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Discover #Essex #wildlife & #Essex #history @ECWcourse see: twomillsadulteducation.co.uk Autumn 2017 @MoulshamMill #Chelmsford

#worldbeeday to celebrate our pollinators, including the over 270 bee species in Britain & Ireland & over 280 species of hoverfly, & realise that 75% of crops need pollinators, & the essential biodiversity needs of the planet; & alarmed at 60% drop of flying insects over 20 yrs

What a great woolly scene of "PIONEER" CK18 in #Brightlingsea's BLESSING OF THE WATERS as a post box topper made by the town's brilliant secret knitter! blessingofthewaters.co.uk will soon be with us on Sunday 14th June 2026, come along & support this historic Brightlingsea event!

Looking ahead Male kingfisher in east London. #nature #wildlife #kingfisher #birdphotography #birds #commonkingfisher #eastlondonkingfishers

Old Hall Marshes RSPB: great visit with lots of birds: American Golden Plover, Wood Sand, Little Stint, ♂Ruff, Spotted Redshank & many more First Common Blue, Brown Argus, Small Heath of year Shame about the camera settings 😡 @Natures_Voice @EssexBirdNews @bc_cambs_essex

Immature Spoonbill, Abberton.

Sunday 14 June 2026 the amazing #Brightlingsea’s Blessing of the Waters, come along & join in, especially helping make the traditional “Din”! Historic Beating of the Bounds, our living history!

Then onto Abberton Reservoir where our clients saw 10 SPOONBILLS, 5 CATTLE EGRETS, YELLOW WAGTAILS, lots of SWIFTS and some great views of COMMON TERN. #essexbirding #birds #birding #ukbirding

Well done to all 870 parkrunners and parkwalkers who completed event #633. Another free, timed 5k through sun-soaked Chelmsford parks was only made possible by 34 excellent volunteers. #loveparkrun @ActiveEssex @ChelmsCouncil

Chatting with Sir David, he the main speaker & I was chairing the BNA conference, he said he’d be staying for all the talks, not just his, as he was excited to hear the other natural history speakers. He was over 80 then, that passion remains at 100

Unbelievable, Sir David Attenborough is 100 tomorrow! It was my great honour to present him with the Peter Scott Memorial Award at 2007 BNA Encaenia, a specially commissioned carving. David in robes of an Hon Fellow of the British Naturalists' Association

Sir David is 100 on Friday & still as amazing! The British Naturalists' Association is unbelievably proud that Sir David is an Hon Fellow, in picture he is giving a lecture in Hon Fellow's robes at the 2007 BNA Encaenia.

For #ThickTrunkTuesday I may have posted this before in previous years🤔 This is an amazing Copper Beech tree coming into it's prime🤗We passed it just off the Essex way at Dedham on our little stroll 🌳🪵🤗

#Phenology 2nd May 2026 first Wood Avens in flower Brightlingsea Essex, 3rd May first Yellow Flag Iris flower

American Golden plover at Old Hall, Essex, found by CMG

White wagtail at Holland Haven this afternoon @BirdingHaven @EssexBirdNews @BBCSpringwatch #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birdwatching #BirdsofX

Essential music for May Day: 'Sumer is icumen in' youtu.be/sMCA9nYnLWo This much-loved medieval song heralding the coming of summer survives only in one manuscript (British Library, Harley MS. 978), which belonged to Reading Abbey in the 13th century.

Happy birthday Joanna Lumley, 80 today! That must be a misprint! Picture of Joanna & myself being filmed in 2009 for ‘Joanna Lumley: Catwoman’ ITV. Joanna was a joy to work with with, of course!

At least 4 Wall Browns seen at Holland Haven Country Park today. A rare occurrence! @savebutterflies @Britnatureguide

Happy Birthday 80 today, BNA Vice President Joanna Lumley, doesn't seem possible! Joanna with BNA President Roger Tabor being filmed in 2009 for her 2 part mini-series "Joanna Lumley: Catwoman" ITV

This Saturday & Sunday 2nd & 3rd May 2026 #Brightlingsea Blessing of the Waters display & Cinque Port Liberty display at All Saints Church as part of Maritime Weekend, Sat 10am-4pm, Sun 10-2pm, celebrate town’s maritime heritage