Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 8hSulphur tuft or conifer tuft ..? and earthballs #fungi #fungifriday @britmycolsoc.org.uk 170
Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 8hSome eye-catching orange and yellow #fungi this week - false chanterelle, yellow staghorn and small staghorn ? East central Scotland #fungifriday @britmycolsoc.org.uk 060
Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Angle shades #moth and turnip #moth NFY - east central Scotland #teammoth 0140
Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Narrow-leaved ragwort , waste ground east central Scotland, well naturalised now in UK in recent years #wildflowerhour 0130
Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I believe they can although it wouldn’t be wash fast or light fast apparently because of other chemicals they contain . 110
Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Scarlet waxcap #fungi and a very camouflaged parrot waxcap today . The scarlet ones just look like berries on the ground from a few metres away ! #fungifriends #mushrooms 0223
Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Blackening waxcaps #fungi on a Midlothian lawn and fly agaric in a spot I found them the last two years 😀 -east central Scotland #mushrooms 030
Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Common hemp-nettle hiding under a hedge #wildflowerhour east central Scotland 0132
Reposted by Alison LDavid Stevens 🇺🇦 @davidst999.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Hedgehog mushrooms (Hydnum repandum), also known as the Wood Hedgehog. Found today in Selm Muir Forest, West Lothian, Scotland. #Fungi #Mushrooms #Mycology #FungiFriends #MushroomMonday #Nature #Photography #OMSystems #WestLothian #Scotland 2538
Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 20/09/2026White dead-nettle still in flower east central Scotland #wildflowerhour 0262
Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Streak and green-brindled crescent NFY . Nice to see pine carpet and canary-shouldered thorn too . East central Scotland #teammoth 0101
Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Scarce bordered straw #moth ( I think!) NFG and me ! East central Scotland . Very nearly missed it , was on the ground couple feet away ! #teammoth 0100
Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 13/09/2026 Navelwort , pyramidal orchid and purple milk-vetch #favouriteplant 1 , 2 and 3 😜 #wildflowerhour 0193
Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Nice silver y #moth this afternoon feeding on devil’s bit scabious #wildwebswednesdsy #teammoth 0100
Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Yew, elder,hawthorn and beech berries and fruits #fruits #wildflowerhour 0191
Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Wood avens spiky seed head for #seedheads challenge #wildflowerhour 0221
Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 24/08/2026The prettiest this morning were autumnal rustic #moth , centre-barred sallow , sallow and 2 frosted orange #moths #teammoth - east central Scotland 0250
Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 21/08/20262 autumnal rustic #moths NFY and 2 similarly marked common marbled carpet #moths thus morning - east central Scotland #teammoth 0141
Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Iron prominent #moth NFY and tawny speckled pug NFG - east central Scotland #teammoth 0110
Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Udea lutealis ( pale straw pearl) #moth feeding on devil’s bit scabious this week - east central Scotland #wildwebswednesday 180
Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 17/08/2026One of the Ear moths NFY- east central Scotland #teammoth 0100
Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 15/08/2026O wow!! 🤩 it might just make it north of the bridge one of these years too then maybe ! 010
Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Treble-bar #moth , mouse #moth and an unusual silver Y #moth with a broken Y on one wing - east central Scotland #teammoth 070
Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 13/08/2026One of the black and orange banded sexton burying beetles in the trap this morning covered in mites which hitch a ride from the beetle to carrion to lay their eggs - was glad hadn’t had my breakfast!🫢.. #teammoth 091
Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Eristalis intricaria ( furry drone fly ) I think on hogweed this week - #wildwebswednesday 060
Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Centre-barred sallow , swallow prominent and canary-shouldered thorn all NFY also Shuttle shaped dart #moth , not so common in Scotland #teammoth 0120
Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Love the soft pink shades of yarrow in among the white ones! 🩷, and mugwort for #daisyfamily challenge #wildflowerhour east central Scotland 0181
Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 06/08/2026I think this is the first time I’ve spotted Canestrini’s harvestman #insectthursday - an invasive species -east central Scotland @naturescot.bsky.social #insect 030
Reposted by Alison LPeter Brash @peterbrash.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Had a look at an urban green space in Liverpool today for @scouseflowerhouse.bsky.social Really wasn't expecting a new species! The picture-winged fly Trupanea stellata. Something like the 5th record for South Lancashire. 1212
Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Narrow- leaved ragwort appeared on the driveway this week. -,east central Scotland #wildflowerhour 0392
Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Checked a good few ragwort plants today!! And was pleased to find a couple of cinnabar #moth #caterpillars , amazing camouflage - east central Scotland #wildwebswednesday 080
Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Thanks! I’ve only been small scale trapping for just over a year and this is the first one I’ve ever seen! So certainly not overly common don’t think . And I did read that they are in decline , wonder why that is ? 110
Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Garden dart #moth ( I think! ) NFG east central Scotland #teammoth 1140
Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Marmalade #hoverfly party 😊 on hogweed #wildwebswednesday 090
Reposted by Alison LSussex Wildlife Trust @sussexwildlife.bsky.social · 29/07/2026The Barrel Jellyfish is the largest found in UK seas. They're translucent, with a huge mushroom-shaped bell & can weigh up 35kg. They can be found washed up on beaches, especially in May & June. This guy spotted off Littlehampton & photographed by Paul Parsons #NationalMarineWeek 0319
Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Ah shame , it’s a native species here in uk thankfully ! I suppose it’s like Canadian goldenrod for example here , pretty but non native and invasive 110
Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Lovely purple loosestrife - east central Scotland #wetlandplants #wildflowerhour 1413
Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Can I ask how far you are from Bergerac ? I have a relative due to travel there on holiday on Thursday and wonder if the smoke is reaching there too😞 110
Reposted by Alison LBruce Taylor @barrabirder.bsky.social · 25/07/2026By-The-Wind Sailor on Traigh Eais, one of many hundreds washing ashore along with thousands of Moon Jellyfish on Barra today in a fresh westerly breeze. #beachcombing 17410
Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Pebble prominent #moth NFY this morning - east central Scotland #teammoth 090
Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Barred red #moth NFG and double lobed, clay and July high flyer NFY - east central Scotland #teammoth 070
