@sophiecooper.bsky.social
Ex teacher now working in ecology & wildlife conservation. Space, dinosaurs, volcanoes enthusiast with a generous splodge of culture to boot! β€:πππ¬ππ¦ππ¦ππΌπππΆπ³οΈβππ³οΈββ§οΈ, politics & people. Be More Jill. Black Lives Matter.
A morning of counting pinging bearded reedlings/ tits, and an afternoon of planting sphagnum moss plugs to help restore #SomersetLevels precious peatlands. A few stunning sundews about too! What a beautiful day!π
#peatlands #wetlands #nature #wildlife
If anyone needs a sweet start to their day, here's one of the 6 dormice we encountered whilst doing #Somerset dormouse box checks yesterday (all under licence) π
#dormouse #nature #wildlife #mouse #mice #mammals
Possibly the most attractive dormouse box (checked under licence) interior decoration I have come across today! I'd happily curl up in there! πππ
#wildlife #nature #autumn #leaves
This is an excellent example of the slimy lying tactics employed by the political right.
@mrjamesob.bsky.social on @lbc.co.uk sets up the frame nicely here. #NigelFarage moves the goalposts on his lying by later demanding that others prove a negative re his utterly dishonest claims backing up Trump
Sadiq Khan really is a brilliant Mayor!
26.09.2025 18:47 β π 8 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0A lovely bit of strata appreciation whilst out doing my cetacean survey today. No cetaceans, but a close encounter with a curlew, also: lapwing, 2 peregrine falcons, egrets and rock pipits! So, a very good start to the dayππ
#Somerset #SaltPath #Coast #geology
A candle amongst my modest conker collection for #AutumnEquinox tonight. IMHO I've exercised great restraint collecting conkers this year! Well done me! π
22.09.2025 17:17 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Happy #AutumnEquinox! π
22.09.2025 06:45 β π 17 π 2 π¬ 1 π 0Comma #butterfly soaking up the #autumn sunshine in my #Somerset #garden todayπ
#nature #wildife #butterflies #insects
Hooray!!! An autumnal pop to my favourite September fly agaric spot, Quantock Hills, #Somerset and there they were!! Absolute beauties!! ππ
#fungi #mushrooms #toadstools #nature #wildlife #autumn #woodlands #flyagaric
Went to see it yesterday and it was beautiful! Thank you!
20.09.2025 07:38 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Popped to Watershed, #Bristol yesterday to see #TheGoldenSpurtle. Thought it looked like my sort of film and it was wonderful! A celebration of the quirkiness of porridge and people. #films #Scotland
20.09.2025 07:36 β π 0 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0The utter joy of finding conkers!!!π°π
#Autumn #nature
First saw Lord Huron in 2013 at Scala, London after Lonesome Dreams blew me away (I bought copies for every music loving chum). Tonight, my 4th Lord Huron gig at Bristol Beacon. They are brilliant! Each album creates a whole filmscape in itself...beautiful β€οΈ
18.09.2025 23:18 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Israel has committed genocide in the Gaza Strip, a United Nations independent commission concluded in a report published today.
16.09.2025 09:33 β π 248 π 130 π¬ 18 π 16Very peaceful morning at Westhay Moor NNR #Somerset, doing the first of this season's bearded reedling surveys. All rather quiet with moody weather, but good views of a bittern, marsh harriers, hobby and fluffy little grebes. And, a suggestion of a rainbow!π
#nature #wildlife
To start your day, here's one of the beautiful soprano pipistrelle's from yesterday's Polden Hills & #SomersetLevels bat box checks (under licence) with #Somerset #Bat Groupππ¦
#nature #wildlife
A rather wonderful soprano pipistrelle-packed day with Somerset Bat Group, checking bat boxes (under licence) on Polden Hills & #SomersetLevels today! The weather behaved and the #bats were beautifulπ
#wildlife #nature
Bird flu fears spark demand for stricter shoot rules...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
We've just recorded a Rare Earth on animal migration & this app is amazing. It's called Animal Tracker (www.icarus.mpg.de/29... ), and it's real time data on 100s of animals - birds, foxes, bison & more. Their tracks are fascinating, taking clear routes with intent. More to come next wk on the air!
10.09.2025 19:18 β π 73 π 17 π¬ 2 π 1This time last week... #Gorillaz #MysteryShow. One of the most magical and overwhelming gigs...
How long until we hear 'The Mountain called Monkey' again?
#HouseOfKong #DamonAlbarn
Busy 24hrs travelling Plymouth-Roscoff-Plymouth volunteering with Orca charity onboard Brittany Ferries. Yummy breakfast, explore and lunch in beautiful Roscoff. Then the all important cetacean survey all the way home! Lovely views (but no pics) of common dolphins. ππ
#Wildlife #France
Back to my #wildlife stuff...the last of my #QuantockHills #Somerset #butterfly transects today and the gorse scent was heavenly! A few small copper #butterflies about and a migrant hawker #dragonfly π
#nature #insects
Perfect remedy for post-Gorillaz-gig immersive blues...
youtu.be/WIjcU9CZgbM?...
... a magical night!!!
#Gorillaz #DamonAlbarn #CopperBoxArena #London #HouseOfKong
Dramatic skies have created a beautiful week for #rainbows!! My rainbow views from: Copper Box Arena, #London, from a car in #Hampshire and a train in #Wiltshire & #Somerset over the last few daysπ
#weather #WeatherWatchers #StormHour #nature
Now a #Rainbow over #CopperBoxArena #London! Ready for #Gorillaz!!!
03.09.2025 18:14 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Woohoo! A glimpse of the Sun between downpours whilst queuing for #Gorillaz #MysteryShow!! Immensely exciting and already spotted Alex James!! No phones inside, so it's going to be awesome!!!!
#DamonAlbarn
Uplifting #Rainbow in the sky over #Hampshire yesterdayππ
#weather #StormHour