🌼Summer Species Focus 🌼 Within the first few months of summer, you can expect to witness Briar (Dog) Roses in full bloom. This pretty, pink flower is a vigorous, commonplace shrub that can be found in hedgerows and woodland edges.

🪺NOW BREEDING🪺 Nightingales are now returning to the UK from Africa to breed over summer. The beautiful song of these night-singers have been known to inspire compositions by artists such as Beethoven and can be experienced in the woodland and scrub of southern and eastern England.

The Pasqueflower, Pulsatilla vulgaris or "common quiverer" belongs to the buttercup family and typically blooms around Easter. It is the county flower of both Herts and Cambs, eagerly blooming between the two counties on the well-drained chalky soil of Therfield Heath, a SSSI.

❗Early Spring Arrival Alert❗ Bumblebees are buzzing across the UK and are crucial agricultural pollinators. To maximise their chances of survival throughout their flight season, a continuous supply of nectar is vital and can be provided by plants flowering from late March such as bluebells.

The Nature of Scotland Awards are on the hunt for Scotland’s farmers & crofters that champion nature - producing food alongside protecting our climate, soils and wildlife. @naturescotawards.bsky.social Applications for this year's Awards are now open until 26 May: bit.ly/natureofscot...

The Minotaur beetle, primarily found in heathlands and unimproved pastures, play a crucial role in maintaining healthy ecosystems by burying dung, which aerates the soil and adds organic material. This improves soil structure, enhances water retention and provides essential nutrients for plants.

Are you keeping dry this winter? Wet weather is not only an iconic characteristic of Great Britain but is great for survival and reproduction in Grey Field Slugs. Hatchlings can cause significant damage to crops but can be managed by preserving their natural enemy habitat.

📗New from @agricology.bsky.social: Rotations for Field Vegetables – Technical Guide Experience-led, practical advice on using #croprotations to manage soil fertility, weeds, pests & disease in field veg systems.🍅 🔗 Access the free Guide: ow.ly/hiAR50Y5jVS

Lots of our partners contributing to the conversations around resilient, productive and nature-friendly farming this week - whether you're in Oxford or following online, it promises to be an interesting couple of days #ORFC26 #OFC26

If you're not in Oxford for the conferences, @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social are streaming their Wild LIVE discussion 'Can we afford nature-friendly food?' this evening at 6pm. Register here to join Wild LIVE: www.wildlifetrusts.org/events/2026-... @nffn.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social

"County Down’s farms demonstrate that productive agriculture and thriving wildlife can go hand in hand." www.rspb.org.uk/northern-ire... @nffn.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @rspbni.bsky.social

The huge biodiversity gains from restoring farm #ponds. Major evidence coming in from studies at our Heydon restored pondscape, Norfolk, eastern England @tonyjuniper.bsky.social @fwageast.bsky.social @farmwildlifeuk.bsky.social @brecksfarmerswn.bsky.social @norfolknats.bsky.social @epcn.bsky.social

As COP30 – the UN’s annual conference on climate change – comes to a close, our friends @rspb.bsky.social shine a light on UK farmers working with nature to address and adapt to climate change. @nffn.bsky.social @fairtonaturefarmer.bsky.social www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...

If you're keen to know more about the birds on your farm and how to help them there are only a few days left to register for a 2026 farmland bird survey with our partners @rspb.bsky.social

🎙️ Scotland’s first Nature Friendly Farming Summit explored how working with nature can build resilience in farming. Hear from Denise Walton, Matt Griffin & David McKay on the key takeaways and what’s next for Scotland’s farmers. 🎧 https://8point9.com/scaling-nature-friendly-farming-in-scotland/

🍄‍🟫FREE online waxcap training course🍄‍🟫 Whether you’re a beginner, regular citizen scientist for #WaxcapWatch, a land manager or simply someone who loves learning about nature - our free fungi course is for you. 🍄 Take your waxcap knowledge to the next level 👉 https://loom.ly/-W0_R_4#WaxcapWatch

Want to know more about the birds on your farm? A bird survey from our partners @rspb.bsky.social could help by: - Identifying bird species - Providing tailored, practical advice on habitat management to support them Registration for 2026 is open, but not for much longer! tinyurl.com/3x9k762v

Red admirals can hang around until as late as Nov - some will even remain for the winter. In Sept they are still happily on the wing. Hedgerow & fallen fruit is a great source of food during the autumn. Leaving ivy to flower also provides a good source of nectar when little else is flowering 📷RSPB

It's 1 Sept & hedgerow management can begin. But wait.... Where possible, cutting on rotation in Jan/Feb instead can provide valuable resources for wildlife: 🪶🫐Berries over winter for birds 🌲🌳Diversity in structure 🐝🌼Flowers for insects in spring Advice here👇 farmwildlife.info/how-to-do-it...

🦇It's #InternationalBatNight this weekend! 🦇 As mobile species that utilise the whole landscape, farmland is vital for bats: 🧭hedgerows for navigation 🌳trees & old buildings for roosting 🪰insect-rich habitats for foraging More on how to help👇 tinyurl.com/3sebz34f @batconservation.bsky.social

Beetle banks are a brilliant way to provide essential over-winter habitat for beneficial predatory insects, spiders, ground-nesting birds, small mammals, amphibians & reptiles. Aug and Sept is the best time to establish the grass sward - more advice 👇 farmwildlife.info/how-to-do-it...

Want to know more about the birds on your farm? A bird survey from our partners @rspb.bsky.social could help by: - Identifying bird species - Providing tailored, practical advice on habitat management to support them Registration for 2026 surveys is open until 19 Sept 👇 tinyurl.com/3x9k762v

Fife and Angus farmers lead the way in efforts to save corn buntings - with calls for an autumn-sown green manure option to be available in future agri-environment schemes. www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/business-... @rspbscotland.bsky.social @nffn.bsky.social

If you're heading to #groundswell2025, please do come and visit us. Farm Wildlife partners will be in various locations to offer advice and info on farmland wildlife @rspb.bsky.social @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social @plantlifeuk.bsky.social @nffn.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social

Farm Wildlife provides best practice advice developed in partnership with a broad range of wildlife and farming organisations. Our '6 key actions' will help you to support farmland wildlife in the way that best suits your own farm farmwildlife.info

#WorldSaltmarshDay DYK? Saltmarsh in the UK supports: - half the British breeding population of Redshank - rare insects like Sea Aster Mining-bee & Sea Lavenders - nurseries for spawning fish - feeding areas for migrating birds Grazing management tips to help wildlife here: shorturl.at/9gnX5