The PROSPECTS Foundation
@prospectsfoundation.org.uk
Hyndburn's community-owned environmental charity www.prospectsfoundation.org.uk
1 week to go until our #Accrington EcoFest 2025! With live music, street performers, food trucks and more, it is sure to be the best celebration of #environmental action in #Hyndburn!
A #free, #familyfriendly event for anyone to take part in, join us in Accrington's town centre 10am-3pm.
A #free, #familyfriendly event for anyone to take part in, join us in Accrington's town centre 10am-3pm.
June 6, 2025 at 2:26 PM
1 week to go until our #Accrington EcoFest 2025! With live music, street performers, food trucks and more, it is sure to be the best celebration of #environmental action in #Hyndburn!
A #free, #familyfriendly event for anyone to take part in, join us in Accrington's town centre 10am-3pm.
A #free, #familyfriendly event for anyone to take part in, join us in Accrington's town centre 10am-3pm.
#TheGreatBigGreenWeek starts tomorrow! Check out their site to look for eco events being held across the UK! www.greatbiggreenweek.com/events_calen...
Our week of green activities is being capped off with #Accrington EcoFest 2025, the ultimate celebration of environmental action in #Hyndburn!
Our week of green activities is being capped off with #Accrington EcoFest 2025, the ultimate celebration of environmental action in #Hyndburn!
Find an event
www.greatbiggreenweek.com
June 6, 2025 at 2:21 PM
#TheGreatBigGreenWeek starts tomorrow! Check out their site to look for eco events being held across the UK! www.greatbiggreenweek.com/events_calen...
Our week of green activities is being capped off with #Accrington EcoFest 2025, the ultimate celebration of environmental action in #Hyndburn!
Our week of green activities is being capped off with #Accrington EcoFest 2025, the ultimate celebration of environmental action in #Hyndburn!
Accrington EcoFest is back for its fourth year! The free, family-friendly event which showcases all things green and environmentally friendly will be held on Broadway in Accrington Town Centre on Sat 14th June 2025, 10am - 3pm. Visit our website to find out more: prospectsfoundation.org.uk/eco-fest/
June 5, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Accrington EcoFest is back for its fourth year! The free, family-friendly event which showcases all things green and environmentally friendly will be held on Broadway in Accrington Town Centre on Sat 14th June 2025, 10am - 3pm. Visit our website to find out more: prospectsfoundation.org.uk/eco-fest/
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Brimstone lift-off day with temperature touching 17'C in Yorkshire. For the majority of us a Brimstone will be our first butterfly of the year. I was lucky enough to spot two at the Yorkshire Butterfly reserve at Shipley Station while advising on improving the meadow. Comma comes in at second place
March 6, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Brimstone lift-off day with temperature touching 17'C in Yorkshire. For the majority of us a Brimstone will be our first butterfly of the year. I was lucky enough to spot two at the Yorkshire Butterfly reserve at Shipley Station while advising on improving the meadow. Comma comes in at second place
#MothMonday
We'll be keeping our eyes out for Drinker caterpillars which should be emerging around our wetlands again soon!
We've found both the adults and larvae on Peel Park & the Coppice LNR, there is something so endearing about the adult Drinker!
#teammoth #mothsmatter #ukwildlife
We'll be keeping our eyes out for Drinker caterpillars which should be emerging around our wetlands again soon!
We've found both the adults and larvae on Peel Park & the Coppice LNR, there is something so endearing about the adult Drinker!
#teammoth #mothsmatter #ukwildlife
February 24, 2025 at 5:01 PM
#MothMonday
We'll be keeping our eyes out for Drinker caterpillars which should be emerging around our wetlands again soon!
We've found both the adults and larvae on Peel Park & the Coppice LNR, there is something so endearing about the adult Drinker!
#teammoth #mothsmatter #ukwildlife
We'll be keeping our eyes out for Drinker caterpillars which should be emerging around our wetlands again soon!
We've found both the adults and larvae on Peel Park & the Coppice LNR, there is something so endearing about the adult Drinker!
#teammoth #mothsmatter #ukwildlife
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#SpawnToBeWild Week
What type of spawn do I have?
Frog spawn is always laid in big clumps whilst toad spawn comes in long chains, like a string of pearls draped over pond weed and submerged plants.
📸Linda Connor & Neil Fletcher
What type of spawn do I have?
Frog spawn is always laid in big clumps whilst toad spawn comes in long chains, like a string of pearls draped over pond weed and submerged plants.
📸Linda Connor & Neil Fletcher
February 17, 2025 at 7:30 AM
#SpawnToBeWild Week
What type of spawn do I have?
Frog spawn is always laid in big clumps whilst toad spawn comes in long chains, like a string of pearls draped over pond weed and submerged plants.
📸Linda Connor & Neil Fletcher
What type of spawn do I have?
Frog spawn is always laid in big clumps whilst toad spawn comes in long chains, like a string of pearls draped over pond weed and submerged plants.
📸Linda Connor & Neil Fletcher
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Moth trap produced 16/5 overnight, including a stunning Oak Beauty - also Pale Brindled Beauty (4), Dotted Boarder (9), Chestnut (1), unidentified micro chilling in the fridge for later (1) #TeamMoth VC36 North Herefordshire
February 21, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Moth trap produced 16/5 overnight, including a stunning Oak Beauty - also Pale Brindled Beauty (4), Dotted Boarder (9), Chestnut (1), unidentified micro chilling in the fridge for later (1) #TeamMoth VC36 North Herefordshire
Our FREE Willow Heart Weaving Workshop last Monday was a big success!
Combining #conservation & #heritagecrafts is very important to us for the #HyndburnsNatureReserves project! Coppicing willow is important for many heritage crafts and also as a important woodland management tool.
#uk #hyndburn
Combining #conservation & #heritagecrafts is very important to us for the #HyndburnsNatureReserves project! Coppicing willow is important for many heritage crafts and also as a important woodland management tool.
#uk #hyndburn
February 18, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Our FREE Willow Heart Weaving Workshop last Monday was a big success!
Combining #conservation & #heritagecrafts is very important to us for the #HyndburnsNatureReserves project! Coppicing willow is important for many heritage crafts and also as a important woodland management tool.
#uk #hyndburn
Combining #conservation & #heritagecrafts is very important to us for the #HyndburnsNatureReserves project! Coppicing willow is important for many heritage crafts and also as a important woodland management tool.
#uk #hyndburn
We've not had a chance to get out with the moth trap this year yet, but here are some of the moths that we caught last February for #MothMonday!
A worn Satellite, Chestnut, & 2 Dotted Border.
📸: Peel Park & the Coppice LNR
#teammoth #mothsmatter #ukwildlife #hyndburn
A worn Satellite, Chestnut, & 2 Dotted Border.
📸: Peel Park & the Coppice LNR
#teammoth #mothsmatter #ukwildlife #hyndburn
February 17, 2025 at 5:05 PM
We've not had a chance to get out with the moth trap this year yet, but here are some of the moths that we caught last February for #MothMonday!
A worn Satellite, Chestnut, & 2 Dotted Border.
📸: Peel Park & the Coppice LNR
#teammoth #mothsmatter #ukwildlife #hyndburn
A worn Satellite, Chestnut, & 2 Dotted Border.
📸: Peel Park & the Coppice LNR
#teammoth #mothsmatter #ukwildlife #hyndburn
#MothMonday comes around so quickly!
What's better for #valentines week than a True Lover's Knot moth? These moths have such a fascinating pattern on their wings which really makes them stand out from other noctuids.
📸: Peel Park & the Coppice LNR
#hyndburn #ukwildlife #teammoth #mothsmatter
What's better for #valentines week than a True Lover's Knot moth? These moths have such a fascinating pattern on their wings which really makes them stand out from other noctuids.
📸: Peel Park & the Coppice LNR
#hyndburn #ukwildlife #teammoth #mothsmatter
February 10, 2025 at 3:03 PM
#MothMonday comes around so quickly!
What's better for #valentines week than a True Lover's Knot moth? These moths have such a fascinating pattern on their wings which really makes them stand out from other noctuids.
📸: Peel Park & the Coppice LNR
#hyndburn #ukwildlife #teammoth #mothsmatter
What's better for #valentines week than a True Lover's Knot moth? These moths have such a fascinating pattern on their wings which really makes them stand out from other noctuids.
📸: Peel Park & the Coppice LNR
#hyndburn #ukwildlife #teammoth #mothsmatter
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Join us for "Ten minutes to count the insects", a webinar for #CitizenScienceShowcase - "Flowers, insects and good weather are all you need to take part in PoMS - join us online to find out more". Sunday 23 Feb at 11am - book at ten-minutes-to-count-insects.eventbrite.co.uk @ukceh.bsky.social
Ten minutes to count the insects! How to monitor pollinators with PoMS
Flowers, insects and good weather are all you need to take part in the UK Pollinator Monitoring Scheme - join us online to find out more.
ten-minutes-to-count-insects.eventbrite.co.uk
January 20, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Join us for "Ten minutes to count the insects", a webinar for #CitizenScienceShowcase - "Flowers, insects and good weather are all you need to take part in PoMS - join us online to find out more". Sunday 23 Feb at 11am - book at ten-minutes-to-count-insects.eventbrite.co.uk @ukceh.bsky.social
#MothMonday again already?
This intricate beauty is a Latticed Heath which we found in our light trap last July, but you can also see it during the day as well!
📸: Peel Park & the Coppice LNR
#mothsmatter #teammoth #ukwildlife #accrington
This intricate beauty is a Latticed Heath which we found in our light trap last July, but you can also see it during the day as well!
📸: Peel Park & the Coppice LNR
#mothsmatter #teammoth #ukwildlife #accrington
February 3, 2025 at 4:15 PM
#MothMonday again already?
This intricate beauty is a Latticed Heath which we found in our light trap last July, but you can also see it during the day as well!
📸: Peel Park & the Coppice LNR
#mothsmatter #teammoth #ukwildlife #accrington
This intricate beauty is a Latticed Heath which we found in our light trap last July, but you can also see it during the day as well!
📸: Peel Park & the Coppice LNR
#mothsmatter #teammoth #ukwildlife #accrington
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Be on the lookout for butterflies! 🦋
So far we've received first sightings for Red Admiral, Brimstone, Peacock, Comma and Small Tortoiseshell. What will be next?
Think you've got a first sighting? Let us know 👉 butterfly-conservation.org/butterflies/...
📷: Tim Melling, Sophie Hall, Bob Eade
So far we've received first sightings for Red Admiral, Brimstone, Peacock, Comma and Small Tortoiseshell. What will be next?
Think you've got a first sighting? Let us know 👉 butterfly-conservation.org/butterflies/...
📷: Tim Melling, Sophie Hall, Bob Eade
January 31, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Be on the lookout for butterflies! 🦋
So far we've received first sightings for Red Admiral, Brimstone, Peacock, Comma and Small Tortoiseshell. What will be next?
Think you've got a first sighting? Let us know 👉 butterfly-conservation.org/butterflies/...
📷: Tim Melling, Sophie Hall, Bob Eade
So far we've received first sightings for Red Admiral, Brimstone, Peacock, Comma and Small Tortoiseshell. What will be next?
Think you've got a first sighting? Let us know 👉 butterfly-conservation.org/butterflies/...
📷: Tim Melling, Sophie Hall, Bob Eade
Litter-picking at Woodnook Vale LNR, thank you to the #HyndburnsNatureReserves #volunteers for your hard work.
Unfortunately, this is just the entrance, email [email protected] if you would like to help future cleanups at the site!
#accrington #ukconservation
Unfortunately, this is just the entrance, email [email protected] if you would like to help future cleanups at the site!
#accrington #ukconservation
January 31, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Litter-picking at Woodnook Vale LNR, thank you to the #HyndburnsNatureReserves #volunteers for your hard work.
Unfortunately, this is just the entrance, email [email protected] if you would like to help future cleanups at the site!
#accrington #ukconservation
Unfortunately, this is just the entrance, email [email protected] if you would like to help future cleanups at the site!
#accrington #ukconservation
We hear that bluesky likes #mushrooms...
Here are some from our volunteer session yesterday!
Looks like some old King Alfred's Cakes and Velvet Shank, but we're no #mushroom experts!
#ukwildlife #accrington #ukconservation
Here are some from our volunteer session yesterday!
Looks like some old King Alfred's Cakes and Velvet Shank, but we're no #mushroom experts!
#ukwildlife #accrington #ukconservation
January 30, 2025 at 4:50 PM
We hear that bluesky likes #mushrooms...
Here are some from our volunteer session yesterday!
Looks like some old King Alfred's Cakes and Velvet Shank, but we're no #mushroom experts!
#ukwildlife #accrington #ukconservation
Here are some from our volunteer session yesterday!
Looks like some old King Alfred's Cakes and Velvet Shank, but we're no #mushroom experts!
#ukwildlife #accrington #ukconservation
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恭贺新禧! The year of the snake has begun 🐍
Adders like this one can be found in woodlands up and down the UK. They're our only venomous snake, but they keep themselves to themselves and are rarely a danger to humans.
Adders like this one can be found in woodlands up and down the UK. They're our only venomous snake, but they keep themselves to themselves and are rarely a danger to humans.
January 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
恭贺新禧! The year of the snake has begun 🐍
Adders like this one can be found in woodlands up and down the UK. They're our only venomous snake, but they keep themselves to themselves and are rarely a danger to humans.
Adders like this one can be found in woodlands up and down the UK. They're our only venomous snake, but they keep themselves to themselves and are rarely a danger to humans.
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Last week we received the fantastic news that the use of neonicotinoid pesticides will not be allowed in 2025 📢
This is a huge win for butterflies, and we want to say thank you to all 42,601 of you who helped make this happen!
However, the #ButterflyEmergency is not over yet. 🚨
This is a huge win for butterflies, and we want to say thank you to all 42,601 of you who helped make this happen!
However, the #ButterflyEmergency is not over yet. 🚨
January 30, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Last week we received the fantastic news that the use of neonicotinoid pesticides will not be allowed in 2025 📢
This is a huge win for butterflies, and we want to say thank you to all 42,601 of you who helped make this happen!
However, the #ButterflyEmergency is not over yet. 🚨
This is a huge win for butterflies, and we want to say thank you to all 42,601 of you who helped make this happen!
However, the #ButterflyEmergency is not over yet. 🚨
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The video of the UK Moth Recorders meeting is now available, grab yourself a brew and watch it here - https://buff.ly/3PTy9RB
There are talks on day flying moths and fascinating research into why flying insects are drawn to and circle lights, and what we can do about it
#UKMRM
There are talks on day flying moths and fascinating research into why flying insects are drawn to and circle lights, and what we can do about it
#UKMRM
UK Moth Recorders' Meeting 2025
Our annual UK Moth Recorders' Meeting took place online on 25th January 2025.Chapters:00:00 - Intro06:39 - National Moth Recording Scheme Update by Zoe Randl...
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January 30, 2025 at 9:30 AM
The video of the UK Moth Recorders meeting is now available, grab yourself a brew and watch it here - https://buff.ly/3PTy9RB
There are talks on day flying moths and fascinating research into why flying insects are drawn to and circle lights, and what we can do about it
#UKMRM
There are talks on day flying moths and fascinating research into why flying insects are drawn to and circle lights, and what we can do about it
#UKMRM
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#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 26
Bumblebees are docile creatures and only sting when they feel threatened and even then as a last resort.
Only females (queens/workers) sting. #Bumblebees don’t die after stinging as the stinger is smooth and doesn’t catch in human skin.
#bees
🌍🐝
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 26
Bumblebees are docile creatures and only sting when they feel threatened and even then as a last resort.
Only females (queens/workers) sting. #Bumblebees don’t die after stinging as the stinger is smooth and doesn’t catch in human skin.
#bees
🌍🐝
January 26, 2025 at 11:48 AM
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 26
Bumblebees are docile creatures and only sting when they feel threatened and even then as a last resort.
Only females (queens/workers) sting. #Bumblebees don’t die after stinging as the stinger is smooth and doesn’t catch in human skin.
#bees
🌍🐝
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 26
Bumblebees are docile creatures and only sting when they feel threatened and even then as a last resort.
Only females (queens/workers) sting. #Bumblebees don’t die after stinging as the stinger is smooth and doesn’t catch in human skin.
#bees
🌍🐝
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#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 27
Solitary Bees:
Account for over 90% of bee species.
Don’t live in colonies.
Don’t have a queen.
Don’t make honey/wax.
Aren’t aggressive.
Don’t swarm.
Rarely sting.
Vary in size but are usually smaller than #bumblebees.
#bees
#nature
#dandelion
🌍🐝
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 27
Solitary Bees:
Account for over 90% of bee species.
Don’t live in colonies.
Don’t have a queen.
Don’t make honey/wax.
Aren’t aggressive.
Don’t swarm.
Rarely sting.
Vary in size but are usually smaller than #bumblebees.
#bees
#nature
#dandelion
🌍🐝
January 27, 2025 at 2:16 PM
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 27
Solitary Bees:
Account for over 90% of bee species.
Don’t live in colonies.
Don’t have a queen.
Don’t make honey/wax.
Aren’t aggressive.
Don’t swarm.
Rarely sting.
Vary in size but are usually smaller than #bumblebees.
#bees
#nature
#dandelion
🌍🐝
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 27
Solitary Bees:
Account for over 90% of bee species.
Don’t live in colonies.
Don’t have a queen.
Don’t make honey/wax.
Aren’t aggressive.
Don’t swarm.
Rarely sting.
Vary in size but are usually smaller than #bumblebees.
#bees
#nature
#dandelion
🌍🐝
Anyone lost a trolley? 🛒
Lots of bramble, willow, and birch removal at #HyndburnsNatureReserves in January!
Thank you to our #volunteers for helping us remove this scrub to benefit ground flora and keep paths clear!
#ukconservation #accrington #oswaldtwistle #hyndburn #lancashire #windfallfund
Lots of bramble, willow, and birch removal at #HyndburnsNatureReserves in January!
Thank you to our #volunteers for helping us remove this scrub to benefit ground flora and keep paths clear!
#ukconservation #accrington #oswaldtwistle #hyndburn #lancashire #windfallfund
January 27, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Anyone lost a trolley? 🛒
Lots of bramble, willow, and birch removal at #HyndburnsNatureReserves in January!
Thank you to our #volunteers for helping us remove this scrub to benefit ground flora and keep paths clear!
#ukconservation #accrington #oswaldtwistle #hyndburn #lancashire #windfallfund
Lots of bramble, willow, and birch removal at #HyndburnsNatureReserves in January!
Thank you to our #volunteers for helping us remove this scrub to benefit ground flora and keep paths clear!
#ukconservation #accrington #oswaldtwistle #hyndburn #lancashire #windfallfund
What an amazing resource! Wish we had known about this sooner.
UK or Irish #Botany buffs: the Basal Project has updated their WANTED list. Pls take a look & consider submitting juvenile/basal #WildPlants pics to this great community project in 2025
Xls: shorturl.at/5WDz0
BasalProject.org.uk
@richardmabbutt.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social
Xls: shorturl.at/5WDz0
BasalProject.org.uk
@richardmabbutt.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social
January 27, 2025 at 2:47 PM
What an amazing resource! Wish we had known about this sooner.
Some Elephant Hawk-moths for #MothMonday!
These glamourous moths were sadly missing from all of our moth traps last year, but we did find a few caterpillars nearby so we're hopeful for this year!
#mothsmatter #teammoth #hyndburn #accrington #ukwildlife
These glamourous moths were sadly missing from all of our moth traps last year, but we did find a few caterpillars nearby so we're hopeful for this year!
#mothsmatter #teammoth #hyndburn #accrington #ukwildlife
January 27, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Some Elephant Hawk-moths for #MothMonday!
These glamourous moths were sadly missing from all of our moth traps last year, but we did find a few caterpillars nearby so we're hopeful for this year!
#mothsmatter #teammoth #hyndburn #accrington #ukwildlife
These glamourous moths were sadly missing from all of our moth traps last year, but we did find a few caterpillars nearby so we're hopeful for this year!
#mothsmatter #teammoth #hyndburn #accrington #ukwildlife
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The Essex Skipper. One of the three skippers found in the north-west of England, along with the Small and Large. To identify the Essex Skipper, look for the plain brown wings and the antennae that looks as if they have been dipped in black ink. #Butterflies
January 26, 2025 at 9:46 PM
The Essex Skipper. One of the three skippers found in the north-west of England, along with the Small and Large. To identify the Essex Skipper, look for the plain brown wings and the antennae that looks as if they have been dipped in black ink. #Butterflies
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Some of Yorkshires butterfly species were hit badly by the 2024 bad weather with a quarter of our species down more than 70%. There are worrying signs of once common species like Green-viened White, Small Copper, Small Skipper and Common Blue are in permanent and quite quick decline!
January 25, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Some of Yorkshires butterfly species were hit badly by the 2024 bad weather with a quarter of our species down more than 70%. There are worrying signs of once common species like Green-viened White, Small Copper, Small Skipper and Common Blue are in permanent and quite quick decline!