@wrennaturalist.bsky.social
A naturalist interested in moths, particularly the early stages of micro moths. Also birds, galls, flies and lichens, in fact pretty much everything in the natural world
A lovely moment at @healrewilding.org.uk yesterday at sunset with Robin and Stonechat perching on the Docks
November 21, 2025 at 9:44 AM
A lovely moment at @healrewilding.org.uk yesterday at sunset with Robin and Stonechat perching on the Docks
Chuffed to find Coleophora siccifolia on Hawthorn at @healrewilding.org.uk (VC6). Only 1 Somerset record of an adult. #teammoth #mothsmatter
September 9, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Chuffed to find Coleophora siccifolia on Hawthorn at @healrewilding.org.uk (VC6). Only 1 Somerset record of an adult. #teammoth #mothsmatter
One of my favourite Hovers (classy looking) Ferdinandea cuprea photographed at @healrewilding.org.uk yesterday.
August 6, 2025 at 4:04 PM
One of my favourite Hovers (classy looking) Ferdinandea cuprea photographed at @healrewilding.org.uk yesterday.
Some hovers at @healrewilding.org.uk today. Eristalis intricaria, Helophilus pendulus, Chrysotoxum bicinctum and Volucella inanis.
July 27, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Some hovers at @healrewilding.org.uk today. Eristalis intricaria, Helophilus pendulus, Chrysotoxum bicinctum and Volucella inanis.
Depressaria radiella larva spinning flowerheads of Hogweed together. Photo taken earlier this month at @healrewilding.org.uk (VC6) North Somerset. #teammoth #mothmatters
July 27, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Depressaria radiella larva spinning flowerheads of Hogweed together. Photo taken earlier this month at @healrewilding.org.uk (VC6) North Somerset. #teammoth #mothmatters
@kaulofthewilduk.bsky.social lovely to meet you this morning Kabir. I hope you had a great rest of the day. :)
July 4, 2025 at 8:52 PM
@kaulofthewilduk.bsky.social lovely to meet you this morning Kabir. I hope you had a great rest of the day. :)
Some lovely birds and butterflies seen at @healrewilding.org.uk during the month of June while surveying on site. White-letter Hairstreak (new species for the site), Spotted Flycatcher, Stonechat young and Linnet
July 4, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Some lovely birds and butterflies seen at @healrewilding.org.uk during the month of June while surveying on site. White-letter Hairstreak (new species for the site), Spotted Flycatcher, Stonechat young and Linnet
It's seemed to be a Foxtastic month of May at @healrewilding.org.uk whilst doing survey work on site.
July 4, 2025 at 1:46 PM
It's seemed to be a Foxtastic month of May at @healrewilding.org.uk whilst doing survey work on site.
Some wonderful wildlife I've experienced at while surveying for micro moths @healrewilding.org.uk over the last few months. April produced a stunning Short-eared Owl and Northern Wheatear
July 4, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Some wonderful wildlife I've experienced at while surveying for micro moths @healrewilding.org.uk over the last few months. April produced a stunning Short-eared Owl and Northern Wheatear
Another adult micro moth emerged yesterday. Mompha raschkiella from a mine on Rosebay Willowherb collected earlier this month at @healrewilding.org.uk . A stunning moth! #teammoth #mothsmatter
June 28, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Another adult micro moth emerged yesterday. Mompha raschkiella from a mine on Rosebay Willowherb collected earlier this month at @healrewilding.org.uk . A stunning moth! #teammoth #mothsmatter
Psychoides verhuella emerged from larvae collected from @healrewilding.org.uk back in March #teammoth #mothsmatter
June 25, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Psychoides verhuella emerged from larvae collected from @healrewilding.org.uk back in March #teammoth #mothsmatter
A couple of nice micro moths emerged recently. Stigmella samiatella from a mine on Quercus robur collected at @healrewilding.org.uk earlier this month.
June 25, 2025 at 4:06 PM
A couple of nice micro moths emerged recently. Stigmella samiatella from a mine on Quercus robur collected at @healrewilding.org.uk earlier this month.
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It’s hard not to feel a sense rising dread & impending disaster reading this.
The article shows the difference in #moth numbers to a light in 1984 & in 2019, the difference is scary. How many species have we already lost?
#mothsmatter #inverts #bugsky
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The article shows the difference in #moth numbers to a light in 1984 & in 2019, the difference is scary. How many species have we already lost?
#mothsmatter #inverts #bugsky
🌿🐛🐝🦋🌾🪷🦎🐦⬛
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Half the tree of life’: ecologists’ horror as nature reserves are emptied of insects
A new point in history has been reached, entomologists say, as climate-led species’ collapse moves up the food chain even in supposedly protected regions free of pesticides
www.theguardian.com
June 3, 2025 at 11:29 AM
It’s hard not to feel a sense rising dread & impending disaster reading this.
The article shows the difference in #moth numbers to a light in 1984 & in 2019, the difference is scary. How many species have we already lost?
#mothsmatter #inverts #bugsky
🌿🐛🐝🦋🌾🪷🦎🐦⬛
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The article shows the difference in #moth numbers to a light in 1984 & in 2019, the difference is scary. How many species have we already lost?
#mothsmatter #inverts #bugsky
🌿🐛🐝🦋🌾🪷🦎🐦⬛
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Both days will offer value for anyone wanting a deeper dive into rewilding. Get your tickets now👇
https://www.healsomerset.org.uk/events/into-the-light
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https://www.healsomerset.org.uk/events/into-the-light
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May 23, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Both days will offer value for anyone wanting a deeper dive into rewilding. Get your tickets now👇
https://www.healsomerset.org.uk/events/into-the-light
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https://www.healsomerset.org.uk/events/into-the-light
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Our Rewilding Manager Sara King is closing the first day with a talk about her work and the wider rewilding movement.
Friday is designed for those working in the nature, ecology, land management and other professional sectors, whilst Saturday is curated for those with a more general interest.
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Friday is designed for those working in the nature, ecology, land management and other professional sectors, whilst Saturday is curated for those with a more general interest.
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May 23, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Our Rewilding Manager Sara King is closing the first day with a talk about her work and the wider rewilding movement.
Friday is designed for those working in the nature, ecology, land management and other professional sectors, whilst Saturday is curated for those with a more general interest.
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Friday is designed for those working in the nature, ecology, land management and other professional sectors, whilst Saturday is curated for those with a more general interest.
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Want to learn more about rewilding this summer? Join Rewilding Network member @healrewilding.org.uk at their gathering Into the Light 🌞
This two-day event, taking place at their Heal Somerset site on Fri 6 and Sat 7 June, will bring together key changemakers from the rewilding movement.
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This two-day event, taking place at their Heal Somerset site on Fri 6 and Sat 7 June, will bring together key changemakers from the rewilding movement.
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May 23, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Want to learn more about rewilding this summer? Join Rewilding Network member @healrewilding.org.uk at their gathering Into the Light 🌞
This two-day event, taking place at their Heal Somerset site on Fri 6 and Sat 7 June, will bring together key changemakers from the rewilding movement.
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This two-day event, taking place at their Heal Somerset site on Fri 6 and Sat 7 June, will bring together key changemakers from the rewilding movement.
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At least three larval webs of Small Eggar at @healrewilding.org.uk in North Somerset (VC6) #teammoth #mothsmatter
May 18, 2025 at 1:44 PM
At least three larval webs of Small Eggar at @healrewilding.org.uk in North Somerset (VC6) #teammoth #mothsmatter
RFI please. This beastie just visited my garden (VC6) North Somerset. I'm afraid I only got this pretty awful phone shot. An Emerald of some sort? Thanks for any help. #dragonfly #damselfy
May 15, 2025 at 3:44 PM
RFI please. This beastie just visited my garden (VC6) North Somerset. I'm afraid I only got this pretty awful phone shot. An Emerald of some sort? Thanks for any help. #dragonfly #damselfy
Tischera dodonaea emerged today from a mine on Oak collected 04.11.24 at @healrewilding.org.uk #teammoth #mothsmatter though I'm slightly worried about the dark shading towards the costa.
May 11, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Tischera dodonaea emerged today from a mine on Oak collected 04.11.24 at @healrewilding.org.uk #teammoth #mothsmatter though I'm slightly worried about the dark shading towards the costa.
Is this white egg amongst yellow beetle eggs on Dock ok for Parasyrphus nigritarsis? Photo taken yesterday (VC6) North Somerset. TIA
May 6, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Is this white egg amongst yellow beetle eggs on Dock ok for Parasyrphus nigritarsis? Photo taken yesterday (VC6) North Somerset. TIA
Carpatolechia notatella emerged today from flat spun leaves on Salix cinerea collected last October at @healrewilding.org.uk . Looks like it's new to VC6 #teammoth #mothsmatter
May 4, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Carpatolechia notatella emerged today from flat spun leaves on Salix cinerea collected last October at @healrewilding.org.uk . Looks like it's new to VC6 #teammoth #mothsmatter
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I think a lot about what Carl Sagan said in one of his final interviews.
May 4, 2025 at 6:21 AM
I think a lot about what Carl Sagan said in one of his final interviews.
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Less than ten thousand signatures needed now to push it over the 100,000, come on people. The science is v clear that killing these wonderful creatures is not solving the problem in farming, its madness.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Petition: End the Badger cull and adopt other approaches to bovine TB control
The Government’s TB Eradication Strategy allows the continued killing of badgers, a protected species, until the end of this Parliament, despite the Labour manifesto calling the cull “ineffective.”
W...
petition.parliament.uk
May 1, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Less than ten thousand signatures needed now to push it over the 100,000, come on people. The science is v clear that killing these wonderful creatures is not solving the problem in farming, its madness.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Stigmella microtheriella mine on Corylus avellana collected 24.10.2024 from @healrewilding.org.uk . Adult emerged 21.04.2025
April 21, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Stigmella microtheriella mine on Corylus avellana collected 24.10.2024 from @healrewilding.org.uk . Adult emerged 21.04.2025
Monopis laevigella emerged from Kestrel pellets collected 26.03.2025 from @healrewilding.org.uk . Adult emerged 19.04.2025 #teammoth #mothsmatter
April 20, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Monopis laevigella emerged from Kestrel pellets collected 26.03.2025 from @healrewilding.org.uk . Adult emerged 19.04.2025 #teammoth #mothsmatter