Brigit Strawbridge

Thank you so much, Deb. No wonder they're eating so much food at the moment!

Hehe..... that made me chuckle!

No... this is really useful, Jackie, thank you!

We don't get badgers, deer, or rabbits! I hope you see hedgehogs in your garden again one day.

It seems late in the year, doesn't it? But I've read up on it and definitely a possibility!

Lots of #hedgehog activity in our garden last night!

One of the hogs looks really young, and the last looks either extremely well fed... or about to give birth. I believe they sometimes have a second litter in September/October. Can anyone tell me for sure, either way, from the video? #wildlife

Our first pulse of Icelandic Redwings on Barra today, though other migrant passerines remain in very short supply. #BirdingScotland

Recent headlines state 'Numbers of nesting hen harriers in England have risen slightly in 2025'

Dig deeper and the headline lacks context

"Hen Harrier persecution is still so rampant on many driven grouse moors it’s suppressing the distribution of this species at a national level"

Worth a read 👇

If you’re near RSPB Titchwell on the 11/12 October in the afternoon pop in and catch my video/photo presentation about RSPB Snettisham, and it’s free😀

It was listening to this excellent podcast that prompted me to go in search of Black Poplar paintings!

Oh no... what a tragedy!

Celebrating our Native Black Poplar – Richard Bavin Richard Bavin’s mixed media portraits of native Black Poplars celebarte this threatened species. Three of these drawings are included in the See Here Now exhibition in Grizedale Forest, captu…

"Only six thousand (Black Poplar) trees remain in the UK, of which a tiny percentage are female, leaving the species on the brink of extinction..."

I'd love to have seen this exhibition by Herefordshire landscape painter, Richard Bavin

theplacecollective.org/2025/04/17/r... #art #trees #treeart

Last call for my talk tomorrow, in Looe! 'Tis free, and there are 11 tickets remaining...

www.ticketsource.co.uk/looe-festiva... #bees #naturewriting #cornwall

This one's a 'he'

I know. I totally agree. Different ways to bring different people on board, I guess...

Then there's the whole question around whether bee and bird nesting boxes do more harm than good, home-made or bought. Sometimes better to engage folk first, then gently point them in a better direction.

Skeleton of a leaf, curved around a smooth stone

Something beautiful...

HUGE congratulations, Nic, #GhostsoftheFarm sounds wonderful! Looking forward very much to reading it xxx

It’s book publication day for #GhostsoftheFarm! It’s been a lifetime’s companionable & instructional haunting, & I’m thrilled to bring these women from out the shadows, honour them & raise & address my own rural ghosts. Love & thanks to @chelseagreenbooks.bsky.social & my early readers too x

The latest British Wildlife newsletter is now available, our monthly round-up from the magazines featuring exclusive book reviews, highlights from the back catalogue, and conversations with our authors. You can read the September newsletter here: mailchi.mp/britishwildl...

Absolutely agree. This is just a small part of what they suggest, though, so I wouldn't want to throw out the baby with the bathwater. Most of the advice on the site is great, but I guess they are also want to appeal to folk who don't have the time (or inclination) to make their own...

I'm looking forward to reading it very much, Ian. So glad I stumbled across it before launching into the concept(s) of 'Rewilding' with my grandson. Much to learn and discuss.

Just come across this fabulous website...

'Rewild Your Street - transforming urban streets for wildlife'

What a wonderful idea... and so many useful resources!

If you want to attract more #wildlife to your garden/street this is a great place to start.

www.rewildmystreet.org

#nature

Listening to this now, paused for coffee, and have not been able to resist buying the book!

Just read your review in @britishwildlife.bsky.social's newsletter, Ian. Most thought provoking.

Through it, I discovered 'Great Misconceptions'. Sounds like a must read... not least because I'm attempting to study the concept of 'Rewilding' with my 14 yr old (home-ed) grandson this school year!

So bright and cheerful.

Woohoo! SO looking forward to this (been looking forward to it since your princess-drawing phase, aged 4) and can’t wait to be there on your opening night xxxxxxx

Me working in my home studio

Sooo…little announcement…I’m starting to paint towards my first solo exhibition! It’s not until the spring, but I’m already equally excited/panicked. Had several doubting-myself melt downs just thinking about it, but I’m starting to get going with work now and will share sneak peeks as I have them ☺️

Fox and Cubs are flowering again in our garden, and this cute little Halictus bee (with matching yellow/gold coloured legs) has found them. Looks like he’s enjoying himself 🧡

#bees #pollinators #nature

Pollinators need more space and 10% habitat is not enough says a new study just published in Science Pollinators such as wild bees, butterflies, and hoverflies are in trouble worldwide. A major new study, published in Science and led by Gabriella Bishop and other scientists at Wageningen Universit…

Pollinators such as wild #bees, #butterflies, and #hoverflies are in trouble worldwide. A major new study, published in Science, shows that the oft-quoted figure of 10% semi-natural habitat in farmland landscapes is far too little to safeguard pollinators

jeffollerton.co.uk/2025/09/26/p...

Wow!!!