Rachel Shaw

View of Grebe Lake from the lakeside path at Whisby Nature Park

Podcast host Melvyn Prior with Deputy Warden Jill Dobbie

Podcast host Melvyn Prior with Education Officer Sam Reast

Our latest podcast comes straight from Whisby Nature Park near Lincoln. Find out about the team behind the nature reserve from education officers to volunteers and wardens - everyone plays a crucial role in making Whisby Nature Park a place for people and nature
www.lincstrust.org.uk/wilder-linco...

Red underwing moth resting with its wings closed on a brick wall.

Felt version of a red underwing moth with the red of it's underwings visible.

Happy to see one of the moths I made for the Lincolnshire Show resting on the wall of my house. Even though it's red underwings stayed hidden.
#mothsmatter

Looks fabulous!

Congratulations!

Seven moths made from felt resting on green leaves.

All the moths I made in May. Connecting with #MothMay has been great; it's lovely to see other people's moth art and it's encouraged me in my creations. These moths will be appearing at the Lincolnshire Show in June, I might make some more but I have to make some bats first 🦇

Red underwing moth made from painted pieces of felt resting on logs. With grey/brown camouflaged upper wings and bright red underwing with black markings and a white fringe.

Red underwing for #MothMay made from felt with a touch of paint. The subtle camouflage and vibrant shock of colour seem like the perfect combination for a moth.

Sitting on the shearwater green slopes of Hallival with views straight down to Kinloch.

Fluffy clouds and a halo around the sun above Klimory beach

Bright green mosses and ferns next to a woodland path

A cup of tea from a flask on a grassy headland above turquoise blue sea waters

Happy to see @isleofrum.bsky.social and @rumdeerresearch.bsky.social here on BlueSky 💙 We had a wonderful stay on the island in April, every day was magical with crazy skies switching from hail showers to sunshine, sun halos and aurora. And wildlife everywhere; sea + golden eagles, divers, otters...

Two moths crafted from felt resting on green leaves in a garden. On the left, a green and pink elephant hawk-moth. And on the right, a green large emerald moth with subtle white markings on the wings.

Two for one on the felt moths for #MothMay. Elephant hawk-moth and large emerald moth.
Now I'm wondering about the possibility of making a red underwing.

Thanks Jess, I'm gaining confidence about which other species I might try to make 😊

A crafted felt moth resting on ferns. The wings are painted with shapes reminiscent of the face of Mother Shipton, a prophetess born in Knaresborough in North Yorkshire in 1488. The moth bears her name.

I've got the days mixed up for the #MothMay challenge but I had to attempt a Mother Shipton moth as I grew up in #Knaresborough, Mother Shipton's home town.
Painting on the felt wings turned out better than I expected!

A yellow moth made from felt resting on a plant with purple bell-shaped flowers.

A homemade felt brimstone moth in my garden where I saw an actual brimstone moth a couple of days ago. #MothMay

Lovely spot for a lunch break between meetings at Whisby Nature Park watching great crested grebes and damselflies.

The Old Coastguard Station in late evening light at Gibraltar Point National Nature Reserve on the Lincolnshire coast.

Gorgeous light and wonderful wildlife at Gibraltar Point yesterday evening for our @lincswildlife.bsky.social members' event. It was lovely to chat to everyone and share this special place.

This is s beaver in Lincolnshire! Didn't think I'd ever write that sentence, it makes me so happy to know they're there 😊🦫

Thanks for sharing. Now I know about #MothMay, I want to do more!

Love your fabulous felting!

Thank you, and thank you for all your posts this afternoon 💚

Crafting moths from scraps of felt and listening to the #HopeFest music recommendations - currently Cosmo Sheldrake Cuckoo Song.

Early start this morning for #internationaldawnchorusday and a walk from home listening to bird song.

Thinking about seals this evening and all the other wildlife that lives in the North Sea 😥

Lesser celandine

Primrose

The sun shining on #yellowflowers this week at @lincswildlife.bsky.social HQ in Horncastle, Lincolnshire.
#wildflowerhour

Beautiful light at the end of a productive day with Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust colleagues at Whisby Nature Park.

Metallic blue shieldbug on a green leaf.

Loving #BlueBugs Day, so much better than #BlueMonday. Here's a blue shieldbug that visited my garden a few years ago 💙🩵

Thinking about a new challenge for 2025?
At Lincs Wildlife Trust, we're looking for an experienced and innovative team leader to drive our purpose to bring wildlife back, empower people to take action, and create a society where nature matters.
More here: www.lincstrust.org.uk/jobs/head-pu...

Twelve colourful photos of leaves, berries, shells and flowers taken from 25 December to 5 January

My little challenge for #12dayswild was to take a photo of winter colour every day. These are the colours. It may be grey and drab outside but there's always colour to be found.
Thank you @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social for the Christmas challenge.

Lovely blue skies over Banovallum House, the HQ of Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust, to welcome in the new year. Looking forward to what 2025 will bring for wildlife and nature recovery in the county.

#Horncastle #Lincolnshire

Thanks to our hosts @melvynprior.bsky.social and Matthew, podcast producer Sam and all the staff and volunteers who were interviewed

Two cranes in flight

Our #wilderlincolnshire podcast has hit the one year anniversary! This month’s episode features some of the highlights from natterjack toads and cranes to the elusive bittern and is a great intro for anyone who hasn’t listened before.

🎧 Listen: creators.spotify.com/pod/show/lincs-wildlife-trust

Window display with silhouettes of wildlife against a backdrop of blue.

Love this river-themed window at the Sir Joseph Banks Centre in Horncastle. There are some wonderful wildlife and Christmas details in the handmade papercut design by local artist Joanna Pass.

Great cover photo