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Golden Grenades Collective @goldengrenadesco.bsky.social · Jul 22

Tweet pimp for the night owls! 🦉

Hope you like the new episode- let us know if you do!

Golden Grenades Collective @goldengrenadesco.bsky.social · Jul 22

New podcast episode out now! Live from @globalbirdfair.bsky.social with @willrose.bsky.social and special guest @greeneindy.bsky.social !

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Golden Grenades Collective @goldengrenadesco.bsky.social · Jul 22

New podcast episode out now! Live from @globalbirdfair.bsky.social with @willrose.bsky.social and special guest @greeneindy.bsky.social !

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Michael J. Warren @drmjwarren.bsky.social · Jul 20

Comparison with The Dectectorists? That’s high praise indeed from @yolobirder.bsky.social. One of my favourite scenes as well. ☺️ #thecuckooslea #naturewriting

YOLOBirder @yolobirder.bsky.social · Jul 20

Thoroughly enjoying ‘The Cuckoo’s Lea’ by @drmjwarren.bsky.social, exploring England and its past through the places named after the birds that used to be there. It reminds me of the falconers whistle scene in Detectorists, with its ghostly echoes of the past. Lovely stuff.

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Will Rose @willrose.bsky.social · Jul 18

Hoping for a good ‘TERN out’ for this !
Schools out so bring the kids along to my fun animated bird guide workshop at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve on Saturday 26th July! We may even sing the Tern Song together! @sussexwildlife.bsky.social
Tickets here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fun-family...

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YOLOBirder @yolobirder.bsky.social · Jul 19

A year ago I made this podcast about Sky Hunter, an old BBC educational kids film (shown as part of Look and Read) about peregrines and wildlife crime. It was a nostalgic passion project but came to mean so much more. goldengrenades.com/podcast/epis...

Episode 37: Sky Hunter Special

Exploring the creation of the 1978 educational BBC drama Sky Hunter (from the BBC programme Look and Read), bird crimes then and now, and the influence it had.

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YOLOBirder @yolobirder.bsky.social · Jul 14

This summer’s pop banger!

Will Rose @willrose.bsky.social · Jul 10

TERN it up! 🦅💥🎵
I wrote a song to help you learn about #terns. Please share if you enjoy it. #birds 🪶
I will be hosting an animated bird guide workshop at #RyeHarbourNatureReserve @sussexwildlife.bsky.social on Saturday July 26th . Grab a ticket here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fun-family...

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Will Rose @willrose.bsky.social · Jul 8

Delighted to join @yolobirder.bsky.social for his fabulous @goldengrenadesco.bsky.social podcast Live at @globalbirdfair.bsky.social with special guest @greeneindy.bsky.social ! It’s gonna be a blast 🦅💥

Golden Grenades Collective @goldengrenadesco.bsky.social · Jul 8

We are coming to @globalbirdfair.bsky.social !
Please do come and watch us do the podcast LIVE with special guest Indy Greene!
What could possibly go wrong??

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Golden Grenades Collective @goldengrenadesco.bsky.social · Jul 8

We are coming to @globalbirdfair.bsky.social !
Please do come and watch us do the podcast LIVE with special guest Indy Greene!
What could possibly go wrong??

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Golden Grenades Collective @goldengrenadesco.bsky.social · Jun 11

Who saw our Will on Springwatch tonight?! Fantastic to see his animation on the telly! Bonus ring ouzel too!

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Golden Grenades Collective @goldengrenadesco.bsky.social · Jun 7

Thank you for the tip off. Will dip in!

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Golden Grenades Collective @goldengrenadesco.bsky.social · Apr 26

❤️😂

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Golden Grenades Collective @goldengrenadesco.bsky.social · Apr 22

“A gentle ornithological rumpus” - Gig review now on the website

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Gig Review: Fyfe Dangerfield and Hector Gannet

Golden Grenades Collective Presents: Fyfe Dangerfield and Hector Gannet The Globe, Newcastle, Saturday 12th July 2025 On Valentine’s Day in 2020, Red Sixty Seven was published; a book collecting 67…

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Jamie Dunning @j-dunning.net · Apr 19

Lundy has its own postal service.
This is their new first class stamp commemorating the reestablished bird obs and includes a colour ringed bird !

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Golden Grenades Collective @goldengrenadesco.bsky.social · Apr 19

Nice!

Golden Grenades Collective @goldengrenadesco.bsky.social · Apr 14

What a wonderful evening it was! Huge thanks to everyone that came and helped make it happen! And to Aaron and Fyfe for making it a truly special night. 🎶

Will Rose @willrose.bsky.social · Apr 13

Great evening of music, birds and friends curated by @yolobirder.bsky.social @goldengrenadesco.bsky.social featuring Fyfe Dangerfield and special guest Hector Gannet . Sold all my illustrated prints so there’s a few quid going to @btobirds.bsky.social . Here’s to many more evenings like this!

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Golden Grenades Collective @goldengrenadesco.bsky.social · Apr 12

Thanks Tom.
You’ll be a big miss but I’m sure there will be a next time of all goes well!

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Golden Grenades Collective @goldengrenadesco.bsky.social · Apr 12

Our friends Wild Intrigue will be at the show tonight with a stand showcasing their amazing conservation and rewilding work in the North East. Do pop and say hello!

www.wildintrigue.co.uk

Home - Wild Intrigue

Immersive wildlife experiences, tours and photography hides in Newcastle, Northumberland and the Lake District.

www.wildintrigue.co.uk

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Golden Grenades Collective @goldengrenadesco.bsky.social · Apr 12

It’g gig day!
Stage times for tonight:

7pm : Doors open
7.30pm : Hector Gannet
8.30pm : Fyfe Dangerfield

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Golden Grenades Collective @goldengrenadesco.bsky.social · Jan 28

We are very excited to announce we are putting on a gig! Fyfe and Aaron are both GG alumni (podcast links below) and this will be a great night!
Tickets available now:
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A gig poster for a show from Fyfe Dangerfield with support from Hector Gannet at The Globe in Newcastle on Saturday 12th April. Tickets available now. £20

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Will Rose @willrose.bsky.social · Apr 11

Signing a few prints for the @goldengrenadesco.bsky.social Fyfe Dangerfield and Hector Gannet gig at The Globe Newcastle tomorrow. Curated by the supercool @yolobirder.bsky.social ! They'll be available on the merch stand. Only 10 so get there early! See you there!

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Will Rose @willrose.bsky.social · Apr 9

I’ve designed some special prints for the @goldengrenadesco.bsky.social Fyfe Dangefield & Hector Gannet gig at the Globe this weekend. They’ll be 10 limited edition signed prints available to buy at the gig with a donation being made to @btobirds.bsky.social
Big thanks to @yolobirder.bsky.social

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joelrawlings.bsky.social @joelrawlings.bsky.social · Apr 8

Thank you @yolobirder.bsky.social and @electrarhodes.bsky.social for arranging this class and giving me the inspiration to write this piece and then posting on @goldengrenadesco.bsky.social website - very chuffed (or choughed)

Golden Grenades Collective @goldengrenadesco.bsky.social · Apr 8

One of the attendees at our recent birdlore writing masterclass led by @electrarhodes.bsky.social was inspired to write this story and we love it! Lovely stuff from @joelrawlings.bsky.social 👇

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The Magpie & The Nightingale by Joel Rawlings

We recently held a bird folklore writing workshop online, led by the brilliant Electra Rhodes and attendees were given a huge amount of expert advice on writing bird stories of their own. One attendee...

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ClodaghO @iamagnat.bsky.social · Apr 8

A new fable is born! Read this magical tale from @joelrawlings.bsky.social

Golden Grenades Collective @goldengrenadesco.bsky.social · Apr 8

One of the attendees at our recent birdlore writing masterclass led by @electrarhodes.bsky.social was inspired to write this story and we love it! Lovely stuff from @joelrawlings.bsky.social 👇

goldengrenades.com/the-magpie-t...

The Magpie & The Nightingale by Joel Rawlings

We recently held a bird folklore writing workshop online, led by the brilliant Electra Rhodes and attendees were given a huge amount of expert advice on writing bird stories of their own. One attendee...

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Golden Grenades Collective @goldengrenadesco.bsky.social · Apr 8

One of the attendees at our recent birdlore writing masterclass led by @electrarhodes.bsky.social was inspired to write this story and we love it! Lovely stuff from @joelrawlings.bsky.social 👇

goldengrenades.com/the-magpie-t...

The Magpie & The Nightingale by Joel Rawlings

We recently held a bird folklore writing workshop online, led by the brilliant Electra Rhodes and attendees were given a huge amount of expert advice on writing bird stories of their own. One attendee...

goldengrenades.com

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Martin George @jannerbirder.bsky.social · Apr 6

Really enjoyed this! Likely to be of particular interest to the #ShropshireBirding community, given Dawn’s links to the county.

Golden Grenades Collective @goldengrenadesco.bsky.social · Apr 2

A new podcast episode is out now, with social guest @debalmer.bsky.social of @btobirds.bsky.social
Which 5 species would Dawn save from an environmental apocalypse? Find out 👇 or wherever you get your podcasts

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Episode 39: Dawn Balmer

Choosing the five bird species to save from the ecological end of days for this episode is Dawn Balmer. Dawn has worked at the British Trust for Ornithology since 1992, and her roles include fieldwork...

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Golden Grenades Collective @goldengrenadesco.bsky.social · Apr 3

Thank you Clodagh! 😊

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