Found this fabulous elephant hawkmoth caterpillar lumbering across the patio. Look at that little face 😍 🥰❤️
LucieMR
@luciemr.bsky.social
Bookworm, nature lover, gin drinker (not fruity ones 🤢), and cheese eater.Sometimes all at the same time. On X and insta, same name.
It's a deluge! I really hope it's also falling on the areas affected by fire 🔥
The new sofa from @aldiss_uk was delivered this morning. It is SO comfy!
You have until the 7 October to response to this UK government consultation about fireworks. Includes specific questions about noise and disturbance. 🎆
Kat Brown@katbrownwrites.com · 3w agoHorse owners, animal staff, neurodivergents, veterans, humans – finally, a consultancy on fireworks! www.gov.uk/government/c...
No2 so spotted this Emperor dragonfly ovipositing in the pond this morning. The circle is complete!
Hidden in the cliffs at Old Hunstanton is one of Norfolk's rarest wildlife treasures, writes Kate Moore. It's the county's only known natural swift nesting site.
No nest, no scream: why swifts need our help
The swift's iconic summer scream is fading as nest sites disappear and numbers crash. Can conservation efforts reverse its decline?
eastangliabylines.co.uk
I have had a very productive day. I've had a long, cool shower and watched The Railway Children and Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
Can you help us find ponds like this one? We want to locate a specific type of pond to inform our research on how dogs can impact the quality of ponds. We're looking for ponds in England & Wales that have been split in two, with one half accessible to dogs and one half fenced off to restrict access.
Ridiculously happy that finally a hummingbird hawkmoth has visited my valerian 😁🥰🥰😍
Any help with identification would be greatly appreciated @themarshtit.bsky.social
LucieMR@luciemr.bsky.social · 2mo agoNo idea what these moths are, but suddenly the garden is full of them! 🥰
No idea what these moths are, but suddenly the garden is full of them! 🥰
Discover the remarkable history that lies forgotten in our place names. The Cuckoo's Lea by @drmjwarren.bsky.social is out in paperback 4th June.
This just landed in the front garden. A female emperor I believe? Possibly from the nymph on the patio yesterday?
There seem to be more and more sources of harmful chemicals coming to light. Maybe the regulatory system needs a review? Maybe it needs a revamp? Maybe those whiny greens were right? www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Toxic chemicals in pet flea treatments harming wildlife, UK study warns
Flea treatment chemicals fipronil and imidacloprid also implicated in lower cognitive scores in children with autism
theguardian.com
Things I didn't expect to see on the drive to Yorkshire: White-tailed eagle.
I lie. Going back to Scotland will be the final, and in some ways the hardest, last hurdle.
LucieMR@luciemr.bsky.social · 3mo agoOff to Harrogate for a couple of days tomorrow. It's the first time I'll have stayed with my SiL since Dan died. The last hurdle I think...
Off to Harrogate for a couple of days tomorrow. It's the first time I'll have stayed with my SiL since Dan died. The last hurdle I think...
Just had my first fuel bill since the solar panels went up and I'm staggered. It's £11. ELEVEN pounds!!!!