Looking through the trees towards The Wash #woods #coastal #Snettisham #Norfolk

Coastal farmhouse beside the woods. #Norfolk #coastal #woodland

Looking towards the sea from Snettisham Common. A helpful tree is pointing the way #woods #sea #Snettisham

A few of the tractors and ploughs at the match today at Congham. #tractors #ploughs #Norfolk

A row of cottages in Snettisham #cottages #Norfolk #village

Embroidered cat with a mouse on a cross shaped backing with a blue border that says “a Catte”

As I sit here trying to find my motivation under a pile of existential dread I present this cat to cheer you up (embroidery from Mary Queen of Scots “a Catte” c. 1569-84 from Holyrood Palace)

Church of St Mary in Snettisham is a C14th Decorated church with a tower and spire of 175 feet. As it sits on a hill there's a good view over a sheep meadow and the village cricket ground. #churches #Norfolk

Two European Shags on a cliffside. They are green, with yellow bits below their eyes, and their eyes are green. They have impressive black feather crests on their heads. They're both looking out to sea to the left. The rocks arounds them are grey and there are some brown grasses beneath them.

I wasn't expecting to see birds on this trip, but there were a few European Shags dotted on the cliffs at Arnarstapi today. What beautiful birds they are!

#lceland

Engraving of a thrush perched on a twig. The viewpoint is looking up towards the throat of the songbird in full song

Other work of the Ladybird artists.
‘Missel Thrush’, 1937
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe

Dunnock looking iver its shoulder. Small brown bird with grey head

A Dunnock. Lots of them are singing locally at the moment, a sign spring is getting closer!

#Birds #Birding #UKWildlife

Caltha palustris, Kingcup, Marsh Marigold
A perennial specialist of wet and damp habitats; carrs, river banks, streamsides, lakes, ponds, winter-wet meadows & pastures. It supports c.16 sp of invert as a larval host.
📷 Otto Wilhelm Thomé Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz 1885

🌱 #wildflowerhour Pulmonaria flowering in the Hilltop Wildlife garden at Wisley today.

Side view of a Sweet violet flower with pinkish lilac and white petals, against a blur of soft green grass.

I remembered to go and see how the patch of Viola odorata f. lilacina is getting on. A few more flowers are open now and they’re heart-stoppingly beautiful. #WildflowerHour

A dark green emu egg

Isn't this a lovely colour & texture? Freshly laid this morning

Snowdrops in the churchyard of St. Mary's, Snettisham. #Snowdrops #Snettisham #churchyard

Ficaria verna, Lesser Celandine, invert associates. Blooms in woods, hedgerows, verges, on grassy banks, March to May, supporting 15 species as a larval host.
But also a valuable nectar & pollen source for emerging hoverflies, & pollen beetles.

📷Pl 59. Sturm, Deutschlands Flora in Abbildungen

A small, energetic bird with olive-green plumage and a striking bright yellow crest perches on a thin, moss-covered branch. Its wide, alert eyes and slightly open beak give it a curious and watchful expression. The blurred background of soft greens and earthy browns creates a natural, tranquil setting, highlighting the bird’s vivid colors and delicate features.

How's that for a hairdo? Saffron-crested Tyrant-Manakin at Mitú, Vaupes, Colombia.

#birds #nature

A 2-centimeter section of a twig with at least 5 types of lichen and a few tufts of moss growing together. Two types of light, leafy green lichens and deep green moss are on top, splotches of bright yellow candleflame lichen are interspersed throughout, and a lovely patch of several rim disc lichen spots with gray centers and white rims. Some light green oak moss antlers hang from the bottom of the stick.

It’s already been a long week, so take a moment to enjoy the lichen community growing on this 2-centimeter long twig section. You deserve it. #Lichen #FungiFriends #Moss #ISeeMoss #LichenSunscribe #Nature #Photography #Macro #PNW #Breathe #GoOutside #Notice

'Mary.' (c1920) Gertrude Fiske was an accomplished Impressionist painter who trained under Frank Benson. Perhaps not as well known as some of her contemporaries but considered to be at least the equal of Mary Cassatt. An essential figure in the history of women painters.

'Mary.' (c1920) Gertrude Fiske was an accomplished Impressionist painter who trained under Frank Benson. Perhaps not as well known as some of her contemporaries but considered to be at least the equal of Mary Cassatt. An essential figure in the history of women painters.

The Shorelark is a winter visitor to the UK. As its name suggests it is usually found near the seashore.

Six Shorelarks seen today at Holkham in Norfolk for #BirdsSeenIn2025

Reserve Warden in Welney | WWT View details and apply for this Reserve Warden vacancy in Welney. Would you like to make a meaningful contribution to the conservation of black-tailed godwits and associated wet grassland species? ...

I’m recruiting for a reserve warden to join the team at WWT Welney Wetland Centre.

If you have practical experience of working on wet grassland habitats with adaptability and initiative I’d love to hear from you

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Auricularia auricula-judae, Jelly Ears. On Sambucus
nigra, Elder. They have such an affinity with each other that I seldom see one without the other.

This Automobile Association Box in Brancaster is the oldest in Norfolk and predates the 1950s.
Protected Status : Listed Building
#AA #Norfolk #listedbuilding

'The Bad Sower.' (1908) Gustave van de Woestyne painted in a very personal symbolist style; his pictures reveal a strong influence of Pieter Breughel and other Flemish primitive masters, whose work had deeply impressed him at an exhibition in Bruges in 1902.

Totally fabulous door furniture on the south door of St. Andrew’s Church, Great Staughton, Cambridgeshire 🤩

Nature and Climate: The Bishop of Norwich in Conversation with Nick Acheson Join us for an evening with the Bishop of Norwich and Nick Acheson, who will be discussing nature, climate and the Church of England.

On March 13th I have the privilege of interviewing the Bishop of Norwich, who is an ecologist, author and Church of England lead on nature and environment. It’s a @FelbeckTrust evening event, taking place in Holt Church. Details: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/nature-and... and at felbecktrust.org.uk

Four petal pink and white flower in sunlight with eight stamens and a four-lobed stigma

Oenothera canescens, our Spotted Evening Primrose, blooming at Pawnee National Grassland #nativeplants

#FallBackFlowers #FallBack to August 11 🌿

Welcome to the #StormHour Weather & Landscape competition
This week’s theme is ‘animals in nature’!
Post your images in the thread below before midnight on Thursday
1 image per post, with a brief description & location
More details at ~ bit.ly/potwcomp
Thank you 🙂📸
#Photography #PhotoHour

Snettisham on a sunny day last week. One of my favourite beaches. As well as the beach, birds and sea, I like the wild area and wet lands alongside. #Snettisham #birds #wetlands #Norfolk

Painting of both birds perched on cut branch with budded stems growing from it.

Mistle Thrush and Song Thrush, Tunnicliffe.