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pambarrett.bsky.social
Director at Better Places / Be Buckfastleigh & Our Lido Ltd. Devon / rural inequalities / democracy / fungi.
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"Swimming pools are not a luxury – they are a necessity for the health and wellbeing of the nation" 💙 outdoorswimmer.com/news/swimmin...

I'm running #Buckfastleigh #Bats guided talks to support our historic heated outdoor pool. It's spectacular & you're guaranteed to see lots of them head out to forage. Then a fun warm swim at the pool. Always a sell out grab your tickets early & I'll see you there! #Dartmoor #Devon #lido

Looking forward to catching up with this new film about Dartmoor farmers using nature-based techniques to combat flooding ... www.gov.uk/government/n...

Gentrification destroys rural communities too creating social, health & economic consequences. Gentrification is not development, it is displacement. @betterplacesdevon.bsky.social @totalplace.bsky.social @municipaldreams.bsky.social @lccmunicipal.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Me and Phil @thejunebrides.bsky.social love this little bird. #Abercastle

A very beautiful iridescent green beetle today at #Skomer pontoon. Chunky and about 2cm long.

A very friendly robin at #Abercastle

A hundred or so sand martins nesting at #Abermawr beach today.

A long, hot, and hilly ride to #strumblehead lighthouse with Phil @thejunebrides.bsky.social

A 3 inch long hairy caterpillar on the Pembrokeshire coast path. What the flip emerges from that!

Who might know this spider please? @johnwalterswildife.bsky.social @devonshirenature.bsky.social

My mum Noah Barrett talking about her personal experience of the German occupation of #Jersey and #liberationday #vedaycelebrations on.soundcloud.com/jV7jocqWGHeU...

My much missed mum celebrating the liberation of #Jersey #channelislands on this day 80 years ago. #vedaycelebrations

Bats of Buckfastleigh: @danzep.bsky.social introduces a chiropteran extract from his latest book ‘Overnight: Journeys, Conversations and Stories After Dark’ (@canongate.co.uk) — a celebration of all things nocturnal 🦇 www.caughtbytheriver.net/2025/04/bats... Photo courtesy Pam Barrett/Phil Wilson

A little excerpt from @danzep.bsky.social book "Overnight" featuring the #Buckfastleigh bats with me and Phil @thejunebrides.bsky.social

A few years ago Phil Wilson @thejunebrides.bsky.social & I took author @danzep.bsky.social to see the Greater Horseshoe Bat emergence in #Buckfastleigh for his book Overnight. It's a moving & fascinating book - catch the review here then get a copy! www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...

Early purple #orchid #Buckfastleigh south #Devon. @wildflowerhour.bsky.social

My project @betterplacesdevon.bsky.social produced a series of free wildlife guides by the very wonderful @johnwalterswildife.bsky.social to help our local community during the covid lockdowns. Here's his gorgeous spring flower guide. @wildflowerhour.bsky.social

Opps, forgot to post @wildflowerhour.bsky.social yesterday! Here's some from south Devon. #wildflowerhour

Our first swallow of the season spotted today flying over the ruin of Holy Trinity church #Buckfastleigh

Hey @danzep.bsky.social meet @glasgoespop.bsky.social

Periwinkle and wild garlic in south Devon for today's #wildflowerhour

Our beautiful #BeWild guide to spring flowers designed for us by the fantastic @johnwalterswildife.bsky.social is now available to download. Take a stroll and see how many you can find and identify. Let us know what you spot! #wildflowerhour

Wood anemone (Anemonoides nemorosa) and tiny native daffodil River Dart #Buckfastleigh #Devon. #wildflowerhour

Beautiful Dog-Violet and Cowslip #Buckfastleigh south Dartmoor today. #wildflowerhour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social

I'm going to be at the fabulous @danzep.bsky.social Overnight book launch on 27 March where I'll mostly be talking about bats. For a change 😀 See some of you there I hope. www.eastgatebookshop.co.uk/events