Seeing red! Oystercatcher with a red beak, feet and eyes, by Barry Yates
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The best laid schemes o' Voles an' Men, Gang aft agley.
We're delighted to announce that we have received nearly £2 million from The Scottish Government's Nature Restoration Fund, managed by NatureScot! Read more about what that funding will allow us to do for red squirrels: scottishsquirrels.org.uk/2026/08/03/n... 📷 Keilidh Ewan
Two breweries. One cracking IPA. Brewed alongside our friends at Adnams, River In The Pines brings together everything we love about classic IPAs with a fresh Rye River twist. Available now while stocks last.
A puffling making its first steps into the big wide world! Thanks to Bloomberg Philanthropies for supporting this project through their Digital Accelerator, allowing us to improve our technology infrastructure so we can help you connect with the UK's nature and heritage.
A water vole survey has revealed the species is thriving along a stretch of the River Meon. Once common in rivers, streams and wetlands across the UK, water voles have declined due to habitat loss, pollution, farming pressures and predation by non-native American mink. 📸: Dick Hawkes [1/2]
Dreaming of the beach hut lined promenade at Southwold in humid St Albans. But I have @adnamssouthwold.bsky.social Ghost Ship, a fine balance of spicy malt, tart fruit, bitter hops & North Sea breezes. Cheers to all!
Have you seen us in the Times? Thanks, @petebrownbeer.bsky.social , for the kind mention in his "UK's best brewery crawl" piece this weekend. We are very proud to have now settled in our own premises in Worthing and can't wait to brew our very first beers on site.
JULY events where you’ll find Bríd’s Cross beers. Check our online events calendar for more details. #beer #craftbeer #alesinspiredbytales
More than 2,800 water voles have been released as part of the Meon Valley Partnership since 2013. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Searching Hampshire for signs of Britain's fastest-declining mammal
Regular surveys of the River Meon show a successful reintroduction of water voles in Hampshire.
bbc.co.uk
I totally appreciate how fortunate I am to be working here today.
Sometimes smooth. Sometimes not. Always perfect in their own way. Thanks to Bloomberg Philanthropies for supporting this project through their Digital Accelerator, allowing us to improve our technology infrastructure so we can help you connect with the UK's nature and heritage.
Our collaboration with Thornbridge, Hoppy Pale, will be pouring at the 13th Rutland CAMRA Beer Festival from 26th-28th June at Rutland County Museum, LE15 6HW. Entry is free for CAMRA members, £2 for everyone else.
This is what your support makes possible. Without you these #dormouse reintroductions wouldn’t happen. We’re not just protecting a species, we’re helping restore dormice to landscapes they once called home. Read about this year's reintroduction👇 ptes.org/returning-hazel-dormice-to-leicestershire
Sean is busy pulling pints at Indie Baum Beer Festival down at St Mary’s in the Baum #Rochdale. He’s looking far too happy if you ask me! Don’t forget to vote for your Bríd’s Cross beer of the festival 🍻 Friday and Saturday 12noon until 9pm #beerfestival #beer #caskale #craftbeer
June and July are prime badger spotting season! 🦡 These shy, nocturnal animals sometimes pop out before sunset during the summer months, making dusk a great time to spot them.
And that's the building work done. Next step, installing the brew kit! We are so proud and excited to see our small brewery coming together. We can't wait to start brewing and, of course, to be able to welcome you to our new home in Worthing ☺️
📣Tickets on sale now! Get your ticket to our Water Vole Ecology and Field Signs Training. Designed for anyone with a personal interest in water voles to professional ecologists conducting watercourse surveys. Book now 👇 ptes.org/event/water-vole-ecology-and-field-signs-monday-8th-june-2026/
The European hedgehog has made the mammals shortlist for the new Bank of England notes along with many iconic and treasured British animals. Who will you be voting for? 🦔🐝🐬🦉 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Puffin and bumblebee among 18 creatures shortlisted to feature on banknotes
The Bank of England is asking the public which animals should appear on future banknotes.
bbc.co.uk
We look forward to seeing you all again next year: 24-29 May 2027, Jesus Green, Cambridge.
Lovely to hook up with @grainbrewery @tindallbrewery as we launched Strangers Blonde in #Norwich and #leuven a very drinkable 8% blonde celebrating the brewery twining of 2 fine cities #cityofale bringing us togetherv1 brew at a time. Cheers, it's in pubs now folks!
Good news for #CaskAle! 37,000 attendance @cambeerfest.bsky.social, official figures. Well done @cambridgecamra.bsky.social & to all the volunteers & the brewers. And for raising so much for chosen charity @samaritans.bsky.social beyond expectations.
Are you helping us look out #watervoles? 💧 If you're contributing the the National Water Vole Monitoring Programme you have until the 15th June to submit your sightings! 👇 watervoles.ptes.org/auth/login 📸Iain Green
Good news! @adnamssouthwold.bsky.social & Ghost Ship survive. Fear of sell-off in 2024 averted. The 154 yr old regional family brewer & cosy country pubs dominating the Suffolk town of Southwold has reduced unsustainable debt. Chair Simon Townsend describes asset disposal as painful but "essential".
Back to work - and do spare a thought for your local brewers today. There's a whole lot of boiling going on and it's already pretty hot in the brewery. Solidarity with everyone on a brew day today!
Highlights from this year's festival: how much you raised for charity, your favourite drinks, and just how much cheese and pickle you ate! www.cambridgebeerfestival.com/2026/05/25/h...
You did it! Thank you to everyone who was able to donate their glass to Cambridge @samaritans.bsky.social when they left the festival. With your support, they exceeded their target of 5,000 glasses by a whopping 1,804 and you also donated in other ways during the festival. You are the best!
There are still over 100 beers left for you to try, including blondes and goldens, as we head into the final day of this year's festival. There's also the International Bar, lots of cider, perries and meads available, as well as low and no-alcohol drinks. Enjoy! #cbf2026
Day 5, still one to go. The best place to enjoy the scorching weather! #CBF2026 @camraofficial.bsky.social
Cambridge Beer Festival@cambeerfest.bsky.social · 3mo agoIt's day 4 of #cbf2026 here on Jesus Green, where the festival site is buzzing this beautiful Thursday evening! We wish you a fantastic evening, and thanks♥️to all our volunteers, working tirelessly front-of-house and behind the scenes to bring you an amazing festival experience.
