A masterclass in Thymes last night with Breckland Flora Group. Breckland Thyme Thymus serpyllum is the local special species. ID notes on ALT

Its been another record year for Silver-studded Blue at Studland NNR with total count of 2164, just beating 2024. That's nearly a 12 fold increase over 16 years. The huge rise with little management is a puzzle and is explored in our paper dispar.org/reference.ph.... @ukbms.bsky.social

A fantastic pair of Fallow Deer from our last field meeting 🙂

🦉 It's #OwlAwarenessDay! These #owls are from Atlante Ornitologico (1902). Contributed to BHL by the Research Library of @amnh.org: www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7879732... 📖

Hummingbird hawk larva on the bank outside my house, Malvern. That's at least three of the past five years there's been caterpillars there!

New Paper! Tall trees are more invasive #bioinvasions nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Taller trees with higher seed output are more likely to invade temperate forests in Patagonia

Tree invasions threaten native forests worldwide, yet little is known about how to prevent this process. To detect these invasions early it is vital to anticipate potential invaders: identifying trai...

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How can rainwater chemistry help us better understand air quality, ecosystem health & water resources? UKCEH West Africa Office and the Department of Meteorology and Climate Science-KNUST are hosting a seminar and workshop exploring the science and application of atmospheric deposition. 💧🧪 1/

I love them all the more when in focus! And they love our Salvias.

Richard K Broughton@richardkbroughton.bsky.social · 3d ago

I just love them! Even when out of focus on my stupid old phone.

🦇 We love to hear stories about people having fun discovering bats. Read this lovely blog from Caerphilly Woodlands Trust 'When the Woodland Wakes': caerphilly.org/when-the-woo... . Do you have a story to tell? Let us know about it; email comms@bats.org.uk.

Quiz time – can you spot the odd one out? 👀 The image below shows four UK ant species. Three belong to the genus Lasius, while one is from a different genus. Can you identify the odd one out? Want to learn more about Lasius ants? Join Gary Skinner on 22 Sept 🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1979759593...

There'll be plenty to see by the sea in Tramore on Sunday 16th August at our next #IrishGrasslandsProject event! This is a free event open to all levels but you must book your spot in advance at tinyurl.com/bdz7axuw #GreatIrishGrasslands #GrasslandsTrail Thanks to #NPWSIreland for their support.

☀️ The hot, dry summer is having major impacts on people, nature & water resources. 🚜 Farmers harvesting crops early 🔥 Wildfire and algal bloom risks increasing 💧 Millions of people facing restrictions on water use 📉 Low river flows in many rivers UK Water Resources Portal: ukwrp.ceh.ac.uk

(1/) Cuckoo is another species that is often associated with heathland. The BBS trend for different parts of the UK is currently showing some interesting results. It has increased in Scotland, but it has declined in England… @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social

🦇 Do you want to learn how to lead a bat walk? We have a course coming up soon, over two evenings on the 19 and 26 August, online at 6:30pm. More information and how to book: www.bats.org.uk/our-work/tra...

This is the account for British Plant Gall Society - definitely worth a follow if you like plants, invertebrates, fungi or the interactions between them

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We have just hit 500 followers, thanks to all of you. Please spread the word and keep the posts coming.

"It is giving evil Olaf from Frozen," as said by the observant person who captured these amazing photos of an insect-colonizing fungus species, Erynia rhizospora, on a caddisfly.

🔔 Registration is open for the second #GuardIAS Virtual Conference, hosted in collaboration with @invasivesnet.bsky.social 🔔 For more details on the programme, key dates, and submissions, visit: guardias.eu/welcome-to-t... #IAS #InvasiveSpecies #BioInvasions #InvasiveAlienSpecies

The global demand for copper is set to rise by 50%, from nearly 28 millions tons to 42 million metric tons per year. Electric cars require 5x as much copper as traditional petrol cars, plus the demand to scale up data centres. Right now, mining output is failing to keep up with the pace of demand.

All jellyfish can sting alive or dead, so be cautious. If stung, remove stingers still attached (a credit card is good) & rinse with water. Over the counter painkillers or antihistamines can help. If reaction severe, seek medical attention.  📸 Barry Yates

A very pale but very gorgeous female Dicranopalpus Harvestman sat on the side of a tree at the Cotswold Sculpture park Gloucestershire. Just to the right of it was this very simple sculpture of an owl having a tussle with an earth worm. #Harvestmen

🦇 🦇 We are delighted that our podcast, BatChat has been long listed for the British Podcast Awards 2026 (in the factual category)! We'd like to thank our Chair and host of BatChat, Steve Roe, for bringing our podcast to life, as well as all the amazing guests for sharing their stories.

This lovely Death's-head Hawkmoth was found in Caversham by Philip Jones, on his allotment. He very kindly gave it me to look after and it has now burrowed down into the soil to pupate.

So much biodiversity still being discovered

Jorj, Interim DEITY🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦💪🏽@just-jorj.bsky.social · 5d ago

oceanographicmagazine.com/news/two-doz... #Biodiversity

NBN Trust Impact Report highlights 2025/26 achievements and 25 years of making data work for nature. Thanks to: members, funders, data providers, recorders and verifiers. Your support helps ensure biodiversity data informs better decisions for nature. #NatureData nbn.org.uk/tools-and-re...

Have a budding scientist in your life? Hear from RSPB Conservation Scientist Zoe Deakin on the amazing Science Quest podcast as she talks about her work as part of our Marine team Including working with the smallest seabirds in the world! Listen here: www.funkidslive.com/podcast/scie...

Last week saw one of the UK’s largest recorded nurdle spills. After over a billion plastic nurdles were spilled into the River Tyne volunteers have been working to clean local beaches https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/22/billion-plastic-pellets-nurdles-spilled-uk-river-ships-collide

The long grass and wildflowers in Keith’s London garden will provide shelter and nesting opportunities, plus the log piles will attract creepy crawly prey 🦔🌾#GoWildForHedgehogs Hedgehog Street is a joint campaign run by People's Trust for Endangered Species and British Hedgehog Preservation Society

Check out the spines on this fascinating bug! Found running on bare disturbed chalk soil at Aston Rowant #NNR Coriomerus denticulatus the Denticulate Leatherbug @rowantnnr.bsky.social @britishbugs.bsky.social

We're back at @rspb.bsky.social Bempton Goes Wild this year from 8th - 9th August, collating records for the site's annual count of species on the reserve ✏️ Come along and see bird ringing demonstrations, moth trapping, and more: events.rspb.org.uk/events/172131

Founded by John Frost in 1821, the Medico-Botanical Society of London existed until 1849. This signature book, contains twenty-six pages of signatures. Among them are dignitaries such as Queen Victoria, King William IV, and European royalty. It also features two watercolours by an unknown artist.