Peter Roberts

interests: natural and built heritage; environment; design; science; biodiversity; ...

[Peter Roberts @peterrobertss70]

@BElliottAuthor VR postbox north of the border, in Jedburgh ...

[Peter Roberts @peterrobertss70]

Impressive Tweed beech. #thicktrunktuesday

[Brian Elliott @BElliottAuthor]

The c15C tower of St John the Baptist, Royston, Barnsley, winter, 1995. Its projecting oriel window is an unusual feature but the building had close links with nearby Monk Bretton Priory.

[Brian Elliott @BElliottAuthor]

Another beautiful illustration by Tunnicliffe in Grant Watson’s Ladybird book What to Look for in Winter. ‘The farmer has been spreading the cow dung from the cattle sheds. Chunks … lie amongst the frosted grasses, and already many birds come to peck for worms and insects’

[Brian Elliott @BElliottAuthor]

I like the wintry features in this illustration by Ladybird artist Tunnicliffe for What to Look for in Winter (1959). Red sky…starlings … Magpies … a lone wren…So much on one page.

[Ordnance Survey @OrdnanceSurvey]

Field Surveyor Alicja Kalnina brings Welsh landscapes to life in felt for Day 23 of the #30DayMapChallenge - Process. 🗺️

Inspired by rural roads, rolling hills and the heritage of Welsh wool, this tactile map celebrates elevation in a whole new way.

[Ordnance Survey @OrdnanceSurvey]

From thousands of trig points to just over 100 GNSS stations - technology has transformed OS’s control network. 📡

Senior Production Manager Tom Moir visualises this evolution for Day 23 of the #30DayMapChallenge - Process.

[Historic England @HistoricEngland]

Papplewick Pumping Station has been saved! 🎉

Built between 1882 and 1886, it provided clean water to Nottingham until 1969.

Thanks to grants from ourselves and Arts Council England's Museum Estate and Development Fund, it has been removed from our #HeritageAtRisk Register.

[Peter Roberts @peterrobertss70]

Jardine des Plantes #thicktrunktuesday

[YVBSG @YorksVernacular]

#AdoorableThursday Gunthwaite Hall Barn, South Yorkshire.

[Peter Roberts @peterrobertss70]

Two days in Skipton, including a great visit to Craven Museum

[Butterfly Conservation 🦋 @savebutterflies]

Our partners at Pesticide Action Network UK have uncovered that 354 tonnes of pesticides were sprayed in towns and cities in 2024.

We are in a #ButterflyEmergency, with long-term declines that need us all to take action to reduce the use of harmful chemicals, councils included.

[Peter Roberts @peterrobertss70]

@BElliottAuthor Isn't this a K6 telephone box? Good to see though. A pity there isn't a K9!

[Tony Wade @Tony_Wades]

Keepers of Time, my exhibition about the ancient and veteran trees at @YSPsculpture , is still on for another 7 weeks (closes 13th July)
@AncientTreesATF

https://t.co/K4ewUy45dv

[Historic England @HistoricEngland]

Fossil collector and palaeontologist Mary Anning was born #OnThisDay in 1799.

She gained worldwide fame for discovering specimens from the Jurassic period, which challenged the existing scientific views of Earth’s history.

Read more. ➡️ https://t.co/Wypoel4Zsm

[HistoryandHeritageYorkshire @GenealogyBeech]

I love this 2016 image of the West Pier extension light at Whitby. Image: Phil Fiddyment CC BY 2.0

[Historic England @HistoricEngland]

Moseley Road Baths in Birmingham are one of England's most complete examples of an Edwardian Bath House. 🏊‍♂️

The baths are currently closed for repair work, which is expected to be completed in 2026. @MoseleyRdBaths

[Ravilious @Ravilious1942]

Newt Pond, Eric Ravilious, 1932. Depicting a scene at Great Bardfield in #Essex. After being sold to a private collection at @ChristiesInc some years ago, the artwork is now on loan to @TownerGallery.

[Ravilious @Ravilious1942]

The Vicarage, Eric Ravilious, 1935. This depicts a scene at Castle Hedingham in #Essex. The original artwork is in a private collection.

[createstreets @createstreets]

What a sinuous joy …