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Small community-run museum and gardens at the birthplace of Victorian naturalist and author Richard Jefferies in Swindon, Wiltshire. "The lover of nature has the highest art in his soul." Official Bluesky account from the Richard Jefferies Museum, run by

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Richard Jefferies Museum @rjmuseum.bsky.social · 27d

And that's a wrap on the 2025 season for the museum! Thank you to all our visitors, artists, and musicians who shared their time and talents with us this summer.

A panoramic shot of the StrungOut Ukuleles when they performed in our gardens this year. The audience was very appreciative of their creative takes on popular music. It was a beautiful day!

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Richard Jefferies Museum @rjmuseum.bsky.social · 2d

"Mushrooms nestle here and there: those that grow in the open, far from hedge and tree, are small, and the gills of a more delicate salmon colour. Under the elms yonder a much larger variety may be found, which, though edible, are coarser."
Wild Life in a Southern County

Richard Jefferies Museum @rjmuseum.bsky.social · 2d

Spotted this week near our railway platform...

#FungiFriday #FridayPhoto #mushrooms

Mushrooms growing out out of the leaf litter in the 'copse' area of the museum.

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Richard Jefferies Museum @rjmuseum.bsky.social · 3d

Our #Halloween event is on Saturday. Please note these are not drop-in sessions; if you haven't managed to get a ticket this year, please don't come as we will have to turn you away. We have a capacity limit for everyone's #safety and enjoyment. Thank you!

A cluster of pumpkins of different colours that have been carved into various spooky lanterns.

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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 4d

Today’s #AutumnArrivalSpotlight is the Goldcrest! ✨

Our tiniest bird takes on an epic journey, with arrivals from northern Europe and Russia joining our resident birds in autumn.

Weighing just 5-6g, it’s incredible to think such a small bird can make it across the sea!

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Richard Jefferies Museum @rjmuseum.bsky.social · 4d

First off, Jasmine Grace will be back because she's amazing, as is the multi-instrumentalist Tawanda Mapanda. New to us are M3G and AJ!

We'll be posting more updates and bookings as we get them, and thank you so much for your #support of Lazy Summer Sounds.

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Lazy Summer Sounds at the Richard Jefferies Museum

Help Andrea Sim raise money to support Richard Jefferies Museum Trust

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Richard Jefferies Museum @rjmuseum.bsky.social · 4d

This is the first time we've made a concerted effort to book #YoungMusicians with an independent streak, and we're pleased to report that we've already been introduced to some new, talented people!

A collage of musicians' photos. They are all disgustingly youthful.

Richard Jefferies Museum @rjmuseum.bsky.social · 5d

#toddlers #ToddlerLife #NatureTots

A toddler uses small binoculars to look out of the window in the museum room.

Richard Jefferies Museum @rjmuseum.bsky.social · 9d

Meet Gerald, 'a spider on a string on a stick'.

#SpookySeason #spider #NatureTots #FineMotorSkills

A spider made from colourful pipe cleaners and wool, being held up by a toddler. The spider obscures the child's face.

Richard Jefferies Museum @rjmuseum.bsky.social · 10d

Keeping it simple, this was one of our volunteers' favourite #Halloween 'costumes' last year.

#ThrowbackThursday

A child had their hair done up in a small bun, which then had a piece of white tissue tied over it. Some little eyes were drawn on and it became a perfect friendly ghost.

Richard Jefferies Museum @rjmuseum.bsky.social · 11d

Our crowdfunding campaign for young musicians aims to provide support for more musicians. If you are able to donate and/or share this campaign with your network, we will be able to pay more artists to perform in our gardens over our 2026 season. Every pound helps!

www.justgiving.com/page/lazy-su...

Lazy Summer Sounds at the Richard Jefferies Museum

Help Andrea Sim raise money to support Richard Jefferies Museum Trust

www.justgiving.com

Richard Jefferies Museum @rjmuseum.bsky.social · 11d

We're bragging a bit when we say we met Billy and Louie before they went on The Voice. They're a lovely duo, and we're so pleased they've been able to follow their dreams.

#Musician #SupportLocal #LiveMusic

A black and white photo of twin singers Billy and Louie, singing live at the museum a couple of years ago. They have since made it to the finals of The Voice and are local celebrities.

Richard Jefferies Museum @rjmuseum.bsky.social · 12d

The allotments are being redeveloped (by volunteers) into a beautiful, accessible #community #garden. If you'd like to find out more (or offer some help), please get in touch!

#handmade #amigurumi

Richard Jefferies Museum @rjmuseum.bsky.social · 12d

A new friend has joined the tiny hens in the museum cafe - meet Guac (amole, get it?)! It's had a tour of the spaces outside, and is very impressed with the work that's been done so far in the #allotments, where #volunteers have uncovered the old cobbled paths back when the cowshed was in situ.

A miniature amigurumi mole, photographed perched on a mound of soil in the allotments area of the Richard Jefferies Museum.

A miniature amigurumi mole, photographed on a patch of grass, looking at a cobbled path.

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Richard Jefferies Museum @rjmuseum.bsky.social · 13d

(If you have got a ticket and your plans change, just get in touch with us. We can't do a straight refund as we're a small charity, but if we can re-sell your tickets, we will be able to refund you, less SumUp fees.)

Richard Jefferies Museum @rjmuseum.bsky.social · 13d

She would also like to add that any scammers who comment here about selling on their tickets will have a hex put on them, so their tea will always be at the wrong temperature.

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Richard Jefferies Museum @rjmuseum.bsky.social · 13d

The Lady of the Museum would like everyone to know that there are no spaces left on our Halloween events. Thank you to all the families who have bought tickets, your support for our little museum means a lot!

#Halloween #family #museum

A green-faced, warty, witch puppet-doll-mannequin type thing that only comes out once a year. Wife to our resident Halloween ghoul.

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Richard Jefferies Museum @rjmuseum.bsky.social · 15d

Pledge your hour, wherever you choose to volunteer! If you use Neighbourly, you can find volunteering opportunities there (by some miraculous coincidence, we have a page that is updated with our available roles).

The Richard Jefferies Museum Neighbourly page:
www.neighbourly.com/project/68a3...

Richard Jefferies Museum Trust

A small community-run museum and gardens at the birthplace of Victorian naturalist and author Richard Jefferies in Swindon, Wiltshire. 'The lover of ...

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Richard Jefferies Museum @rjmuseum.bsky.social · 15d

Use your extra hour to do something neighbourly – volunteer, check in on someone, or support our charity.

#TheExtraHour
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The Extra Hour | Do something good in your community | Neighbourly

When clocks go back this October, pledge your bonus hour to community action. Call a neighbour, help at food banks, tidy parks. Join thousands making change.

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Richard Jefferies Museum @rjmuseum.bsky.social · 15d

When the clocks go back at the end of the month, we all get an 'extra hour'. We’re asking you to join us in The Extra Hour campaign, a nationwide movement of kindness.

#SaturdayVibes #VolunteeringMatters #Volunteer

Richard Jefferies Museum @rjmuseum.bsky.social · 16d

More than half of world’s bird species in decline, as leaders meet on extinction crisis
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#birds #conservation #extinction #biodiversity

More than half of world’s bird species in decline, as leaders meet on extinction crisis

Biodiversity losses are growing, the IUCN reports as summit opens, but green turtle’s recovery ‘reminds us conservation works’

www.theguardian.com

Richard Jefferies Museum @rjmuseum.bsky.social · 16d

"... as if the rays came through an aerial spider’s web spun across the sky, letting all the beauty, but not the heat, slip through its invisible meshes."
Wild Life in a Southern County

Richard Jefferies Museum @rjmuseum.bsky.social · 16d

"In these modern days men have lost the pleasures of the orchard; yet an old-fashioned orchard is the most delicious of places wherein to idle away the afternoon of a hazy autumn day, when the sun seems to shine with a soft slumberous warmth without glare...

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Richard Jefferies Museum @rjmuseum.bsky.social · 16d

A mini photo walk around the museum's gardens revealed all its autumnal colours...

#AutumnVibes #Autumn #trees #nature #leaves

Trees at the museum (and one from the miniature railway) are all turning colours, as they prepare to go dormant for the winter. Colours of green, yellow, and red as their leaves change, and the floor of the den is carpeted in the leaves of the cherry plum. A bonus photo of a shrub heavy with berries, too.

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franz @franzanth.bsky.social · 17d

the increase in UK exports in the first half of 2025 was mainly to Indonesia (24,006 tonnes in 2025, up from 525 tonnes in 2024) and Malaysia (28,667 tonnes, up from 18,872 tonnes in 2024).

well that's a lot of garbage

UK plastic waste exports to developing countries rose 84% in a year, data shows

Campaigners say increase in exports mostly to Malaysia and Indonesia is ‘unethical and irresponsible waste imperialism’

www.theguardian.com

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Richard Jefferies Museum @rjmuseum.bsky.social · 17d

In a moment of quiet before #NatureTots this morning, a visiting dinosaur contemplates a never-before-encountered spherical object in its path.

#Thursday

I happened upon a small plastic dinosaur, I believe of the herbivorous category because of its long neck, watching a pink ball pit ball. No other volunteer knew what it was doing...!