Tamasine Stretton
@tarkamerl.bsky.social
Committed, passionate conservationist and keen naturalist. Montgomeryshire Vice County Recorder for mammals. Amateur photographer of all things which catch my eye.
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October 16, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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Visited the Wildegoose Nursery yesterday. A glorious mixture of flowers and crops, absolutely alive with insect life. Delicious food from the tearoom, some of which was grown in the garden. An absolute inspiration! Thanks @pickeletto.bsky.social for the tip.
August 17, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Visited the Wildegoose Nursery yesterday. A glorious mixture of flowers and crops, absolutely alive with insect life. Delicious food from the tearoom, some of which was grown in the garden. An absolute inspiration! Thanks @pickeletto.bsky.social for the tip.
Some helpful, evidence-based advice on how to reduce the predation of wildlife by cats: www.cell.com/current-biol...
Provision of High Meat Content Food and Object Play Reduce Predation of Wild Animals by Domestic Cats Felis catus
Cecchetti et al. address the contentious problem of wildlife predation by domestic
cats. Providing grain-free food with meat-derived proteins and engaging in object
play both reduced predation of wild...
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August 7, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Some helpful, evidence-based advice on how to reduce the predation of wildlife by cats: www.cell.com/current-biol...
Please can someone confirm this is Leopoldius signatus? Very early and not recorded in Montgomeryshire before! @flygirlnhm.bsky.social @teamdiptera.bsky.social @dipteristsforum.bsky.social #ukwildlife #flies #conopidae
July 1, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Please can someone confirm this is Leopoldius signatus? Very early and not recorded in Montgomeryshire before! @flygirlnhm.bsky.social @teamdiptera.bsky.social @dipteristsforum.bsky.social #ukwildlife #flies #conopidae
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Do you know a young person with an interest in insects? 🦋
The Douglas Boyes Fund aims to provide people aged 14-18 with access to entomology equipment, fostering their passion for insects and inspiring them to engage and share their interest with other young individuals 🔽
The Douglas Boyes Fund aims to provide people aged 14-18 with access to entomology equipment, fostering their passion for insects and inspiring them to engage and share their interest with other young individuals 🔽
Douglas Boyes Fund - Royal Entomological Society
The Douglas Boyes Fund has been established in honour of Douglas Boyes (1996-2021), an esteemed entomologist specialising in Lepidoptera. The Fund aims to provide young people aged 14-18 with access…
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June 24, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Do you know a young person with an interest in insects? 🦋
The Douglas Boyes Fund aims to provide people aged 14-18 with access to entomology equipment, fostering their passion for insects and inspiring them to engage and share their interest with other young individuals 🔽
The Douglas Boyes Fund aims to provide people aged 14-18 with access to entomology equipment, fostering their passion for insects and inspiring them to engage and share their interest with other young individuals 🔽
What a treasure @rspb.bsky.social's Bempton Cliffs is! The shear abundance of bird life there is astounding & such close views of Gannets, in particular. Today, I learned how to age them and was intrigued why there were so many non-breeding birds there. Corn Bunting & Tree Sparrow too!
June 23, 2025 at 7:20 PM
What a treasure @rspb.bsky.social's Bempton Cliffs is! The shear abundance of bird life there is astounding & such close views of Gannets, in particular. Today, I learned how to age them and was intrigued why there were so many non-breeding birds there. Corn Bunting & Tree Sparrow too!
Cracking start to #30DaysWild going through the moth trap in the garden. 75 individual moths of 25 species, including two less common species, Maiden's Blush and Orange Footman.
#moths #ukwildlife #scorchedwing #pebblehooktip #maidensblush #orangefootman
#moths #ukwildlife #scorchedwing #pebblehooktip #maidensblush #orangefootman
June 1, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Cracking start to #30DaysWild going through the moth trap in the garden. 75 individual moths of 25 species, including two less common species, Maiden's Blush and Orange Footman.
#moths #ukwildlife #scorchedwing #pebblehooktip #maidensblush #orangefootman
#moths #ukwildlife #scorchedwing #pebblehooktip #maidensblush #orangefootman
Of the nests in the garden nest boxes this year, two Blue Tits failed, and two successfully fledged 8 young each. The last to go are these beautiful Great Tits (6/7). 🤞
May 24, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Of the nests in the garden nest boxes this year, two Blue Tits failed, and two successfully fledged 8 young each. The last to go are these beautiful Great Tits (6/7). 🤞
Another enjoyable morning round the moth trap. 74 individual moths, 26 species recorded, plus 4 cockchafers and a caddisfly.
May 17, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Another enjoyable morning round the moth trap. 74 individual moths, 26 species recorded, plus 4 cockchafers and a caddisfly.
Our local sheep are lucky. All morning, they have sheltered in the shade of the trees in the L photo. Then, as the sun moved round, one-by-one, they walked over to the other side of the field, to the increasing shade there (R photo). These trees and hedges support lots of wildlife as well.
May 16, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Our local sheep are lucky. All morning, they have sheltered in the shade of the trees in the L photo. Then, as the sun moved round, one-by-one, they walked over to the other side of the field, to the increasing shade there (R photo). These trees and hedges support lots of wildlife as well.
A big surprise to encounter a female Common Clubtail at #Welshpool Golf Club today! A few miles from the River Severn, where they breed, and a new record for the site! 😃 #ukwildlife
May 14, 2025 at 8:34 PM
A big surprise to encounter a female Common Clubtail at #Welshpool Golf Club today! A few miles from the River Severn, where they breed, and a new record for the site! 😃 #ukwildlife
My 19th Montgomeryshire PBF flight season has come to an end, and today, I saw the first Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary. Also had eight other butterfly 🦋 species, including half a dozen Painted Lady, who have suddenly appeared everywhere!
May 13, 2025 at 7:08 PM
My 19th Montgomeryshire PBF flight season has come to an end, and today, I saw the first Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary. Also had eight other butterfly 🦋 species, including half a dozen Painted Lady, who have suddenly appeared everywhere!
Got 12 hours a week and keen to make a difference for people and wildlife? Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust are looking for someone to support the membership. More details on the link below 👇
www.montwt.co.uk/jobs/members...
www.montwt.co.uk/jobs/members...
May 13, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Got 12 hours a week and keen to make a difference for people and wildlife? Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust are looking for someone to support the membership. More details on the link below 👇
www.montwt.co.uk/jobs/members...
www.montwt.co.uk/jobs/members...
Getting some practice in ahead of the Moth Morning event at #Welshpool Golf Club later this month (www.montwt.co.uk/events/2025-...). 19 species, the most numerous being Cockchafer beetles. The Shark was a big surprise; my book says late June onwards! Puss Moth and Spectacle my other top faves.
May 10, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Getting some practice in ahead of the Moth Morning event at #Welshpool Golf Club later this month (www.montwt.co.uk/events/2025-...). 19 species, the most numerous being Cockchafer beetles. The Shark was a big surprise; my book says late June onwards! Puss Moth and Spectacle my other top faves.
The early spring continues! This afternoon, just beside my favourite Hawthorn at Middletown Hill, I heard at least two Common Green Grasshoppers stridulating!! Took me quite a while to believe what I was hearing!
@vc40orthops.bsky.social
@vc40orthops.bsky.social
May 6, 2025 at 7:10 PM
The early spring continues! This afternoon, just beside my favourite Hawthorn at Middletown Hill, I heard at least two Common Green Grasshoppers stridulating!! Took me quite a while to believe what I was hearing!
@vc40orthops.bsky.social
@vc40orthops.bsky.social
After a rubbish night's sleep, I felt pulled by outdoors. Wonderful! Saw at least 7 rabbits & 16 Fallow Deer; the bluebells were beautiful. The air was cool and filled with bird song. The half moon, followed by sunrise above Breidden Hill was the icing on the cake.
#NationalMammalWeek #EarthDay2025
#NationalMammalWeek #EarthDay2025
April 22, 2025 at 7:38 AM
After a rubbish night's sleep, I felt pulled by outdoors. Wonderful! Saw at least 7 rabbits & 16 Fallow Deer; the bluebells were beautiful. The air was cool and filled with bird song. The half moon, followed by sunrise above Breidden Hill was the icing on the cake.
#NationalMammalWeek #EarthDay2025
#NationalMammalWeek #EarthDay2025
A few of the beautiful wild flowers I have enjoyed seeing in the garden and local area this week.
Wild Cherry
Yellow Archangel
Goldilocks
Cowslip
#signsofspring #lovewildlife #lovenature #wildflowers
Wild Cherry
Yellow Archangel
Goldilocks
Cowslip
#signsofspring #lovewildlife #lovenature #wildflowers
April 18, 2025 at 9:09 AM
A few of the beautiful wild flowers I have enjoyed seeing in the garden and local area this week.
Wild Cherry
Yellow Archangel
Goldilocks
Cowslip
#signsofspring #lovewildlife #lovenature #wildflowers
Wild Cherry
Yellow Archangel
Goldilocks
Cowslip
#signsofspring #lovewildlife #lovenature #wildflowers
Spring is so early this year! Pearl-bordered Fritillary butterflies on the wing near Welshpool today! 5th April is a new record earliest emergence, by a whole week! They were too quick for photos, so this is a shot I took a few years ago. @savebutterflies.bsky.social @pickeletto.bsky.social
April 5, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Spring is so early this year! Pearl-bordered Fritillary butterflies on the wing near Welshpool today! 5th April is a new record earliest emergence, by a whole week! They were too quick for photos, so this is a shot I took a few years ago. @savebutterflies.bsky.social @pickeletto.bsky.social
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Nature Workforce Wales 🌿🏴🐧🐝 If you think that you are contributing to conserve or restore nature (in a voluntary or paid role) then please fill in this survey! // os ydych chi’n meddwl eich bod yn cyfrannu at adfer byd natur (wirfoddol/gyflogedig) llenwch yr arolwg!
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ymateb.gov.wales/s/1IYLHF/?la...
March 24, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Nature Workforce Wales 🌿🏴🐧🐝 If you think that you are contributing to conserve or restore nature (in a voluntary or paid role) then please fill in this survey! // os ydych chi’n meddwl eich bod yn cyfrannu at adfer byd natur (wirfoddol/gyflogedig) llenwch yr arolwg!
ymateb.gov.wales/s/1IYLHF/?la...
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Do you have a little spare time to help an awesome charity? This is a fantastic way is doing something meaningful for nature.
www.montwt.co.uk/volunteering...
www.montwt.co.uk/volunteering...
March 25, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Do you have a little spare time to help an awesome charity? This is a fantastic way is doing something meaningful for nature.
www.montwt.co.uk/volunteering...
www.montwt.co.uk/volunteering...
Reposted by Tamasine Stretton
It’s official, 2024 was the worst year for bumblebees since records began🚨
The latest findings from #BeeWalk, our national bumblebee monitoring scheme, have revealed bumblebee numbers declined by almost a quarter (22.5%) across Great Britain💔
Read on: www.bumblebeeconservation.org/british-bumb...
The latest findings from #BeeWalk, our national bumblebee monitoring scheme, have revealed bumblebee numbers declined by almost a quarter (22.5%) across Great Britain💔
Read on: www.bumblebeeconservation.org/british-bumb...
February 27, 2025 at 9:01 AM
It’s official, 2024 was the worst year for bumblebees since records began🚨
The latest findings from #BeeWalk, our national bumblebee monitoring scheme, have revealed bumblebee numbers declined by almost a quarter (22.5%) across Great Britain💔
Read on: www.bumblebeeconservation.org/british-bumb...
The latest findings from #BeeWalk, our national bumblebee monitoring scheme, have revealed bumblebee numbers declined by almost a quarter (22.5%) across Great Britain💔
Read on: www.bumblebeeconservation.org/british-bumb...
If you have a spare moment, please can you nominate Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust by clicking on the link below. Deadline is Sunday. animal.movementforgood.com/index.php?cn...
February 21, 2025 at 1:18 PM
If you have a spare moment, please can you nominate Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust by clicking on the link below. Deadline is Sunday. animal.movementforgood.com/index.php?cn...
20 years ago I started working for Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust. I'm so lucky to work for such a dynamic organisation, delivering positive change. Every day I have purpose, able to make a difference, as well as doing what I love. I am blessed with wonderful colleagues. Here's to many more years!
January 31, 2025 at 6:52 AM
20 years ago I started working for Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust. I'm so lucky to work for such a dynamic organisation, delivering positive change. Every day I have purpose, able to make a difference, as well as doing what I love. I am blessed with wonderful colleagues. Here's to many more years!
Eight years recording #GardenBirds and other garden visitors for @bto-gbw.bsky.social. It is always particularly satisfying to feed my obsessive biological recording habit with meaningful contributions to science. ☺️
January 30, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Eight years recording #GardenBirds and other garden visitors for @bto-gbw.bsky.social. It is always particularly satisfying to feed my obsessive biological recording habit with meaningful contributions to science. ☺️
Are you a motivated and enthusiastic individual wanting to inspire others about wildlife? Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust is looking for a Visitor Reception Officer for the Dyfi Wildlife Centre at #CorsDyfi Nature Reserve. More details:
www.montwt.co.uk/jobs/visitor...
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www.montwt.co.uk/jobs/visitor...
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Visitor Reception Officer - Dyfi Wildlife Centre | Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust
The Dyfi Wildlife Centre (DWC) Visitor Reception Officer will be responsible for the development and smooth operation of the Centre’s reception area. They will provide the first point of contact for v...
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January 29, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Are you a motivated and enthusiastic individual wanting to inspire others about wildlife? Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust is looking for a Visitor Reception Officer for the Dyfi Wildlife Centre at #CorsDyfi Nature Reserve. More details:
www.montwt.co.uk/jobs/visitor...
Please share.
www.montwt.co.uk/jobs/visitor...
Please share.