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Cardiff Naturalists Soc @cardiffnats.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

We've just had our AGM and an Excellent talk by Linda Nottage who treated us to a wonderful set of pictures and some fascinating information about the plethora of #butterflies #dragonflies #moths and other #insects that she and Rob had seen in their #garden and on trips out across this summer

Small copper butterfly (Lycaena phlaeas) resting on a cluster of purple verbena flowers at Dyffryn House

speckled wood butterfly (Pararge aegeria) on a Nettle stem

Common Darter (Sympetrum striolatum) dragonfly

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Cardiff Naturalists Soc @cardiffnats.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

It's worth looking at says our local resident! The latest Newsletter (number 138) is now online and contains details of a coming events and reports from our summer trips out Find it and our archive at cardiffnaturalists.org.uk/htmfiles/new... #nature #wildlife #wales #cardiff #frogs #birds

Common Frog sitting on a plank of wood and looking at the camera

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Cardiff Naturalists Soc @cardiffnats.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

One of three newly released young hedgehogs given to one of our members from a local hedgehog helpline taking a look and nibble at the support food put out for their first few weeks youtu.be/Y6umTSDjNOc #wildlife #welshwildilfe #hedgehog #trailcam #cardiff

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Cardiff Naturalists Soc @cardiffnats.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Loads of events have been creates in our related facebook group for you to add to your diary www.facebook.com/groups/Cardi... Please join us at these excellent wildlife talks and outings

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Cardiff Naturalists Soc @cardiffnats.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Mark who led us on our walk last week has given us a mention in his weekly blog about the Hendy Nature Reserve Well worth a look www.facebook.com/share/p/1BEe... #nature #wales #welshwildlife #wildlife #uknature #wildlifephotography

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Cardiff Naturalists Soc @cardiffnats.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Have you taken a look at the over 1000 fantastic early bird Photographs images by Morrey Salmon (later Colonel Morrey Salmon) now online via the National Museum of Wales Collections online system? museum.wales/collections/...

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Cardiff Naturalists Soc @cardiffnats.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

International Dawn Chorus Day Walk Sunday 3rd May 2026. 5.15am - 7am Joint with the Wildlife Trust, Friends of the Nant Fawr Community Woodlands on our walk to listen to the Dawn chorus. Details on Facebook www.facebook.com/events/24002... #cardiffwildlife #welshbirds #birds #Roathpark

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Cardiff Naturalists Soc @cardiffnats.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Tomorrow at 14:00 Coed Ty Llwyd Guided Walk & Talk Details on Facebook fb.me/e/9R4hGALvj #cardiffwildlife #woodlandwalk #ecology #llanishen #lisvane #cardiff #wellies

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Cardiff Naturalists Soc @cardiffnats.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

An event at Hendy Nature reservethat members or prospective members may like to join www.facebook.com/events/33005... #welshwildlife #conservation #woodland #naturewalk further details will go to members in the newsletter and via email

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Cardiff Naturalists Soc @cardiffnats.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

An event at Monks Wood near wick village that members or prospective members may like to join fb.me/e/4dKRMdYJW #welshwildlife #conservation #woodland #naturewalk further details will go to members in the newsletter and via email

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Cardiff Naturalists Soc @cardiffnats.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

We had a fascinating talk from Bev Price on Monday where she warned us about the Danger from the Asian Hornet to our bee and other insect populations. We said that we would share some of the key information through our social media to help people be on the lookout for these invaders #AsianHornet

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Cardiff Naturalists Soc @cardiffnats.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Thomas Henry Thomas 1839-1915) Former President of CNS has been featured in a new display board by the Friends of Cathays Cemetery You can see the text and pictures of the information board in place here, lots more abot him on our website cardiffnaturalists.org.uk/htmfiles/150...

Information about Thomas Henry Thomas 1839-1915, Artist, Conservationist and Bard.

Information about Thomas Henry Thomas 1839-1915, Artist, Conservationist and Bard. In place in Cathays Cemetary Cardiff

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Cardiff Naturalists Soc @cardiffnats.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

We had a full talk about two of our members visits to Chipembele Wildilfe Education trust a couple of years ago It's really great to see the recognition that some of their ex-students are getting in the #BBC #BBCWildlife television program #Kingdom www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/a...

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BBC One - Kingdom - Raising heroes

By Anna Tolan, Founding Director of Chipembele Wildlife Education Trust

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Catherine Duigan @cduigan.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Some of Britain's earliest #bird #photographs by Harry Morrey Salmon on display #Cardiff - great example of #envhist images #Wales - congratulations to @cardiffnats.bsky.social & #AmgueddfaCymru #ornithology #WelshBirds #birdphotography #wildlife #AdarCymru #naturalhistory #heritage #environment

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Cardiff Naturalists Soc @cardiffnats.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

We have made an important announcement regarding the Colonel Morrey Salmon photographs project. Details are on our website at cardiffnaturalists.org.uk/htmfiles/Sal... #Birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #wales #cymru #nature

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Cardiff Naturalists' Society - Salmon and Ingram Diary and Locations information

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Cardiff Naturalists Soc @cardiffnats.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Three more Salmon and Ingram diaries are now online at cardiffnaturalists.org.uk/htmfiles/Sal... These should be if fascinating to anyone who's got an interest in the local birds of the Cardiff area, bird photography, early photography and some now quite rare birds

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Cardiff Naturalists' Society - Salmon and Ingram Diary and Locations information

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Cardiff Naturalists Soc @cardiffnats.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

For those watching the excellent #Attenborough series #Kingdom and wanting a bit more, and maybe remember the talk I gave to the society, I've got a load of pictures of South Luangwa wildlife on my website shenstone.me.uk/galleries/tr...

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South Luangwa, Zambia

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Cardiff Naturalists Soc @cardiffnats.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

The first of the Geoffrey Ingram diaries is now online at cardiffnaturalists.org.uk/htmfiles/Sal... In addition to the Salmon pictures that we worked on, the National Museum of Wales has Geoffrey Ingram's collections. some conserved into modern storage, but the bulk are not yet dealt with

Card envelopes storing class plate bird photographs, catalogued and indexed. Part of the National Museum of Wales collections

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Cardiff Naturalists Soc @cardiffnats.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

Colonel Morrey Salmons' first birding and photography diary covering 1903-1908 is now online at cardiffnaturalists.org.uk/htmfiles/Sal... #birds #photography #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #earlyphotography #Cardiff #CardiffHistory #wales #WelshHistory

Colonel Morrey Salmon with glass plate camera taken in the 1980s

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Cardiff Naturalists Soc @cardiffnats.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

The first of the Salmon and Ingram transcribed documents are now online A lot of hard work, more to come when time allows cardiffnaturalists.org.uk/htmfiles/Sal... #birdphotography #wildlife #Cardiff

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Cardiff Naturalists Soc @cardiffnats.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Wildlife watching at home. Phone photo through the patio doors of a frog in a flower pot #amphibian #wildlife #wildlifephotography #wales #nature

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Cardiff Naturalists Soc @cardiffnats.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Did you watch Countryfile talking about Cherry Kearton? One of our members Grandmother was so impressed with his talk she bought the book and went to Uganda for 10 years with her husband teaching in local schools. Wildlife photography and talks have always inspired Join ours!

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Cardiff Naturalists Soc @cardiffnats.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

Quite a bit going on in our Facebook feed at the moment www.facebook.com/groups/Cardi... Interested in Cardiff's Natural side? Why not slide over and take a look, if you are interested there is a joining form on the website cardiffnaturalists.org.uk/htmfiles/joi...

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Shenstone photography @andykendall.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

I recently found my old cave geology webpage id forgotten about so I've started updating it in case it's useful to people www.shenstone.me.uk/galleries/un... #cave #karst #speleology #geology

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Shenstone Photography - Caves and Mines

shenstone photography Cave amd mine geology page

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Cardiff Naturalists Soc @cardiffnats.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

We hope that you don't mind the language in this .. the message is in line with our desire for the future even though the languate may not be what we would use

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Cardiff Naturalists Soc @cardiffnats.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

We had an excellent display at the Nature event at the National museum of Wales St Fagans yesterday. We hope that the people who stopped by enjoyed it

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Cardiff Naturalists Soc @cardiffnats.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

An extra event for our members ...https://www.facebook.com/events/1259599185824810/

Back view of an Angel monument in Cathays Cemetery Cardiff

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Cardiff Naturalists Soc @cardiffnats.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Want something to read? Like looking at pictures You'll find some good nature information and pictures in the latest newsletter is online at cardiffnaturalists.org.uk/htmfiles/new... #birds #birdphotography #nature #wales #botany #weather

Photograph of Redshank by Linda Nottage leader of the CNS Cardiff Birdwatch walk

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Cardiff Naturalists Soc @cardiffnats.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

It's a pity that this #fakenews regarding #marconi is still in place with no clarification given that we published evidence that he wasn't first many years ago and that Sir John Gavey beat him by 5 years. www.cardiffnaturalists.org.uk/htmfiles/150...

Marconi plaque at Lavernock which falsely states he was first to send a radio message over water when it was actually first done by Sir John Gavey 5 years earlier

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Shenstone photography @andykendall.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Memories of a great road trip in the USA which are in the talk I'm giving to Cardiff Camera club tonight #omsystem #olympus #landscape #nature #photography #geology

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Cardiff Naturalists Soc @cardiffnats.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Due to the incredible efforts of Cardiff Nats members we will soon be in a position to release an immense amount of Historical Bird records from the diaries of #Morreysalmon and his birding partner Geoffrey Ingram

Red Notebook cover with dates April 10th 1925 to May 18th 1927. these are the birding and photographic records of Geoffrey Ingram

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Shenstone photography @andykendall.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Another talk tomorrow. Teaching the staff of the National museum of Wales about their predecessor. Colonel H Morrey Salmon, bird photographer, conservationist and war hero. One of his excellent glass plate negatives below ©NMW, CNS licence

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Shenstone photography @andykendall.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

Had a great success on this fascinating project yesterday. The light a the end of the magic lantern let up some of these pictures about 100 years ago #morreysalmom #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #B&W cardiffnaturalists.blogspot.com/2025/02/decl...

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Declaring Success on the Salmon Negatives

We've reached the point where all of the Salmon negatives have been cleaned and stored in acid free paper and boxes. Well we though t we h...

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Shenstone photography @andykendall.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

Had fun yesterday lying on a wet lawn with my camera right at the edge of the pond. This little lady/fella (not sure how to tell) just watched me as I crept closer and closer on my elbows and knees #OMsystem #Olympus #Wildlifephotography #frog #frogspawn #amphibian

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Nick @rookman.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

The perfect way to end a beautiful week. Yellow hammer in the vale of Glamorgan today👌 #birds🪶#birdingwales #birdsSeenIn2025 @birdsinwales.bsky.social @rspbcymru.bsky.social #NatureTherapy🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

This image shows a Yellowhammer perched on a twig against a clear blue sky. The bird is facing slightly to the left, with its head turned towards the viewer. It has a bright yellow plumage with darker streaks on its back and wings.

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Welsh Ornithological Society @birdsinwales.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

Help needed from Glamorgan birders…..👇

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Shenstone photography @andykendall.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Lovely prevailing wind indicator on my recent wandering in South Wales #OMsystem #olympus #naturephotography #trees #walls

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