Mike Collins
@mikeyc74.bsky.social
Communications and public engagement professional. Chair of the Friends of Charlcombe Community Nature Reserve (facebook.com/groups/charlcombenature). Lover of coffee, Bath Rugby, butterflies and swifts.
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 13, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Reposted by Mike Collins
If you pick up the Guardian Weekend Magazine today, please read about my daughter Milly’s battle with Lyme disease. And if you’re feeling bold, drop your copy into your local GP. There are thousands of Millys out there. Most are currently not helped at all by the NHS or, worse, not believed.
September 27, 2025 at 9:23 AM
If you pick up the Guardian Weekend Magazine today, please read about my daughter Milly’s battle with Lyme disease. And if you’re feeling bold, drop your copy into your local GP. There are thousands of Millys out there. Most are currently not helped at all by the NHS or, worse, not believed.
Speckled wood #butterfly resting on an #autumn leaf
September 16, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Speckled wood #butterfly resting on an #autumn leaf
Nice to see this small copper #butterfly enjoying the September sunshine in Charlcombe Community Nature Reserve this morning
September 8, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Nice to see this small copper #butterfly enjoying the September sunshine in Charlcombe Community Nature Reserve this morning
Froglet on the move in Charlcombe Community Nature Reserve #frogs #amphibians
July 24, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Froglet on the move in Charlcombe Community Nature Reserve #frogs #amphibians
Small copper in Charlcombe Community Nature Reserve
July 16, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Small copper in Charlcombe Community Nature Reserve
Wildflowers in Charlcombe Community Nature Reserve in Bath #wildflowerhour
July 13, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Wildflowers in Charlcombe Community Nature Reserve in Bath #wildflowerhour
So good to see a field full of insects at Charlcombe Community Nature Reserve. An important indicator of the health of a green space. And so helpful for pollinating plants and providing food for bats and birds
July 13, 2025 at 10:08 AM
So good to see a field full of insects at Charlcombe Community Nature Reserve. An important indicator of the health of a green space. And so helpful for pollinating plants and providing food for bats and birds
Saw only my second ever small heath #butterfly yesterday
July 11, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Saw only my second ever small heath #butterfly yesterday
Holly blue #butterfly
It’s been a good year for butterflies after some tricky one’s
Though many species have seen long term declines and we need to create the habitats and conditions for them to recover and flourish
It’s been a good year for butterflies after some tricky one’s
Though many species have seen long term declines and we need to create the habitats and conditions for them to recover and flourish
July 9, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Holly blue #butterfly
It’s been a good year for butterflies after some tricky one’s
Though many species have seen long term declines and we need to create the habitats and conditions for them to recover and flourish
It’s been a good year for butterflies after some tricky one’s
Though many species have seen long term declines and we need to create the habitats and conditions for them to recover and flourish
A rare #butterfly double photo for me with these two meadow brown butterflies
July 8, 2025 at 9:04 PM
A rare #butterfly double photo for me with these two meadow brown butterflies
I’ve seen quite a few more small copper #butterflies at Charlcombe Community Nature Reserve this year (this one looks like it’s had a tough time). It’s been interesting to see where the #butterfly hotspots are on the reserve
July 7, 2025 at 8:41 AM
I’ve seen quite a few more small copper #butterflies at Charlcombe Community Nature Reserve this year (this one looks like it’s had a tough time). It’s been interesting to see where the #butterfly hotspots are on the reserve
My best ever day butterflying. 15 species recorded walking around Charlcombe Community Nature Reserve in Bath. Looking for butterflies really connects you to a place and makes you feel good as you slow down and are totally in the moment. Seeing so many #butterflies made me smile a lot
July 6, 2025 at 4:47 PM
My best ever day butterflying. 15 species recorded walking around Charlcombe Community Nature Reserve in Bath. Looking for butterflies really connects you to a place and makes you feel good as you slow down and are totally in the moment. Seeing so many #butterflies made me smile a lot
Spotted ten species of #butterfly on my lunchtime walk today including a common blue, gatekeeper and marbled white
July 2, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Spotted ten species of #butterfly on my lunchtime walk today including a common blue, gatekeeper and marbled white
So wonderful to see a greater diversity of grasses and wildflowers one year into the story of Charlcombe Community Nature Reserve in Bath #wildflowerhour
June 29, 2025 at 7:10 PM
So wonderful to see a greater diversity of grasses and wildflowers one year into the story of Charlcombe Community Nature Reserve in Bath #wildflowerhour
So good to see small coppers in Charlcombe Community Nature Reserve #butterflies
June 27, 2025 at 6:36 AM
So good to see small coppers in Charlcombe Community Nature Reserve #butterflies