Male Great Spotted Woodpecker on the reserve. Photo taken by member Iain Nibbsy. @colnevalley.bsky.social @colnecan.bsky.social @hertsbirds.bsky.social @hnhsoc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social

This fantastic exhibition has been extended for a fortnight, so you can still catch it if you're quick...

Do you know anywhere in Hertfordshire where there might be a suitable spot to plant a black poplar? If so, please get in touch with Nicholas Buxton - email below. Thanks.

Common Snipe @maplelodgereserve.bsky.social. Photo by Daniel Ellerby. @colnevalley.bsky.social @colnecan.bsky.social @hertsbirds.bsky.social @hnhsoc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social #birds #waders #snipe

UK Fungus Day 4/10/25 British Mycological Society aims to inspire preservation of native fungi and improve scientific knowledge of these unique organisms. Check out Gary Easton blog www.ukfungusday.co.uk/isthataballerinaoraparrot which you can also find on our CfGA website. #fungi #ukfungusday #CFGA

Do come along to the @cprecountryside.bsky.social Countryside Day @knebworthhouse.bsky.social on Saturday for nature, fun, local conservation charities and a guided tour of Knebworth House Estate gardens. Plus I'm giving the keynote speech on nearby nature and local landscape. #Herts #Hertfordshire

To mark #UKFungusDay, we've updated a blog post from a favourite location in Hertfordshire, with new photos of various fungi we have spotted there.

River Mimram, Hertfordshire Watercolour 8x14” #river #hertfordshire #chalkstream #countryside #watercolour #art

Nuthatch at the reserve yesterday. Photo by @maplelodgereserve.bsky.social member, Iain Nibbsy. @colnevalley.bsky.social @colnecan.bsky.social @hertsbirds.bsky.social @hnhsoc.bsky.social @hertswildlifetrust.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social #nuthatch #birds

Black Redstart near Baldock, Herts. #birds

Have you always wanted to write about landscape and nature, but never quite known how to get started? Then come and join me at this friendly @hertswildlifetrust.bsky.social session on 15 Sept in #Hitchin #Hertfordshire. Everyone welcome! www.hertswildlifetrust.org.uk/events/15sep... #booksky

On the off-chance that there's anyone who's not tired of Clouded Yellow photos, here's a male from a north Hertfordshire clover field yesterday. Surely one of our hardest butterflies to photograph, this one was relatively docile in a cloudy spell @bc-hertsmiddx.bsky.social

A lovely Dewick’s Plusia. A first for me. Found in my Hertfordshire garden this evening. An immigrant moth & possible recent colonist #teammoth @savebutterflies.bsky.social @bc-hertsmiddx.bsky.social

A new set of signs for our hides! Produced and installed by @maplelodgereserve.bsky.social volunteer, Paul Marshall. @hertswildlifetrust.bsky.social @colnevalley.bsky.social @colnecan.bsky.social @hnhsoc.bsky.social @hertsbirds.bsky.social @ruislipwoods.bsky.social @woodoaksfarm.bsky.social

So where did the time go? After fifteen fantastic weeks the 'Wild about Hertfordshire' exhibition marking the 150th anniversary of @hnhsoc.bsky.social is over. Huge thanks to everyone who helped make it a success @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social!

Even though 'Wild about Hertfordshire' exhibition has now closed, we asked our visitors to make their own  pledges to support our local wildlife - here's just a few to inspire you!🦊🐦‍⬛🦋🦉🐛🐝 What's your wildlife pledge? With @hnhsoc.bsky.social

@hertswildlifetrust.bsky.social @hnhsoc.bsky.social @hertsbirds.bsky.social @colnevalley.bsky.social @colnecan.bsky.social @ruislipwoods.bsky.social @gwksouth.bsky.social @chilternoam.bsky.social @bbowt.bsky.social @woodoaksfarm.bsky.social @thesoilassociation.bsky.social

Nice selection from HMWT Balls Wood, Hertford, 29/06/2025 @hnhsoc.bsky.social @bc-hertsmiddx.bsky.social

Wild about Hertfordshire includes objects from St Albans Museums collection which link to @hnhsoc.bsky.social . Look out for microscope slides from the 1800s or our fantastic fox and badger leading building wildlife trails 🦊 https://www.stalbansmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/wild-about-hertfordshire

Just a few days left to catch this fantastic exhibition!

I've got a feature in @britishwildlife.bsky.social on my nature memoir #LandBeneaththeWaves and how vital natural history records (like the @hnhsoc.bsky.social's journals going back to 1875) are in identifying shifting baseline syndrome. @summersdalebooks.bsky.social @globalbirdfair.bsky.social

@colnevalley.bsky.social @colnecan.bsky.social @hnhsoc.bsky.social @hertswildlifetrust.bsky.social @bc-hertsmiddx.bsky.social @ruislipwoods.bsky.social @woodoaksfarm.bsky.social @chilternoam.bsky.social @rickmansworth.bsky.social @chorleywood.bsky.social

This patch of bright, fluorescent blue is the pupa of a Purple Emperor butterfly, photographed in Herts using ultra-violet light. Visit www.hnhs.org/news/discove... to find out what happened next... @hnhsoc.bsky.social @bc-hertsmiddx.bsky.social Photo©Andrew Neild

Privet Hawkmoth - photo by Paul Davis. @hertswildlifetrust.bsky.social @hnhsoc.bsky.social @colnevalley.bsky.social @colnecan.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social @bc-hertsmiddx.bsky.social #moths

These 3 gentleman are book illustrators, for a book published 483 years ago. This book was written by Leonhart Fuchs on medicinal herbs. Each woodcut pictures has been hand-coloured. With @hnhsoc.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk  https://www.stalbansmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/wild-about-hertfordshire

SCARCE CHASER at the Aylesbury Arm of the Grand Union Canal near Wilstone, Herts, this afternoon… @chilternsnature.bsky.social @hnhsoc.bsky.social #dragonfly #dragonflies #nature #wildlife

We have a full programme of butterfly walks in 2025. Many are now listed on our branch website & are open to all - non-members are welcome. Some will require pre-booking - details are on each entry. @savebutterflies.bsky.social Link: www.hertsmiddx-butterflies.org.uk/events.php

I'll be talking about #LandBeneaththeWaves at the Book Nook in #Ware (sold out) on Tuesday and David's Bookshop in #Letchworth this Thursday. Lots of local nature, plus deadly plants, snickets and Hitchin's lost nightingales. Do some along and join us if you're nearby... #booksky #naturewriting

New lakeside nature reserve opens to the public #Herts #Hertfordshire #BedsBucksHerts 🔗: https://www.bbc.com/news/arti...

Guest Blog: How Nature Dies by Alistair Gammell https://markavery.info/2020/12/02/guest-blog-how-nature-dies-by-alistair-gammell/ @EnvAgency @NaturalEngland @HMWTBadger @NorthHertsDC @Feargal_Sharkey @WildTroutTrust @AffinityWater #hitchin #herts #abstraction #aquifer #chalkstream...

A selection of colourful moths from the reserve - Lime Hawkmoth, Burnished Brass and Small Elephant Hawkmoth. Photos by Paul Davis. @hertswildlifetrust.bsky.social @hnhsoc.bsky.social @colnevalley.bsky.social @colnecan.bsky.social @bc-hertsmiddx.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social #moths

Today I spotted a book about #Hertfordshire wildlife (among other topics) in @waterstones.bsky.social. Pls let me know if you see it in the wild & do share with other nature lovers. Thank you🙏💚 @hnhsoc.bsky.social @hertsbirds.bsky.social @bc-hertsmiddx.bsky.social @hertswildlifetrust.bsky.social

Wasp collecting wood fibres, Common Twayblade orchid and female Banded Demoiselle in Panshanger Park, Hertford, 04/06/2025. @hnhsoc.bsky.social

👀 We've caught lots of visitors taking selfies with the model peregrine falcon in Wild about Hertfordshire exhibition... Kindly lent to us and @hnhsoc.bsky.social  by @stalbanscathedral.bsky.social   https://www.stalbansmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/wild-about-hertfordshire

Herts Invertebrate Project has added a new 'money spider' to the county list. It hasn't made them rich, but was among a wealth of special species discovered at Danemead reserve. @hertswildlifetrust.bsky.social @hnhsoc.bsky.social soc.bsky.social www.hnhs.org/news/inverte... Photo©Gail Ashton

A brilliant talk by David this evening to celebrate 150 years of Hertfordshire Natural History Society, a recording will be will be available to listen again - well worth it

I just signed up for another Nightjar survey square in Thetford Forest for the UK-wide survey this year. There are still a lot of vacant squares (yellow and blue on the map) in Norfolk. Just two evening visits. Can you help? #NorfolkBirding More info here: www.bto.org/our-science/...

Some of the wildest things about @hnhsoc.bsky.social  are not just the flora and fauna.... Discover the secrets of the Society's 150 year history with Secretary David Utting - last few tickets available 14 May at 7pm: https://www.stalbansmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/discovering-where-wild-things-are

My book launch of #LandBeneaththeWaves is now online, tickets available from @nextpagebooksuk.bsky.social. If you're near #Hitchin, come and join us for drinks, music and chat about local nature and our relationship with it. Should be a fun evening! 😊🐸🌱🪰🦔🦉💚 #naturewriting #chronicillness #booksky

This coming weekend there are 4 walks/events - it's a busy weekend @savebutterflies.bsky.social @bc-cambs-essex.bsky.social @ldnwildlifetrust.bsky.social @lnhs.bsky.social @hnhsoc.bsky.social @hertswildlifetrust.bsky.social #TowerHamletsCemetery #WormwoodScrubsNatureWeekend #HounslowHeath

Have you gone 'Wild about Hertfordshire' yet? With @hnhsoc.bsky.social  at St Albans Museum + Gallery. Free entry and open every day 10am-4pm. https://www.stalbansmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/wild-about-hertfordshire 🎵 ViraMiller from Pixabay

Herts Bird Club Photo Of The Year 2024! Congratulations to @maplelodgersrve.bsky.social member @rickybirdman.bsky.social who took this photo of a Common Snipe at Lemsford Springs @hnhsoc.bsky.social hertswildlifetrust.bsky.social @colnevalley.bsky.social @colnecan.bsky.social #birds #snipe

Places still available on the #Hitchin Nature Network #DawnChorus Walk on Saturday 26 April at 7.30am. It's a lovely friendly event, so do come along and join us if you're free. Email [email protected] to secure your place. #birds #Hertfordshire

So good to hear Hertfordshire legend Tom Gladwin reminiscing about changes in the natural history of the county in his lifetime. Well done Tim Hill for recording the interviews. @hnhsoc.bsky.social

This is the county flower of Hertfordshire - the Pasque Flower, which flowers around Easter. Find out more about our local wildlife in @hnhsoc.bsky.social  'Wild about Hertfordshire' exhibition: https://www.stalbansmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/wild-about-hertfordshire 📸 estate of the late Brian Sawford.

Visit the Wild about Hertfordshire over Easter and celebrate 150 years of @hnhsoc.bsky.social & explore our local flora and fauna from peregrine falcons to Pasqueflowers. Free entry and open daily 10am-4pm: www.stalbansmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/wil...

We welcomed a VIP visitor to the 'Wild About Hertfordshire' exhibition today. Tom Gladwin is a legend among county natural historians. Visit @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social to hear his 'Memoirs of a Hertfordshire hedgehog' or visit: www.hnhs.org/content/tom-... @hnhsoc.bsky.social

@lnhs.bsky.social @hnhsoc.bsky.social @ukbms.bsky.social @ldnwildlifetrust.bsky.social @hertswildlifetrust.bsky.social

One of three Emperor Moths (Saturnia pavonia) found @maplelodgersrve.bsky.social Photo by Simon Buckingham. @hnhsoc.bsky.social @colnevalley.bsky.social @bc-hertsmiddx.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social @gardenmothscheme.bsky.social #moths #emperormoth #insects

BBC online has joined in the 150th anniversary celebrations this morning with a fine article about our 'Wild About Hertfordshire' exhibition @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social. Should we bring back top hats, bowlers & boaters for field trips (see photo of 1892 outdoor meeting)? @vervalleysoc.bsky.social