Malcolm Hull
@malcolmhull.bsky.social
Passionate about butterflies, plants and all wildlife. I split my time between conservation, recording, rewilding, campaigning and engagement. Chair of the Herts &Middx branch of Butterfly Conservation. Retired Chartered Surveyor. All views are my own
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Killings of environmental defenders rose from 4 in 2023 to at least 20 in 2024 in Guatemala, according to Global Witness.
Despite a new government under Bernardo Arévalo, land grabbing, criminalization and violence against Indigenous and campesino defenders are escalating.
Despite a new government under Bernardo Arévalo, land grabbing, criminalization and violence against Indigenous and campesino defenders are escalating.
Guatemala’s eco defenders reel from surge in killings and persecution
Environmental and territorial defenders in Guatemala face a critical moment as violence targeting them increases across the country. In 2024, at least 20 such defenders were killed for their work, up…
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January 3, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Killings of environmental defenders rose from 4 in 2023 to at least 20 in 2024 in Guatemala, according to Global Witness.
Despite a new government under Bernardo Arévalo, land grabbing, criminalization and violence against Indigenous and campesino defenders are escalating.
Despite a new government under Bernardo Arévalo, land grabbing, criminalization and violence against Indigenous and campesino defenders are escalating.
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We are now looking for an inspirational leader to guide our organisation as we expand across the Greek Ionian islands.
A role description and briefing pack is available at:
tinyurl.com/IBCJobPack
A role description and briefing pack is available at:
tinyurl.com/IBCJobPack
December 18, 2025 at 7:00 AM
We are now looking for an inspirational leader to guide our organisation as we expand across the Greek Ionian islands.
A role description and briefing pack is available at:
tinyurl.com/IBCJobPack
A role description and briefing pack is available at:
tinyurl.com/IBCJobPack
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Day 23 of our #AdventCalendar is a nod to that childhood moment you opened a present, and it wasn't quite what you expected. Green Hairstreak is a regular sight on our tours - but those green wings aren't what they seem, their colour not caused by true pigment, but achieved by light refraction.
December 23, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Day 23 of our #AdventCalendar is a nod to that childhood moment you opened a present, and it wasn't quite what you expected. Green Hairstreak is a regular sight on our tours - but those green wings aren't what they seem, their colour not caused by true pigment, but achieved by light refraction.
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Day 23 - the final day of our Advent Shop Calendar.
What to buy last minute! It’s nearly Christmas - but luckily our museum shops are full of brilliant last‑minute finds. Choose from ornaments, socks, chutneys, sweet treats, and more.
📍 St Albans Museum + Gallery Shop & Verulamium Museum Shop
What to buy last minute! It’s nearly Christmas - but luckily our museum shops are full of brilliant last‑minute finds. Choose from ornaments, socks, chutneys, sweet treats, and more.
📍 St Albans Museum + Gallery Shop & Verulamium Museum Shop
December 23, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Day 23 - the final day of our Advent Shop Calendar.
What to buy last minute! It’s nearly Christmas - but luckily our museum shops are full of brilliant last‑minute finds. Choose from ornaments, socks, chutneys, sweet treats, and more.
📍 St Albans Museum + Gallery Shop & Verulamium Museum Shop
What to buy last minute! It’s nearly Christmas - but luckily our museum shops are full of brilliant last‑minute finds. Choose from ornaments, socks, chutneys, sweet treats, and more.
📍 St Albans Museum + Gallery Shop & Verulamium Museum Shop
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The butterfly population at our summer meadows has increased by 350% in just three years thanks to a major wilding project.
Forty key grassland sites across the District were seeded with wildflowers and mowed only once to boost biodiversity.
More info: www.stalbans.gov.uk/news/butterf...
Forty key grassland sites across the District were seeded with wildflowers and mowed only once to boost biodiversity.
More info: www.stalbans.gov.uk/news/butterf...
December 16, 2025 at 3:23 PM
The butterfly population at our summer meadows has increased by 350% in just three years thanks to a major wilding project.
Forty key grassland sites across the District were seeded with wildflowers and mowed only once to boost biodiversity.
More info: www.stalbans.gov.uk/news/butterf...
Forty key grassland sites across the District were seeded with wildflowers and mowed only once to boost biodiversity.
More info: www.stalbans.gov.uk/news/butterf...
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More than 4,400 new trees are to be planted at Verulamium Park in St Albans and new wildflower meadows created.
The aim is to enhance the park’s biodiversity and provide a natural habitat for a wide variety of wildlife.
More info: www.stalbans.gov.uk/news/thousan...
The aim is to enhance the park’s biodiversity and provide a natural habitat for a wide variety of wildlife.
More info: www.stalbans.gov.uk/news/thousan...
Thousands of new trees to be planted in Verulamium Park; extensive new wildflower meadows to be created | St Albans City and District Council
More than 4,400 new trees are to be planted at Verulamium Park in St Albans and new wildflower meadows created.Work on the major project, at the former nine-hole golf course adjacent to Abbey View Ath...
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November 24, 2025 at 3:46 PM
More than 4,400 new trees are to be planted at Verulamium Park in St Albans and new wildflower meadows created.
The aim is to enhance the park’s biodiversity and provide a natural habitat for a wide variety of wildlife.
More info: www.stalbans.gov.uk/news/thousan...
The aim is to enhance the park’s biodiversity and provide a natural habitat for a wide variety of wildlife.
More info: www.stalbans.gov.uk/news/thousan...
Butterfly numbers booming in St Albans! Managing meadows with low mow techniques and sowing wildflower seeds have resulted in a big increase in butterfly number. Congratulations to St Albans Council @bc-hertsmiddx.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social
The butterfly population at our summer meadows has increased by 350% in just three years thanks to a major wilding project.
Forty key grassland sites across the District were seeded with wildflowers and mowed only once to boost biodiversity.
More info: www.stalbans.gov.uk/news/butterf...
Forty key grassland sites across the District were seeded with wildflowers and mowed only once to boost biodiversity.
More info: www.stalbans.gov.uk/news/butterf...
December 17, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Butterfly numbers booming in St Albans! Managing meadows with low mow techniques and sowing wildflower seeds have resulted in a big increase in butterfly number. Congratulations to St Albans Council @bc-hertsmiddx.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social
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@corvidcrazychap.bsky.social - I thought I would share my Harlow moth & butterfly pubs taken in spring 2021 during one of the lockdowns. Some of them don't look that appealing sadly!! I didn't find all of them! #teammoth. Names in descriptions. 1/4
December 13, 2025 at 5:07 PM
@corvidcrazychap.bsky.social - I thought I would share my Harlow moth & butterfly pubs taken in spring 2021 during one of the lockdowns. Some of them don't look that appealing sadly!! I didn't find all of them! #teammoth. Names in descriptions. 1/4
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Every day’s a school day. Butterflies and moths in the names of Harlow pubs, and the reason why. Lovely piece of lepidopteral history. #TeamMoth
@corvidcrazychap.bsky.social - I thought I would share my Harlow moth & butterfly pubs taken in spring 2021 during one of the lockdowns. Some of them don't look that appealing sadly!! I didn't find all of them! #teammoth. Names in descriptions. 1/4
December 13, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Every day’s a school day. Butterflies and moths in the names of Harlow pubs, and the reason why. Lovely piece of lepidopteral history. #TeamMoth
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Some impressive surveying work in Northern Argyll! #teammoth speciesontheedge.co.uk/mhairi-redis...
Mhairi rediscovers 'lost' burnet moth colonies | Species On The Edge
Project Officer Mhairi tells us how she discovered three 'lost' colonies of the striking Transparent Burnet moth.
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December 10, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Some impressive surveying work in Northern Argyll! #teammoth speciesontheedge.co.uk/mhairi-redis...
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I just supported this appeal for the NT to buy this vital butterfly site. The surrounding arable land will be converted to flower-rich grassland, greatly expanding the butterfly and wildlife habitat in the centre of the Dorset Downs. Please help if you can www.nationaltrust.org.uk/support-us/a...
Donate to the Cerne Abbas Nature Appeal
Donate to the Cerne Abbas Appeal so together, we can help restore the land, habitats and species that live there.
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December 10, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I just supported this appeal for the NT to buy this vital butterfly site. The surrounding arable land will be converted to flower-rich grassland, greatly expanding the butterfly and wildlife habitat in the centre of the Dorset Downs. Please help if you can www.nationaltrust.org.uk/support-us/a...
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My latest Substack: short summary of multiple chemical pollution threats to which we are subjecting ourselves and planet, including plastics, PFAS, pesticides, heavy metals, endocrine-disruptors and licit and illicit pharmaceuticals
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December 8, 2025 at 10:49 AM
My latest Substack: short summary of multiple chemical pollution threats to which we are subjecting ourselves and planet, including plastics, PFAS, pesticides, heavy metals, endocrine-disruptors and licit and illicit pharmaceuticals
nataliebennett.substack.com/p/change-eve...
nataliebennett.substack.com/p/change-eve...
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England’s most important nature sites are being failed.❌
Protected sites can and should be driving nature’s recovery.
But today’s OEP report exposes the real problem: years of weak delivery, underfunding and political drift have left them unable to do the job the law intended.
Protected sites can and should be driving nature’s recovery.
But today’s OEP report exposes the real problem: years of weak delivery, underfunding and political drift have left them unable to do the job the law intended.
December 4, 2025 at 10:00 AM
England’s most important nature sites are being failed.❌
Protected sites can and should be driving nature’s recovery.
But today’s OEP report exposes the real problem: years of weak delivery, underfunding and political drift have left them unable to do the job the law intended.
Protected sites can and should be driving nature’s recovery.
But today’s OEP report exposes the real problem: years of weak delivery, underfunding and political drift have left them unable to do the job the law intended.
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Tonight's Panorama highlighted carcinogenic 'forever chemical' pollution from the factory we exposed in 2023. The Environment Agency are now testing soil around there, thanks to our testing. Check watershedinvestigations.com @watershed-i.bsky.social for new pollution revelations & all our articles.
December 1, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Tonight's Panorama highlighted carcinogenic 'forever chemical' pollution from the factory we exposed in 2023. The Environment Agency are now testing soil around there, thanks to our testing. Check watershedinvestigations.com @watershed-i.bsky.social for new pollution revelations & all our articles.
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Bad times are coming
Revealed: Europe’s water reserves drying up due to climate breakdown
Exclusive: UCL scientists find large swathes of southern Europe are drying up, with ‘far-reaching’ implications
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Revealed: Europe’s water reserves drying up due to climate breakdown
Exclusive: UCL scientists find large swathes of southern Europe are drying up, with ‘far-reaching’ implications
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Revealed: Europe’s water reserves drying up due to climate breakdown
Exclusive: UCL scientists find large swathes of southern Europe are drying up, with ‘far-reaching’ implications
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Bad times are coming
Revealed: Europe’s water reserves drying up due to climate breakdown
Exclusive: UCL scientists find large swathes of southern Europe are drying up, with ‘far-reaching’ implications
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Revealed: Europe’s water reserves drying up due to climate breakdown
Exclusive: UCL scientists find large swathes of southern Europe are drying up, with ‘far-reaching’ implications
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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😢A Beeless world is already here in some parts of China, where wild bee populations have vanished altogether and people have to go out with feather dusters to try and pollinate crops
The rest of world is in a mad rush to kill all the Bees too
thinklandscape.globallandscapesforum.org/66175/why-ar...
The rest of world is in a mad rush to kill all the Bees too
thinklandscape.globallandscapesforum.org/66175/why-ar...
November 29, 2025 at 6:51 PM
😢A Beeless world is already here in some parts of China, where wild bee populations have vanished altogether and people have to go out with feather dusters to try and pollinate crops
The rest of world is in a mad rush to kill all the Bees too
thinklandscape.globallandscapesforum.org/66175/why-ar...
The rest of world is in a mad rush to kill all the Bees too
thinklandscape.globallandscapesforum.org/66175/why-ar...
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One of my favourite European butterflies is the Large Chequered Skipper (Heteropterous morpheus). It has a curious undulating flight - the butterfly equivalent of a woodpecker @birdlifeeurope.bsky.social
November 29, 2025 at 2:09 PM
One of my favourite European butterflies is the Large Chequered Skipper (Heteropterous morpheus). It has a curious undulating flight - the butterfly equivalent of a woodpecker @birdlifeeurope.bsky.social
Another disastrous mistake from our calamitous government. Please email your MP to protest about this latest attempt at bulldozing nature @savebutterflies.bsky.social @bc-hertsmiddx.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social
Last night the Government steamrollered its Planning Bill through, slamming the door on vital protections for nature.
They said it would be a ‘win-win’ for the economy and nature.
But in reality, they’ve pushed nature into last place.
They said it would be a ‘win-win’ for the economy and nature.
But in reality, they’ve pushed nature into last place.
November 26, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Another disastrous mistake from our calamitous government. Please email your MP to protest about this latest attempt at bulldozing nature @savebutterflies.bsky.social @bc-hertsmiddx.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social
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Pond hope!!! Thanks to the @freshwaterbio.bsky.social for some great coverage of our work resurrecting #ghostponds. www.fba.org.uk/fba-voice/gh...
Ghost pond resurrection – the most successful ecological restoration ever known? — Freshwater Biological Association
Carl Sayer is Professor of Limnology & Freshwater Ecology at UCL. We were delighted that Carl was able to attend the FBA ASM to deliver a keynote talk on ghost ponds. These pond resurrections are ...
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November 21, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Pond hope!!! Thanks to the @freshwaterbio.bsky.social for some great coverage of our work resurrecting #ghostponds. www.fba.org.uk/fba-voice/gh...
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New data suggest that insect life continues to decline, despite a hot summer - Buglife latest news...
www.buglife.org.uk/news/new-dat...
www.buglife.org.uk/news/new-dat...
Buglife News ~ New data suggest that insect life continues to decline, despite a hot summer
Read more of our latest news related to invertebrates, insects and bugs.
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November 19, 2025 at 1:50 PM
New data suggest that insect life continues to decline, despite a hot summer - Buglife latest news...
www.buglife.org.uk/news/new-dat...
www.buglife.org.uk/news/new-dat...
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Really positive landowner workshop yesterday to discuss how to save the Duke of Burgundy in Dorset. Heart-warming that so many farmers want to help this lovely little butterfly and restore biodiversity. Gives me great hope we can do it @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Really positive landowner workshop yesterday to discuss how to save the Duke of Burgundy in Dorset. Heart-warming that so many farmers want to help this lovely little butterfly and restore biodiversity. Gives me great hope we can do it @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social
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The Moth Wonderful Time of the year - free, online event to join....
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The Moth Wonderful Time of the year
Did you know not all moths fly at night? Join Dr Richard Fox to learn everything you need to know about our UK moths at this free webinar!
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November 15, 2025 at 1:03 PM
The Moth Wonderful Time of the year - free, online event to join....
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'Flying Tiger'
A female Danaus chrysippus. Common names are Plain Tiger, African Monarch, or Sultan, depending on where you are in the world. That hints at the how widespread a species it is.
A female Danaus chrysippus. Common names are Plain Tiger, African Monarch, or Sultan, depending on where you are in the world. That hints at the how widespread a species it is.
November 14, 2025 at 8:41 AM
'Flying Tiger'
A female Danaus chrysippus. Common names are Plain Tiger, African Monarch, or Sultan, depending on where you are in the world. That hints at the how widespread a species it is.
A female Danaus chrysippus. Common names are Plain Tiger, African Monarch, or Sultan, depending on where you are in the world. That hints at the how widespread a species it is.
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1/2 The next 4-5 days/nights should be the most productive spell for North African migrants that we've seen so far this year (not difficult, I know!!!). Tuesday and Wednesday in particular look very interesting. [NB, any resemblance to male appendages in the charts is purely coincidental] #teammoth
November 2, 2025 at 1:28 PM
1/2 The next 4-5 days/nights should be the most productive spell for North African migrants that we've seen so far this year (not difficult, I know!!!). Tuesday and Wednesday in particular look very interesting. [NB, any resemblance to male appendages in the charts is purely coincidental] #teammoth