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Mike Collins

@mikeyc74

Communications and public engagement professional. Chair of the Friends of Charlcombe Community Nature Reserve (facebook.com/groups/charlcombenature). Lover of coffee, Bath Rugby, butterflies and swifts.

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One of my favourite signs of #spring
Volunteers have helped 50,000 #toads, #frogs and #newts cross Charlcombe Lane in Bath since 2003 when it was closed for the first time

03.02.2026 15:20 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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#beaver at work in Bath

23.11.2025 11:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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#foxes just hanging out

16.11.2025 21:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.

Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.

They are not the same.

30.10.2025 16:01 πŸ‘ 39544 πŸ” 14912 πŸ’¬ 570 πŸ“Œ 665
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It’s nearly #fungi Friday
Here are some fab examples from Charlcombe Community Nature Reserve in Bath

30.10.2025 17:14 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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When in #Rome
#coffee

13.10.2025 17:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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#Fungi around Charlcombe Community Nature Reserve

08.10.2025 11:55 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Photo of page from Guardian Weekend magazine showing Patrick’s 13-year-old daughter Milly and the starting words of a long feature story about her battle with Lyme Disease which was missed by the NHS for years.

Photo of page from Guardian Weekend magazine showing Patrick’s 13-year-old daughter Milly and the starting words of a long feature story about her battle with Lyme Disease which was missed by the NHS for years.

If you pick up the Guardian Weekend Magazine today, please read about my daughter Milly’s battle with Lyme disease. And if you’re feeling bold, drop your copy into your local GP. There are thousands of Millys out there. Most are currently not helped at all by the NHS or, worse, not believed.

27.09.2025 09:23 πŸ‘ 131 πŸ” 53 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 6
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Finding more #fungi every time I visit the woodland area of Charlcombe Community Nature Reserve πŸ„β€πŸŸ«πŸ’š

23.09.2025 10:50 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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#fungi in Charlcombe Community Nature Reserve

18.09.2025 21:15 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Speckled wood #butterfly resting on an #autumn leaf

16.09.2025 11:21 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Nice to see this small copper #butterfly enjoying the September sunshine in Charlcombe Community Nature Reserve this morning

08.09.2025 09:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Froglet on the move in Charlcombe Community Nature Reserve #frogs #amphibians

24.07.2025 09:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Small copper in Charlcombe Community Nature Reserve

16.07.2025 08:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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#butterflies in Swindon

14.07.2025 19:55 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Wildflowers in Charlcombe Community Nature Reserve in Bath #wildflowerhour

13.07.2025 19:14 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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So good to see a field full of insects at Charlcombe Community Nature Reserve. An important indicator of the health of a green space. And so helpful for pollinating plants and providing food for bats and birds

13.07.2025 10:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Saw only my second ever small heath #butterfly yesterday

11.07.2025 11:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I so rarely get a shot like this of #swifts. Such astonishing #birds. I never get bored of watching them

09.07.2025 20:44 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Holly blue #butterfly
It’s been a good year for butterflies after some tricky one’s
Though many species have seen long term declines and we need to create the habitats and conditions for them to recover and flourish

09.07.2025 16:56 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A rare #butterfly double photo for me with these two meadow brown butterflies

08.07.2025 21:03 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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I’ve seen quite a few more small copper #butterflies at Charlcombe Community Nature Reserve this year (this one looks like it’s had a tough time). It’s been interesting to see where the #butterfly hotspots are on the reserve

07.07.2025 08:41 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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My best ever day butterflying. 15 species recorded walking around Charlcombe Community Nature Reserve in Bath. Looking for butterflies really connects you to a place and makes you feel good as you slow down and are totally in the moment. Seeing so many #butterflies made me smile a lot

06.07.2025 16:46 πŸ‘ 72 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Spotted ten species of #butterfly on my lunchtime walk today including a common blue, gatekeeper and marbled white

02.07.2025 17:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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So wonderful to see a greater diversity of grasses and wildflowers one year into the story of Charlcombe Community Nature Reserve in Bath #wildflowerhour

29.06.2025 19:10 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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So good to see small coppers in Charlcombe Community Nature Reserve #butterflies

27.06.2025 06:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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#insectweek has made me look a little closer at the natural world #wildlife

26.06.2025 10:53 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Plants found around Charlcombe Community Nature Reserve #wildflowerhour

22.06.2025 19:21 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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It’s been a good few weeks for #butterflies at Charlcombe Community Nature Reserve

18.06.2025 16:08 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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#toad on the move in Charlcombe Community Nature Reserve

03.06.2025 15:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0