We've worked in heavy rain, and infequent cold weather but this #heatwave has put a stop to #volunteering activities of a strenuous nature for our Rugby group. Today 3 of us met up for a morning walk at #AshlawnCuttingNR. Snipped trailing Brambles,did a bit of recording and enjoyed the site See ALT

Thanks Baroness Hayman of Ullock, Minister for #Biosecurity, Borders & #Animals for this #INNSWeek blog on grey squirrel impacts on #woods & #redsquirrels, & need for landscape-scale management efforts. Including our Forestry Commission funded project. forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/2026/06/24/g...

Want example of detachment of mainstream economics from reality/sense? "With log utility it is optimal to take 1 in 3 chance of ending human existence for 2/3 chance of dramatically raising living standards by factor of 55." www.ft.com/content/bb04...

Marmalade Hoverflies (Episyrphus balteatus) aplenty in the garden today,some enjoying the Knautia. #webswild. #WildWebsWednesday #pollinators @dipteristsforum.bsky.social #migration

I think t's too hot but the #dragonflies and damselflies in the garden pond find it to their liking. @britishdragonflies.bsky.social #garden #pond

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#Twosday Silver Washed Fritillary #butterflies feeding o Bramble flowers at Rugby's Newbold Quarry today. @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social @warwickshirewt.bsky.social

We decided to go to a shadier site than KIlsby Lane today so the Tuesday group of 4 returned to Newbold Quarry on the opposite side of Rugby. Great to see how the site is getting on and do some extreme litter picking on the steep slopes.

Damsels and Dragons in the garden today. @britishdragonflies.bsky.social

It seems tobe getting too hot for butterflies. Most were seeking shade today like this Red Admiral in Brandon Wood. No sign of the Emperors I was looking for. @savebutterflies.bsky.social @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social

Sadly we have decided to cancel the Event we had planned for Wednesday at Fenny Compton Tunnels. We feel the temperature is too high to enjoy a walk here as there is very little shade. #cancel #heatwave

In #extremeheat humans are not the only species that need #shade and #water. Most of the insects & birds were hunkered down in the shade or areas of dapples light at the #allotment today. Shade in the form of tall vegetation, shrubs & trees are vital in hot weather as are sources of water.

Powerful, important research of how human actions are impacting #NaturesRights "Far from being free, the kestrel was reduced to looking for disjointed little strips of land.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Blink and you'll miss it #solstice

Thanks for the tip @wildtara.bsky.social . I didn't think I'd be abe to see Small Bue #butterflies in mid June. Found these exctly where you said on the Southam bypass.Marbled White present too. @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social

Marbled White #pollinatorpals @gloswildlife.bsky.social Daneway Banks @savebutterflies.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social

#AshlawnCuttingLNR work party . A small but keen group of 4 brush cut and raked off path sides on the disused Rugby Central Station platform and cut back some overhanging Willows . National clycle route 41 and a local amenity maintained with biodiversity a priority. #volunteering #conservation

Repeat after me. A habitable planet is more important than the profits of a few fossil fuel companies. Pass it on. #ActOnClimate

Thanks to staff from @warwickshirecc.bsky.social Ecology un for running today's bioblitz based at "God's Acre",St.Lawrence church yard and including a walk to a nearby meadow. Records to Warwickshire Biological Records Centre..

Northants County Butterfly Recorder @davebjames.bsky.social will be at Glapthorn Cow Pastures tomorrow. Black Hairstreak sightings are decreasing - please note that spotting one is not a given. However, there will likely be many other beautiful woodland species. #bcbedsnorthants #savebutterflies

I'm curious about these butterflies' beahaviour. Is there something on the Ivy that gives them sustenance? How important is Ivy to them if there is ? At Snitterfield Bushes @warwickshirewt.bsky.social @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social

@gloswildlife.bsky.social Daneway Banks today we saw half a dozen Large Blues including 2 pairs in cop. Their work is nearly done! A few butterflies had mites as in pic 4. @savebutterflies.bsky.social

ONE MONTH TO GO 📆🦋 Will you be joining us for the world’s biggest survey of butterflies? Spend 15 minutes outside counting butterflies and help take nature's pulse by taking part in the #BigButterflyCount from 17 July – 9 August. You'll find it surprisingly, surprisingly pleasant. 🍃

I still can’t get over the fact we’ve recorded 35.1°C in May. The earliest 35°C in recorded history by an entire month. More extreme and anomalous than the 40.3°C recorded in July 2022. Beyond a shadow of a doubt climate “norms” have shifted.

Good news?

Rugby Widlife Group volunteers work party at #AshlawnCuttingLNR today saw us cut and rake a strip along 1/2 mile of path side . Nutrient stripping and path maintenance that changes the flora as opposed to the former regime of flail and leave to rot.

It's not all about #butterflies at #AshlawnCuttingLNR @dipteristsforum.bsky.social @britishdragonflies.bsky.social ...

After the brief encounter @warwickshirewt.bsky.social Ryton Wood yesterday being keen to see if Silver Washed Fritillary had emerged at #AshlawncuttingLNR ,we've had early records over the last few years.Spotted this bright male & after 2 hrs it came down!! #butterflying @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social

We are in the news today, thanks to @malcolmhull.bsky.social standing up for nature and the potential destruction of a #WhiteAdmiral site! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... @savebutterflies.bsky.social

Food for thought. @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social

This week’s challenge is #PollinatorPals! Find a flowering wild or naturalised plant with a pollinating visitor & snap away. Of course it’s not just about bees! Butterflies, moths, wasps, flies & beetles can be #pollinators too! Share your pics for #Wildflowerhour Sunday 8-9pm 🪲🦋🪰🐝

Cutting and raking pathways through the unimproved grasslands of KIlsby ane LWS ,Hillmorton,Rugby. A warmer and sunnier day than we're used to!! About 600m of pathway cut..... #conservation.......

Surprised to see 2 fresh looking Grizzled Skippers at Fenny Compton Tunnels today - thought they had finished for the year. Lovely to see 😀🦋 @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social

@warwickshirewt.bsky.social Ryton Great Wood today it wasn't the best conditions for butterflying. Mnaged to track these down though in the odd sunny spell. Red and White Admiral,Speckled Wood and a very large and bright Painted Lady... @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social AND.....

It's not been a good year for Dune Helleborines at their isolated Warwickshire site. @ukorchids.bsky.social

Wanted to share this BioBlitz that is on this coming Saturday at Oxhill in Stratford-upon-Avon. 10-3pm - drop by any time! #bioblitz #oxhill #stratforduponavon #events

Get to know your wild neighbours 🌼 What's that growing through the pavement cracks? Who do those green leaves belong to? Getting close to nature doesn't require travelling far. Start with noticing about what lies on your doorstep. 🔎 Identify wildflowers on your street: champ.ly/A6QANKjg

@gloswildlife.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social It was good to find Large Blue at a reintroduction site,hopefully more to come .....

An island of excaptional biodiversity on mixed farming estate in Warwickshire provides habitat for Dark Green Fritillary #butterflies. Had the opportunity to visit as it was on the way home and the weather brightened up. At least 5 DGF seen . @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social

Out appreciating limestone flora in Gloucestershire today while looking for elusive big blue butterfles . Names in ALText @wildflowerhour.bsky.social

Question: What’s the link? Answer: You feed the bees & they feed you. Simple.

Anyone else seeing newly emerged Small Tortoiseshell butterflies? Do share and record 😀🦋

@bbowt.bsky.social Bernwood Meadows today happy to see 2 very cooperative Black Hairstreak #butterflies. The one on the daisies looked newly emerged. Fears that the recent rains had finished them off allayed. Happy to see them before the end of theirshort time as adults.

Went along to Whitecross Green Wood @bbowt.bsky.social today. Fleeting views of Black Hairstreak and White Admiral but pleased to see Emperor and other Dragonflies,Small Tortoiseshell at last!,Marbled White and Skippers aplenty. @upperthames.bsky.social

Field Trip: Black Hairstreaks Join Northamptonshire Butterfly Recorder and acting Committee Chair Dave James for questions about and help spotting Black Hairstreaks at Glapthorn Cow Pastures. Everyone welcome! #butterflies #savebutterflies #butterflyconservation #bcbedsnorthants

Precocious female Peregrine grounded . Being returned to her tower by licenced handler/ringer now. Better luck next time...

Blessed with sunshine and warmth at #AshlawnCuttingLNR this afternoon. Sunshine after the rain... @warwickshirewt.bsky.social @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social Fresh Ringlets and our firast Marbled Whites of the new season :-).

Can we have one for adults so the kids have a world to live in?

Congratulations to Elon musk who is now rich enough to end world hunger over 165 times and still stay a billionaire but choses not to.