Jonathan Prior

@jprior.bsky.social

Human Geographer at Cardiff University. Environmental aesthetics | sonic geography | ecological restoration & rewilding. https://profiles.cardiff.ac.uk/staff/priorj

#philsky British Society of Aesthetics and Welsh Aesthetics Forum present … Environmental Aesthetics & Valuing the Natural World 9.00 - 17.30 Wednesday 30 September 2026 Council Chamber, Main Building, Cardiff University Free! All welcome! Register here:

Environmental Aesthetics & Valuing the Natural World: A BSA/WAF Workshop

This workshop brings together some of the most prominent thinkers to reflect on the role and future of environmental aesthetics.

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A good start to this year's Butterfly Conservation count, with ten species spotted in my local urban patch, including Common Blue, Small Copper, Brown Argus, Comma, Small Skipper, and Meadow Brown.

A common blue (Polyommatus icarus) butterfly in profile perched on a grass with the underwing showing.A Brown Argus (Aricia agestis) butterfly perched on a seed head, with the upperwings showing. The wings are a variety of brown tones, with orange spots on the forewing.A Small Skipper (Thymelicus sylvestris) butterfly perched on a seed head, with the upperwings showing. The wings are a variety of orange and brown tones.Two Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina) butterflies in profile. The butterflies are facing in opposite directions with their wings interlocked, as they copulate. The underwings are a variety of orange and brown tones, with a prominent white spot at the top.