1 week to go until our #Accrington EcoFest 2025! With live music, street performers, food trucks and more, it is sure to be the best celebration of #environmental action in #Hyndburn! A #free, #familyfriendly event for anyone to take part in, join us in Accrington's town centre 10am-3pm.

#TheGreatBigGreenWeek starts tomorrow! Check out their site to look for eco events being held across the UK! www.greatbiggreenweek.com/events_calen... Our week of green activities is being capped off with #Accrington EcoFest 2025, the ultimate celebration of environmental action in #Hyndburn!

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Accrington EcoFest is back for its fourth year! The free, family-friendly event which showcases all things green and environmentally friendly will be held on Broadway in Accrington Town Centre on Sat 14th June 2025, 10am - 3pm. Visit our website to find out more: prospectsfoundation.org.uk/eco-fest/

Brimstone lift-off day with temperature touching 17'C in Yorkshire. For the majority of us a Brimstone will be our first butterfly of the year. I was lucky enough to spot two at the Yorkshire Butterfly reserve at Shipley Station while advising on improving the meadow. Comma comes in at second place

#MothMonday We'll be keeping our eyes out for Drinker caterpillars which should be emerging around our wetlands again soon! We've found both the adults and larvae on Peel Park & the Coppice LNR, there is something so endearing about the adult Drinker! #teammoth #mothsmatter #ukwildlife

#SpawnToBeWild Week What type of spawn do I have? Frog spawn is always laid in big clumps whilst toad spawn comes in long chains, like a string of pearls draped over pond weed and submerged plants. 📸Linda Connor & Neil Fletcher

Moth trap produced 16/5 overnight, including a stunning Oak Beauty - also Pale Brindled Beauty (4), Dotted Boarder (9), Chestnut (1), unidentified micro chilling in the fridge for later (1) #TeamMoth VC36 North Herefordshire

Our FREE Willow Heart Weaving Workshop last Monday was a big success! Combining #conservation & #heritagecrafts is very important to us for the #HyndburnsNatureReserves project! Coppicing willow is important for many heritage crafts and also as a important woodland management tool. #uk #hyndburn

We've not had a chance to get out with the moth trap this year yet, but here are some of the moths that we caught last February for #MothMonday! A worn Satellite, Chestnut, & 2 Dotted Border. 📸: Peel Park & the Coppice LNR #teammoth #mothsmatter #ukwildlife #hyndburn

#MothMonday comes around so quickly! What's better for #valentines week than a True Lover's Knot moth? These moths have such a fascinating pattern on their wings which really makes them stand out from other noctuids. 📸: Peel Park & the Coppice LNR #hyndburn #ukwildlife #teammoth #mothsmatter

Join us for "Ten minutes to count the insects", a webinar for #CitizenScienceShowcase - "Flowers, insects and good weather are all you need to take part in PoMS - join us online to find out more". Sunday 23 Feb at 11am - book at ten-minutes-to-count-insects.eventbrite.co.uk @ukceh.bsky.social

Ten minutes to count the insects! How to monitor pollinators with PoMS

Flowers, insects and good weather are all you need to take part in the UK Pollinator Monitoring Scheme - join us online to find out more.

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#MothMonday again already? This intricate beauty is a Latticed Heath which we found in our light trap last July, but you can also see it during the day as well! 📸: Peel Park & the Coppice LNR #mothsmatter #teammoth #ukwildlife #accrington

Be on the lookout for butterflies! 🦋 So far we've received first sightings for Red Admiral, Brimstone, Peacock, Comma and Small Tortoiseshell. What will be next? Think you've got a first sighting? Let us know 👉 butterfly-conservation.org/butterflies/... 📷: Tim Melling, Sophie Hall, Bob Eade

Litter-picking at Woodnook Vale LNR, thank you to the #HyndburnsNatureReserves #volunteers for your hard work. Unfortunately, this is just the entrance, email robert.gabryszak@prospectsfoundation.org.uk if you would like to help future cleanups at the site! #accrington #ukconservation

We hear that bluesky likes #mushrooms... Here are some from our volunteer session yesterday! Looks like some old King Alfred's Cakes and Velvet Shank, but we're no #mushroom experts! #ukwildlife #accrington #ukconservation

恭贺新禧! The year of the snake has begun 🐍 Adders like this one can be found in woodlands up and down the UK. They're our only venomous snake, but they keep themselves to themselves and are rarely a danger to humans.

Last week we received the fantastic news that the use of neonicotinoid pesticides will not be allowed in 2025 📢 This is a huge win for butterflies, and we want to say thank you to all 42,601 of you who helped make this happen! However, the #ButterflyEmergency is not over yet. 🚨

The video of the UK Moth Recorders meeting is now available, grab yourself a brew and watch it here - https://buff.ly/3PTy9RB There are talks on day flying moths and fascinating research into why flying insects are drawn to and circle lights, and what we can do about it #UKMRM

UK Moth Recorders' Meeting 2025

Our annual UK Moth Recorders' Meeting took place online on 25th January 2025.Chapters:00:00 - Intro06:39 - National Moth Recording Scheme Update by Zoe Randl...

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#theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. # 26 Bumblebees are docile creatures and only sting when they feel threatened and even then as a last resort. Only females (queens/workers) sting. #Bumblebees don’t die after stinging as the stinger is smooth and doesn’t catch in human skin. #bees 🌍🐝

#theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. # 27 Solitary Bees: Account for over 90% of bee species. Don’t live in colonies. Don’t have a queen. Don’t make honey/wax. Aren’t aggressive. Don’t swarm. Rarely sting. Vary in size but are usually smaller than #bumblebees. #bees #nature #dandelion 🌍🐝

Anyone lost a trolley? 🛒 Lots of bramble, willow, and birch removal at #HyndburnsNatureReserves in January! Thank you to our #volunteers for helping us remove this scrub to benefit ground flora and keep paths clear! #ukconservation #accrington #oswaldtwistle #hyndburn #lancashire #windfallfund

What an amazing resource! Wish we had known about this sooner.

Carla Jack@pocketwildingie.bsky.social · 2y ago

UK or Irish #Botany buffs: the Basal Project has updated their WANTED list. Pls take a look & consider submitting juvenile/basal #WildPlants pics to this great community project in 2025 Xls: shorturl.at/5WDz0 BasalProject.org.uk @richardmabbutt.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social‬

Some Elephant Hawk-moths for #MothMonday! These glamourous moths were sadly missing from all of our moth traps last year, but we did find a few caterpillars nearby so we're hopeful for this year! #mothsmatter #teammoth #hyndburn #accrington #ukwildlife

The Essex Skipper. One of the three skippers found in the north-west of England, along with the Small and Large. To identify the Essex Skipper, look for the plain brown wings and the antennae that looks as if they have been dipped in black ink. #Butterflies

Some of Yorkshires butterfly species were hit badly by the 2024 bad weather with a quarter of our species down more than 70%. There are worrying signs of once common species like Green-viened White, Small Copper, Small Skipper and Common Blue are in permanent and quite quick decline!

Tomorrow is the UK Moth Recorders meeting. We are looking forward to some lepidopteran highlights from 2024. https://buff.ly/40iIjBf

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We love skippers! Something about them makes them seem more approachable than other butterflies, and male skippers are the perfect models whilst they are perching on leaves! 📸: Peel Park & the Coppice LNR #butterfly #ukwildlife

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These are Large Skippers, widely distributed in grassy areas in the UK. They fly low to the ground between June and August. #Butterflies

I’ve just completely filled the UK Conservation, Wildlife, and Landscapes starter pack - check out who’s new & share! Spanning all areas of UK biodiversity & the 4 countries! If I’ve missed you, an organisation, or page then comment, and if I get enough I’ll work on pt. 2 😊 go.bsky.app/LNv5K8h

Big Garden Birdwatch Storm Advice 💨 For for your count, check your local forecast for calmer weather. It looks like Sunday will be the best day for most of us. And above all, stay safe. Good counting, everyone! #BigGardenBirdWatch