Martin Harvey
@kitenet.bsky.social
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Mostly insects and biological recording, UK-based (he/him)
https://linktr.ee/kitenet
Copy arrived this week and it is fabulous, opens up a whole new world of interest. Absolutely in awe of author Martin Drake for putting it all together. It's pricey, shame the publishers couldn't have found a way of subsidising it more, but it contains priceless expertise and years of hard work.
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ChrisGibsonWildlife
about 7 hours ago
Just reposted on my own website my two recent Beth Chatto blogs about the Gardens' outreach sites and the insects they support
www.chrisgibsonwildlife.co.uk/beth-chatto-...
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Beth Chatto Outreach Sites: insects of the Meanwhile Garden & Chattowood | Chris Gibson Wildlife
https://www.chrisgibsonwildlife.co.uk/beth-chatto-outreach-sites-insects-of-the-meanwhile-garden-chattowood/
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Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata
about 10 hours ago
Did you know? Insects eat plants as medicine.
#OpenAccess
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Pharmacophagy in insects: Ecological and evolutionary perspectives on the non‐nutritional use of plant specialized metabolites
Insects interact with plants not only for nutrition but also to actively seek plant specialized metabolites (PSMs) for chemical defense, reproduction, and self-medication—a behavior known as pharmaco...
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/eea.13586
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Andrew Douglas
about 8 hours ago
Ordered last June, arrived Tuesday, finished last night. A book I needed years ago. Absolutely terrific and if you’re early in your naturalist phase an essential read I would say. One that won’t go on the shelf but to reread and dip into, especially the section on different groups.
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Hi
@britishbugs.bsky.social
@rockwolf74.bsky.social
@willgeorge.bsky.social
what do you make of this Trigonotylus sp.? From Culbin Sands (coast nr Inverness), a long way north for caelestialium, + 2nd antennal segment is noticeably longer than 3rd, so it's probably ruficornis despite stripes?
about 20 hours ago
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NEYEDC
1 day ago
At NEYEDC we're interested in all aspects of natural history, including finding out about past fieldtrips and finds, which is why it was nice to stumble across a lovely hand drawn map from a
@ynuorg.bsky.social
conchological excursion to Brandesburton in 1969 - spot the all important lunch stop!🥪
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jennifer uncoolidge
1 day ago
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition. Which just makes me want to share it again:
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00254-z
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Clydeside Wild (Dean)
2 days ago
I collected a few Alder catkins from along the canal at Cadder, on Monday. Several micro-moth species caterpillars feed inside these and this morning one catkin proved to be tenanted (see ejected frass). The only species i've ever reared thru by this process tho is Argyresthia goedartella.
#teammoth
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Will George
2 days ago
A new species added to the Bedfordshire bug slides, with the lacebug Catoplatus fabricii, a rather lovely creature brilliantly found and photographed by
@markgurn.bsky.social
last year. See all the slides here
www.flickr.com/photos/runne...
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Butterfly Conservation
2 days ago
Thank you to everyone who came along to our annual UK Moth Recorders' Meeting last weekend! All the brilliant talks from the day are now available to watch back on our YouTube channel. Grab a cuppa and catch up here 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiZE...
#UKMRM
#MothsMatter
#TeamMoth
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UK Moth Recorders' Meeting 2026
YouTube video by Butterfly Conservation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiZEWu4Fkuo
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British Mycological Society
3 days ago
🌟Call for Nominations – BMS Awards 2026🌟 Seeking nominations that reflect the full breadth and diversity of the mycological community—researchers, educators, field mycologists, volunteers & more.🍄Help us raise awareness of outstanding work! Deadline: 31 May 2026.
www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/awards.html
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BSBI Botany
4 days ago
Hurrah! This new book 👇 from the fabulous
@sarahwhild.bsky.social
will be essential reading for anyone serious about botanical/ biological recording. Among Sarah's many past achievements: years of driving BSBI's botanical training offering & co-founding
#NewYearPlantHunt
. She's an absolute legend!
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JNCC
3 days ago
🚨Latest edition of our e‑newsletter is out now! In this issue: 🌿2026: A defining year for nature 🐝#IPBES12 comes to Manchester 🧬Genetic Diversity of Wild Species Indicator 🔍Why local & national biodiversity monitoring matters more than ever 🔗Sign-up
bit.ly/JNCC-NN-SignUp
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Dr Adrian Colston
5 days ago
I've been waiting a long time for this book and it is now published - fantastic - great group to get into and this book will make it easy for you - climate change messengers
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My son had a great time on an AFC trip some years ago, recommended
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National Trust
5 days ago
This is a pioneering new wetland restoration project on the Oxfordshire-Wiltshire border at Coleshill. It was designed to bring clean-water habitats back to the River Cole floodplain and create a much-needed wildlife corridor where 90% of freshwater habitats have been lost over the last century.
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Mick Jones
5 days ago
I'm getting a bit fed-up with endless dull, dreary, damp days whenever I can get to
@bbowt.bsky.social
Dancersend but have to admit that at this time of the year it is the dark, damp, weedy corners of the reserve where the jewels are. Thank goodness for snowdrops, Scarlet Elf-cups and slime moulds!
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We are being spoilt this year for great new books on biological recording - congratulations Sarah 👏👏👏🍾
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Dr Victoria J Burton
5 days ago
🌿 Working in ecology, biodiversity or wildlife conservation? Join our webinar exploring the open‑access Nature Park Map and how schools across England are taking action for nature recovery 📅 11 Feb, 16:00–16:45 🔗
www.educationnaturepark.org.uk/webinar-expl...
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BENHS
6 days ago
Missed our Brad Ashby lecture 'One Mother For Two Species: The Complex Lifecycle of Harvester Ants' last week? You can catch up on YouTube now!
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One Mother For Two Species: The Complex Lifecycle of Harvester Ants
YouTube video by London Natural History Society
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_HMEtiguS0
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NatureBureau
8 days ago
Our new guide to
#FliesofBritainandIreland
is due to be delivered to our office mid-Feb 2026 so we've extended the pre-pub offer to 14 February
bit.ly/4dqQI8Z
@rdimond.bsky.social
@flygirlnhm.bsky.social
@gailashton.bsky.social
@dipteristsforum.bsky.social
@georgemcgavin.bsky.social
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AJCann
7 days ago
Marmalade Hoverfly, Episyrphus balteatus. My first hoverfly of the year.
#Diptera
#VC55
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martinswarren.bsky.social
7 days ago
Wow, UK moth recording really on the up. Nearly 900K records in 2025, probably reach over 1 million in due course. Well done everyone. National Moth Recording Scheme meeting online now
@savebutterflies.bsky.social
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The Coleopterists Society of Britain and Ireland
12 days ago
The programme for 2026 Coleopterists Day is here...
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Graeme Lyons
8 days ago
It's arrived! Pan-species Listing: How to Become a Super-Naturalist published by @pelagicpublishing. My first book. I am so pleased with it. It looks amazing, all those photos of incredible British species really make this a very colourful book and a celebration of how fantastic our wildlife is.
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Judy Webb
11 days ago
This has been confirmed by DNA analysis as being Cortinarius lividomalvaceus. With oak on a road verge in Oxon. Maybe new to Britain...Hoping to get the verge a County Road Verge Nature Reserve, the first for fungi in county! many other nice woodland fungi here as well
#fungifriends
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Great to see Mick Jones here, inspiring
#conservation
volunteer leader and Bucks Invertebrate Group supporter 👋
@bbowt.bsky.social
#habitatmanagement
#beetles
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Steve Garland
13 days ago
Booking for this event has just been released.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lancashire...
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Lancashire Wildlife Recorder's Conference 2026
Join us in Blackburn to share, learn, and celebrate wildlife and nature together! -:-Sponsored by the Lancashire & Cheshire Fauna Society
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lancashire-wildlife-recorders-conference-2026-tickets-1981329927148?aff=oddtdtcreator
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NFBR
13 days ago
The NFBR would love to share your biological recording news in our newsletter 🗣🦎🦟🪻🦋🐦⬛🦦You can read the fantastic updates from our autumn and past editions, plus submission details, here:
www.nfbr.org.uk?q=newsletters
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Newsletters | National Forum for Biological Recording
https://www.nfbr.org.uk/?q=newsletters
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Stephanie Holt
13 days ago
Delighted that my first solo history paper has just been published in Archives of Natural History (the journal of
@sochistnathist.bsky.social
)! It’ll be available online soon at
@edinburghup.bsky.social
, or you could join the Society and get a print copy of your own! 🙂
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AJCann
15 days ago
Two videos: Macrophotography Methods:
youtu.be/ODkFCaL13SY
and: Getting the most from your Olympus TG camera:
youtu.be/1YkxjaoHbgE
#Insects
#entomology
#Arachnids
#photography
#macrophotography
#macro
#Olympus
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Up Close and Personal - Macrophotography Methods
This is a talk for photographers who want images that look beautiful - and help confirm species identities for biological records. Alan Cann has built up a collection of thousands of digital images…
https://youtu.be/ODkFCaL13SY
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Chilterns Chalk Streams Project
17 days ago
Tracking the Impact Tuesday 10th February 19:00 to 21:30 Do you want to know more about the programme? Join us in February! Book now:
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Tracking the Impact 2026
Another chance to join us for a celebration of Tracking the Impact.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tracking-the-impact-2026-tickets-1980390299697?aff=oddtdtcreator
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Chilterns Chalk Streams Project
17 days ago
Tracking the Impact Saturday 7th February 10.00 to 14:00 Do you want to know more about the programme? Join us in February! Book now:
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Tracking the Impact 2026
An event for volunteers to review of the surveys of 2025 and look forward to 2026, monitoring wildlife in the Chilterns!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tracking-the-impact-2026-tickets-1980383307784?aff=oddtdtcreator
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Bloomsbury Wildlife
17 days ago
Discover nature, sustainably. Where to Watch Wildlife in Britain (By Low-carbon Transport) guides you to the best spots while promoting eco-friendly travel and conservation awareness. Out next month and available to pre-order now! 🚞
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Garden Moth Scheme
17 days ago
Join us on 28th February for the annual
#GardenMothScheme
conference! All are welcome at this free online event. Book your free space here:
tinyurl.com/Moth26
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Tony Juniper
18 days ago
An across-government technical assessment published today recognises that "nature is the foundation of national security" and that "every critical ecosystem is on a pathway to collapse". A rational response to this would be to get very serious about nature recovery.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
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Nature security assessment on global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and national security
This strategic assessment explores how global biodiversity loss and the collapse of critical ecosystems could affect the UK’s resilience, security and prosperity.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nature-security-assessment-on-global-biodiversity-loss-ecosystem-collapse-and-national-security
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BSBI Botany
19 days ago
Are you planning to undertake a project in 2026 which involves collecting plant-related data? Would you like <£1,000 towards your costs? Apply for a
#BSBIPlantStudyGrant
! Here's how:
bsbi.org/learn/grants...
Read how a
#BSBIGrant
helped Katherine research ancient meadows:
bsbi.org/blog/2026/01...
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Martin Harvey
19 days ago
An excellent paper "Fine details: Tips for improving specimen photography" by
@ajcann.bsky.social
in latest edition of British Journal of Entomology & Natural History just arrived
@britentsoc.bsky.social
🪳🕷🪲🐝🦗🦟🐞
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Ash Whiffin
19 days ago
Every year I try to repurpose
#BlueMonday
(which we all know is a load of 💩) and advocate for
#insects
by showcasing some beautiful BLUE BUGS! Please join me by sharing your photos or artwork with the hashtag
#BlueBugs
🦋🩵 📷 Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus)
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Edward Pollard
about 1 month ago
Congratulations to
@craigbennett3.bsky.social
on his OBE for services to the environment
www.wildlifetrusts.org/news/craig-b...
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Craig Bennett, chief executive of The Wildlife Trusts, awarded OBE in the New Year Honours list 2026 | The Wildlife Trusts
Craig Bennett, chief executive of The Wildlife Trusts, has been awarded an OBE in the New Year Honours list 2026, in recognition of his outstanding services to the environment – following decades of c...
https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/news/craig-bennett-chief-executive-wildlife-trusts-awarded-obe-new-year-honours-list-2026
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Ian Beavis
20 days ago
Honeybees and Marmalade Hoverflies out in Calverley Grounds today, along with a foraging Buff-tailed Bumblebee worker.
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Rebecca Wheeler
20 days ago
Excited
#fungifriends
to see my first Scarlet Elfcups of the year and one a perfect little❤️ too! 🥰
#fungi
#mushroommonday
#fungifriday
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UKBMS
22 days ago
Thinking of monitoring butterflies in your local area or setting up a monitoring project? We have new guidance to help navigate the various monitoring methods and choose the best option for your project.
buff.ly/fvThSQq
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Richard Fox
26 days ago
Nice to be starting 2026 with our new paper with
@sei.org
on making
#CitizenScience
biological recording more inclusive
@savebutterflies.bsky.social
doi.org/10.5334/cstp...
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Increasing Inclusivity in Biological Recording in the United Kingdom: Progress to Date and Future Priorities | Citizen Science: Theory and Practice
https://doi.org/10.5334/cstp.894
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Biological Recording Company
22 days ago
Turning wildlife sightings into powerful data 🐝🌿 Every iRecord submission supports research and conservation nationwide. Join iRecord 101 with
@earthwormuk.bsky.social
Brown (Thu 2 Apr 2026) and learn how to get started or level up. 👉
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1734876575...
@ukceh.bsky.social
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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH)
23 days ago
First global analysis of its kind, led by UKCEH, has shown the impacts of invasive alien species on insects. The study found the non-native animals & plants on average reduce abundance of terrestrial insects by 31% and species richness by 21%.
www.ceh.ac.uk/press/insect...
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JNCC
24 days ago
Biodiversity is essential for a healthy planet & to protect it, we need to understand how nature is changing 🌍💚 Our latest blog reflects on new findings about how local & national biodiversity monitoring can work together to support
#NatureRecovery
👇
jncc.gov.uk/news/why-loc...
#TogetherForNature
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Glo i Natur CIC
23 days ago
🐌🎉 One year ago this week, the Pyrenean Semi-slug (Semilimax pyrenaicus) was discovered new to Britain — found on Cwmaman Tip, near Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf. A small species, but a big moment for British wildlife. (1/7)
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NatureBureau
25 days ago
Our new 416pp
#FliesofBritainandIreland
covering over 1300 species & with over 1500 photos is now being printed - due mid Feb 2026. You can still pre-order until 31 Jan
bit.ly/4dqQI8Z
@flygirlnhm.bsky.social
@gailashton.bsky.social
@dipteristsforum.bsky.social
@georgemcgavin.bsky.social
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