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Colin Marshall, Creator Living World Education

@livingworldeduc.bsky.social

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SEN Teacher/spare-time scribbler. Promoting a love and learning about the natural world to encourage #NaturalLiteracy. Content includes wildlife, sharks and conservation. Proud to work with some superb organizations!

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Colin Marshall, Creator Living World Education @livingworldeduc.bsky.social · Nov 17

Hello #Bluesky!
I am Colin, a teacher from the UK with a big love for #nature. I formed Living World Education as a way of sharing resources and seeing how I may help to promote learning about our natural world.
Here's a few examples of what I do...

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Colin Marshall, Creator Living World Education @livingworldeduc.bsky.social · 19h

Well, that's our #pumpkin sorted! I adapted a long-eared #bat illustration that I did for the Mammal Society magazine. Have you carved a wild pumpkin? 🦇🎃
@batconservation.bsky.social @mammalsociety.bsky.social @wildlifegardenproj.bsky.social

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Colin Marshall, Creator Living World Education @livingworldeduc.bsky.social · Sep 6

The Bat Conservation Trust have a great project where you can record the bats in your local area - the pack is easy to order and put up - I've just done mine! Get involved... 🦇https://www.bats.org.uk/resources/nightwatch @batconservation.bsky.social @wildlifegardenproj.bsky.social 🦇

Colin Marshall, Creator Living World Education @livingworldeduc.bsky.social · Aug 1

A superb project that needs awareness so the message can spread - if you want to see genuine action against wildlife crime take less than two minutes to see why it is so important... 🦅🪶🦉

Indy Kiemel Greene @greeneindy.bsky.social · Feb 24

Pleased to be supporting Operation Owl run by UK National Wildlife Crime Unit, an initiative to raise the awareness of the role the public play in cases of illegal Raptor Crime in the UK.

Please share their message far and wide and report anything suspicious to them.👇

youtu.be/M_5ukOFLjbo?...

Operation Owl with Indy Greene

YouTube video by UK NWCU

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Colin Marshall, Creator Living World Education @livingworldeduc.bsky.social · Jul 28

Well, that is one more subscriber towards your target! What a great organisation and lovely set up. The animals look very well cared for at a superb second chance at life. Keep it up! 🐎🐏

Mini Motley Sanctuary @minisanctuary.bsky.social · Jul 28

Can you help us get to 1000 subscribers?!

It’s FREE!

We need 31 to get there 😊

We promise you plenty of rescue animals; wildlife & nature videos — all from our sanctuary 🌿

youtu.be/TVSHeVbCY78?...

Please share! Thank you ❤️

#animalsanctuary #nature #wildlife #rescueanimals #sheep #horses

The kind and happy way to shear a sheep! | plus, rescue Herdwick sheep stories

YouTube video by MiniMotley Sanctuary

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Colin Marshall, Creator Living World Education @livingworldeduc.bsky.social · Jul 22

Thanks, Stewart - always happy to learn! Initial research suggested adults will take some nectar but have vestigial mouth parts as you point out as they are really just egg making machines for a few weeks. There was suggestion that they use nectar to sustain them, but fascinated to learn more!

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Colin Marshall, Creator Living World Education @livingworldeduc.bsky.social · Jul 22

With a few simple planting choices, you could attract some incredible #butterfliesandmoths to add to the #BigButterflyCount!
#gardentigermoth #mothsmatter #moths #wildlifegardening
@savebutterflies.bsky.social
@wildlifegardenproj.bsky.social @beccasbutterfli.bsky.social
bigbutterflycount.org 🦋

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Colin Marshall, Creator Living World Education @livingworldeduc.bsky.social · Jul 22

It is amazing that so many people are joining in with the #BigButterflyCount!
#peacockbutterfly #butterfliesandmoths #butterfly #wildlifegardening
@savebutterflies.bsky.social @beccasbutterfli.bsky.social
@wildlifegardenproj.bsky.social
TAKE PART bigbutterflycount.org 🦋

Colin Marshall, Creator Living World Education @livingworldeduc.bsky.social · Jul 20

I am not anything close to being well read in this area, but a quick Google suggested the species does occur in N.America...
www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/mima...
Rebecca may be able to offer more @beccasbutterfli.bsky.social

Lime Hawkmoth Mimas tiliae (Linnaeus, 1758) | Butterflies and Moths of North America

www.butterfliesandmoths.org

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Colin Marshall, Creator Living World Education @livingworldeduc.bsky.social · Jul 20

Thank you! It is blooming stunning!

Colin Marshall, Creator Living World Education @livingworldeduc.bsky.social · Jul 20

@beccasbutterfli.bsky.social can you help with this ID?

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Colin Marshall, Creator Living World Education @livingworldeduc.bsky.social · Jul 20

With the #BigButterflyCount started, let's brush-up on our ID skills...
#hummingbirdhawkmoth #butterfliesandmoths #moths #mothsmatter
@savebutterflies.bsky.social
TAKE PART bigbutterflycount.org 🦋

Colin Marshall, Creator Living World Education @livingworldeduc.bsky.social · Jul 20

With the #BigButterflyCount started, let's brush-up on our ID skills...
#redadmiral #butterfliesandmoths #butterfly
Butterfly Conservation
TAKE PART bigbutterflycount.org 🦋

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Colin Marshall, Creator Living World Education @livingworldeduc.bsky.social · Jul 20

Taken part in the #BigButterflyCount yet?
If you know any #YoungExplorers, they'll love our free ebook all about #butterfliesandmoths and our #wildlifeclub activities.
livingworldeducation.com
bigbutterflycount.org
@wildlifegardenproj.bsky.social
@savebutterflies.bsky.social
#butterflies #moths

Colin Marshall, Creator Living World Education @livingworldeduc.bsky.social · Jul 13

Our jaw-some #SharkBook is ideal for #sharkawarenessday and #SharkWeek at our Etsy shop! #sharks #sharksgifts 🦈🦈🦈
livingworldeducation.etsy.com/listing/1805...

Colin Marshall, Creator Living World Education @livingworldeduc.bsky.social · Jul 13

Show your support this #SharkWeek and #sharkawarenessday with our #sharks #tshirts and other sharky merch! 🦈🦈🦈
living-world-education.teemill.com

Colin Marshall, Creator Living World Education @livingworldeduc.bsky.social · Jul 13

On #sharkawarenessday it is good idea to get the name of a species correct... unless it has multiple names! #sandtigershark #greynurseshark #raggedtooth 🦈
#SharkSkool #SharkWeek #sharks

Colin Marshall, Creator Living World Education @livingworldeduc.bsky.social · Jul 13

Ever heard of this bizarre fuzzy, pig-nosed, sharky-triangle before? 🐽🦈 🔺Introducing the #angularroughshark
#SharkSkool #SharkWeek #sharks
#sharkawarenessday

Colin Marshall, Creator Living World Education @livingworldeduc.bsky.social · Jul 13

#sharkawarenessday
Did you know about the bizarre #pocketshark? 🦈
#SharkSkool #SharkWeek #sharks #bioluminescence

Colin Marshall, Creator Living World Education @livingworldeduc.bsky.social · Jul 13

#sharkawarenessday
You may be aware of a #frilledshark, but did you know they have the longest gestation of all vertebrates - pups develop over 3.5 years? 🦈
#SharkSkool #SharkWeek #sharks

Colin Marshall, Creator Living World Education @livingworldeduc.bsky.social · Jul 12

#sharks... I like. 🦈🦈🦈
#cake... also, I like 🍰
#SHARKCAKE! 😍😍😍😍😍
A stall fundraising for WWF at Ambergate Carnival had these delicious rhubarb and lemon cakes today. 😋

A shark cup cake with a cartoon face and sugar shaped fins

Colin Marshall, Creator Living World Education @livingworldeduc.bsky.social · Jul 7

How did I miss the opportunity to repost this throwback last weekend? #rodstewart #glastonbury #covercreatures #cod

Colin Marshall, Creator Living World Education @livingworldeduc.bsky.social · Jul 7

There's more than one type of #hammerheadshark - check out some fast facts from #SharkSkool!
@livingworldeduc.bsky.social @sharks4kids.bsky.social www.livingworldeducation.com/sharks
#sharkfest #sharkweek #Sharks #hammerhead

Colin Marshall, Creator Living World Education @livingworldeduc.bsky.social · Jul 7

Check out some fin-tastic #whaleshark facts! 🦈
#Sharks #sharkweek #sharkfest #SharkSkool
@livingworldeduc.bsky.social @sharks4kids.bsky.social
www.livingworldeducation.com/sharks

Colin Marshall, Creator Living World Education @livingworldeduc.bsky.social · Jun 22

Imagine my surprise to find this little one, literally next to the kitchen door! What a treat! #Goldcrest #fledgling @wildlifegardenproj.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @iolowilliams.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social #birds

Colin Marshall, Creator Living World Education @livingworldeduc.bsky.social · Jun 15

#NoMowMay is all well and good, but keeping "scruffy", wild spaces all year round is essential. My #wildlifegarden has ladybirds, ant hills, grasshoppers, bees and even a beautiful,delicate, silky nest of tiny spiders.
#WildlifeGardening #springwatch