Pond Watcher @watcherpond.bsky.social · 19/09/2026www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukZoos help to save snail found in only one lake in WalesOnce prevalent across the UK, this mollusc is now only found in one lake in Wales. 020
Reposted by Pond WatcherNEYEDC @teamneyedc.bsky.social · 10/07/2026It's great to see so many projects awarded @naturalengland.bsky.social Species Recovery Programme funding in the Yorkshire region, from threatened invertebrates to projects for Black Grouse, White-clawed Crayfish, and the Scarce Vapourer. A full list can be viewed here: www.gov.uk/government/p... 🪲 111
Pond Watcher @watcherpond.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Could these be the pupal cases of a Fungus Gnat? Found under log at Castle Hill Hospital, Cottingham on 23 June during a Hull Nats excursion. iNaturalist suggested Keroplatini. Comments/suggestions v welcome. @suillia.bsky.social @flygirlnhm.bsky.social 110
Reposted by Pond WatcherAlan Knox @alanknox.bsky.social · 04/06/2026200 dead White-lipped #Snails on 150m of verge @ Loirsbank Road. Did ACC spray something #toxic? What else died? #Biodiversity?? I hope none were eaten by the Song Thrushes or Hedgehogs. This seems mindless. @aberdeencc.bsky.social 175
Reposted by Pond WatcherDr Astrid Biddle @astridbiddle.bsky.social · 31/05/2026@ilichenmoss2.bsky.social George Greiff in the BBC News headlines on Sunday morning. A fantastic discovery, and hopefully a way to moderate invasive (INNS) Campylopus introflexus (Heath Star Moss). Well deserved recognition for some very interesting bryological work. 🎉🙌 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukKiller fungus discovered that destroys UK invasive plantA newly discovered species raises hope that some native British habitats could be restored. 13614
Reposted by Pond WatcherMac @scarpermac.bsky.social · 26/05/2026No doubt there wil be better photos but the "Dad, what's that weird Heron" from the back of the car y'day evening led to a staggering, to my tiny mind, find (assume re-find of birds from Blacktoft?) of White Stork just outside Cottingham yesterday #YorkshireBirding @rarebirder.bsky.social #UKBirding 0233
Pond Watcher @watcherpond.bsky.social · 25/05/2026An obliging Empis tessellata, East Yorkshire today. A predator and nectar feeder. Note the long proboscis. 040
Reposted by Pond WatcherDavid Stevens 🇺🇦 @davidst999.bsky.social · 25/05/2026Bog Beacon (Mitrula paludosa) still fruiting in the ponds down at Saltoun Wood in East Lothian. #Fungi #Mushrooms #Mycology #Nature #Photography #Nikon 0455
Pond Watcher @watcherpond.bsky.social · 24/05/2026Plenty of insects to see the other day in the Walled Garden at Holkham Hall, Norfolk, including this striking Heteropteran, Miris striatus 081
Pond Watcher @watcherpond.bsky.social · 24/05/2026I believe these are Orange-marked Craneflies, Ptychoptera contaminata, at Holkham Hall lake, Norfolk, 21st May. 060
Reposted by Pond WatcherSpurn Bird Observatory @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social · 24/05/20263 Red-veined Darters so far today (1 at south end of Chalk Bank, 1 at Point dunes, 1 at Kilnsea Wetlands) and locally rare Large Red Damselfly at Sykes Field. #Spurndragonflies #Spurndamselflies @rarebirder.bsky.social 0102
Reposted by Pond WatcherSpurn Bird Observatory @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social · 23/05/2026The first Red-veined Darter of the year just south of the Warren amongst the buckthorn, closely followed by 4 presumed individuals over Kilnsea Wetlands #spurnbirds @rarebirder.bsky.social 051
Reposted by Pond WatcherNEYEDC @teamneyedc.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Our Monad of the Month for May 2026 is SE8647, located at Londesborough, near Market Weighton: www.neyedc.org.uk/updates-insi... 📍 Click through to read more about a grid square where we're lacking records!neyedc.org.ukMonad of the Month - SE8647 - Londesborough, Market Weighton — neyedcOur Monad of the Month for May 2026 is SE8647, located about 5km north of Market Weighton. 022
Reposted by Pond WatcherUK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) @ukceh.bsky.social · 19/05/2026Did you know that UK gardens collectively form more green space than all our national nature reserves combined? They are vital mini-ecosystems for supporting biodiversity, wellbeing & climate resilience. Even small greenspaces help. 🔗 f.mtr.cool/udwwyaukou #RHSChelsea #CitizenScience 0237
Reposted by Pond WatcherJohn Walters @johnwalterswildife.bsky.social · 19/05/2026If you are interested in learning to identify the UKs ground beetles there are free guides to download on my website johnwalters.co.uk/publications... 917267
Pond Watcher @watcherpond.bsky.social · 09/05/2026www.birdguides.com/articles/con...birdguides.comStudy highlights value of casual contributors to wildlife dataA new study found that occasional contributors play a vital role in citizen science projects, significantly enhancing data coverage and value. 000
Reposted by Pond WatcherYorkshire Naturalists' Union @ynuorg.bsky.social · 08/05/2026What's on this month? 🗓️ Sat 9th May - Bryological Section Field Meeting @ Leyburn Sun 10th May - Yorkshire Dragonflies Group @ Terrington Mon 18th May - Entomological Section Field Meeting @ Castle Howard Sat 30th May - VC61 Excursion @ Heslington, York Full details: www.ynu.org.uk/news-events/... 022
Reposted by Pond WatcherIan Beavis @ianbeavis.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Sadly this one has pretty much gone from the Tunbridge Wells area, for the reason mentioned, along with its later-flying relatives L glaucia & L laternaria 1143
Pond Watcher @watcherpond.bsky.social · 21/04/2026@dst-conservation.bsky.social I wonder if adults of this species, the largest British water beetle, will fly northwards to your ponds eventually 210
Pond Watcher @watcherpond.bsky.social · 21/04/2026International City Nature Challenge 24-27 April. Latest issue of the Naturalist has article on results & notable finds of York CNC 2025, incl Crucifix Ground Beetle, reported to be one of Europe's rarest ground beetles @inaturalist.bsky.social @ynuorg.bsky.social @teamneyedc.bsky.social 121
Reposted by Pond WatcherGregor Kalinkat @gkalinkat.bsky.social · 15/04/2026Almost half of European freshwater fishes 🐟 at risk of extinction, new IUCN Red List reveals 🧪 iucn.org/press-releas...iucn.orgAlmost half of European freshwater fishes at risk of extinction, new IUCN Red List revealsThe updated European Red List of Freshwater Fishes – the most comprehensive assessment in 15 years – reveals little evidence of species recovery and calls for urgent action to protect Europe’s aquatic... 11613
Pond Watcher @watcherpond.bsky.social · 11/04/2026Hybrids On The Horizon - bioGraphic www.biographic.com/hybrids-on-t...biographic.comHybrids On The Horizon - bioGraphicChance encounters and novel conditions have led to different species cross-breeding more often. Is it a good thing? 000
Reposted by Pond WatcherJohn Walters @johnwalterswildife.bsky.social · 10/04/2026A beautiful Copper Peacock Elaphrus cupreus ground beetle on the muddy margin of a pond. Challacombe, Dartmoor, Devon 17111
Reposted by Pond WatcherRob Yaxley @robyaxley.bsky.social · 09/04/2026Great Silver Water Beetles are an almost regular occurrence in the moth trap in spring here. Assume they are increasing in range nationally. 1475
Reposted by Pond WatcherMac @scarpermac.bsky.social · 05/04/2026If you needed any other reason to support a ban on Pheasant breeding, release and shooting here's another @lymediseaseuk.bsky.social 02510
Reposted by Pond WatcherButterfly Conservation Yorkshire @bcyorkshire.bsky.social · 04/04/2026The final zoom talk rounds up 2025 Butterfly season and what a season it was! An Annus Mirablis some would say. We look at the effects of the heat and drought on the fortunes of our species on different habitats as well as exploring a record breaking early start www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/yorkshire-...eventbrite.co.ukYorkshire Butterfly Season 2025 by Nick HallNick Hall is the Yorkshire county Transect coordinator will present a review of the 2025 Butterfly Season. 094
Pond Watcher @watcherpond.bsky.social · 02/04/2026A small northern chalk stream, Ings Beck in North Newbald, looking fine on 30 March. 081
Reposted by Pond WatcherNEYEDC @teamneyedc.bsky.social · 02/04/2026Just over three weeks to go until the City Nature Challenge begins! Find out more and get involved in Hull City Nature Challenge on our website: www.neyedc.org.uk/hull-cnc-2026 and on iNaturalist: uk.inaturalist.org/projects/cit...neyedc.org.ukHull City Nature Challenge 2026 — neyedc 222
Pond Watcher @watcherpond.bsky.social · 01/04/2026Milk Parsley planting at Hornsea Mere, East Yorkshire www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukProject to bring swallowtail butterfly back to East YorkshireThe UK's largest native butterfly has not been seen in the region for more than a century. 030
Reposted by Pond WatcherBiological Recording Company @biologicalrecording.co.uk · 01/04/2026What is a turlough? These seasonal lakes fill and drain through underground channels, creating a unique and ever-changing freshwater habitat. Join Dr @hmbarber-james.bsky.social on 28 May for a FREE entoLIVE exploring their hidden insect diversity 🌎 🧪 Sign up: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1914939919... 076
Pond Watcher @watcherpond.bsky.social · 28/03/2026Botany training www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/new-cambridg...botanic.cam.ac.ukNew Cambridge course set to revive botany and bridge critical gap in plant science education - Cambridge University Botanic GardenThe programme is aimed at advanced undergraduates, PhD students, early-career researchers, professional ecologists, horticulturalists and conservation practitioners seeking deeper botanical expertise. 000
Reposted by Pond WatcherYorkshire Naturalists' Union @ynuorg.bsky.social · 24/03/2026It was wonderful to welcome 80 people to the YNU's annual conference in York last Saturday to discuss means and methods of increasing the recording effort of some of Yorkshire's under-recorded taxon, and improve the quality of records sent in to our volunteer county recorders. 1162
Reposted by Pond WatcherIan Duggan @icdugg.bsky.social · 04/02/2026This is so crazy! Invasive mallards in NZ have been observed preying on the chicks of our "bird of the century", pūteketeke. "This duck behaviour was unknown to DoC experts, and there was a concern that it would spread, as ducks learned from each other". www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/doc-fears...nzherald.co.nz'We were horrified': DoC shock as ducks filmed eating native chicks aliveDoC has euthanised three mallards from Lake Alexandrina to stop copycat attacks. 011
Reposted by Pond WatcherNational Library of Scotland @natlibscot.bsky.social · 03/03/2026How much have our coastlines changed in the last century? 🌊 Our georeferenced map viewer allows you to directly compare maps from history with the present day. In this example, you can see Great Cowden on the Yorkshire coast, where the shoreline has receded around 200 metres over the last century. 1408
Reposted by Pond WatcherRob Yaxley @robyaxley.bsky.social · 13/03/2026Bristly millipedes out and about at Garvestone church today. 1555
Reposted by Pond WatcherWendy English @whitbybotanist.bsky.social · 12/03/2026After the devastating wildfire on Fylingdales, it's interesting to see the appearance of some fungi specialising in fire sites, and a liverwort growing on bare damp soil. @fylingdalesed.bsky.social @northyorkmoors.org.uk 3498
Reposted by Pond Watchermartinswarren.bsky.social @martinswarren.bsky.social · 09/03/2026I would have thought this was a bit premature? They turn up in small numbers but we cannot rule out releases for many sightings. I would have thought Clouded Yellow was a better candidate as we have larvae confirmed breeding on cliffs of Bournemouth most winters @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social 1133
Reposted by Pond WatcherNEYEDC @teamneyedc.bsky.social · 09/03/2026Our team had an uplifting afternoon this past Friday at the Hull and East Yorkshire Nature Recovery Conference, celebrating the launch of the region's LNRS. We particularly loved the video produced to introduce the strategy - you can find it (+ lots of other resources) here: heylnp.co.uk/lnrs/ 🌿heylnp.co.ukHull and East Yorkshire Local Nature Recovery Strategy - Hull and East Yorkshire Local Nature PartnershipContribute to Hull & East Yorkshire's Nature Recovery Strategy. Discover priority habitats, explore funding opportunities, and support local biodiversity today. 062
Reposted by Pond WatcherDr Keith Wilson 💭 @keithwilson.eu · 08/03/2026“If this biological pump didn’t exist, atmospheric CO₂ levels would be roughly twice those as they are at the moment. So the oceans are doing a pretty good job” #ClimateEmergency #Biodiversity www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comTiny creature gorges, gets fat, and locks up planet-warming carbonScientists find out how the epic deep sea migration of a tiny animal is storing planet-warming carbon. 829082
Reposted by Pond WatcherThe Irish Pages Press @irishpages.bsky.social · 07/03/2026“When all this is over I mean / to travel north...” ~ ‘Lochan’, a beautiful #poem by Kathleen Jamie 🍃 Our #Scotland issue, co-edited by Kathleen, is available here: irishpages.org/product/vol-... 07021
Reposted by Pond WatcherEdward Pollard @epollard.bsky.social · 06/03/2026"There's five times as many butterflies on cattle grazing sites compared with sheep grazed sites," @bcyorkshire.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukYorkshire Dales sheep and cattle swap boosts biodiversity - studiesNatural England began switching to cattle grazing at its Ingleborough site in the Dales in 2004. 27337
Reposted by Pond WatcherYorkshire Naturalists' Union @ynuorg.bsky.social · 06/03/2026The full programme for the YNU Conference on 21st March has now been released! For full details (and to get your tickets!) see the YNU website: www.ynu.org.uk/news-events/... 034
Reposted by Pond WatcherBritish Beekeepers Association @bbka.org.uk · 28/02/2026The first credible sighting of a yellow-legged Asian hornet has been reported by the National Bee Unit/Defra on 26.2.26 in the Doncaster area of South Yorkshire. Please stay vigilant. NB the Wrexham, Wales nest found in January has been officially listed in 2025 data 011
Reposted by Pond WatcherYorkshire Naturalists' Union @ynuorg.bsky.social · 13/02/2026Join us for this year's YNU Conference on Saturday 21st March at The Priory Street Centre, York: 'Recording Yorkshire's natural history - beyond ‘The State of Yorkshire's Nature’ report'. Purchase your tickets here: www.ynu.org.uk/join-the-ynu... or contact membership@ynu.org.uk. 055
Reposted by Pond WatcherNic Wilson @nicwilson.bsky.social · 12/02/2026When there are limpet shells in your thatch, you know something's not quite right with the weather. Today's @theguardian.com country diary by @tomallanwriter.bsky.social considers storm damage in a beleaguered Devon village. #countrydiary #naturewritingtheguardian.comCountry diary: How much bad weather can one village take? | Tom AllanTorcross, Devon: 2026 has been defined by storms here. My job of repairing a thatched roof is simple compared with the wider recovery 12010
Reposted by Pond WatcherJean-Lou Justine @jean-lou-justine.bsky.social · 10/02/2026New paper published today in @peerj.bsky.social Based on simple observation and citizen science, we show that cats and dogs can contribute to the spread of invasive land flatworms—no molecular data needed.🧪 Open access: peerj.com/articles/207... 0206
Reposted by Pond WatcherDr Marcus Rhodes @marcusrhodes.bsky.social · 08/02/2026Three-lobed Crowfoot is at peak flowering just now in the Mediterranean temporary ponds on the Lizard Heaths. #WildflowerHour 0335
Reposted by Pond WatcherWilliam Bishop @wjrpb.bsky.social · 07/02/2026Andricus sieboldi. The Barnacle Gall. Wasp gall on oak sapling. Bayfordbury, Herts today. Always near the base of the plant. #galls #galling. 0317
Pond Watcher @watcherpond.bsky.social · 07/02/2026@scarpermac.bsky.social for info following your recent post about this book 051
Pond Watcher @watcherpond.bsky.social · 05/02/2026A UK climate security report backed by the intelligence services was quietly buried – a pattern we’ve seen many times before theconversation.com/a-uk-climate...theconversation.comA UK climate security report backed by the intelligence services was quietly buried – a pattern we’ve seen many times beforeGovernments have been warned about climate change for 70 years. They’re still suppressing the worst news. 021
