Melanie Henwood
@melanie-henwood.bsky.social
UK Social policy research analyst for past 40+ years; self-employed; family carer; animal lover; former private pilot, erratic equestrian, Springsteen follower and village dweller.
Blue skies smiling at me…
August 14, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Blue skies smiling at me…
August 12, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Starling committee meeting this evening @carlbovisnature.bsky.social @wildlifekate.bsky.social
July 11, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Starling committee meeting this evening @carlbovisnature.bsky.social @wildlifekate.bsky.social
4 July - 40 years since my first Bruce gig! Unforgettable and life changing. @brucespringsteen.net
July 4, 2025 at 7:08 AM
4 July - 40 years since my first Bruce gig! Unforgettable and life changing. @brucespringsteen.net
23 degrees at 7.40, but a lovely gentle breeze.
July 1, 2025 at 6:41 AM
23 degrees at 7.40, but a lovely gentle breeze.
53 years ago today BEA Flight 548 G-ARPI crashed after take off from Heathrow. All 118 souls on board lost. My Dad first emergency responder on the scene 🙏
June 18, 2025 at 7:03 AM
53 years ago today BEA Flight 548 G-ARPI crashed after take off from Heathrow. All 118 souls on board lost. My Dad first emergency responder on the scene 🙏
#FathersDay can be hard when Dads are no longer with us. Xxx
June 15, 2025 at 9:59 AM
#FathersDay can be hard when Dads are no longer with us. Xxx
Only 2 survivors out of 7 chicks, but these two are almost ready to launch. @rspb.bsky.social @wildlifenature.bsky.social @carlbovisnature.bsky.social @wildlifekate.bsky.social
May 23, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Only 2 survivors out of 7 chicks, but these two are almost ready to launch. @rspb.bsky.social @wildlifenature.bsky.social @carlbovisnature.bsky.social @wildlifekate.bsky.social
Ooh I’ve just found a cinnabar moth in my porch. I’ve never seen one before! @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social
May 15, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Ooh I’ve just found a cinnabar moth in my porch. I’ve never seen one before! @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social
First 2 chicks hatched yesterday, I think there are 4 at the moment. Very busy time for Mabel and Mr Blue Sky @wildlifekate.bsky.social @wildlifenature.bsky.social @carlbovisnature.bsky.social
May 7, 2025 at 6:55 AM
First 2 chicks hatched yesterday, I think there are 4 at the moment. Very busy time for Mabel and Mr Blue Sky @wildlifekate.bsky.social @wildlifenature.bsky.social @carlbovisnature.bsky.social
Mabel busy turning her eggs and tidying the nest this morning. @carlbovisnature.bsky.social @wildlifekate.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social
April 30, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Mabel busy turning her eggs and tidying the nest this morning. @carlbovisnature.bsky.social @wildlifekate.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social
I think Mabel has had a fight with the duvet - feathers everywhere today. 🤔😉 @carlbovisnature.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social @wildlifekate.bsky.social
April 27, 2025 at 11:27 AM
I think Mabel has had a fight with the duvet - feathers everywhere today. 🤔😉 @carlbovisnature.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social @wildlifekate.bsky.social
Mabel still perfecting her nest before laying eggs @rspb.bsky.social @carlbovisnature.bsky.social @wildlifekate.bsky.social
April 9, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Mabel still perfecting her nest before laying eggs @rspb.bsky.social @carlbovisnature.bsky.social @wildlifekate.bsky.social
Can’t believe it’s 11 years today since my Dad died. Still missed daily. 11.11.1929 - 01.04.2014 RIP.
April 1, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Can’t believe it’s 11 years today since my Dad died. Still missed daily. 11.11.1929 - 01.04.2014 RIP.
March 24, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Mabel has started nest building today 🤞👍 @rspbengland.bsky.social @carlbovisnature.bsky.social
March 11, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Mabel has started nest building today 🤞👍 @rspbengland.bsky.social @carlbovisnature.bsky.social
January 27, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Bread of heaven…aka the weekly loaf #StarBaker 😉
January 17, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Bread of heaven…aka the weekly loaf #StarBaker 😉
Weekly loaf just out of the oven - followed Felicity Cloake’s method for a change #GuardianFeast
January 12, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Weekly loaf just out of the oven - followed Felicity Cloake’s method for a change #GuardianFeast
Lovely hoar frost after -5 overnight in Northants
January 10, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Lovely hoar frost after -5 overnight in Northants
First loaf of the year just out of the oven #WannabeStarBaker
January 3, 2025 at 6:46 PM
First loaf of the year just out of the oven #WannabeStarBaker