I loved these very cute pigeon babies and mum in their lantern fortress. Kudos to Mum for building that nest, there!

#bird #Derbyshire #urbanExploration #abandoned

Been busy - but with the spring sunshine this week? Bugs galore! And I finally managed to get some photos of bee-flies - Bombylius major.

Cute, round and fluffy? Of *course* they're parasites - lobbing eggs into the nests of solitary bees...

#Derbyshire #insects #macrophotography #flies #beeflies
Another honour for The Greatest Gathering http://dlvr.it/TRq3JH #Derby #Derbyshire #Infrastructure #Network
Another honour for The Greatest Gathering http://dlvr.it/TRq1z3 #Derby #Derbyshire #Infrastructure #Network

Although not unexpected I am somewhat sad to see that Denby have formally appointed administrators today.

https://www.denbypottery.com/pages/save-denby

#Denby #Derbyshire

#SaveDenby

Denby

Denby
Centuries-old pottery firm Denby set to call in administrators

Almost 600 jobs could go amid higher cost of gas and labour and softening consumer demand

The Guardian

Twin girls, 6, with incurable 1 in 10,000 condition have wish come true

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/twin-girls-6-incurable-1-33688587

Derby car-ramming suspect spotted ‘racing away from the scene’ after ‘hitting pedestrians’

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://metro.co.uk/2026/03/30/derby-car-ramming-suspect-spotted-racing-away-scene-hitting-pedestrians-27761905/