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Sarah-Beth 🦇
@sarahbatbradley.bsky.social
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Science communicator, bat lover, artist and knitter
MSc. Conservation Behaviour

Science/ art blog https://artesetnaturam.home.blog/
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Sarah-Beth 🦇 @sarahbatbradley.bsky.social · Dec 17
My art appears in this 🪲
samillingworth.com Prof Sam Illingworth @samillingworth.com · Dec 17
Issue 19 of the science, poetry, & art journal Consilience, has just been published!

This issue features poetry and artwork that explores the scientific topic of ‘Insects’.

www.consilience-journal.com/issue-19 #SciComm #SciArt 🧪 #Poetry
Consciousness (Issue 19) — Consilience
Issue 19 of Consilience features poetry and artwork that explores the topic of 'insects'.
www.consilience-journal.com
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A bit of floof (Fingerless Mittens by Iris H) plus a second pair of Ardently socks (Kitchen Sink Shop) currently gracing my needles for #ShowMeYourKnits
First time knitting with floofy yarn!
🧶 #knitsky
A pair of fingerless mittens knitted in a tweedy maroon yarn held together with pink and purple mohair. There is also a petrol blue sock WIP on a pair of circular knitting needles.
November 16, 2025 at 3:45 PM
sarahbatbradley.bsky.social
Eep I need to get on this!
drlauraguertin.bsky.social Dr. G @drlauraguertin.bsky.social · 7d
It is the 5th year of Stitch Your Science! This event brings together stitchers from across the globe, any age/skill level, who have created a piece. This year's theme - "Sifting Through the Noise". See how you can be a part of this virtual gallery! bit.ly/stitchsci25 #QuiltSky #CrochetSky #KnitSky
What is the "noise" you want to share through textile arts? Stitch Your Science 2025. Noise is all around us - news, media, data, etc. How do you sift through the context, distractions and misinformation to find the true signal or story? Join us - any age or skill level can submit an original piece of crochet, knit, quilt, embroidery, weaving, etc. with this year's theme for a virtual display. Submit photo/text by Nov. 15. https://bit.ly/stitchsci25
November 10, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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My first FO of 2025 for #ShowMeYourKnits - I like it but there's something about the fit that feels off to me still 😅
A dark brown cable knit jumper laid on a wood floor. There is a brooch shaped like a leaf of Lòrien on the chest, and the right side arm is folded over a copy of Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen Close up of the body and sleeve of a dark brown knitted jumper with cables. The sleeve is folded over a copy of Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen with similar brown tones.
November 3, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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silverpebble2.bsky.social Emma Mitchell @silverpebble2.bsky.social · 17d
Kerivoula picta, the painted bat, looks like a figment of Halloween's imagination, but is real. Very sadly they're endangered, but the fact they exist is a pretty magical thing to think about today: www.batcon.org/bat/kerivoul...
A painted bat, with orange body and orange and black striped wings, flying against a dark green background
October 31, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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yesthattallulah.bsky.social Tallulah Cunningham @yesthattallulah.bsky.social · 18d
Final serve (some what delayed so I made it a triple scoop) of #fatbatweek 2025, late enough to celebrate being amidst #BatWeek! (and shout out to the finalists of the Australasian Bat Of The Year hosted by the Australasian Bat Society)
A Western free-tailed bat clutching a churro garnishes a wafflecone stuffed with a jam doughnut, summonted by a scoop of fried icecream, with whipped cream on top while a western and eastern red bat cling to the sides. Across the waffle cone is a little red banner reading "fat bat week 2025"
October 30, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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Hoping to finish knitting a second pair of socks for #Socktober - am about to start the heel of the second Ardently Sock by the Kitchen Sink Shop (yes, it's inspired by Pride and Prejudice)
🧶 #knitsky
A hand knit ankle sock. It is turquoise and has a lace motif running from cuff to toe.
October 28, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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sketchesbyboze.bsky.social
Jane Austen's 250th birthday is coming up in December and I hope you'll celebrate by taking a turn about the room, acquiring a passion for dead leaves & closet shelves, and taking a fancy to the last person you could ever be prevailed upon to marry.
October 26, 2025 at 4:09 AM
sarahbatbradley.bsky.social
I unfortunately do have something for #ShowMeYourKnitting horror stories- see this beautiful jumper?
I washed my bedsheets, took them out of the dryer, and out came some of the prettiest felt in the world. Only got to wear it two or three times 😭
SB wearing a very fine and detailed hand knit jumper. It is dark green and light brown with fairisle colourwork everywhere but the sleeves
October 25, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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batconservation.bsky.social
What is a roost? Here are some bat roost facts:

🪹 Bats do not make nests, but choose various places throughout the year to shelter, live and sleep in.
🦇 Where bats choose to roost varies between species and the time of the year.
📍 They don't stay in the same roost the whole year.
October 19, 2025 at 9:36 AM
sarahbatbradley.bsky.social
Does it have bats... why yes, yes it absolutely does 🦇
SB wearing a handknit jumper with bats around the chest and shoulders Beige hand knit socks with brown bats on them A hand knit cowl with bats, ghosts, and cats on it A hand knit cowl covered in nature themed motifs including bats
October 11, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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This week's #ShowMeYourKnitting and conveniently today's museum knitting is socks!
It's fun to do bright colours for gift knits because I never really wear them myself
#knitsky 🧶
3/4 of a knitted sock in progress. It is predominantly pink with stripes of white and pastels. The cuff and heel are white
October 4, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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Difference between undergrad and postgrad: I actually read the methods and references sections!
October 4, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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vstarborn.bsky.social
#wipwednesday #knitsky #showmeyourknits
Working on my 2nd Halloween theme project this month.
I’m Batty for Halloween socks by Charlotte Stone
Picked a yarn to look like a sunset when the bats fly out of my bat house ❤️🦇
Now onto the mate..
October 2, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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kateammann.bsky.social
Little pumpkin thief 🎃
October 2, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Wish I could make it 😭
nmireland.bsky.social National Museum of Ireland @nmireland.bsky.social · Sep 30
Ever wondered what secrets lie behind flamingos, fossils & glass beetles?
Step into late night at the Dead Zoo Lab & meet the experts
📍 National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks
🕕 Thurs 2 Oct | 6–7:30PM
🎟️ Free | Drop-in | All Ages
No booking needed – just curiosity
👉 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museum...
September 30, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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albertabats.bsky.social
Feeling this one again! 😀🦇
We need to do a tally of our outreach events & numbers of people reached for 2025! It has been busy!
A meme post with two pie charts. chart one - Nobody will remember - your salary, how busy you were, how many hours you worked, how many Gucci bags you owned. People will remember - how much you knew about bats, the time you spent learning about bats, if you knew facts about bats that made them smile, if they learned to love bats because of you.
September 22, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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Current knitting WIP #knitsky 🧶
Affric sweater by The Creabea (in testing)
Mirror selfie of SB wearing a hand knit jumper that is close to completion. The main colour is ivy green and there are repeated abstract fair isle motifs in brown and beige forming horizontal stripes across the jumper.
September 21, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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batconservation.bsky.social
Help us speak up for bats www.justgiving.com/campaign/hel...
Help us speak up for bats
The legislation that protects bats is at risk, endangering all bat species including several that are at risk of extinction. We want to build a strong evidence-based policy foundation that reduces the...
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September 19, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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albertabats.bsky.social
#BREAKINGNEWS 🦇🌍 The world now has 1,500 recognized bat species! 🎉 The global list at www.batnames.org just hit this milestone. New bats are found through fieldwork in remote places & genetic discoveries. Amazing biodiversity news! #Bats #Biodiversity #BatsNeedFriends
A collage of bat photos of species from around the world. Photos are contributions from photographers who have kindly allowed us to use their work for education and conservation. Text reads "Celebrate Bats!" and 1500.
September 18, 2025 at 4:35 PM
sarahbatbradley.bsky.social
Another quick WIP for #ShowMeYourKnitting - pink socks!
A knitted sock in progress. It has a white 2x1 ribbed cuff and the leg is a deep pink with multicoloured pastel colour pooling forming stripes
September 13, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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From #WIP to FO!
Hibernal socks in Ballyhoura Fibres Snowdonia National Park sock set
#ShowMeYourKnitting 🧶 #knitsky
Pair of socks knitted in variegated yarn in shades of green and brown with grey contrast toes. The socks have a ribbed and mock cable texture
September 11, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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Watching bats flying about in the evening never gets old ❤️🦇
September 9, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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Urrent pair of socks for #ShowMeYourKnitting WIPs
Pattern is Hibernal socks by Summer Lee and yarn is inspired by Snowdonia National Park and is from @ballyhourafibres.bsky.social
Photo of 1.75 knitted socks with a mock cable texture knitted in yarn with varying shades of green, grey, and brown.
September 6, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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wildonesnatives.bsky.social
We’ve pulled together a Rewilding Booklist for adults and kids:
🌿Adults can explore the history, science, and big ideas behind ecological restoration. Feral, Reclaiming Nature, Wild by Design are just three of the reads to help inspire action.

👉 Read the list here: wildones.org/rewilding-bo...
August 27, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Greater celandine (Chelidonium majus) 🌿
A wild plant with bright yellow blooms — now captured in my Botanical Diary💚

#botanicalart #celandine #chelidonium #botanicalillustration #naturedrawing #wildflowers #sketchbookpages #botanicaldiary
September 2, 2025 at 3:20 PM