Brigit Strawbridge

Fox watched the snowfall, utterly captivated. She could watch forever, her mind drifting along with the snowflakes as they floated and fell with each whisper of wind. Well, maybe not for too long actually, she was getting pretty chilly and quite fancied curling up somewhere warm.

#WhenBeastsSpoke

Soon my next book, 'The Edges of the World' will be published. It's the most important thing I've written. I'm told that preorders are particularly important to the eventual success of a book. So perhaps you might.....https://tinyurl.com/277bth3p
@TransworldBooks

@PenguinUKBooks

The government must not unravel Biodiversity Net Gain for small sites This post is by Philip Box, senior policy officer at Wildlife and Countryside Link. There seems to be a troubling contradiction in current government thinking on nature recovery. Ministers say they…

A new @green-alliance.org.uk - The government must not unravel Biodiversity Net Gain for small sites greenallianceblog.org.uk/2025/12/03/t...

Check out our latest advice for helping amphibians this Winter, and a complete guide to garden pond maintenance ❄️🎄

A Tale of Frogs and Ice: https://ow.ly/2aB450XzX7Y
Creating Garden Ponds for Wildlife: https://ow.ly/nqxV50XzX7Z

These look great - I'm going to give them a go.

You can easily substitute peanut butter... though the almond butter definitely tastes nicer!

Just 2 days left, and @kernowconservation.bsky.social have raised a whopping £18,944 of their £20k target to build nesting platforms for Osprey, in Cornwall!

Every £ you donate is matched by Aviva Community Fund. Can you help?

www.avivacommunityfund.co.uk/p/kernow-con... #Cornwall #Osprey #Birds

Cherry-Cocoa-Pistachio Energy Balls Minced dried cherries and pistachios make these energy balls a salty-sweet snack to satisfy all your cravings. Almond butter and cocoa add substance and chocolaty appeal. Serve any time of day as a sn...

I do, Angie. I'm making lots of different recipes, but the one in the photo, rolled in chopped pistachio nuts, is this one. It really is delicious. I use 'sour' cherries which are so much better than any others.

www.eatingwell.com/recipe/28110...

Thank you Shakira - I hope they do, too! x

SO beautiful!

@levparikian.bsky.social's books are FABULOUS. As is his Bluesky feed, which always makes me smile. Do have a peek... and give him a follow!

Winter is THE best time for spotting evergreen ferns, clubmosses etc. Don't stop botanising just because plants are no longer in flower. Unless there is snow-cover you can still collect useful records even in a place previously well-recorded by excellent botanists!!

I don't know anything about 'Asterionellopsis glacialis' - but aren't they beautiful?!

This looks good 👇

And it was! I often listen to this show, but have never thought to call in before today...

Thanks, Sarah - I might just get a taste for phone-ins now!

I'll call in earlier, Ian, if I ever pluck up the courage again... now I know how it works!

They are EXTREMELY delicious. I'm making extra large batches this week as I'm also going to try selling them this Saturday at a local farmer's market, too.

I've never tried phoning in before, Sarah... though I do always have thoughts and ideas. It was fun airing them!

Well that was fun! I just got through to Radio4 You & Yours about how I'm 'spending differently' on friends & family this Christmas. It was rushed as they were at the end of the show... and VERY messy as my hands were covered in melted chocolate from the energy balls I'm making for friends #homemade

A miniature posy of wildflowers — pink campion, white yarrow and a tiny strawberry flower — arranged in a small vase made from an upturned poppy seed head with a delicate golden base. A handwritten tag beside it reads, “A posy from the wildflower fairies with love x.” The scene rests on a wooden tabletop with soft winter trees blurred in the background.

A tiny posy of wildflowers — campion, yarrow and strawberry — gathered into a little vase fashioned from a poppy seed head.
Shining a small wildflower light into my studio… so precious at this time of year.
#WildflowerHour

Tomorrow is the 1st day of Advent, and social media feeds will be lightened and brightened by beautiful Advent Calendar posts. Few are as magical and enchanting as those created by Nature Artist @clothofnature.bsky.social Jane E. Hall

Worth a look and a follow. And a share, if you would! 🌿

For anyone who loves #Nature, Dormice, Fairies, #Art, #wildflowers, Advent, Winter Magic....

Jane @clothofnature.bsky.social's new book 'Nature's Advent Calendar' is utterly enchanting! A celebration of all the above, & SO much more. Do please have a look 👇

clothofnature.com/product/natu...

Thanks to rebecca_strickson_illustration and hollytucker for the lovely graphics 🧡

A few of my bits and bobs

Back local businesses

#ColourFriday A little nudge to remember to shop small this year.
For myself and a lot of my arty, crafty friends it means the world. Every sale is exciting, a relief, and lovely to know someone wants what we create. It means we can do what we love, so thank you 🙏💜
Www.charlottestrawbridge.co.uk/art

What species is shown? Hard to tell? 🤔 Camera trap tips! Photos save space, but videos make species ID easier (95% vs 86% accuracy). Join Dr Sammy Mason (@mammalweb.bsky.social) on 22nd January for a hands-on webinar: Introduction to Camera Trapping.

Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1723620849...

What plant helps unlock meadow biodiversity? 🌼 Yellow Rattle! Its hemiparasitic lifestyle weakens dominant grasses, boosting species diversity, making it essential in hay meadow restoration.

Learn more with Carol E. on 29 Jan.
🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1821584400...

@forestofbowlandnl.bsky.social

The online courses available from @biologicalrecording.co.uk truly are BRILLIANT!

From #bumblebees, damselflies, earthworms - to invasive plants, surveying for #pollinators, drone surveying for #ecology - and more.

Discounted, or not, they're worth every penny. Worth a look AND a follow. #nature

Little Hedgehog - by Stirling artist (and my daughter) Charlotte Strawbridge @cstrawbridgeart.bsky.social

This... and other originals, prints, cards, etc are available to purchase from Charlotte's website, here: www.charlottestrawbridge.co.uk/art

#art #nature #wildlife #hedgehog

As you can see here, right from the very first day he entered our house, Jim found great difficulty in getting settled and making the environment his own.

THREAD.

3 years ago, with no warning, a brilliant orange farm cat wandered over from the draughty barn where he had been living, in rural Cornwall, and decided he wanted to live with us instead.

We decided to call him Jim.

This is the first photo I took of him, on that night: December 1st, 2022.

What a cat! I hope that, one day, I might get to meet Jim and his bandmates.