Hertfordshire Natural History Society
@hnhsoc.bsky.social
Hertfordshire Natural History Society promotes the study and recording of the flora and fauna in Hertfordshire, and encourages a wider interest in natural history.
Do you know anywhere in Hertfordshire where there might be a suitable spot to plant a black poplar? If so, please get in touch with Nicholas Buxton - email below. Thanks.
There's an exciting new campaign to plant rare black poplars across #Hertfordshire. If you know anyone who might be interested, please do share the details with them. Many thanks.
October 16, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Do you know anywhere in Hertfordshire where there might be a suitable spot to plant a black poplar? If so, please get in touch with Nicholas Buxton - email below. Thanks.
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Common Snipe @maplelodgereserve.bsky.social. Photo by Daniel Ellerby.
@colnevalley.bsky.social @colnecan.bsky.social @hertsbirds.bsky.social @hnhsoc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social
#birds #waders #snipe
@colnevalley.bsky.social @colnecan.bsky.social @hertsbirds.bsky.social @hnhsoc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social
#birds #waders #snipe
October 15, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Common Snipe @maplelodgereserve.bsky.social. Photo by Daniel Ellerby.
@colnevalley.bsky.social @colnecan.bsky.social @hertsbirds.bsky.social @hnhsoc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social
#birds #waders #snipe
@colnevalley.bsky.social @colnecan.bsky.social @hertsbirds.bsky.social @hnhsoc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social
#birds #waders #snipe
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UK Fungus Day 4/10/25
British Mycological Society aims to inspire preservation of native fungi and improve scientific knowledge of these unique organisms.
Check out Gary Easton blog www.ukfungusday.co.uk/isthataballerinaoraparrot which you can also find on our CfGA website.
#fungi #ukfungusday #CFGA
British Mycological Society aims to inspire preservation of native fungi and improve scientific knowledge of these unique organisms.
Check out Gary Easton blog www.ukfungusday.co.uk/isthataballerinaoraparrot which you can also find on our CfGA website.
#fungi #ukfungusday #CFGA
October 1, 2025 at 5:14 PM
UK Fungus Day 4/10/25
British Mycological Society aims to inspire preservation of native fungi and improve scientific knowledge of these unique organisms.
Check out Gary Easton blog www.ukfungusday.co.uk/isthataballerinaoraparrot which you can also find on our CfGA website.
#fungi #ukfungusday #CFGA
British Mycological Society aims to inspire preservation of native fungi and improve scientific knowledge of these unique organisms.
Check out Gary Easton blog www.ukfungusday.co.uk/isthataballerinaoraparrot which you can also find on our CfGA website.
#fungi #ukfungusday #CFGA
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Do come along to the @cprecountryside.bsky.social Countryside Day @knebworthhouse.bsky.social on Saturday for nature, fun, local conservation charities and a guided tour of Knebworth House Estate gardens. Plus I'm giving the keynote speech on nearby nature and local landscape. #Herts #Hertfordshire
CPRE Hertfordshire Countryside Day 2025
CPRE Hertfordshire is working to enhance, promote and protect our countryside. Love Hertfordshire's beautiful rural areas? Find out more and get involved.
www.cpreherts.org.uk
October 8, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Do come along to the @cprecountryside.bsky.social Countryside Day @knebworthhouse.bsky.social on Saturday for nature, fun, local conservation charities and a guided tour of Knebworth House Estate gardens. Plus I'm giving the keynote speech on nearby nature and local landscape. #Herts #Hertfordshire
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To mark #UKFungusDay, we've updated a blog post from a favourite location in Hertfordshire, with new photos of various fungi we have spotted there.
Episodes from the Pinetum
Radio Lento episodes recorded from the footpath through the Clinton-Baker Pinetum near Hertford.
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October 4, 2025 at 12:25 PM
To mark #UKFungusDay, we've updated a blog post from a favourite location in Hertfordshire, with new photos of various fungi we have spotted there.
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River Mimram, Hertfordshire
Watercolour 8x14”
#river #hertfordshire #chalkstream #countryside #watercolour #art
Watercolour 8x14”
#river #hertfordshire #chalkstream #countryside #watercolour #art
October 6, 2025 at 8:15 PM
River Mimram, Hertfordshire
Watercolour 8x14”
#river #hertfordshire #chalkstream #countryside #watercolour #art
Watercolour 8x14”
#river #hertfordshire #chalkstream #countryside #watercolour #art
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Nuthatch at the reserve yesterday. Photo by @maplelodgereserve.bsky.social member, Iain Nibbsy.
@colnevalley.bsky.social @colnecan.bsky.social @hertsbirds.bsky.social @hnhsoc.bsky.social @hertswildlifetrust.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social #nuthatch #birds
@colnevalley.bsky.social @colnecan.bsky.social @hertsbirds.bsky.social @hnhsoc.bsky.social @hertswildlifetrust.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social #nuthatch #birds
September 30, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Nuthatch at the reserve yesterday. Photo by @maplelodgereserve.bsky.social member, Iain Nibbsy.
@colnevalley.bsky.social @colnecan.bsky.social @hertsbirds.bsky.social @hnhsoc.bsky.social @hertswildlifetrust.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social #nuthatch #birds
@colnevalley.bsky.social @colnecan.bsky.social @hertsbirds.bsky.social @hnhsoc.bsky.social @hertswildlifetrust.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social #nuthatch #birds
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Have you always wanted to write about landscape and nature, but never quite known how to get started? Then come and join me at this friendly @hertswildlifetrust.bsky.social session on 15 Sept in #Hitchin #Hertfordshire. Everyone welcome!
www.hertswildlifetrust.org.uk/events/15sep... #booksky
www.hertswildlifetrust.org.uk/events/15sep... #booksky
August 27, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Have you always wanted to write about landscape and nature, but never quite known how to get started? Then come and join me at this friendly @hertswildlifetrust.bsky.social session on 15 Sept in #Hitchin #Hertfordshire. Everyone welcome!
www.hertswildlifetrust.org.uk/events/15sep... #booksky
www.hertswildlifetrust.org.uk/events/15sep... #booksky
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On the off-chance that there's anyone who's not tired of Clouded Yellow photos, here's a male from a north Hertfordshire clover field yesterday. Surely one of our hardest butterflies to photograph, this one was relatively docile in a cloudy spell @bc-hertsmiddx.bsky.social
August 15, 2025 at 9:10 AM
On the off-chance that there's anyone who's not tired of Clouded Yellow photos, here's a male from a north Hertfordshire clover field yesterday. Surely one of our hardest butterflies to photograph, this one was relatively docile in a cloudy spell @bc-hertsmiddx.bsky.social
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A lovely Dewick’s Plusia. A first for me. Found in my Hertfordshire garden this evening. An immigrant moth & possible recent colonist #teammoth @savebutterflies.bsky.social @bc-hertsmiddx.bsky.social
August 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM
A lovely Dewick’s Plusia. A first for me. Found in my Hertfordshire garden this evening. An immigrant moth & possible recent colonist #teammoth @savebutterflies.bsky.social @bc-hertsmiddx.bsky.social
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A new set of signs for our hides! Produced and installed by @maplelodgereserve.bsky.social volunteer, Paul Marshall. @hertswildlifetrust.bsky.social @colnevalley.bsky.social @colnecan.bsky.social @hnhsoc.bsky.social @hertsbirds.bsky.social @ruislipwoods.bsky.social @woodoaksfarm.bsky.social
August 16, 2025 at 3:44 PM
A new set of signs for our hides! Produced and installed by @maplelodgereserve.bsky.social volunteer, Paul Marshall. @hertswildlifetrust.bsky.social @colnevalley.bsky.social @colnecan.bsky.social @hnhsoc.bsky.social @hertsbirds.bsky.social @ruislipwoods.bsky.social @woodoaksfarm.bsky.social
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So where did the time go? After fifteen fantastic weeks the 'Wild about Hertfordshire' exhibition marking the 150th anniversary of @hnhsoc.bsky.social is over. Huge thanks to everyone who helped make it a success @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social!
July 10, 2025 at 2:15 PM
So where did the time go? After fifteen fantastic weeks the 'Wild about Hertfordshire' exhibition marking the 150th anniversary of @hnhsoc.bsky.social is over. Huge thanks to everyone who helped make it a success @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social!
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Even though 'Wild about Hertfordshire' exhibition has now closed, we asked our visitors to make their own pledges to support our local wildlife - here's just a few to inspire you!🦊🐦⬛🦋🦉🐛🐝
What's your wildlife pledge?
With @hnhsoc.bsky.social
What's your wildlife pledge?
With @hnhsoc.bsky.social
July 8, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Even though 'Wild about Hertfordshire' exhibition has now closed, we asked our visitors to make their own pledges to support our local wildlife - here's just a few to inspire you!🦊🐦⬛🦋🦉🐛🐝
What's your wildlife pledge?
With @hnhsoc.bsky.social
What's your wildlife pledge?
With @hnhsoc.bsky.social
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Nice selection from HMWT Balls Wood, Hertford, 29/06/2025
@hnhsoc.bsky.social @bc-hertsmiddx.bsky.social
@hnhsoc.bsky.social @bc-hertsmiddx.bsky.social
June 29, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Nice selection from HMWT Balls Wood, Hertford, 29/06/2025
@hnhsoc.bsky.social @bc-hertsmiddx.bsky.social
@hnhsoc.bsky.social @bc-hertsmiddx.bsky.social
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Wild about Hertfordshire includes objects from St Albans Museums collection which link to @hnhsoc.bsky.social .
Look out for microscope slides from the 1800s or our fantastic fox and badger leading building wildlife trails 🦊
https://www.stalbansmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/wild-about-hertfordshire
Look out for microscope slides from the 1800s or our fantastic fox and badger leading building wildlife trails 🦊
https://www.stalbansmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/wild-about-hertfordshire
June 27, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Wild about Hertfordshire includes objects from St Albans Museums collection which link to @hnhsoc.bsky.social .
Look out for microscope slides from the 1800s or our fantastic fox and badger leading building wildlife trails 🦊
https://www.stalbansmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/wild-about-hertfordshire
Look out for microscope slides from the 1800s or our fantastic fox and badger leading building wildlife trails 🦊
https://www.stalbansmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/wild-about-hertfordshire
Just a few days left to catch this fantastic exhibition!
Unbelievably 'Wild about Hertfordshire', the 150th anniversary exhibition for @hnhsoc.bsky.social, closes on Sunday 6 July. Don't miss this last chance to take a look! @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social @hertsbirds.bsky.social www.hnhs.org/news/last-ch...
July 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Just a few days left to catch this fantastic exhibition!
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I've got a feature in @britishwildlife.bsky.social on my nature memoir #LandBeneaththeWaves and how vital natural history records (like the @hnhsoc.bsky.social's journals going back to 1875) are in identifying shifting baseline syndrome.
@summersdalebooks.bsky.social @globalbirdfair.bsky.social
@summersdalebooks.bsky.social @globalbirdfair.bsky.social
June 24, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I've got a feature in @britishwildlife.bsky.social on my nature memoir #LandBeneaththeWaves and how vital natural history records (like the @hnhsoc.bsky.social's journals going back to 1875) are in identifying shifting baseline syndrome.
@summersdalebooks.bsky.social @globalbirdfair.bsky.social
@summersdalebooks.bsky.social @globalbirdfair.bsky.social
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This patch of bright, fluorescent blue is the pupa of a Purple Emperor butterfly, photographed in Herts using ultra-violet light. Visit www.hnhs.org/news/discove... to find out what happened next... @hnhsoc.bsky.social @bc-hertsmiddx.bsky.social Photo©Andrew Neild
June 23, 2025 at 8:54 PM
This patch of bright, fluorescent blue is the pupa of a Purple Emperor butterfly, photographed in Herts using ultra-violet light. Visit www.hnhs.org/news/discove... to find out what happened next... @hnhsoc.bsky.social @bc-hertsmiddx.bsky.social Photo©Andrew Neild
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Privet Hawkmoth - photo by Paul Davis. @hertswildlifetrust.bsky.social @hnhsoc.bsky.social @colnevalley.bsky.social @colnecan.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social @bc-hertsmiddx.bsky.social #moths
June 20, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Privet Hawkmoth - photo by Paul Davis. @hertswildlifetrust.bsky.social @hnhsoc.bsky.social @colnevalley.bsky.social @colnecan.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social @bc-hertsmiddx.bsky.social #moths
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These 3 gentleman are book illustrators, for a book published 483 years ago.
This book was written by Leonhart Fuchs on medicinal herbs. Each woodcut pictures has been hand-coloured.
With @hnhsoc.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk
https://www.stalbansmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/wild-about-hertfordshire
This book was written by Leonhart Fuchs on medicinal herbs. Each woodcut pictures has been hand-coloured.
With @hnhsoc.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk
https://www.stalbansmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/wild-about-hertfordshire
June 17, 2025 at 9:02 AM
These 3 gentleman are book illustrators, for a book published 483 years ago.
This book was written by Leonhart Fuchs on medicinal herbs. Each woodcut pictures has been hand-coloured.
With @hnhsoc.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk
https://www.stalbansmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/wild-about-hertfordshire
This book was written by Leonhart Fuchs on medicinal herbs. Each woodcut pictures has been hand-coloured.
With @hnhsoc.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk
https://www.stalbansmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/wild-about-hertfordshire
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SCARCE CHASER at the Aylesbury Arm of the Grand Union Canal near Wilstone, Herts, this afternoon…
@chilternsnature.bsky.social @hnhsoc.bsky.social #dragonfly #dragonflies #nature #wildlife
@chilternsnature.bsky.social @hnhsoc.bsky.social #dragonfly #dragonflies #nature #wildlife
June 1, 2025 at 4:18 PM
SCARCE CHASER at the Aylesbury Arm of the Grand Union Canal near Wilstone, Herts, this afternoon…
@chilternsnature.bsky.social @hnhsoc.bsky.social #dragonfly #dragonflies #nature #wildlife
@chilternsnature.bsky.social @hnhsoc.bsky.social #dragonfly #dragonflies #nature #wildlife
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We have a full programme of butterfly walks in 2025. Many are now listed on our branch website & are open to all - non-members are welcome. Some will require pre-booking - details are on each entry. @savebutterflies.bsky.social Link: www.hertsmiddx-butterflies.org.uk/events.php
May 6, 2025 at 2:52 PM
We have a full programme of butterfly walks in 2025. Many are now listed on our branch website & are open to all - non-members are welcome. Some will require pre-booking - details are on each entry. @savebutterflies.bsky.social Link: www.hertsmiddx-butterflies.org.uk/events.php