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I was fortunate to see a range of late summer mediterranean insects during a recent Go Slow in Mallorca trip, co-leading with @naturetrek.bsky.social ; highlights included the Violet Dropwing, Discrete Chaperon moth, Violet Carpenter Bee and Crimson Specked moth.

Just returned from co-leading @naturetrek.bsky.social Go Slow in Mallorca tour - where we saw a great diversity of birds, my highlights being Black Vulture, Eleonora's Falcon, Swamphen, Marbled Duck, Little Bittern, Black-eared Wheatear, Caspian and Whiskered Tern, Med Flycatcher + many waders

Looking through old camera images today and i completely forgot about this Scare Chaser seen on the Somerset Levels in late May!

Once 'scarce' in the UK up around 2004, this species is now a common breeder across the levels.

Latticed heath

Tortoise bug

White-tailed bumblebee

Four-spotted chaser

During a recent terrestrial invertebrate survey at Somerset Wildlands Athelney rewilding site it was encouraging to see invertebrates responding well to the developing diversity of vegetation. 🪲 🐛 🕷️ 🦋 The number of Latticed Heath moths was particularly impressive!

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After many years of admiration for the plant, i'm delighted to have Viper's-bugloss Echium vulgare now established within the little meadow patch at the back of the garden! A magnet for pollinators 🐝🦋🪰

A pleasant suprise to find a migrant Lesser Emporer dargonfly within the moth trap this morning!

Street, Somerset
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Lovely hot day down on our new Clark Fields rewilding site, showing people around and hearing about our partner Seed of Hope’s plans for the community garden part of it. To find out more or support, go to www.somersetwildlands.org

meadow grasshopper

beautiful demoiselle

5-spot burnet moth

Painted lady

Insects have been enjoying the heat this week! A broad mix recorded during my invert surveys across @somersetwildlands.bsky.social sites around the Somerset Levels. Photos here of some of the more colourful and easier to photograph! 🐝🐜🐛 @alasdaircameron.bsky.social

For anyone in the Somerset Levels area our partners at Seeds of Hope will be hosting a launch event this Friday for the community food garden they are developing as part of our new Clark Fields rewilding site (the rest of the site is rewilding as normal!) we’ll be there!

Great to see this important survey continue. Any early trends of note this year?

A colourful wildflower meadow in a park with trees, sunshine and blue sky in the background

Butterflies, moths and people need Wild Spaces 🌼🌳

Urban areas have seen a dramatic 69% decline in the abundance of butterflies in just 20 years. But we can turn things around!

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📷: Anthony McCluskey

A pleasure to survey and explore the chalk downlands of North Dorset this week. Quaking Grass - Briza media and Kindey Vetch - Anthyllis vulneraria are always at the top of my list of indicator species however.