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Butterfly Conservation Suffolk @bc-suffolk.bsky.social · 15h

From Landguard, First Large Wainscott of the Autumn; a reed bed specialist which sometimes wanders down here.

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Dave & Margie Carter @davidmargiecarter.bsky.social · 1d

Clouded Yellow at Aldeburgh Town Marshes today. @bc-suffolk.bsky.social

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Andy Brockman @andybrockman.bsky.social · 1d

Leaked video from speech to Tech bosses at JP Morgan Tech Stars event appears to show Chancellor Rachel Reeves boasting of a "good relationship with the developer" as one of the rarest creatures in Britain "some snails on the site that are a protected species or something" could pay the price.

Rachel Reeves clears planning blockage amid ‘good relationship’ with developer

Exclusive: Chancellor says 20,000 homes were being held up due to ‘some snails that are a protected species or something’

www.theguardian.com

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National Trust - Midlands & East @midsandeastnt.bsky.social · 23h

📣Good news!
Wicken Fen Nature Reserve has recorded 10,000 species of wildlife making it the first known UK site to do so. Records date back 200 years, in the 20th century 13 species new to science were discovered, and in the last 25 years records have surged as the reserve expanded.
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a moth with light and dark brown markings sat on a green reed

a brown water vole eating a green stalk at the waters edge

sunset behind the windmill at Wicken Fen

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Guardian Environment @environment.theguardian.com · 1d

Green groups criticise plans to weaken protections for English national parks

Exclusive: Letter from 170-plus organisations calls on government to drop proposed changes to planning law

www.theguardian.com

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 1d

Utterly beholden to lobbyists, staggeringly ignorant and dismissive of the natural world: Rachel Reeves might not look or sound like Donald Trump, but she is behaving very much like him. This government is even more of an ecological hazard than the Tories were.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Rachel Reeves clears planning blockage amid ‘good relationship’ with developer

Exclusive: Chancellor says 20,000 homes were being held up due to ‘some snails that are a protected species or something’

www.theguardian.com

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William Brame @landguardbirder.bsky.social · 1d

@neilsmothman.bsky.social @migrantmothuk.bsky.social a White-speck at Landguard today

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Swallowtail and Birdwing Butterfly Trust @sbbtrust.bsky.social · 1d

Cryopreservation of eggs will be used by researchers at Anglia Ruskin University in an attempt to boost numbers of one of the UK's rarest and largest butterflies, the Swallowtail (Papilio machaon britannicus).
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article....

Rare swallowtail butterfly project trialled at Ipswich farm

Jimmy's Farm is collaborating with Anglia Ruskin University in an attempt to boost its numbers.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Butterfly Conservation Warwickshire @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social · 1d

You might see the wonderful work we have done for the Small Blue if you click on the links below. Even though the project ran 2009-12 weeks are still actively managing those sites & working hard at ensuring the butterfly continues to thrive in Warwickshire 😀🦋

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Butterfly Conservation Suffolk @bc-suffolk.bsky.social · 2d

Sat 11th Oct 2025 2.15 pm
Suffolk Branch Members' Afternoon 2025
at Earl Stonham Village Hall, IP14 5HJ

Pete Eeles will be our guest speaker. He runs the UK Butterflies website & has recently published British and Irish Butterfly Rarities

See suffolkbutterflies.org.uk

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Butterfly Conservation Suffolk @bc-suffolk.bsky.social · 2d

From Landguard, Oak Rustic first turned up six years back & has, presumably, colonised the Holm Oaks.

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Butterfly Conservation Europe @europebutterfly.bsky.social · 2d

The new European Butterfly Red List will be published this Friday at the IUCN Global Biodiversity Conference. Watch this space for the shocking findings

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Chris van Swaay @chrisvanswaay.bsky.social · 2d

Now the 2025 field season for butterflies has come to an end, it is a good moment to look back at the great work of the recorders of Dutch Butterfly Monitoring transects. Almost 400,000 butterflies counted in 2025 on 1372 locations, 8,5 million since 1990 on 212,327 km. Thanks for all hard work!

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Migrant Lepidoptera (GB & Ireland) @migrantmothuk.bsky.social · 2d

There may be an arrival of moths tonight (6/10) and tomorrow night from Iberia/Canary Isles. Very little wind, cloud cover and generally mild temperatures along the south coast of England, so it should at least be a good couple of nights for mothing. #teammoth

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Matthew Deans @deansmatthew.bsky.social · 3d

A chance find of a Pale-lemon Sallow (Cirrhia ocellaris) near an outside light at Darsham, Suffolk, this morning. A moth I've not seen anywhere in more than a decade and particularly rare in this part of the county. @BC_Suffolk

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Butterfly Conservation - Cambs & Essex @bc-cambs-essex.bsky.social · 3d

BBC News - Rare swallowtail butterfly project trialled at Ipswich farm - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Rare swallowtail butterfly project trialled at Ipswich farm

Jimmy's Farm is collaborating with Anglia Ruskin University in an attempt to boost its numbers.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Matthew Deans @deansmatthew.bsky.social · 4d

Ni Moth (Trichoplusia ni) to light @Bawdsey_Hall on 2 October. It's been a good year for this species here. @MigrantMothUK @BC_Suffolk

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Richard Lewington @rlewington2.bsky.social · 7d

Queen Alexandra's Birdwing - Ornithoptera alexandrae, the world's largest butterfly, male wingspan 19cm female 24 cm. Swallowtail - Papilio machaon, Britain's largest butterfly, wingspan 7cm. Print from a recent painting www.richardlewington.co.uk/album.php?id...

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Butterfly Conservation Suffolk @bc-suffolk.bsky.social · 5d

"Black hairstreak butterflies are another key endangered species which can be found here, as the mixture of mature and young blackthorn along the old drover’s track creates the perfect conditions for them to thrive."
£300,000 appeal to buy the woodland that the owners are selling. Otherwise???

Patrick Barkham @patrickbarkham.bsky.social · 5d

Great appeal here to protect a fantastic ancient woodland in Buckinghamshire. I've just walked through this landscape – the ancient royal hunting forest of Bernwood is being bisected by HS2 – and it is a magical area. Good luck @bbowt.bsky.social! www.bbowt.org.uk/news/wildlif...

Wildlife Trust launches £300,000 appeal to protect ancient woodland in Buckinghamshire | Berks Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust

The Berkshire, Buckinghamshire & Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust (BBOWT) has launched its £300,000 appeal to secure the future of Hamgreen Wood, an ancient woodland home to rare bat and butterfly species.

www.bbowt.org.uk

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Philip Amies @amiesphilip.bsky.social · 5d

How is this even possible, Lugg Meadow is of immense biodiversity and historic importance, it represents a type of site which should be totally protected, including a buffer around it to maintain site from adjacent land use changes including development.

Plantlife @plantlifeuk.bsky.social · 6d

📢 Lugg Meadow, the UK’s largest remaining Lammas meadow, is under threat from housing plans. A rare habitat, rich in wildlife and tradition, could be irreversibly damaged.

🚫 We’ve objected to the proposal. Now it’s your turn.
👉 Have your say: https://loom.ly/-yNvG6g

A wide meadow filled with bright yellow wildflowers under a blue sky with scattered white clouds, bordered by green trees in the distance. Photo credit: Chris Harris.

A Eurasian curlew standing in a grassy field, showing its long, downward-curved bill and mottled brown plumage. Photo credit: Bahadir Yeniceri

Close-up of a cluster of small white flowers from a narrow-leaved water-dropwort plant, with green blurred foliage in the background. Photo credit: Nahhan.

Close-up of bright yellow buttercup flowers in a meadow, with a soft-focus background of more yellow blooms. Photo credit: Chris Harris.

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Lyme Resource Centre @lymeresourcecentre.bsky.social · 5d

Why are more people getting Lyme disease?

This BBC Sounds episode of The Inquiry explores why global cases are on the rise - a recent British Medical Journal review has found that up to 10% of people have infected with the bacteria causing Lyme disease.

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

The Inquiry - Why are more people getting Lyme disease? - BBC Sounds

Lyme disease is becoming more common. But what’s driving that?

www.bbc.co.uk

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Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · 6d

Last year saw 10 amazing young people aged between 16-25 joining our first-ever Youth Panel!

Since then, the panel have spoken up for nature and youth empowerment at marches and events, attended residentials and launched their first Zine 👉 https://butterfly-conservation.org/youth-panel

11 members of Butterfly Conservation's Youth Panel, some standing and some crouching together outside, smiling at the camera and making a butterfly shape with their hands.

5 Youth Panel members and Youth Engagment Officer excitedly gathered around a moth trap

Youth Panel members and Youth Engagement Officer out on a bat walk at dusk. The Youth Engagement Officer is pointing out something in the sky.

Youth Panel members are pointing and look at a colourful flower border.

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Matthew Deans @deansmatthew.bsky.social · 7d

That moment when you get to your final trap of the morning.... 😲 @Bawdsey_Hall @MigrantMothUK @BC_Suffolk

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UKBMS @ukbms.bsky.social · 7d

With less than 2 weeks until the UKBMS 50th Anniversary conference we're sharing details of the talks and speakers.

Our very own Ian Middlebrook, Programme Lead for the UKBMS, will run an optional workshop on the UKBMS website.

Book your free place here ⬇️
buff.ly/Kg7X3tA

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Matthew Deans @deansmatthew.bsky.social · 7d

The Cosmopolitan (Leucania loreyi) to light at @Bawdsey_Hall last night. Only the third Bawdsey record and first for twelve years. It's a proper rare migrant in Suffolk. @MigrantMothUK @BC_Suffolk

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