Reposted by Enid BarrieRockwolf 🇪🇺 @rockwolf74.bsky.social · 05/10/2026It's the first time I've found the snazzy torquata form of Nezara viridula (Southern Green Shieldbug) in the UK! From Gravesend in Kent last week! #Heteroptera #Kent #Shieldbug 4726 72
Reposted by Enid BarrieJeremy Bartlett @jeremybartlett.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Black Bulgar, Bulgaria inquinans. On a recently fallen oak tree. West Acre, Norfolk, today. #Fungi #FungiFriends 06110 61
Reposted by Enid BarrieRebecca Wheeler @botanybeck.bsky.social · 15/09/2026#FungiFriends I found something a bit strange today - a frilly Blusher that looks like it’s wearing a tutu!!!😀 Late for #mushroommonday early for #fungifriday 🍄 📸 432527 325
Reposted by Enid BarrieMr and Mrs Trellis @thenorfolkcoast.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Boost garden butterfly numbers by up to 93% with one simple step. @savebutterflies.bsky.social scientists showed that gardens with a patch of long grass saw up to 93% more butterflies & a wider range of species - free & simple change to help butterflies.. butterfly-conservation.org/news-and-blo...butterfly-conservation.orgBoost garden butterfly numbers by up to 93% with one simple step, new study revealsLetting parts of your garden grow wild with long grass can increase butterfly numbers by up to 93% and attract a wider range of species, according to new research from leading wildlife charity Butterf... 13013 30
Reposted by Enid BarrieButterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · 16/09/2026The results are in 🦋📢 A huge thank you to the 101,565 of you who took part in this year's #BigButterflyCount! While many widespread butterfly species had a good summer, drought and record heat could impact next year’s populations. Read the full results 👉 buff.ly/V75ZHi7 07041 70
Reposted by Enid BarrieDawn Balmer @debalmer.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Getting towards the end of the season for the Nightjar project in Thetford Forest. Two more trapped (male and juv) last night. Caught a juv Long-eared Owl too. Shout out to Greg Conway for amazing effort throughout the season. 0807 80
Reposted by Enid BarrieJames McCallum @jamesrmccallum1.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Exhibition at Cley VC up and running... 24213 42
Reposted by Enid BarrieMr and Mrs Trellis @thenorfolkcoast.bsky.social · 29/07/2026'Heartwarming' award win for trust's frog project in Jersey. The project, safeguarding Jersey's agile frog, the island's only native species of the animal following a steady population decline, has helped thousands of froglets back into the wild... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.uk'Heartwarming' award win for trust's frog project in JerseyThe agile frog is the only native species of frog in Jersey. 041 4
Reposted by Enid BarrieMr and Mrs Trellis @thenorfolkcoast.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Rare white-clawed crayfish given lifeline as recovery work begins across the North... www.charitytoday.co.uk/rare-white-c...charitytoday.co.ukRare white-clawed crayfish given lifeline as recovery work begins across the North | Charity Today NewsThe white-clawed crayfish was once a familiar part of freshwater life across the country, quietly playing its role in healthy rivers. Today, it is globally 131 3
Reposted by Enid BarrieJames Bashford @wrenandbee.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Green Dock Beetles skeletonising a leaf 🪲 🪲 🪲 #NatureWithin 1386 38
Reposted by Enid BarrieDr Richard Bate @thenewgalaxy.bsky.social · 29/07/202628/7/26 #France - Ghost #Orchid (Epipogium aphyllum) and a trio of Vanilla #Orchids (Gymnadenia austriaca syn. Nigritella austriaca) resplendent in the French Alps. One of the most important pre-tour recces I have ever carried out, due to the heatwaves throughout the year @mariposanature.bsky.social 2366 36
Reposted by Enid BarrieKeith Burge @carryonkeith.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Farage having a strop about not being invited to discuss social care provision, is like Harold Shipman giving out for being excluded from a debate on GP home visits. 1636689 366
Reposted by Enid BarrieBotanical Society of Britain and Ireland (BSBI) @bsbibotany.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Great to hear from our friend @judywebb.bsky.social about Broad-leaved Cudweed introduction at @rowantnnr.bsky.social. This archaeophyte (non-native plant introduced before CE1500) is classed as Endangered on #GBRedList. Find out more: plantatlas2020.org/atlas/2cd4p9...plantatlas2020.orgPlantAtlas 0201 20
Reposted by Enid BarrieDave Appleton @applewildlife.bsky.social · 29/07/2026This Omophron limbatum (sometimes called Spangled Button-beetle) appeared in my garden moth trap last night. Despite looking like a cross between a ladybird and a diving beetle it’s actually a very unusual ground beetle (Carabidae). It’s very active and runs extremely fast! #UKbeetles 36010 60
Reposted by Enid BarrieMalcolm Stoneman @malcolmstoneman.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Church of St Andrew, Blickling, Norfolk A Perpendicular octagonal font, with a wonderful collection of rather smug looking lions. Bonus point for fire extinguisher. 🧯 😉 #FontsOnFriday 518941 189
Reposted by Enid BarrieMr and Mrs Trellis @thenorfolkcoast.bsky.social · 10/07/2026No need to seed: restoring species‐rich grassland on former arable fields by natural regeneration... Abandoned farmland can be transformed into wildflower-rich grassland habitat without the need for expensive and labour-intensive seeding, finds a new study. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...onlinelibrary.wiley.comNo need to seed: restoring species‐rich grassland on former arable fields by natural regenerationSeeding of grasslands on ex-arable land may not always be required to achieve restoration targets, especially where soils are free-draining and agrochemical applications were not too intensive prior ... 072 7
Reposted by Enid BarrieChristopher Cartwright @chriscartwright.bsky.social · 27/06/2026This is our extraordinary 🌎 Check out how beautiful this leopard shark is We will 100 million sharks per year We kill, destroy, pollute everything around us #WarOnNature #Metacrisis #oceans #Nature 431277300 1.3K
Reposted by Enid BarrieSteve Sanderson @steve-sando1.bsky.social · 27/06/2026Green-eyed flower bee nectaring on Knapweed. Cornwall yesterday. #bees 1132544 325
Reposted by Enid BarrieHoward Vaughan - blueeyedbirder.com @howardvaughanbeb.bsky.social · 28/06/2026Lesvos - The Family Week - 3rd -10th May 2026 A somewhat more chilled and chilly week but still bursting with wildlife. blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2026/06/lesv... 1101 10
Reposted by Enid BarrieThe White Falcon @markgolley.bsky.social · 28/06/2026Highlight of another busy trap (less frenetic than recent days but still busy) was this female Ghost Moth. Still a very rare moth here, only the second we've had before ~ GM #1 was on the same date last year, June 27. @linnetincley.bsky.social #cleymothobs #norfolkmoths #teammoth 1424 42
Reposted by Enid BarrieRoger_TL45Y @rogerhorton.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Dodoens Elm in Abbey Garden #BuryStEdmunds #Suffolk. A moderately disease resistant tree named for the Dutch botanist in 1950s though he died 1585. Biggest specimen in the county! #ThickTrunkTuesday 0282 28
Reposted by Enid BarrieNorfolk Ponds Project @norfolkponds.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Ponds are cooking!!! Out surveying #ponds restored in Autumn 2025 in Norfolk, eastern England. Water temperature of 34 degrees °C at 3.30 pm is too hot for pond creatures & surveyors 🥵 0207 20
Reposted by Enid BarrieDebbie Alston @debbie1alston.bsky.social · 21/06/2026The very rare Hairy Mallow flowering this week on the South Downs #wildflowerhour 2637 63
Reposted by Enid Barrieswandiveswim.bsky.social @swandiveswim.bsky.social · 22/06/2026#Bloomscrollinf #Wildflower #ColourADay #PinkMon Common Pink Wintergreen (Pyrola asarifolia) grows in dappled to deep shade. 117314 173
Reposted by Enid Barriecaryocatactes.bsky.social @caryocatactes.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Bog Asphodel (Narthecium ossifragum), the delicate strands of Bog Cranberry (Vaccinium oxycoccos) clambering over Bog Groove-moss (Aulucomnium palustre) and a sumptuous Round -leaved sundew (Drosera rotundifolia) Dersingham Bog @norfolknats.bsky.social 062 6
Reposted by Enid BarrieDavid Misstear @dmisstear.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Marsh Fritillary on Common Valerian, Killarney. #wildflowerhour #pollinatorpals 07013 70
Reposted by Enid BarrieWild Lakeland @wildlakeland.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Oh. My. Word. WE HAVE DONE IT! 🥳🎉 In 2020 we worked with Natural England to carry out a green hay transfer from Sandybeck Meadow SSSI & SAC onto the Loweswater meadows, with an ultimate target being to get Greater Butterfly Orchid established. Today, was the day I found the first one!! 511815 118
Reposted by Enid BarrieEllen Wilson @ellenwilson.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Several fasciated Marsh Thistles up in the hills today, this one with its buds arranged in an impressive Mohican… 14010 40
Reposted by Enid BarrieDigital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 22/06/2026🔥 Sometimes all you need is a Yosemite view and a few deep breaths. This place is a reset button for your soul 1205069807 5.1K
Reposted by Enid Barrieaaaawells.bsky.social @aaaawells.bsky.social · 22/06/2026This patch of Spider flower (Cleome) reseeds itself every year. Pretty much is a kaleidoscope of summer colors #Flowers #Summer #Gardening 1349946 499
Reposted by Enid BarrieLarry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 22/06/2026"I have accepted Keir Starmer's resignation as my chief servant and have invited Andy Burnham to lay out details for how many meals a day he'll give me" 164130482523 13K
Reposted by Enid BarrieBaldbirder: Ross Newham @baldbirder.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Chamomile Shark at East Malling this evening, dining on Ox-eye Daisy. #TeamMoth #kentnature 0869 86
Reposted by Enid BarrieCarl Sayer @carlsayer.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Fun to show @norfolknats.bsky.social some restored ancient #ghostponds today at East Harling with the fab @timholtwilson.bsky.social. At least 40 wetland plants in this pond resurrected 20 months ago. Most successful form of ecological restoration known? @billsutherland.bsky.social #ghostpond 0627 62
Reposted by Enid BarrieJeremy Bartlett @jeremybartlett.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Common Broomrape, Orobanche minor, on Christchurch road, Norwich. Thanks to @davidwiddick.bsky.social for telling us about it. #WildFlowerHour 2292 29
Reposted by Enid BarrieRoger_TL45Y @rogerhorton.bsky.social · 02/06/2026The thick trunk of a Hybrid Poplar made to look thicker by Mistletoe. Seen growing beside a farm track at Creeting St Mary #Suffolk during @suffolk-nats1929.bsky.social meeting on Saturday. 0193 19
Reposted by Enid BarrieButterfly Conservation - Cambs & Essex @bc-cambs-essex.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Positive news from Devil's Dyke, Cambs. As well as the Small Blue seen at the north end of the dyke, one has been seen at the racecourse end (29th May '26), alongside Dingy Skipper and Adonis Blue. Hopeful signs that the species continues to recover in Cambs. (photo credit: Glen Moore) 1235 23
Reposted by Enid Barriecaryocatactes.bsky.social @caryocatactes.bsky.social · 02/06/2026The local Knapweed Broomrape (Orobanche elatior) are coming on apace. Roadside Nature Reserve near Cromer @norfolknats.bsky.social 0102 10
Reposted by Enid BarrieRichard Fox @richardfoxbc.bsky.social · 02/06/2026No mothing for me last night in the pouring rain but here’s a smart Silky Wainscot from Friday’s trip to Seaton Wetlands #teammoth 2431 43
Reposted by Enid BarrieDave Appleton @applewildlife.bsky.social · 25/04/2026I think my personal highlight from today's @norfolknats.bsky.social walk at Wendling Beck was finding this Green-socks Peacock (Elaphrus riparius). It was my first peacock beetle and I found it in exactly the spot (the muddy edge of a pond) that I've looked for them previously but without success. 2387 38
Reposted by Enid BarrieJoe Stockwell @joestockwell.bsky.social · 25/04/2026I can't recall ever seeing a Curlew Sandpiper in such finery in Britain, So I was very pleased this morning to find @swannerysteve.bsky.social bird still present this morning. 1692 69
Reposted by Enid BarrieRuth Newby @ruthnewby.bsky.social · 26/04/2026Finally, a couple of NFY moths in the trap! Lunar Marbled Brown and White Pinion-spotted. Tonight promises to be even better with decent cloud cover... #teammoth @pmandrews1973.bsky.social @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social 5551 55
Reposted by Enid BarrieChrisGibsonWildlife @chrismothman.bsky.social · 26/04/2026Look what visited us in Wivenhoe last night, the lovely little Turtle Shieldbug, just 5mm long. Not rare but rarely seen unless actively searched for at ground level. Came through our window 11m up at dusk. 081 8
Reposted by Enid BarrieJon Dunn @dunnjons.bsky.social · 25/04/2026An absolutely outstanding example of Orchis x bivonae today in the Gargano with my #OrchidsOfTheGargano group for @mariposanature.bsky.social. Easily the biggest and darkest example I've ever seen of this hybrid between Naked Man and Man Orchid. #orchids 27914 79
Reposted by Enid BarrieMr and Mrs Trellis @thenorfolkcoast.bsky.social · 21/04/2026A treat to have a Wall in the garden all day.... @norfolkbutterflies.bsky.social 0364 36
Reposted by Enid BarrieRob Yaxley @robyaxley.bsky.social · 21/04/2026Disappointing to say the least. www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comEngland wildlife watchdog ‘has stopped designating special sites for protection’Exclusive: Report finds Natural England has created no new SSSIs, which protect areas from development, since 2023 083 8
Reposted by Enid BarrieSpace @redditspaceviewes.bsky.social · 19/04/2026🚨: One of the most clearest images of Jupiter ever captured! 2974874 748
Reposted by Enid BarrieKevin Walker @bsbiscience.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Two of Ingleborough’s finest flowers from today: Bird’s-eye Primrose Primula farinosa just coming into flower and a very early flowering Yorkshire Sandwort Arenaria norvegica subsp. anglica. Both on Sulber Pasture with Ingleborough brooding in the background. 0458 45
Reposted by Enid BarrieJames Lowen Wildlife @jameslowenwild.bsky.social · 18/04/2026How many swallows make summer? No idea, either. But here’s two flavours of swallow prominent from the Norwich garden moth trap. Lesser on the left; Notlesser on the right 0223 22
