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Alan Yeodal @alanyeodal.bsky.social · Aug 31

Scary looking beasts, but it been a long time since I have seen one of these... A Devil's coach horse #beetle in the garden this week. Nice!

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Butterfly Conservation Suffolk @bc-suffolk.bsky.social · Aug 3

Congratulations to William Brame @landguardbirder.bsky.social for realising this was a different white butterfly. Now confirmed by @chrisvanswaay.bsky.social as a Southern Small White - the first seen in England. As it is a female let's hope it has been laying eggs. @matthewberry.bsky.social

William Brame @landguardbirder.bsky.social · Aug 3

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Alan Yeodal @alanyeodal.bsky.social · May 26

Well advanced #OrangeTip larvae on Garlic Mustard in Bath this week. @savebutterflies.bsky.social @bathnature.bsky.social

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Alan Yeodal @alanyeodal.bsky.social · May 26

A very confused Labrador this morning when she found this little chap in her outside drinking bowl. A #Palmate #Newt now safely moved to the pond. @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @arc-trust.bsky.social

Clouds- up of Palmate newt in bowl of water.

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Alan Yeodal @alanyeodal.bsky.social · Apr 29

Great to see two (less than common) butterflies using the embankment at Tucking Mill. These grassland butterflies will appreciate the work carried out by Sustrans and Bath Two Tunnels volunteers early last month. @twotunnelsbath.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social @sustrans.bsky.social

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Alan Yeodal @alanyeodal.bsky.social · Apr 29

A few of the insects seen in the Tucking Mill (Bath) valley today. Spring hotting up! @savebutterflies.bsky.social @brerc.bsky.social @twotunnelsbath.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social

Beautiful Demoiselle Damselfly on dogwood leaf

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Alan Yeodal @alanyeodal.bsky.social · Apr 14

Great to get my first glimpse of Dingy and Grizzled Skipper #butterflies near Bath last Friday. Spring definitely with us. (Recorded via #iRecord) @savebutterflies.bsky.social @brerc.bsky.social

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martinswarren.bsky.social @martinswarren.bsky.social · Apr 9

Yay, my first Green Hairstreak of the year on the Purbeck Ridge near Swanage. Maybe the first in Dorset this year?? I love the stripy socks @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social

Green Hairstreak butterfly on bright yellow gorse flowers, against a blue sky

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Alan Yeodal @alanyeodal.bsky.social · Apr 7

Scarlet Tiger moth larvae out in force in Bath! Seeing more of the colourful moths around the city in recent years. @brerc.bsky.social @bathnature.bsky.social

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Kent Wildlife Trust @kentwildlife.bsky.social · Apr 2

Insects are being bulldozed by poor planning! 🚧🐞

Buglife's latest blog highlights how development is wiping out vital bug habitats. We must do better to protect these essential creatures!

Read more 👉 www.buglife.org.uk/blog/thinkin...

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Kent Wildlife Trust @kentwildlife.bsky.social · Mar 13

Sir Keir has misrepresented the impact of conservation on housing in Ebbsfleet. The majority of the homes are going ahead. The distinguished jumping spider isn’t even in the development area, but it is a precious habitat. Let's move beyond nature vs. growth - sustainable development benefits us all.

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Alan Yeodal @alanyeodal.bsky.social · Mar 4

Always enjoy seeing these little flashes of red amongst the woodland litter. Scarlet elf cup #fungi today in Bath uk.

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Dr Marcus Rhodes @marcusrhodes.bsky.social · Mar 1

My first Adder of the spring basking in glorious sunshine at Bodham this morning.

A brown Adder coiled up and basking amongst Bracken litter.

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martinswarren.bsky.social @martinswarren.bsky.social · Mar 1

And now my first garden butterfly of 2025, a Red Admiral feeding on flowers of our Paper Bush! @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social

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Alan Yeodal @alanyeodal.bsky.social · Jan 20

Ok, not the most blue of #BlueBugs but it does have a blueish iridescent sheen in the right light. There is one short stretch of footpath near Tucking Mill, Bath where I regularly see this robust insect, a Bloody-nosed beetle, bumbling along in broad daylight. #BlueMonday

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Alan Yeodal @alanyeodal.bsky.social · Jan 20

One of my favourite 'blues' from nature... An Adonis Blue flying erratically across flower rich downland on a warm summers day! #BlueBugs #BlueMonday This one at www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/wiltsh... in 2019.

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Sam Pyrah @timeonfeet.bsky.social · Jan 13

In today’s Guardian, I wrote about the hope, purpose and connection I found in conservation volunteering when I was feeling overwhelmed by the environmental crisis: www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

I was in despair about the environmental crisis. Then I volunteered to clean up my local park

‘Instead of sobbing in front of your computer screen,’ my counsellor said, ‘go out and do something’

www.theguardian.com

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Ash Whiffin @ashwhiffin.bsky.social · Jan 16

Next Monday, help me transform #BlueMonday into a celebration of BLUE INSECTS!

Join in by sharing your photos or artwork along with the hashtag #BlueBugs 🦋🪲🔬🧪

This weevil was my 2024 offering…

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UK Butterflies @ukbutterflies.bsky.social · Jan 16

With warmer weather, a few of our species will start to emerge from hibernation, including the Marsh Fritillary, whose highly visible black 4th instar larvae can be found in small groups at good sites. I cannot wait!

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · Jan 16

In 2024 alone, we restored 3,700 hectares of peatland which was degraded due to historic air pollution, wildfires and drainage.

Our efforts saw the return of the black darter – the UK's smallest dragonfly – to Dartmoor, Devon and the first ever fledging of a crane at Wicken Fen, Cambridge.

Black darter photographed at Mendip Hills, Somerset. The dragonfly is black and yellow with transparent wings and is resting on a blade of long grass.

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · Jan 14

We are hosting the Royal Photography Society Exhibition at Lacock Abbey until 27th April 2025. Explore the diverse, contemporary range of photography submitted by more than 15,000 photographers over the last three years of Royal Photography Society exhibitions at the Fox Talbot Museum.

Two adults push prams around the grounds of Lacock Abbey. They are both smiling/laughing. The steps up to the abbey are visible on the left of the image.

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Bath Nature @bathnature.bsky.social · Jan 13

My #Robin friend Little Mate chatting this morning. He seems glad that the cold spell is over. In #Bath #Somerset #UK.
#Bird #Birds #Birdwatching #Birding #UKBirding #BirdPhotography #Ornithology #Nature #Wildlife

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UK Butterflies @ukbutterflies.bsky.social · Jan 13

One way to beat the winter blues is to go egg hunting, with 4 of our 5 hairstreaks overwintering in this stage (Green Hairstreak overwinters as a pupa). This week will see me looking for Purple Hairstreak eggs that are usually found at the base of plump oak buds on south-facing, woodland edge trees.

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Ash Whiffin @ashwhiffin.bsky.social · Jan 13

On Blue Monday (20th January), please get involved and help me share some of the beauty nature has to offer, along with the hashtag… #BlueBugs

📷 Carabus intricatus

A close-up of a ground beetle held on a hand. Its head, pronotum and elytra are a vibrant, shimmering mix of blue and violet.

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Alan Yeodal @alanyeodal.bsky.social · Jan 11

Looking forward to the start of spring and the return of the insects I love. #butterflies #Beetles #Dragonflies to name just a few.

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