Fabulous!

Brian Bleese, Dorset Wildlife Trust Chief Executive, met with @vikkislademp.bsky.social MP to discuss the Save Upton Heath campaign 🌿

Over £70,000 has already been raised by the local community - and we are SO grateful! 💚

Help us reach £100,000 to protect it forever! 👉 bit.ly/4mbKIqQ ~ Jack

Or … @nigella.bsky.social posted a recipe in the past few days that looked really good!

🚨 SAVE UPTON HEATH 🚨

Dorset Wildlife Trust is urgently raising funds to protect vital internationally important heathland at risk. ⚠️

Home to rare species such as smooth snake and Dartford warbler, this special place could be lost.

Donate and share 💚👉 bit.ly/4mbKIqQ ~ Jack

These look great and cross both my interests (women’s history and wildlife conservation). And I love a paperback.

Linked to the Exhibition on Nurse Catherine Pine - our #histnursing forum chair speaking on 'Deeds not Words - the nurse suffragettes arrested 1906-1914'. Wednesday 20th May at 4:00pm BST (London Time) #histnursing All details via the link florence-nightingale.digitickets.co.uk/event-ticket...

Sennen Cove is by Lands End

Reserve named amongst best nature sites to visit in country A Dorset nature reserve has been named amongst the best to visit

We are delighted to see that Dorset Wildlife Trust's Powerstock Common has been named as one of the best nature reserves in the UK to visit! 🙌🌱

Read Dorset Echo's full article here 👉 www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/2595822...

Hilarious!

Black and white image of two women shaking hands.

Suffragette Lady Constance Lytton is most often remembered for disguising herself as working-class activist, ‘Jane Warton’. Learn more about her life on the blog: womenshistorynetwork.org/lady-constan... #WomensHistoryMonth

Fabulous project. Can’t wait to see it progress

An elaborate illuminated certificate signed by Emmeline Pankhurst on 16 September 1908 on behalf of the WSPU. It was presented to Florence Haig, Maud Joachim, Elsie Howey, Mary Philips and Vera Wentworth for their prison sentences and hunger strikes. In a circle at the top are two figures blowing trumpets and a third holding a banner reading "FREEDOM" in front of blue mountains. Below it is the inscription with an elaborate large gold "TO" at the start. The whole background is covered by a floral motif with the suffragettes' symbols of prison bars and a prisoner's arrow.

Emmeline's HCR sheet from her CRO record, including a photograph, the remark "Suffragette", a note of her discharge under the so-called 'Cat and Mouse' Act of 1913, and a list of her convictions (the first of which was on 14 May 1912 at the Old Bailey, nine months for conspiracy).

Sylvia's HCR sheet from her CRO record, including a photograph of her at an easel, the job "Artist", the remark "Suffragette", a note of her discharge under the so-called 'Cat and Mouse' Act of 1913, and a list of her convictions (the first being on 24 October 1906 at Westminster Police Court for "Insulting behaviour", 24 shilling fine or 20 days' imprisonment).

A William Hartley sketch showing four people in the dock at Westminster Police Court in 1912, namely (from left to right) Mabel Tuke, Emmeline Pankhurst and Emmeline and Frederick Pethick-Lawrence. He is in a suit and all three women are in large and/or elaborate hats. The two Emmelines have their hands in muffs. Mabel Tuke was honorary secretary of the WSPU and friend of both Emmelines. The lesser-known Emmeline had founded and edited the publication Votes for Women whilst her barrister husband Frederick published it. The image probably relates to the three's trial for window smashing - the husband and wife had disagreed with that tactic and Frederick had even been expelled from the WSPU for doing so.

We have a 1908 certificate awarded by Emmeline Pankhurst (possibly seized in evidence by the Met), Habitual Criminals Register sheets for her and Sylvia (similar records are at the National Archives) and two courtroom sketches of her. #HeForShe #IWD #InternationalWomensDay #IWD2026 #suffragettes

Well I’ve started yours and my husband has started Fiona’s and enjoying so far!

I will look forward to this one.

Absolutely wonderful talk on Friday in Bridport from @stonelands.bsky.social and @anjanakhatwa.bsky.social highlighting (and rethinking) the human connection to our ancient landscape. Two really inspirational ladies.

An excellent read and now in paperback

As they say in the army, it is important to remember that time spent on reconnaissance is never wasted. I’m sure the research will be useful one day!

Interesting conservation and biz transformation roles available at Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust

Drax of Drax Hall by @paullashmar.bsky.social

An image of Sedber Lane, which includes green grass and stone walls synonymous with the Yorkshire Dales. It is a clear winter's day in the image, with grey stone buildings in the background.

Join us on 2 May for a one-day conference all about the Yorkshire Dales!

Find out more: www.balh.org.uk/yorkshire26

#WeAreLocalHistory #LocalHistoryForAll

Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy Podcast Episode · Just Sleep - Bedtime Stories for Adults · 11/06/2023 · 49m

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Seven quiet wins for climate and nature in 2025 Here are the year's breakthroughs for the climate and nature you might have missed.

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If you enjoyed the excellent talk @hillfortian.bsky.social did for us @balhnews.bsky.social recently, this could be a great next step

Amazing!

France’s birds start to show signs of recovery after bee-harming pesticide ban Analysis shows small hike in populations of insect-eating species after 2018 ruling, but full recovery may take decades

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Say you wanted to get from Woking to Edinburgh Uni with a year's worth of stuff. The bit from Waterloo to KX is a beast. so you drop your stuff off at Woking Station and pick up in Edinburgh Waverley. It can't have been expensive or I would have just got a taxi across London but I don't recall the £

I loved PLA - passenger's luggage in advance

If you are interested in suffragettes this one is for you!

Diary of a Provincial Lady Podcast Episode · Just Sleep - Bedtime Stories for Adults · 21/09/2025 · 44m

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