Any #Somerset based #moth ers out there who’d like to take over the care of our puss moths. They might be emerging from their cocoons in the coming few weeks and as will be away, we may not see them in their adult form. #Teammoth #nature

#UKwildlife #UKnature #Somersetcoast #marine #tidepools #Nature #naturalworld

A couple of super cool finds by a member of our monthly #rockpoolproject #bioblitz today. Kilve beach on the #Quantockhills was the location and way out on the low water mark, a nudibranch named, Fuzzy Onchidoris - Onchidoris muricata and a stunning Rose sun star - Crossaster papposus wowed us.

A day at @nationaltrust.org.uk Tyntesfield, today and came across this little Helvella #fungi, who was unlike the elfins i've met before. The stipe was short, pale, and neither smooth or ribbed. It's dark brown cap wasn't as wrinkled as the uks white or elfin saddles. Thoughts please? #mycology

We meet this fine looking fella a couple of times yesterday and i did for a moment wonder whether @natureartvic.bsky.social had needle felted its plush head wear. @mammalsociety.bsky.social #ukmammals #ukwildlife #nature #Deer

Searching for Beaver activity on the Somerset levels this pm in the glorious sunshine. Heading back to the car along a road as the sun began to set and found this stunner just a coupe metres from us. #Somersetbirds

If anyone is in need of something to make them smile or laugh, please watch and more importantly listen to this little clip my trail camera captured. Yes, that is a genuine Badger #fart #Badgers #Nature #trailcam #Ukwildlife #BBCspringwatch

DYK European Badgers sometimes sleep above ground in what are sometimes called day beds or couches. Watch here 8 nights worth of what these Badgers do in theres. #Badgers #UKwildlife #BBCspringwatch #UKnature #mammals @mammalsociety.bsky.social @badgertrust.bsky.social youtu.be/WBodlKMg0zs

If you liked the #BBCWinterwatch report about the Scarlet caterpillar club , Cordyceps militaris, yesterday , feel free to check out a video we did a year ago about this weird parasitic fungus. #Cordyceps , #Winterwatch , #Fungus , #Parasite youtu.be/2c-0QEtQKwI

Another 'traitor' which #Winterwatch didn't mention but is even creepier than the #Cordyceps , is this parasitic wasp that zombiefies ladybirds #BBCWinterwatch , #Parasite youtu.be/50dpMIt_Kck

A closer view of the Ciliophora that was found in a water filled ditch here. Possibly Carchesium due to the colony growing from a single stalk attached to the leaf. #supermacro #micro-organisms #nature #pondlife #winterwatch

1/2 @wildlifetoursed.bsky.social grabbed a 300ml sample of water twigs and leaf litter from a temporary pool here. Amazing life forms were found and these really pushed the limits of the @omsystem.bsky.social #TG-7 #biology #freshwater @withpondlife.bsky.social

Some amazing creatures found at Wembury Beach #UKWildlife, #Wildlife , #UKNature, #Nature , #MarineLife , #Fishes , #Rockpooling, #Tidepools youtu.be/qLHPARvceHI?...

A little session in a temporary pool by the stream early tonight looking at very small things. #freshwater #habitats #cyclops #UKwildlife #nature

Yesterday whilst take a chilly mooch through an ancient woodland, we happened across some little green gems lurking in the sparse dry moss loosely covering a historic earth boundary bank, under some big old holly bushes so well shaded. Late season Parrot #waxcaps in a rather odd location? #fungi

The weirdest mating ritual you have ever seen - The Ash Black Slug youtu.be/rRy5tk1HV3o?...

Cyanosporus subcaesius up behind the woodstore/field shelter here. It really is this blue. #fungi #nature #blue

A few recent and particulary lovely finds of the #slimemould kind. #UKnature #Nature #decay

A little unsure on this species, only young forms of the fungi were present. Am I correct in thinking they are young Orange peels? #Fungi #fungiID #mycology #nature

This is not the cheeky cherub it appears to be. This is a ground beetle species infected by the pathogenic #fungus Entomophthora nebriae. Found today on the #Quantockhills with @wildlifetoursed.bsky.social Like the cordycep yesterday, this is not a commonly seen species. #uknature #mycology

Well hello there you chubby little matchsticks, we didn't expect to see you lot hanging out in beech woodland in Somerset today. These are I suspect, Drumstick truffle club fungus - Cordyceps capitate. Hidden in the ground will be it's host, a false truffle, #fungi #Truffle #cordyceps #UKnature

A touch dry, but tonight we'll be searching the mossy trees for aboreal Opiliones like these 'amorous', Ramosus sp. If you find these creatures fascinating, consider joining @megabunus.bsky.social et al, in a webinar on the 30th dec and learn more. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/arboreal-h...

Crop failures due to rapidly changing climate aren’t the only reasons for food shortages, here in #Somerset, I’ve found evidence during a #litterpick, of unfertilised veg.

Mrs Bob+her legacy,# 4 Mr Bob,the green tagged male,is now the only ear tagged beaver of the family.This+the unique marks on his tail make him easy to identify.When I 1st saw him 12 yrs ago he was already an adult beaver,so I would think that he is about 14-15 yrs old at least. youtu.be/klDnr1uEWto

Returning from a short walk to see some fantastic beaver activity, I was drawn to a strip of woodland. My reward came in the shape of #fungi Two new to me species, Favolaschia claudopus aka orange pore fungus and a solitary Typhula fistulosa known as a Pipe Club. + lavulina cinerea - Grey Coral

1/2 A trip to Wembury beach in #Devon gave us the Gastropod, the transparent marsenia - Marsenia perspicua, a new species for us, plus a gorgeous mass of sea hare eggs. Yellow plumed slugs in good numbers and lots of Candelabrum cocksii hydroids (see 2/2) but no #Nudibranches such as the rainbow..

Last nights mothing during perfect conditions brought us good numbers. Merv hit double figures with large amounts of sallow and white point. At least 80/30. 2nd gen Swallow tail, gold spot and Kent black arches were mid October surprises. Nr Spaxton VC5 #MothsMatter #Teammoth

12-14 degs C and cloudy. What will the MV lure in tonight I wonder…. #Teammoth #moths

Yesterday myself and @wildlifetoursed.bsky.social headed to Gore point near Porlock for some long overdue ride pooling session.. Several awesome new to us species were observed. First up was my Stalked jellyfish find, possibly Calvadosia campanulata. 1/3 #rockpool #coast #Somerset #marine

An early visitor to the orchard MV trap in the shape of Merveille du Jour. A first for me, it wasn’t alone, dark sword grass, yellow lined quaker, barred sallow and a white point were there by 20:00. Clear skies so not ideal, I wonder what species that lone bat has already taken… #Teammoth

A closer and shorter slo-mo of today’s Clouded yellow #Butterfly #Invertebrates #insects #Nature

Found this beautiful traveler today. A female Clouded yellow #Butterfly who was visiting clover to deposit eggs in some Somerset grassland. Only had a compact camera, but as these are a very mobile species, I grabbed some slowmo footage. #UkWildlife #Invertebrates #Nature

I think these fluffy furungi are Paxillus rubicundulus - Alder roll rim. Found here in a damp area with loads of alder. #Fridayfungi #Fungi #Mushrooms

1/2 This Anystis sp mite, stopped during one of it's usual rapid zigzagging movement across an apple tree. It paused for a moment and then began a curious circular movement. Any #Acari experts out there care to tell me what's happening? #Arachnidae #Mites #Invertabrate #Wildlife #Nature

Ready for the rutt. #Deer #UkWildlife #Nature #Mammals

It’s times like these when I’d rather not know what is using the lush riparian edges here, whether resident or migratory, it should be a sanctuary for nature. Alas not, 4 semi ferral cats wander, freely killing mammals and birds. Latest victim was a Grasshopper warbler. #birds #cats #killerpets

Enjoyed my couple of meetings with the Wryneck in #Devon many images captured of it, this is one of my favourites, despite the bad composition. #Canon #photography #birds #ukwildlife #ukbirding #wildlife #nature

When the Wryneck at the turf came close to me, I had no time to recompose the shot - this could’ve been so much better. However, I love how the blurred sloping grey of the concrete foreground, brown of the exe estuary mud and grass in the background all complement the tones of the bird. #Birds

Beer garden birding in Devon last night was rather wonderful.

In the #Blackdownhills #Somerset, 5 yrs back, I came across a very large #Caterpiller which I later ID'd as Clifden nonpareil, confirming that this once UK extinct moth is back in the County. 5 yrs on and I've finally had an immaculate adult come to my garden moth trap. @savebutterflies.bsky.social

Last night I met my first adult Clifden Nonpareil /Catocala fraxini. #TeamMoth @bchighland.bsky.social #Mothsmatter #BlueMonday #Moths #invertebrae #insects #ukwildlife

1/3 Didn't this go well? Actually it feels like my posts aren't liked much or being seen. Not sure what I'm doing wrong. Anyway, well done to @parliamentarygoose.bsky.social for being the closest with his suggestion of a Water vole, even if you were the only person to make a guess.

A bit of #fridayfun. A hole by this UK river edge is being worked on, who could it be? #ukmammals #mammals #ukwildlife #nature #Fridayfun

Long overdue sediment removal needed at mine, so we spent a few hrs shifting some and saving what creatures we could find. 22 brook lamprey larvae (ammocoetes) were found and held in an observation tank before moving them elsewhere. (After a little filming session). #uknature #ukfish #ukwildlife

Und die Deutsche Version von unserer Natur Exkursion in und um Salzburg: youtu.be/jAAqajfNQ-w?... #Natur, #Wildtiere , #Salzburg , #Säugetiere , #Vögel , #Insekten ,

Pretty sure that there's no #Fridayflea hash tag anywhere. Anyway, here's one I found on a deceased 🦇 Unsure if it's a #Bat specific species. Also would any bat people like to tell me more about the anatomical feature seen on it's lower abdomen? Healing umbilical scar? #ukwildlife #nature #

A little video about some of the wildlife we encountered in Salzburg/Austria: youtu.be/N2OsEhiBjg8?... #Wildlife, #Nature, #Salzburg , #Mammal , #Insects, #Invertebrates, #Birds

Had to down tools today and go grab the camera. I then spent the next 40mins with this female Sparrowhawk whilst she worked away on her Wood pigeon prey. #ukwildlife #ukbirds #Birds #birdsofprey #uknature #birdphotography

Wow. @weasylou.bsky.social