Side view of an orange-brown flea. Its head and mouthparts are to the left of picture.

One of five Paraceras melis melis badger fleas found on 22.10.2025 on a badger at Mallydams Wood. This one is a female.

#UKWildlife #Flea #Siphonaptera #Mallydams #HighWeald

Side view of a brown flea with its head facing to the left of picture. Its legs are hanging down, and are covered in spines

A rather handsome male Ctenophthalmus nobilis nobilis flea found on a vole.
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Look at this lovely, at #Mallydams. He looks so appealing, and when he came over to ‘greet’ me, I was pleased. But I was told that in reality he is very grumpy indeed, and just wanted to get close enough to bite me. #Seals are very expressionless… and probably pretty dim. @dailyseals.bsky.social

Young seals swimming

These young seals have just been released into the big seal pool at #Mallydams RSPCA wildlife rehabilitation centre in #Hastings where I volunteer. The next step in preparing them to return to the wild.