Kitchen Flowers
@kitchenflowers.bsky.social
Maker of products with edible flowers. Wildlife, bats, alpacas & gardening. Integrity & kindness matters. Perry Pear Holiday Cottage, Forest of Dean
(Ex National Trust Staff)
(Ex National Trust Staff)
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Last week Labour MPs rejected an amendment that would protect chalk streams from development. Here’s why are chalks streams are so important and why development puts them at risk ⬇️
November 16, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Last week Labour MPs rejected an amendment that would protect chalk streams from development. Here’s why are chalks streams are so important and why development puts them at risk ⬇️
Me too @carolinelucas.bsky.social
I’d like my Forest of Dean MP to actually turn up to vote to protect. #ancientwoodland
#horseshoebats #bats
I didn’t vote for this. Reed @mattbishopmp.bsky.social
I’d like my Forest of Dean MP to actually turn up to vote to protect. #ancientwoodland
#horseshoebats #bats
I didn’t vote for this. Reed @mattbishopmp.bsky.social
Watching Labour MPs take a wrecking ball to nature makes me so angry & so sad. Their action tonight voting down amendments to the #PlanningBill intended to protect wildlife & habitats from destruction is so reckless & so counterproductive. People didn’t vote Labour for this 👇
Housing secretary tells Labour MPs to vote down planning bill amendment
Amendment restricts protection for animals to allow faster house building
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Me too @carolinelucas.bsky.social
I’d like my Forest of Dean MP to actually turn up to vote to protect. #ancientwoodland
#horseshoebats #bats
I didn’t vote for this. Reed @mattbishopmp.bsky.social
I’d like my Forest of Dean MP to actually turn up to vote to protect. #ancientwoodland
#horseshoebats #bats
I didn’t vote for this. Reed @mattbishopmp.bsky.social
Me too @carolinelucas
I’d like my Forest of Dean MP to actually turn up to vote to protect. #ancientwoodland
#horseshoebats #bats
I didn’t vote for this. @mattbishopmp.bsky.social
I’d like my Forest of Dean MP to actually turn up to vote to protect. #ancientwoodland
#horseshoebats #bats
I didn’t vote for this. @mattbishopmp.bsky.social
Watching Labour MPs take a wrecking ball to nature makes me so angry & so sad. Their action tonight voting down amendments to the #PlanningBill intended to protect wildlife & habitats from destruction is so reckless & so counterproductive. People didn’t vote Labour for this 👇
Housing secretary tells Labour MPs to vote down planning bill amendment
Amendment restricts protection for animals to allow faster house building
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Me too @carolinelucas
I’d like my Forest of Dean MP to actually turn up to vote to protect. #ancientwoodland
#horseshoebats #bats
I didn’t vote for this. @mattbishopmp.bsky.social
I’d like my Forest of Dean MP to actually turn up to vote to protect. #ancientwoodland
#horseshoebats #bats
I didn’t vote for this. @mattbishopmp.bsky.social
Given Robbie Gibb’s background he should never have been appointed to the BBC. Please sign & share
I've started a petition to have Robbie Gibb removed from the BBC Board
Please support it
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75...
Please support it
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75...
Petition: Remove Robbie Gibb from the BBC Board
Remove Robbie Gibb from the BBC Board
petition.parliament.uk
November 10, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Given Robbie Gibb’s background he should never have been appointed to the BBC. Please sign & share
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I've started a petition to have Robbie Gibb removed from the BBC Board
Please support it
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75...
Please support it
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75...
Petition: Remove Robbie Gibb from the BBC Board
Remove Robbie Gibb from the BBC Board
petition.parliament.uk
November 10, 2025 at 9:48 AM
I've started a petition to have Robbie Gibb removed from the BBC Board
Please support it
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75...
Please support it
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75...
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**Planning and Infrastructure Bill update**
The House of Lords have moved to keep vital protections for sensitive habitats and species.
It's now time to ask MPs to hold the line.
Let your MP know that we need to keep Amendment 130 in the Bill.
action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/180301/...
The House of Lords have moved to keep vital protections for sensitive habitats and species.
It's now time to ask MPs to hold the line.
Let your MP know that we need to keep Amendment 130 in the Bill.
action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/180301/...
Email your MP. Amendment 130 would make sure the new planning systems works for, not against nature.demand they keep amendment 130 in the Bill
It's now or never. This is the last chance to protect nature in the Planning and Infrastructure Bill.
Email your MP to keep amendment 130 in the Bill.
action.wildlifetrusts.org
October 30, 2025 at 1:23 PM
**Planning and Infrastructure Bill update**
The House of Lords have moved to keep vital protections for sensitive habitats and species.
It's now time to ask MPs to hold the line.
Let your MP know that we need to keep Amendment 130 in the Bill.
action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/180301/...
The House of Lords have moved to keep vital protections for sensitive habitats and species.
It's now time to ask MPs to hold the line.
Let your MP know that we need to keep Amendment 130 in the Bill.
action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/180301/...
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Bulldozers over bats and beavers — that’s this government’s choice.
Labour talks green, but their actions don't. Nature deserves better.
#NatureProtection #GreenParty
Labour talks green, but their actions don't. Nature deserves better.
#NatureProtection #GreenParty
October 29, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Bulldozers over bats and beavers — that’s this government’s choice.
Labour talks green, but their actions don't. Nature deserves better.
#NatureProtection #GreenParty
Labour talks green, but their actions don't. Nature deserves better.
#NatureProtection #GreenParty
Just watched Hamza.
Such an inspirational programme presented with infectious enthusiasm.
Not sure who enjoyed it more… me or Bonnie the cat.
#BBCWildlife #Hamza #HamzasHiddenWildIsles
Such an inspirational programme presented with infectious enthusiasm.
Not sure who enjoyed it more… me or Bonnie the cat.
#BBCWildlife #Hamza #HamzasHiddenWildIsles
October 26, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Just watched Hamza.
Such an inspirational programme presented with infectious enthusiasm.
Not sure who enjoyed it more… me or Bonnie the cat.
#BBCWildlife #Hamza #HamzasHiddenWildIsles
Such an inspirational programme presented with infectious enthusiasm.
Not sure who enjoyed it more… me or Bonnie the cat.
#BBCWildlife #Hamza #HamzasHiddenWildIsles
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We need your help! We need to hold Taxhel Reeves to account for destroying a protected species to please her developer friends! We need to send her a message that this isn't acceptable!
Please share and repost this! ⬇️
Credit: @danicapriest.bsky.social
#RachelReeves #Labour #Reeves #Developers
Please share and repost this! ⬇️
Credit: @danicapriest.bsky.social
#RachelReeves #Labour #Reeves #Developers
October 7, 2025 at 9:41 PM
We need your help! We need to hold Taxhel Reeves to account for destroying a protected species to please her developer friends! We need to send her a message that this isn't acceptable!
Please share and repost this! ⬇️
Credit: @danicapriest.bsky.social
#RachelReeves #Labour #Reeves #Developers
Please share and repost this! ⬇️
Credit: @danicapriest.bsky.social
#RachelReeves #Labour #Reeves #Developers
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Please sign!
Lisa Nandy: sort out the blatant right wing management at the BBC. Gibb, McAndrew for starters, Davie next.
We’re sick of their rhetoric and bias.
Lisa Nandy: sort out the blatant right wing management at the BBC. Gibb, McAndrew for starters, Davie next.
We’re sick of their rhetoric and bias.
Sick of BBC continuously promoting Reform U.K. and ignoring other parties with far more representation? Please sign the petition
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
Petition: Ensure plurality of political coverage across UK broadcast media at all times
We want to ensure that a plurality of views from all political parties in Westminster are represented and the nations parliaments are heard all year round, not just election times. The rules for coverage during elections should apply at all times.
petition.parliament.uk
August 30, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Please sign!
Lisa Nandy: sort out the blatant right wing management at the BBC. Gibb, McAndrew for starters, Davie next.
We’re sick of their rhetoric and bias.
Lisa Nandy: sort out the blatant right wing management at the BBC. Gibb, McAndrew for starters, Davie next.
We’re sick of their rhetoric and bias.
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So, BBC continues to shelve its doco by @basementfilms.bsky.social @bendepear.bsky.social about medics in Gaza. In the meantime, @alexcrawfreports.bsky.social & team have produced ‘Doctors on the frontline: Victoria Rose & Tom Potokar take you inside the war in Gaza’. news.sky.com/video/gaza-d...
Doctors on the frontline: Victoria Rose and Tom Potokar take you inside the war in Gaza | Documentary
Doctor Victoria Rose and Tom Potokar speak from the hospitals in Gaza frequently coming under Israeli military fire.
news.sky.com
June 19, 2025 at 5:27 PM
So, BBC continues to shelve its doco by @basementfilms.bsky.social @bendepear.bsky.social about medics in Gaza. In the meantime, @alexcrawfreports.bsky.social & team have produced ‘Doctors on the frontline: Victoria Rose & Tom Potokar take you inside the war in Gaza’. news.sky.com/video/gaza-d...
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Madame Alfred Carriere blooms in a heavy spring flush and then a nice steady bloom that continues over a long season, often being one of the first to bloom in spring and one of the last still blooming in fall. The very double flowers reach up to 4 inches in diameter and bear 30 petals.
June 15, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Madame Alfred Carriere blooms in a heavy spring flush and then a nice steady bloom that continues over a long season, often being one of the first to bloom in spring and one of the last still blooming in fall. The very double flowers reach up to 4 inches in diameter and bear 30 petals.
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Did you know, some Forget Me Not species change colour?
The ring at the centre of the flower starts off as yellow, but after a visit from an insect it will turn white. This indicates that the flower has been pollinated and has no more nectar 🐝
The ring at the centre of the flower starts off as yellow, but after a visit from an insect it will turn white. This indicates that the flower has been pollinated and has no more nectar 🐝
May 10, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Did you know, some Forget Me Not species change colour?
The ring at the centre of the flower starts off as yellow, but after a visit from an insect it will turn white. This indicates that the flower has been pollinated and has no more nectar 🐝
The ring at the centre of the flower starts off as yellow, but after a visit from an insect it will turn white. This indicates that the flower has been pollinated and has no more nectar 🐝
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“Mark the fair blooming of the Hawthorn Tree,
Who, finely clothed in a robe of white,
Fills full the wanton eye with May’s delight.” - William Browne.
Known as ‘May’, the hawthorn is another birth flower of the month. Its blossoms symbolise hope & the bond of true love. #folklore
Who, finely clothed in a robe of white,
Fills full the wanton eye with May’s delight.” - William Browne.
Known as ‘May’, the hawthorn is another birth flower of the month. Its blossoms symbolise hope & the bond of true love. #folklore
May 3, 2025 at 7:42 AM
“Mark the fair blooming of the Hawthorn Tree,
Who, finely clothed in a robe of white,
Fills full the wanton eye with May’s delight.” - William Browne.
Known as ‘May’, the hawthorn is another birth flower of the month. Its blossoms symbolise hope & the bond of true love. #folklore
Who, finely clothed in a robe of white,
Fills full the wanton eye with May’s delight.” - William Browne.
Known as ‘May’, the hawthorn is another birth flower of the month. Its blossoms symbolise hope & the bond of true love. #folklore
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JOIN US!
Wear yellow and red and help us demonstrate in #Cardiff that where there are too many chickens = there is too much pollution. Please help us make some noise! Cardiff Civil Justice Centre, 30 April 9am.
#SavetheSevern
riveractionuk.com/campaign/sav...
Wear yellow and red and help us demonstrate in #Cardiff that where there are too many chickens = there is too much pollution. Please help us make some noise! Cardiff Civil Justice Centre, 30 April 9am.
#SavetheSevern
riveractionuk.com/campaign/sav...
March 22, 2025 at 2:39 PM
JOIN US!
Wear yellow and red and help us demonstrate in #Cardiff that where there are too many chickens = there is too much pollution. Please help us make some noise! Cardiff Civil Justice Centre, 30 April 9am.
#SavetheSevern
riveractionuk.com/campaign/sav...
Wear yellow and red and help us demonstrate in #Cardiff that where there are too many chickens = there is too much pollution. Please help us make some noise! Cardiff Civil Justice Centre, 30 April 9am.
#SavetheSevern
riveractionuk.com/campaign/sav...
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Brilliant news! At last, confirmation that the Govt *will* go ahead with the #NaturalHistoryGCSE 🎉 We have to get to know our fellow travellers on this planet again. Young people who know & love nature are far more likely to protect & restore it - as well as enjoying better physical & mental health
Department for Education confirms launch of natural history GCSE
Campaigners have been calling for the qualification for years but plan stalled despite a curriculum being drawn up
www.theguardian.com
March 21, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Brilliant news! At last, confirmation that the Govt *will* go ahead with the #NaturalHistoryGCSE 🎉 We have to get to know our fellow travellers on this planet again. Young people who know & love nature are far more likely to protect & restore it - as well as enjoying better physical & mental health
So much work went into the Batscape project in the Forest of Dean to map bat habitats & risk zones. The rhetoric is worrying & not necessary with sensible strategic planning. #forestersforest #bats #neighbourhooddevelopmentplans #ndp #forestofdean @mattbishopmp.bsky.social
🦇We are deeply concerned by the government’s latest rhetoric, which wrongly blames bats for slowing house building and infrastructure projects.
Better planning needs real solutions, not blame games. BCT's thoughts on this here: www.bats.org.uk/news/2025/03...
#bats #planning
Better planning needs real solutions, not blame games. BCT's thoughts on this here: www.bats.org.uk/news/2025/03...
#bats #planning
Better planning needs real solutions, not blame games - News - Bat Conservation Trust
The government’s rhetoric is pushing for deregulation at the expense of nature.
www.bats.org.uk
March 17, 2025 at 6:22 PM
So much work went into the Batscape project in the Forest of Dean to map bat habitats & risk zones. The rhetoric is worrying & not necessary with sensible strategic planning. #forestersforest #bats #neighbourhooddevelopmentplans #ndp #forestofdean @mattbishopmp.bsky.social
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🌿☕ Morning 👋 ☀️
Unusually, Dahlias are octoploids, having 8 sets of chromosomes, humans have 2
So they can come in all different shapes & sizes!
Native to Mexico💐 & were an Aztec food crop
Prior to the discovery of insulin diabetics used ‘Atlantic starch’ taken from dahlia tubers
An amazing 🌺💕
Unusually, Dahlias are octoploids, having 8 sets of chromosomes, humans have 2
So they can come in all different shapes & sizes!
Native to Mexico💐 & were an Aztec food crop
Prior to the discovery of insulin diabetics used ‘Atlantic starch’ taken from dahlia tubers
An amazing 🌺💕
March 14, 2025 at 6:20 AM
🌿☕ Morning 👋 ☀️
Unusually, Dahlias are octoploids, having 8 sets of chromosomes, humans have 2
So they can come in all different shapes & sizes!
Native to Mexico💐 & were an Aztec food crop
Prior to the discovery of insulin diabetics used ‘Atlantic starch’ taken from dahlia tubers
An amazing 🌺💕
Unusually, Dahlias are octoploids, having 8 sets of chromosomes, humans have 2
So they can come in all different shapes & sizes!
Native to Mexico💐 & were an Aztec food crop
Prior to the discovery of insulin diabetics used ‘Atlantic starch’ taken from dahlia tubers
An amazing 🌺💕
Busy morning here at Perry Pear holiday cottage. The flock of siskins are out in force and visuals on the Blue Tits checking out the nest boxes.
Lots of lovely activity. Spring is in the air.
Recommend the Merlin Bird App.
#wildlife #birds #springiscoming #holidaycottage #forestofdean
Lots of lovely activity. Spring is in the air.
Recommend the Merlin Bird App.
#wildlife #birds #springiscoming #holidaycottage #forestofdean
February 20, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Busy morning here at Perry Pear holiday cottage. The flock of siskins are out in force and visuals on the Blue Tits checking out the nest boxes.
Lots of lovely activity. Spring is in the air.
Recommend the Merlin Bird App.
#wildlife #birds #springiscoming #holidaycottage #forestofdean
Lots of lovely activity. Spring is in the air.
Recommend the Merlin Bird App.
#wildlife #birds #springiscoming #holidaycottage #forestofdean
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I’ve decided I’m going to take over Lancashire, own it, level it, get all its inhabitants to relocate to Wales, Cumbria or wherever (not Yorkshire!), re-name it God’s Own Country, plant millions of acres of rhubarb and build a Betty’s Tea Room on every street corner.
That’ll sort the buggers!! 👍 👀
That’ll sort the buggers!! 👍 👀
February 5, 2025 at 7:36 PM
I’ve decided I’m going to take over Lancashire, own it, level it, get all its inhabitants to relocate to Wales, Cumbria or wherever (not Yorkshire!), re-name it God’s Own Country, plant millions of acres of rhubarb and build a Betty’s Tea Room on every street corner.
That’ll sort the buggers!! 👍 👀
That’ll sort the buggers!! 👍 👀
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I’m overwhelmed by the lovely comments I’ve seen after my appearance on Antisocial on @BBCRadio4 🥰 Thank you so much for the kind words! I wanted to provide the sources for all the points I made on the show since I’m a big fan of showing your evidence 🧵
February 2, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I’m overwhelmed by the lovely comments I’ve seen after my appearance on Antisocial on @BBCRadio4 🥰 Thank you so much for the kind words! I wanted to provide the sources for all the points I made on the show since I’m a big fan of showing your evidence 🧵
We transplanted some of the garden snowdrops to under the hedge at the holiday cottage. Success! Up they begin to come.. chuffed. #PerryPearCottage #snowdrops #forestofdean
February 1, 2025 at 10:51 AM
We transplanted some of the garden snowdrops to under the hedge at the holiday cottage. Success! Up they begin to come.. chuffed. #PerryPearCottage #snowdrops #forestofdean