Dr Stuart Green
@stuvigreen.bsky.social
Entomologist & Rewilder, Grasshopper Whisperer
On Thursday I wrote about the 2014 injunction Russell Brand obtained against a woman who accused him of assault. I've now obtained the final order. It's breathtaking. She had no lawyer. No trial. Yet she was silenced for life - even barred from speaking to the police. 🧵:
Attended Royal Ent Soc annual Orthoptera meeting, Nat Hist Mus, on Wed.🦗 Each year, I spot new detail in the architecture 👉 zoom in on photo 3. A cathedral of natural history! Gave a talk & displayed some amazing original illustrations unseen since 1965! It seems the grasshoppers got their revenge!😮
Right now, the UK government has a crucial chance to ban glyphosate from public spaces and garden centres, but they’ll only step up if enough of us make our voices heard. It only takes 2 minutes. Thanks! act.gp/3WpxIot
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The news isn’t great but, as ever, it’s marvellous journalism from the BBC’s (our) man in Moscow.
Steve Rosenberg@bbcstever.bsky.social · 3w ago“A beautiful deal”, "a rotten fish" and a very long journey back to Russia. My reflections on a dramatic week. And Valentina has sent me a present. #ReadingRussia
One of nature’s greatest marine wonders may be about to vanish. An algal bloom has almost wiped out a unique population of giant cuttlefish—and their stunning mating swarms.. www.science.org/content/arti...
One of nature’s greatest marine wonders may be about to vanish
An algal bloom has almost wiped out a unique population of giant cuttlefish—and their stunning mating swarms
science.org
Visited the Somerset Levels last week. With a bit of help from the locals + some timely sunshine, we found Large Marsh Grasshoppers.
Completed our annual mark-release-recapture population estimate for Large Marsh Grasshoppers at the Hop of Hope Project’s best established Norfolk site today. In this v dry summer, the core area pop’n fell from 410 adults in 2025 to 165 this year, a 65% decrease. Site wet again now, 🤞for 2027!
Large Marsh Grasshoppers on a Cambridgeshire fen and a Norfolk bog today. Plus their sworn enemy! Before the “Hop of Hope” project, led by Citizen Zoo, LMG were last seen in East Anglia in 1968. So nice to have them back! @norfolknats.bsky.social @naturalengland.bsky.social @wildlifetrustbcn.org
Antarctic krill fishing is now concentrated in the exact pattern conservation rules were designed to prevent... phys.org/news/2026-08...
Antarctic krill fishing is now concentrated in the exact pattern conservation rules were designed to prevent
The companies fishing for Antarctic krill have harvested so much so quickly that the season had to close in August 2026, three months before it was scheduled to end. That's the second consecutive year...
phys.org
A busy Sunday for the Hop of Hope Project, releasing home-reared Large Marsh Grasshoppers in the Norfolk Broads + Cambs Fens. Kudos to our volunteers, who have worked hard for 10 rainless weeks to find fresh grass daily for their ‘hoppers. + A sighting of Juniper in the Fens! @citizenzoo.bsky.social
Apparently, this “monster” touched my daughter’s bum when she sat down on the toilet in her holiday cabin and scared her! A marvellous Cliften Nonpareil (it’s the big one with the blue/grey band on its hindwings).
Surveying Large Marsh Grasshoppers in the New Forest, the other weekend. Grasshopper numbers seemed to be slightly down on last year, but not by much. The bogs were still wet!
☀️Spent last weekend in the New Forest, surveying Large Marsh Grasshoppers (LMG) with @citizenzoo.bsky.social We always enjoy camping under the big oaks at Hollands Wood, with Wood Crickets chirping nearby. Sworn enemy of grasshoppers, this Wasp Spider recently bagged a LMG.😬 Otherwise, v enjoyable!
The bewitching power of moonlight over the Staffordshire moors.
Lindsay Trevarthen@morningoak.bsky.social · 3mo agoMoon
Last Thurs, I got back to nature by sleeping out in it! In a quiet corner of Norfolk, I spent the night in a paddock, by a pond, beneath trees. No traffic, the silence amplified the sounds of nature, with Tawny Owls hooting, a few deer barking. Above, the silent stars followed their lonely paths. ❤️
Tick bites are on the rise in the US and UK. Here’s how to protect yourself
Tick bites are on the rise in the US and UK. Here’s how to protect yourself
Experts share tips to avoid the blood-sucking pests that can transmit Lyme disease and other illnesses on to humans
theguardian.com
A few Derbyshire/Leicestershire butterflies from a day out in the sun yesterday. We saw 18 butterfly species, including my 1st ever close view of a Purple Emperor and Silver-washed Fritillary laying eggs on tree bark above violets.🦋
Five tonnes of antibiotic florfenicol used last summer to treat disease, Tasmanian salmon industry says... #farmed #salmon www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06...
Five tonnes of antibiotics used to combat disease in salmon
More than five tonnes of antibiotics were used to treat a disease that killed 9,000 tonnes of fish last summer, Salmon Tasmania says.
abc.net.au
EU policies are failing pollinators, scientists warn – EnvironmentJournal environmentjournal.online/headlines/eu...
EU policies are failing pollinators, scientists warn
European efforts to halt the decline of bees, butterflies and other pollinators are being undermined by conflicting policies across agriculture, pesticides, land management and climate regulation, acc...
environmentjournal.online
Insects are often overlooked, yet they play vital roles in nature. Some, like bees and butterflies, help plants reproduce through pollination. One of the easiest ways to help? Put the mower away. Let lawns bloom and give pollinators food, shelter and space to thrive. 🌼🐝 #InsectWeek #LetItBloom
Totally agree with you Chris. A petition that is well worth signing!
ChrisGibsonWildlife@chrismothman.bsky.social · 5mo agoc.org/zJhSnx48VJ PLEASE consider signing this. I have visited many botanic gardens in Britain and Europe, and this is one of the best. It would be a travesty for an 'educational' institution to be allowed to desecrate it. Living heritage like this is arguably more important than fusty old mansions.
Agree with this 100%. I stopped eating “farmed” salmon approx 8 years ago. You should consider doing the same.
Eoghan Daltun 🌍@irishrainforest.bsky.social · 5mo agoFish farms • Consume vast amounts of industrially-trawled wild fish, wasting 75% • Turn rich seabeds below into deadzones • Give parasites & diseases to wild fish • Are horrific for farmed fish • Produce toxic, chemical-laden food • Are eyesores in beauty spots • Harm tourism & fishing jobs ENOUGH
Appalling. On top of all the other equally appalling civilian deaths in Lebanon, Gaza and beyond.
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 5mo agoIsraeli attack kills famed turtle sanctuary ecologist in Lebanon
My old chum Mike & I had a great day out enjoying nature in Yorkshire … in the heat! 🥵 At Fairburn Ings the highlight was seeing Spoonbills. At Brockadale butterflies galore, including approx 30 Marbled White sightings.
