On Local Elections Day, here's Clement Attlee, the Labour PM whose government created the NHS. Photographed in 1945 at his home in Stanmore, Attlee hated pretentiousness, did all his own gardening and tended to the family's pet goat, Mary.

These are close-up pictures of 3-cornered leek and few-flowered leek. With native wild garlic in the middle for comparision. All these are edible - provided you like garlic - which I do.......... I have added white 'hybrid' bluebell as well.

Getting excited about this year's 'Sounds of Summer' concerts in the park. We have a great line up for the last Sundays of the month, May-September from 3-5pm. Come along with friends and family, bring a chair/blanket and picnic, beer, wine etc. First concert Sunday 26 May!

At Royal Courts of Justice with the brave tree campaigners SAVE OUR TREES for their judicial review challenging the decision of North Northants Council to allow the felling of the Wellingborough Lime Trees, one of the longest avenues of lime trees in the country & protected by TPO’s

Excited to see our article in The Edge!

Sadly, a large number of trees have been illegally felled at Fox Hagg nature reserve in recent weeks.

#Sheffield

SAVE OUR TREES off to the High Court

They're off! Great to take a few people to Bedford Station to catch the train to the High Court this morning. Massive thank you to Glamis Hall for letting us use your minibus. Good luck everyone who is going down to London to SAVE OUR TREES!

I’ll be joining #SPriintmakers this weekend in the lovely #MeersbrookParkWalledGardens .

First swift seen in Totley yesterday. Earliest since we started keeping records! Sheffield Swift Network Totley Swifts Swift Awareness Week ShefBirdStudyGroup

A polite notice just to say that you’ll now notice notices going up along some of the gritstone edges and valleys - like Burbage and Stanage - asking folk to give consideration to areas with nesting Ring Ouzels - *please* heed them. Ta very much.

I tweet about Britain's postal paths (walked by rural postmen and women in the past) and other ancient paths, folklore, and the joy of handwritten letters. Follow me if you're of a like mind. Picture: Scottish postie Silver Beedie on her Highland route.

Myself and Kate Ashbrook, Lifelong Campaigner, General Secretary of the Open Spaces Society and Patron of the Sheffield Environmental Movement. Keynote speakers at the 92nd Kinder Scout Mass Trespass celebration at Hayfield, Edale. Re-living the Spirit of Kinder

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IT'S HERE!
Sheffield 's very own Swift City Map by Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust
Help us protect nests, & grow colonies. Report sightings here 👇
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Can you help us find nests? Email [email protected]

Check out the Sheff City Map 👇

Christopher Wood-Inspired Knitwear 👀🧶

In our latest blog post, Curatorial Assistant Meg Breckell tells us more about her recent knitting project, inspired by Christopher Wood's 'Self-Portrait'! Isn't it brilliant? 🤩

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Seascape stripe, printed velvet purse. Linen lining dyed with oak gall.

Personal #mRNA vaccine for #melanoma brings a real hope for cancer #cure

The #vaccine is an individualised neoantigen therapy. It is designed to trigger the immune system so it can fight back against a patient’s specific type of #cancer and tumour.
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Stunning & important decision from the High Court, dismissing application to imprison Trudi for contempt, for informing juries they have a right to acquit a Defendant on their conscience. This is the key quote from the judgement strongly upholding our ancient right of jury equity

We are very sorry to hear of the death of Sir Andrew Davis. A major musical figure at the Proms since 1968 and a favourite with audiences and musicians alike. His concerts will be remembered, and he will be greatly missed.

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The last #Bluebells to bloom on RoseHill.All trees, woodland & habitat here will be destroyed by developers, allowed by City of Doncaster Council who own this land but are selling it for profit, despite saying they’ll protect places like this.They should be ashamed (but of course they’re not)

This is (l to r) Sam, Reuben & Denzel of Elmhurst School in London.
They've learned the Jackdaw Spell from The Lost Spells by heart & here they are rocking it in the woods.
Poetry, outdoor learning, smiles, dance!
Will you give them a shout, tell them how awesome they are?