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Brighton Wildlife @brightonwildlife.bsky.social · Oct 6
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Sharing information about Local Biodiversity and Geodiversity #brightonwildlife

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Flavoparmelia caperata is a common #lichen found across most of Britain. It has been given the name Greenshield Lichen by some, and is usually found on deciduous tree trunks.
Amazingly @sylviad.bsky.social has found another lichen nestling inside!
#Brighton #Wildlife #Biodiversity#brightonwildlife
sylviad.bsky.social Sylvia Davidson @sylviad.bsky.social · 3d
The apothecia of Flavoparmelia caperata releasing its spores, but if you look closely there are tiny lichens of another species that have 'germinated' in the apothecia and begun to grow. First time I've ever seen this #lichen
December 9, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) #bird also called Ruddy Turnstone are small shorebirds with a short bill. They breed in the Arctic, appearing on British coasts as winter visitors.
Their name is easy to remember, watch them flipping small stones over seeking crustaceans and insects!
#brightonwildlife
December 8, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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This #Ichneumon #wasp (Crypteffigies lanius) never recorded in Sussex before, seen by @pkster101.bsky.social in a #Brighton garden in 2022!

Record has recently been confirmed here. They have mainly been seen near Sheffield, about 30 years ago.

#Wildlife #Biodiversity #brightonwildlife
December 5, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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A Cucumber #spider (Araniella cucurbitina) recorded in #Brighton by @pkster101.bsky.social
The other nearest records are in the Weald, near Heathfield.

#Wildlife #Biodiversity #brightonwildlife
December 5, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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A trio of rare and interesting insects identified and recorded in #Brighton by @pkster101.bsky.social

A Picture-winged Woodlouse-fly (Paykullia maculata) only recorded once before in Sussex near Crowborough.
Normally seen in restricted locations across UK.

#Wildlife #Biodiversity #brightonwildlife
December 5, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima) #birds seen at #Brighton #Marina last week.
For more information about this unusual species please click the link to @pkster101.bsky.social's video.

#Wildlife #Biodiversity #Nature #brightonwildlife
December 2, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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#CANBill 🦉 #Brighton #Wildlife #Biodiversity #Nature #brightonwildlife
sianberry.bsky.social Sian Berry MP @sianberry.bsky.social · 15d
Tonight I spoke on the need for climate, nature and air pollution duties in the Government’s Devolution Bill.
November 25, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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📗 *Eat The Planet Well* being published soon!
#Brighton #Wildlife #Biodiversity #Nature #brightonwildlife
November 25, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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The Rough Periwinkle (Littorina saxatilis) snail is found around Britain's coasts. Normally living in the tidal zone of rocky shores.
In #Brighton the chalk *wave-cut platform* was formed over tens of thousands of years!
More shared on @pkster101.bsky.social *YouTube* link below. #brightonwildlife
November 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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There is currently a #consultation over #Local #Nature #Recovery Strategies being held.
Part includes #Brighton Make sure your favourite #Wildlife area isn't excluded this time!

Consultation ends next week (26 November)

#Biodiversity #Nature #Geology #brightonwildlife
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November 21, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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MORE BOTANY! #Brighton #Wildlife #Biodiversity #Nature #Geology
bsbibotany.bsky.social BSBI Botany @bsbibotany.bsky.social · 21d
On our new website, check out all the fabulous photos of plants & people!
In the header is a pic of @danryannature.bsky.social & daughter Ada on a #NewYearPlantHunt last year.
We also used images (like this stunning Grass-of-Parnassus) entered into our Photo Competition: bsbi.org/take-part/ac...
November 18, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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#Brighton #Wildlife #Biodiversity #Nature #brightonwildlife
ijbbuster.bsky.social Ian Brown @ijbbuster.bsky.social · 24d
Today in Queens Park, our residential albino squirrel!
#Brighton #squirrel #albino #wildlife #Sussex
November 17, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Following the photo earlier this week here is a video showing the marine isopod Idotea balthica in action!
Click on @pkster101.bsky.social youtube link for more information on their ecology.
#Brighton #Wildlife #Biodiversity #Nature #brightonwildlife
November 14, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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'Planning and Infrastructure Bill' - After Third Reading, Debate on Lords Amendments. House of Commons 13 November 2025.
#Brighton #Wildlife #Biodiversity #Nature #brightonwildlife
carolinelucas.bsky.social Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 26d
Watching Labour MPs take a wrecking ball to nature makes me so angry & so sad. Their action tonight voting down amendments to the #PlanningBill intended to protect wildlife & habitats from destruction is so reckless & so counterproductive. People didn’t vote Labour for this 👇
Housing secretary tells Labour MPs to vote down planning bill amendment
Amendment restricts protection for animals to allow faster house building
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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This marine #isopod Idotea balthica is a #Native #species, found on seaweed and seagrass in the subtidal zone of rocky shores around the British coast.
The nearest terrestrial relative is a small range of #woodlouse species.
#Brighton #Wildlife #Biodiversity #Nature #brightonwildlife
November 11, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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Full On Robin Fight! Erithacus rubecula #ornithology #ethology

#Brighton #Wildlife #Biodiversity #Nature #brightonwildlife
freedomtodoubt.bsky.social Claire Laila Dines @freedomtodoubt.bsky.social · Nov 6
I was sitting in lovely sunshine on the #allotment watching leaves fall ..
when all heel breaks out
beautifully 🙄 ..
what? where? why?
an orange-breasted interloper .. a seasonal migrant from the North perhaps 🤔 had entered territory of resident #Robin!
If you think they sing 4 you, think again!
November 7, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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⚠️ *dredging licence for Brighton Marina has been quashed*

#Brighton #Wildlife #Biodiversity #Nature #brightonwildlife
chriswardmp.bsky.social Chris Ward MP @chriswardmp.bsky.social · Nov 7
🌊 Strong win for our coast! I’m delighted that the dredging licence for Brighton Marina has been quashed. I stood with residents and campaigners all the way.

Thanks to community and Sussex Wildlife Trust for campaigning on it.

www.theargus.co.uk/news/2560396...
Decision to allow sediment dumping in wildlife hotspot was 'unlawful'
A controversial licence allowing Brighton Marina to dump sediment in a conservation zone has been quashed
www.theargus.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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@snowdropbooks2.bsky.social Do you know if Benfield Valley housing is going ahead? PP granted but there were freeholder 'issues'
November 4, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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Pied Wagtail on wire by the sea

near Greenways roundabout east of Brighton
#birds
November 2, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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Today and Tomorrow: 'Is environmental justice something you often consider, are working towards, or would like to find out more about?'

#Brighton #Wildlife #Biodiversity #Nature #Geology #brightonwildlife
November 3, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima) seen at Brighton Marina over late September and last week. First of this winter's arrivals, not frequent near #Brighton
Breeding pairs have only been recorded in Scotland.

Photo from Jonathan's Twitter account.
#Wildlife #Biodiversity #Nature #brightonwildlife
Purple Sandpiper ( Calidris maritima) #bird at Brighton Marina. #brightonwildlife
October 31, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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First Sussex record for a Tornado Sawfly (Nematus lucidus), discovered and identified in #Brighton by @pkster101.bsky.social
#Wildlife #Biodiversity #Nature #brightonwildlife
October 31, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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Wood Pigeons (Columba palumbus) are part of local #biodiversity too.
They are a common native species with a distinctive song.
Not to be confused with urban 'feral' pigeons.
#Brighton #Wildlife #Nature #brightonwildlife
October 27, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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Today is *International Day of Climate Action!*
Support commitment to progressing the Climate and Nature Bill #CANbill More details at www.zerohour.uk
#Brighton #Wildlife #Biodiversity #Nature #brightonwildlife
International Day of Climate Action! https://www.zerohour.uk/
October 24, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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*International Day of Climate Action!* Support commitment to progressing the Climate and Nature Bill #CANbill
#Brighton #Wildlife #Biodiversity #Nature #brightonwildlife
enviroaction.bsky.social Environmental Action @enviroaction.bsky.social · Oct 24
It’s International Day of Climate Action, but we’re working everyday to protect the climate by defending old-growth forests, campaigning against drilling in the Arctic, and promoting renewable energy production.
October 24, 2025 at 3:33 PM