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Michelle
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Ecologist and wildlife busybody
Todays dog walk turned into a #fungi foray
#WarlocksButter #CoralSpot
February 6, 2025 at 6:11 PM
A good afternoon learning about #carrionbeetles at the National museum collections centre
January 31, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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Indeed, there was a reference cited for raptor persecution on grouse moors but no citation to show that driven grouse shooting had any environmental or economic benefit. Would that be because there is none?

No mention of increased runoff in the uplands due to burning.

A poor response.
January 17, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Really good and hopeful talk from #pesticideactionnetwork on using a simple food spray in Ethiopia to encourage beneficial insects and reduce pesticide use at @ORFC25 #ORFC25 #oxfordrealfarmingconference

www.pan-uk.org/food-spray/
Food Spray - Pesticide Action Network UK
www.pan-uk.org
January 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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SAVE THE DATE: Scotland’s Nature Student Conference 2025 - 'People, Nature and Climate' on 18th & 19th March at RBGE! Coming soon: Visit snsconference.wixsite.com/2025 for information on registering.
January 7, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Grey seals at St Abbs
January 7, 2025 at 2:06 PM
A cool find in my garden, a sycamore #aphid parasitized by
Dyscritulus planiceps, a specialist braconid parasitoid #wasp. The larva feeds in the body of the aphid and then pupates under the aphid in a flat disc. Currently the only record in Scotland and one of only 11 records in the UK

#Wildlife
December 17, 2024 at 12:02 PM
A bit more of the night sky
#jupiter #milkyway #stars
December 3, 2024 at 8:37 PM
Lots happening in the sky tonight. Taurids meteor shower, Andromeda galaxy and the aurora
November 11, 2024 at 8:12 AM