Dave Goulson
@davegoulson.bsky.social
Scientist, specializing in bumblebees. Author of various books about insects. Trying to save the planet one bee at a time.
Coming soon, my new book; Eat The Planet Well
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Eat the Planet Well: my new book, coming soon.
YouTube video by Dave Goulson
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November 25, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Coming soon, my new book; Eat The Planet Well
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New "Bugs Matter" survey update seems to show ongoing and rapid insect decline, based on bug splats on cars.
@KentWildlife
@KentWildlife
November 21, 2025 at 1:15 PM
New "Bugs Matter" survey update seems to show ongoing and rapid insect decline, based on bug splats on cars.
@KentWildlife
@KentWildlife
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Insect Declines and the role of pesticides with @davegoulson.bsky.social online talk...
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WSRT Wet Wednesday Webinars: Insect Declines with Dave Goulson
Join Dave Goulson for a deep dive into the role of pesticides in driving insect declines in our next WSRT Wet Wednesday Webinar!
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Insect Declines and the role of pesticides with @davegoulson.bsky.social online talk...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wsrt-wet-w...
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I'm giving a talk on
"Insect Declines, Pesticides and Pet Parasiticides", online, FREE to join, 7pm-8pm Wed 26th November
Organised by Western Sussex Rivers Trust.
Book your free ticket! lnkd.in/e4y8v5Fn
"Insect Declines, Pesticides and Pet Parasiticides", online, FREE to join, 7pm-8pm Wed 26th November
Organised by Western Sussex Rivers Trust.
Book your free ticket! lnkd.in/e4y8v5Fn
November 20, 2025 at 9:34 AM
I'm giving a talk on
"Insect Declines, Pesticides and Pet Parasiticides", online, FREE to join, 7pm-8pm Wed 26th November
Organised by Western Sussex Rivers Trust.
Book your free ticket! lnkd.in/e4y8v5Fn
"Insect Declines, Pesticides and Pet Parasiticides", online, FREE to join, 7pm-8pm Wed 26th November
Organised by Western Sussex Rivers Trust.
Book your free ticket! lnkd.in/e4y8v5Fn
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We are delighted to have @davegoulson.bsky.social give a zoom presentation (joint with #BCSurreySWLondon) on 3rd December. Booking is free but essential www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/saving-our... @savebutterflies.bsky.social
#teammoth www.hertsmiddx-butterflies.org.uk/winter-zoom.... Correct date 3rd!
#teammoth www.hertsmiddx-butterflies.org.uk/winter-zoom.... Correct date 3rd!
November 14, 2025 at 11:16 AM
We are delighted to have @davegoulson.bsky.social give a zoom presentation (joint with #BCSurreySWLondon) on 3rd December. Booking is free but essential www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/saving-our... @savebutterflies.bsky.social
#teammoth www.hertsmiddx-butterflies.org.uk/winter-zoom.... Correct date 3rd!
#teammoth www.hertsmiddx-butterflies.org.uk/winter-zoom.... Correct date 3rd!
Honoured to be named a "Highly Cited Researcher" for the 8th year running, though I'm not sure what it really means :)
Explore the full list below.
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Explore the full list below.
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Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers 2025
The Highly Cited Researchers 2025 list identifies and celebrates individuals who have demonstrated significant and broad influence in their fields of research. Through rigorous selection criteria and ...
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November 13, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Honoured to be named a "Highly Cited Researcher" for the 8th year running, though I'm not sure what it really means :)
Explore the full list below.
clarivate.com/highly-cited...
Explore the full list below.
clarivate.com/highly-cited...
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Campaign group Restore Nature with @davegoulson.bsky.social are fighting to protect Todrig from turning into an ecological desert in the form of a spruce plantation– Scot Forestry didn’t even think it deemed an environmental impact assessment . Beggars belief .
November 8, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Campaign group Restore Nature with @davegoulson.bsky.social are fighting to protect Todrig from turning into an ecological desert in the form of a spruce plantation– Scot Forestry didn’t even think it deemed an environmental impact assessment . Beggars belief .
Choosing an apple tree for your garden; which apple variety is best? Here I show you some of my favourites. Why not plant an apple tree today! youtu.be/pLkThVoCuwg
Choosing an apple tree for your garden
YouTube video by Dave Goulson
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November 2, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Choosing an apple tree for your garden; which apple variety is best? Here I show you some of my favourites. Why not plant an apple tree today! youtu.be/pLkThVoCuwg
The Christmas Island shrew, Crocidura trichura, declared extinct 19 October 2025.
October 26, 2025 at 4:35 PM
The Christmas Island shrew, Crocidura trichura, declared extinct 19 October 2025.
Still a few tickets left for this evening actionnetwork.org/ticketed_eve...
Dave Goulson: Saving Our Insects
About the Event
Insects are fascinating, beautiful, and essential — without them, ecosystems grind to a halt. Yet their numbers are in alarming decline.
In this urgent and inspiring talk, ...
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October 23, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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It has been a fabulous year for sloes, why not make your own sloe gin for Christmas, also perfect as a Christmas gift for alcoholic friends and family! It is incredibly easy, but get picking before the birds eat them!
youtu.be/wZzOVXCZsi4
youtu.be/wZzOVXCZsi4
How to make sloe gin - very quick and easy!
YouTube video by Dave Goulson
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October 22, 2025 at 4:30 PM
It has been a fabulous year for sloes, why not make your own sloe gin for Christmas, also perfect as a Christmas gift for alcoholic friends and family! It is incredibly easy, but get picking before the birds eat them!
youtu.be/wZzOVXCZsi4
youtu.be/wZzOVXCZsi4
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Friday Flyday! A mating pair of big-headed flies, Pipunculidae, photographed in Texas.
October 17, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Friday Flyday! A mating pair of big-headed flies, Pipunculidae, photographed in Texas.
Let's hear it for ivy! The last flower of the year is one of the best for pollinators, vital for a last feed for butterflies such as the red admiral. Learn a little more...
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youtu.be/-W6aa6nUVPA
Best Plants for Bees: Ivy!
YouTube video by Dave Goulson
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October 14, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Let's hear it for ivy! The last flower of the year is one of the best for pollinators, vital for a last feed for butterflies such as the red admiral. Learn a little more...
youtu.be/-W6aa6nUVPA
youtu.be/-W6aa6nUVPA
For all ages: Poster book and children's activity book versions of Insectarium now available! Long live the little creatures...
October 13, 2025 at 8:41 AM
For all ages: Poster book and children's activity book versions of Insectarium now available! Long live the little creatures...
Crop yields in England 2nd lowest on record as climate chaos kicks in - exactly as scientists have been predicting for years
www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
England sees second worst harvest on record, analysis shows
Provisional Government data suggests a much worse harvest than experts had so far predicted.
www.independent.co.uk
October 12, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Crop yields in England 2nd lowest on record as climate chaos kicks in - exactly as scientists have been predicting for years
www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
Officially extinct yesterday, RIP slender-billed curlew
October 11, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Officially extinct yesterday, RIP slender-billed curlew
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Nestle quietly exits global initiative to reduce dairy methane emissions
#climatecrisis
HT @carbonbrief.org
www.latimes.com/business/sto...
#climatecrisis
HT @carbonbrief.org
www.latimes.com/business/sto...
Nestle quietly exits global initiative to reduce dairy methane emissions
Nestle quietly exits global initiative to reduce dairy methane emissions
www.latimes.com
October 10, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Nestle quietly exits global initiative to reduce dairy methane emissions
#climatecrisis
HT @carbonbrief.org
www.latimes.com/business/sto...
#climatecrisis
HT @carbonbrief.org
www.latimes.com/business/sto...
Crazy but well worth 4 minutes of your day.
This video on trees and forests by the brilliant @thewildgees.bsky.social isn't only great craic, it's jam packed with truth bombs.
Give it a watch!
youtu.be/sIqJ0rl1hE0?...
Give it a watch!
youtu.be/sIqJ0rl1hE0?...
Any Oaks? The Wild Geeze
YouTube video by The Wild Geeze
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October 9, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Crazy but well worth 4 minutes of your day.
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BREAKING: Heroic police officers save public from this terrifying terrorist who was holding a sign the government doesn’t like x
October 4, 2025 at 4:36 PM
BREAKING: Heroic police officers save public from this terrifying terrorist who was holding a sign the government doesn’t like x
A quick bee hotel tip, to keep your young bees safe for the winter :) youtu.be/nP4S1Gmqjxg
Don't let your baby bees get eaten!
YouTube video by Dave Goulson
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October 3, 2025 at 5:40 PM
A quick bee hotel tip, to keep your young bees safe for the winter :) youtu.be/nP4S1Gmqjxg
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Great to meet @davegoulson.bsky.social and hear him speak at a really well attended event at the wonderful Hanworth Air Parks Biodiversity Project yesterday.
The work of HABP and @cambeauty.bsky.social is clearly hugely valued in the community, and I look forward to reading Silent Earth.
The work of HABP and @cambeauty.bsky.social is clearly hugely valued in the community, and I look forward to reading Silent Earth.
September 21, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Great to meet @davegoulson.bsky.social and hear him speak at a really well attended event at the wonderful Hanworth Air Parks Biodiversity Project yesterday.
The work of HABP and @cambeauty.bsky.social is clearly hugely valued in the community, and I look forward to reading Silent Earth.
The work of HABP and @cambeauty.bsky.social is clearly hugely valued in the community, and I look forward to reading Silent Earth.
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September 21, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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4/4 Please do listen to @davegoulson.bsky.social clip about being kind to wasps....
Despite the large size & proximity of this nest site, they haven't caused any issues at all & my boisterous / careless grandkids have visited & left safe & sound.
youtu.be/bhAgza_E3ww
Despite the large size & proximity of this nest site, they haven't caused any issues at all & my boisterous / careless grandkids have visited & left safe & sound.
youtu.be/bhAgza_E3ww
Be Kind to Wasps
YouTube video by Dave Goulson
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September 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM
4/4 Please do listen to @davegoulson.bsky.social clip about being kind to wasps....
Despite the large size & proximity of this nest site, they haven't caused any issues at all & my boisterous / careless grandkids have visited & left safe & sound.
youtu.be/bhAgza_E3ww
Despite the large size & proximity of this nest site, they haven't caused any issues at all & my boisterous / careless grandkids have visited & left safe & sound.
youtu.be/bhAgza_E3ww
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1/3 🧵🐞
A 2025 meta-analysis of 1,705 studies confirms that #pesticides are widely toxic to many non-target organisms. @davegoulson.bsky.social
www.pan-europe.info/blog/pestici...
A 2025 meta-analysis of 1,705 studies confirms that #pesticides are widely toxic to many non-target organisms. @davegoulson.bsky.social
www.pan-europe.info/blog/pestici...
Pesticides found widely toxic to non-target organisms in low concentrations
A 2025 meta-analysis of 1,705 studies confirms that pesticides are widely toxic to many non-target organisms. “Pesticides affect a diverse range of non-target species and may be linked to global biodi...
www.pan-europe.info
September 18, 2025 at 10:05 AM
1/3 🧵🐞
A 2025 meta-analysis of 1,705 studies confirms that #pesticides are widely toxic to many non-target organisms. @davegoulson.bsky.social
www.pan-europe.info/blog/pestici...
A 2025 meta-analysis of 1,705 studies confirms that #pesticides are widely toxic to many non-target organisms. @davegoulson.bsky.social
www.pan-europe.info/blog/pestici...
Scottish Forestry have decided that planting a vast sitka spruce plantation in the Scottish Borders (11 sq km) does not need an Environmental Impact Assessment. Please consider giving to this crowdfund to support a legal challenge + share.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/save-todri...
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/save-todri...
Save Todrig from Sitka spruce plantation
Campaigning to protect nature and communities around Todrig from proposed Sitka spruce plantations, and to save the Southern Uplands.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk
September 14, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Scottish Forestry have decided that planting a vast sitka spruce plantation in the Scottish Borders (11 sq km) does not need an Environmental Impact Assessment. Please consider giving to this crowdfund to support a legal challenge + share.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/save-todri...
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/save-todri...