New IUCN Red List data shows worsening trends for Europe’s wild #pollinators: 100 more bee species are now threatened, and the percentage of vulnerable butterfly species is up 76% in a decade. More at: www.safeguard.biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de/News/ViewNew...

PhD position at the University of Bristol (with me!) entitled 'The legacy impacts of extreme climate events on animal behaviour, physiology, and fitness'. Fully funded and is available for UK-domiciled students of black heritage. Please reach out with any questions. tinyurl.com/5n7s8yp9

PhD applications are now open @treesdla.bsky.social for 2026 intake. Have a look at a project on effects of forest diversity on floral reward production for pollinators that we advertise with @philstevenson.bsky.social. Do apply/get in touch if you are interested! www.trees-dla.ac.uk/projects/eff...

We are delighted that our Winter Meeting 2025 in Leuven 🇧🇪 is approaching! Abstract submissions now open: www.iussi-nweurope.org/meetings Date: December 18-19 Abstract deadline: October 15 Host: Laboratory of Socioecology and Social Evolution at KU Leuven Plenary: Ido Pen & @rmash.bsky.social

And if you want proof I now know every single flower in all our 32 project gardens ...

Find out more about my research and the Pollinator Pathmaker Constantine Network on Gardeners' World this week. A great overview of the Pollinator Pathmaker and the great community on which our research is based. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002j9sh

The #BigButterflyCount results are in and it's official... 2025 was an average year for butterflies. See the full results and what can be done to help butterflies and moths 👇 https://butterfly-conservation.org/big-butterfly-count-results-2025

UK Butterfly abundance Indicators for 1976-2024 have been released, showing an 18% decline in overall butterfly abundance for the UK. Habitat specialists have fared worse, declining by over a third. Check out the full statistics here ⬇️ buff.ly/1AIDB3J

New Europe-wide study finds that efforts to provide pollinator habitat in urban areas - such as sowing wildflower mixes - really do work, boosting numbers of bees and butterflies: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Thank you! And what an honour to be appointed Director of the amazing @zoologymuseum.bsky.social Sad to leave @rhulbiology.bsky.social after a wonderful 16.5 years, but very excited by this new challenge and amazing opportunity. I can’t wait to get started!

After a bit of trouble shooting glue types, our mass bee tagging was under way in the village of Constantine

Field work has begun ... Here's to a camera roll full of insects 🦋🐝 For my sanity, please pray for enough rain to keep gardens growing but not so much that our large sampling plan fails

Find out what pollinators are, why they are important and why they are declining: www.europarl.europa.eu/topics/en/ar...

We are have updated our research into which garden plants attract the most pollinators. Our original research included 5 years of data. We then moved house so this is now 9 years of data over 2 different locations. www.rosybee.com/research-study

A brilliant week of citizen scientist pollinator identification training on for the participants of the Pollinator Pathmaker Constantine Network Shout out to these hairy footed flower bees for being the tricky candidate for is it a solitary bee or bumblebee

In a new paper that I co-authored we suggest that #Biodiversity Net Gain may be falling short for some of the most vital, yet overlooked, members of our ecosystems: invertebrates. Read more about it here, with a link to download the open-access paper: jeffollerton.co.uk/2025/03/28/i...

First pollinator spotted (and chased with a camera) on our Pollinator Pathmaker Constantine Network living artworks!! Prepare yourself for a flurry of photos of pollinators this summer 🌸🐝

A few snapshots of the prep for the Pollinator #PathmakerProject in Constantine over the last few weeks It's been great to get the plants in the ground over the last few days 🧑‍🌾 Stay tuned for when these are in full bloom!! 🌼🌸🪻

📢 New study: Insect Biomasse & abundance were similar in protected areas & urban wastelands, but 🐝wild bee diversity was higher in urban areas! Protected areas (Natura 2000) may need targeted management to support pollinators. 👇 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @wilosterman.bsky.social

[new paper] EuPPollNet: A European Database of Plant-Pollinator Networks onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... Another wonderful paper of @joseblanuza.bsky.social making open more than >1500 networks and looking at their properties. Come for the data, stay for the cool figures!

📢 New paper from #poshbee on effects of repeated sulfoxaflor exposure during key stages of bumblebee queen life cycle We found no effects of single or repeated exposure on 👑🐝 We urge future studies to consider repeated exposure when assessing impacts of pesticides doi.org/10.1002/2688-8319.70011

A great day yesterday to round off my time at Royal Holloway! A massive shout out to my panel who made the viva a thoroughly enjoyable experience and to @markjfbrown.bsky.social and the bee labs for the support over the last few years 🐝🦋🌼 Also LOOK AT THIS CAKE

Spent today getting my hands dirty prepping for the Pollinator Pathmaker Project in Constantine Huge shout out to the rest of the team for doing most of the prep. Can't wait to finish the prep and start the planting!! Enjoy the before and after of one garden and more on the project to follow 🦋🐝🌼🌸

Thank you @nature.com for covering our research on women again today! Study of biologists quitting academia reveals hidden gender gaps. Even in fields in which women are well represented, they are up to 40% more likely than men to leave research within 20 years. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

New paper🚨 Using the UK MoJ prison sites as a case study, we show that reducing lawn mowing frequencies to between 6-12 weeks increases pollinator abundance by 170% 🐝🦋 in urban and suburban building complexes doi.org/10.52201/CEJ22/YGEL5296 A simple message to help #pollinators

This post by @jeffollerton.bsky.social shows we had online plant-pollinator databases since 1995!! jeffollerton.co.uk/2025/01/07/w... The next big one is coming soon, lead by @joseblanuza.bsky.social within the #safeguard pollinators project with more than 1000 networks

A deep dive into an old box file has unexpectedly resulted in a possible answer to the question: what was the first online database of plant-pollinator interactions? jeffollerton.co.uk/2025/01/07/w... #bees #pollinators #biodiversity #ecology #botany #History

We’re still looking for applicants for this PhD position on bees and anthropogenic stressors 🐝

After 4 great years at Royal Holloway, I've had a change of scenery and I'm starting a postdoc in Falmouth with Uni of Exeter. Stay tuned for updates and developments on this new project 🦋🌼🐝 or for photos of my new morning view 🌄

In our latest paper, me and my colleagues found that bumblebee abundance decrease with more arable land in the landscape. Reduced pesticide use, higher crop diversity and promoting floral resources and alternative bumblebee habitats could help limit these negative effects www.mdpi.com/3083388

Wonderful to listen to Morgan Morrison’s last conference talk as a PhD student @iussi-nwes.bsky.social Winter Meeting - mow your lawns every 6 to 12 weeks to help pollinators 🐝 🦋 🪰 🪲

Tell your friends and family their new years resolution is sorted this year!