Reposted by @rosemarycockerill.bsky.socialHelen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 10/10/2026“Farm workers follow where the spinner has passed and collect the potatoes in shallow baskets. Picking up potatoes is back-aching work” Writer: EL Grant Watson Artist: CF Tunnicliffe 1136440
Reposted by @rosemarycockerill.bsky.socialAndrew Fusek Peters @andrewfusekpeters.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Hummingbird hawkmoth in our garden @savebutterflies.bsky.social @royalent.bsky.social @swns.com @omsystem.bsky.social 312620
Reposted by @rosemarycockerill.bsky.socialWildDartmoor @tonydartmoor.bsky.social · 07/10/2026“Whatever the future of this dale, I hope it's created by the people of this place, not imposed on them. And I have a lot of faith in them to find their own way.” Yesterday I listened to the first episode of Another Country, the new James Rebanks doc Some thoughts 🧵 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...bbc.co.ukAnother Country with James Rebanks - Muker - BBC SoundsJames Rebanks explores the lives of rural workers in and around three English villages. 27317
Reposted by @rosemarycockerill.bsky.socialWildDartmoor @tonydartmoor.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The above quote feels particularly relevant here on Dartmoor, where debates about the future of the uplands often turn on questions of insiders and outsiders. So who exactly are “the people of this place”? Who counts? 1103
Reposted by @rosemarycockerill.bsky.socialbigstarbirding.bsky.social @bigstarbirding.bsky.social · 01/10/2026#Northantsbirds A third of the way there to getting the same incredible garden tick as Shetland got today😉, just missing 'Blue' and 'Siberian'😆🤪. 0101
Reposted by @rosemarycockerill.bsky.socialClaire Carvell @clairecarvell.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Ten days left to do a #FITcount in the 2026 @pomscheme.bsky.social survey season! Been watching lots of Ivy bees on the Ivy flowers on our garden fence. Not as many wasps as I remember from previous years. What’s visiting your Ivy? @waspwoman.bsky.social 098
Reposted by @rosemarycockerill.bsky.socialSonia Zakrzewski @soniaz.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Off to Lords for a proud mum moment - watching my daughter umpire there at the home of cricket 🏏 1517812
Reposted by @rosemarycockerill.bsky.socialNick Pettigrew @nick-pettigrew.bsky.social · 09/09/2026I just think that risking your life at a moment's notice to save people you've never met in exchange for no money is a better expression of patriotism than dressing up like a Poundshop paramilitary and intimidating families with kids trying to get onto a ferry. 343109784
Reposted by @rosemarycockerill.bsky.socialGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 09/09/2026“The trouble with you, Spode, is that just because you have succeeded in inducing a handful of half-wits to disfigure the London scene by going about in black shorts, you think you’re someone. You hear them shouting “Heil, Spode!” and you imagine it is the Voice of the People.” Bertie Wooster 2103241824
Reposted by @rosemarycockerill.bsky.socialLev Parikian @levparikian.bsky.social · 20/08/2026I had an email the other day. It was one of the nice ones, from a reader who had found a copy of Why Do Birds Suddenly Disappear in an Oxfam shop, bought it, read it, enjoyed it. It was a signed copy, dedicated to [redacted] & [redacted]. [redacted] and [redacted] are longstanding friends of mine. 3331927
Reposted by @rosemarycockerill.bsky.socialJohn Self @john-self.bsky.social · 20/08/2026This reminds me of Simon Armitage's brilliant entry in the book Mortification: Writers' Stories of their Public Shame. 716031
Reposted by @rosemarycockerill.bsky.socialPortland Bird Observatory @portlandbirdobs.bsky.social · 19/07/202618th July: Little bit of migrant interest at the Bill incl 26 Sand Martin, 10 WW, 5 Sedge W, 4 Yellow Wag & a Cuckoo; 150 Med Gulls, 44 Sandwich Terns & 2 Balearics on the sea. Waders at Ferrybridge incl 36 Dunlin, 9 Sanderling, 8 Redshank, 2 Knot, Whimbrel & Little Stint. 0293
Reposted by @rosemarycockerill.bsky.socialJay Rayner @jayrayner1.bsky.social · 19/07/2026I have a second piece in @ftweekend.com in which, as I approach my 60th, I celebrate all the things I will not apologise for hating. It was very therapeutic to write. www.ft.com/content/6bdd... 3234633
Reposted by @rosemarycockerill.bsky.socialHelen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 19/07/2026“The privet bush in blossom” Artist: CF Tunnicliffe (What to Look for in Summer, 1960) 233456
Reposted by @rosemarycockerill.bsky.socialRuth Tingay @ruthtingay.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Lots of grandstanding from BASC on this ruling, which is odd, because the ruling isn't really that significant. No licence required to keep gamebirds "imprisoned" in pens prior to release on protected sites, BUT A LICENCE IS STILL REQUIRED TO ACTUALLY RELEASE THEM ON PROTECTED SITES! 06228
Reposted by @rosemarycockerill.bsky.socialBerks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust @bbowt.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Female rabbits, called ‘does’, produce one litter of between three and seven babies every month during the breeding season from January to July – that’s a lot of little ones to see this month! 👉 Discover more wildlife this July: www.bbowt.org.uk/blog/logan-w...bbowt.org.ukWildlife to find this July | Berks Bucks and Oxon Wildlife TrustIn the heat of summer, spend time in woodland shade looking out for butterflies, spot vivid wildflowers among the grassland, and enjoy the sound of swifts in our streets. 041
Reposted by @rosemarycockerill.bsky.socialMatthew Parrott @parrottmatthew.bsky.social · 18/07/2026A beautiful evening at @rspb.bsky.social Strumpshaw Fen with 11 swallowtail caterpillars on the edge of the reedbed. 052
Reposted by @rosemarycockerill.bsky.socialHannah Bourne-Taylor *Author*Bird Campaigner @hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social · 19/07/2026First bird of my day: Swifts! Swifts! Wake up everyone and look outside. Listen for their screams. The screaming parties are happening right now and then they’ll be gone, flinging themselves across the Sahara, spinning to African rainforests. #firstbirdofmyday #whatsyours 22801
Reposted by @rosemarycockerill.bsky.socialDr Jill Whitelock @jillwhitelock.bsky.social · 19/07/2026A Bumblebee exploring a Hollyhock. 012818
Reposted by @rosemarycockerill.bsky.socialMark Avery @markavery.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Sunday book review: The Butterfly Season by @leakorsgaard.bsky.social Publisher: Particular Books Review: markavery.info/2026/07/19/s... 'I enjoyed this book a great deal' #butterflies #denmark #bigyear #cultured #bestseller #naturewriting 054
Reposted by @rosemarycockerill.bsky.socialMark Avery @markavery.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Book scams I am experiencing markavery.info/2026/07/19/b... Are other authors getting this type of thing? Or have I been selected as potentially gullible? Be aware. 351
Reposted by @rosemarycockerill.bsky.socialMark Avery @markavery.bsky.social · 19/07/2026There are parakeets!! 152
Reposted by @rosemarycockerill.bsky.socialOpen Seas @open-seas.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Bycatch report finds 10,000+ seabirds, 1,000+ dolphins/porpoises, 500+ seals killed a year by UK fishing, but the fish toll is worse and barely tracked. Without cameras on boats, we're mostly guessing on the amount of damage being done to our seas. 🎣📷 #Bycatch #REM #FisheriesManagementoceanographicmagazine.comThe forgotten fish: What the UK is killing by accident - OceanographicA report lifts the lid on what UK commercial fishing kills by accident - but the species drowned out the headlines are the fish themselves. 043
Reposted by @rosemarycockerill.bsky.socialIUCN SSC Butterfly & Moth Specialist Group @iucnbutterflysg.bsky.social · 15/07/2026📣EUROPEAN RED LIST OF MOTHS PUBLISHED!📣 A m(amm)oth task - huge congratulations to the team! Spoiler: >3000 species assessed at the European level, 704 of them endemic. Ca. 25% are listed as Data Deficient & 11% threatened with extinction. op.europa.eu/en/publicati... 09258
Reposted by @rosemarycockerill.bsky.socialRSPB Scotland @rspbscotland.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Our teams on the ground are fighting a significant wildfire at our Abernethy nature reserve. It has now grown to cover more than 400 hectares of this special place for nature and people. 612360
Reposted by @rosemarycockerill.bsky.socialIan Moore @iankenmoore.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Marsh Tit, Spot Fly, couple of Wood Whites, Small Copper and lots of the commoner butterflies. Abthorpe side of Bucknell wood. #northantsbirds #northantsbutterflies 071
Reposted by @rosemarycockerill.bsky.socialMark Avery @markavery.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Sawfly Cimbex luteus Willow Clubhorn at Summer Leys NR, Northants this morning. @wildlifebcn.org #sawflies 0122
Reposted by @rosemarycockerill.bsky.socialmaura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 14/07/2026I respect France's commitment to not working on a holiday. 114111462404
Reposted by @rosemarycockerill.bsky.socialMark Avery @markavery.bsky.social · 07/07/2026RSPB acquires land in mid-Wales to help Atlantic oakwood species like Pied Flycatcher (pictured) and Wood Warbler and to protect blanket bogs. bit.ly/44hDARp 05912
Reposted by @rosemarycockerill.bsky.socialLev Parikian @levparikian.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Evening 5646
Reposted by @rosemarycockerill.bsky.socialNatalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 03/07/2026#NaturesRights are an essential foundation for a healthy, secure future - from the debate on my bill today hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2026-0... 15221
Reposted by @rosemarycockerill.bsky.socialNicola Chester @nicolawriting.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Birdsong & the richness we’ve laid (are laying) waste to. An astonishing, heartbreaking demonstration of shifting baseline syndrome, & what I remember. Wrote about this @environment.theguardian.com + a real recording made in my village by a fierce & wonderful woman conservationist in 1975. 1/3theguardian.comListen to Britain’s dawn chorus of 1976: the dramatic loss of birdsong in 50 yearsGuardian recreates audio landscape of past filled by loud morning symphony before 73m wild birds were lost 77546
Reposted by @rosemarycockerill.bsky.socialGeorge McGavin @georgemcgavin.bsky.social · 03/07/2026www.ceh.ac.uk/press/new-da...ceh.ac.ukNew data on insect pollinators show dramatic decline in hoverfliesNew data on insect pollinators from the UK Pollinator Monitoring Scheme (PoMS) have been published during Insect Week. The data collected every year across Great Britain (GB) between 2017-2024 show a ... 43317
Reposted by @rosemarycockerill.bsky.socialNick Acheson @themarshtit.bsky.social · 02/07/2026I just flushed a scarlet tiger in my garden (photo from 2 weeks ago). Without wanting to be simplistic, for every species that, assisted by climate change, goes from unheard-of to common, there’s a familiar, much-loved species that can’t cope. Want cattle egrets? Kiss good bye to willow warblers. 410525
Reposted by @rosemarycockerill.bsky.socialButterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · 02/07/2026PESTICIDE UPDATE 🚨: The Government has been found to have legally failed in protecting butterflies and the environment from toxic neonicotinoid pesticides 24819
Reposted by @rosemarycockerill.bsky.socialmartinswarren.bsky.social @martinswarren.bsky.social · 03/07/2026First Old Lady and Herald on my sugar bait last night in Corfe Castle. Always amazes me why some moths ignore light traps, but can lured by sugar and alcohol! #teammoth @dorsetmoths.bsky.social @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social 2253
Reposted by @rosemarycockerill.bsky.socialDr Adrian Colston @dartmoorac.bsky.social · 19/06/2026theconversation.com/claims-of-da...theconversation.comClaims of Dartmoor pony cull reignite row over how to save Britain’s moorlandsSemi-wild ponies are valuable for habitat restoration, yet policy changes may threaten their survival. 163
Reposted by @rosemarycockerill.bsky.socialIan Beavis @ianbeavis.bsky.social · 18/06/2026The nationally scarce Stictoleptura scutellata (Large Black Longhorn beetle) at Old Park, Canterbury, today 1222
Reposted by @rosemarycockerill.bsky.socialGregory Norminton @gregorynorminton.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Every morning when I open the kitchen window I hear the loud call of a wren. It’s been this way since April. I love that tiny, ballsy bird. 3191
Reposted by @rosemarycockerill.bsky.socialMark Avery @markavery.bsky.social · 21/05/2026There seem to be more and more sources of harmful chemicals coming to light. Maybe the regulatory system needs a review? Maybe it needs a revamp? Maybe those whiny greens were right? www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...theguardian.comToxic chemicals in pet flea treatments harming wildlife, UK study warnsFlea treatment chemicals fipronil and imidacloprid also implicated in lower cognitive scores in children with autism 36120
Reposted by @rosemarycockerill.bsky.socialDr Adrian Colston @dartmoorac.bsky.social · 21/05/2026My first Meadow Brown of the year in my garden this morning 0294
Reposted by @rosemarycockerill.bsky.socialMark Avery @markavery.bsky.social · 21/05/2026I voted in @savebutterflies.bsky.social poll for our favourite butterfly britainsfavouritebutterfly.co.uk I chose Brimstone because it kicks off spring and promises good things are coming (and it's dead easy to identify!). 3345
Reposted by @rosemarycockerill.bsky.socialMark Avery @markavery.bsky.social · 21/05/2026A train to nowhere anytime soon that only costs £100,000,000,000. A financial disaster and an environmental scar across the land. I’d like my share (c£1500) redirected to hospitals, education and pothole filling please. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comHS2 is the wildest white elephant in British history. Please put it out of its misery | Simon JenkinsThe government is in thrall to the sunk-cost fallacy. Scrap the project, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins 43411
Reposted by @rosemarycockerill.bsky.socialMark Avery @markavery.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Other fun moths this morning: Least Black Arches, Yellow-faced Bell and Pale Tussock 0133
Reposted by @rosemarycockerill.bsky.socialMark Avery @markavery.bsky.social · 22/05/2026An unexpected Clancy's Rustic the last of 30/16 in my vc32 garden. Have had several of this recent UK colonist but all Sept/Oct so this is way off the scale - some similar Northants records I see. I rarely find in mothtrap - usually nearby but wasn't expected today. @markhammond1966.bsky.social 1182
Reposted by @rosemarycockerill.bsky.socialSteve Fisher @stanwicktramp.bsky.social · 21/04/20262 barwits on the layby islands at Stanwick this morning. The north easterlies deliver, now we need cloud and rain #northantsbirds 0132
Reposted by @rosemarycockerill.bsky.socialWild Justice @wildjustice.bsky.social · 21/04/2026NEW REPORT: Today we publish Unprotected Nature, a report revealing Natural England's failure to designate any new protected sites. Read about it in the Guardian here: 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 612763
Reposted by @rosemarycockerill.bsky.socialmartinswarren.bsky.social @martinswarren.bsky.social · 21/04/2026Green-veined Whites, Pieris napi, now emerging in southern UK. The males smell strongly of lemon to tell females they are the right species of white when they get close. The stronger the smell, the more successful they are. But females are promiscuous and store nutrients from many spermatophores! 1516
Reposted by @rosemarycockerill.bsky.socialMark Avery @markavery.bsky.social · 19/04/2026@wmcollinsbooks.bsky.social @chiffchat.bsky.social @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social @pelagic.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @birdwatchireland.bsky.social @sidneysussex.bsky.social @bristolbirding.bsky.social @flamboroughbird.bsky.social @tcddublin.bsky.social @theseabirdgroup.bsky.social 063
Reposted by @rosemarycockerill.bsky.socialPortland Bird Observatory @portlandbirdobs.bsky.social · 19/04/2026A decent little fall at the Bill this morning: towards 130 ringed so far incl the first Lesser Whitethroats of the spring and several Redstart - nice! 1789
