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Ellen Wilson
@ellenwilson.bsky.social
530 followers 610 following 140 posts
Love all wildlife and discovering insects, especially sawflies, flies, bugs and beetles plus moths from our garden moth trap; East Lothian she/her; i/ise (🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 tha gàidhlig agam ach tha mi fhathast ag ionnsachadh) 💚🇺🇦🇪🇺🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🐝 🐇🪲🪰🦇🍄‍🟫🐌🐦‍⬛🐛
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Bat Conservation Trust @batconservation.bsky.social · 4d
🦇 Time to go back to school with our autumn courses! From learning about new survey techniques, gardening for nature (and bats) or managing woodlands for bats and more.

For more information about our range of courses, booking and deadlines here: www.bats.org.uk/our-work/tra...
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Chris @fife-chris.bsky.social · 5d
A windy night in the #Cairngorms with our @ukecn.bsky.social weather station located at 700 m recording a gust of 106 mph and sustained winds of 75 mph as #StormAmy rolled through. That’s our highest recorded gust since Dec 2011, 14 years ago!
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Patrick Barkham @patrickbarkham.bsky.social · 11d
Please spread the word – we urgently need more Lyme-literate doctors, the NHS must take this seriously, @ukhsa.bsky.social needs to log ALL cases. How many more Millys are there out there who believe they have long covid or other illnesses and they actually have undiagnosed Lyme?
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Patrick Barkham @patrickbarkham.bsky.social · 11d
This is the story of my daughter Milly and Lyme Disease. There was no rash, no "summer flu", NHS blood tests negative. And she's been ill for a quarter of her life.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Thank you @lymediseaseuk.bsky.social & @lymeresourcecentre.bsky.social for raising UK awareness.
As my daughter got sicker and sicker, our quest for answers dragged on. How did we all miss the bacteria taking over her body?
I write about nature, but when Milly got sick with a mystery illness, it never occurred to me that a long-forgotten tick bite could be the cause
www.theguardian.com
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Bugz n Slugz @moistmacro.bsky.social · 13d
This one is not so common here - probably only the second time in 15 years I’ve found this in the UAE. Goniobranchus alius is the name
#🦑 #🦐 #Nudibranch
A photo of a sea slug that has a pale background cover that is interspersed with little orange markings. The mantle is bordered with broken yellow and purple lines.
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Sophie Carr @sophiecarr.bsky.social · 14d
A single land bridge over one of wonderful river braids in south-east #Iceland. Oct 2023.
A grey road bridge crosses a river plain with grey sand and bright turquoise river braids. There are a couple of cars at the top of the bridge.
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Stockholm Resilience Centre @sthlmresilience.bsky.social · 14d
MAJOR UPDATE: Seven of nine planetary boundaries now breached – ocean acidification also in the danger zone.

Read the new Planetary Healthcheck 2025 report here: www.planetaryhealthcheck.org
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The Final Report @firehorse249791.bsky.social · 15d
23.09.25

'Words can’t capture the scale of what’s unfolding right now in Guangfu Township, Hualien County, Taiwan. 🇹🇼🚨

The Mataian Creek landslide lake has overflowed, destroying the Mataian Bridge and flooding large parts of the area.'

via WeatherMonitors [X]
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RES Publications @respublications.bsky.social · 15d
New #OpenAccess research in #RESInsectConsDiv

Long-term population changes for the UK #StagBeetle #Lucanus cervus - Evidence from #CitizenScience surveys and museum collections
doi.org/10.1111/icad.70022

#Conservation #MuseumCollection
@manusaunders.bsky.social @wiley.com
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 16d
We need to change everything.

Step 1 - join.greenparty.org.uk
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Rejoin Campaign @rejoincampaign.bsky.social · 16d
⬇️⬇️⬇️
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Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 18d
EXTRAORDINARY HEAT WAVE IN EUROPE

Hundreds of records brutalized everywhere with up to 4/5c margins, it's arguably one the most extreme events Europe has ever seen
>33C in Poland,tropical nights at 1800m in Austria,all time records smashed..👇
Never happened anything like this in September.
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British Mycological Society @britmycolsoc.org.uk · 18d
Countdown to #UKFungusDay 🍄Most commonly-encountered fungi in UK & Ireland: 5️⃣ Amethyst Deceiver (Laccaria amethystina). The vivid purple of colour fades with age & weather, often leading to misidentification, hence the common name 'Deceiver'.
www.ukfungusday.co.uk/5amethystdec...
5 - Amethyst Deceiver | UK Fungus Day
www.ukfungusday.co.uk
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Matt B @mattbernico.bsky.social · 18d
What if we all....

👉👈

joined the Green Party and created an eco-socialist future where our lives are not governed by the whims of complete right-wing weirdos?

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 join.greenparty.org.uk
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 members.greens.scot/join
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Alida Cantor @alidacantor.bsky.social · 19d
Amazing Swift show tonight in Portland!
Every year migrating Vaux's swifts gather by the thousands and roost in chimneys like this SE Portland elementary school. And neighbors come out to watch them and cheer them on. It's a true delight.
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David Steel @steelyseabirder.bsky.social · 19d
Tonight’s setting sun over the Isle of May…
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Simon Knott @sjbknott.bsky.social · 19d
Pipiza lugubris ♀ today on Ivy (Hedera helix) in Bengeo garden, nationally scarce with distinctive dark wing clouds.

109th species of hoverfly recorded here. @flygirlnhm.bsky.social
Pipiza lugubris female Pipiza lugubris female Pipiza lugubris female
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PiedFly.Net @piedflynet.bsky.social · 20d
Fully funded PhD with me, @uniexecec.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social working on insectivorous bird declines - hopefully esp. House martin www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 21d
👆This might be of interest @mrhenrymorris.substack.com @carolinelucas.bsky.social @garyseconomics.bsky.social @gndrising.bsky.social @everyonehateselon.bsky.social @ledbydonkeys.org
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Elianne van Turennout @realhanswiegel.bsky.social · 21d
Hoppa! ✊
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Silkabelli (mutazione-piromane Edition) @silkabelli.bsky.social · 22d
Queen
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Samantha Asumadu @samanthaasumadu.substack.com · 22d
An NHS doctor who was working at St. Thomas' hospital, which is on the route where the far right marched:
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 21d
I'm mad as hell, and I'm not going to take it anymore.

So I wrote a blog about ten things you can do *right now* to help defeat Farage, Musk, and rightwing populism.

From scrutinising Reform councillors to demanding the UK Govt leave X - get involved:

guyshrubsole.substack.com/p/ten-things...
Ten things you can do to help defeat Farage, Musk, and rightwing populism
I’m mad as hell, and I’m not going to take it anymore.
guyshrubsole.substack.com
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Richard K Broughton @richardkbroughton.bsky.social · 21d
Very firm statement on releases of captive-bred Turtle Doves, from Operation Turtle Dove inc @rspb.bsky.social & @naturalengland.bsky.social:
*Doesn't meet IUCN guidelines
*Risk of disease/genetic pollution
*Irresponsible aims
operationturtledove.org/captive-rele... 1/2 #ornithology #ukbirding
Operation Turtle Dove’s view on the release of captive-bred Turtle Doves as a conservation measure - Operation Turtle Dove
Operation Turtle Dove is a science-led conservation partnership working to reverse the decline of Turtle Doves in the UK by restoring habitat and addressing key threats. Learn why captive-bred release...
operationturtledove.org
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St Kilda World Heritage Site NTS @stkildawhs.bsky.social · 24d
A Fulmar glides through the sunset with Carn Mor beyond. A quiet night up there, with many of our nocturnal seabirds now departed.
#NTSSeabirds
#SuperSeabirdSunday
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Ellen Wilson @ellenwilson.bsky.social · 25d
First Pink-footed Geese going over the garden just now
A skein of about 50 Pink-footed Geese in V formation flying high overhead - tiny dots against an overcast grey sky
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