Tara
@wildtara.bsky.social
Outdoor explorer, volunteer, ecologist. Easily excited about butterflies 🦋 Constantly distracted by wildlife 🍄🦔🐛🐞🪲🌱 Warwickshire
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The Fieldfare & the apple tree territory.
The windfall apples are already the centre of this bird's world, on it's winter visit here to Dorset.
Notice how at the end of the clip, a Blackbird has the temerity to fly near the tree.
The watchful 'fare is immediately on his case.
#Fieldfares 🦉 🌿
The windfall apples are already the centre of this bird's world, on it's winter visit here to Dorset.
Notice how at the end of the clip, a Blackbird has the temerity to fly near the tree.
The watchful 'fare is immediately on his case.
#Fieldfares 🦉 🌿
November 11, 2025 at 12:00 PM
The Fieldfare & the apple tree territory.
The windfall apples are already the centre of this bird's world, on it's winter visit here to Dorset.
Notice how at the end of the clip, a Blackbird has the temerity to fly near the tree.
The watchful 'fare is immediately on his case.
#Fieldfares 🦉 🌿
The windfall apples are already the centre of this bird's world, on it's winter visit here to Dorset.
Notice how at the end of the clip, a Blackbird has the temerity to fly near the tree.
The watchful 'fare is immediately on his case.
#Fieldfares 🦉 🌿
Dustbin-lid jellyfish - Rhizostoma octopus found on the beach at Pendine. South Wales yesterday. #jellyfish
November 9, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Dustbin-lid jellyfish - Rhizostoma octopus found on the beach at Pendine. South Wales yesterday. #jellyfish
A wet day at Laugharne castle. Splashed through the puddles and rain pouring down. Rewarded with a Welsh cake & coffee.
November 9, 2025 at 2:35 PM
A wet day at Laugharne castle. Splashed through the puddles and rain pouring down. Rewarded with a Welsh cake & coffee.
Wonderfully summarised thread on the new Red List by @bsbicountries.bsky.social Do take a few minutes to read.
Many thanks for writing this 👍
Many thanks for writing this 👍
A new Red List for Vascular Plants in Great Britain has just been published - the first update for twenty years 🌿
So what is a Red List, and why does it matter? What does this new report tells us about the state of Britain’s flora?
So what is a Red List, and why does it matter? What does this new report tells us about the state of Britain’s flora?
November 7, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Wonderfully summarised thread on the new Red List by @bsbicountries.bsky.social Do take a few minutes to read.
Many thanks for writing this 👍
Many thanks for writing this 👍
Great to see my first orchards of the season being planted today 😀🍎 This pictured one is a local variety - Warwickshire Drooper plum 🌳
November 5, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Great to see my first orchards of the season being planted today 😀🍎 This pictured one is a local variety - Warwickshire Drooper plum 🌳
We got loads done on our practical work party at Harbury Spoilbank North today! Top team of volunteers 😃 This a a SSSI that we manage for 28 species of butterfly 🦋 @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 5:48 PM
We got loads done on our practical work party at Harbury Spoilbank North today! Top team of volunteers 😃 This a a SSSI that we manage for 28 species of butterfly 🦋 @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social
I always love visiting Little Haven nature reserve, something special about it and the way the trees frame the path 🙂
October 28, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I always love visiting Little Haven nature reserve, something special about it and the way the trees frame the path 🙂
Today we had good weather for our practical work party at Little Haven. Had a super time cutting and raking around the pond areas 🙂 Blues skies & autumn colours. #volunteer #conservation @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Today we had good weather for our practical work party at Little Haven. Had a super time cutting and raking around the pond areas 🙂 Blues skies & autumn colours. #volunteer #conservation @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social
A Peacock butterfly spotted this morning in Warwick. Brightened up my morning no end 😀🦋 #butterflies @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 7:42 PM
A Peacock butterfly spotted this morning in Warwick. Brightened up my morning no end 😀🦋 #butterflies @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social
Shepherd’s Purse ❤️ & Flowers for #WildflowerHour
October 26, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Shepherd’s Purse ❤️ & Flowers for #WildflowerHour
Spotted quite a few Redlead Roundhead fungi on the bark chips below a conifer at Jephson Gardens today. #fungi #wildflowerhour #wildfungihour
October 26, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Spotted quite a few Redlead Roundhead fungi on the bark chips below a conifer at Jephson Gardens today. #fungi #wildflowerhour #wildfungihour
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Its Harvest Mouse survey time! Our next one is on Sat 15th Nov 10am, Sun Rising Natural Burial Ground, near Tysoe CV35 ODG (Grid ref: SP 35186 46014, /// usages.oath.muted). Free event. #survey #mammals #mouse #nest Please sign up via Eventbrite link:
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October 24, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Its Harvest Mouse survey time! Our next one is on Sat 15th Nov 10am, Sun Rising Natural Burial Ground, near Tysoe CV35 ODG (Grid ref: SP 35186 46014, /// usages.oath.muted). Free event. #survey #mammals #mouse #nest Please sign up via Eventbrite link:
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Snowy inkcap in a cow pat! #fungifriday
October 24, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Snowy inkcap in a cow pat! #fungifriday
Busy & productive day brush cutting the wildlife site at Little Haven. Technically I got the easy route - along the top of the former railway cutting. Still my legs are aching now! #volunteer @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social
October 21, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Busy & productive day brush cutting the wildlife site at Little Haven. Technically I got the easy route - along the top of the former railway cutting. Still my legs are aching now! #volunteer @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social
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Our Annual General Meeting is at 7pm Wed 29th Oct at The Barn, Brandon Marsh (Brandon Lane, Coventry, CV3 3GW).
We will give an update of events ran & our future plans. It’s your chance to have your say, or just to find out a bit more. All welcome! No need to book! #event #warwickshire
We will give an update of events ran & our future plans. It’s your chance to have your say, or just to find out a bit more. All welcome! No need to book! #event #warwickshire
October 20, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Our Annual General Meeting is at 7pm Wed 29th Oct at The Barn, Brandon Marsh (Brandon Lane, Coventry, CV3 3GW).
We will give an update of events ran & our future plans. It’s your chance to have your say, or just to find out a bit more. All welcome! No need to book! #event #warwickshire
We will give an update of events ran & our future plans. It’s your chance to have your say, or just to find out a bit more. All welcome! No need to book! #event #warwickshire
Ooh NF me & Garden - Figure of 8 moth in the garden trap last night 😀 #teammoth #moths #warwickshire @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Ooh NF me & Garden - Figure of 8 moth in the garden trap last night 😀 #teammoth #moths #warwickshire @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social
Stopped to admire this Blue Fleabane while out today as well as take this toad up the bank to the compost piles. #ettington #toad #wildflowers @arc-trust.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social
October 14, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Stopped to admire this Blue Fleabane while out today as well as take this toad up the bank to the compost piles. #ettington #toad #wildflowers @arc-trust.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social
We were hard at work finishing the banks at Ettington cutting today. I always seem to forget how long & high they go! 😆 Views are across the site from the roundabout end. #volunteer #conservation @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social
October 14, 2025 at 5:40 PM
We were hard at work finishing the banks at Ettington cutting today. I always seem to forget how long & high they go! 😆 Views are across the site from the roundabout end. #volunteer #conservation @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social
