Thanks to everyone who shared the Squirrelpox vaccine petition to help protect our lovely red squirrels. If you haven't signed already please do so. We lost 70-80% of the Bangor reds in a 2021 outbreak, if the virus ever got onto the island it would be awful. petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/24...
Craig Shuttleworth
The tale of Dunmail, the last 'King of Cumbria' is perhaps based on the historical, Dyfnwal ab Owain, King of Strathclyde
more: "Folklore of the Lake District"
bardofcumberland.com/folklore/
#bookwormsat #lakedistrict
📷 "The Last King of Cumbria"; a short film I directed for Bardsea-Green Films
Stephen G. Rae
It's #InternationalLynxDay although sadly extinct in the UK, lynx is an animal of magic and mystery. In Druidry it's the 'keeper of secrets' symbolising the power of clairvoyance
#lynxday #mythology #druidry
📷 Bernard Landgraf
In Cumbrian dialects, 'broc' is badger
Badger is held in high esteem and 'brocan' means wise man. In lore, badgers protect against witchcraft and other evils
more in: Folklore of the Lake District
bardofcumberland.com/folklore/
#badgers #folklore #lakedistrict
art: Lily Seika Jones
In my native Ayrshire and Cumbrian dialects, 'tod' is fox
Fox in common with Otter, carries a magic pearl that brings good luck to whomever finds it
more: "Folklore of the Lake District"
bardofcumberland.com/folklore/
#nature #folklore #lakedistrict
art: Fox Spirits by Stephanie Bayles
Clash of the Titans was released #onthisday 1981
Directed by Desmond Davis and loosely based on the Greek myth of Perseus. It featured the final work of stop-motion visual effects artist Ray Harryhausen
In Cumbrian dialects, 'urchin' is hedgehog. In a creation myth the entire world was just a giant lake, until a hedgehog brought sand in its spines to create land
more: Folklore of the Lake District
bardofcumberland.com/folklore/
#hedgehogs #folklore #lakedistrict
art: Amy Brown
In Cumbrian dialects, 'urchin' is hedgehog
In a creation myth the entire world was just a giant lake, until a hedgehog brought sand in its spines to create land
more in my: Folklore of the Lake District
bardofcumberland.com/folklore/
#hedgehogs #folklore #booksky
art: Amy Brown
In Cumbrian dialects, 'yar' is hare
A symbol of femininity and rebirth, and a messenger, moving by moonlight between this world and The Otherworld
more: Folklore of the Lake District
bardofcumberland.com/folklore/
#nature #folklore #lakedistrict
art: Adam Oehlers
We're celebrating #InternationalLynxDay with the paperback publication of Living with Lynx by @jonnyhhanson.bsky.social 🐾
This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the reintroduction debate. Learn more and order your paperback copy here ➡️ tinyurl.com/4w7ddw3b
#reintroduction #rewilding
