Bats Arrr, (I utter the sound affectionately) bats. Bats, bats, bats. I don’t pretend to understand bats and have no ambition to fathom out their World, their Umwelt. But (or perhaps ‘bat’ in the Queen’s English), I have loved and been fascinated by bats for almost as long as I can remember. I say almost […]
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More art than fashion We started Lifeforms Art as an extension of our conservation work. We were looking for a way to spread the word about how amazing nature is and how we can all play a part in conservation. Initially, we looked at making 3 dimensional models/sculptures, like the ones Ian used to make
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It’s Seal pupping Season Seal pupping season is starting now and, to celebrate the event and to raise awareness, we’re releasing a new T-shirt JUST FOR NOW. Hey, if people in the tropics can roll plastic snow out onto their lawns for Christmas, then we can do this. The T-shirts will be available during seal pupping
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Octopus I have always considered octopuses to be a bit of a rarity on the seashore and hoped but never expected, to find one. About 4 years ago after a storm I found my first British Octopus dead on our local beach and then, about a year later, another one still just alive.  The following
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Bees and meadows First the problem I like upbeat stories and solutions more than problems, so I hope you will bear with me through the small downs of this opinion to an up that might help you help save the world’s wildlife. We recently met family in St Davids for a socially distanced walk. The
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Bumbling on towards saving the Scarlet Malachite Beetle Or… How can a T-shirt with a bee picture on it help save a rare beetle? Our Bumblebee T-shirt depicts possibly our most iconic pollinator and one of the World’s best loved insects. As such it is an ambassador for many lesser known and often un-loved pollinators. Our
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World Environment Day Today 5th June 2020 is World Environment Day. The world seems quite an unsettled place at the moment. Environmental issues seem to have taken a back seat. As a family, we made the decision many years ago to avoid flying. Taking a plane to a destination just to fulfil a desire to
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Colour an Octopus Would you like to colour an octopus? As you know we’re a little cephalopod mad here and we thought we’d share the love with a free colouring sheet and a bit of a competition. Click on the link below to download a free colouring sheet of curly our curled octopus logo. Go
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World Bee Day Today, 20th May 2020, is world Bee Day, so it feels like a good day to talk about bees and other pollinators. Flowers and Fruit Most of us like flowers in some way or other and most of us like fruit in some form or other too. Most of the fruits and
Garden Safari We know at the moment things are difficult for so many people. We’re in a situation none of us has ever experienced before, and let’s face it, it all feels weird! Because of the lockdown we’re missing the beach, but that’s seems like such a minuscule sacrifice compared to what so many others
