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Little Green Space @lgspace.bsky.social · 8d

Plant a hawthorn! These native trees are wonderful for wildlife, supporting all sorts of creatures – including more than 300 insect species. The blossoms, berries and leaves are a good source of food for bees, birds, caterpillars and more.
More: littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/nat...

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Trees for Life @treesforlife.bsky.social · 2d

Have you seen a squirrel recently? 🐿️ Take part in the #GreatScottishSquirrelSurvey! We’re calling on people across Scotland to get outdoors, enjoy nature, and keep an eye out for tufted ears and bushy tails.

Reporting your sightings 👉 scottishsquirrels.org.uk/sightings
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Squirrel Sightings – Saving Scotland's Red Squirrels

scottishsquirrels.org.uk

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Little Green Space @lgspace.bsky.social · 2d

If you want to reduce plastic use, avoid yellow kitchen sponges like these. They're made of plastic, can't be recycled, don't break down in landfill – and release microplastics into the sea. Eco-friendly, compostable alternatives are available – see: littlegreenspace.org.uk/reviews/seep...

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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 4d

The Redwing steals the show in today’s #AutumnArrivalSpotlight! 🍂

Their rusty red flanks and soft ‘seep seep’ calls are a sure sign of autumn as flocks sweep in overnight from icy Scandinavia, Iceland and Russia.

Spot them enjoying berries in our fields and hedgerows.

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Little Green Space @lgspace.bsky.social · 9d

Keeping a small area of grass unmown throughout autumn & winter can benefit wildlife. Long grass offers protection to all sorts of creatures, from beetles & bumblebees to frogs & toads.
More ways to create a wild autumn garden:
littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/wild-…#rewildingn#biodiversityty

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Little Green Space @lgspace.bsky.social · 4d

We need to plant many more native trees in urban spaces, and better protect and value existing ones. This helps nature and wildlife. It's #ClimateAction⁠. It reduces floods, pollution and urban heating. And it improves our lives!

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Little Green Space @lgspace.bsky.social · 12d

The UK offers ideal pear-growing conditions – but only around 8% of pears sold here are home grown. Traditional orchards are excellent habitats for wildlife, but they're now rare – so planting pear and apple trees can really help boost biodiversity.
More: littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/pea...

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Little Green Space @lgspace.bsky.social · 6d

Looking for eco-friendly bath and shower products? Our favourites are listed here! They’re made with natural ingredients, and are plastic free or refillable – and some producers we recommend support community and environmental projects.
See littlegreenspace.org.uk/reviews/eco-...

Bottle of Faith In Nature Relaxing body wash

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Little Green Space @lgspace.bsky.social · 7d

This autumn, please consider leaving dead plants in your garden rather than 'tidying' them up. Over the winter they will provide sheltered spots for hibernating ladybirds and lots of other creatures 🐞

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Trees for Life @treesforlife.bsky.social · 12d

We're passionate about connecting people with nature. Through hands-on activities and education, we invite individuals to step into the process of rewilding.

In doing so, people become stewards of the environment, forming a lasting bond with the landscapes and wildlife they help bring back to life.

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Little Green Space @lgspace.bsky.social · 8d

Plant a hawthorn! These native trees are wonderful for wildlife, supporting all sorts of creatures – including more than 300 insect species. The blossoms, berries and leaves are a good source of food for bees, birds, caterpillars and more.
More: littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/nat...

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Little Green Space @lgspace.bsky.social · 9d

Keeping a small area of grass unmown throughout autumn & winter can benefit wildlife. Long grass offers protection to all sorts of creatures, from beetles & bumblebees to frogs & toads.
More ways to create a wild autumn garden:
littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/wild-…#rewildingn#biodiversityty

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Little Green Space @lgspace.bsky.social · 16d

Pesticides are harmful to all insects, including bumblebees, butterflies & other pollinators. Pesticide residues also move up through the food chain to harm birds & mammals, and they end up in rivers.
Four more things to avoid in nature-friendly spaces:
littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/what-…

Bumblebee and tortoiseshell butterfly on a bright pink flower

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Little Green Space @lgspace.bsky.social · 12d

The UK offers ideal pear-growing conditions – but only around 8% of pears sold here are home grown. Traditional orchards are excellent habitats for wildlife, but they're now rare – so planting pear and apple trees can really help boost biodiversity.
More: littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/pea...

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Little Green Space @lgspace.bsky.social · 18d

We’ve tried and tested dozens of eco-friendly products, from plastic-free cleaning to sustainable soaps. Please see our reviews section to find out more!
littlegreenspace.org.uk/reviews/inde...

Bar of Nablus Palestinian soap, in front of a row of green, orange and yellow Nablus soap boxes

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Little Green Space @lgspace.bsky.social · 21d

Small gardens can boost biodiversity just as much as big ones. And when joined together, tiny nature-friendly spaces create wildlife corridors that can benefit hedgehogs and all sorts of other wildlife!
Ideas for small gardens: littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/sma...

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Emma Mitchell @silverpebble2.bsky.social · 14d

I've been editing my photos for my 2026 calendar.
I design each of my photos using recent neuroscientific research to improve mental health by simply looking at them & is 12 high quality frameable prints of my botanical/nature collections. There'll be a small print run of 40.
This is October🍒🍁🌾🌿

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Little Green Space @lgspace.bsky.social · 22d

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is the largest accumulation of marine debris in the world – a soup of plastic and microplastics covering a shocking area of around 1.6 million square km. Avoid adding to the pile-up by reducing single-use plastics.
More: littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/ref...

Discarded plastic bottle at the edge of the sea. Credit Brian Yurasits on Unsplash

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Prof Duncan Westbury @duncanwestbury.bsky.social · 15d

The last bit of major wildflower colour in our front garden and what a beaut! @lgspace.bsky.social

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Little Green Space @lgspace.bsky.social · 16d

Pesticides are harmful to all insects, including bumblebees, butterflies & other pollinators. Pesticide residues also move up through the food chain to harm birds & mammals, and they end up in rivers.
Four more things to avoid in nature-friendly spaces:
littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/what-…

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Little Green Space @lgspace.bsky.social · 18d

We’ve tried and tested dozens of eco-friendly products, from plastic-free cleaning to sustainable soaps. Please see our reviews section to find out more!
littlegreenspace.org.uk/reviews/inde...

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Little Green Space @lgspace.bsky.social · 23d

To help insects this autumn, let native plants grow in a wild corner. Teasels, dandelions, dead nettles and hemp-agrimony all flower into autumn, providing nectar for butterflies and bumblebees.
More autumn plants for pollinators:
littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/aut...

Peacock butterfly on a hemp agrimony flower

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Trees for Life @treesforlife.bsky.social · 21d

🍄 #Fungi on this fallen birch log are helping to keep the forest alive. Without them, dead leaves and needles would pile up. These amazing decomposers break down organic matter, returning nutrients to the soil for plants to use again.

They also give the forest its wonderful #autumnal smell! 🍂

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Little Green Space @lgspace.bsky.social · 21d

Small gardens can boost biodiversity just as much as big ones. And when joined together, tiny nature-friendly spaces create wildlife corridors that can benefit hedgehogs and all sorts of other wildlife!
Ideas for small gardens: littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/sma...

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Little Green Space @lgspace.bsky.social · 26d

Could beavers return to the Loch Ness area? Major community consultation launched to discuss the reintroduction of these biodiversity-boosting animals.
littlegreenspace.org.uk/news/loch-ne...

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