Category: This and that


Robin Hood’s Bay’s fishy collection box is included as one of the quirkiest listed structures in England in Historic England’s recent post. Historic England are asking people to help them collect local knowledge and images of the country’s listed structures. The history of our land and its people is marked in the fabric of England’s buildings and places. […]

via England’s Quirkiest Listed Places — Heritage Calling — The official blog for the North York Moors National Park

I’m delighted to be able to feature another guest post, this by Sharon O’Neill. Sharon is a photographer and curator. Her work and research explores ‘the ordinary and unexceptional’ but shows how, when we take time to pause, we can find the exceptional in ordinary lives and settings. Full details of The Blueprint for Living exhibition and […]

via Leslie Martin and the Fitzhugh Estate, Wandsworth: ‘A Blueprint for Living’ — Municipal Dreams

PicPost: Summer

Rose- picture by Anne Doherty

Rose- picture by Anne Doherty

This animated spiral portrays the simulated changes in the global averaged monthly air temperature from 1850 through 2100 relative to the 1850 – 1900 average. The temperature data are from Community Climate System (CCSM4) global climate model maintained by the National Center for Atmospheric Research. The simulation is for the IPCC Representative Concentration Pathway 8.5 […]

via Simulated Global Temperature Change–Updated — GarryRogers Nature Conservation

Passion flower- picture by Bob Phillips

Passion flower- picture by Bob Phillips

By Alice Marks As meteorologists report that the El Niño Southern Oscillation is ending and a La Niña may be developing, spare a thought for smallholder farmers. Erratic rainfall, short growing seasons, prolonged droughts and flooding mean that crop yields suffer, and so do the livelihoods of those who rely on farming as their main […]

via Chains, loops, pillars and bridges – building resilience into agricultural systems. — One Billion Hungry: Can We Feed the World?

White Azalea- picture by Ellen Zillin

White Azalea- picture by Ellen Zillin

Find out which tasks you need to do to keep your own garden looking great and take a peek at what Winterbourne has to offer this month……..

via June Notebook — Digging for Dirt

PicPost: Meadow Talk

Cowslips -picture by Maria Rhoades

Cowslips -picture by Maria Rhoades

For the gardener, spring is about plants returning to active growth from their winter dormancy. The earliest plants to do so inspire a special jolt of happiness.

via Late Return — gardeninacity

Finding Nature

Nature Connectedness Research Blog by Prof. Miles Richardson

Norfolk Green Care Network

Connecting People with Nature

Discover WordPress

A daily selection of the best content published on WordPress, collected for you by humans who love to read.

Susan Rushton

Celebrating gardens, photography and a creative life

Unlocking Landscapes

Writing, photography and more by Daniel Greenwood

Alphabet Ravine

Lydia Rae Bush Poetry

TIME GENTS

Australian Pub Project, Established 2013

Vanha Talo Suomi

The Journey from Finnish Rintamamiestalo to Arboretum & Gardens

Marigolds and Gin

Because even in chaos, there’s always gin and a good story …

Bits & Tidbits

RANDOM BITS & MORE TIDBITS

Rambling in the Garden

.....and nurturing my soul

The Interpretation Game

Cultural Heritage and the Digital Economy

pbmGarden

Sense of place, purpose, rejuvenation and joy

SISSINGHURST GARDEN

Notes from the Gardeners...

Deep Green Permaculture

Connecting People to Nature, Empowering People to Live Sustainably

BloominBootiful

A girl and her garden :)