A good day of biological recording at Swanton Novers today for a @norfolknats.bsky.social project. Beautiful weather, great habitats and some interesting species - The Prince, a very large ichneumon, and Wasp Spider amongst many others.

White Dapperling, Leucocoprinus leucothites. Seen on a roadside at East Carleton, Norfolk, on today's bike ride. #Fungi #FungiFriends

A very handsome Beesteak Fungus, Fistulina hepatica. Found on a roadside oak by @vannabartlett.bsky.social on today's bike ride west of Norwich. #Fungi #FungiFriends

Stubble Rosegill, Volvopluteus gloiocephalus. On a roadside in Hethel, Norfolk, on today's bike ride with @vannabartlett.bsky.social #Fungi #FungiFriends

After a year when I've seen more UK Clouded Yellow butterflies than ever before, mostly zipping past at high speed while I've been recording grassland quadrats, yesterday one finally stopped in front of me to nectar on Common Stork's-bill at Snettisham Beach

A lichen event I led the other day at Litcham church for Norfolk Wildlife Trust was well attended. This headstone was given the treatment!

We are at a couple of events this weekend the Finnbar’s Force Family Fiesta at Applewood Hall in Banham on Saturday and at the Harvest Day Celebration All Saints Church Edingthorpe on Sunday. Please come and say hello if you are attending.

Bugs of Beeston Bump. Hundreds of Fire Bugs out today. Here’s an adult gathering, and a couple of nymphs. Also two other Beeston locals, Eurydema oleracea and Strictopleurus abutilon. #bugs #UKwildlife

This morning in the woods on the Felbrigg Estate. 15.083 Phyllonorycter trifasciella (Banded Honeysuckle Leaf-miner) I believe, anyone comfirm please. @savebutterflies.bsky.social @richardfoxbc.bsky.social @norfolknats.bsky.social

'Recording for nature recovery - how biological recording will benefit wildlife in crisis'. A joint conference @norfolknats.bsky.social @suffolk-nats1929.bsky.social at Diss, Norfolk, Sat Oct 10th Oct. What should bio recording look like in the future? Booking via sns.org.uk. Please share.

Sericomyia silent is The bog hoverfly. 3 seen at an area of heather in a clearing in the wood at Felbrigg hall. A 1st for me. @hoverflyspotter.bsky.social @norfolknats.bsky.social @dipteristsforum.bsky.social @dipterists.bsky.social

Dr Stuart Desjardins, current Editor-in-Chief of #BritishandIrishBotany is looking to stand down at the end of 2026. The search is on to find a successor: could that be you? There will be lots of support on offer: bsbi.org/blog/2026/09... Details of the role & how to apply: bsbi.org/about/people...

Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland (BSBI)@bsbibotany.bsky.social · 4w ago

We just published a new issue of #BritishandIrishBotany, our Open Access online scientific journal. Find out about the 10 papers from authors inc @astridbiddle.bsky.social, Jo Jones from @plantlifeuk.bsky.social, Tim Rich, John Richards, Andy Amphlett, Chris Preston & more: bsbi.org/about/news/l...

Off to Holt Lowes yesterday to see what could bee seen. Absolutely loads of Gorse Shieldbugs in various hues. We always look out for them, but usually see none. #shieldbugs #UKwildlife

Ivy Aphids, Aphis hederae, on an unopened Ivy flowerhead. West Acre, Norfolk, last week. www.naturespot.org/species/ivy-... #Aphids #Hemiptera

Nail Fungus, Poronia punctata. On pony dung at West Acre, Norfolk. As I have previously only seen this fungus in winter, these were much younger specimens than I've seen before. www.jeremybartlett.co.uk/2019/05/08/n... #Fungi #FungiFriends

Blue Shieldbug, Zicrona caerulea. Walking across a piece of boardwalk. West Acre, Norfolk, last week. www.britishbugs.org.uk/heteroptera/... #Hemiptera #ShieldBugs #UKWildlife

15 Whooper swans arrived at WWT Welney this morning, landed near Lyle hide, immediately started preening and sleeping it was only after around 4 hours they ventured a big further to feed.

Great to find 3 Colletes bees today. At Salthouse we found Sea Aster Bee Colletes halophilus And Colletes hederae, Ivy bee And at Felbrigg we found Heather (Girdled) Colletes Colletes succinctus. @norfolknats.bsky.social

Great to see a couple of female and 3 male Wall Lasiommata megera along the cliffs. Females all to the west of Waybourne beach and males along cliff to the east. @norfolknats.bsky.social #savebutterflies #irecordbutterflies

We need your help!🫡 The NEWS IV survey period runs again from 1 December 2026 - 31 January 2027 🎉 If you'd like to take part in a single-visit waterbird count along a stretch of coastline this winter, visit www.bto.org/webs-news for more info on how you can get involved🦆 #Ornithology #UKBirding

BTO | British Trust for Ornithology@btobirds.bsky.social · last wk.

🔊 Registration is now open for The Non-Estuarine Waterbird Survey (NEWS)! Sign up ➡️ www.bto.org/webs-news NEWS monitors waterbirds along stretches of open coastline that aren't covered by estuary surveys, helping us build a more complete picture of wintering birds around the UK. #UKBirding

The 4 Glossy Ibis @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social NWT Cley Marshes as dusk fell this evenings #UKBirding #Birds @btoengland.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social

Assuming this is Silene x hampeana, flowering today on the cut off channel?

2/2 At the north end by the dump we found 8 or so by the reeds. Again despite them being very active they evaded us. Stonechat total form the project was none. We did manage 15 Blackcap 1 Goldfinch 2 Greenfinch 1 Meadow Pipit 9 Reed Bunting 1 @norfolknats.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social

Nice to see this lovely Whinchat at Cley, Norfolk today #birds @norfolknats.bsky.social @wildernorfolk.bsky.social @norfolkbirds.bsky.social

Hairy beech galls (Hartigiola annulipes), which are small, cylindrical, hairy growths induced on beech leaves by a species of gall midge. Plenty seen today at Felbrigg. @norfolknats.bsky.social

The final line-up of speakers at the joint 'Suffolk Naturalists' Society' and the 'Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists Society' Conference on 10th October now includes Mark Bowler from University of Suffolk. Details attached. Open to non-members. Book now - sns.org.uk/sns-meetings...

Heath milkwort from yesterday's Norfolk Flora group joint meeting with @norfolknats.bsky.social #wildflowerhour @bsbibotany.bsky.social

Intermediate sundew refound on yesterday's Norfolk Flora group joint meeting with @norfolknats.bsky.social #wildflowerhour @bsbibotany.bsky.social

Our AGM is on 14 November in Milton Keynes. You don't need to be a member to come along (just don't vote during the 10 minutes when we do actual AGM business!). Interesting #dragonfly talks and nice people to talk to. british-dragonflies.org.uk/event/bds-an...

BDS Annual Meeting 2026 - British Dragonfly Society

Join us for in-person Annual General Meeting for a day of inspiration, discovery and celebration of dragonflies and their wetland habitats.

british-dragonflies.org.uk

Common Calamint, Clinopodium ascendens. Castle Acre, Norfolk. A reason to celebrate September.