Connor Butler

London’s Resident Queer Ecologist & Dung Beetle Enthusiast 🪲🏳️‍🌈

[Connor Butler @ConnorButler]

I’m excited to be delivering another series of FREE #QueerEcology walks for @theroyalparks this August!

https://t.co/G8j6Fm0DGE

[Mammal Society @Mammal_Society]

Join us on Wednesday 26th June at 12pm for a free online webinar with ecologist Connor Butler.

To attend, sign up here: https://t.co/COLkSFn1NN

Photo credit: Nick Withers

#conservation #nature #ecology #queerecology #mammals

[Connor Butler @ConnorButler]

It’s David Attenborough’s 98th birthday today and I was lucky enough to meet him on a habitat conservation project last year.

My mum had met him a few years earlier and had always held it over me, so it was mainly just a relief to get even with her!

[Connor Butler @ConnorButler]

I’m excited to be working with @WWTLondon to bring my #QueerEcology walks to London Wetland Centre in June. I’ve had over 650 people join my walks over the last year and it’s always exciting to bring them to a new space.

https://t.co/MEXh7ynBbj

[Connor Butler @ConnorButler]

@CreeAnt @theroyalparks Society has used “queerness” to mean “unnatural” or “other”. If we apply those same judgements to nature, then many plants and non-human animals could also be considered “queer”. Of course, woodlice are not queer, it’s a construct. But it asks us to think what is “natural”.

[Connor Butler @ConnorButler]

I’m giving a series of Queer Ecology nature walks across London’s @theroyalparks over the next few weekends. Get a FREE ticket here! https://t.co/5r4IiMVhfX

[Amber Allott @amberallott]

Last week I got my hands dirty to learn more about the fabulous dung beetles of Bushy Park, as part of @theroyalparks' Help Nature Thrive project 🪲

Read all about it here - for @NationalWorld:
https://t.co/H0XUIl6cvk

[Connor Butler @ConnorButler]

I recently gave a TEDx talk about the importance of taking time to notice the little things (bugs). You can watch it here https://t.co/QlKbUuzttv

[Connor Butler @ConnorButler]

Come join our cyanotype printmaking workshop!

[Connor Butler @ConnorButler]

I spent some time dredging a pond with Aaron Paul today

[The Royal Parks @theroyalparks]

Raking Bad!

You never know who you’ll bump into in @theroyalparks.

Our learning teams today assisted Hollywood star @aaronpaul_8 after his friend accidently dropped a phone into the Italian Gardens in Kensington Gardens. Thankfully it was retrieved before 'Breaking Bad'....

[University of Southampton @unisouthampton]

Wow! The amazing TedxSouthamptonUniversity Event took place on our Highfield campus the other day.

Thank you to all our incredible speakers for the messages shared ✨

📷: @emmacowleyphd

#TedxSouthamptonUniversity #Tedx

[Dr Thomas Richardson @DrTomRichardson]

Thank you ⁦@shelinacooks⁩ ⁦@ConnorButler⁩, Tony Kusher, ⁦@ickkramer⁩ ⁦@Dr2NisreenAlwan⁩, & Jayanti Shah for an amazing ⁦@TEDx⁩ ⁦@unisouthampton⁩ today and Thankyou ⁦@tonycurran1⁩ for organising! Amazing to be a part of!!

[Magda Steele @peat_girl]

Loved @ConnorButler's @TEDXSouthampton talk this afternoon. Truly punderful homage to bug appreciation 🐛🐜🐞🦗🪲

[Connor Butler @ConnorButler]

Holy caterpillar I’m giving a TED talk today at @unisouthampton! Such an honour to bring my bug puns to an unfortunate audience https://t.co/Ax7UIXb0q0

[Connor Butler @ConnorButler]

I’m giving a TED talk about bugs next week! There’s only a handful of tickets left!!

[UoS Public Engagement @UoS_Engagement]

💡TEDx SouthamptonUniversity is almost here!

Join the conversation with an international panel of speakers, including @unisouthampton staff and graduates.

🗓️ Saturday 18th June
⌚️ 15:00 - 21:00 BST
📍 Turner Sims, Southampton

🎟️ Book your tickets at: https://t.co/SgQXEKuKcu

[Connor Butler @ConnorButler]

I’m both terrified and excited to be giving a TEDx talk in a couple of weeks. Bad bug jokes incoming.

[UoS Public Engagement @UoS_Engagement]

💡TEDx SouthamptonUniversity is almost here!

Join the conversation with an international panel of speakers, including @unisouthampton staff and graduates.

🗓️ Saturday 18th June
⌚️ 15:00 - 21:00 BST
📍 Turner Sims, Southampton

🎟️ Book your tickets at: https://t.co/SgQXEKuKcu

[Mission Invertebrate @morethanbugs]

Where possible we leave standing dead wood and fallen timber in @theroyalparks as it's essential for the lifecycle of many invertebrates. We've also been building loggeries to provide habitat for Stag Beetles thanks to players of @PostcodeLottery. Dead wood is good!

[Connor Butler @ConnorButler]

It's been sad to see so many trees fall during the storm, but the death of one tree can be the beginning of life for countless other tiny forms. We made a video about why deadwood is good and why we should leave it in our parks and gardens
https://t.co/QAftsJkgmZ

[Jennifer Sheridan @JenASheridan]

For #ValentinesDay2022 I’m sharing some #frog dating options. There’s someone for everyone! Come to the @CarnegieMNH Nature Crawl to see all the Hopper profiles, and learn about #amphibian amor. #WhosYourFavorite?