Two of thirteen beautiful Snow Buntings in a light dusting of snow and crisp winter sunshine in the hills above Lerwick, Shetland this morning.
#BirdingScotland #UKbirding #UKWildlife #Birds
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I'm Flighty - allotmenteer, armchair gardener, blogger and sofa flying book buff in Harrow, London. My blog is Flighty's plot - https://flightplot.wordpress.com
Two of thirteen beautiful Snow Buntings in a light dusting of snow and crisp winter sunshine in the hills above Lerwick, Shetland this morning.
#BirdingScotland #UKbirding #UKWildlife #Birds
π― Nearly half of UK adults admit to littering.
Our new research shows more than 26.8 million people have dropped litter in the past year.
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Enjoy the rest of the day.
13.02.2026 14:55 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Some very good advice
13.02.2026 12:55 β π 8 π 2 π¬ 1 π 0A Marmalade Hoverfly with dark brown and orange stripes and dark red eyes, feeding on Purple Loosestrife flowers which are unsurprisingly, a pinkish/purple colour.
If you want to know how to attract more Hoverflies to your garden, visit our Planting for Wildlife page to find out what to growπ
jemimasgarden.co.uk/planting-for...
Or Bees, Butterflies, Bats etc.
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Hello. It's always good to see such flowers at this time of year. Enjoy your day.
13.02.2026 11:54 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0And in #HouseofLords @greenjennyjones.bsky.social led drive to try to stop the proscription hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2025-0...
13.02.2026 10:30 β π 76 π 23 π¬ 1 π 0Post Image
If you're a beginner gardener & thinking about starting seeds indoors, but feel like you need loads of fancy kit. You really donβt
Iβve put together aβ¦
https://solitairegardener.co.uk/2026/02/10/starting-seeds-on-a-budget-simple-tips-for-beginners/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social
Hello, that sounds good to me. Thanks, and you too.
13.02.2026 10:40 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Good for you. I don't think I'll be looking round the plot today, but will be armchair gardening reading this afternoon.
13.02.2026 10:31 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Our co-founder's conversation with Clare Balding on BBC Radio 4's Ramblings is now available on BBC Sounds.
Hana shares her journey from never walking for pleasure to building Go Jauntly β and why accessible green spaces matter for everyone. πΏβ¨
Listen here:
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Hello. Thanks, and for you too. Lovely picture/
13.02.2026 08:41 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Hello, it looks the same here so I'll be mostly discoing around indoors. Have a good day.
13.02.2026 07:42 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Hello. Thanks, and you too.
13.02.2026 07:04 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Hopefully nothing. Have a good day.
13.02.2026 06:34 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Anyone any thoughts on supporting an older (17) cat just diagnosed with anaemia who also has early stage kidney disease? @hedgewatchers.bsky.social
12.02.2026 18:43 β π 5 π 1 π¬ 4 π 1Thanks. It sure is. Have a good day.
12.02.2026 18:48 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I agree on both counts. Let's hope so. It's been raining on and off all day here. I'm not surprised, so has the plot.
12.02.2026 16:44 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Hello. Enjoy your day.
12.02.2026 11:11 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Today's Flighty's plot blog post is Looking dismal - flightplot.wordpress.com/2026/02/12/l...
π± #UKGardening
Hello. Oh dear. Thanks, and you too.
12.02.2026 09:26 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Have a good day, whatever you do.
12.02.2026 08:41 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Today on BBC Radio 4's Ramblings, our CEO Hana walks with Clare Balding through South London and shares why Go Jauntly exists.
Everyone deserves to feel the joy that comes from walking or wheeling. Tune in at 3pm today or listen on catch upπΆββοΈβ¨
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002r4vt
Hello, it looks the same here so I'll be mostly pirouetting around indoors. Have a good day.
12.02.2026 07:48 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Get your wildflower seeds from Jemima's Garden this season. She has a fantastic and intelligent selection..
12.02.2026 06:59 β π 10 π 3 π¬ 1 π 0Hello. Thanks, and for you too. Lovely flowers.
12.02.2026 05:57 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Our next free 'Winter Warmer' talk takes place tomorrow evening, which you can book onto here βΆοΈ https://bit.ly/4qNBsdA.
In the meantime make sure to watch back our last talk via the link below π½
In this talk Darren, Director of Parks at The Royal Parks, looks at parks of the futureπ³
Yep, the #FinancialSector, a threat to the security of us all.
"Itβs impossible to ignore the stark dissonance between a financial deregulation agenda and warnings that the economy is becoming more vulnerable, not less."
www.ft.com/content/8172...