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Hertfordshire Natural History Society @hnhsoc.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Martin Ketcher has been the voluntary warden at Purwell Ninesprings nature reserve near Hitchin for an incredible 46 years. Hear him speak about his personal, social & natural history experiences at the HNHS Autumn Meeting & AGM on Sat 7 November. #Hertfordshire #Nature www.hnhs.org/news/autumn-...

A photo of Martin Ketcher, smiling,in a grey jumper with white sky behind him.

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Shropshire Wildlife Trust @shropshirewildlife.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Are you doing #NoMowMay? 🌼 In the thick of it? Not started yet? No garden? No problem. Letting grass grow helps wildflowers bloom — giving bees & butterflies the food they need. Find out how to get involved: ow.ly/Nene50YVtr9 #WildlifeGarden #SaveTheBees #PlantLife

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Allan Burrows @allanburrows.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Hoverfly-Eristalis tenax, Wasp Beetle, Bishop's Mitre Shieldbug and micro-moth Alabonia geoffrella in Panshanger Park, Hertford, 10/05/2026 @hnhsoc.bsky.social @hertswildlifetrust.bsky.social

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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

This Birds in Greenspaces artwork 😍 Huge thanks to Will Rose for bringing to life this survey with his incredible designs. Have you signed up to the Birds in Greenspaces survey yet? Discover how to get involved at www.bto.org/greenspaces

Artwork by Will Rose featuring an illustration of a greenspace scene. In the foreground a male Blackbird, and male and female House Sparrow perch on tree branches, with a Great Spotted Woodpecker on the trunk of a tree. Behind them a greenspace shows a path, bench, pond and trees, while in the distance skyscrapers can be seen.

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Sussex Wildlife Trust @sussexwildlife.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

For #DeafAwarenessDay - Sarah Playforth updates us on how birding with a cochlear implant is helped by using the Merlin app sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk/news/exp… 📸 Dave Kilbey

Smiling older adult seated on a bench along a coastal path, with a black dog lying on the grass holding a tennis ball.

Chiffchaff - small yellow-green songbird perched on a branch, head tilted up with beak open, singing among leafy foliage

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Allan Burrows @allanburrows.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Photos of the Wood Sandpipers, Park Mead, Hertford, 29/04/2026 @hertswildlifetrust.bsky.social @hnhsoc.bsky.social

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Allan Burrows @allanburrows.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

A real surprise...nesting Red-tailed Mason Bee, Osmia bicolor on HMWT Waterford Heath, Hertford, 24/04/2026 @hnhsoc.bsky.social @hertswildlifetrust.bsky.social @sjbknott.bsky.social

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Nic Wilson @nicwilson.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

If, like me, you love watching birds, do come along to my wild writing workshops in May at #Waresley Park in #Cambridgeshire. On 12 May, we'll be focusing on how to bring the birds that visit the spring-fed lake to life on the page: waresleyparkestate.co.uk/wild-writing... #naturewriting

A poster of the trees and grasslands at Waresley Park with the title: Wild Writing for Wellness 5th, 12th, 19th May.

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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

There's a mini jobs bonanza just now at BTO! 🐦 Apply to become our next Scottish Raptor Monitoring Coordinator, Biological Data Manager or Research Support Officer via www.bto.org/jobs Birds Science People; it is a powerful combination – will you be part of it?

Photo of a Buzzard by Edmund Fellowes / BTO and text advertising three jobs at BTO.

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Peter Clarke @peterjclarke.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Pair of Small Coppers (FOY) Norton Green Stevenage - female pictured @bc-hertsmiddx.bsky.social #SmallCopper

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Allan Burrows @allanburrows.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Grizzled Skippers on HMWT Waterford Heath, 24/04/2026 @hnhsoc.bsky.social @hertswildlifetrust.bsky.social

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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Not long to go now until the Birds in Greenspaces survey starts on 1 April! Sign up to take part at www.bto.org/greenspaces This is a UK-wide survey open to all, whether you are an experienced birder or new to nature!

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Birds in Greenspaces | BTO

About Birds in GreenspacesBirds in Greenspaces is a new, UK-wide citizen science survey of birds that use our public-access greenspaces. These spaces play many important roles for both birds and peopl...

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St Albans Cathedral @stalbanscathedral.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

🦅✨ The Peregrine Live Cam is back!✨🦅 We’re thrilled to announce that the Peregrine Live Cam is online ready for the new breeding season! 🔗 Watch live: www.stalbanscathedral.org/peregrine… #StAlbansCathedral #Peregrines #PeregrineFalcons #NatureLiveCam 📸 Patrick Wainwright

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Allan Burrows @allanburrows.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Yellow-legged Mining Bee, 16-Spot ladybirds and Gorse Shieldbug in Panshanger Park, Hertford, 18/03/2026 @hnhsoc.bsky.social @hertswildlifetrust.bsky.social

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David Utting @duherts.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

I listened to a fascinating talk by Graham Knight last Saturday at the Herts Bird Conference about Swifts (amazing birds!) and how to help their numbers recover. Now available to watch on the @hnhsoc.bsky.social YouTube site. @hertsbirds.bsky.social www.youtube.com/@hnhs8111

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Butterfly Conservation Europe @europebutterfly.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Grassland butterflies are declining across Europe, but how do we reverse that trend? We have just produced a report with some simple guidance to land managers and policy makers on how to 'Bend the curve' and help increase butterflies and other pollinators. www.bc-europe.eu/webpage.php?...

Field margin with wildflowers that can support butterflies in arable farmland

Livestock grazing is essential to maintaining grasslands in the mountains of Europe. Extensive cattle grazing has been shown to be the most beneficial but any extensive system is good

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Allan Burrows @allanburrows.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Nice walk in Panshanger Park, Hertford, 02/03/2026. Tachinid fly-Gonia picea, Queen Early Bumblebee, Dark-edged Bee-fly and Brimstone. @hnhsoc.bsky.social @hertswildlifetrust.bsky.social

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Butterfly Conservation Herts & Middlesex Branch @bc-hertsmiddx.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Did you miss our Zoom talk last night? Andrew Wood discusses predicting long term changes to butterfly and moth flight times in this really interesting talk based on branch data. Now available on YouTube! youtu.be/jsFvmdfiq5M @savebutterflies.bsky.social @lnhs.bsky.social @hnhsoc.bsky.social

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Herts & Middx Butterflies in 2025 and can we predict long term changes?' by Andrew Wood

YouTube video by Herts & Middx Butterfly Conservation

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Maple Lodge Nature Reserve @maplelodgereserve.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Male Great Spotted Woodpecker on the reserve. Photo taken by member Iain Nibbsy. @colnevalley.bsky.social @colnecan.bsky.social @hertsbirds.bsky.social @hnhsoc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social

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Hertfordshire Natural History Society @hnhsoc.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

This fantastic exhibition has been extended for a fortnight, so you can still catch it if you're quick...

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Hertfordshire Natural History Society @hnhsoc.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Do you know anywhere in Hertfordshire where there might be a suitable spot to plant a black poplar? If so, please get in touch with Nicholas Buxton - email below. Thanks.

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Caring for God's Acre @caringforgodsacre.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

UK Fungus Day 4/10/25 British Mycological Society aims to inspire preservation of native fungi and improve scientific knowledge of these unique organisms. Check out Gary Easton blog www.ukfungusday.co.uk/isthataballerinaoraparrot which you can also find on our CfGA website. #fungi #ukfungusday #CFGA

Parrot waxcap fungi. Image credit Ellyn Baker

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Nic Wilson @nicwilson.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Do come along to the @cprecountryside.bsky.social Countryside Day @knebworthhouse.bsky.social on Saturday for nature, fun, local conservation charities and a guided tour of Knebworth House Estate gardens. Plus I'm giving the keynote speech on nearby nature and local landscape. #Herts #Hertfordshire

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CPRE Hertfordshire Countryside Day 2025

CPRE Hertfordshire is working to enhance, promote and protect our countryside. Love Hertfordshire's beautiful rural areas? Find out more and get involved.

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Radio Lento @radiolento.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

To mark #UKFungusDay, we've updated a blog post from a favourite location in Hertfordshire, with new photos of various fungi we have spotted there.

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Episodes from the Pinetum

Radio Lento episodes recorded from the footpath through the Clinton-Baker Pinetum near Hertford.

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Christopher Stephen Art @chrisstephenart.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

River Mimram, Hertfordshire Watercolour 8x14” #river #hertfordshire #chalkstream #countryside #watercolour #art

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Foxbirding @foxbirding.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Black Redstart near Baldock, Herts. #birds

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Nic Wilson @nicwilson.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Have you always wanted to write about landscape and nature, but never quite known how to get started? Then come and join me at this friendly @hertswildlifetrust.bsky.social session on 15 Sept in #Hitchin #Hertfordshire. Everyone welcome! www.hertswildlifetrust.org.uk/events/15sep... #booksky

A picture of bumblebees pollinating purple geraniums with details about the wildlife trust nature writing workshop session - follow link for more information.

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Andy Symes @andysymes.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

On the off-chance that there's anyone who's not tired of Clouded Yellow photos, here's a male from a north Hertfordshire clover field yesterday. Surely one of our hardest butterflies to photograph, this one was relatively docile in a cloudy spell @bc-hertsmiddx.bsky.social

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🐦 JULIA 🦋 @kudgemz3.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

A lovely Dewick’s Plusia. A first for me. Found in my Hertfordshire garden this evening. An immigrant moth & possible recent colonist #teammoth @savebutterflies.bsky.social @bc-hertsmiddx.bsky.social

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David Utting @duherts.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

So where did the time go? After fifteen fantastic weeks the 'Wild about Hertfordshire' exhibition marking the 150th anniversary of @hnhsoc.bsky.social is over. Huge thanks to everyone who helped make it a success @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social!

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St Albans Museums @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Even though 'Wild about Hertfordshire' exhibition has now closed, we asked our visitors to make their own pledges to support our local wildlife - here's just a few to inspire you!🦊🐦‍⬛🦋🦉🐛🐝 What's your wildlife pledge? With @hnhsoc.bsky.social

protect wildlife Wild about Hertfordshire

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Allan Burrows @allanburrows.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

Nice selection from HMWT Balls Wood, Hertford, 29/06/2025 @hnhsoc.bsky.social @bc-hertsmiddx.bsky.social

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St Albans Museums @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Wild about Hertfordshire includes objects from St Albans Museums collection which link to @hnhsoc.bsky.social . Look out for microscope slides from the 1800s or our fantastic fox and badger leading building wildlife trails 🦊 www.stalbansmuseums.org.uk/whats-on…

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Hertfordshire Natural History Society @hnhsoc.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Just a few days left to catch this fantastic exhibition!

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Nic Wilson @nicwilson.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

I've got a feature in @britishwildlife.bsky.social on my nature memoir #LandBeneaththeWaves and how vital natural history records (like the @hnhsoc.bsky.social's journals going back to 1875) are in identifying shifting baseline syndrome. @summersdalebooks.bsky.social @globalbirdfair.bsky.social

A picture of half a page from British Wildlife showing a nightingale singing and lots of text.

A photo of the book Land Beneath the Waves on a rock in a lake, kindly taken by Sam Read Bookseller

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David Utting @duherts.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

This patch of bright, fluorescent blue is the pupa of a Purple Emperor butterfly, photographed in Herts using ultra-violet light. Visit www.hnhs.org/news/discove... to find out what happened next... @hnhsoc.bsky.social @bc-hertsmiddx.bsky.social Photo©Andrew Neild

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St Albans Museums @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

These 3 gentleman are book illustrators, for a book published 483 years ago. This book was written by Leonhart Fuchs on medicinal herbs. Each woodcut pictures has been hand-coloured. With @hnhsoc.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk www.stalbansmuseums.org.uk/whats-on…

Hertfordshire Natural History Society botanical book with UCL

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DAN FORDER WILDLIFE - Birds & Nature @danfwildlife.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

SCARCE CHASER at the Aylesbury Arm of the Grand Union Canal near Wilstone, Herts, this afternoon… @chilternsnature.bsky.social @hnhsoc.bsky.social #dragonfly #dragonflies #nature #wildlife

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Butterfly Conservation Herts & Middlesex Branch @bc-hertsmiddx.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

We have a full programme of butterfly walks in 2025. Many are now listed on our branch website & are open to all - non-members are welcome. Some will require pre-booking - details are on each entry. @savebutterflies.bsky.social Link: www.hertsmiddx-butterflies.org.uk/events.php

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Nic Wilson @nicwilson.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

I'll be talking about #LandBeneaththeWaves at the Book Nook in #Ware (sold out) on Tuesday and David's Bookshop in #Letchworth this Thursday. Lots of local nature, plus deadly plants, snickets and Hitchin's lost nightingales. Do some along and join us if you're nearby... #booksky #naturewriting

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Event ticket: Nic Wilson for Land Beneath the Waves

Date: Thursday 19th June 2025 Venue: David’s Bookshop. This is an in person event (not available to attend online) Event to start at 7pm, doors opening 6:30pm. Nic Wilson is a writer, editor and Guard...

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Maple Lodge Nature Reserve @maplelodgereserve.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

A selection of colourful moths from the reserve - Lime Hawkmoth, Burnished Brass and Small Elephant Hawkmoth. Photos by Paul Davis. @hertswildlifetrust.bsky.social @hnhsoc.bsky.social @colnevalley.bsky.social @colnecan.bsky.social @bc-hertsmiddx.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social #moths

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