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Megan Shersby @meganshersby.bsky.social · 1d

Oh that's neat

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Megan Shersby @meganshersby.bsky.social · 1d

I don't think that's suitable in this case

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Megan Shersby @meganshersby.bsky.social · 1d

Aha, I have not. Thank you

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Megan Shersby @meganshersby.bsky.social · 1d

For anyone working in the area of dog walkers and green spaces, is there any research on which type of signage (wording, graphics, pics) actually work best for getting dog walkers to pick up after their dogs?

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Megan Shersby @meganshersby.bsky.social · 2d

There's no break from my gall pics I'm afraid, as yesterday I spotted this Nettle Pouch gall at @wildlifebcn.org's Lings Wood in Northampton.

Caused by the Dasineura urticae midge.

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Megan Shersby @meganshersby.bsky.social · 3d

My gall collection continues to grow! With this slightly unusual one that could be mistaken for a little flower.

Out on a corporate day with @wildlifebcn.org yesterday at Fulbourn Fen, and Iain W pointed out this gall on Germander Speedwell - caused by the midge Jaapiella veronicae.

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Megan Shersby @meganshersby.bsky.social · 4d

Found myself a new gall at the weekend!

Aceria erinea is a mite that causes a gall on Walnut trees. Unsure of the common English name for it, as Walnut Blister is sometimes used - but that also seems to be used for Aceria tristriata galls, which are much smaller.

A gall on the underside of a Walnut leaf

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Megan Shersby @meganshersby.bsky.social · 10d

Two roles available at @wildlifebcn.org !

Wildlife Trust BCN @wildlifebcn.org · 18d

📣We're Hiring!

✅We've got a couple of great roles recruiting at the moment.

Find our more and how to apply on our website 👉 www.wildlifebcn.org/jobs

#conservationjobs #conservationwork #naturejobs

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Megan Shersby @meganshersby.bsky.social · 10d

I must get along to one of these! None of the days/times so far have worked, but hopefully so more will be scheduled in the future 🤞

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Megan Shersby @meganshersby.bsky.social · 10d

Ooh, having posted about the potential for Wasp Spiders in VC55 on LRWT socials earlier this summer, this is very exciting news indeed!

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Megan Shersby @meganshersby.bsky.social · 10d

Called Willow Bead on iNaturalist, which is a cute name.

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Megan Shersby @meganshersby.bsky.social · 10d

A relatively short lunchtime walk at Cambourne led by @brianecambs.bsky.social - especially brilliant because I learnt a new gall! And I'm a little obsessed by galls currently.

Caused by a mite gall (Aculus tetanothrix) on willow (specifically a Bay x White Willow hybrid).

Underside of a willow leaf, and undersides of the red bumps

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Megan Shersby @meganshersby.bsky.social · 11d

Deadline for applications is this weekend!

Megan Shersby @meganshersby.bsky.social · 22d

Leicestershire & Rutland Wildlife Trust (one of my WT employers) is recruiting for an Assistant Reserve Officer at Rutland Water.

An amazing opportunity to work at one of the UK's most well-known and loved nature reserves.

Assistant Reserve Officer | Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust

To assist with habitat management, reserve maintenance and species monitoring at Rutland Water Nature Reserve ensuring appropriate and safe visitor access

www.lrwt.org.uk

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Megan Shersby @meganshersby.bsky.social · 15d

I was trying to work out if the stripe was an actual stripe or just a reflection of the sun ☀️

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Megan Shersby @meganshersby.bsky.social · 16d

Aha, thank you!

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Megan Shersby @meganshersby.bsky.social · 16d

To add, I've just run it through Seek and it has identified it as Portuguese Laurel.

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Megan Shersby @meganshersby.bsky.social · 16d

I thought this was Ruddy Darter due to the black legs, but the thorax isn't particularly red, so perhaps it is Common?

#Dragonflies #Insects

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Megan Shersby @meganshersby.bsky.social · 16d

#Botany #PlantID help requested. What is this ornamental plant please?

A bush with long green leaves, and black berries

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Megan Shersby @meganshersby.bsky.social · 20d

First Ivy bee of the autumn!

#NorthantsWildlife #Bees #Insects

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Megan Shersby @meganshersby.bsky.social · 20d

Female Southern Oak Bush-cricket.

#Insects #NorthantsWildlife

A green cricket, lacking wings, and with an ovipositor, perched on a tree trunk

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Megan Shersby @meganshersby.bsky.social · 21d

Positive news for #koalas!

A single dose vaccine has been approved to tackle chlamydia in the iconic species.

Australia approves world-first vaccine to save koalas from deadly chlamydia | Discover Wildlife

The newly developed, single-dose vaccine could be a key tool in protecting the tree-dwelling marsupials from the chlamydia epidemic.

www.discoverwildlife.com

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Megan Shersby @meganshersby.bsky.social · 22d

Having looked online now, I've learnt they can have a second generation. I'm not particularly southerly - am in Northants - but with the very warm weather, perhaps that has encouraged a second gen this year.

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Megan Shersby @meganshersby.bsky.social · 22d

2. Is that a stylops???

A solitary bee perched on a human finger. Zoomed in photo showing a small object on the abdomen of the bee

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Megan Shersby @meganshersby.bsky.social · 22d

Spotted this solitary bee in the garden, and have two thoughts on it.

1. It looks a lot like the Chocolate Mining Bee (A. scotica) and in the normal area of the garden that I get them. But that's a spring species, so unless there's been some unusual development, that's v unlikely.

#Bees #Insects

A solitary bee perched on a human finger

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Megan Shersby @meganshersby.bsky.social · 22d

Leicestershire & Rutland Wildlife Trust (one of my WT employers) is recruiting for an Assistant Reserve Officer at Rutland Water.

An amazing opportunity to work at one of the UK's most well-known and loved nature reserves.

Assistant Reserve Officer | Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust

To assist with habitat management, reserve maintenance and species monitoring at Rutland Water Nature Reserve ensuring appropriate and safe visitor access

www.lrwt.org.uk

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