John Moore
@oldmutter.bsky.social
Nature-friendly farmer in the Welsh Marches, flute player, wild camper, rock climber, ecologist. Boomer (just!). Riding a Mutt Mongrel 250. PhD The ecology and re-introduction of the Chequered Skipper butterfly in England (2004). Still coviding.
Too long ago for me to want to think about.
August 15, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Too long ago for me to want to think about.
Had my first Chicken of the Woods a few days ago. An actual fungal chicken living in a tree. Very tasty and so chickeny.
August 8, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Had my first Chicken of the Woods a few days ago. An actual fungal chicken living in a tree. Very tasty and so chickeny.
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary at Llanfair Waterdine, South Shropshire today. #ukwildlife #UKButterflies
June 2, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary at Llanfair Waterdine, South Shropshire today. #ukwildlife #UKButterflies
Red moon rising tonight for the second night in a row. Any redder and it will surely drip blood. Something serious coming. (Poor photo alert).
May 13, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Red moon rising tonight for the second night in a row. Any redder and it will surely drip blood. Something serious coming. (Poor photo alert).
The beauty of a Welsh mountain stream. #WaterfallWednesday.
May 7, 2025 at 1:17 PM
The beauty of a Welsh mountain stream. #WaterfallWednesday.
A quick trip round some mid Wales hills on the Mutt 250. Little bikes + little roads = fun, adventure and really wild things.
April 29, 2025 at 7:50 PM
A quick trip round some mid Wales hills on the Mutt 250. Little bikes + little roads = fun, adventure and really wild things.
Shropshire (breed) lambs on the Shropshire Hills.
April 10, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Shropshire (breed) lambs on the Shropshire Hills.
Shropshire ewe and lamb in Shropshire sunshine - bit of a rarity of late.
February 22, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Shropshire ewe and lamb in Shropshire sunshine - bit of a rarity of late.
I took issue with this article on Rewilding Scotland FB group a few months back.
February 21, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I took issue with this article on Rewilding Scotland FB group a few months back.
Shropshire sheep on the Shropshire hills. A few lambs coming now.
February 4, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Shropshire sheep on the Shropshire hills. A few lambs coming now.
Would this be a photo from the great cat's expedition to HKP (Highest Known Peak)?
January 6, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Would this be a photo from the great cat's expedition to HKP (Highest Known Peak)?
Happy New Year when the time comes.
December 31, 2024 at 4:29 PM
Happy New Year when the time comes.
Merry Whatever! Just have at least this much fun this mid-winter.
December 24, 2024 at 4:43 PM
Merry Whatever! Just have at least this much fun this mid-winter.
My view from a climbing trip in september.
December 11, 2024 at 6:39 PM
My view from a climbing trip in september.
My contribution for #InternationalMountainDay Walking into Torres del Paine 30 years ago with Alice. Still together. #mountains
December 11, 2024 at 6:20 PM
My contribution for #InternationalMountainDay Walking into Torres del Paine 30 years ago with Alice. Still together. #mountains
Dug out one of my photos from a long time ago showing final instar caterpillar and "double notch" feeding damage on Calamagrostis epigejos.
December 2, 2024 at 11:21 AM
Dug out one of my photos from a long time ago showing final instar caterpillar and "double notch" feeding damage on Calamagrostis epigejos.
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary at my local isolated colony. I'm trying some larval foodplant introduction from local seed sources in the hope of increasing the available breeding habitat. Small steps. #UKButterflies #UKWildlife
November 22, 2024 at 5:27 PM
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary at my local isolated colony. I'm trying some larval foodplant introduction from local seed sources in the hope of increasing the available breeding habitat. Small steps. #UKButterflies #UKWildlife
Good news! Minsterley Meadows SSSI with its 5000 Green-winged orchids has been saved following purchase by the Middle Marches Community Land Trust with donations from hundreds of local people and businesses, DEFRA and the Heritage Lottery Fund.
middlemarchescommunitylandtrust.org.uk
middlemarchescommunitylandtrust.org.uk
November 14, 2024 at 9:06 PM
Good news! Minsterley Meadows SSSI with its 5000 Green-winged orchids has been saved following purchase by the Middle Marches Community Land Trust with donations from hundreds of local people and businesses, DEFRA and the Heritage Lottery Fund.
middlemarchescommunitylandtrust.org.uk
middlemarchescommunitylandtrust.org.uk
Hello. Here is a photo of my favourite butterfly and the one I studied for the best part of 10 years. Chequered Skipper Carterocephalus palaemon.
November 12, 2024 at 7:41 PM
Hello. Here is a photo of my favourite butterfly and the one I studied for the best part of 10 years. Chequered Skipper Carterocephalus palaemon.