Nigel Owen
@ntowen.bsky.social
Mandola player, butterfly surveyor, natural history writer. New Forest, Hampshire, UK.
Here's today's found dinosaur, bigging it up at #NationalTrust Kingston Lacy.
September 30, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Here's today's found dinosaur, bigging it up at #NationalTrust Kingston Lacy.
Summer special concert, at the wonderful Earthhouse (Ancient Technology Centre, Cranborne, Dorest). A fundraiser for Salisbury Hospice.
July 17, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Summer special concert, at the wonderful Earthhouse (Ancient Technology Centre, Cranborne, Dorest). A fundraiser for Salisbury Hospice.
My holiday soundtrack is a melodious warbler.
June 9, 2025 at 6:00 PM
My holiday soundtrack is a melodious warbler.
Hummingbird hawkmoth, on salvia, Loubressac, Lot, France.
June 8, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Hummingbird hawkmoth, on salvia, Loubressac, Lot, France.
Mainly, I write about birds and beasts I cannot comprehend.
June 7, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Mainly, I write about birds and beasts I cannot comprehend.
Silver-studded Blue butterfly (female), emerging earlier than usual this year in the New Forest.
May 29, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Silver-studded Blue butterfly (female), emerging earlier than usual this year in the New Forest.
Heath Spotted Orchid, New Forest, 20th May 25
May 20, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Heath Spotted Orchid, New Forest, 20th May 25
Green-veined White, on Cow Parsley, in the garden.
May 19, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Green-veined White, on Cow Parsley, in the garden.
The Emperor deigned to put in an appearance this afternoon.
May 3, 2025 at 7:20 PM
The Emperor deigned to put in an appearance this afternoon.
Treecreeper, Ridley Wood, New Forest.
March 9, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Treecreeper, Ridley Wood, New Forest.
Wych hazel flowers providing colour in the garden on a dull January day.
January 26, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Wych hazel flowers providing colour in the garden on a dull January day.
Christmas Eve sunset over the New Forest.
December 24, 2024 at 5:07 PM
Christmas Eve sunset over the New Forest.
Sunset over the New Forest heath tonight.
December 3, 2024 at 5:18 PM
Sunset over the New Forest heath tonight.
Here are a couple of goldfinches on the teasel outside our living room window.
December 2, 2024 at 11:58 AM
Here are a couple of goldfinches on the teasel outside our living room window.
Snow! In the New Forest! Make the most of it, it will be gone by lunchtime.
November 21, 2024 at 9:31 AM
Snow! In the New Forest! Make the most of it, it will be gone by lunchtime.
Just finished writing up the summaries for the Annual Reports on the six butterfly transects I look after. Average decline over 30% on last year's numbers.
November 14, 2024 at 10:19 PM
Just finished writing up the summaries for the Annual Reports on the six butterfly transects I look after. Average decline over 30% on last year's numbers.