Andrea Rowe
@wildglamorgan.bsky.social
Tea-fuelled | Ecologist & nature lover | South Wales | Mam to two girls
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Unshielded outdoor fixtures allow light to be emitted in multiple directions, contributing to light pollution 💡🦋
Choosing cut-off or fully cut-off shielding can help to redirect artificial light away from our night skies.
#DarkSkyWeek #MothsMatter
Choosing cut-off or fully cut-off shielding can help to redirect artificial light away from our night skies.
#DarkSkyWeek #MothsMatter
April 23, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Unshielded outdoor fixtures allow light to be emitted in multiple directions, contributing to light pollution 💡🦋
Choosing cut-off or fully cut-off shielding can help to redirect artificial light away from our night skies.
#DarkSkyWeek #MothsMatter
Choosing cut-off or fully cut-off shielding can help to redirect artificial light away from our night skies.
#DarkSkyWeek #MothsMatter
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Happy #WorldCurlewDay!
On this day - the best day of the year - we celebrate the beautiful Eurasian Curlew and its wonderful cousins around the world.
As Mary Colwell says: Love them, celebrate them, protect them 💚
On this day - the best day of the year - we celebrate the beautiful Eurasian Curlew and its wonderful cousins around the world.
As Mary Colwell says: Love them, celebrate them, protect them 💚
April 21, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Happy #WorldCurlewDay!
On this day - the best day of the year - we celebrate the beautiful Eurasian Curlew and its wonderful cousins around the world.
As Mary Colwell says: Love them, celebrate them, protect them 💚
On this day - the best day of the year - we celebrate the beautiful Eurasian Curlew and its wonderful cousins around the world.
As Mary Colwell says: Love them, celebrate them, protect them 💚
Extra special Easter delivery! 13 days ago a female Emperor moth laid her eggs in our moth trap. Yesterday, they hatched & around 80 caterpillars are now happily munching on Bramble & Hawthorn. Follow along to see their journey from caterpillar to cocoon 1/2 @savebutterflies.bsky.social #mothsmatter
April 20, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Extra special Easter delivery! 13 days ago a female Emperor moth laid her eggs in our moth trap. Yesterday, they hatched & around 80 caterpillars are now happily munching on Bramble & Hawthorn. Follow along to see their journey from caterpillar to cocoon 1/2 @savebutterflies.bsky.social #mothsmatter
Not surprising that microplastic pollution has been around as long as mass plastic use has been. Shows importance of collections for research.
NEW PAPER, JUST OUT! 👀
Insects from the '70s and '80s were already collecting microplastic, decades before the term microplastic even existed. 🤯
A thread on the surprising history of this pollutant and the incredible insect larvae that helped us uncover it. 🐛
Let's dive in! 🧵👇 1/x
Insects from the '70s and '80s were already collecting microplastic, decades before the term microplastic even existed. 🤯
A thread on the surprising history of this pollutant and the incredible insect larvae that helped us uncover it. 🐛
Let's dive in! 🧵👇 1/x
April 9, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Not surprising that microplastic pollution has been around as long as mass plastic use has been. Shows importance of collections for research.
Good news about Barn Owl numbers. Trends show nesting began very early in 2024, with many broods already at ringing age by late May.
Data suggests that 2024 was a relatively good year for Barn Owls across the UK! 🙌🦉
If you'd like to read more, you can download the full State of the UK Barn Owl Population (SOUKBOP) report here 👀 www.barnowltrust.org.uk/barn-owl-fac...
Here's hoping for another good year for Barn Owls! 🤞🥰
If you'd like to read more, you can download the full State of the UK Barn Owl Population (SOUKBOP) report here 👀 www.barnowltrust.org.uk/barn-owl-fac...
Here's hoping for another good year for Barn Owls! 🤞🥰
April 8, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Good news about Barn Owl numbers. Trends show nesting began very early in 2024, with many broods already at ringing age by late May.
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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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One of the big shocks of last year’s UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme results was that, after its worst year on record in 2024 and a run of six below average years, Green-veined White (Pieris napi) is now in long-term decline. Numbers have dropped 28% at monitored sites since 1976.
April 7, 2025 at 11:38 AM
One of the big shocks of last year’s UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme results was that, after its worst year on record in 2024 and a run of six below average years, Green-veined White (Pieris napi) is now in long-term decline. Numbers have dropped 28% at monitored sites since 1976.
Not many moths in the trap last night (very windy here VC41 Vale of Glamorgan): 2 Common Quaker, 1 Early Grey & 1 Nut-tree Tussock. But we did have 2 other beauties... (1/4)
#mothsmatter
@gardenmothscheme.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social @valelnp.bsky.social @walesnatureweek.bsky.social
#mothsmatter
@gardenmothscheme.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social @valelnp.bsky.social @walesnatureweek.bsky.social
April 6, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Not many moths in the trap last night (very windy here VC41 Vale of Glamorgan): 2 Common Quaker, 1 Early Grey & 1 Nut-tree Tussock. But we did have 2 other beauties... (1/4)
#mothsmatter
@gardenmothscheme.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social @valelnp.bsky.social @walesnatureweek.bsky.social
#mothsmatter
@gardenmothscheme.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social @valelnp.bsky.social @walesnatureweek.bsky.social
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Busy day of media interviews spreading the news of the @ukbms.bsky.social officially dreadful year for UK butterflies in 2024. 51/58 species declined, with common species having their 2nd worst year on record butterfly-conservation.org/make-your-pr... 🌍
April 2, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Busy day of media interviews spreading the news of the @ukbms.bsky.social officially dreadful year for UK butterflies in 2024. 51/58 species declined, with common species having their 2nd worst year on record butterfly-conservation.org/make-your-pr... 🌍
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NEWS: 🦋 2024 was one of the worst years on record for UK #butterflies, according to the latest figures from the UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme @ukbms.bsky.social
It was the fifth worst year since records began in 1976.
See the official UKBMS figures ➡️ ukbms.org/official-sta...
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It was the fifth worst year since records began in 1976.
See the official UKBMS figures ➡️ ukbms.org/official-sta...
🧵🧪 1/
April 2, 2025 at 9:06 AM
NEWS: 🦋 2024 was one of the worst years on record for UK #butterflies, according to the latest figures from the UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme @ukbms.bsky.social
It was the fifth worst year since records began in 1976.
See the official UKBMS figures ➡️ ukbms.org/official-sta...
🧵🧪 1/
It was the fifth worst year since records began in 1976.
See the official UKBMS figures ➡️ ukbms.org/official-sta...
🧵🧪 1/
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Join us in protecting the Marsh Fritillary in Wales 🦋
The Marsh Fritillary is declining in Wales due to habitat loss, degradation and fragmentation, but together we can turn things around for this iconic butterfly.
Find out more at 👉 butterfly-conservation.org/conservation...
The Marsh Fritillary is declining in Wales due to habitat loss, degradation and fragmentation, but together we can turn things around for this iconic butterfly.
Find out more at 👉 butterfly-conservation.org/conservation...
April 1, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Join us in protecting the Marsh Fritillary in Wales 🦋
The Marsh Fritillary is declining in Wales due to habitat loss, degradation and fragmentation, but together we can turn things around for this iconic butterfly.
Find out more at 👉 butterfly-conservation.org/conservation...
The Marsh Fritillary is declining in Wales due to habitat loss, degradation and fragmentation, but together we can turn things around for this iconic butterfly.
Find out more at 👉 butterfly-conservation.org/conservation...
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New streetlights installed in a Cape Verdean town have caused hundreds of seabird deaths in a matter of days, according to reports:
New lights cause hundreds of seabird deaths in Cape Verde
Hundreds of seabirds are being killed in a Cape Verdean town after the installation of new streetlights. Associação Projecto Vitó, a local conservation NGO, reported that it started receiving calls from fishermen in the town of Tantum on the island of Brava about large numbers of dead seabirds on...
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April 1, 2025 at 9:05 AM
New streetlights installed in a Cape Verdean town have caused hundreds of seabird deaths in a matter of days, according to reports:
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There is no excuse for 3.6 Million hours of sewage spills in 2024📈
Our waterways are turned to health hazards for wildlife & those trying to enjoy them, while targets to restore nature are jeopardised🚣♂️
We need bonus bans for water company bosses where spills are up👇
www.wcl.org.uk/2024-sewage-...
Our waterways are turned to health hazards for wildlife & those trying to enjoy them, while targets to restore nature are jeopardised🚣♂️
We need bonus bans for water company bosses where spills are up👇
www.wcl.org.uk/2024-sewage-...
March 27, 2025 at 12:15 PM
There is no excuse for 3.6 Million hours of sewage spills in 2024📈
Our waterways are turned to health hazards for wildlife & those trying to enjoy them, while targets to restore nature are jeopardised🚣♂️
We need bonus bans for water company bosses where spills are up👇
www.wcl.org.uk/2024-sewage-...
Our waterways are turned to health hazards for wildlife & those trying to enjoy them, while targets to restore nature are jeopardised🚣♂️
We need bonus bans for water company bosses where spills are up👇
www.wcl.org.uk/2024-sewage-...
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🐞 Spread the word!
Registration and abstract submission are now open for our annual conference, #Ento25!
Join the entomological community in-person or online this September, with opportunities to present your work, meet new contacts and build collaborations 🔽
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Registration and abstract submission are now open for our annual conference, #Ento25!
Join the entomological community in-person or online this September, with opportunities to present your work, meet new contacts and build collaborations 🔽
buff.ly/tKyJIbN
March 25, 2025 at 10:00 AM
🐞 Spread the word!
Registration and abstract submission are now open for our annual conference, #Ento25!
Join the entomological community in-person or online this September, with opportunities to present your work, meet new contacts and build collaborations 🔽
buff.ly/tKyJIbN
Registration and abstract submission are now open for our annual conference, #Ento25!
Join the entomological community in-person or online this September, with opportunities to present your work, meet new contacts and build collaborations 🔽
buff.ly/tKyJIbN
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The Guardian's "Weirdy Creatures Desk" (that's me and some colleagues) is today launching the first of 10 shortlisted invertebrates for Invertebrate of the Year 2025. This is brilliant from First Dog on the Moon... www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Invertebrates! Everyone loves invertebrates! Which is your favourite? | First Dog on the Moon
I love them all even the creepy weird ones
www.theguardian.com
March 24, 2025 at 11:04 AM
The Guardian's "Weirdy Creatures Desk" (that's me and some colleagues) is today launching the first of 10 shortlisted invertebrates for Invertebrate of the Year 2025. This is brilliant from First Dog on the Moon... www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Not long until the start of the 50th year of #ukbms on April 1st. Catch up on news and tips in the Spring newsletter.
The Spring edition of the UKBMS eNewsletter is winging its way to all active Surveyors. Some great updates, tips and reminders and we hear about a long-running transect at Insh Marshes in the Highlands.
Best enjoyed sat some spring sunshine with a 🍵 🫖
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Best enjoyed sat some spring sunshine with a 🍵 🫖
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March 24, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Not long until the start of the 50th year of #ukbms on April 1st. Catch up on news and tips in the Spring newsletter.
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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!
ymateb.gov.wales/s/1IYLHF/?la...
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...
ymateb.gov.wales/s/1IYLHF/?la...
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+ Imagine being the fastest declining mammal in the UK of all time.
+ Imagine losing around 70% of your population every winter.
+ And then, imagine what it must be like to survive that winter only to get your entire habitat and home burnt to a crisp.
+ Imagine losing around 70% of your population every winter.
+ And then, imagine what it must be like to survive that winter only to get your entire habitat and home burnt to a crisp.
March 24, 2025 at 9:15 AM
+ Imagine being the fastest declining mammal in the UK of all time.
+ Imagine losing around 70% of your population every winter.
+ And then, imagine what it must be like to survive that winter only to get your entire habitat and home burnt to a crisp.
+ Imagine losing around 70% of your population every winter.
+ And then, imagine what it must be like to survive that winter only to get your entire habitat and home burnt to a crisp.
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🐦🎶The Chiffchaff’s song signals the start of breeding season! Fewer than 20% of Garden BirdWatchers spot one in their gardens.
Join the Garden BirdWatch and help us track their population. Make your garden count! bto.org/gbw
#GardenBirds #UKBirding #CitSci
Join the Garden BirdWatch and help us track their population. Make your garden count! bto.org/gbw
#GardenBirds #UKBirding #CitSci
March 24, 2025 at 7:53 AM
🐦🎶The Chiffchaff’s song signals the start of breeding season! Fewer than 20% of Garden BirdWatchers spot one in their gardens.
Join the Garden BirdWatch and help us track their population. Make your garden count! bto.org/gbw
#GardenBirds #UKBirding #CitSci
Join the Garden BirdWatch and help us track their population. Make your garden count! bto.org/gbw
#GardenBirds #UKBirding #CitSci
A few days ago visited a local wood for the first time and was faced with this relict Beech boundary hedge complete with Cobalt Crust. Then 50m further on even more. The photographs do not do justice to the vibrancy of the blue at all.
March 23, 2025 at 10:27 PM
A few days ago visited a local wood for the first time and was faced with this relict Beech boundary hedge complete with Cobalt Crust. Then 50m further on even more. The photographs do not do justice to the vibrancy of the blue at all.
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Successful hunt for Agonopterix assimilella (Speckled Broom Buff) caterpillars on Dartmoor this morning. At this time of year they live in little spinnings at the junction of Broom twigs. A lifer for me 😊 #teammoth
March 23, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Successful hunt for Agonopterix assimilella (Speckled Broom Buff) caterpillars on Dartmoor this morning. At this time of year they live in little spinnings at the junction of Broom twigs. A lifer for me 😊 #teammoth
Only in England though! In fact in Wales, the @WJEC has decided that children in Wales don't even need separate science GCSEs. Don't ask for them for details of the changes though, because there are none available. Children in Wales will be seriously disadvantaged. @WelshGovernment #education #gcse
On Friday the Labour government announced that they are progressing with the Natural History GCSE, Mary Colwell reflects on this excellent news:
GCSE in Natural History confirmed - again | Curlew Action
With the news that the UK's Labour government have decided to progress with the GCSE in Natural History, Mary Colwell reflects on belief, resilience, and being a naturalist.
www.curlewaction.org
March 23, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Only in England though! In fact in Wales, the @WJEC has decided that children in Wales don't even need separate science GCSEs. Don't ask for them for details of the changes though, because there are none available. Children in Wales will be seriously disadvantaged. @WelshGovernment #education #gcse
Trees are often overlooked when we think of early pollen sources. This sprawling Goat Willow was huge and buzzing with life, with dozens of Buff-tailed Bumblebee queens bumbling in the canopy. It's inspired me to plant one in my field. #bumblebees @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social #coedcymru
March 22, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Trees are often overlooked when we think of early pollen sources. This sprawling Goat Willow was huge and buzzing with life, with dozens of Buff-tailed Bumblebee queens bumbling in the canopy. It's inspired me to plant one in my field. #bumblebees @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social #coedcymru
Ran our 2x30W actinic moth trap last night for #GardenMothScheme 6/4 with 3 Early Grey, singles of Hebrew Character, Common Quaker and Small Quaker. We never get huge numbers compared to those running MV traps, but even so, numbers here seem lower now that our street lights are LED. #teammoth
March 22, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Ran our 2x30W actinic moth trap last night for #GardenMothScheme 6/4 with 3 Early Grey, singles of Hebrew Character, Common Quaker and Small Quaker. We never get huge numbers compared to those running MV traps, but even so, numbers here seem lower now that our street lights are LED. #teammoth