David Utting
@duherts.bsky.social
Wildlife watcher, trombonist and cricket enthusiast. Fan of Hertfordshire Natural History Society, Herts Bird Club, St Albans Symphony Orchestra, Phoenix Concert Band and Middlesex County Cricket Club!
So where did the time go? After fifteen fantastic weeks the 'Wild about Hertfordshire' exhibition marking the 150th anniversary of @hnhsoc.bsky.social is over. Huge thanks to everyone who helped make it a success @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social!
July 10, 2025 at 2:15 PM
So where did the time go? After fifteen fantastic weeks the 'Wild about Hertfordshire' exhibition marking the 150th anniversary of @hnhsoc.bsky.social is over. Huge thanks to everyone who helped make it a success @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social!
Unbelievably 'Wild about Hertfordshire', the 150th anniversary exhibition for @hnhsoc.bsky.social, closes on Sunday 6 July. Don't miss this last chance to take a look! @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social @hertsbirds.bsky.social www.hnhs.org/news/last-ch...
June 25, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Unbelievably 'Wild about Hertfordshire', the 150th anniversary exhibition for @hnhsoc.bsky.social, closes on Sunday 6 July. Don't miss this last chance to take a look! @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social @hertsbirds.bsky.social www.hnhs.org/news/last-ch...
This patch of bright, fluorescent blue is the pupa of a Purple Emperor butterfly, photographed in Herts using ultra-violet light. Visit www.hnhs.org/news/discove... to find out what happened next... @hnhsoc.bsky.social @bc-hertsmiddx.bsky.social Photo©Andrew Neild
June 23, 2025 at 8:54 PM
This patch of bright, fluorescent blue is the pupa of a Purple Emperor butterfly, photographed in Herts using ultra-violet light. Visit www.hnhs.org/news/discove... to find out what happened next... @hnhsoc.bsky.social @bc-hertsmiddx.bsky.social Photo©Andrew Neild
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These 3 gentleman are book illustrators, for a book published 483 years ago.
This book was written by Leonhart Fuchs on medicinal herbs. Each woodcut pictures has been hand-coloured.
With @hnhsoc.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk
https://www.stalbansmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/wild-about-hertfordshire
This book was written by Leonhart Fuchs on medicinal herbs. Each woodcut pictures has been hand-coloured.
With @hnhsoc.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk
https://www.stalbansmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/wild-about-hertfordshire
June 17, 2025 at 9:02 AM
These 3 gentleman are book illustrators, for a book published 483 years ago.
This book was written by Leonhart Fuchs on medicinal herbs. Each woodcut pictures has been hand-coloured.
With @hnhsoc.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk
https://www.stalbansmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/wild-about-hertfordshire
This book was written by Leonhart Fuchs on medicinal herbs. Each woodcut pictures has been hand-coloured.
With @hnhsoc.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk
https://www.stalbansmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/wild-about-hertfordshire
Herts Invertebrate Project has added a new 'money spider' to the county list. It hasn't made them rich, but was among a wealth of special species discovered at Danemead reserve. @hertswildlifetrust.bsky.social @hnhsoc.bsky.social soc.bsky.social
www.hnhs.org/news/inverte...
Photo©Gail Ashton
www.hnhs.org/news/inverte...
Photo©Gail Ashton
June 8, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Herts Invertebrate Project has added a new 'money spider' to the county list. It hasn't made them rich, but was among a wealth of special species discovered at Danemead reserve. @hertswildlifetrust.bsky.social @hnhsoc.bsky.social soc.bsky.social
www.hnhs.org/news/inverte...
Photo©Gail Ashton
www.hnhs.org/news/inverte...
Photo©Gail Ashton
🚨🌱 The Chancellor is reviewing all public spending from scratch. Please join me in signing the @campaignforthearts.org petition to remind the UK Govt: the arts make our lives happier & our communities stronger. Now is the moment to invest in them. www.campaignforthearts.org/petitions/sp...
Petition: Make the arts part of UK National Renewal | Campaign for the Arts
The Chancellor is reviewing all public spending from scratch. The arts make our lives happier and our communities stronger. Now is the moment to invest in them.
www.campaignforthearts.org
May 15, 2025 at 11:15 AM
🚨🌱 The Chancellor is reviewing all public spending from scratch. Please join me in signing the @campaignforthearts.org petition to remind the UK Govt: the arts make our lives happier & our communities stronger. Now is the moment to invest in them. www.campaignforthearts.org/petitions/sp...
The Earl of Clarendon shared strong views on how to make young men 'manly' in 1890 when he was HNHS President @hnhsoc.bsky.social. Find out more at my 150th anniversary talk on Wed 7pm @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social. Book tickets: www.stalbansmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/dis...
May 12, 2025 at 8:59 PM
The Earl of Clarendon shared strong views on how to make young men 'manly' in 1890 when he was HNHS President @hnhsoc.bsky.social. Find out more at my 150th anniversary talk on Wed 7pm @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social. Book tickets: www.stalbansmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/dis...
Fantastic news today from @stalbanscathedral.bsky.social and the Herts & Middlesex Wildlife Trust. The Peregrine Falcons, whose eggs were trampled by an intruder, have laid again. The livestream is back on: www.stalbanscathedral.org/peregrine-li...
Peregrine Live Cam 2025
Watch our peregrines live at St Albans Cathedral.
www.stalbanscathedral.org
May 7, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Fantastic news today from @stalbanscathedral.bsky.social and the Herts & Middlesex Wildlife Trust. The Peregrine Falcons, whose eggs were trampled by an intruder, have laid again. The livestream is back on: www.stalbanscathedral.org/peregrine-li...
Dr Arthur Stradling of Watford was a 19th century expert on snakes. Learn more about his sad story at my HNHS 150th anniversary talk: St Albans Museum, Wed 14 May (7pm)@stalbansmuseums.bsky.social @hnhsoc.bsky.social @hertsad.bsky.social @stalbanstimes.bsky.social @sustfest.bsky.social
May 5, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Dr Arthur Stradling of Watford was a 19th century expert on snakes. Learn more about his sad story at my HNHS 150th anniversary talk: St Albans Museum, Wed 14 May (7pm)@stalbansmuseums.bsky.social @hnhsoc.bsky.social @hertsad.bsky.social @stalbanstimes.bsky.social @sustfest.bsky.social
Animal magic for kids today @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social when ecologist Graham White talked about animal poo and Roger Havard introduced the wonderful world of bats. Part of the @hnhsoc.bsky.social Wild About Hertfordshire exhibition. @hertsbirds.bsky.social
April 17, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Animal magic for kids today @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social when ecologist Graham White talked about animal poo and Roger Havard introduced the wonderful world of bats. Part of the @hnhsoc.bsky.social Wild About Hertfordshire exhibition. @hertsbirds.bsky.social
We welcomed a VIP visitor to the 'Wild About Hertfordshire' exhibition today. Tom Gladwin is a legend among county natural historians. Visit @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social to hear his 'Memoirs of a Hertfordshire hedgehog' or visit: www.hnhs.org/content/tom-... @hnhsoc.bsky.social
March 27, 2025 at 1:20 PM
We welcomed a VIP visitor to the 'Wild About Hertfordshire' exhibition today. Tom Gladwin is a legend among county natural historians. Visit @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social to hear his 'Memoirs of a Hertfordshire hedgehog' or visit: www.hnhs.org/content/tom-... @hnhsoc.bsky.social
There's a nice feature about the HNHS 150th anniversary exhibition in the St Albans Times today. @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social @hnhsoc.bsky.social @hertsbirds.bsky.social stalbanstimes.co.uk/st-albans/go...
Go wild in the city at new St Albans Museum exhibition - St Albans Times
A new exhibition at St Albans Museum + Gallery offers the opportunity to get back to nature and explore the living world all around us.
stalbanstimes.co.uk
March 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
There's a nice feature about the HNHS 150th anniversary exhibition in the St Albans Times today. @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social @hnhsoc.bsky.social @hertsbirds.bsky.social stalbanstimes.co.uk/st-albans/go...
More fantastic reporting on the 'Wild About Hertfordshire' exhibition @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social. This time it's Amanda Yorwerth's Environment Show on
@mix926official.bsky.social. mix926.com/podcast/go-w...
@hnhsoc.bsky.social @hertsbirds.bsky.social
@mix926official.bsky.social. mix926.com/podcast/go-w...
@hnhsoc.bsky.social @hertsbirds.bsky.social
Go Wild About Hertfordshire at St Albans Museum - Loving Local - Radio for Hertfordshire
In this, their 150th year, Hertfordshire Natural History Society have teamed up with St Albans Museum and Art Gallery to create an exhibition celebrating the iconic flora, fauna and habitats of Hertfo...
mix926.com
March 25, 2025 at 11:12 AM
More fantastic reporting on the 'Wild About Hertfordshire' exhibition @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social. This time it's Amanda Yorwerth's Environment Show on
@mix926official.bsky.social. mix926.com/podcast/go-w...
@hnhsoc.bsky.social @hertsbirds.bsky.social
@mix926official.bsky.social. mix926.com/podcast/go-w...
@hnhsoc.bsky.social @hertsbirds.bsky.social
Lovely BBC online article this morning about the 'Wild About Hertfordshire' exhibition. @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social including Ellie Evershed and dad, Rupert with huge Hawfinch she designed @hertsbirds.bsky.social @hnhsoc.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Exhibition marks 150 years of Hertfordshire wildlife group
Organisers hope to inspire children to take an interest in their natural environment.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 24, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Lovely BBC online article this morning about the 'Wild About Hertfordshire' exhibition. @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social including Ellie Evershed and dad, Rupert with huge Hawfinch she designed @hertsbirds.bsky.social @hnhsoc.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Great launch party last night for 'Wild about Hertfordshire' with over 100 guests including the Mayor and Mayoress of St Albans! We look forward to many more visitors to the exhibition @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social before 6 July. @hnhsoc.bsky.social @hertsbirds.bsky.social
March 21, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Great launch party last night for 'Wild about Hertfordshire' with over 100 guests including the Mayor and Mayoress of St Albans! We look forward to many more visitors to the exhibition @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social before 6 July. @hnhsoc.bsky.social @hertsbirds.bsky.social
'Wild About Hertfordshire' our @hnhsoc.bsky.social 150th anniversary exhibition is almost ready for its first visitors @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social. Today a giant Peregrine puppet flew in from @stalbanscathedral.bsky.social . Opens Friday until July 6. @hertsbirds.bsky.social @hmwt.bsky.social
March 19, 2025 at 6:07 PM
'Wild About Hertfordshire' our @hnhsoc.bsky.social 150th anniversary exhibition is almost ready for its first visitors @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social. Today a giant Peregrine puppet flew in from @stalbanscathedral.bsky.social . Opens Friday until July 6. @hertsbirds.bsky.social @hmwt.bsky.social
As usual, the answer at the Herts Bird Conference to 'What did you miss in 2024?' was nearly all the rarities. Excellent talks by Ken Smith on Green Sandpipers and the BTO's James Heywood on 30 years of the Breeding Bird Survey. www.hnhs.org/news/capacit...
March 10, 2025 at 8:56 PM
As usual, the answer at the Herts Bird Conference to 'What did you miss in 2024?' was nearly all the rarities. Excellent talks by Ken Smith on Green Sandpipers and the BTO's James Heywood on 30 years of the Breeding Bird Survey. www.hnhs.org/news/capacit...
Looking forward to Saturday’s Herts Bird Conference (2-5.30pm, Affinity Water, Hatfield AL10 9EZ) News of all the rare birds I missed in 2024 🙁…and some great-looking talks! www.hnhs.org/news/2025-he... @hnhsoc.bsky.social @hertsbirds.bsky.social
News | HNHS | 2025 Herts Bird Conference – Saturday 8 March
www.hnhs.org
March 6, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Looking forward to Saturday’s Herts Bird Conference (2-5.30pm, Affinity Water, Hatfield AL10 9EZ) News of all the rare birds I missed in 2024 🙁…and some great-looking talks! www.hnhs.org/news/2025-he... @hnhsoc.bsky.social @hertsbirds.bsky.social
Delighted to talk to BBC Three Counties marking World Wildlife Day today – and the St Albans exhibition celebrating 150 years of Hertfordshire Natural History Society. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... (39') @hnhsoc.bsky.social @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social @hertsbirds.bsky.social #WorldWildlifeDay
March 3, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Delighted to talk to BBC Three Counties marking World Wildlife Day today – and the St Albans exhibition celebrating 150 years of Hertfordshire Natural History Society. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... (39') @hnhsoc.bsky.social @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social @hertsbirds.bsky.social #WorldWildlifeDay
I am very excited to be co-curating 'Wild About Hertfordshire' – an exhibition in St Albans Museum celebrating the 150th anniversary of Hertfordshire Natural History Society. Runs 21 March-6 July. www.stalbansmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/wil... @hnhsoc.bsky.social @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social
Wild About Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire Natural History Society’s volunteers have been keeping track of local wildlife since 1875. This 150th anniversary exhibition celebrates the iconic flora, fauna and habitats of our county. It looks back at Victorian origins and forward to the future: recording change in challenging times for the natural world.
www.stalbansmuseums.org.uk
February 12, 2025 at 10:31 PM
I am very excited to be co-curating 'Wild About Hertfordshire' – an exhibition in St Albans Museum celebrating the 150th anniversary of Hertfordshire Natural History Society. Runs 21 March-6 July. www.stalbansmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/wil... @hnhsoc.bsky.social @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social
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Come along to an evening of talks highlighting the wildlife and habitats of Panshanger Park with the opportunity to find out more about how you can get involved at the Park, at this open evening event on Thursday 6 February... #PanshangerPark #Herts #Hertfordshire
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February 3, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Come along to an evening of talks highlighting the wildlife and habitats of Panshanger Park with the opportunity to find out more about how you can get involved at the Park, at this open evening event on Thursday 6 February... #PanshangerPark #Herts #Hertfordshire
panshangerpark.tarmac.com/events/
panshangerpark.tarmac.com/events/
Attended a fascinating talk this week by Adrian Dutton who surveyed beetles at Panshanger Park that depend on dead and rotten wood. The Hertfordshire site turned out to be internationally important. Lecture video: www.hnhs.org/news/rotting...
January 24, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Attended a fascinating talk this week by Adrian Dutton who surveyed beetles at Panshanger Park that depend on dead and rotten wood. The Hertfordshire site turned out to be internationally important. Lecture video: www.hnhs.org/news/rotting...
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2025 Gerald Salisbury Memorial lecturer announced! Entomologist Adrian Dutton @nottscoleoptera.bsky.social will give the lecture on Wed 22 Jan in #Welwyn Civic Centre at 8pm, on his recent survey work on saproxylic #beetles in #Panshanger Park, #Hertfordshire. #entomology
December 16, 2024 at 12:04 PM
2025 Gerald Salisbury Memorial lecturer announced! Entomologist Adrian Dutton @nottscoleoptera.bsky.social will give the lecture on Wed 22 Jan in #Welwyn Civic Centre at 8pm, on his recent survey work on saproxylic #beetles in #Panshanger Park, #Hertfordshire. #entomology
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Ready, steady, GO! 🎄Merry Christmas🎄everyone - the Herts Christmas Bird Count 2024 has begun! Enter your sightings here over the Christmas period to see how many species we can collectively record: www.hnhs.org/herts-bird-c...
Full info here: www.hnhs.org/.../herts-ch...
Full info here: www.hnhs.org/.../herts-ch...
December 25, 2024 at 9:47 AM
Ready, steady, GO! 🎄Merry Christmas🎄everyone - the Herts Christmas Bird Count 2024 has begun! Enter your sightings here over the Christmas period to see how many species we can collectively record: www.hnhs.org/herts-bird-c...
Full info here: www.hnhs.org/.../herts-ch...
Full info here: www.hnhs.org/.../herts-ch...
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Make a New Year date with the annual Herts Bird Conference, 2pm - 5.30pm, Sat 8 March 2025, Affinity Water, Tamblin Way, Hatfield AL10 9EZ.
Topics include Green Sandpipers at Lemsford Springs & looking back over 30 years of the national Breeding Bird Survey: www.hnhs.org/news/2025-he... #UKBirding
Topics include Green Sandpipers at Lemsford Springs & looking back over 30 years of the national Breeding Bird Survey: www.hnhs.org/news/2025-he... #UKBirding
December 28, 2024 at 10:39 AM
Make a New Year date with the annual Herts Bird Conference, 2pm - 5.30pm, Sat 8 March 2025, Affinity Water, Tamblin Way, Hatfield AL10 9EZ.
Topics include Green Sandpipers at Lemsford Springs & looking back over 30 years of the national Breeding Bird Survey: www.hnhs.org/news/2025-he... #UKBirding
Topics include Green Sandpipers at Lemsford Springs & looking back over 30 years of the national Breeding Bird Survey: www.hnhs.org/news/2025-he... #UKBirding