TheresMoreToLifeThanBooks @FunicularFan
There's more to life than books, you know,but not much more. Personal a/c of Victoria Stevens, aka @TinMillPress, museum Conservator & Engagement Officer 📖🪑 Joined October 2018-
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What a day it's been. 3 Minke Whale's and the Northern Lights. @aurorawatchuk @Bamburgh_Castle @BAdvertiser @VisitNland
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Hartslock, Oxon. 4-5-2024. Beautiful sunny morning today with my 'Super Spotter' buddy, looking for butterflies (and orchids). 1 Grizzled Skipper on a pasque flower, and numerous Dingy Skippers were seen. @BBOWT @savebutterflies @UpperThamesBC @HamzNobes
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We're recruiting. The Oxfordshire Reserves Officer will help nature recover by directly working towards habitat management objectives across a suite of reserves, many are designated SSSIs. Full details and how to apply here: bbowt.org.uk/jobs/oxfordshi…
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Staff Wanted Fancy joining our small team as a crewman this year. We are looking for enthusiastic individuals who are friendly and would love to work with us on one of our catamarans. Call Andrew on 07084668093
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A brilliant event coming up at Land of Iron on Thur 6 July as part of the Community Earth Festival. Join The Ciderhouse Rebellion and poet Jessie Summerhayes for a spellbinding performance. Tickets available here: buff.ly/3niEtHE
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Glorious Hartslock 💚 One of our top nature reserves to visit for this month (or any month, to be honest...): bbowt.org.uk/blog/kate-titf…
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It's not Snowdonia, but it is frosty and hilly! Our Welsh mountain ponies looking picturesque as they graze at Warburg Nature Reserve. A great escape at any time of year: bbowt.org.uk/nature-reserve…
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The UK Government is ignoring the public’s pleas to improve the state of our natural habitats. Read about their unambitious Environment Act targets below wildlifetrusts.org/news/environme… (1/4)
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Wishing all our friends and visitors a Merry Christmas. We are closed this week and will be open again on Boxing Day until the 8th of Jan. Please check our website for full details. With best wishes from all the team. 🦌🌲🌟 centraltramway.co.uk/opening-times-…
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#27: A picture a day for 100 days from my new book 'A History of Council Housing in 100 Estates'. The White City Estate, Hammersmith - 35 blocks, housing 8885, on completion in 1955. In 1939, it trialled the London County Council's 'New Flat' seen below uk.bookshop.org/books/a-histor…
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📏 Calling all handy people! 🔧 We are looking for someone to help out with manual jobs at our Oxford HQ and at our Sutton Courtenay education centre. If you'd like to help us in our mission to create more nature everywhere, find out more: bbowt.org.uk/volunteering-o…
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We were delighted to find this male Natterer's bat at our Chimney Meadows reserve while surveying bat boxes with our volunteers. All bats are only handled by licensed and experienced team members. 📷 Beth Hall
I know I shouldn't do too many @ARA_PCG #sheepdate posts but these guys have such brilliant comedy value 😄
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Villagers in South Oxfordshire saved this field from a housing development, and what they've done with it is really amazing 👉 bbowt.org.uk/blog/pete-hugh…
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Head to @ScarbsMuseums tomorrow morning from 10 to noon for Victorian Time Travellers where you can Step back in time and enjoy a different adventure each week, from the Jurassic Coast to Victorian Scarborough. And it's free! #ScarboroughUK #YorkshireCoast
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Oil and gas companies say they’re going green. Yesterday I looked through some of their accounts to see if it’s true. In the first half of this year, 4 companies made £74.4bn and reinvested £3.4bn in low carbon energy. On average, that’s equivalent to 5% of their profits. 🧵
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Follow our latest Room to Grow project update, which is now available at landofiron.org.uk/project-update… Supported by @HeritageFundUK #NationalLottery #HeritageFund, #CoastalCommunitiesFund and @TeesValleyCA and built by @Tolentplc
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