Norfolk & Norwich Naturalists' Society
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Formed in 1869, NNNS is a charity with a focus on natural history in the county of Norfolk, UK. We carry out and encourage research about local wildlife, produce publications & put on a range of events. Find out more at: https://norfolknaturalists.org.uk
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The 2024 Norfolk Bird & Mammal Report has now been published. Members will receive their free copy by post, whilst additional copies will be on sale at selected local outlets. The report is a huge undertaking - thanks to all involved, especially Barry Madden, Neil Lawton & Mick Saunt #NorfolkBirding
This is an exciting chance to have a look around this site near Blo' Norton, not normally open to the public. It has been recently purchased by LOHP who are raising funds to pay back the loan used - for more details about LOHP, this site and how to donate see their website www.lohp.org.uk
December 9, 2025 at 11:03 PM
This is an exciting chance to have a look around this site near Blo' Norton, not normally open to the public. It has been recently purchased by LOHP who are raising funds to pay back the loan used - for more details about LOHP, this site and how to donate see their website www.lohp.org.uk
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Calling all #nature lovers! 🐦🌳Sign up to the #Birds in Greenspaces newsletter for updates on this project that starts next spring, and see our FREE Resource Pack with bird ID guides and activities to warm you up this winter at www.bto.org/greenspaces
Nuthatch by @willrose.bsky.social
Nuthatch by @willrose.bsky.social
December 9, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Calling all #nature lovers! 🐦🌳Sign up to the #Birds in Greenspaces newsletter for updates on this project that starts next spring, and see our FREE Resource Pack with bird ID guides and activities to warm you up this winter at www.bto.org/greenspaces
Nuthatch by @willrose.bsky.social
Nuthatch by @willrose.bsky.social
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BTO's Acoustics Pipeline has identified Bush-crickets in ‘bat’ data collected for the Landscape-scale Species Monitoring of Agri-environment Schemes Project & assessed the effects of agri-environment management on these species➡️ www.bto.org/Bush-cricket...
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#bioacoustics @naturalengland.bsky.social
December 9, 2025 at 12:22 PM
BTO's Acoustics Pipeline has identified Bush-crickets in ‘bat’ data collected for the Landscape-scale Species Monitoring of Agri-environment Schemes Project & assessed the effects of agri-environment management on these species➡️ www.bto.org/Bush-cricket...
#bioacoustics @naturalengland.bsky.social
#bioacoustics @naturalengland.bsky.social
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Best of 2025:9. Diasemiopsis ramburialis (Migrant Sable) at Titchwell, 24/06/2025 by RSPB Volunteers — new VC28! (x6 in Norfolk 2025!) #teammoth #norfolkmoths norfolkmoths.co.uk/micros.php?b...
December 9, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Best of 2025:9. Diasemiopsis ramburialis (Migrant Sable) at Titchwell, 24/06/2025 by RSPB Volunteers — new VC28! (x6 in Norfolk 2025!) #teammoth #norfolkmoths norfolkmoths.co.uk/micros.php?b...
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Part 2 of my annual garden moth review here in Mundford VC28 is now on my blog bit.ly/449Eyja covering Apr- Jun 25, features a whopping 54 additions to the garden list in a crazy late spring/early summer period! #teammoth #norfolkmoths
Garden Moth Review 2025 Part 2 - April to June
April. We missed a big chunk of garden moth trapping in April due to a family holiday in the Outer Hebrides which saw us away from home fr...
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December 8, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Part 2 of my annual garden moth review here in Mundford VC28 is now on my blog bit.ly/449Eyja covering Apr- Jun 25, features a whopping 54 additions to the garden list in a crazy late spring/early summer period! #teammoth #norfolkmoths
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Tis the season to reflect on the mothing year, so the first part of my annual garden moth review here in Mundford VC28 is now up on my blog bit.ly/3XLxnKt covering Jan - Mar 2025 #teammoth #norfolkmoths
Garden Moth Review 2025 Part 1 - January to March
January. January started off relatively mild before cooling mid-month. A total of 4 suitable trap nights occurred in the month, with a tot...
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December 1, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Tis the season to reflect on the mothing year, so the first part of my annual garden moth review here in Mundford VC28 is now up on my blog bit.ly/3XLxnKt covering Jan - Mar 2025 #teammoth #norfolkmoths
A reminder that our last indoor event before Christmas takes place on Tuesday 9th Dec, free to attend & all welcome. Further winter events were included in the recent Norfolk Natterjack.
UPCOMING EVENT: On Tuesday 9th Dec 2025 19:30 we will be hosting our last indoor event before Christmas. In a change to previous listings, Garth Coupland has stepped in & will give a talk about some of his adventures whilst living in Australia. Venue details norfolknaturalists.org.uk/wp/events-pa...
December 7, 2025 at 10:26 PM
A reminder that our last indoor event before Christmas takes place on Tuesday 9th Dec, free to attend & all welcome. Further winter events were included in the recent Norfolk Natterjack.
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A palaeoecological plant find from a Breckland ghost ice age pond core (East Harling, E. England). Puzzled over by @hayleymcmechan.bsky.social & myself. Help with ID please team!! Seems obvious but stuck. @jo-the-botanist.bsky.social @bramblebotanist.bsky.social @timholtwilson.bsky.social
December 7, 2025 at 6:58 PM
A palaeoecological plant find from a Breckland ghost ice age pond core (East Harling, E. England). Puzzled over by @hayleymcmechan.bsky.social & myself. Help with ID please team!! Seems obvious but stuck. @jo-the-botanist.bsky.social @bramblebotanist.bsky.social @timholtwilson.bsky.social
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Monitoring the Langham farm again today resulted in Total: 42 birds which included Blackbird - 1, Chiffchaff - 2, Reed Bunting - 8 and Yellowhammer - 4. One Chiffchaff being the Scandinavian abietinus race. @btobirds.bsky.social @norfolknats.bsky.social
December 7, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Monitoring the Langham farm again today resulted in Total: 42 birds which included Blackbird - 1, Chiffchaff - 2, Reed Bunting - 8 and Yellowhammer - 4. One Chiffchaff being the Scandinavian abietinus race. @btobirds.bsky.social @norfolknats.bsky.social
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Bizarre aliens land in Norwich.
Read all about it!
www.eveningnews24.co.uk/news/2563505...
#pseudoscorpions #unearthly #arachnida @vannabartlett.bsky.social @norfolknats.bsky.social
Read all about it!
www.eveningnews24.co.uk/news/2563505...
#pseudoscorpions #unearthly #arachnida @vannabartlett.bsky.social @norfolknats.bsky.social
Bizarre alien-like creature found in Norwich marshland
An unearthly species new to Norfolk, between a spider and a scorpion, has been discovered lurking within the city's marshes for the first time.
www.eveningnews24.co.uk
December 6, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Bizarre aliens land in Norwich.
Read all about it!
www.eveningnews24.co.uk/news/2563505...
#pseudoscorpions #unearthly #arachnida @vannabartlett.bsky.social @norfolknats.bsky.social
Read all about it!
www.eveningnews24.co.uk/news/2563505...
#pseudoscorpions #unearthly #arachnida @vannabartlett.bsky.social @norfolknats.bsky.social
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It's been a hive of activity at Blakeney Point for our grey seal live stream! Have you been tuning in?
We're streaming 24/7, don't miss a second right here: buff.ly/BWjEbXz
We're streaming 24/7, don't miss a second right here: buff.ly/BWjEbXz
December 6, 2025 at 4:15 PM
It's been a hive of activity at Blakeney Point for our grey seal live stream! Have you been tuning in?
We're streaming 24/7, don't miss a second right here: buff.ly/BWjEbXz
We're streaming 24/7, don't miss a second right here: buff.ly/BWjEbXz
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Booking is now open for the British #Lichen Society AGM weekend in Carlisle 30th Jan - 1st Feb 2026. britishlichensociety.org.uk/the-society/... Even if you're not a member, why not come along to meet us, to hear talks about lichens, and to take part in our Sunday field trip at Carlisle Cemetery.
December 5, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Booking is now open for the British #Lichen Society AGM weekend in Carlisle 30th Jan - 1st Feb 2026. britishlichensociety.org.uk/the-society/... Even if you're not a member, why not come along to meet us, to hear talks about lichens, and to take part in our Sunday field trip at Carlisle Cemetery.
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Best of 2025:6. The Alchymist (Catephia alchymista) in Norwich, 14/06/2025 by Craig Robson — new for Norfolk! #teammoth #norfolkmoths norfolkmoths.co.uk?bf=24640
December 6, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Best of 2025:6. The Alchymist (Catephia alchymista) in Norwich, 14/06/2025 by Craig Robson — new for Norfolk! #teammoth #norfolkmoths norfolkmoths.co.uk?bf=24640
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One of six Black Redstarts in the South Beach area of Great Yarmouth yesterday
#birding #norfolkbirding
#birding #norfolkbirding
December 6, 2025 at 7:57 AM
One of six Black Redstarts in the South Beach area of Great Yarmouth yesterday
#birding #norfolkbirding
#birding #norfolkbirding
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This one is driving me mad. I just can’t work out what it is! Negative spot tests. Warham St Mary church.
December 5, 2025 at 8:23 PM
This one is driving me mad. I just can’t work out what it is! Negative spot tests. Warham St Mary church.
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Lathagrium auriforme is a superb jelly lichen, and quite variable. The tiny globular shiny isidia are very cool.
December 5, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Lathagrium auriforme is a superb jelly lichen, and quite variable. The tiny globular shiny isidia are very cool.
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More Dermatocarpon miniatum appreciation. The dots on the lobes are embedded fruiting bodies - perithecia. Warham. Note the last pic showing young thalli growing where moss keeps the stone wet.
December 5, 2025 at 8:18 PM
More Dermatocarpon miniatum appreciation. The dots on the lobes are embedded fruiting bodies - perithecia. Warham. Note the last pic showing young thalli growing where moss keeps the stone wet.
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Monitoring today at the Stanhoe orchard. We didn't expect much and we were was not wrong, just 10 birds, 7 Greenfinch was good, as was the single Fieldfare considering the almost complete lack of Thrushes. @btobirds.bsky.social @norfolknats.bsky.social @wildernorfolk.bsky.social
December 5, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Monitoring today at the Stanhoe orchard. We didn't expect much and we were was not wrong, just 10 birds, 7 Greenfinch was good, as was the single Fieldfare considering the almost complete lack of Thrushes. @btobirds.bsky.social @norfolknats.bsky.social @wildernorfolk.bsky.social
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Discussion by Morris & Welch on problems and solutions for conserving invertebrates.
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Is invertebrate conservation in Great Britain best achieved by policies that increase species protection? - Journal of Insect Conservation
Abstract We discuss proposals to extend the list of protected insect species in Great Britain and question whether existing species protection measures are appropriate for insects whose ecology is sub...
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December 5, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Discussion by Morris & Welch on problems and solutions for conserving invertebrates.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
@norfolknats.bsky.social @suffolk-nats1929.bsky.social @chikichanka.bsky.social
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
@norfolknats.bsky.social @suffolk-nats1929.bsky.social @chikichanka.bsky.social
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1/ The UK Biodiversity Indicators, some using BTO data, have been updated by Defra and @jncc.bsky.social ➡️ jncc.gov.uk/our-work/uk-...
Here’s how BTO contributes to these indicators, which show the state of #biodiversity, its pressures and conservation responses. ⬇️
Here’s how BTO contributes to these indicators, which show the state of #biodiversity, its pressures and conservation responses. ⬇️
December 2, 2025 at 7:12 PM
1/ The UK Biodiversity Indicators, some using BTO data, have been updated by Defra and @jncc.bsky.social ➡️ jncc.gov.uk/our-work/uk-...
Here’s how BTO contributes to these indicators, which show the state of #biodiversity, its pressures and conservation responses. ⬇️
Here’s how BTO contributes to these indicators, which show the state of #biodiversity, its pressures and conservation responses. ⬇️
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Free living Beaver at Pensthorpe: pensthorpe.com/beaver-at-pe...
Beaver at Pensthorpe - Pensthorpe
Splish Splash! If your visit is disrupted by more than an hour of continuous rain, we will issue you a return free ticket, which is valid for up to 4 weeks.
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December 2, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Free living Beaver at Pensthorpe: pensthorpe.com/beaver-at-pe...
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Winter is THE best time for spotting evergreen ferns, clubmosses etc. Don't stop botanising just because plants are no longer in flower. Unless there is snow-cover you can still collect useful records even in a place previously well-recorded by excellent botanists!!
Saw this patch of interrupted clubmoss from a track at Potarch, South Aberdeenshire, I've walked along many times before. I normally visit in summer, so will blame the leaves on the trees then for not having spotted it previously. An interesting setting, in birch woodland at just ca 95 m altitude.
December 2, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Winter is THE best time for spotting evergreen ferns, clubmosses etc. Don't stop botanising just because plants are no longer in flower. Unless there is snow-cover you can still collect useful records even in a place previously well-recorded by excellent botanists!!
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So far, I have 500 specimens of different zooplankton, phytoplankton and protists in the image library. So. Many. More. To. Go. If there’s anything you want to get access to for research or learning, let me know and I’ll prioritise it. #marineplankton 🦑
December 2, 2025 at 6:32 PM
So far, I have 500 specimens of different zooplankton, phytoplankton and protists in the image library. So. Many. More. To. Go. If there’s anything you want to get access to for research or learning, let me know and I’ll prioritise it. #marineplankton 🦑
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I have photographed 110 individual Asterionellopsis glacialis colonies over the last 3 years. And now they’re all ready for the Norfolk Plankton Image Library! #marineplankton 🦑
December 2, 2025 at 6:24 PM
I have photographed 110 individual Asterionellopsis glacialis colonies over the last 3 years. And now they’re all ready for the Norfolk Plankton Image Library! #marineplankton 🦑