Very clever, and an energising, uplifting performance. Bravo to the writers, musicians and performers!
April 27, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Persuaded my hubby to come along to a local screening of a live performance of the musical Six, based on the wives of Henry VIII, as we recently visited Hampton Court Palace. All I can say is: wow! Very clever, and an energising, uplifting performance. Bravo to the writers, musicians and performers!
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If you're wondering why so many right wing individuals are saying hateful things about the late Pope, the reason is simple: he told them that they should care about other people.
April 22, 2025 at 6:55 PM
If you're wondering why so many right wing individuals are saying hateful things about the late Pope, the reason is simple: he told them that they should care about other people.