Judy Webb
@judywebb.bsky.social
Ecologist, Palynologist (pollen expert) quite good at Botany, Entomology & Mycology. Conservationist. Ex School Teacher, Ex Forensic Scientist.
After a hard days grubbing in the pastures amongst the cowpats, what could be better than a quick bath before departing for the roost on the Somerset Levels? You are going to flock, maybe even murmur, with birds from all over the West Country, so you want to look your best. Such plumage! #Starlings
Ian Denton@iand777.bsky.social · 3d agoA Novemberness of Starlings in the Oak.
I am leading a night search introducing the Mediterreanen Oil Beetle Meloe mediterraneus this Wednesday 4 November 2026 at Prawle Point Devon for the Life on the Edge Project Free but booking essential more information www.southdevon-nl.org.uk/event/life-o...
A few fungi seen at Raveley Wood (VC31) this week including my smallest ever Wrinkled Peach (c. 8mm!), Orange Bonnet, Velvet-shank, Funeral Bell, Willow Shield, Impatient Inkcap, Clustered Bonnet and so much Tripe Fungus! #fungusfriday #fungifriends
Two new species in Blean Woods today. Linked by both having splendid English names. I believe these are Panther Cap and Boring Millipede
#fungifriends #mushrooms #mycology #nature #fungi #biology #photography Rosy bonnets (Mycenae rosea) yesterday.
Have you seen Blue Planet III yet? Our seas are full of incredible life, but sewage pollution is putting it at risk. I’ve signed @friends-earth.bsky.social’s petition calling on the government to make polluters clean up their act. Will you join me? action.friendsoftheearth.uk/petition/sav...
Protect our sea life - make polluters clean up their act
Sign the petition David Attenborough's Blue Planet III reminds us just how incredible life in our seas is. But sewage and toxic pollution are putting precious marine life at risk. Seals, whales, dolph...
action.friendsoftheearth.uk
Twice as many plants and animals sold in wildlife trade as previously thought, says report www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Twice as many plants and animals sold in wildlife trade as previously thought, says report
More than 100,000 species are traded globally, whether illegally smuggled, sold as ornaments or in fisheries, timber and fashion industries, study finds
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Two stages of Shaggy Inkcap from today's fungus foray in Dunorlan Park
An impressive specimen of Gymnopilus junonius at today's Dunorlan Park fungus foray
A volery of Long-tailed Tits dropped by this morning - as always, it's hard to know exactly how many are in the party...
In the depths of the Leicestershire countryside, a Box Bug, Gonocerus acuteangulatus, attempts to bask in the weak watery sunshire. You're a long way from home boyo. #Bugs #Hemiptera #VC55
The Engaging Chatterer. I watched this Robin who was sitting by a stream, for a good 5 minutes today. In that time the bird never stopped it's chattering for a second. There were other Robins, Dunnocks and a Wren, chattering back... Sound on. #Robins
Spooky, smelly fungus. Meet creepy Devil's Fingers, or Octopus Stinkhorn. Red tentacles splay out from the alien-looking 'egg' into a starfish shape. 📷 Sue Robinson
Peekaboo! 🍄 Finally got photos of a cross-toothed rove #beetle from our Fungal Foray last week. A mycologist was holding a mushroom (wish I had pics) and I noticed this little one inside. Unfortunately it flew away in the lab so no specimen 😭 #Staphylinidae: #Oxyporus vittatus Norh Carolina, USA
I was excited to find a Rosy Bonnet (Mycena rosea) on a woodland wander. Just perfect for a #FungiFriday 🍄 #DailyNature #FungiFriends #Mushroom
Verifying observations on iRecord & iNaturalist and wow, there's lots of feral Eagle Owls around Britain. Also, England's clearly got a new parrot on the verge of establishing, if not already: Alexandrine Parakeet. Like a very butch Ring-necked Parakeet, with red shoulder patch. They're breeding.
Just one of many flies on the aster flowers today, always a joy to watch this burst of autumnal insect activity
Quick! Book your place on the Dipterist Forum Spring Identification Workshop - family Dolichopodidae - booking link below. Selling like hot cakes! www.field-studies-council.org/courses-and-... @flygirlnhm.bsky.social @britentsoc.bsky.social @royentsoc.bsky.social @davebriceflies.bsky.social
🦦 Otter spotted in Oxford! Our Biodiversity Data Officer Katharine was lucky enough to spot this #otter in Oxford. Wildlife sightings like this are always exciting, and if you spot something while you’re out and about, don’t forget to record it! https://tverc.org/recorders/share-your-records
Sounds fascinating, I have booked a ticket
Biological Recording Company@biologicalrecording.co.uk · last wk.What hides inside an ancient tree? Discover the beetles that depend on decaying wood and how innovative ‘beetle boxes’ could provide temporary homes for these specialists 🌎 🧪 What Hides in the Hollows? Steph Skipp | 7 Jan | FREE www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1994542369... @royentsoc.bsky.social
Orpine Hylotelephium telephium is a rare plant in Oxon. @rowantnnr.bsky.social is giving a safe home under this hedge to cuttings from the last 3 county sites, whilst verge & hedgerow management hopefully is improved at sources.Thanks to NE vols for the careful work in rain! @bsbibotany.bsky.social
Bonfire piles can look like the perfect cosy hiding spot for amphibians, reptiles and other wildlife. Help keep them safe by building your bonfire as late as possible and checking carefully before lighting. Find out more about keeping wildlife safe: https://ow.ly/5eFx51001wU
When tidying the garden, avoid burning garden debris on a bonfire. Instead, pile up branches and fallen leaves in a quiet corner. This provides shelter for hedgehogs, beetles, toads, slow worms and other animals. More tips for nature-friendly gardens: littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/5-t...
This is still a rare species that needs to be left entirely alone, however good it tastes..
Protect the Wild@protectthewild.bsky.social · last wk.Atlantic bluefin tuna were fished out of the North Sea in the 1960s. It's taken SIX decades for them to return. A species comes back from the brink, and the fishing industry immediately acts to exploit it.
