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Time was (it was called the C20th) when one didn't expect to see Marbled White before July. Now, I often manage to see it at the end of May in the Cotswolds. Today.

#StainedGlassSunday in Great Malvern Priory, & tracery from one of Tom Denny's windows. There's a warmth & embracing of humanity here; of the over-riding importance of the connection between people. His graceful integration of old & new glass is also striking Dan B 🦤⛪🎨🐦 🇺🇦 🇦🇫 #PlanetFirst

June brings a whole new line-up of brilliant butterflies and moths to spot in your gardens and local green spaces 🦋🌻🌿 Discover more species and tips on how to attract them with our free monthly e-newsletter 👉 butterfly-conservation.org/enews #SaveButterflies #MothsMatter

“Under the oak tree, whose leaves are now fully expanded, cows are resting in the shade” Artist: CF Tunnicliffe Writer: EL Grant Watson (What to Look for in Summer, 1960)

Celebrating the first day of #June with the June page from the 15th century Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry. The scene is one of harvesting, men and women working in the fields next to the Seine. Behind is the Palais de la Cite and on the right the tower of Sainte Chapelle.

1st June is Dorset Day. Here is a detail from the Harry Clarke window at Sturminster Newton. Church open daily.

#StainedGlassSunday Medieval glass from St Mary Magdalene, Broadwas.

#SundayStonework Coat of Arms of Sir John Bridgeman II and his wife Lady Ursula with the family lion crest on the Greenhouse/Orangery built 1729/30 at Castle Bromwich Hall Gardens.

May might be over but the buzz hasn’t stopped…bring on #LetItBloomJune!🌸 Are you ready? 🌼For the #NoMowMovement we’re urging anyone who can, to keep things growing. Wondering what it will look like and how to help wildlife in your garden 👉 loom.ly/Iv_xdUk #NoMowMay

Purple Emperor larva pupating - a tricky thing at the best of times, even more tricky in windy weather. At this range the 2025 Purple Emperor season will kick off nationally in mid-June, depending on the weather...

Roman mosaic fragment of a cockerel from Italy. Dating to around 100 BC, the fragment is part of the collections at the Burrell Collection in Glasgow. 📷 My own. #MosaicMonday

Pleased to see a few Small Tortoisehells (4 maybe 5) at my local spot by Wagon Lane Solihull this afternoon, especially as they crashed here last summer and numbers were much lower thsi spring than in recent years Butterfly Conservation 🦋 BC Warwickshire

13th century floor tile depicting the double-headed eagle of Richard, Earl of Cornwall. The tile was originally from the Church of St. Michael at Lyme Regis in Dorset, but is now part of the collections at the British Museum. 📸 My own. #TilesOnTuesday

The most gorgeous banner for #TextileTuesday in All Saints, Bromsgrove, #Worcestershire, complete with the little creatures of field, wood and river - see what you can spot! Here's a squirrel (of course!) and a blue tit to get you started...

#TilesonTuesday Medieval tiles from St Mary Magdalene, Broadwas.

#TextileTuesday Kneeler from St Mary's, Kyre.

#ThickTrunkTuesday from Hatfield, Herefordshire.

Orchid on the brink of extinction returns to the wild🌱 The iconic Lady’s-slipper orchid, once thought extinct in the early 20th century, was rediscovered in 1930. Find out how we've helped return it to the wild - loom.ly/gM2516E 📷Kevin Walker/Dr Elizabeth Cooke

Well, Keir Starmer is silent on that one. ❌ So here are the facts: We're already off track to meet England’s legally-binding targets to restore nature. And the UK Government’s current agenda threatens to take us even further off course.

Absolutely disgusting and 💔