Sally Brockway
@sallyb146.bsky.social
Librarian and wildlife gardener 💚
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If ever there has been a time in your life to withdraw consent from extraction and invest in mutuality, now is that time.
June 25, 2025 at 12:26 PM
If ever there has been a time in your life to withdraw consent from extraction and invest in mutuality, now is that time.
I’ve bought three packs of Sarah’s notebooks so far, as presents and then for myself as they’re so lovely 🥰
My Swift notebooks come in 3 colours and are available individually or in a pack of 3, tied with jute twine. They make great gifts - who doesn't love a notebook!
sarahrobinsondesigns.etsy.com/listing/1590...
#shopindie #blueskynightmarket #notebook #swifts #giftideas
sarahrobinsondesigns.etsy.com/listing/1590...
#shopindie #blueskynightmarket #notebook #swifts #giftideas
June 17, 2025 at 7:14 AM
I’ve bought three packs of Sarah’s notebooks so far, as presents and then for myself as they’re so lovely 🥰
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Always a pleasure to come across a Golden-fringed Mason Bee (Osmia aurulenta) nest! This is one of 3 UK bee species to nest in empty snail shells. A female had just finished pasting leaf mastic over the entrance to the shell when I came across her yesterday at Porth Neigwl.
#SolitaryBeeWeek
#SolitaryBeeWeek
May 21, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Always a pleasure to come across a Golden-fringed Mason Bee (Osmia aurulenta) nest! This is one of 3 UK bee species to nest in empty snail shells. A female had just finished pasting leaf mastic over the entrance to the shell when I came across her yesterday at Porth Neigwl.
#SolitaryBeeWeek
#SolitaryBeeWeek
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In an Irish Atlantic rainforest this morning, a cuckoo calls (volume up).
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May 6, 2025 at 5:40 AM
In an Irish Atlantic rainforest this morning, a cuckoo calls (volume up).
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This will make your morning. 🙂
April 27, 2025 at 7:11 AM
This will make your morning. 🙂
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I LOVE my daughter's new 'Garden Gang' collection. Bright, colourful, and uplifting... just like the birds themselves.
These paintings, and others, are available from Charlotte's @cstrawbridgeart.bsky.social website, here:
www.charlottestrawbridge.co.uk/art?utm_camp... #birds #birdart 🌿🪶
These paintings, and others, are available from Charlotte's @cstrawbridgeart.bsky.social website, here:
www.charlottestrawbridge.co.uk/art?utm_camp... #birds #birdart 🌿🪶
April 2, 2025 at 7:08 PM
I LOVE my daughter's new 'Garden Gang' collection. Bright, colourful, and uplifting... just like the birds themselves.
These paintings, and others, are available from Charlotte's @cstrawbridgeart.bsky.social website, here:
www.charlottestrawbridge.co.uk/art?utm_camp... #birds #birdart 🌿🪶
These paintings, and others, are available from Charlotte's @cstrawbridgeart.bsky.social website, here:
www.charlottestrawbridge.co.uk/art?utm_camp... #birds #birdart 🌿🪶
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Doe could be found deep in the woodland, far away from the hustle and bustle, surrounded by quiet and magical moments.
This was her sanctuary, a place she could retreat to whenever needed.
She’d spend her days deep in thought, away from it all, filled with peace and enchantment.
This was her sanctuary, a place she could retreat to whenever needed.
She’d spend her days deep in thought, away from it all, filled with peace and enchantment.
March 10, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Doe could be found deep in the woodland, far away from the hustle and bustle, surrounded by quiet and magical moments.
This was her sanctuary, a place she could retreat to whenever needed.
She’d spend her days deep in thought, away from it all, filled with peace and enchantment.
This was her sanctuary, a place she could retreat to whenever needed.
She’d spend her days deep in thought, away from it all, filled with peace and enchantment.
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It’s official, 2024 was the worst year for bumblebees since records began🚨
The latest findings from #BeeWalk, our national bumblebee monitoring scheme, have revealed bumblebee numbers declined by almost a quarter (22.5%) across Great Britain💔
Read on: www.bumblebeeconservation.org/british-bumb...
The latest findings from #BeeWalk, our national bumblebee monitoring scheme, have revealed bumblebee numbers declined by almost a quarter (22.5%) across Great Britain💔
Read on: www.bumblebeeconservation.org/british-bumb...
February 27, 2025 at 9:01 AM
It’s official, 2024 was the worst year for bumblebees since records began🚨
The latest findings from #BeeWalk, our national bumblebee monitoring scheme, have revealed bumblebee numbers declined by almost a quarter (22.5%) across Great Britain💔
Read on: www.bumblebeeconservation.org/british-bumb...
The latest findings from #BeeWalk, our national bumblebee monitoring scheme, have revealed bumblebee numbers declined by almost a quarter (22.5%) across Great Britain💔
Read on: www.bumblebeeconservation.org/british-bumb...
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Nurture the hell out of the seeds of the future you want because they too are sprouting in the chaos.
February 22, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Nurture the hell out of the seeds of the future you want because they too are sprouting in the chaos.
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Carpinus betulus, Hornbeam; invert associates. Part 1 of 2
Deciduous tree of temperate woods & forests across Europe, usu. with oak. In ancient woodlands & in wood pasture, often seen as pollard & coppice, used for fuel & fodder.
📷 Pl. 369 CAM Lindman, Bilder ur Nordens Flora. PD
Deciduous tree of temperate woods & forests across Europe, usu. with oak. In ancient woodlands & in wood pasture, often seen as pollard & coppice, used for fuel & fodder.
📷 Pl. 369 CAM Lindman, Bilder ur Nordens Flora. PD
February 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Carpinus betulus, Hornbeam; invert associates. Part 1 of 2
Deciduous tree of temperate woods & forests across Europe, usu. with oak. In ancient woodlands & in wood pasture, often seen as pollard & coppice, used for fuel & fodder.
📷 Pl. 369 CAM Lindman, Bilder ur Nordens Flora. PD
Deciduous tree of temperate woods & forests across Europe, usu. with oak. In ancient woodlands & in wood pasture, often seen as pollard & coppice, used for fuel & fodder.
📷 Pl. 369 CAM Lindman, Bilder ur Nordens Flora. PD
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I've joined Bluesky! Hoping to follow and be followed by many of my X/Twitter friends. Please Retweet/Repost or whatever the word is. #invertebrates #insects #moths #dragonflies #wildlife
December 15, 2024 at 9:42 PM
I've joined Bluesky! Hoping to follow and be followed by many of my X/Twitter friends. Please Retweet/Repost or whatever the word is. #invertebrates #insects #moths #dragonflies #wildlife
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One year my daughter said ‘Mum we haven’t got any of your felt mushrooms!’ So since then I’ve been trying to keep one or two for our Christmas tree, not quite a full felt fungi tree yet but we’re getting there!! Other forest themed decorations will be going on too! 🍄🎄
December 14, 2024 at 10:00 AM
One year my daughter said ‘Mum we haven’t got any of your felt mushrooms!’ So since then I’ve been trying to keep one or two for our Christmas tree, not quite a full felt fungi tree yet but we’re getting there!! Other forest themed decorations will be going on too! 🍄🎄
So excited to receive these wonderful prints by @cstrawbridgeart.bsky.social 💚💚! I’ve been coveting these for months and they’re even more beautiful in real life. I can’t wait to put them on the wall 🥰
November 27, 2024 at 4:51 PM
So excited to receive these wonderful prints by @cstrawbridgeart.bsky.social 💚💚! I’ve been coveting these for months and they’re even more beautiful in real life. I can’t wait to put them on the wall 🥰
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Did u know? We shouldn't be scared of the colour brown in our outside spaces in winter. Seed heads, spent flowers & dry twigs are warm, dry areas where small souls can overwinter in safety, so leave it in situ until you see the first insects on the wing next season. Be more 🤎🌿🌱🪲🦔🐦⬛🐌🐙🌍
November 26, 2024 at 5:35 AM
Did u know? We shouldn't be scared of the colour brown in our outside spaces in winter. Seed heads, spent flowers & dry twigs are warm, dry areas where small souls can overwinter in safety, so leave it in situ until you see the first insects on the wing next season. Be more 🤎🌿🌱🪲🦔🐦⬛🐌🐙🌍
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I say that not to minimize the suffering and loss and harm that is happening, but just to say that it helps me to realize that this aberration of a society run by domination and separation will ultimately be self-limiting, because it defies the operating conditions of the Earth herself.
November 20, 2024 at 1:02 PM
I say that not to minimize the suffering and loss and harm that is happening, but just to say that it helps me to realize that this aberration of a society run by domination and separation will ultimately be self-limiting, because it defies the operating conditions of the Earth herself.
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We don’t talk or do enough about the blight that is light pollution…
November 11, 2024 at 8:20 PM
We don’t talk or do enough about the blight that is light pollution…
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Sambucus nigra, Elder, inverts
1. In disentangling wild webs, etymology is often the start point of my research; so many sp. names refer to their associate host. It’s a reminder that these associations have been known for hundreds of years.
By Franz Eugen Köhler, from Köhler's Medizinal-Pflanzen, PD
1. In disentangling wild webs, etymology is often the start point of my research; so many sp. names refer to their associate host. It’s a reminder that these associations have been known for hundreds of years.
By Franz Eugen Köhler, from Köhler's Medizinal-Pflanzen, PD
December 1, 2023 at 4:21 PM
Sambucus nigra, Elder, inverts
1. In disentangling wild webs, etymology is often the start point of my research; so many sp. names refer to their associate host. It’s a reminder that these associations have been known for hundreds of years.
By Franz Eugen Köhler, from Köhler's Medizinal-Pflanzen, PD
1. In disentangling wild webs, etymology is often the start point of my research; so many sp. names refer to their associate host. It’s a reminder that these associations have been known for hundreds of years.
By Franz Eugen Köhler, from Köhler's Medizinal-Pflanzen, PD
The dog rose hips in our hedge are looking lovely. I’d love to make Rosehip syrup but will wait til there’s enough so I can share equally with the wildlife 💚
October 29, 2023 at 1:34 PM
The dog rose hips in our hedge are looking lovely. I’d love to make Rosehip syrup but will wait til there’s enough so I can share equally with the wildlife 💚
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If you want to make a REALLY big difference to #butterflies & #moths, just fill your garden loads of native plants for the adults to lay on, and caterpillars to feed on.
Excellent advice on what to plant (and for who) from Butterfly Conservation, here..
butterfly-conservation.org/moths/why-mo...
Excellent advice on what to plant (and for who) from Butterfly Conservation, here..
butterfly-conservation.org/moths/why-mo...
October 29, 2023 at 12:46 PM
If you want to make a REALLY big difference to #butterflies & #moths, just fill your garden loads of native plants for the adults to lay on, and caterpillars to feed on.
Excellent advice on what to plant (and for who) from Butterfly Conservation, here..
butterfly-conservation.org/moths/why-mo...
Excellent advice on what to plant (and for who) from Butterfly Conservation, here..
butterfly-conservation.org/moths/why-mo...
Still many precious things to be found in the garden 💚
October 1, 2023 at 8:31 PM
Still many precious things to be found in the garden 💚
Getting active about being active in Cardiff today #KidicalMass 💚💪
September 24, 2023 at 5:26 PM
Getting active about being active in Cardiff today #KidicalMass 💚💪