Nice gimmick using the horses, but good to see the City Council putting in more genuine wildflower areas www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Shire horse teams help plant Cambridge city wildflower meadow

The meadow will be a fantastic sources for pollen and nectar, says Cambridge college gardener.

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After saying I’d do it for years, I finally set up an online shop 🦑 Alongside my work as a biologist, I make lino cut art prints (often nature- inspired) that I have sold at art markets. I make some jewellery too… Check it out! www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Magp...

Wow. Where does one start.....? And this is an interesting quote from the land owner “I was always interested in trees and shrubs...especially native varieties,” said Tommy. @irishrainforest.bsky.social

Clouded Yellow from earlier today in Thetford Forest. It's the first time I have seen a Clouded Yellow on the same day as a Brambling!

The new (slightly revised) Red List of European Moths has been published by the EU. A summary and links to downloads can be found on our website. Moths play a vital role in ecosystems and there is also an important new document on how to plan for their conservation www.bc-europe.eu/webpage.php?...

As it's announced that Hedgehogs will adorn our banknotes a paper comes out documenting just how badly they are fairing in the UK onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

West European Hedgehog (<fc><fi>Erinaceus europaeus</fi></fc>) Decline in Great Britain: Evidence From Multiple National‐Scale Surveys

We combined and assessed multiple national-scale monitoring datasets for the West European hedgehog. They suggest a long-term and concerning abundance decline in agricultural landscapes but apparentl...

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Join me for an afternoon of #swimming, #nature and reflection in the beautiful surroundings of Waresley Park in #Cambridgeshire. After our swim, we'll enjoy afternoon tea and explore how #journalling can support our wellbeing as we go into the darker months: waresleyparkestate.co.uk/whats-on-at-...

New paper out on the future impact of extreme weather events on butterflies in Italy - 🦋❄️🌡️⛈️ Lead by @dinobiancolini.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @euracalpenv.bsky.social @europebutterfly.bsky.social

A superb thread. One that resonates with my experiences in southeast Asia, as well as growing up not far from Muker (but my parents are southerners so I was never a 'local')

WildDartmoor@tonydartmoor.bsky.social · 5d ago

“Whatever the future of this dale, I hope it's created by the people of this place, not imposed on them. And I have a lot of faith in them to find their own way.” Yesterday I listened to the first episode of Another Country, the new James Rebanks doc Some thoughts 🧵 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

And the anticipation builds. Will there be any British media coverage of CBD COP17? Or will it be completely ignored, only to be followed by extensive coverage of the other COP two weeks later? @dpcarrington.bsky.social @georgemonbiot.bsky.social

Redwings Over Cambridge, 5 Oct Winter is a coming

That's a wrap on 25th year of the intensive Marsh Tit study at Monks Wood. @martamaziarz.bsky.social & I colour-ringed all new juvs, we think. Adult survival good but recruitment low, likely related to drought/heatwaves. Extreme hot/dry or wet/cold weather in spring-summer seems to hit juvs badly.

Absolutely cracking images from Andrew here. @ukbutterflies.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social @marcusrhodes.bsky.social @martinswarren.bsky.social

Andrew Knights@andrewknights.bsky.social · last wk.

A train journey from Cambridge to Brighton this morning, followed by a walk up Whitehawk Hill. At the top, I was treated to some courtship from a pair of Long-tailed Blues on the Everlasting Pea. Several other LTBs were seen. @bcsussex.bsky.social

All British pre-history can be seen at Cambridgeshire dig, says expert www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

All British pre-history can be seen at Cambridgeshire dig, says expert

Finds from a site best known for "Britain's Pompeii" reveal prehistoric people adapting to change.

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It's just getting confusing now

Latest figures from Defra show 8% of English farms produce 62% of output (ie food) from 33% of farmland. Conversely 11% of output is produced from 30% of land. There is no question that there is plenty of space for nature on English farmland. Yet we still hear "every acre must be maximised".

Nice to hear @chrisboardman.bsky.social extolling the benefits of right to roam during his commentary of the cycling World Championships today. @guyshrubsole.bsky.social

Paper written by a team of funders describing how they can and are encouraging the embedding of tests into practice. doi.org/10.1111/cobi...

Role of funders in embedding tests in conservation practice

Effective conservation practice requires decisions based on reliable and relevant evidence, but significant gaps in the evidence base exist. Incorporating well-designed tests of the effectiveness of ...

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Purchase one of our exclusive Swallowtail pin badges with all profits going to the conservation of Swallowtail & Birdwing butterflies around the world. sbbt.bigcartel.com Choose from British Swallowtail, Queen Alexandra's Birdwing and Ulysees butterfly. Shipping worldwide. www.sbbt.org.uk

We're sharing the power of #paludiculture at the Cambridge Biodiversity & Regenerative Food Festival this Sunday! Free entry. Parker's Piece, Cambridge | Sunday 27th September | 10:30 - 16:00. See you there!

Meanwhile, a friend spotted a massive flux of 100+ Clouded Yellow on mixed alfalfa/clover/trefoil fields in a nearby village. It would have been rude not to check them out. I counted about 50 CYs, and got an in-flight snapshot of one the males haring about #UKButterflies #MigrantSpecies

De video waarvan Meta niet wil dat je ‘m ziet

this is the guy i reposted the other day who interviewed meta employees with pervert glasses - meta have taken his video down for “harassment”. which makes it one of the most effective pieces of satire in recent memory

Roel Maalderink@roelmaalderink.bsky.social · 3w ago

De video waarvan Meta niet wil dat je ‘m ziet

📣 New paper alert. Latest study by @mingrui-li.bsky.social as part of his PhD @uniexecec.bsky.social on the impact of public access to land on #CitizenScience butterfly recording. 🥾⛔️📋🦋 @savebutterflies.bsky.social @ukceh.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Modelling spatial deficits in citizen science recording: a case study from UK butterflies - Journal of Insect Conservation

Abstract Citizen science data are increasingly used to infer species distributions and monitor biodiversity at large spatial scales. However, recording effort is often uneven across space, potentially...

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The international system of units would like a word. Then again metric system is too modern for the USA. And they currently aren't all that interested in anything international either

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3w ago

Trump tells the UN he is officially changing the name of Artificial Intelligence to "Super Intelligence" and says all US government documents will now be changed to refer to "SI"

Shifting baseline can quite disorienting. Just this morning (22nd Sept) while hanging the laundry in my Cambridge garden I had a Raven fly over, and Hummingbird Hawkmoth nectaring. Both unimaginable in my youth @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social @tonyjuniper.bsky.social @craigbennett3.bsky.social

2026 gave us more butterflies on Dutch Butterfly Monitoring transects than 2023 and 2024 (these years were the worst since 1990), and a little bit more than 2025, especially in August. But beware of shifting baseline, numbers in most years in the 1990s were often twice as high as nowadays.

Ash Dieback in Monks Wood NNR. Hectares of the canopy completely dead, but dense thickets below are thriving in the light.

Do you know something about wildlife or conservation action within 1km of a railway track? Network Rail want to hear your views.  https://survey123.arcgis.com/share/24c3937c2f264ef291fcc2131a2ed215