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I've invented a weed translocation service. Here's what that means.
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Insect rambles
We need… your weeds? The definition of a weed is a plant in the wrong place. What if we moved them to the right place? Red Dead-nettle ( L...
https://insectrambles.blogspot.com/2026/05/we-need-your-weeds-definition-of-weed.html
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A few days of warm weather and suddenly the moth trap looks a lot more spring-like! Lime Hawk, White Ermine, and Maybug all new for the year this morning
18 days ago
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Holly Blue posing well in Frodsham today
26 days ago
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Lovely to see Brown-banded Carder back on the allotment, examining the compost heap and nectaring on Red Dead-nettle
27 days ago
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You know it's spring when the bee-flies are out! First Bombylius major of the year here today (file pic), plus queen Early and Buff-tailed bumblebees
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Bombylius major Radley Lakes 01042012 242 (2)
The Major bee-fly, Bombylius major - a fly species which mimics mining bees in order to get close to their nest burrows - it hovers outside the burrow, flicking its eggs into the hole
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about 2 months ago
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@andymus.bsky.social
Sounds like there might be a case for the consultant's portal being resurrected?
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How does the Consultants Portal work and who’s involved - National Biodiversity Network
Find out more about the Consultants Portal, how it works and who's involved.
https://nbn.org.uk/news/how-does-the-consultants-portal-work-and-whos-inv/
about 2 months ago
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Must be spring if the Hairy-footers are out and about! This one visited my office this afternoon
2 months ago
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Moths starting to appear in the milder weather - Oak Beauty and Dotted Chestnut in Malvern this morning
3 months ago
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Well, looks like the moths think it's spring! Or possibly have all been flooded out. Hebrew Character and Pale Brindled Beauty (x6) this morning
3 months ago
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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH)
4 months ago
🦋🌿Hiring 12 x Botanists or Entomologists for 2026 field surveys in England! 4-month, full-time roles from late April to early September. Field sites in Yorkshire, Devon, Warwickshire, Kent/Sussex, Lincolnshire/Cambridge, Essex/Suffolk. Apply now:
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Bombus terrestris workers (3+) out and active in Malvern today, busily collecting pollen and nectaring on Mahonia
4 months ago
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Found this Bombardier Beetle (Brachinus crepitans) in a spiderweb in the garden this morning - bet the spider got a bit of a shock!
9 months ago
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National Allotment Week felt like as good a time as any to restart blogging, with a piece I wrote earlier about the value of allotments for bumblebees:
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Bees and Allotments
[I wrote this for my local allotment newsletter, and it felt like as good a place as any to restart blogging!] I joined the allotmenteering ...
https://insectrambles.blogspot.com/2025/08/bees-and-allotments.html?m=1
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Out in Monmouthshire today running bumblebee ID training for the Wye Valley National Landscapes team and volunteers. One of the highlights was this striking yellow-tailed male Forest Cuckoo bumblebee Bombus sylvestris - very early!
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Andy Salisbury
over 1 year ago
International Women in Science Day, celebrating the amazing Royal Horticultural Societies Science and Collections Team
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Celebrating women in science
https://www.rhs.org.uk/science/articles/women-in-science
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