Annie Sutcliffe

Only if it's FSC-certified pencils and paper! 🙄

Great, now they can be twice as wrong .

My Garden Birdwatch Year 🐦

#bto #btogbw2025 #gardenbirdwatch #stats #wildlifegardening

The UK government didn't want you to see this report on ecosystem collapse. I'm not surprised | George Monbiot It took an FOI request to bring this national security assessment to light. For ‘doomsayers’ like us, it is the ultimate vindication, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

Please spread this far and wide, as stories don't get much bigger than this. When the government blocks even the intelligence services from telling us we're heading for environmental catastrophe, you know we have a problem. A very big problem.
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Hares 😍

The final two first edition hardbacks of my novel 1983 that I have in my house.

Two cut-out linoprint hares by my mum, Jo. This is a hare linoprint which she originally did to illustrate a chapter in my earlier (non-fiction) book, Ring The Hill, which has a hare subtheme darting through it.

I thought it might be nice to give away my last 2 signed hardbacks of my novel 1983, with two lovely linocut hares by my mum.

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The book's been called "Stranger Things rewritten by Kurt Vonnegut and Sue Townsend”.
Extract in the replies.

Astonishing advance by the Greens, astonishing implosion of Labour. When will Starmer's government get the message that it is destroying its base with deeply unpopular, rightwing policies?

By chasing Reform, it legitimises the far right while delegitimising itself.

Blimey! I've had a couple of vouchers but there's not much you can get from Fothergills for a tenner 😆.

Hmm, I've just unsubscribed after about 20 years 😔. The fruit guy is very good but otherwise it's just the same old recycled content. Looking for a genuinely innovative/practical alternative but yet to find anything!

A signed copy of my book, Reynard the Fox, its accompanying journal, A Fox for All Seasons, a fine bar of Apple & Blackberry chocolate, a box of cinnamon knots, a packet of Caramelised biscuit tea & a charming & fluffy fox companion.

🍁🦊Competition time! To celebrate the coming of autumn, win a cornucopia of delights! A signed copy of my book, Reynard the Fox & accompanying journal, A Fox for All Seasons, Apple & Blackberry chocolate, cinnamon knots, Caramelised biscuit tea & a fine fox companion. Follow, like & repost to win! 🦊🍂

Will definitely be trying that this year! I've only ever made damson "cheese"...

Damsons! 🌱
#gardening

Epic.

Ooh, a Valezina too 😍

The room with the giant gramophone trumpet! So atmospheric...you could almost see the RAF chaps lounging around listening to their music...

You mention Green Knowe in the book - have you been to the Manor at Hemingford Grey?

Appropriate accidental bedside table companians, @nicwilson.bsky.social!
#books

Moth cross-stitch Pattern - DMC Moth cross-stitch Pattern is a part of DMC's Designer Collection of free patterns.

Cross stitch?
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Here come the Chalkhill mob 🦋
#butterflies

These broomrapes have popped up in one of my wild beds! They are parasitic plants with no chlorophyll.
#wildflowers

Large bright green spider in grass

Remarkable Green Huntsman spider spotted yesterday! 🕷
#ukspiders

Happy Birthday, Candyman x

Two people and dog in long evening shadow

Evening walk
#sunset

I'm not sure the skipper sightings have been very good this year so you'd have been lucky to see two together 🙂. Still, always nice to see a Speckledy!

They look like Speckled Woods?

Large Skipper on Valerian

First Large Skipper of the year. #butterflies

I'm holding a flash sale this w/e-you can bag 15% off my June botanical or bird illustration & mental health w'shops w. the code LEAFYFLASH15.
Learn how creative activity & contact with nature gives us resilience to stress & trauma
Plus learn how to draw twigs or wrens ✒️🌿🪶
workshops.emmamitchell.uk

Attempt to protect rare chalk streams in planning bill rejected by Labour MPs Government vetoes cross-party effort to protect threatened waterways from push to rip up environmental red tape

“[Chalk streams] are globally significant ecosystems and are largely restricted to our shores. So we have a huge responsibility to protect them.”

Really disappointing for this amendment I moved in the Planning & Infrastructure Bill Committee to be vetoed.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Awful 😔

What a stunning April 🌱
#gardening #blossom