Dr Stuart Green
@stuvigreen.bsky.social
Entomologist & Rewilder,
Grasshopper Whisperer
Grasshopper Whisperer
The wonder of Waterhouse.
His glorious work, the Natural History Museum, London. Here today for the RES Orthoptera Special Interest Group.
Always a fun meeting.
His glorious work, the Natural History Museum, London. Here today for the RES Orthoptera Special Interest Group.
Always a fun meeting.
November 5, 2025 at 10:10 PM
The wonder of Waterhouse.
His glorious work, the Natural History Museum, London. Here today for the RES Orthoptera Special Interest Group.
Always a fun meeting.
His glorious work, the Natural History Museum, London. Here today for the RES Orthoptera Special Interest Group.
Always a fun meeting.
Visiting friends in upstate Michigan.
Blazing autumn colours, but chilly this morning. First snow expected in 2-3 weeks’ time.
Blazing autumn colours, but chilly this morning. First snow expected in 2-3 weeks’ time.
October 25, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Visiting friends in upstate Michigan.
Blazing autumn colours, but chilly this morning. First snow expected in 2-3 weeks’ time.
Blazing autumn colours, but chilly this morning. First snow expected in 2-3 weeks’ time.
Blowing a hooley here in Belper, Derbyshire but, surprisingly, not much apple fall.
September 15, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Blowing a hooley here in Belper, Derbyshire but, surprisingly, not much apple fall.
Grass of Parnassus, Marsh Lousewort and Bog Bush-cricket on Bell Heather, on Buxton Heath, Norfolk, this afternoon.
September 13, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Grass of Parnassus, Marsh Lousewort and Bog Bush-cricket on Bell Heather, on Buxton Heath, Norfolk, this afternoon.
A few captive Large Marsh Grasshoppers still going strong here at home, producing egg pods for next year’s #Hop_of_Hope reintroductions in Norfolk & Cambridgeshire.
A special treat this morning: sedge instead of Cocksfoot grass.
It was appreciated!
@citizenzoo.bsky.social
@norfolknats.bsky.social
A special treat this morning: sedge instead of Cocksfoot grass.
It was appreciated!
@citizenzoo.bsky.social
@norfolknats.bsky.social
September 4, 2025 at 9:08 PM
A few captive Large Marsh Grasshoppers still going strong here at home, producing egg pods for next year’s #Hop_of_Hope reintroductions in Norfolk & Cambridgeshire.
A special treat this morning: sedge instead of Cocksfoot grass.
It was appreciated!
@citizenzoo.bsky.social
@norfolknats.bsky.social
A special treat this morning: sedge instead of Cocksfoot grass.
It was appreciated!
@citizenzoo.bsky.social
@norfolknats.bsky.social
This female Large Marsh Grasshopper, seen today (with friend), is almost certainly the adult of a VERY purple nymph seen 2 weeks ago, at almost exactly the same spot, at our Norfolk Broads release site.
📷 Anna.
#Hop-of-Hope
@citizenzoo.bsky.social
@norfolknats.bsky.social
📷 Anna.
#Hop-of-Hope
@citizenzoo.bsky.social
@norfolknats.bsky.social
August 24, 2025 at 3:27 PM
This female Large Marsh Grasshopper, seen today (with friend), is almost certainly the adult of a VERY purple nymph seen 2 weeks ago, at almost exactly the same spot, at our Norfolk Broads release site.
📷 Anna.
#Hop-of-Hope
@citizenzoo.bsky.social
@norfolknats.bsky.social
📷 Anna.
#Hop-of-Hope
@citizenzoo.bsky.social
@norfolknats.bsky.social
Butterflies showing well this morning (Small Copper, Speckled Wood, Common Blue, Red Admiral, Large White, Green-veined White) and moth trap packed, including 2 dead hornets. Belper, Derbyshire.
August 24, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Butterflies showing well this morning (Small Copper, Speckled Wood, Common Blue, Red Admiral, Large White, Green-veined White) and moth trap packed, including 2 dead hornets. Belper, Derbyshire.
Our biggest, most handsome grasshopper has made a comeback in the Norfolk Broads, thanks to @CitizenZoo ‘s Hope of Hope project!
Rare grasshopper returns to Norfolk after more than 85 years www.gov.uk/government/n...
Rare grasshopper returns to Norfolk after more than 85 years www.gov.uk/government/n...
A rare grasshopper returns to Norfolk after more than 85 years
Large marsh grasshopper successfully reintroduced to help reverse regional extinctions. Government commitment to halting wildlife decline by 2030
www.gov.uk
August 14, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Our biggest, most handsome grasshopper has made a comeback in the Norfolk Broads, thanks to @CitizenZoo ‘s Hope of Hope project!
Rare grasshopper returns to Norfolk after more than 85 years www.gov.uk/government/n...
Rare grasshopper returns to Norfolk after more than 85 years www.gov.uk/government/n...
Spotted an old friend this morning!
I did fieldwork + a short paper on the Irish Yellow Slug, Limacus maculatus, way back in 1989.
The population was living in crevices in an old stone wall in central Huntingdon, +mostly active at night time. The local constabulary found it all very interesting!
I did fieldwork + a short paper on the Irish Yellow Slug, Limacus maculatus, way back in 1989.
The population was living in crevices in an old stone wall in central Huntingdon, +mostly active at night time. The local constabulary found it all very interesting!
August 5, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Spotted an old friend this morning!
I did fieldwork + a short paper on the Irish Yellow Slug, Limacus maculatus, way back in 1989.
The population was living in crevices in an old stone wall in central Huntingdon, +mostly active at night time. The local constabulary found it all very interesting!
I did fieldwork + a short paper on the Irish Yellow Slug, Limacus maculatus, way back in 1989.
The population was living in crevices in an old stone wall in central Huntingdon, +mostly active at night time. The local constabulary found it all very interesting!
Stolen grasshopper steals the headlines!
observer.co.uk/news/interna...
observer.co.uk/news/interna...
Grasshopper relic for sale. But was it stolen from King T...
Some argue that the artefact up for auction should be returned to Egypt
observer.co.uk
July 27, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Stolen grasshopper steals the headlines!
observer.co.uk/news/interna...
observer.co.uk/news/interna...
Working with Citizen Zoo: “Hop of Hope” project, rearing Large Marsh Grasshoppers & supporting our fantastic volunteer “citizen keepers”.
We home-rear this rare species from eggs to adults, then release them at wetland sites in Norfolk & Cambridgeshire.
A fabulous grasshopper & some great people! 👏
We home-rear this rare species from eggs to adults, then release them at wetland sites in Norfolk & Cambridgeshire.
A fabulous grasshopper & some great people! 👏
July 16, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Working with Citizen Zoo: “Hop of Hope” project, rearing Large Marsh Grasshoppers & supporting our fantastic volunteer “citizen keepers”.
We home-rear this rare species from eggs to adults, then release them at wetland sites in Norfolk & Cambridgeshire.
A fabulous grasshopper & some great people! 👏
We home-rear this rare species from eggs to adults, then release them at wetland sites in Norfolk & Cambridgeshire.
A fabulous grasshopper & some great people! 👏
Pic of a large, dark nymphalid sitting on an airing duvet.
It flew away swiftly.
Google lens says: “Camberwell Beauty”! 👀
It flew away swiftly.
Google lens says: “Camberwell Beauty”! 👀
June 30, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Pic of a large, dark nymphalid sitting on an airing duvet.
It flew away swiftly.
Google lens says: “Camberwell Beauty”! 👀
It flew away swiftly.
Google lens says: “Camberwell Beauty”! 👀
A carrot wasp (Gasteruption sp) on Astrantia (A. major) in our garden this afternoon. Its larvae feed on grubs of solitary bees.
June 29, 2025 at 1:37 PM
A carrot wasp (Gasteruption sp) on Astrantia (A. major) in our garden this afternoon. Its larvae feed on grubs of solitary bees.
Now is the winter of my discontent
Made glorious summer by this sun at Wild Ken Hill.
Forester Moth, Purple Hairstreak, Turtle Dove the highlights. And grasshoppers galore, including 50 Large Marsh Grasshopper nymphs (instars 4&5) introduced, with help from @awprco.bsky.social
Made glorious summer by this sun at Wild Ken Hill.
Forester Moth, Purple Hairstreak, Turtle Dove the highlights. And grasshoppers galore, including 50 Large Marsh Grasshopper nymphs (instars 4&5) introduced, with help from @awprco.bsky.social
June 27, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Now is the winter of my discontent
Made glorious summer by this sun at Wild Ken Hill.
Forester Moth, Purple Hairstreak, Turtle Dove the highlights. And grasshoppers galore, including 50 Large Marsh Grasshopper nymphs (instars 4&5) introduced, with help from @awprco.bsky.social
Made glorious summer by this sun at Wild Ken Hill.
Forester Moth, Purple Hairstreak, Turtle Dove the highlights. And grasshoppers galore, including 50 Large Marsh Grasshopper nymphs (instars 4&5) introduced, with help from @awprco.bsky.social
Interesting!
Insects are dying: here are 25 easy and effective ways you can help protect them www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Insects are dying: here are 25 easy and effective ways you can help protect them www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Insects are dying: here are 25 easy and effective ways you can help protect them
From turning out the lights to letting leaves rot, these small steps can create big changes at home or in the wild
www.theguardian.com
June 19, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Interesting!
Insects are dying: here are 25 easy and effective ways you can help protect them www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Insects are dying: here are 25 easy and effective ways you can help protect them www.theguardian.com/environment/...
We go again!
2025 marks the 7th year of home-rearing the near-endangered and rather fabulous Large Marsh Grasshopper. For release into restored wet habitats in Norfolk and Cambridgeshire.
A Hop of Hope!@citizenzoo.bsky.social
@norfolknats.bsky.social
2025 marks the 7th year of home-rearing the near-endangered and rather fabulous Large Marsh Grasshopper. For release into restored wet habitats in Norfolk and Cambridgeshire.
A Hop of Hope!@citizenzoo.bsky.social
@norfolknats.bsky.social
And so it begins! 🌱🥚🌱🌱 Large Marsh Grasshopper #norfolk #invertebrates #reintroduction #volunteer
@citizenzoo.bsky.social @stuvigreen.bsky.social
@citizenzoo.bsky.social @stuvigreen.bsky.social
June 13, 2025 at 6:40 PM
We go again!
2025 marks the 7th year of home-rearing the near-endangered and rather fabulous Large Marsh Grasshopper. For release into restored wet habitats in Norfolk and Cambridgeshire.
A Hop of Hope!@citizenzoo.bsky.social
@norfolknats.bsky.social
2025 marks the 7th year of home-rearing the near-endangered and rather fabulous Large Marsh Grasshopper. For release into restored wet habitats in Norfolk and Cambridgeshire.
A Hop of Hope!@citizenzoo.bsky.social
@norfolknats.bsky.social
Brimstone caterpillar on Alder Buckthorn, in Belper, Derbys.
A few adult males were flying about - not sure if they are the same generation or the parents’s generation.
A few adult males were flying about - not sure if they are the same generation or the parents’s generation.
June 11, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Brimstone caterpillar on Alder Buckthorn, in Belper, Derbys.
A few adult males were flying about - not sure if they are the same generation or the parents’s generation.
A few adult males were flying about - not sure if they are the same generation or the parents’s generation.
Only apply this AWFUL stuff if your dog actually has fleas and is scratching itself like crazy.
Afterwards don’t let it swim in ponds or rivers for the next 3 months.
Afterwards don’t let it swim in ponds or rivers for the next 3 months.
Our latest research shows spot-on flea treatments on dogs are released into water when dogs swim even 28 days after treatment - in contrast to the label which suggests dogs can safely swim 48 h after treatment.
www.newscientist.com/article/2482...
www.newscientist.com/article/2482...
Dogs pollute water with pesticides even weeks after flea treatment
When dogs given spot treatments for fleas go swimming, they release levels of pesticides dangerous to aquatic life for at least a month after the treatment
www.newscientist.com
June 4, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Only apply this AWFUL stuff if your dog actually has fleas and is scratching itself like crazy.
Afterwards don’t let it swim in ponds or rivers for the next 3 months.
Afterwards don’t let it swim in ponds or rivers for the next 3 months.
Revisited an old Neil Young album this evening - ended up strumming & singing the title track for the 1st time in years.
“Look at Mother Nature on the run in the 1970s”. 😮
“Look at Mother Nature on the run in the 1970s”. 😮
May 14, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Revisited an old Neil Young album this evening - ended up strumming & singing the title track for the 1st time in years.
“Look at Mother Nature on the run in the 1970s”. 😮
“Look at Mother Nature on the run in the 1970s”. 😮
Reposted by Dr Stuart Green
Mow less. But mow smart.
"No Mow May" alone won’t save the bees – here’s what will. 🐝
Wildflowers, edge habitats, compost heaps and caterpillars all feature.
🪲 Vanna Bartlett's must-read for wildlife-friendly gardeners:
"No Mow May" alone won’t save the bees – here’s what will. 🐝
Wildflowers, edge habitats, compost heaps and caterpillars all feature.
🪲 Vanna Bartlett's must-read for wildlife-friendly gardeners:
It’s time to love your lawn
No Mow May sounds simple – but real benefits for wildlife depend on timing, technique and long-term care
eastangliabylines.co.uk
May 4, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Mow less. But mow smart.
"No Mow May" alone won’t save the bees – here’s what will. 🐝
Wildflowers, edge habitats, compost heaps and caterpillars all feature.
🪲 Vanna Bartlett's must-read for wildlife-friendly gardeners:
"No Mow May" alone won’t save the bees – here’s what will. 🐝
Wildflowers, edge habitats, compost heaps and caterpillars all feature.
🪲 Vanna Bartlett's must-read for wildlife-friendly gardeners:
I’m pretty sure Thucydides expressed pretty much the same argument around 400BC.
Human nature hasn’t changed in all that time!
Human nature hasn’t changed in all that time!
It's a straightforward relationship: high #inequality leads to the triumph of the far right. It will keep winning until governments deliberately seek to make societies more equal. I'm looking at you, Keir Starmer.
This week's column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Rightwing populists will keep winning until we grasp this truth about human nature | George Monbiot
Economic inequality breeds resentment and a desire to get even. That’s what fuels support for even incompetent regimes, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
April 13, 2025 at 10:01 PM
I’m pretty sure Thucydides expressed pretty much the same argument around 400BC.
Human nature hasn’t changed in all that time!
Human nature hasn’t changed in all that time!
My Spring phenological marker "blossom max day", when the 1st loose petals fell beneath our cherry tree, this year was on Friday. Bang on time.
2025:11/04; 2024:06/04; 2023:14/04; 2022:20/04; 2021:20/04; 2020:12/04; 2019:09/04; 2018:25/04; 2017:08/04; 2016:02/05
2025:11/04; 2024:06/04; 2023:14/04; 2022:20/04; 2021:20/04; 2020:12/04; 2019:09/04; 2018:25/04; 2017:08/04; 2016:02/05
April 13, 2025 at 10:00 AM
My Spring phenological marker "blossom max day", when the 1st loose petals fell beneath our cherry tree, this year was on Friday. Bang on time.
2025:11/04; 2024:06/04; 2023:14/04; 2022:20/04; 2021:20/04; 2020:12/04; 2019:09/04; 2018:25/04; 2017:08/04; 2016:02/05
2025:11/04; 2024:06/04; 2023:14/04; 2022:20/04; 2021:20/04; 2020:12/04; 2019:09/04; 2018:25/04; 2017:08/04; 2016:02/05
Saw my 1st bluebell of 2025 amongst the wood anemones this afternoon. Chiffchaffs galore calling in the woods!
April 4, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Saw my 1st bluebell of 2025 amongst the wood anemones this afternoon. Chiffchaffs galore calling in the woods!
“No Mow May” became “No Mow Until late August” for the past 2 summers. Neighbours not impressed … but our front garden has responded in the appropriate manner this Spring!
April 3, 2025 at 3:21 PM
“No Mow May” became “No Mow Until late August” for the past 2 summers. Neighbours not impressed … but our front garden has responded in the appropriate manner this Spring!
No surprise, really.
BTW, I once gripped on to a male impala by its horns + restrained him for 20 mins😳, before he was taken onto a game capture lorry + translocated to a new nature reserve 🇳🇦 Thankfully he stayed calm!
Doubt my travel insurance would have covered provoked impalement by an impala!
BTW, I once gripped on to a male impala by its horns + restrained him for 20 mins😳, before he was taken onto a game capture lorry + translocated to a new nature reserve 🇳🇦 Thankfully he stayed calm!
Doubt my travel insurance would have covered provoked impalement by an impala!
March 26, 2025 at 4:54 PM
No surprise, really.
BTW, I once gripped on to a male impala by its horns + restrained him for 20 mins😳, before he was taken onto a game capture lorry + translocated to a new nature reserve 🇳🇦 Thankfully he stayed calm!
Doubt my travel insurance would have covered provoked impalement by an impala!
BTW, I once gripped on to a male impala by its horns + restrained him for 20 mins😳, before he was taken onto a game capture lorry + translocated to a new nature reserve 🇳🇦 Thankfully he stayed calm!
Doubt my travel insurance would have covered provoked impalement by an impala!