Helen Stockton
@helenstockton.bsky.social
Teacher, writer, lover of all things
literary, dog and wildlife related. Keen crafter, gardener and beekeeper. PhD Palliative Care student, Lancaster University. No spare time! www.writethistime.com
literary, dog and wildlife related. Keen crafter, gardener and beekeeper. PhD Palliative Care student, Lancaster University. No spare time! www.writethistime.com
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Remembering Charlotte Brontë, born on this day 1816 in Thornton, Bradford.
April 21, 2026 at 7:20 AM
Remembering Charlotte Brontë, born on this day 1816 in Thornton, Bradford.
Here’s my #foxoftheday a rather small, cute one! Think the set is the other side of our garden fence in some dense brambles and this cub decided to explore! @chrisgpackham.bsky.social
April 18, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Here’s my #foxoftheday a rather small, cute one! Think the set is the other side of our garden fence in some dense brambles and this cub decided to explore! @chrisgpackham.bsky.social
Went to Pashley Manor Gardens to see their famous display of tulips. Been meaning to for years but never quite got around to it. Stunning!
April 9, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Went to Pashley Manor Gardens to see their famous display of tulips. Been meaning to for years but never quite got around to it. Stunning!
Such a lovely spring day that I sneaked out and did a couple
of hours in the garden. The magnolia is blooming and the flowering currant was a cutting from
our previous house.
of hours in the garden. The magnolia is blooming and the flowering currant was a cutting from
our previous house.
March 18, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Such a lovely spring day that I sneaked out and did a couple
of hours in the garden. The magnolia is blooming and the flowering currant was a cutting from
our previous house.
of hours in the garden. The magnolia is blooming and the flowering currant was a cutting from
our previous house.
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Looking for a #network of fellow #WomenWriters? We encourage and promote women writers’ work and offer a supportive and well-informed #WritingCommunity. Come meet us at our monthly #SkyChat on Thurs, 19 March at 6pm GMT when we'll chat about Women Writers & Writing the Messy Middle! #WomenWritersNet
March 17, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Looking for a #network of fellow #WomenWriters? We encourage and promote women writers’ work and offer a supportive and well-informed #WritingCommunity. Come meet us at our monthly #SkyChat on Thurs, 19 March at 6pm GMT when we'll chat about Women Writers & Writing the Messy Middle! #WomenWritersNet
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Thinking of those who find Mother's Day offers up some painful emotions.
March 15, 2026 at 7:51 AM
Thinking of those who find Mother's Day offers up some painful emotions.
Good to get involved.
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March 12, 2026 at 8:40 AM
Good to get involved.
Had to fill up with petrol yesterday so made a point of looking out for the cheapest petrol station on a twenty mile journey. The price varied by ten pence a litre. How can that be justified? Even the cheapest can’t have been selling at a loss….😡
March 12, 2026 at 8:37 AM
Had to fill up with petrol yesterday so made a point of looking out for the cheapest petrol station on a twenty mile journey. The price varied by ten pence a litre. How can that be justified? Even the cheapest can’t have been selling at a loss….😡
Checked my bees today, all dead. This relentless wet weather has done for them. So disappointing. This will be the first spring for a long time with no bees in my apiary. 😔
February 25, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Checked my bees today, all dead. This relentless wet weather has done for them. So disappointing. This will be the first spring for a long time with no bees in my apiary. 😔
There are signs of spring! They couldn’t be more welcome…
February 13, 2026 at 4:57 PM
There are signs of spring! They couldn’t be more welcome…
Had a few moments to sneak to the sea today.
February 13, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Had a few moments to sneak to the sea today.
Made a topsey turvey doll for my great-niece! Love a bit of knitting!
February 8, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Made a topsey turvey doll for my great-niece! Love a bit of knitting!
Today is #NationalSnowdropDay apparently. Four years ago, when we first moved to our house, I planted a pot of snowdrops, in the green, and they’ve never been seen since… until this year, when a sole survivor has appeared. Hoping it’ll clump up! 😂
February 8, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Today is #NationalSnowdropDay apparently. Four years ago, when we first moved to our house, I planted a pot of snowdrops, in the green, and they’ve never been seen since… until this year, when a sole survivor has appeared. Hoping it’ll clump up! 😂
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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A party of three Common Cranes has been seen in the Arun Valley in recent weeks - if anyone has managed to photograph them please let us know! @sussexornitholo.bsky.social @chriscorrigan3.bsky.social
January 29, 2026 at 3:30 PM
A party of three Common Cranes has been seen in the Arun Valley in recent weeks - if anyone has managed to photograph them please let us know! @sussexornitholo.bsky.social @chriscorrigan3.bsky.social
Went to see Hamnet at the cinema yesterday. The original book by Maggie O’Farrell was really good and so is the film. If you haven’t seen it, take tissues!
January 26, 2026 at 8:22 AM
Went to see Hamnet at the cinema yesterday. The original book by Maggie O’Farrell was really good and so is the film. If you haven’t seen it, take tissues!
Another weekend, another bird count, this time the #biggardenbirdwatch for @rspb.bsky.social 12 species, 19 birds including green and great spotted woodpeckers and blue, great, coal and long tailed tits. Also nuthatch. No corvids or finches though…
January 24, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Another weekend, another bird count, this time the #biggardenbirdwatch for @rspb.bsky.social 12 species, 19 birds including green and great spotted woodpeckers and blue, great, coal and long tailed tits. Also nuthatch. No corvids or finches though…
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Taking part in the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch this weekend?
Please also log sightings by iRecord (with photos if you have them) to let the Sussex Biodiversity Records Centre know who you've seen!
You can use the iRecord website or app: https://f.mtr.cool/gkyrehdsoe
📷Long Tailed Tit©Neil Fletcher
Please also log sightings by iRecord (with photos if you have them) to let the Sussex Biodiversity Records Centre know who you've seen!
You can use the iRecord website or app: https://f.mtr.cool/gkyrehdsoe
📷Long Tailed Tit©Neil Fletcher
January 22, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Taking part in the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch this weekend?
Please also log sightings by iRecord (with photos if you have them) to let the Sussex Biodiversity Records Centre know who you've seen!
You can use the iRecord website or app: https://f.mtr.cool/gkyrehdsoe
📷Long Tailed Tit©Neil Fletcher
Please also log sightings by iRecord (with photos if you have them) to let the Sussex Biodiversity Records Centre know who you've seen!
You can use the iRecord website or app: https://f.mtr.cool/gkyrehdsoe
📷Long Tailed Tit©Neil Fletcher
Signed!
1 week left to sign the petition to #BinTheBeads
Rye Harbour Nature Reserve is still dealing with the biobeads pollution event and bird life is at risk. Make your voice heard and protect naturehttps://f.mtr.cool/ifczycntoz
📷Wigeon©Neil Fletcher/Ringed Plover©Alan Price/Teal©Roger Wilmshurst
Rye Harbour Nature Reserve is still dealing with the biobeads pollution event and bird life is at risk. Make your voice heard and protect naturehttps://f.mtr.cool/ifczycntoz
📷Wigeon©Neil Fletcher/Ringed Plover©Alan Price/Teal©Roger Wilmshurst
January 19, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Signed!
Did my January count for @btobirds.bsky.social Winter Bird Survey today. Nothing exceptional
but a good range of woodland birds and a pleasant way to spend a Sunday morning. Lots of redwings still around, feeding on the berries.
but a good range of woodland birds and a pleasant way to spend a Sunday morning. Lots of redwings still around, feeding on the berries.
January 18, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Did my January count for @btobirds.bsky.social Winter Bird Survey today. Nothing exceptional
but a good range of woodland birds and a pleasant way to spend a Sunday morning. Lots of redwings still around, feeding on the berries.
but a good range of woodland birds and a pleasant way to spend a Sunday morning. Lots of redwings still around, feeding on the berries.
Apparently today is International Women in Beekeeping Day. Here’s to us! 🥂 Let’s hope our bees our hunkered down safely in their brood boxes! Photo from last spring!
January 13, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Apparently today is International Women in Beekeeping Day. Here’s to us! 🥂 Let’s hope our bees our hunkered down safely in their brood boxes! Photo from last spring!
This year, for the first time, I’m doing an annual list of all the bird species I see, where and when. Have you done this? How many did you see and did you only include birds you saw rather than heard? #birdwatching
January 13, 2026 at 8:48 AM
This year, for the first time, I’m doing an annual list of all the bird species I see, where and when. Have you done this? How many did you see and did you only include birds you saw rather than heard? #birdwatching
Village show success! Didn’t actually enter my dog but he ‘helped’!
August 16, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Village show success! Didn’t actually enter my dog but he ‘helped’!
My cactus is flowering! They don’t last long but they’re lovely.
July 20, 2025 at 5:50 AM
My cactus is flowering! They don’t last long but they’re lovely.
I don’t know about other folk but I’ve not heard a single cuckoo this year… ☹️
June 16, 2025 at 8:23 AM
I don’t know about other folk but I’ve not heard a single cuckoo this year… ☹️