Steven Cheshire's British and European Butterflies
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Steven Cheshire's British and European Butterflies / Steven Cheshire: UK Wildlife Photographer
My passion for #nature also extends to #WildlifePhotography. I've used #Nikon cameras for years and have a huge archive of images plus a new #NikonZ8 to play with. Introducing Steven Cheshire: UK Wildlife Photographer, my 2nd #sidehustle since one is never enough! www.ukwildlifephotographer.co.uk
I've sold #wildlife #books online as a #sidehustle via my website British Butterflies for years, but my #butterflies website has been on hold for quite some time whilst I supported my parents as they cope with #Dementia. Enter #WildernessBooks, my #sidehustleupgrade
Britain's Favourite Butterfly Crowned I had no doubt what species it would be. It's been my #1 since childhood. The unmistakeable Peacock butterfly (Aglais io). Find out more at: britainsfavouritebutterfly.co.uk #Britain #Favourite #Butterfly #nature #wildlife #conservation
It's here... finally! I've managed to add just a tiny number of photographs from my collection to get things started. May I introduce Steven Cheshire: UK Wildlife Photographer - www.ukwildlifephotographer.co.uk #PhotoLibrary #nature #photography #wildlife What do you think? What's your fav photo?
Steven Cheshire: UK Wildlife Photographer
Steven Cheshire: UK Wildlife Photographer
ukwildlifephotographer.co.uk
Happy #100thBirthday #SirDavidAttenborough. Your influence and lasting legacy will inspire many generations to come. There is hope for nature! Without nature, there's no hope for mankind. It's time to #ReWild #PlanetEarth #TheBluePlanet #Home #TheClockIsTicking #TimeIsRunningOut #PutNatureFirst
No species has ever had such wholesale control over everything on earth, living or dead, as we now have. That lies upon us, an awesome responsibility. In our hands now lies not only our own future, but that of all other living creatures. #DavidAttenborough, Life on Earth
The issue of population size is always controversial because it touches on the most personal decisions we make, but we ignore it at our peril. David Attenborough How Many People Can Live on Planet Earth, 2009.
Today we’re living in an era in which the biggest threat to human well-being, to other species and to the Earth as we know it might well be ourselves. David Attenborough How Many People Can Live on Planet Earth, 2009.
Richard Lewington's Moths and Butterflies of the British Isles. Pre-order your copy today. Due to be published 12/11/2026. RRP: £75.00. Just add to your cart to get an instant £10.00 discount and free delivery too! *** UK Only *** wildernessbooks.co.uk/products/ric...
If you are passionate about the #butterflies of #Britain and #Europe, this is the book for you. Highly recommended. wildernessbooks.co.uk/products/but... A comprehensive #FieldGuide to the butterflies & caterpillars of Britain & W. Europe + Canaries, Azores, Madeira, and Cyprus
Laminated ID chart bundle #butterflies, #caterpillars and #moths. Great for kids and adults too! Get all three for only £11.99 + P&P (UK only) wildernessbooks.co.uk/products/wil... Butterflies of Britain & Ireland Caterpillars of Butterflies of Britain & Ireland Day-flying Moths
WildID Butterfly and Day-flying Moth Bundle
WildID Butterfly and Day-flying Moth Bundle - 3x Laminated ID Charts Butterflies of Britain and Ireland WildID guide Caterpillars of Butterflies of Britain & Ireland WildID guide Day-flying Moths ...
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My new online #nature #bookstore is now open😀. Over the next few months, we will be adding more titles at fantastic prices. Enter discount code 'BritBut26' at the checkout for £5.00 off your total order when you spend £50.00+. Visit wildernessbooks.co.uk
Bradford clean air zone saves health service £360,000 in first year - Doctor visits for respiratory illnesses and heart problems were down by 25% #airpollution Story by @drgaryfuller.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Bradford clean air zone saves NHS over £30,000 a month in first year
After one year of the zone, which is the second largest in England, GP visits for respiratory illnesses were down by a quarter
theguardian.com
Great news on one level... but also an example of nature being pushed to the absolute fringes, in isolated, inaccessible places. Is this as good as it gets for nature in Britain? Are railway and roadside verges the few places nature can exist in modern Britain?
Dr Marcus Rhodes@marcusrhodes.bsky.social · 2y agoDuke of Burgundy is "now stable and expanding" in Buckinghamshire. Wonderful to see a collaborative conservation effort making real headway for this threatened butterfly! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Important new study on the reintroduction of the Chequered Skipper Carterocephalus palaemon to England. The two Belgium sources did very differently (not sure why the link shows Orangutans! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Genomic Monitoring of a Reintroduced Butterfly Uncovers Contrasting Founder Lineage Survival
Genetic factors can have a major influence on both short- and long-term success of reintroductions. Genomic monitoring can give a range of insights into the early life of a reintroduced population an...
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Poplar Admiral / Großer Eisvogel (Limenitis populi) for #butterflymonth / #vlindermaand @europebutterfly.bsky.social One of the biggest butterflies in Europe, the caterpillars feed aspen trees, mainly Populus tremula. 📸 Toni Kasiske
The Labour government overturns one Tory measure and bans emergency use of bee-killing pesticide Cruiser SB. This terrible poison - a neonicotinoid pesticide highly toxic to bees, is to be outlawed in UK in line with EU www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Government overturns Tory measure and bans emergency use of bee-killing pesticide
Emergency use of Cruiser SB, a neonicotinoid pesticide highly toxic to bees, to be outlawed in UK in line with EU
theguardian.com
On 31st December 2025 I will be closing my #AntiSocialMedia #X #twitter account, moving to @bsky.app. Who else with a passion for British and European #Butterflies has or is planning to do the same? Let's connect!
When studying the life cycles of British & Irish butterfly species, I was amazed to find that the pupae of Gatekeeper and Meadow Brown remain attached to their last larval skin, rather than reattaching themselves to a silk pad (the approach usually taken by species whose pupae hang head-down)!
Lattice Brown (Kirinia roxelana), Lake Kirkini, Greece. May 2024.
Clouded Apollo (Parnassius mnemosyn) and Large Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis polychloros), Lake Kirkini, Greece. May 2024
Southern Comma (Polygonia egea), Archaeological site of Dion, in the foothill of Mount Olympus, Greece. May 2024.
'Butterfly Conservation - the Warwickshire Approach' by Mike Slater and Keith Warmington is a trailblazing book and highly recommended. Review at: https://www.dispar.org/reference.php?id=188
