An excellent trip, despite rainy interludes, to Hangrove bank near Downe with @kentfieldclub.bsky.social Walking in Darwin’s footsteps we saw orchids galore, grasshoppers, bugs and a highlight was seeing a small blue butterfly.

A brilliant AGM this afternoon in Lenham. We heard about reptile monitoring in The Blean, survey of Local Wildlife Sites (we'll be visiting several this year), and work on a new shieldbug atlas for Kent (which we'll be publishing). #naturalhistory #KentNature

My first chiff chaff singing in 2026 today in Mote Park 😊

Fabulous new fly book arrived today. Superb collection of photographs.

I was delighted to see great crested grebes displaying yesterday on Mote Park lake

Fine fox @chrisgpackham.bsky.social #foxoftheday

We saw some beautiful short eared owls Elmley Nature reserve today

Spring is coming fast now. Wood anemones are beginning to flower and the male hairy footed flower bee is buzzing around the flowers.

First buff tailed queen bumble bee for me this year.

🦊 NEW ANIMATION 🦊 Time to end the Boxing Day hunts and ban ‘trail hunting’ for good! REPOST if you agree! 🎤 @chrisgpackham.bsky.social @benjaminfallow.bsky.social

Bluey legs on this oil beetle and all over blue for the leaf beetle. #BlueBugs #BlueMonday

Not the best day for #newyearplanthunt but we clocked up 18 species around Mote Park and Otham before we were drenched 💦