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Andrea Rowe

@wildglamorgan.bsky.social
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Tea-fuelled | Ecologist & nature lover | South Wales | Mam to two girls

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George Tordoff @gmtord.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
It's only taken 35 years of moth trapping! Finally my first Ni Moth. To MV light in my Cardiff garden last night. #TeamMoth @migrantmothuk.bsky.social
Ni Moth, Trichoplusia ni
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Lyn Heideman @heidelyn.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Scent-based interactions are crucial for ecosystem services (bees pollinate crops) and preservation of biodiversity (scent guides monarchs to milkweed). Scientists are studying how humans are changing the chemical signals of plants and animals and the impacts: e360.yale.edu/features/sme.... 🌎
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Humans Are Changing How Nature Smells, With Risks for Wildlife
A growing body of research shows how air pollution, fertilizers, and fungicides are altering the chemical signals that plants and animals use to communicate. Scientists warn that insect reproduction, ...
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TrevorTheBotanist @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
A year ago today my book ‘Urban Plants’ was released into the wild. I could never have predicted the wonderful response it’s had, and I’m thrilled Mark Avery crowned it his ‘Book of 2025’ (markavery.info/2025/11/30/t...). If you’ve bought a copy, thank you! #UrbanPlants #UrbanGaze 1/4…
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Andrea Rowe @wildglamorgan.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Thanks to @daveslade42.bsky.social this species new to the UK in the last few years, was on my radar: Coccomyces delta. Found on fallen Laurus nobilis, Bay leaves. Ascomata/fruiting bodies often triangular. Recorded 30/05 Vale of Glamorgan VC 41. If you have Bay, have a look. @britmycolsoc.org.uk
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Dai Herbert @daiherbert.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Chuffed to have found a colony of Marsh Frittilaries today in my local patch near Pontardulais.
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South East Wales Biodiversity Records Centre @sewbrec.org.uk · 21/05/2026
We are delighted to share the Spring 2026 edition of the Gwent-Glamorgan Newsletter! Many thanks to all contributors. Download a pdf here: www.sewbrec.org.uk/upload/libra... Or read as a flipbook here: online.fliphtml5.com/zpyru/nsib/
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Andrea Rowe @wildglamorgan.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Visited Mynydd Ruthin - the sun brought out some beautifully fresh Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary butterflies. On my casual wander (with dog) I saw 11 individuals, so I'm sure there are more there. These seem to be the first records since 2000, so really positive news. @savebutterflies.bsky.social
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Andrea Rowe @wildglamorgan.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Genista angelica, Petty Whin, recorded at a nearby Common in Bridgend County VC41 Glamorgan. It is doing really well here this year with 150+ small plants plus some nice large clumps. @bridgend.gov.uk @plantlifeuk.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social
Yellow flowers of Genista angelica  Petty Whin. Leaves and spines of Genista anglica Petty Whin Large plant of Genista anglica Petty Whin
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Andrea Rowe @wildglamorgan.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Today's garden find: larva of a Drinker moth. These overwinter as a larva and, when fully grown, will pupate then emerge as an adult July/August. Popped it somewhere safe #teammoth @savebutterflies.bsky.social
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Andrea Rowe @wildglamorgan.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
I am thrilled there will be green voices in the Senedd in Wales. It feels very hopeful here.
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Teresa Frost @zarfrost.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
At the @nfbr.bsky.social conference, we're a small organisation but have punched above our weight over the past 40 years, instrumental in founding younger biological recording orgs NBN and ALERC
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Andrea Rowe @wildglamorgan.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
This lovely Ichneumon wasp, Metopius citratus, visited my garden today, Glamorgan VC41. Thanks to Adam Roberts for helping confirm identification. @valelnp.bsky.social #Ichneumonwasp @wtsww.bsky.social
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Kevin Walker @bsbiscience.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
I think we have a new grassland type! Bird’s-eye Primrose grassland on Sulber, Ingleborough today. The number of Primula farinosa in flower was jaw-dropping. Beautiful. I never dreamt this grassland could be this good when I first visited in 1995. Then just the odd Primula flowering in flushes
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Andrea Rowe @wildglamorgan.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
The colour & smell of native Bluebells, Hyacinthoides non-scripta, at this local Common land were amazing today. Scaly Male-fern, Dryopteris affinis agg., Cream Wave moth, Scopula floslactata, & the orchid Common Twayblade, Neottia ovata also spotted. @valelnp.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social
Native Bluebells in flowerScale Male-fern Cream Wave mothCommon Twayblade orchid
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Andrea Rowe @wildglamorgan.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Spotted these structures on a local South Wales beach. Constructed by the bristleworm, Lagis koreni, from just a single layer of sand grains. The black coal dust made them easier to spot. Spectacular to think that a bristleworm could make this. Nature is amazing! @wtsww.bsky.social #marinelife
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Andrea Rowe @wildglamorgan.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Last April (2025) our moth trap in the Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales had this beautiful female Emperor in it plus eggs she'd laid. We released her and looked after the eggs. On 20th April 2025 the eggs hatched. These photos show the journey @savebutterflies 1/4
Female Emperor moth 06.04.25Emperor moth eggs 06.04.25Hatching Day Emperor moth 20.04.25Newly emerged caterpillars 20.04.25
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Andrea Rowe @wildglamorgan.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
A book to add to my list: highlighting the fact that female birdsong has, up until now, not been studied. Also interesting looking at the vocabulary around female vs male bird descriptions.
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Andrea Rowe @wildglamorgan.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
A late #wildflowerhour post celebrating 2 stunning yellow woodland flowers seen today, with wonderful scientific names: Lamiastrum galeobdolon and Euphorbia amygdaloides (Yellow archangel and Wood spurge). I love the acid yellow flowers of the spurge - and so do the larvae of the Drab Looper moth.
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wildflowerhour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Have you seen a Cowslip in bloom this year? This week’s challenge is to find one and share your pics for #wildflowerhour this Sunday using the hashtag #CowslipChallenge. Happy flower hunting! 💛
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Andrea Rowe @wildglamorgan.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Glad we checked the garden waste bag before use - it was in our front garden with damp soil in the bottom. This beautiful Common toad was hanging about in it. We are very lucky to have them in our garden and field. Look at those eyes and that skin! Relocated somewhere safe. @arc-trust.bsky.social
Common toad in garden waste bagCommon toad Common toad
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Andrea Rowe @wildglamorgan.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
There's just something about oil beetles. The coastal area I live in the Vale of Glamorgan is a real stronghold for the Black Oil Beetle, Meloe proscarabaeus, I even have them in my garden. But head inland a short distance & the dominant species is the Violet Oil Beetle, M. violaceus, like this one.
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Andrea Rowe @wildglamorgan.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Turned a stone at Aberthaw & came across 2 beautiful limestone-loving Lapidary snails Helicigona lapicida. The Vale of Glamorgan limestone walls are also wonderful for lichens - I'm going to learn some this year with the help of this highly recommended new book @britishlichensociety.org.uk
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Dave Goulson @davegoulson.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Nice article on how pet flea & tick treatments end up in rivers: the-european.eu/story-57030/...
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Fipronil Waterway Pollution Europe Warning
Fipronil Waterway Pollution Europe concerns grow as pet flea treatments contaminate rivers, threatening wildlife and drinking water safety.
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Andrea Rowe @wildglamorgan.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Pollinators on shrubs at a local garden centre today: Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris, Early Bumblebee B. pratorum, a Hoverfly Eristalis pertinax, & a Bluebottle Calliphora. There's plenty of research into gardens being important for pollinators. Anyone aware of any about garden centres?
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Will Langdon @wlangdon12.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Big thanks to my supervisors @owentlewis.bsky.social and @richardfoxbc.bsky.social from @savebutterflies.bsky.social for their support in this work and throughout my PhD!
An image of the study site for the paper discussed in the thread, a lowland meadow in early summer, with Buttercups in flower.A Common Sorrel (Rumex acetosa) plant with a Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas) larvae and eggs visible on the plant.
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Edward Pollard @epollard.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Here is the full paper #conservationevidence @richardfoxbc.bsky.social @djhbutterflies.bsky.social @martinswarren.bsky.social @ukbutterflies.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social @chrisvanswaay.bsky.social @pietervantieghem.bsky.social besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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The effect of different grazing managements on butterfly abundance, diversity and composition at a calcareous upland site
Research from an upland calcareous site in the Yorkshire Dales finds light cattle grazing supports 4.9× as many butterflies and 1.7× as many butterfly species as light sheep grazing, while ungrazed a...
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Andrea Rowe @wildglamorgan.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Seen today on my local patch in the Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales: Black oil beetle, Beadlet anemone, Fox moth caterpillar, Alexanders full of life. @valelnp.bsky.social such a special place.
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Andrea Rowe @wildglamorgan.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
A few days of sun is all nature needs to get going. Flowering Anemone nemorosa, Wood anemone and very active Frog tadpoles spotted yesterday.
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Andrea Rowe @wildglamorgan.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Visited western edge of Kenfig NNR today. Dozens of tiny Hornungia petraea, Hutchinsia in flower (my thumb shows how tiny this plant is), my first Glow-worm larvae of the year & an impressive Fox Moth larvae. Skylarks, Lapwings & 2 Hares extra bonuses #glamorganbotany #kenfig #ukglowworm
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Andrea Rowe @wildglamorgan.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Visited Sand Point, Somerset today and had a brilliant view back over to Wales. Spotted this Iris tuberosa Snake's-head Iris on the walk up, non-native but the flies were loving it.
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Andrea Rowe @wildglamorgan.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
@riverflies.bsky.social After a tricky couple of years I am finally going through some old photos to put records in. This beautiful adult Chimarra marginata, was seen on a trip to Devon in 2022.
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Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Unshielded outdoor fixtures allow light to be emitted in multiple directions, contributing to light pollution 💡🦋 Choosing cut-off or fully cut-off shielding can help to redirect artificial light away from our night skies. #DarkSkyWeek #MothsMatter
A guide to how light shielding can help moths, by Butterfly Conservation. No cut-off means light can travel in all directions, attracting nocturnal insects and contributing to sky glow. Semi cut-off means that some light is shielded but some can still spill upwards. Cut-off means that light is prevented from travelling directly up or spilling upwards. Fully cut-off is best, directing light downwards.
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Curlew Action @curlewaction.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Happy #WorldCurlewDay! On this day - the best day of the year - we celebrate the beautiful Eurasian Curlew and its wonderful cousins around the world. As Mary Colwell says: Love them, celebrate them, protect them 💚
The World Curlew Day logo.
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Andrea Rowe @wildglamorgan.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
Extra special Easter delivery! 13 days ago a female Emperor moth laid her eggs in our moth trap. Yesterday, they hatched & around 80 caterpillars are now happily munching on Bramble & Hawthorn. Follow along to see their journey from caterpillar to cocoon 1/2 @savebutterflies.bsky.social #mothsmatter
Hatched Emperor moth eggsDay 2: 1st instar Emperor moth larvae or caterpillarsDay 2 Emperor moth 5-6mm in lengthAlready agile - I think these Emperor moth youngsters will be a handful!
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Andrea Rowe @wildglamorgan.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Not surprising that microplastic pollution has been around as long as mass plastic use has been. Shows importance of collections for research.
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Andrea Rowe @wildglamorgan.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Good news about Barn Owl numbers. Trends show nesting began very early in 2024, with many broods already at ringing age by late May.
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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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Richard Fox @richardfoxbc.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
One of the big shocks of last year’s UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme results was that, after its worst year on record in 2024 and a run of six below average years, Green-veined White (Pieris napi) is now in long-term decline. Numbers have dropped 28% at monitored sites since 1976.
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Andrea Rowe @wildglamorgan.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
Not many moths in the trap last night (very windy here VC41 Vale of Glamorgan): 2 Common Quaker, 1 Early Grey & 1 Nut-tree Tussock. But we did have 2 other beauties... (1/4) #mothsmatter @gardenmothscheme.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social @valelnp.bsky.social @walesnatureweek.bsky.social
The Tissue mothNut-tree Tussock mothStunning female Emperor moth Emperor moth eggs laid in an egg box
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Richard Fox @richardfoxbc.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Busy day of media interviews spreading the news of the @ukbms.bsky.social officially dreadful year for UK butterflies in 2024. 51/58 species declined, with common species having their 2nd worst year on record butterfly-conservation.org/make-your-pr... 🌍
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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) @ukceh.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
NEWS: 🦋 2024 was one of the worst years on record for UK #butterflies, according to the latest figures from the UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme @ukbms.bsky.social It was the fifth worst year since records began in 1976. See the official UKBMS figures ➡️ ukbms.org/official-sta... 🧵🧪 1/
Image of Small Copper on a computer screen, and text NEWS: More than half of UK butterflies are in long-term decline
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Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Join us in protecting the Marsh Fritillary in Wales 🦋 The Marsh Fritillary is declining in Wales due to habitat loss, degradation and fragmentation, but together we can turn things around for this iconic butterfly. Find out more at 👉 butterfly-conservation.org/conservation...
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BirdGuides @birdguides.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
New streetlights installed in a Cape Verdean town have caused hundreds of seabird deaths in a matter of days, according to reports:
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New lights cause hundreds of seabird deaths in Cape Verde
Hundreds of seabirds are being killed in a Cape Verdean town after the installation of new streetlights. Associação Projecto Vitó, a local conservation NGO, reported that it started receiving calls from fishermen in the town of Tantum on the island of Brava about large numbers of dead seabirds on...
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Wildlife and Countryside Link @wclnews.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
There is no excuse for 3.6 Million hours of sewage spills in 2024📈 Our waterways are turned to health hazards for wildlife & those trying to enjoy them, while targets to restore nature are jeopardised🚣‍♂️ We need bonus bans for water company bosses where spills are up👇 www.wcl.org.uk/2024-sewage-...
A pipe releasing dark water into the sea
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environmentjob @environmentjob.co.uk · 27/03/2025
environmentjob.co.uk
Large Heath Project Officer (Wales)
Butterfly Conservation, Wales, £28,148 - £32,519 pa
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Royal Entomological Society @royentsoc.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
🐞 Spread the word! Registration and abstract submission are now open for our annual conference, #Ento25! Join the entomological community in-person or online this September, with opportunities to present your work, meet new contacts and build collaborations 🔽 buff.ly/tKyJIbN
Abstract submission and registration are now open for Ento25 - advertisement featuring a Violet Leaf Beetle (Chrysolina strumi), photo (c) Tyler Redford 2024
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Patrick Barkham @patrickbarkham.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
The Guardian's "Weirdy Creatures Desk" (that's me and some colleagues) is today launching the first of 10 shortlisted invertebrates for Invertebrate of the Year 2025. This is brilliant from First Dog on the Moon... www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Invertebrates! Everyone loves invertebrates! Which is your favourite? | First Dog on the Moon
I love them all even the creepy weird ones
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Andrea Rowe @wildglamorgan.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Not long until the start of the 50th year of #ukbms on April 1st. Catch up on news and tips in the Spring newsletter.
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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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Wild Cymru @wildcymru.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
+ Imagine being the fastest declining mammal in the UK of all time. + Imagine losing around 70% of your population every winter. + And then, imagine what it must be like to survive that winter only to get your entire habitat and home burnt to a crisp.
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