Barbican Wildlife Group
@barbicanwildlife.bsky.social
Volunteers dedicated to the encouragement of wildlife and biodiversity in Barbican Wildlife Garden, Fann Street, City of London EC2Y 8BR. Facebook/Instagram - barbicanwildlifegarden - barbicanwildlifegarden.org.
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A very friendly robin this Boxing Day in the Barbican Wildlife Garden (@barbicanwildlife.bsky.social).
#Birds #London #Wildlife
#Birds #London #Wildlife
December 26, 2025 at 10:09 PM
A very friendly robin this Boxing Day in the Barbican Wildlife Garden (@barbicanwildlife.bsky.social).
#Birds #London #Wildlife
#Birds #London #Wildlife
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The Countryside Alliance are once again talking out of their (top) hat.
80% of the public, rural & urban, think fox hunting should remain illegal.
The ‘rural culture war’ is a myth, as @jon-moses.bsky.social shows here: national.thelead.uk/p/the-rural-...
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80% of the public, rural & urban, think fox hunting should remain illegal.
The ‘rural culture war’ is a myth, as @jon-moses.bsky.social shows here: national.thelead.uk/p/the-rural-...
bsky.app/profile/theg...
Labour ‘alienating rural people’ with plan to ban trail hunting, says Countryside Alliance
Labour ‘alienating rural people’ with plan to ban trail hunting, says Countryside Alliance
Poll released by group as people gather for traditional Boxing Day hunts finds 76% of voters believe Labour prioritises urban issues over rural ones
Keir Starmer’s government has been told it has “alienated rural people” as traditional Boxing Day hunts gathered across the UK ahead of plans to ban trail hunting.
The warning came from the Countryside Alliance pressure group, which released a poll suggesting 65% of voters think the Labour administration unfairly neglects country communities. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 26, 2025 at 1:32 PM
The Countryside Alliance are once again talking out of their (top) hat.
80% of the public, rural & urban, think fox hunting should remain illegal.
The ‘rural culture war’ is a myth, as @jon-moses.bsky.social shows here: national.thelead.uk/p/the-rural-...
bsky.app/profile/theg...
80% of the public, rural & urban, think fox hunting should remain illegal.
The ‘rural culture war’ is a myth, as @jon-moses.bsky.social shows here: national.thelead.uk/p/the-rural-...
bsky.app/profile/theg...
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The Salmon & Ball at Bethnal Green was originally established as a pub in 1733 when the area was populated by silk weavers. It was the site of a hanging in 1769 of two weavers accused of involvement in forming a trade union.
December 26, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The Salmon & Ball at Bethnal Green was originally established as a pub in 1733 when the area was populated by silk weavers. It was the site of a hanging in 1769 of two weavers accused of involvement in forming a trade union.
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80% of the UK have consistently wanted fox hunting to be banned - it is a vile and embarrassing tradition carried out by a tiny minority of cruel people. It has been illegal for years but continues to be celebrated by these people and illegal hunts still rip beautiful foxes apart alive.
December 26, 2025 at 1:44 PM
80% of the UK have consistently wanted fox hunting to be banned - it is a vile and embarrassing tradition carried out by a tiny minority of cruel people. It has been illegal for years but continues to be celebrated by these people and illegal hunts still rip beautiful foxes apart alive.
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Today in 1066 William the Conqueror was crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey. Read here about the Norman conquest and William's coronation www.thehistoryoflondon.co.uk/the-norman-c...
December 25, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Today in 1066 William the Conqueror was crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey. Read here about the Norman conquest and William's coronation www.thehistoryoflondon.co.uk/the-norman-c...
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Our tree pangolin’s arboreal festive home, following his encounter with @The__Herds, London 2025
Merry Christmas ❤️🌍Xmas
Merry Christmas ❤️🌍Xmas
December 25, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Our tree pangolin’s arboreal festive home, following his encounter with @The__Herds, London 2025
Merry Christmas ❤️🌍Xmas
Merry Christmas ❤️🌍Xmas
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Another campaign to go peat free, it only takes a second, please sign (link in comment below). Such an easy step we could take to address both climate and biodiversity crises.
December 21, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Another campaign to go peat free, it only takes a second, please sign (link in comment below). Such an easy step we could take to address both climate and biodiversity crises.
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Our resident robin sends seasonal good cheer to all our friends and supporters. Happy Christmas and thanks to all those who help to keep #Bermondsey green 💚🌲💚
December 23, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Our resident robin sends seasonal good cheer to all our friends and supporters. Happy Christmas and thanks to all those who help to keep #Bermondsey green 💚🌲💚
Barbican Estate with Bastion House in the background.
December 24, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Barbican Estate with Bastion House in the background.
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❄️ Please avoid foraging on our reserves this winter! Berries, seeds & fungi left in nature are vital food for wildlife during the hardest time of year. Foraging also damages habitats and takes away the magic for other visitors. 💚
📸 Margaret Holland
📸 Margaret Holland
December 23, 2025 at 10:01 AM
❄️ Please avoid foraging on our reserves this winter! Berries, seeds & fungi left in nature are vital food for wildlife during the hardest time of year. Foraging also damages habitats and takes away the magic for other visitors. 💚
📸 Margaret Holland
📸 Margaret Holland
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That holly in your house? Its white flowers fed pollinators earlier in the year and the red berries now are the leftovers. The holly blue butterfly feeds on its leaves when they are caterpillars.
#PollinatingLT
#PollinatingLT
December 23, 2025 at 2:02 PM
That holly in your house? Its white flowers fed pollinators earlier in the year and the red berries now are the leftovers. The holly blue butterfly feeds on its leaves when they are caterpillars.
#PollinatingLT
#PollinatingLT
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Beautifully scented winter honeysuckle, useful for pollinators at this time of year 🐝
December 23, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Beautifully scented winter honeysuckle, useful for pollinators at this time of year 🐝
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A big thank you to all who have followed me or given likes to my posts this year, especially those who have reposted or commented.
2026 outlook not good, but who knows, Trump could drown in a cesspit, Putin could be overthrown by revolution or the UK and EU economies could miraculously recover. 🙏😊
2026 outlook not good, but who knows, Trump could drown in a cesspit, Putin could be overthrown by revolution or the UK and EU economies could miraculously recover. 🙏😊
December 23, 2025 at 9:47 AM
A big thank you to all who have followed me or given likes to my posts this year, especially those who have reposted or commented.
2026 outlook not good, but who knows, Trump could drown in a cesspit, Putin could be overthrown by revolution or the UK and EU economies could miraculously recover. 🙏😊
2026 outlook not good, but who knows, Trump could drown in a cesspit, Putin could be overthrown by revolution or the UK and EU economies could miraculously recover. 🙏😊
#thicktrunktuesday plane tree, Angel, Islington.
December 23, 2025 at 8:13 AM
#thicktrunktuesday plane tree, Angel, Islington.
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The Hyde Park Screen was created as a grand approach to Buckingham Palace, and the south-east entrance into Hyde Park. It was designed by the 25-year old Decimus Burton and completed in 1828. The frieze above the central arch was inspired by the Elgin Marbles.
December 22, 2025 at 12:57 PM
The Hyde Park Screen was created as a grand approach to Buckingham Palace, and the south-east entrance into Hyde Park. It was designed by the 25-year old Decimus Burton and completed in 1828. The frieze above the central arch was inspired by the Elgin Marbles.
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Welcome to all new followers.
A re-post of my article on one of London's famous churches, All Hallows by the Tower:
thetidalthames.com/2025/12/14/a... with its links to the River Thames and the USA.
A re-post of my article on one of London's famous churches, All Hallows by the Tower:
thetidalthames.com/2025/12/14/a... with its links to the River Thames and the USA.
December 21, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Welcome to all new followers.
A re-post of my article on one of London's famous churches, All Hallows by the Tower:
thetidalthames.com/2025/12/14/a... with its links to the River Thames and the USA.
A re-post of my article on one of London's famous churches, All Hallows by the Tower:
thetidalthames.com/2025/12/14/a... with its links to the River Thames and the USA.
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We do keep getting the occasional blue sky. This was taken on Saturday on the piazza of #WestminsterCathedral #LondonHeritageQuarter
December 21, 2025 at 10:17 AM
We do keep getting the occasional blue sky. This was taken on Saturday on the piazza of #WestminsterCathedral #LondonHeritageQuarter
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London's first fatal underground railway accident took place today in 1866 on the Metropolitan line at Farringdon. Read here about the opening of the world's first underground railway www.thehistoryoflondon.co.uk/londons-firs...
December 19, 2025 at 1:17 PM
London's first fatal underground railway accident took place today in 1866 on the Metropolitan line at Farringdon. Read here about the opening of the world's first underground railway www.thehistoryoflondon.co.uk/londons-firs...
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Hi friends, hope you’re well ☺️ It’s Benji and Nish here👋 Benji’s been baking and working on his shop 🥰 He's raising money for charity by selling cards and prints of his artwork ✨ And today is the last chance to order in time for Christmas!🎄✨every card really helps🙏 thank you❤️benjaminfallow.etsy.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Hi friends, hope you’re well ☺️ It’s Benji and Nish here👋 Benji’s been baking and working on his shop 🥰 He's raising money for charity by selling cards and prints of his artwork ✨ And today is the last chance to order in time for Christmas!🎄✨every card really helps🙏 thank you❤️benjaminfallow.etsy.com
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Thank you everyone for getting this close to 2,000 signatures in the last few days 🥰
It’s a sad indictment of Britain’s ignorance of nature that Sycamore Gap petitions - for a tree that mattered to humans but not nature - received tens of thousands of signatures but a petition to protect entire peatland habitats is stuck at 1,500 actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk/end-peat-sal...
Sign the petition to end peat sales!
No more delays: Let's get peat out of gardens once and for all. The time for uncertainty has ended.
actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk
December 17, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Thank you everyone for getting this close to 2,000 signatures in the last few days 🥰
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Absolutely shocking.
We're offering an overall award of £10k for information that leads to a conviction in these cases.
We need to make raptor persecution a thing of the past.
We're offering an overall award of £10k for information that leads to a conviction in these cases.
We need to make raptor persecution a thing of the past.
December 17, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Absolutely shocking.
We're offering an overall award of £10k for information that leads to a conviction in these cases.
We need to make raptor persecution a thing of the past.
We're offering an overall award of £10k for information that leads to a conviction in these cases.
We need to make raptor persecution a thing of the past.
#WallsOnWednesday- site of the Roman Wall, Barbican Estate, City of London.
December 17, 2025 at 9:00 AM
#WallsOnWednesday- site of the Roman Wall, Barbican Estate, City of London.
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Insects have different life stages and can look wildly different as larvae and adults. It’s thought that this is to avoid competition for food resources between parent and offspring! Certain hoverflies eat garden pests such as aphids as larvae but nectar and pollen as adults.
#PollinatingLT
#PollinatingLT
December 16, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Insects have different life stages and can look wildly different as larvae and adults. It’s thought that this is to avoid competition for food resources between parent and offspring! Certain hoverflies eat garden pests such as aphids as larvae but nectar and pollen as adults.
#PollinatingLT
#PollinatingLT
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Prunus subhirtella autumnalis #StJames’sPark @theroyalparks #thorneyislandsociety #theroyalparksguild
December 16, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Prunus subhirtella autumnalis #StJames’sPark @theroyalparks #thorneyislandsociety #theroyalparksguild
#thicktrunktuesday plane tree and fruits, Fisherman’ Hall Wharf, Thames Path, City of London.
December 16, 2025 at 8:52 AM
#thicktrunktuesday plane tree and fruits, Fisherman’ Hall Wharf, Thames Path, City of London.