Catherine Duigan

Lovely piece about visitors to @rspbcymru.bsky.social Cors Ddyga's new wetland pools, "slivers of liquid light, their margins still mottled dark with freshly turned mud and root, harbouring long-buried organic treasure, waiting to be snatched".

A @naturambyth.bsky.social project for Curlews

Morphological drawing with water colours of Antarctic sea anemone

A real but almost surreal #Antarctic sea #anemone by Thomas Alan Stephenson @aberdlsagb.bsky.social @aberuni.bsky.social from Terra Nova Expedition 1910 #historyofscience #Wales #taxonomy #sciart #envhist 🎨
@aberuniarchives.bsky.social

Library reading room with three levels of bookcases.

#OfficeToday
Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru
The National Library of Wales
- a cathedral to Welsh literature, language & culture.
#histenv #historyofscience #Wales #Aberystwyth

Rocky dark blue mountain ridge above grey scree and layer of rich brown bracken; foreground of green fields and yellowing oak tree along hedge line. Overcast sky.

Rocky dark blue mountain ridge above grey scree and layer of rich brown bracken; intruding block of dark green coniferous trees on left; overcast sky.

Under Cadair Idris - plant pigments change and breakdown creating a tapestry of rich colours to enjoy 🍂
#Wales #autumn #Colours #landscapes #Valley #Uplands #mountains #nature

Limnephilus pati, a species of caddisfly on plain white background

Limnephilus pati, a species of caddisfly

Rare insect thought extinct in Britain discovered at our Cors Goch Nature Reserve on Anglesey! The Limnephilus pati, a species of caddisfly, was found during a recent biodiversity survey.
Read all about it here 👉 www.northwaleswildlifetrust.org.uk/news/rare-in...

📷Robin Sutton, Ian Wallace

University to host conference marking 25 years of ancient Celtic language studies Aberystwyth University will host an international conference celebrating more than 25 years of research into the ancient Celtic languages of Europe later this month. Although today Celtic languages ar...

A Welsh university will host an international conference celebrating more than 25 years of research into the ancient Celtic languages of Europe later this month

Thousands of images from Amgueddfa Cymru now available to access online Amgueddfa Cymru has released over 2000 images into the public domain making them freely available on a new platform. It puts Wales at the forefront of open access and on par with global museums such a...

Images available to browse on the new platform include galleries of artworks by Van Gogh, Monet and Renoir, historic photographs of people and places, and images of objects from the national collection, all of which have special relevance to Wales

Great news! The Welsh Government is to recognise beavers as a native species and award them full legal protection. This is great news for this wonderful mammal, which can help us restore our river and freshwater habitats 💚💙💚

Read more here:
www.northwaleswildlifetrust.org.uk/news/beavers...

Simple painting of fish; brown dorsal surface and fins; silvery ventral surface, with informative text above and below image.

Fordwich #Trout: "the rarest of fish; many of them near the bigness of #salmon, but known by their different colour; and in their best season they cut very white…”
Izaak Walton, The Compleat Angler, 1653

At the Beaney Museum #Canterbury

#RiverStour #FishFriday #Kent #envhist #fishing #rivers

Very, very sad news for #Ireland - Manchán Magan is a huge loss to Irish heritage, culture and nature. His beautiful writing will be much missed.
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.

Ministers eager to protect ‘eco-engineer’ beavers Chris Haines, ICNN Senedd reporter Beavers are set to be legally recognised as a native species in Wales, the Welsh Government has confirmed, paving the way for their managed reintroduction. Climate c...

Beavers are set to be legally recognised as a native species in Wales, the Welsh Government has confirmed, paving the way for their managed reintroduction

Lighthouse tourism worth €33m annually, new report states Visitors to Irish lighthouses have more than doubled since 2018 - attracting 350,000 visitors annually and lighthouse tourism is generating more than €33 million per year.

Visitors to Irish lighthouses have more than doubled since 2018 - attracting 350,000 visitors annually and lighthouse tourism is generating more than €33 million per year

Jane Goodall, world-renowned primatologist, dies aged 91 Jane Goodall Institute says ‘tireless advocate’ for natural world died in California during US speaking tour The world-renowned primatologist Jane Goodall has died at the age of 91, her institute has said. The Jane Goodall Institute announced that she had passed away of natural causes while in California as part of a US speaking tour. Continue reading...

Jane Goodall, world-renowned primatologist, dies aged 91

A shared #heritage - constructed circa 1400 from Irish #Oak, the Wagon Roof of the Chapter House of Canterbury Cathedral #Ireland #England #religion #architecture #wood #envhist #colonisation #history #nature #botany #Quercus
@cburycathedral.bsky.social

www.canterbury-archaeology.org.uk/wagon-roof

Range of green submerged plants in flowing clear water

The weeping brook without #Ophelia - The Great Stour

#chalkstream #nature #Canterbury #aquatic #macrophyte #rivers #plants #Shakespeare #envhist

“…built for people who believe and argued not for people who believed and sang or shouted praise.” This was John Betjeman’s reflection upon the simplicity of the design of non-conformist chapels.

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john gerrard - Creative Folkestone

Ghost Feed by John Gerrard - The scene draws on real footage of forests burning in places like the Amazon and California, connecting the virtual to the very real environmental crises happening today.
#CreativeFolkestone

www.creativefolkestone.org.uk/artists/john...

Video of spider monkey looking at computer tablet in its hands with slow rotation revealing woodland habitat burning around it - large screen located in industrial landscape at end of railway track - male human figure looking at monkey - blue sky

"But what if this present
Were the world's last night?"
Derek Jarman

🎨 🎞 📽 Ghost Feed by John Gerrad

Many powerful environmental messages by #FolkestoneCreative at
#FolkestoneTriennial2025
#environment #art #biodiversity #nature

Folkestone Triennial 2025 - landscape, seascape, art lovers' escape A rare cloud form envelopes the headland and to the east and the west Folkestone is cut off from the known world. This mist shortens the visual range, drawing attention to the chalky soil, the sea gor...

★★★★ #FolkestoneTriennial 2025 - Landscape, seascape, art lovers' escape: this locally rooted festival brings home many but not all global concerns, says Mark Sheerin @criticismism.bsky.social #CreativeFolkestone theartsdesk.com/visual-arts/...

#FolkestoneTriennial #Folkestone #Kent #CreativeFolkestone

www.creativefolkestone.org.uk/folkestone-t...

Kathleen Carpenter worked on rivers in New York State, solved pollution problems in #Canada, taught ecology at McGill & was much respected head of department at Washington College - lots of new insights into her time in America here #worldriversday
@profcgarza.bsky.social @ecoinvasions.bsky.social

Ice lined stream with quote from Kathleen Carpenter

On #WorldRiversDay celebrate the early days of #freshwater research by listening to @kickasswomenof.bsky.social | 32. Kathleen Carpenter: Freshwater Ecologist @aberuni.bsky.social on #Podbean, check it out! www.podbean.com/ea/dir-84shh...

On Saturday morning 2 Somalian women drowned trying to reach white cliffs of Dover in a small boat; 60 rescued.

Anthony Gormley sculpture - "bearing witness to what is like to alive in this space and time."

#Folkestone #SundayMorning #migration #sculpture #art #history

Know it well - on @walescoastpath1.bsky.social

Oil painting - Landing of the Belgium Refugees - Folkestone Museum Learn with Objects Landing of the Belgium Refugees 1914. Oil painting by Belgian refugee Fredo Franzoni. Presented to the town of Folkestone in 1916 in thanks for their kindness

Seeking refuge in 1914: "They came in fishing boats, coalers (coal ships), and anything that could float..."
#Folkestone #Belgium #migration #refugee #history #heritage #asylum #WW1 🎨
learn.folkestonemuseum.co.uk/objects/oil-...

Metal, wood, charcoal, oil, vegetation, shingle.

"But the wind does not stop for my thoughts."
Derek Jarman

#Dungeness #envhist

#metal #wood #vegetation #charcoal #shingle #FridayFlashback

North Wales Wildlife Trust seeks new CEO | North Wales Wildlife Trust Are you a visionary leader? Would you be able to enhance a compelling future for the North Wales Wildlife Trust? These are exciting times, and we’re looking for a new CEO to join us, writes Howard Dav...

Top job in nature conservation in #Wales - CEO North Wales Wildlife Trust @northwaleswt.bsky.social - apply now!
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www.northwaleswildlifetrust.org.uk/news/north-w...

Old-fashioned economic thinking driving biodiversity loss says new study Old-fashioned economic thinking is driving biodiversity loss, according to a new international study led by academics at a Welsh university. Published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academ...

Old-fashioned economic thinking is driving biodiversity loss, according to a new international study led by academics at a Welsh university

From castles to climate change: Calico Dress Exhibition stitches Wales’ story The National Botanic Garden of Wales will host the Calico Dress Exhibition, a community textile project led by participating textile artist, Menna Buss, next month. The project was commissioned by the...

Next month, the National Botanic Garden of Wales will host the Calico Dress Exhibition, a community textile project by Amgueddfa Cymru celebrating Welsh identity, heritage, and creativity through embroidery

River Ystwyth at low water with stony bed exposed; grazed green mountain side; bluesky with clouds; black and white photograph of young woman in conservative early 1900s clothing; her words about the beauty of freshwater life.

Rain forecast in #Wales so good #weekend to listen to Kickass Women of History #podcast @kickasswomenof.bsky.social | 21. Kathleen Carpenter: #Freshwater Ecologist #USA #Canada #HistSTM #womeninscience #envhist #womeninSTEM #Aberystwyth on #Podbean, check it out! www.podbean.com/ea/dir-84shh...