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Mimi Pellew @forestschoolmimi.bsky.social · Jun 19

I love my garden! The vibrant colours of viper's bugloss, poppies, ox-eyed daisies, corncockles. Plenty of bees but where are the butterflies? There are so few after the earlier peacocks and holly blues. @sussexwildlife.bsky.social @katebradbury.bsky.social

My garden with vibrant blue viper's bugloss with stunning red poppies in the background

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Mimi Pellew @forestschoolmimi.bsky.social · Apr 26

Lovely session back in the woods. The children made beautiful nests

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Mimi Pellew @forestschoolmimi.bsky.social · Apr 24

Good idea but I took it to coastways vet to check it hadn't been shot and they disposed of it as it was becoming as putrid. I'm sure the kids would have been fascinated! I called Sx police as a potential wildlife crime with the dead herring gulls.

Mimi Pellew @forestschoolmimi.bsky.social · Apr 24

What do I do with the body? Advice appreciated. @wildjustice.bsky.social @katebradbury.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social @sussexwildlife.bsky.social

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Mimi Pellew @forestschoolmimi.bsky.social · Apr 24

Can we find out cause of death? Anyone in Brighton? Or Sussex?

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Mimi Pellew @forestschoolmimi.bsky.social · Apr 24

Oh no, one of the buzzards has died. It looks recent. Is it a young one? It must be too early for this year. Could it have fallen out of the nest? I have forest school on Saturday so good to check the site first. Another dead bird in Ovingdean @katebradbury.bsky.social @sussexwildlife.bsky.social

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Mimi Pellew @forestschoolmimi.bsky.social · Apr 23

Ovingdean along Greenways,the road from the roundabout on the south coast road. I think the bodies have been removed now.

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Mimi Pellew @forestschoolmimi.bsky.social · Apr 19

4 dead herring gulls thrown carelessly by the side of the road. No sign of being run over. Poisoning? Can anyone take them to confirm? ///deduced.appealing.glare @sussexwildlife.bsky.social @wildjustice.bsky.social @katebradbury.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social @hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social

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Mimi Pellew @forestschoolmimi.bsky.social · Apr 19

Haha no worries Mark!

Mimi Pellew @forestschoolmimi.bsky.social · Apr 17

And I'll canvas Chris Ward, my constituency MP. I'm just not putting up with our precious marine life being destroyed

Sussex Wildlife Trust @sussexwildlife.bsky.social · Apr 17

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Mimi Pellew @forestschoolmimi.bsky.social · Apr 12

Indeed.

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Mimi Pellew @forestschoolmimi.bsky.social · Apr 12

Wow! 2 male blackbirds were having a proper fight on the ground just now then moved it into the hedge. I think the one on the shed roof has lost the territory

Mimi Pellew @forestschoolmimi.bsky.social · Apr 12

Came across this small hedge of blackthorn, fizzing with life, a frenzy of buzzing insects, and the delicate fragrance of the blossom was delightful. What a shame it was the only hedge for miles in the almost baron wasteland on that part of the South Downs. Some skylarks singing otherwise silence

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Mimi Pellew @forestschoolmimi.bsky.social · Apr 5

Also if whiskey is your tipple, make sure it is peat-free. I had never thought about that until recently, to my shame, but we've just opened a delicious peat-free single malt, can't remember the name though.

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Mimi Pellew @forestschoolmimi.bsky.social · Mar 29

Adaptation co-opted by the right to mean business as usual

Mimi Pellew @forestschoolmimi.bsky.social · Mar 28

This clearly spells out the insurance risks of the climate emergency for society as a whole, and yet our political leaders refuse to take action against FF. Idiots. Thanks for highlighting this @rupertread.bsky.social
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Climate, Risk, Insurance: The Future of Capitalism

CO₂ emissions directly increase the amount of energy trapped in the Earth’s atmosphere. This is not a vague or future issue—it is physical reality.

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Mimi Pellew @forestschoolmimi.bsky.social · Mar 27

Rottingdean, Saltdean, Woodingdean you're invited too. Plus the Ovingdean Energy Champions will have their energy stall with tips about reducing your energy consumption and bills #communityenergy @bhesco.bsky.social @brightonnews.bsky.social @bhcitynews.bsky.social @josef.is

Brighton & Hove Energy Service Co-op @bhesco.bsky.social · Mar 25

This Saturday in Ovingdean - 'Everything you ever wanted to know about heat pumps'

#Brighton

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Mimi Pellew @forestschoolmimi.bsky.social · Mar 15

It's in Brighton too

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Mimi Pellew @forestschoolmimi.bsky.social · Mar 11

Thanks, I'll have a look. But I still wonder if that would be an alternative to ASHP

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Mimi Pellew @forestschoolmimi.bsky.social · Mar 8

It seems to me that since the upfront costs for ASHP are so expensive IF might be a good alternative but I really can't find much about it. Herschel have a system www.herschel-infrared.co.uk/product/hydr...
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HydroNova Hot Water System

Herschel's revolutionary electric Hot Water Heater system requires less power to charge and run than traditional immersion heaters

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Mimi Pellew @forestschoolmimi.bsky.social · Mar 8

Energy experts, if you have a small 2-bed house/flat and want to be gas boiler-free, how does a ASHP system compare to an infrared hot water/heating system with an infrared rads in rooms where needed. 🧵

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Mimi Pellew @forestschoolmimi.bsky.social · Mar 6

Thanks for the article, it'll be useful for the heat pump workshop though too much technical info might bamboozle some of the residents (me too!)

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Mimi Pellew @forestschoolmimi.bsky.social · Mar 6

If the farmland wasn't a wasteland for bees then they wouldn't need to cross the road to forage on the wilder cliff top. I wonder if they find it as scary as I do crossing that road!

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Mimi Pellew @forestschoolmimi.bsky.social · Mar 6

Well if vehicle drivers slowed down then I think the bees would have a chance of crossing the road instead of being killed outright or buffeted by the wind turbulence. Often I find them dazed on the cycle path so I move them but too often they're squashed by the bikes.

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