Day one at @Groundswellaguk β
We even managed to fit in a project meeting as part of our collaborative project that aims to find an alternative to peat in our growing systems π§π±π₯¬
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#peat@Riverford@CoventryCAWR@cambridgeeco
Friday's City Nature Challenge recording at Ryton Organic Gardens went really well! We are holding another nature recording session 1-2pm on Monday 29th April at Ryton Organic Gardens CV8 3LG. All welcome! Free parking πΏπ³ππ·οΈπΈοΈποΈπͺΆβοΈ
CAWR researchers are working with Garden Organic & the public to investigate the issue of plastic contamination of soil, particularly where food is grown. We are conducting six regional workshops and a survey, which we would be grateful if you could share: https://t.co/KfJzBTt4OH
Live in Cumbria & like to help us learn more about the impact of #plasticpollution on #soil? We're working with @CoventryCAWR to find ways to reduce further contamination. Join us on 2 Mar, 10am-4pm, at Penrith Quaker Meeting House. Email [email protected]
@GreenJimll π€£ I see what you mean - you wouldn't want one in your clothing! π³ Fortunately they do keep themselves to themselves, nesting and flying high above human head height. They're gentle giants really - much less easy to upset than common wasps or even honeybees.
I don't tweet much at the moment but I must share this... Red-tailed bumblebees spotted mating yesterday lunch time. Not something I see very often, despite all my bee-bothering.
@iancbeavis I'd only ever seen tree bumblebees before this. I almost didn't see these two - something caught my eye, hanging off the chicory - really glad I went to inspect.
Green-eyed flower bees (Anthophora bimaculata) enjoying the inula blooms. Spotted the male resting/roosting with his mandibles clamped on when the sun went in.
A technical report on an important Bombus muscorum (Moss Carder) population in Lincolnshire is now available here: https://t.co/nVbJenYiWS. Six-weekly sea bank mowing is vital for the clovers the bee needs. Sea bank mowing has benefits esp if it is less frequent along berm & toe.
Suffolk scissor bees enjoying campanula a couple of weeks ago, in the garden of Bridge Cottage at Flatford Mill. I think they are Chelostoma campanularum, mostly due to their small size but happy to be corrected.
Join us in #GWInvasivesWatch this BBC Gardeners' World season. We are watching out for #invasiveornamentals. Information about invasiveness is often missing, as in last weeks show highlighting Carpobrotus edulis, highly invasive globally including Britain's coastal habitats
Crab spider, Misumena vatia with (impressively sized) prey, seen earlier this week in the ecologically managed graveyard of Holy Trinity Church, Buckfastleigh.