Sarah Butcher
@sarah-butcher.bsky.social
Teacher, lover of wildlife, travel & photography. UCert Biological Recording & Species ID, Chair of Devon Bat Group, Harvest Mouse Project Officer for DMG. Views all my own.
Beautiful fly agaric toadstool at Bystock.
September 20, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Beautiful fly agaric toadstool at Bystock.
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The media needs to challenge the false narrative that nature is blocking development. The media has a responsibility to tell the truth. @kitstoner.bsky.social #WildSummitUK
September 11, 2025 at 1:36 PM
The media needs to challenge the false narrative that nature is blocking development. The media has a responsibility to tell the truth. @kitstoner.bsky.social #WildSummitUK
Disappointed to see such a sudden and widespread antipathy towards bats on a survey of a large historic building today with lots of staff. Normally they are all interested-I’ve not had anyone say anything anti-bat before while there.
September 9, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Disappointed to see such a sudden and widespread antipathy towards bats on a survey of a large historic building today with lots of staff. Normally they are all interested-I’ve not had anyone say anything anti-bat before while there.
Insane numbers of Greater horseshoes overhead tonight. :)
September 2, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Insane numbers of Greater horseshoes overhead tonight. :)
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Beautiful reflections on the Pools today.
September 2, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Beautiful reflections on the Pools today.
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This is not Autumn. This is drought distress in Islington, London
Trees shed leaves to reduce water intake. It’s happening all over England
Trees shed leaves to reduce water intake. It’s happening all over England
August 23, 2025 at 7:33 PM
This is not Autumn. This is drought distress in Islington, London
Trees shed leaves to reduce water intake. It’s happening all over England
Trees shed leaves to reduce water intake. It’s happening all over England
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To find out more about Heath Week activities at Bystock, click on the link here: www.pebblebedheaths.org.uk/event-detail...
Heath Week 2025: Bystock Day - Pebblebed Heaths
Bystock Day Come and join Devon Wildlife Trust for a day of fun at their annual Bystock Day event, where you can engage in a range of activities including: Moth […]
www.pebblebedheaths.org.uk
July 2, 2025 at 12:13 AM
To find out more about Heath Week activities at Bystock, click on the link here: www.pebblebedheaths.org.uk/event-detail...
Heath Week is just around the corner!
July 2, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Heath Week is just around the corner!
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Beautiful sunset, Daubentons’ bats and 4 Glowworms at Bystock this evening! :)
July 1, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Beautiful sunset, Daubentons’ bats and 4 Glowworms at Bystock this evening! :)
A solitary Glowworm by the Pools tonight. :) @devonwildlife
June 28, 2025 at 12:15 AM
A solitary Glowworm by the Pools tonight. :) @devonwildlife
Love these! Great to see them back on Bystock. Only fou of them, , but that is already more than last year. :) @devonwildlife
June 20, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Love these! Great to see them back on Bystock. Only fou of them, , but that is already more than last year. :) @devonwildlife
Another ‘liking bats gets you to amazing places’ post. Last night was this medieval yeoman’s house with wildflower meadows and c.100 Lesser horseshoes, and today a smaller roost at an RHS garden. @batconservation.bsky.social #NBMP
June 17, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Another ‘liking bats gets you to amazing places’ post. Last night was this medieval yeoman’s house with wildflower meadows and c.100 Lesser horseshoes, and today a smaller roost at an RHS garden. @batconservation.bsky.social #NBMP
The Weymouth Link Road yesterday. It just gets better and better each year!
June 15, 2025 at 12:26 PM
The Weymouth Link Road yesterday. It just gets better and better each year!
Scarily dry on parts of the Pebblebeds today. This stunning sundew was well and truly on dry and solid ground. Lovely to see in such detail though-I love the little droplets that look like halos.
May 24, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Scarily dry on parts of the Pebblebeds today. This stunning sundew was well and truly on dry and solid ground. Lovely to see in such detail though-I love the little droplets that look like halos.
First of the (Heath?) spotted orchids out today on the Pebblebeds. (There well nay be hybrids here too as both species are found pretty close together). #ukorchids
May 12, 2025 at 11:52 PM
First of the (Heath?) spotted orchids out today on the Pebblebeds. (There well nay be hybrids here too as both species are found pretty close together). #ukorchids
Bat central at tonight’s @Devonwildlife Bystock bat walk!
May 8, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Bat central at tonight’s @Devonwildlife Bystock bat walk!
Nightjars (at least four of them) on the Pebblebed Heaths, filmed on Saturday.
May 5, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Nightjars (at least four of them) on the Pebblebed Heaths, filmed on Saturday.
Lovely to hear nightjars again on the East Devon heaths tonight. This is the earliest I have seen or heard one yet! We had distant churring and then one quietly fly into the pine tree nearby. (Sadly not visible in the ohoto, despite it being in the frame!) #Devonbirds
April 26, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Lovely to hear nightjars again on the East Devon heaths tonight. This is the earliest I have seen or heard one yet! We had distant churring and then one quietly fly into the pine tree nearby. (Sadly not visible in the ohoto, despite it being in the frame!) #Devonbirds
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How to help grounded bats: 21 new trainees spent their Saturday with me, Devon Bat Group, and some obliging #bats finding out. 🦇 @batconservation.bsky.social #nature #wildlife
March 23, 2025 at 8:09 AM
How to help grounded bats: 21 new trainees spent their Saturday with me, Devon Bat Group, and some obliging #bats finding out. 🦇 @batconservation.bsky.social #nature #wildlife
Barn owl with prey…. A rare treat to see, and particularly beautiful as the sun set on a gorgeous day. (Good to get away from the headlines for a bit….)
March 1, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Barn owl with prey…. A rare treat to see, and particularly beautiful as the sun set on a gorgeous day. (Good to get away from the headlines for a bit….)
Nice to find newts in the garden ponds again. :)
February 27, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Nice to find newts in the garden ponds again. :)
At least 12 frogs in the allotment pond today! Makes all that work worth it. :)
February 24, 2025 at 1:16 AM
At least 12 frogs in the allotment pond today! Makes all that work worth it. :)
Waiting for whales today…. Lovely views, gorgeous blue skies, but no cetaceans to be seen.
February 23, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Waiting for whales today…. Lovely views, gorgeous blue skies, but no cetaceans to be seen.
One of 3 little pipistrelle bats found in a tree at @nationaltrust.bsky.social #Killerton estate today. It doesn’t exactly look very sleepy!
(This tree is checked as part of routine bat monitoring under licence, so please don’t be tempted to stick your torch in if you think you know where it is!)
(This tree is checked as part of routine bat monitoring under licence, so please don’t be tempted to stick your torch in if you think you know where it is!)
February 21, 2025 at 11:05 PM
One of 3 little pipistrelle bats found in a tree at @nationaltrust.bsky.social #Killerton estate today. It doesn’t exactly look very sleepy!
(This tree is checked as part of routine bat monitoring under licence, so please don’t be tempted to stick your torch in if you think you know where it is!)
(This tree is checked as part of routine bat monitoring under licence, so please don’t be tempted to stick your torch in if you think you know where it is!)
Four days worth of wildlife… hibernation visits, National Highways training session, families event at Northam Burrows and DWT survey on Dartmoor!
February 21, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Four days worth of wildlife… hibernation visits, National Highways training session, families event at Northam Burrows and DWT survey on Dartmoor!