Richard Comont

Naturalist, entomologist and author. Member of the UK Ladybird Survey & Garden Bioblitz teams, now lead the Bumblebee Conservation Trust's science programme.

[Steven Falk @StevenFalk1]

1. It's No Mow May. I'm broadly in support of it. But like most concepts of this sort, it's an over-simplification of a complex matter & can backfire. It you are a ground nesting bee for instance (or an associated insect), you don't want long grass swamping your nesting area.

[Richard Comont @RichardComont]

@NatMuseumRN Wow, thought she'd look newer

[NatureBureau @NatureBureau]

A selection of pages from our #FliesofBritainandIreland has just been spotted by this bee-fly - due mid-Feb 2026. Pre-pub offer runs until 31 Jan - order your copy now https://t.co/3RYrGa4taX @StevenFalk1 @Ecoentogeek @flygirlNHM @DipteristsForum

[UKCEH @UK_CEH]

🦋🌿Hiring 12 x Botanists or Entomologists for 2026 field surveys in England!

4-month, full-time roles from late April to early September.

Field sites in Yorkshire, Devon, Warwickshire, Kent/Sussex, Lincolnshire/Cambridge, Essex/Suffolk. 

Apply now: https://t.co/AhZAIjQNb4

[Richard Comont @RichardComont]

Found this Bombardier Beetle (Brachinus crepitans) in a spiderweb in the garden this morning - bet the spider got a bit of a shock!

[Richard Comont @RichardComont]

@FarmInvertsUK @StevenFalk1 @BumblebeeTrust Don't know E. coast but it's having a good yr on top of decades of steady expansion - I'm seeing it in good numbers in new areas around me in Worcs. Long-tube flowers in agenv mixes will certainly help, though they aren't focused on them like rudie. Weather/climate is major boost

[Brigit Strawbridge @B_Strawbridge]

Love #bumblebees? Then you probably know they're in crisis, and need our help

You can help by supporting the very lovely @bumble_being raise funds for @BumblebeeTrust as she walks the Northumberland Coast Path🐝👣

Donate here👇 and please share, too!

https://t.co/k32M9qOPB9

[Richard Comont @RichardComont]

@SueTownsend3 @UKLadybirds @thiswordistaken @Theponker Got my copy this week, amazing to see how far it's come since I last saw it as a pdf in progress! A fantastic achievement by Maria and David

[Sue Dancey @SueTownsend3]

https://t.co/Eat6Es7Rl6 Micro ladybirds made easy thanks to this bargain guide. @UKLadybirds please share! @RichardComont @thiswordistaken @Theponker

[Richard Comont @RichardComont]

@MarcusW992 @BumblebeeTrust Glad you enjoyed it!

[Richard Comont @RichardComont]

@JeffOllerton oh look, Greenpeace will be pleased: https://t.co/NOoq5VmwfD

[Richard Comont @RichardComont]

@DuncanWestbury Haha, understandable!

[Richard Comont @RichardComont]

@DuncanWestbury Cough * woolly aphid * cough

[Steven Falk @StevenFalk1]

British pollinators are now starting to fly. Great fun to watch, and to try and identify. Many resources are out there, but here's one I've produced that is free and online https://t.co/81PDNl2PP8. Great coverage of bees, hoverflies etc. Images & species accounts.

[Patrick Barkham @patrick_barkham]

Bats or great-crested newts? "Neither because I want growth" is simply one of the stupidest, immoral and most dismal political answers ever. I'm #teambat #teamnewt #teamhuman #teamhabitableplanet This story I wrote over the weekend has been cheering me up https://t.co/vcETYr7pCf

[Ed Conway @EdConwaySky]

🚜FARMAGEDDON🌾
The story of what's REALLY going on in farming. A story far more complex than the conventional wisdom.
This isn't just (or even mainly) about inheritance tax. It's about a cascade of challenges & crises that may ultimately threaten food security.
📽️5 min primer👇

[Richard Comont @RichardComont]

@SkyNews Like Hitler :)

[Richard Comont @RichardComont]

@Elaineeepoos @ZarFrost Joined it over the weekend, still exploring!

[Richard Comont @RichardComont]

@DavidNotton @britgalls @BritEntSoc @gallformers @AmgueddfaCymru @PeteWestbrom Not one I've ever found, or can remember hearing being found