Proud to finally see the product of Lina-Elvira Bäck and my contributions towards the RGU Sustainability Report content on their SuDS Pond wildlife records. Lina's azure damselfly photo is stunning compared to my toad photo #CitizenScience #BiologicalRecording
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Hoping that this is a case of males turning up to the garden pond before the females arrive

8 palmate newt ♂️
2 palmate newt ♀️
3 larval

"Eel rope" - a straw helix structure for young eels to climb up and over river barriers.

Made today during the 'River Catchment Conservation' training event hosted by the Scottish Countryside Rangers Association

#BiodiversityEnhancement

Whilst my daughters searched for chocolate eggs, I was making "egg strips" to supplement the limited vegetation suitable for the palmate newts in the pond to lay eggs on (which I believe contributed to their breeding success in past years when the pond was even sparser).

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Nick Littlewood demonstrates when wearable fashion adds to the world of urban ladybird 🐞 identification

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