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Cat Frampton

@catframpton.bsky.social

Dartmoor based artist and Farmer who believes land layering is possible - She/her - Team waxcap/dung beetle/nature - it’s always more complicated than that!

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Cat Frampton@catframpton.bsky.social · 4w ago

Exhibit a - why it’s vital we keep livestock out on Dartmoor* in number all year. It’s not all about the plants you know… (If you are into counting striae on dung beetles you’ll know it’s an extra special beetle…) (*and farmland)

A shinny dung beetle. 9 stripes on its wing case means it’s a mutator dung beetles which is a bit rare A shinny dung beetle. Lying in its back and showing off its green metallic looking legs A shinny dung beetle. 9 stripes on its wing case means it’s a mutator dung beetles which is a bit rare
Cat Frampton@catframpton.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I have a question If anyone can help please do! What happens with ‘sloped’ (rather than bog) peatland restoration when it’s as dry as it has been this year? Can the peat still form? And will the inevitable downpour to follow damage or restore?

Cat Frampton@catframpton.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Blocking upland meadow land drains is a win win tbh. Yes it’s wet as hell in winter But the livestock don’t come in here in winter and it’s just wonderful in the hot dry we’ve been having. Raises the water table for the rest of the field too! This one was blocked by roots a few years back.

Cat Frampton@catframpton.bsky.social · 3mo ago

A recent commission. Now all framed up and handed over. Egrets, Kildonan dun, Kintyre. To celebrate a special place and time. The shimmer in the gold ink is wonderful in real life, just catches the light as you move past the painting. The birds are (as ever) tiny.

A ink painting of the sea, some rocky foreshore and some distant punk hills. Two sketched birds fly across the sea.Bild
Cat Frampton@catframpton.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Hi guys A butterfly question. Is this a small heath? It was small. It had an orange upper wing that was very tricky to see as it rested with wings firmly closed. Dartmoor. Devon. On knapweed. Near ‘everything’ inc trees, bracken, species rich pasture et al! Thanks!

A small grey and orange butterfly A small grey and orange butterfly
Cat Frampton@catframpton.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Just a friendly reminder that if, on a warm June day, your pastures don’t sound like a swarm of bees is happening close by, because so many insects are happily living and feeding there, you’re missing out! That ‘bee loud glade’ of myth and poetry can be an actual thing.

Cat Frampton@catframpton.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Wow!!! This has been coming a long time, two of my tb positive cows from 5(?) years ago headed to the trial for the new test, so they have been working on this for years and years. When this happens it’ll be a wonderful thing! The weight that will be lifted from the whole industry will be massive!

Damian Carrington@dpcarrington.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Cattle to get TB vaccine from 2030 under ‘game-changing’ strategy as badger cull nears ends - Eradication attempts have seen many thousands of cattle and badgers killed but the new strategy is a step change, says the government www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Cat Frampton@catframpton.bsky.social · 4mo ago

In the rain the swallows fly at knee height catching the insects that are sticking low to the ground for shelter. Small drawing with watercolour Swallow - rain, skimming for food 10cm x 7cm Unframed Up on my website for sale in a bit!

A drawing of a swallow flying low over grasses in the rain A drawing of a swallow flying low over grasses in the rain A drawing of a swallow flying low over grasses in the rain
Cat Frampton@catframpton.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Pasture, Dartmoor, grazed on a move often on rotation* (Not a hay field) Wildlife and food production in the same place at the same time. Work in progress, but we are getting there. (* as everything is a abbreviation now calling it MOoR grazing! )

Cat Frampton@catframpton.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Morning Here, a field that has been grazed twice already this year, in late March and late April. The cows will get another quick pass over it in about 12 days. Year on year its wildflowers have been increasing since we started the ‘keep them moving’ grazing regime.

Cat Frampton@catframpton.bsky.social · 4mo ago

My non academic brain just short circuited Why bother to cite a source if you haven’t read (and understood) it? Surely that’s the point of citing a source? Like isn’t it’s the whole point?! adding proof/weight to your ideas rather than just making shit up? Mind blown by ‘brain rot LLMs’ again!

Dr. Holly Walters@manigarm.bsky.social · 4mo ago

I'm sorry, what? In writing my first monograph, I spent six weeks trying to track down a citation in TWO languages I didn't know. And good thing too, because the citation was wrong. That's scholarship. That's research. You know, the thing we're trained to do?!?

The reactions of some researchers on Twitter finally being held responsible for not having read the very paper they submitted are... something. Mainly, they don't think they should have to check every citation or make sure the data is real and accurate. Because it's too hard, I guess.
Cat Frampton@catframpton.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Nightjar!!! Finally! I have a ink painting for sale if you want an absolute puzzle of a picture in which you know there are two birds but you can’t see them unless you really really know where to look!!

A ink painting of cool evening light and moorland. Two tiny nightjars lurk in the picture The flying nightjar, about a cm longThe sitting nightjar, tiny and very hidden in the vegetation The flying bird almost impossible to see against the shimmer of the metallic ink of the sky.
Cat Frampton@catframpton.bsky.social · 5mo ago

What are the odds that someone in a very safe seat is going to suddenly have some sort of ‘illness’ or ‘family crisis’ or other plausible excuse to step down, forcing a by election and ‘bish bash bosh Burnham’ happens? I’d think pretty high myself, but what do I know?!

Cat Frampton@catframpton.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Been trying to get my head around oil paints They are hard, using them almost makes my hands ache because I’m so used to pencil and needle as my main mediums It’s frustrating and that is made worse by knowing full well that it’s a practice game and a learnable skill! Still, I like this raven.

A painting of a very dark raven against a vividly blue sky. A painting of a very dark raven against a vividly blue sky.A painting of a very dark raven against a vividly blue sky.