Brigit Strawbridge

One of the best things about visiting my daughter in Scotland... that she doesn't mind me stopping every few minutes on our walks to look at plants 💛

A very lovely thread 👇

Owl knew to trust her intuition. Sometimes it was a nervous feeling inside, something that made her feathers tingle. Other times it was an intangible force driving her on. Even when it wasn't exactly what she wanted, she knew it was her true wisdom speaking. She always listened.

I’d like to announce I’m back on this app but since I don’t pay for premium, it will be seen by 4 people. Anyway to those 4 people, I captured something amazing this month 🐻

A very flowery corner of my meadow. #wildflowerhour

Happy Birthday to my beautiful, kind, talented, wise and wonderful daughter, Charlotte @DearUniverse_cs 🎂 Have an amazing day Sweetheart, and I'll see you tomorrow... in Scotland! xxxxxxx

On my wish list!

Poppy has spoken! It’s miserable and raining in the middle of summer, so here is a treat for anyone who fancies it… Use the code ‘ThankPoppy’ at checkout to get 20% off every product on my website. Offer ends at the end of day on Monday 21st July charlottestrawbridge.co.uk/products (And…

A German tale tells how a vintner’s cart got stuck in the mud. The Virgin Mary appeared and asked for wine, but he had no glass. She picked a field bindweed flower & bade him pour it in. At once, the cart was freed. The flower became known as “Our Lady’s Little Glass”. #folklore

My husband is away visiting his uncle in Herefordshire. They'd just finished watching the Rugby when this young Sparrow Hawk flew in through the open front door, and into the living room. Rob managed to pick him up and take him outside again... but just look at those eyes!

Is there a wildflower more evocative of long summer days than the beautiful Harebell?! Campanula rotundifolia is of course also known as the Scottish Bluebell. The challenge this week is to see if you can find one for #Wildflowerhour! Share your pics this Sunday 8-9pm! 💙

Tiny male Hylaeus (Yellow-face) Bee in the garden bee-hotel today. With the whitish colouration of the face, shape of facial markings, orange underside to antennae and suggestion of hairiness, this could be a Hairy Yellow-face Bee (H. hyalinatus). #bees #SolitaryBees

Let’s give it up for the grasses💚 Picturing a meadow, you might think of flowers…but today it’s all about the grasses.😍 🦋They provide resources for moth & butterfly larvae to grow 🌱& make great spots for wildlife to shelter over winter Watch👉 loom.ly/xCxxUw0

Just saved this stunning female Emperor #Dragonfly from my kitchen. Once outside, she rested on reads in my pond to recover, then flew off. It's so impressive. I haven't seen one this close-up before #cardiff #NaturePhotography

IMPORTANT - new #hedgehog campaign launched today ... 'Go WILD for Hedgehogs' is a wonderful idea and encourages us to ease off on the gardening - a win:win really! change.org/p/help-save-br…

This is the Llynor. It's one of the cleanest tributaries on the Dee. No farmyards or sewage treatment works upstream. And it's mostly forest, a big section being restored to ancient woodland. But it has a major problem. A 🧵

If you want to reduce plastic use, avoid yellow kitchen sponges like these. They're made of plastic, can't be recycled, don't break down in landfill – and release microplastics into the sea. Eco-friendly, compostable alternatives are available – see: bit.ly/42rwUOX

What a useful resource... thank you @joshual951 !💛

Approximately 15sqm, the only area managed by @RiversideUK allowed to grow over summer, and they’ve caved in and decimated it. The amount of time & energy it’s taken for @RiversideUK to leave this patch alone, from community petitions to seed application, has been massive 🫩🌱

📢 Woo hoo, it's #BeesNeedsWeek! What better time to take small-but-mighty actions to help bumblebees? 🐝 What have you done for bumblebees this week? 💛 Discover more about all the ways you can #BeeTheChange: bumblebeeconservation.org