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Brighton Wildlife @brightonwildlife.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Tell Network Rail about biodiversity aspirations and projects 1km from a rail line you know. An opportunity to inform their habitat management in your area, in ways that support local priorities. #Brighton #Wildlife #Biodiversity #brightonwildlife LINK ➡️ survey123.arcgis.com/share/24c393...
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Sussex - Network Rail Biodiversity stakeholder survey
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Brighton Wildlife @brightonwildlife.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Next Month! Come and hear Steve Geliot talking about Sussex Starlings at Hangleton Manor Pub on 10 November. #BenfieldValley #Brighton #Wildlife #Nature #brightonwildlife
Steve Geliot talks about Sussex Starlings at Hangleton Manor Pub on 10 November 2026.
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Brighton Wildlife @brightonwildlife.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Anyphaena numida is commonly heard as one of the British native #Buzzing #spiders, when males vibrate their bodies against leaves which attracts females for courtship. They have a curious distribution; found in #Brighton by @pkster101.bsky.social #Wildlife #Biodiversity #Nature #brightonwildlife
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Brighton Wildlife @brightonwildlife.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Eurydema ornata is a native #Shieldbug species (this one is the pale form adult) There are very few local records, only four in East Sussex! @pkster101.bsky.social found these in #Brighton near the clifftop. See detailed images in post below... #Wildlife #Biodiversity #Nature #brightonwildlife
Eurydema ornata, a native Shieldbug species.  #brightonwildlife
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Brighton Wildlife @brightonwildlife.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
#Brighton #Wildlife #Biodiversity #Nature #brightonwildlife A New Record Here!
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Brighton Wildlife @brightonwildlife.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Native Cranefly species Nephrotoma cornicina has wide dark markings on its head, a light brown abdomen with a dark stripe running along the top are distinctive. This was seen by @pkster101.bsky.social and is the first Brighton record! #Brighton #Wildlife #Biodiversity #Nature #brightonwildlife
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Brighton Wildlife @brightonwildlife.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Article on Brighton Greenway high-rise building proposals by Isabel Cattermole. #BTNGWY was declared a Local Wildlife Site #LWS as part of the New England development. It appears their #Biodiversity #Duty has been missed off the plans! Consultation: 26 September. www.theargus.co.uk/news/2651774...
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More than 1,000 people against plans for 12-storey block of bedsits by station
A petition opposing plans for a 12-storey, 336-room block of bedsit flats beside Brighton Greenway passed 1,000 signatures
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Brighton Wildlife @brightonwildlife.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Butterflies are still flying in late September! An indication of #climatechange on a warming planet, seen here in #Brighton #Wildlife #Biodiversity #Nature #brightonwildlife
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Claire Laila Dines @freedomtodoubt.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
One of the best ideas from any gardener is always to plant so that wildlife can feed itself and thrive and creating a wildlife hedge is up there at the very top things we can do.
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Brighton Wildlife @brightonwildlife.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Alopecosa barbipes is a native species in the primitive Mygalomorphs order for spiders, they have 2 pairs of book-lungs on the underside of their abdomen! @pkster101.bsky.social found this fine adult in #Brighton #Wildlife #Biodiversity #Nature #brightonwildlife
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Brighton Wildlife @brightonwildlife.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
#Brighton #Wildlife #Biodiversity #Nature #brightonwildlife Dredging disposal from Brighton Marina
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Brighton Wildlife @brightonwildlife.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) numbers in Britain are declining. They are now listed as 'Birds of Conservation Concern'! #Brighton has maps and records showing population concentrations and also gaps. They are truly an indicator of urban ecological health. #Wildlife #Nature #brightonwildlife
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Brighton Wildlife @brightonwildlife.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
"People want to see more investment by the government in nature restoration, to help Britain prepare for and withstand the increasing threat of extreme weather events" #Brighton #Wildlife #Biodiversity #Nature #brightonwildlife
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Brighton Wildlife @brightonwildlife.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
A Red Foxes ( Vulpes vulpes) examining a Hove allotment. #Brighton #Wildlife #Biodiversity #Nature #brightonwildlife
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Brighton Wildlife @brightonwildlife.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
🦉 Sharing information about Local Biodiversity and Geodiversity #brightonwildlife 💻🕸️ www.brightonwildlife.com
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Brighton Wildlife @brightonwildlife.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Female Lesser Cockroach (Capraiellus panzeri) also found by @pkster101.bsky.social See earlier post for a photo of the male. The wings of females are greatly reduced, covering only half the abdomen length. #Brighton #Wildlife #Biodiversity #Nature #brightonwildlife
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Brighton Wildlife @brightonwildlife.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Lesser Cockroach (Capraiellus panzeri) found near #Brighton #Downs This 'Nationally Scarce' species is in the Ectobiidae family of #insects, not the #cockroaches. It has a strangely coastal distribution in southern Britain and northern France. #Wildlife #Biodiversity #Nature #brightonwildlife
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Brighton Wildlife @brightonwildlife.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Autumn brings dramatic skies to #Brighton. Just Look Up! #Wildlife #Biodiversity #Nature #brightonwildlife
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Brighton Wildlife @brightonwildlife.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
"Release the #EcosystemCollapse #Report in full. And prepare the country for catastrophic risks coming with continued #Climate and #Nature destruction" #Brighton #Wildlife #brightonwildlife #ecocide
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Brighton Wildlife @brightonwildlife.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
New Research! #Brighton #Wildlife #Biodiversity #Nature #Geology #brightonwildlife
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Claire Laila Dines @freedomtodoubt.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
What pure joy it was to be quietly observing wild life away from human clamour today .. especially when honoured by a Common Darter lady taking a brief rest on my knee & young One-Eye coming by. Rain had replenished all life it seemed with bursts of new growth even in the old Marsh Marigold. 🧵1/3
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Brighton Wildlife @brightonwildlife.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Chalk Hill Blue (Polyommatus coridon) and Adonis Blue (Polyommatus bellargus) #butterflies on The South Downs near #Brighton These #butterfly species are #native and mostly found on Chalk Grassland habitat. Still flying in September! #Wildlife #Biodiversity #Nature #brightonwildlife
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Brighton Wildlife @brightonwildlife.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Happy #NationalWildlifeDay 🎉 It's a global day of appreciation for #Nature, where you can help to conserve local #Wildlife across #Brighton | #Biodiversity #brightonwildlife
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Brighton Wildlife @brightonwildlife.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Purple Hairstreak (Favonius quercus) #butterfly identified and photographed by @pkster101.bsky.social in #Brighton #Wildlife #Biodiversity #Nature #brightonwildlife
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Brighton Wildlife @brightonwildlife.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
London, August 2026. #entomology #bee #Hymenoptera #invertebrates #insect
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Brighton Wildlife @brightonwildlife.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
New book on *precious urban green spaces* #Brighton #Wildlife #Biodiversity #Nature #brightonwildlife
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Brighton Wildlife @brightonwildlife.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Emperor Dragonfly (Anax imperator) spends most of its life as an aquatic nymph. Second video by @pkster101.bsky.social in #Brighton #Wildlife #Biodiversity #Nature #Odonata #insect #dragonfly #dragonflies #brightonwildlife
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Brighton Wildlife @brightonwildlife.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Emperor Dragonfly (Anax imperator) is a #native species. It is large and flies very fast! Although normally just a blue flash, if it perches briefly look out for the apple green coloured #thorax @pkster101.bsky.social was super fast filming this. #Brighton #Wildlife #Biodiversity #brightonwildlife
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Brighton Wildlife @brightonwildlife.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Long-tailed Blue (Lampides boeticus) is a non-native #Butterfly species only rarely seen here; probably from local breeders before 2019! Now a few are seen in #Brighton each Summer. Most likely they have become endemic to Britain. #ClimateChange #Wildlife #Biodiversity #Nature #brightonwildlife
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Brighton Wildlife @brightonwildlife.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Butterflies and Flowers! Seen this week. #Brighton #Wildlife #Biodiversity #Nature #brightonwildlife
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Brighton Wildlife @brightonwildlife.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
'Save Brighton Greenway' have links at www.instagram.com/savebrighton... www.facebook.com/savebrighton... have produced a short video. #Brighton #Wildlife #Biodiversity #Nature #brightonwildlife #Brighton #BrightonGreenway www.facebook.com/watch/?v=143...
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Brighton Wildlife @brightonwildlife.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Spined Mason Bee (Osmia spinulosa) seen in #Brighton by @pkster101.bsky.social This #native #Mason #Bee has a curious British distribution. It is found on a variety of habitats in southern England, yet seems to avoid The Weald. #Wildlife #Biodiversity #Nature #brightonwildlife
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Brighton Wildlife @brightonwildlife.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Hummingbird Hawk-moths (Macroglossum stellatarum) are out in abundance this summer across #Brighton! Photos showing them in flight by @pkster101.bsky.social #Wildlife #Biodiversity #Nature #brightonwildlife
Hummingbird Hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) in #Brighton | #Biodiversity  #Nature #brightonwildlife
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Brighton Wildlife @brightonwildlife.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Ponds are the best way to enhance #Biodiversity in your local area. Whether it's your #garden or a local #greenspace you are involved with, please look into creating a pond for #Nature 🐸 #Brighton #Wildlife #brightonwildlife
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Brighton Wildlife @brightonwildlife.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
An excellent thread by @freedomtodoubt.bsky.social on how we can #learnfromnature to understand #climatechange Native flowering plants, local invertebrates are adapting. #Habitat #corridors are essential for mobile species. PLEASE SHARE! #Brighton #Wildlife #Biodiversity #Nature #brightonwildlife
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Brighton Wildlife @brightonwildlife.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Drought impacting on #Wildlife in Queen's Park [QUNSPK ] Local Wildlife Site #LWS #Brighton #Biodiversity #Nature #brightonwildlife
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Brighton Wildlife @brightonwildlife.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
House Martins (Delichon urbicum) are #native #birds widespread across Britain. Along with other #hirundines they have seen population declines, largely as a result of changes in building materials and design. #Brighton #Wildlife #Biodiversity #Nature #brightonwildlife
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Brighton Wildlife @brightonwildlife.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Final two days for the #butterfly #count "From now until 9 August 2026, spend just 15 minutes outside counting the butterflies you see and help us take nature's pulse" #Brighton #Wildlife #Biodiversity #Nature
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Brighton Wildlife @brightonwildlife.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Mexican grass-carrying Wasp (Isodontia mexicana) naturally occurs throughout North America. However it has spread to European location and @pkster101.bsky.social has found one in #Brighton! The 2nd Sussex record was seen East of Newhaven. #Wildlife #Biodiversity #brightonwildlife
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Brighton Wildlife @brightonwildlife.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Tachinid flies are parasitoids, growing within a host insect; in this case a Shieldbug for Cylindromyia brassicaria. The first ever record for #Brighton was recorded by @pkster101.bsky.social from Home Farm Field. An amazing find as only 14 have been found elsewhere in England! #brightonwildlife
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Brighton Wildlife @brightonwildlife.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
From now until 9 August 2026, spend just 15 minutes outside counting the butterflies you see and help us take nature's pulse. #Brighton #Wildlife #Biodiversity #Nature #butterfly
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Brighton Wildlife @brightonwildlife.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Local native plant species left to flower in a #Brighton #Park #Wildlife #Biodiversity #Nature #brightonwildlife
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Brighton Wildlife @brightonwildlife.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
The Peppered Moth (Biston betularia) showed a dark-coloured form in Bernard Kettlewell's classic study on industrial melanism as a response illustrating #NaturalSelection pressures. A pale coloured form in #Brighton, seen and photographed by PKster #Wildlife #Biodiversity #Nature #brightonwildlife
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Brighton Wildlife @brightonwildlife.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
#Brighton #Wildlife #Biodiversity #Nature #brightonwildlife
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Brighton Wildlife @brightonwildlife.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
@anafurn.bsky.social Thanks for following. Sticking to #Brighton #Wildlife things here. Please contact us if any local #biodiversity issues pop up you want to discuss.
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Brighton Wildlife @brightonwildlife.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
July 2026 and this is Falmer Pond, near #Brighton! Normally ducks will be seeing off their new brood from nests on the island and aquatic plants will be flowering. Ecological conditions now are not normal. Photo by @pkster101.bsky.social #Wildlife #Biodiversity #Nature #brightonwildlife
Falmer Pond, near #Brighton. Dried by July sunshine with bare mud and almost no water.
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Brighton Wildlife @brightonwildlife.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
From now until 9 August 2026, spend just 15 minutes outside counting the butterflies you see and help us take nature's pulse. #Brighton #Wildlife #Biodiversity #Nature #butterfly
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Dave Goulson @davegoulson.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
One day sale: My new book is available TODAY only for just 99p in ebook! It would be rude not to buy one ;)
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Brighton Wildlife @brightonwildlife.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Another interesting native invertebrate seen and photographed by @pkster101.bsky.social in #Brighton Stripe-winged Grasshoppers (Stenobothrus lineatus) usually have a pale costal stripe on its wing edge; a white 'comma' mark is more clear to see. #Wildlife #Biodiversity #Nature #brightonwildlife
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Brighton Wildlife @brightonwildlife.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
A Wasp Spider (Argiope bruennichi). The first one in England was found at Rye, East Sussex in 1922! The third photo by @pkster101.bsky.social shows how it visually mimics a wasp. Seen in #Brighton #Wildlife #Biodiversity #Nature #brightonwildlife
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