@martinswarren @BC_Dorset@savebutterflies@DorsetWildlife There was some variation across the site, with some noticeably larger than others even within the same web.
Surveying for marsh fritillary larval webs today at Bracketts Coppice. 27 webs found across two fields.
Caterpillars are still only small, probably 2nd instar? @BC_Dorset@savebutterflies@DorsetWildlife
92 of 24 spp. in my heathland moth trap on Tuesday morning. Great to see so many beautiful yellow underwings with a couple of drinkers. Please can I check this dotted border wave @MOTHIDUK? Got to love an elephant hawker too @DorsetWildlife@BC_Dorset@DorsetMoths@BritishMoths
A good find yesterday at @DorsetWildlife Lyscombe nature reserve. Almost certain this is the Nationally rare downland bee-fly, Villa cingulata. Can anyone can confirm from this picture please? @DipteristsForum@StevenFalk1
Marsh fritillaries at Bracketts Coppice today ๐ Plus a first for me, a narrow-bordered bee-hawkmoth!! Sadly, it was too quick to photograph.
@DorsetWildlife@BC_Dorset@DorsetMoths @ukbutterflies @BflyRobin
A great start to #30DaysWild with a visit to Ham Wall yesterday hearing booming bitterns and a lovely walk today with Dorset Wildlife Trust learning all about the enchanting early gentian. Hard to spot, but worth it once you get your eye in! ๐ #wildflowers ๐
Some of the days highlights from Fontmell Down. Sleepy dormice (handled under license), early gentians, greater butterfly orchids and fragrant orchids.
@DorsetWildlife@PTES@BSBIbotany@ukorchids
100 years ago, the BBC broadcast a live duet between the cellist Beatrice Harrison and a nightingale. I made this animation that captures that moment. Narrated by @exitthelemming and sound from @FonicPost Watch here https://t.co/yiEMbRAKh9
@BBCRadio3#thecelloandthenightingale
I saw this sawfly yesterday, in a Dorset woodland. It looked like it was egg laying on bracken. Am I right in thinking it's Strongylogaster multifasciata? @nature_spotter @bwars2000
โWe must not treat people with Down syndrome as second class citizens in their own countryโ
Thank you @LiamFox for championing people with #DownSyndrome in Parliament & challenging your colleagues to right historical wrongs. Ask your MP to vote for #NC41 https://t.co/QYKFYtIezw
Weโre enabling thousands of new homes whilst recovering nature.๐ก
Today, with @DorsetWildlife, we've announced the land purchase of Lyscombe Farm in #Dorset through our #NutrientMitigation Scheme.
Read more: https://t.co/RFe3t95dTf
Old Sulehay NR is one of my happy places.
Scents of damp earth, Hawthorn blossom and Wild Garlic in the wood
Dingy Skipper, Grizzled Skipper and Green Hairstreak #Butterflies in the quarry
A spring soundtrack of Cuckoo,Nightingale, Garden and Willow Warbler
@wildlifebcn
i think this is so important because my life is equal after birth so it should be equal before birth. Pls repost if you agree with me #EqualityAt24@LiamFox