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Clare Gillatt @normanbynature.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Sea-aster mining bee at Alkborough Flats today / only the one☹️ but ones better than none!

Clare Gillatt @normanbynature.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Found my largest colony of Ivy Bees today in Scunthorpe - the Ivy climbing over the Hawthornes along this roadside was covered in them, a beautiful sight @northlincscouncil.bsky.social @lincswildlife.bsky.social

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gpcbirding.bsky.social @gpcbirding.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

So I travel on roads in North Lincolnshire covered in thorns from farmers flailing hedges to 1m high in their attempt to destroy nature and a thorn through the side of my car tyre, only done 12000 miles, costs me £147 for new tyre as it can’t be mended: who do I bill? NFU?

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Clare Gillatt @normanbynature.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Ivy Bees are truly spreading around N Lincs this small colony found today in Kingsway Local Nature reserve but also found two much larger colonies within a few miles - beautiful bees @lincswildlife.bsky.social @northlincscouncil.bsky.social

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Clare Gillatt @normanbynature.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Took some time but eventually found three Heather Colletes bees at Scotton Common, N Lincs @lincswildlife.bsky.social

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Nick Green @shadoxhurstman.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Falling off the Kent Weald, dropping onto Romney Marsh, the channel in sight, a dark morph juvenile Honey Buzzard heads south. (white ring - letter ‘A’). Nicely spotted by Jamie. @jamiepartridge.bsky.social

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Clare Gillatt @normanbynature.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Here’s a nice but confusing surprise - a large spike of Ivy Broomrape growing in our front garden under a fatsia shrub with no Ivy in sight? @ukorchids.bsky.social

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Clare Gillatt @normanbynature.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Lovely day at @rspbframptonmarsh.bsky.social dragons showing well - Lesser Emperor, Southern migrant hawker and Willow Emerald

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Clare Gillatt @normanbynature.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Thought I would check our one plant of lady’s bedstraw in the garden for humming-bird hawk-moth caterpillar - got the shock of my life when I found one 😁

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Clare Gillatt @normanbynature.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

We have let a small patch of our front lawn go over to Birdsfoot trefoil only about 1x2m and it has been amazing - yesterday afternoon it held 7 species of bee and a Hummingbird Hawkmoth - best of all was this Sharp-tailed bee @liamolds.bsky.social @davegoulson.bsky.social

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Clare Gillatt @normanbynature.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Figwort Sawfly on our figwort today😁

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North Lincolnshire Council @northlincscouncil.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Two trailers packed with waste have been dumped on a road in North Lincolnshire. 📅 Did you travel along or near Ramsden Road between Friday 27 June and Sunday 29 June? If you have dashcam footage or saw these trailers being towed, we want to hear from you.

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Hunt launched after two waste-filled articulated trailers dumped in Scunthorpe - North Lincolnshire Council

A major investigation has been launched after two articulated trailers packed with waste were abandoned on a road near Flixborough…

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Clare Gillatt @normanbynature.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

No sharp photos due to blowing a gale but several Crucifer Shieldbugs on brown field site in Scunthorpe today a new one for me

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Clare Gillatt @normanbynature.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Found a number of Six-spot Burnet cocoons on reeds this morning with several emerging adults - this one seemingly mating straight after emerging! #ukmoths

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Carl Sayer @carlsayer.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

No need to seed: restoring former arable land to species‐rich grassland by mowing & natural regeneration over 18 years. Paper published today by myself, with my amazing 86 year old father & farmer Derek Sayer. A visit to the meadow is like stepping back through time. doi.org/10.1111/rec.70487

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Clare Gillatt @normanbynature.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Devils coach horse and Lesser Stag beetles both in Laughton Forest last night

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Clare Gillatt @normanbynature.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Really pleased to find large area of Common Valerian not far from Scunthorpe town centre this evening

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Clare Gillatt @normanbynature.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

I think this is a Scarlet Tiger that’s just landed on our Jasmine however field guide says south west and we’re in the north east? @mothiduk.bsky.social @lincswildlife.bsky.social

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Clare Gillatt @normanbynature.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

I have a new phone early days but camera seems very good - digiscoped Woodlark, Emperor dragonfly and Red banded sand wasp all taken in North Lincs today @lincsbirding.bsky.social @lincswildlife.bsky.social

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Simon West @simonwest26.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Really disappointing that #ZUNDUK have cut the rare & protected Lizard Orchids (and most of the Bee Orchids) that had been growing on their grass! Present since 2023 & had sticks to protect it! #hertsorchids #ukorchids @ukorchids.bsky.social @europeanorchids.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social

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gpcbirding.bsky.social @gpcbirding.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Just came up to check this meadow for Quail and quelle surprise: it’s all dead and also all the voles being picked up by corvids and let’s not mention the Skylark and Yellow Wag broods: it’s June : Barton has some of the worst farmers around sadly

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gpcbirding.bsky.social @gpcbirding.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Over 1000 Pyramidal Orchids around the A1077 roundabout at Barton this week

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Clare Gillatt @normanbynature.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Good year for Ivy Broomrape with 11 spikes in the garden @ukorchids.bsky.social

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Clare Gillatt @normanbynature.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

My favourite tree and beetle both out in Normanby Park this morning - Tulip Tree and Swollen thighed beetle @northlincscouncil.bsky.social @lincswildlife.bsky.social

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Clare Gillatt @normanbynature.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Great to see Common Milkwort and Quaking grass still surviving at Frodingham local nature reserve in Scunthorpe @northlincscouncil.bsky.social @lincswildlife.bsky.social

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Clare Gillatt @normanbynature.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Visited Frodingham nature reserve an old haunt in the middle of Scunthorpe that used to hold 6 species of orchid - definitely looked under managed just two species of orchid - Common spotted and just one Southern Marsh @ukorchids.bsky.social @northlincscouncil.bsky.social @lincswildlife.bsky.social

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Clare Gillatt @normanbynature.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

So sad that after watching our bat spectacle for 25 years that’s this years count is a max of 10 🥲 @northlincscouncil.bsky.social @batconservation.bsky.social @lincswildlife.bsky.social

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Clare Gillatt @normanbynature.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Also what I presume are all Southern Marsh Orchids in the same spot as the Bee Orchids @ukorchids.bsky.social @northlincscouncil.bsky.social

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Clare Gillatt @normanbynature.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Circa 200 Bee Orchids on the uncut roadside verges around Normanby Enterprise today - thanks to the council for leaving uncut @ukorchids.bsky.social @northlincscouncil.bsky.social

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Clare Gillatt @normanbynature.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Delighted to have our first Large Yellow-face bee ( Hylaeus signatus) in the garden on its preferred plant Weld - not sure if it’s unusual for N Lincs @lincswildlife.bsky.social

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Clare Gillatt @normanbynature.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Some amazing bugs from Lake Kerkini - Burrowing Wolf Spider (Geolycosa vultuosa), Stag Beetle ssp turcicus, an amazing Steppe Mole Cricket and Anatolian Predatory Bush-Cricket

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Clare Gillatt @normanbynature.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Last of the orchids - Bug Orchid, Narrow-leaved Helloborine and Horned Orchid

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Clare Gillatt @normanbynature.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

A few more - Common Broomrape, Thyme Broomrape, Early Spider Orchid and Bosom Orchid!

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Clare Gillatt @normanbynature.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

A few orchids from last weeks wonderful trip to Lake Kerkini, feel free to correct my id! Pink-butterfly orchid, Green-winged, Pyramidal, Long-lipped Serapias

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Clare Gillatt @normanbynature.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

A few bees out today and my first Orange Tip butterfly -here’s what I think are Chocolate and Tawny mining bees

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Nick Green @shadoxhurstman.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Alex Pastures, Kent, Probably our earliest ever Nightingale singing away this afternoon. Let me know if you heard an early one too!

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Led By Donkeys @ledbydonkeys.org · 18/02/2026

These two women are suing Andrew Tate, alleging he raped them. Here they visit the social media companies that created Tate. Please share. *one voice altered to disguise identity

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Clare Gillatt @normanbynature.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Some beautiful Valentine’s Day birds today on the coast including Shore Larks, Black throated & Great Northern Divers, Cackling,Bean,White front, Pink footed, Canada and Greylag Geese ❤️

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North Lincolnshire Council @northlincscouncil.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

🌿 We’re asking residents to have their say on a new Local Nature Recovery Strategy, which sets out how we can protect what we have and restore what we’ve lost. Your views will help guide real action for nature. 🗓️ Consultation closes 8 March 2026

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Have your say: Plan to boost nature recovery across Lincolnshire - North Lincolnshire Council

Residents, businesses and landowners can now have their say on proposals to protect and restore nature across Lincolnshire. A public…

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gpcbirding.bsky.social @gpcbirding.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Well maybe an idea not to drive up and down in your tractor flailing the hedges then ?

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Annie Leymarie @annieleymarie.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

And yet there's been so much on this! For instance by expert @davegoulson.bsky.social: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiBY... @phoebeweston.bsky.social's pieces: www.theguardian.com/environment/... and www.theguardian.com/environment/... In US: www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi..., etc

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No More Beewashing! Why beekeeping doesn't help conserve bees.

YouTube video by Dave Goulson

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North Lincolnshire Council @northlincscouncil.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

📢Tell health bosses your priorities for Scunthorpe General Hospital. A key survey is live and your voice matters. ⏳ Closes Sunday 15 February, so don’t miss your chance to be heard. Take part: www.northlincs.gov.uk/current-consultations #ScunthorpeGeneralHospital #Survey #HaveYourSay #Healthcare

Have your say North Lincolnshire - Tell health bosses your priorities for Scunthorpe General Hospital.

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gpcbirding.bsky.social @gpcbirding.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

come to the conclusion it is just not worth bothering; protected areas by the Humber, right managed by Lincs Trust; track to a sailing pit, apparently hedge prevents wind and stops sailing; also harbours insects that used to feed 1000 Swifts and hirundines in spring - disconnect with natural world

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gpcbirding.bsky.social @gpcbirding.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

A Mute swan wandering round the fences trapped by wires and fencing

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gpcbirding.bsky.social @gpcbirding.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

What happens when a gang of nature haters own a SSSI and turn it into a fish torturing pond? Legislation useless without enforcement: all fish eaters excluded GCG bred on here for 50 years : Barton on Humber Lincs

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Patrick Barkham @patrickbarkham.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Cut blackthorn hedges less often = boost brown hairstreak butterflies. Really simple, cost-free (or even money-saving) measures can massively benefit wildlife. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Rare butterflies bounce back after landowners in Wales cut back on flailing hedges

More than 300 brown hairstreak butterfly eggs were recorded in hedgerows near Llandeilo this winter after decade of decline

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Led By Donkeys @ledbydonkeys.org · 24/01/2026

Board of Peace - Season 1

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