Lovely double rainbow over Wildern Moor yesterday on a day full of sunshine and showers @lgspace.bsky.social @greenhampshire.bsky.social @bigmeadowsearch.bsky.social

The fabulous sight of a Cormorant flyover, over Wildern Moor yesterday @bigmeadowsearch.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social @greenhampshire.bsky.social

From 3/12 a Wildern Moor Wren and a Gully Mead Goldcrest @lgspace.bsky.social @greenhampshire.bsky.social @bigmeadowsearch.bsky.social

This is our first record of a Grey Heron since July this year. Seen at Coltsfoot Pond @greenhampshire.bsky.social @lgspace.bsky.social @bigmeadowsearch.bsky.social

Our first winter sighting of a Redwing near Turnpike Lane today @lgspace.bsky.social @greenhampshire.bsky.social @bigmeadowsearch.bsky.social

Great Andy Binns picture of a Treecreeper at Gully Mead today @greenhampshire.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social

This Silver Studded Blue was spotted on 23rd June and is our 30th butterfly species for Wildern LNR. We thought it was a Chalk Hill Blue but experts have advised us of the true identity @ukbutterflies.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social @greenhampshire.bsky.social

Pale Green Leaf Bug near Coltsfoot Pond on 11th June. It's another new species for Wildern LNR @insects.bsky.social @greenhampshire.bsky.social @lgspace.bsky.social

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Silver Leafhopper found on Wildern Moor on 11th June. It's a new species to Wildern, taking our invertebrate numbers to 1538 and taking our new species numbers to 290 for 2025 @insects.bsky.social @lgspace.bsky.social @greenhampshire.bsky.social

Wigeon at Farlington Marshes yesterday #Birds #UKWildlife

Lakeside on Friday

When you realise December is this Monday and 2025 is nearly over. Photo: Natterer's bat

Lovely looking Moorhen at Coltsfoot Pond on 25/11/25. We believe it's one of the chicks raised earlier in the year @greenhampshire.bsky.social @bigmeadowsearch.bsky.social

From 11/6 this Pale Green Leaf Bug was found in the Coltsfoot Pond area. It's a new species for Wildern @lgspace.bsky.social @greenhampshire.bsky.social @britishnatureguide.bsky.social

Another new species for Wildern found on 11/8 at Wildern Moor, a Silver Leafhopper. This find takes our invertebrate total to 1438 and is our 290th species for 2025 @insects.bsky.social @greenhampshire.bsky.social @britishnatureguide.bsky.social

Flyers above Wildern Moor on 17/11, a Kestrel and a Peacock butterfly by the Fen Meadow Pond @ukbutterflies.bsky.social @greenhampshire.bsky.social @lgspace.bsky.social

Still time to apply for the 'Supporting Local Recording Fund' for Hampshire! #BiologicalRecording #Ecology #UKWildlife

Two Peacock Butterflies on a wood/earth pile by the Fen Meadow Pond on Wildern Moor on 15/11/25. They use the thermal and radiated heat from the pile for warmth @ukbutterflies.bsky.social @greenhampshire.bsky.social @britishwildlife.bsky.social

A single Common Darter at the Fen Meadow on 15/11. There's more sun at the Fen Meadow than Coltsfoot Pond which is now more shaded and cooler @britishnatureguide.bsky.social @britishdragonflies.bsky.social @greenhampshire.bsky.social

Green Woodpecker and Moorhen at Lakeside Country Park and Goldfinch in the garden today. Also good to see Goldcrest, Wren, Long-tailed Tit, Cormorant and Herring Gulls at Lakeside. #UKWildlife #Birds

For #wildflowerhour it’s a lone Great Mullein, Verbascum thapsus flower from me. Larval food plant for Mullein and Cinnabar caterpillars

“It is painfully evident that chickens that are kept in a situation where they cannot walk properly... are not able to express their natural behaviours & are therefore suffering” Thank you to @dannychambers.bsky.social for speaking at our #EndTheCageAge parlimentary event.

🦇 To celebrate Dara McAnulty's new book 'A Wild Child's Guide to Nature at Night' we've partnered up with Pan Macmillan on a giveaway. One lucky person will win a copy of the book + Family Membership with us. To take part visit: www.panmacmillan.com/a-wild-child... . Closes on 19 Nov.

This is one of several Springtails on a fencepost in Wildern Moor on 8/11. Thanks to the UK Collembola Facebook group who identified this one as one of the family Katiannidae. It's just 1mm in length @insects.bsky.social @greenhampshire.bsky.social @pdxlawgrrrl.bsky.social

Our Billy is exploring Winchester and found these 3 bryophytes growing on a ginkgo tree near Winchester Cathedral with another 11 species also on the trunk! @bsbibotany.bsky.social @bbsbryology.bsky.social Photos: Microcoleopsis minutissima, Syntrichia papillosa and Syntrichia laevipila

This is a Resupinate fungus, a Crust fungus, known as a Tear Dropper. It was spotted on a Willow on Wildern Moor on 5/11/25. It's our 322nd new species for 2025 and our 2107th species in total @greenhampshire.bsky.social @lgspace.bsky.social @bigmeadowsearch.bsky.social

From June 1st, this picture shows a new Hoverfly species for Wildern LNR, a Pale-sided Epistrophe. It's on an Umbellifer in Hogsty Mire. This takes our total of recorded hoverflies to 117 @greenhampshire.bsky.social @lgspace.bsky.social @britishdragonflies.bsky.social

Twist-winged parasite fly at Wildern Moor on 8/11/25 @uk-soldierflies.bsky.social @greenhampshire.bsky.social @lgspace.bsky.social

Repair Cafe this Saturday. from 10 until 1pm. Make use of repair services all offered by volunteers while getting the chance to feast on refreshments and get involved with the local community!

🦇 To celebrate Dara McAnulty's new book 'A Wild Child's Guide to Nature at Night' we've partnered up with Pan Macmillan - one lucky person will get the chance to win a copy of the book + a Family Membership with us. To take part, just fill out this form : www.panmacmillan.com/a-wild-child...

This Invisible Spider, Drapetisa socialis, was spotted on an Ash tree in the Woodland walk on 2/11/25. It's a new species for Wildern @britishspiders.bsky.social @greenhampshire.bsky.social @insects.bsky.social

This picture is from May 18th and it's very important as it reveals our 2100th species at Wildern and 1430th invertebrate record. It's a Chalcid wasp, very small and only millimetres long. It was found by Hogsty Pond @insects.bsky.social @greenhampshire.bsky.social @lgspace.bsky.social

🦇 It's Trustees Week so a lovely opportunity to thank all our trustees, past and present! All trustees give their time, expertise and support on a voluntary capacity and they share our vision of a world rich in wildlife where bats and people thrive together: www.bats.org.uk/the-trust/te...

From 18/5 a Chalcid wasp, a member of the Pteromalididae family and was found by Hogsty Pond. It's our 2100th species for Wilderness and 1430th invertebrate species. Thanks to UK Bees and Wasps Facebook group for helping with id @insects.bsky.social @greenhampshire.bsky.social @lgspace.bsky.social

It was good to see a Red Admiral on Wilderness Moor on November 1st @ukbutterflies.bsky.social @greenhampshire.bsky.social @bigmeadowsearch.bsky.social

Several Common Darters were seen on Wildern Moor and at Coltsfoot Pond on 1st November and one is pictured here. Also seen were two Willow Emerald Damselflies, this one from Coltsfoot Pond @britishdragonflies.bsky.social @greenhampshire.bsky.social @lgspace.bsky.social

Twin-Spot Centurion Soldierfly near Coltsfoot Pond on 27/10 @uk-soldierflies.bsky.social @greenhampshire.bsky.social @lgspace.bsky.social

Autumn leaves, daisies and cuckoo-pint leaves at Lakeside Country Park at lunch time. Also good to see Buzzard, Sparrowhawk and Coot.

@Thank you to @matt_S_1982 for sharing this #FoxOfTheDay , top work Matt !

This Sallow Gall moth looks like bird poo. It was spotted on May 9th on Wildern Moor. Usually the moths are seen in June and July @lgspace.bsky.social @greenhampshire.bsky.social @bigmeadowsearch.bsky.social

Despite the rain, this Willow Emerald damselfly emerged at Coltsfoot Pond on 24th October @greenhampshire.bsky.social @lgspace.bsky.social @bigmeadowsearch.bsky.social my

Buzzard at Lower Test today. Also good to see Green Sandpipers, Kingfisher, Little Egrets and hear Cetti's Warbler and Water Rail. #Birds #UKWildlife

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This picture of a Meadow Long-horn moth was taken on 9/5/25 in Gully Mead. We've only just identified it and it's our 300th new species for 2025. This takes our invertebrate total to 1415 and our overall total to 2084 @greenhampshire.bsky.social @lgspace.bsky.social @bigmeadowsearch.bsky.social

This is the first ever Biting Midge identified at Wildern LNR on 9/10/25. It's only 3mm long and has been identified by the UK Diptera Facebook group as a Ceratopogonidae (family), possibly Dasyhelea (genus) @insects.bsky.social @greenhampshire.bsky.social @bigmeadowsearch.bsky.social

Noon fly 17/10 on felled wood in Wildern Moor. It's a good looking fly and breeds in dung @lgspace.bsky.social @greenhampshire.bsky.social @bigmeadowsearch.bsky.social