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Bristol, nature, pedagogy, writing, gaming, craft & more. Once memetically drifted, now exploring Bristol's Wild Heart,

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Em Coyte @emcoyte.bsky.social · 13d

I had a lovely day learning about hedgelaying today, run by CPRE and Mike Reed at Barrs Court Moated Park near Longwell Green, Bristol.

This is part of their #HedgerowHeroes project to create or restore 10 km of hedgerow habitat in the region before the end of 2026.

Row of shrubby trees to be used for hedgelaying. Text reads: "Time to start laying!" and "Miz of hazel, hawthorn, blackthorn and more in here"

The start of the hedgelaying process, showing some half-cut branches laying down. Text reads "First few going down" and "These pleachers will grow back, more densely than before."

A partially laid hedge. Text reads "Staking in" and "keeps everything together while it's freshly laid"

A finished stretch of freshly laid hedgerow. Text reads "The day's progress!", "This will grow into a dense wildlife habitat", "teamwork" and "There are many hedgelaying styles, this is North Somerset style

Em Coyte @emcoyte.bsky.social · 22d

Hedgehog found in central Bristol! I've never seen one here before, I'm so happy they're here!

This adorable litte one was sadly trapped in a gulley area near mine, but I was able to catch it and give water and cat food. A vet was able to see it, gave it clean bill of health and it was released!

Em Coyte @emcoyte.bsky.social · Sep 9

Time to pack away the butterfly clipboard for 2025! 🦋📋

I recently did my last shift of butterfly monitoring at Old Sneed Park Nature Reserve (BS9) for the year - it's been so much fun 🥰.

Lovely insects, cool data AND nice walks!

(butterfly pics are from a range of places over this summer)

Em Coyte @emcoyte.bsky.social · Jun 29

Grasshoppers call with their legs and crickets call with their wings!

Em Coyte @emcoyte.bsky.social · Jun 23

Brandon Hill very much demonstrating the perks of Letting it Bloom in June!

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@plantlifeuk.bsky.social #nomowmay #letitbloomjune #wildflowers #invertebrates #moth #wasp #ladybird #orchid #bristolnature #bristolwildlife

Em Coyte @emcoyte.bsky.social · Jun 13

Bristol's Grow Wilder is such an interesting place! I've done 6 volunteering sessions there so far and it's been great.

It's vibrant with life too - see my top twelve from last week here:
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#bristolwildlife #wildlifephotography #volunteering

Common cardinal beetle (Pyrochroa serraticornis)

Large red damselfly (Pyrrhosoma nymphula)

Cinquefoil strider – a type of sawfly (Macrophya annulata)

Em Coyte @emcoyte.bsky.social · Jun 10

Absolutely agree - love a wallflower or a pavement plant!
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Wallflowers and Pavement Plants of Redland and Cotham

This week I took a stroll around Redland and Cotham, and took note of how colourful the walls and pavements have recently become. Redland and Cotham has some lovely stone walls which look even bett…

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Em Coyte @emcoyte.bsky.social · May 22

It's currently #solitarybeeweek! To celebrate, here’s an article about a lovely little solitary mining bee which blessed me with its presence in my garden recently.

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#buglife #insectsphotography #entomology #bee

Mined your own beesness! A closer look at the grey-patched mining bee

It’s currently solitary bee week! To celebrate, here’s a lovely little solitary bee which blessed me with its presence in my garden recently. Who is this little critter? I believe this is Andrena n…

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