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Tamasine Stretton @tarkamerl.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Lots of Nomada cuckoo bees on the prowl this morning. 😍 They are so beautiful when seen close up. Look at those eyes! Just wish they were easier to identify! 😆 #UKWildlife #bees #Nomada

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Tamasine Stretton @tarkamerl.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

You can now join this from anywhere in the world! Head to www.mont-hmg.co.uk/2025-symposi... to get your live streaming tickets. Please share! #habitatmanagement @severnrivers.bsky.social

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Tamasine Stretton @tarkamerl.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

Visited the Wildegoose Nursery yesterday. A glorious mixture of flowers and crops, absolutely alive with insect life. Delicious food from the tearoom, some of which was grown in the garden. An absolute inspiration! Thanks @pickeletto.bsky.social for the tip.

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Tamasine Stretton @tarkamerl.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Please can someone confirm this is Leopoldius signatus? Very early and not recorded in Montgomeryshire before! @flygirlnhm.bsky.social @teamdiptera.bsky.social @dipteristsforum.bsky.social #ukwildlife #flies #conopidae

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Royal Entomological Society @royentsoc.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Do you know a young person with an interest in insects? 🦋 The Douglas Boyes Fund aims to provide people aged 14-18 with access to entomology equipment, fostering their passion for insects and inspiring them to engage and share their interest with other young individuals 🔽

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Douglas Boyes Fund - Royal Entomological Society

The Douglas Boyes Fund has been established in honour of Douglas Boyes (1996-2021), an esteemed entomologist specialising in Lepidoptera. The Fund aims to provide young people aged 14-18 with access…

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Tamasine Stretton @tarkamerl.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

What a treasure @rspb.bsky.social's Bempton Cliffs is! The shear abundance of bird life there is astounding & such close views of Gannets, in particular. Today, I learned how to age them and was intrigued why there were so many non-breeding birds there. Corn Bunting & Tree Sparrow too!

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Tamasine Stretton @tarkamerl.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

Cracking start to #30DaysWild going through the moth trap in the garden. 75 individual moths of 25 species, including two less common species, Maiden's Blush and Orange Footman. #moths #ukwildlife #scorchedwing #pebblehooktip #maidensblush #orangefootman

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Tamasine Stretton @tarkamerl.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

Of the nests in the garden nest boxes this year, two Blue Tits failed, and two successfully fledged 8 young each. The last to go are these beautiful Great Tits (6/7). 🤞

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Tamasine Stretton @tarkamerl.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Another enjoyable morning round the moth trap. 74 individual moths, 26 species recorded, plus 4 cockchafers and a caddisfly.

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Tamasine Stretton @tarkamerl.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Our local sheep are lucky. All morning, they have sheltered in the shade of the trees in the L photo. Then, as the sun moved round, one-by-one, they walked over to the other side of the field, to the increasing shade there (R photo). These trees and hedges support lots of wildlife as well.

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Tamasine Stretton @tarkamerl.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

A big surprise to encounter a female Common Clubtail at #Welshpool Golf Club today! A few miles from the River Severn, where they breed, and a new record for the site! 😃 #ukwildlife

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Tamasine Stretton @tarkamerl.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

My 19th Montgomeryshire PBF flight season has come to an end, and today, I saw the first Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary. Also had eight other butterfly 🦋 species, including half a dozen Painted Lady, who have suddenly appeared everywhere!

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Tamasine Stretton @tarkamerl.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Got 12 hours a week and keen to make a difference for people and wildlife? Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust are looking for someone to support the membership. More details on the link below 👇 www.montwt.co.uk/jobs/members...

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Tamasine Stretton @tarkamerl.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Getting some practice in ahead of the Moth Morning event at #Welshpool Golf Club later this month (www.montwt.co.uk/events/2025-...). 19 species, the most numerous being Cockchafer beetles. The Shark was a big surprise; my book says late June onwards! Puss Moth and Spectacle my other top faves.

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Tamasine Stretton @tarkamerl.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

The early spring continues! This afternoon, just beside my favourite Hawthorn at Middletown Hill, I heard at least two Common Green Grasshoppers stridulating!! Took me quite a while to believe what I was hearing! @vc40orthops.bsky.social

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Tamasine Stretton @tarkamerl.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

After a rubbish night's sleep, I felt pulled by outdoors. Wonderful! Saw at least 7 rabbits & 16 Fallow Deer; the bluebells were beautiful. The air was cool and filled with bird song. The half moon, followed by sunrise above Breidden Hill was the icing on the cake. #NationalMammalWeek #EarthDay2025

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Tamasine Stretton @tarkamerl.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

A few of the beautiful wild flowers I have enjoyed seeing in the garden and local area this week. Wild Cherry Yellow Archangel Goldilocks Cowslip #signsofspring #lovewildlife #lovenature #wildflowers

White cherry blossom and fresh young leaves

Yellow Archangel: a green plant with leaves like nettle and clusters of yellow flowers running up the stem

Goldilocks buttercup: an even yellow flowered buttercup with rosettes of thin leaves

A dense clump of Cowslips with many yellow flowers carried on clustered trumpets atop tall stems, above a rosette of green leaves

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Tamasine Stretton @tarkamerl.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

Spring is so early this year! Pearl-bordered Fritillary butterflies on the wing near Welshpool today! 5th April is a new record earliest emergence, by a whole week! They were too quick for photos, so this is a shot I took a few years ago. @savebutterflies.bsky.social @pickeletto.bsky.social

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Ben Porter @bardseyben.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Nature Workforce Wales 🌿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🐧🐝 If you think that you are contributing to conserve or restore nature (in a voluntary or paid role) then please fill in this survey! // os ydych chi’n meddwl eich bod yn cyfrannu at adfer byd natur (wirfoddol/gyflogedig) llenwch yr arolwg! ymateb.gov.wales/s/1IYLHF/?la...

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Tamasine Stretton @tarkamerl.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Do you have a little spare time to help an awesome charity? This is a fantastic way is doing something meaningful for nature. www.montwt.co.uk/volunteering...

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Bumblebee Conservation Trust @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

It’s official, 2024 was the worst year for bumblebees since records began🚨 The latest findings from #BeeWalk, our national bumblebee monitoring scheme, have revealed bumblebee numbers declined by almost a quarter (22.5%) across Great Britain💔 Read on: www.bumblebeeconservation.org/british-bumb...

A bumblebee dusted in yellow pollen sitting in a greyed-out flower. Text reads: 2024 was the worst year for bumblebees since records began.

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Tamasine Stretton @tarkamerl.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

If you have a spare moment, please can you nominate Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust by clicking on the link below. Deadline is Sunday. animal.movementforgood.com/index.php?cn...

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Tamasine Stretton @tarkamerl.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

20 years ago I started working for Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust. I'm so lucky to work for such a dynamic organisation, delivering positive change. Every day I have purpose, able to make a difference, as well as doing what I love. I am blessed with wonderful colleagues. Here's to many more years!

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Tamasine Stretton @tarkamerl.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Eight years recording #GardenBirds and other garden visitors for @bto-gbw.bsky.social. It is always particularly satisfying to feed my obsessive biological recording habit with meaningful contributions to science. ☺️

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Tamasine Stretton @tarkamerl.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Are you a motivated and enthusiastic individual wanting to inspire others about wildlife? Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust is looking for a Visitor Reception Officer for the Dyfi Wildlife Centre at #CorsDyfi Nature Reserve. More details: www.montwt.co.uk/jobs/visitor... Please share.

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Visitor Reception Officer - Dyfi Wildlife Centre | Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust

The Dyfi Wildlife Centre (DWC) Visitor Reception Officer will be responsible for the development and smooth operation of the Centre’s reception area. They will provide the first point of contact for v...

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Tamasine Stretton @tarkamerl.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

I started not using chemical treatments on my dogs for their health; the more I hear about their impacts on the environment and wildlife, the more I'm glad I don't.

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