Sunset over Oare Marshes 🌅

Highlights of the SBBOT-led walk — plenty of Ringed Plover, Dunlin, Common Gulls and lovely views of a Greenshank.

What an awesome weekend 😁 #GlobalBirdFair

Caught up with old and new friends alike, made plans for a birding trip abroad, watched ospreys on Rutland Water, did surprisingly well for a team of two in the Pub Quiz (Stephen Moss said so 😏)

…and much more!

Watching a displaying osprey, call and all, on Rutland Water was the perfect way to end our first day at Bird Fair. Big thanks to Dr Tim Mackrill and the Osprey Leadership Foundation team 🦅

Bring on the rest of the weekend!

Terrible photo (it was sat on a rotating globe at Paultons Park), but I think this is a pale giant horse fly 🐴 🪰

Happy to be corrected (I know next to nothing about insects), but Google suggests these are quite uncommon so I’m pretty pleased.

Nature Beyond Cure: Disabled Perspectives Books that explore nature and living with disability and illness from disability perspectives. No magical cures here!

I've made a new list on @bookshop.org of books that explore nature / walking / the outdoors by disabled, neurodivergent and chronically ill writers - Nature Beyond Cure - aka our own narratives are messy and complex. Do share! #BookSky #DisabledWriters
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A lovely little goldcrest putting on a show right in front of our living room window 🥰

Thank you Jen!😁

Thank you so much Amanda, I really appreciate all the support and guidance you’ve offered me during this process ☺️

Delighted to see that Hannah's book has been commissioned, after watching it take shape while she was an MA nature writing student. She's a great writer and I'd anticipate it being truly inspirational. @chiffchat.bsky.social @bathspauni.bsky.social

Bloomsbury secures rights to debut memoir by Hannah Lilly about how nature aided author's recovery Bloomsbury is set to publish Bird Feeder by Hannah Lilly, a "deeply moving" memoir about how Lilly’s connection to the natural world became the catalyst for her recovery from an eating disorder.

Absolutely thrilled to announce today via @thebookseller.com - BIRD FEEDER by @hannahrlilly.bsky.social. Publishing in 2028 - details here: www.thebookseller.com/rights/bloom...

I had a brilliant morning last week in Wiltshire searching for (and successfully seeing!) the magnificent great bustard for the first time.

The Great Bustard Project is well worth a visit. Their work is incredible and underpinned by an inspiring story of conservation determination.

Can anyone tell me what this is? Found in North Brewham, under clay clumps in a shallow stream.

Looks like a face hugger 🫣

And my first calling lapwing of the year — spring has sprung 🫶🏻

First bird of the day (that isn’t a rook or wood pigeon) — a pair of red kites over Restharrow Scrape at Sandwich Bay!

Department for Education confirms launch of natural history GCSE Campaigners have been calling for the qualification for years but plan stalled despite a curriculum being drawn up

Brilliant news! At last, confirmation that the Govt *will* go ahead with the #NaturalHistoryGCSE 🎉 We have to get to know our fellow travellers on this planet again. Young people who know & love nature are far more likely to protect & restore it - as well as enjoying better physical & mental health

It’s not the sexiest sign of spring, but I’ve just been foraging for tortoise food and the weeds have erupted in the past week 🌱🐢

Dandelion and cats ears, mallow, bristly oxtongue, campanula, plantain and more!

Golden sunlight bursts through a tangle of budding trees, casting long beams of light across a mossy woodland floor. New green shoots push up through leaf litter and patches of moss, catching the glow of the morning sun. A soft haze fills the air, with a hint of warmth and life returning to the woods.

It's the Spring Equinox - the first astronomical day of spring! ☀️

Longer days. Lighter evenings.

Sunshine warm on your skin, birds singing, blossom in the branches.

THANK YOU to all who have voted for me in the People's Book Prize! Especially those who have left comments.If you haven't voted I would LOVE you to. More votes = more recognition for a small book about climate/biodiversity = more readers and more wildlife gardens peoplesbookprize.com/2024-cat/non...

After far too long, I’ve finally published my review of The Volunteers by Carol Donaldson 📚

Informative, touching and funny, this memoir makes for a really enjoyable read. I can’t wait to read On The Marshes next!

Read my review — www.hannahlillyblog.com/blog/book-re...

Wow! Can’t wait to read through this at the weekend — thank you @kentishplover.bsky.social 🙏🏻

I’ve recently set up a nature writing / nature photography Instagram account to share snippets of my work.

Check it out for words n’ birds 📷 han.birding

www.instagram.com/han.birding/...

A pair of goldcrests are flitting outside my window in central Folkestone.

Too tiny for any iPhone photos, of course. But a beautiful and unusual sight whilst working from home!

Petition: Ban driven grouse shooting Chris Packham, Ruth Tingay and Mark Avery (Wild Justice) believe that driven grouse shooting is bad for people, the environment and wildlife. People; we think grouse shooting is economically insignifi...

Good morning! Approaching 13,000 signatures. Not quite as many who have signed for a general election - 1.8m - but they had a 2-day start on us so you never know 😊
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

Amazing 😍

Well you learn something new every day! That’s some great trivia 😂

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? Please tell me ‘jizz’ is an old term for owl or something 😭

I love their little faces 🥹

Thank you so much!💓

Watercolour painting of a kingfisher sat on a tree stump by Hannah Lilly

Watercolour painting of a robin perched on a twig by Hannah Lilly

Watercolour painting of a blue tit perched on a twig by Hannah Lilly

It’s that time of year when I can shamelessly promote my #Etsy shop 🎨

An A5 print of my original watercolours would make a great gift (if I do say so myself)

Put them in a nice frame or slip them in a card, up to you…

£9 each with free delivery ⬇️

etsy.com/uk/shop/Larkin…