Tim Hodge
@tim-hodge.bsky.social
Entomology, Birding, Norfolk hoverfly recorder.
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September 16, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Jo, I tell a lie, the Nicotiana sylvestris is still going strong about 100 metres west of the Coop in Acle, look for the For Sale sign @jo-the-botanist.bsky.social
September 13, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Jo, I tell a lie, the Nicotiana sylvestris is still going strong about 100 metres west of the Coop in Acle, look for the For Sale sign @jo-the-botanist.bsky.social
Any moth-ers , any thoughts on this one from east Norfolk last night, rather worn and not very obliging. Thanks @mothiduk.bsky.social
July 31, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Any moth-ers , any thoughts on this one from east Norfolk last night, rather worn and not very obliging. Thanks @mothiduk.bsky.social
Any thoughts on this one, east Norfolk last night? Thanks @mothiduk.bsky.social
July 17, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Any thoughts on this one, east Norfolk last night? Thanks @mothiduk.bsky.social
Several White Admirals showing well at Swanton Abbott Low Common this morning.
June 23, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Several White Admirals showing well at Swanton Abbott Low Common this morning.
A lovely Striped Hawk-moth in my moth trap in east Norfolk this morning.
June 1, 2025 at 5:17 AM
A lovely Striped Hawk-moth in my moth trap in east Norfolk this morning.
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Breckland Landscape Recovery getting it just right. Ambitious, but achievable. Complex enough to hit objectives for nature, but straightforward enough to actually be delivered. Enthusiastic, but realistic leadership. It’s conservation Baby Bear’s porridge. Well done them 👏👏
May 20, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Breckland Landscape Recovery getting it just right. Ambitious, but achievable. Complex enough to hit objectives for nature, but straightforward enough to actually be delivered. Enthusiastic, but realistic leadership. It’s conservation Baby Bear’s porridge. Well done them 👏👏
@mothiduk.bsky.social Grateful for your thoughts on these three: Phyllonorycter klemannella? Phyllonorycter platani? and not sure on the third. All in Norwich today. Thanks.
May 3, 2025 at 7:23 PM
@mothiduk.bsky.social Grateful for your thoughts on these three: Phyllonorycter klemannella? Phyllonorycter platani? and not sure on the third. All in Norwich today. Thanks.
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'Growth at any cost' is going to be very expensive.
Labour’s great nature sellout is the worst attack on England’s ecosystems I’ve seen in my lifetime | George Monbiot www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Labour’s great nature sellout is the worst attack on England’s ecosystems I’ve seen in my lifetime | George Monbiot www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Labour’s great nature sellout is the worst attack on England’s ecosystems I’ve seen in my lifetime | George Monbiot
The horrifying planning bill, which rips up environmental protections, was drafted with CEOs in mind. We know because Keir Starmer told us, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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April 25, 2025 at 9:48 AM
'Growth at any cost' is going to be very expensive.
Labour’s great nature sellout is the worst attack on England’s ecosystems I’ve seen in my lifetime | George Monbiot www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Labour’s great nature sellout is the worst attack on England’s ecosystems I’ve seen in my lifetime | George Monbiot www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
A lovely Eyed Hawk Moth in my garden in Horsey this morning.
April 25, 2025 at 8:49 AM
A lovely Eyed Hawk Moth in my garden in Horsey this morning.
Pleased to see the scarce dune loving spider Marpissa nivoyi at Horsey dunes yesterday. Long known from the North Norfolk coast but just a single record from the East Norfolk dunes until now.
April 2, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Pleased to see the scarce dune loving spider Marpissa nivoyi at Horsey dunes yesterday. Long known from the North Norfolk coast but just a single record from the East Norfolk dunes until now.
A nice fresh Yellow Horned in my moth trap this morning. Widespread in woodland but scarce in coastal east Norfolk, only my second record in 11 years at Horsey.
March 28, 2025 at 6:56 AM
A nice fresh Yellow Horned in my moth trap this morning. Widespread in woodland but scarce in coastal east Norfolk, only my second record in 11 years at Horsey.
Lovely spring morning in east Norfolk, Bitterns booming, Blackcaps and Chiffchaffs singing and this Comma soaking up the sunshine.
March 27, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Lovely spring morning in east Norfolk, Bitterns booming, Blackcaps and Chiffchaffs singing and this Comma soaking up the sunshine.
Could this violet be Viola alba? On a roadside verge in Horsey this morning.
March 21, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Could this violet be Viola alba? On a roadside verge in Horsey this morning.
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Should the organised criminality of shot raptors, destroyed peat reserves and flooded homes continue? I think not, please sign.
Today's the last day of 2024 grouse shooting season & the petition to ban driven grouse shooting passes 30,000 signatures petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Help us get 100,000 signatures and the shooting season need never open again. Thank you.
Help us get 100,000 signatures and the shooting season need never open again. Thank you.
Petition: Ban driven grouse shooting
Chris Packham, Ruth Tingay and Mark Avery (Wild Justice) believe that driven grouse shooting is bad for people, the environment and wildlife. People; we think grouse shooting is economically insignifi...
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December 13, 2024 at 6:15 AM
Should the organised criminality of shot raptors, destroyed peat reserves and flooded homes continue? I think not, please sign.
Syntormon metathesis is a small dolichopid fly which was only recognised as British a few years ago, but appears to be sparsely present in fenland habitat in the east of England. It also appears, unusually, to be winter active judging by this female near Great Yarmouth in Norfolk today.
December 14, 2024 at 5:05 PM
Syntormon metathesis is a small dolichopid fly which was only recognised as British a few years ago, but appears to be sparsely present in fenland habitat in the east of England. It also appears, unusually, to be winter active judging by this female near Great Yarmouth in Norfolk today.
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My downloadable species guide & atlas to psyllids in Norfolk is now available on the NNNS website here: norfolknaturalists.org.uk/wp/wp-conten... This is a follow up to the article in NNNS Transactions with more pictures, ID tips etc to complement existing ID resources.
June 8, 2024 at 7:10 AM
My downloadable species guide & atlas to psyllids in Norfolk is now available on the NNNS website here: norfolknaturalists.org.uk/wp/wp-conten... This is a follow up to the article in NNNS Transactions with more pictures, ID tips etc to complement existing ID resources.
For those dipterists pining for the buzzing of summer wings, here's quite a scarce muscid fly, a coastal sand dune specialist, this one from Winterton Dunes in Norfolk in August - Coenosia minutalis. @ukmuscidae.bsky.social
December 3, 2024 at 6:49 PM
For those dipterists pining for the buzzing of summer wings, here's quite a scarce muscid fly, a coastal sand dune specialist, this one from Winterton Dunes in Norfolk in August - Coenosia minutalis. @ukmuscidae.bsky.social
Aphids aren't everyone's idea of excitement, but this one has cool eyes on stalks. This is Caricosipha paniculatae, found on sedge at Sweetbriar Marshes in Norwich today and no doubt very under-recorded. Thanks to James Emerson for the ID.
November 13, 2024 at 8:46 PM
Aphids aren't everyone's idea of excitement, but this one has cool eyes on stalks. This is Caricosipha paniculatae, found on sedge at Sweetbriar Marshes in Norwich today and no doubt very under-recorded. Thanks to James Emerson for the ID.
Anyone know whether it's possible to prevent certain subjects ever appearing on your timeline (for example, anything to do with football 🙂)?
September 4, 2024 at 1:35 PM
Anyone know whether it's possible to prevent certain subjects ever appearing on your timeline (for example, anything to do with football 🙂)?
A rare awayday with Graeme Lyons at Dungeness today. Pleased to get great views of Large Conehead and Great Green Bush Cricket.
August 31, 2024 at 4:59 PM
A rare awayday with Graeme Lyons at Dungeness today. Pleased to get great views of Large Conehead and Great Green Bush Cricket.
A lovely plump female Wasp Spider at Sweetbriar Marshes this morning.
August 30, 2024 at 7:11 PM
A lovely plump female Wasp Spider at Sweetbriar Marshes this morning.
Some gorgeous (and cooperative) Migrant Hawkers in the garden this afternoon.
August 26, 2024 at 1:55 PM
Some gorgeous (and cooperative) Migrant Hawkers in the garden this afternoon.
I caught a little leaf-mining fly from my garden in Horsey the other day, turns out it's new to the UK. Thanks to Barry Warrington of the National Agromyzidae Recording Scheme for the ID.
August 15, 2024 at 5:59 PM
I caught a little leaf-mining fly from my garden in Horsey the other day, turns out it's new to the UK. Thanks to Barry Warrington of the National Agromyzidae Recording Scheme for the ID.