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Worcestershire Wildlife Trust @worcswt.bsky.social · 18h

Have you ever spotted a southern green shieldbug nymph? 🪲🌻 They appear to have had a good summer and are spreading north and west from their southern England stronghold. Submit your sightings via www.worcswildlifetrust.co.uk/wildlife-sig...

Black and yellow–spotted insect nymph perched on the edge of a green leaf with reddish tips, shown in close-up against a soft green background.

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Worcestershire Wildlife Trust @worcswt.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Good morning! For today's #MondayMystery, can anybody identify what is busy looking for their next meal here? 🪱

Camouflaged mottled-brown bird probing and foraging head-first among tall green grass and low ground foliage.

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Worcestershire Wildlife Trust @worcswt.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The final butterflies of the year are still hanging on 🦋 Tattered wings can tell a story of their long or hard life - they might be old, they might have snagged them on thorns or they might have escaped a bird’s beak. Despite missing parts of their wings, butterflies can still keep on flying. 💛

Yellow butterfly with tattered wing edges resting and feeding on a cluster of small bright pink tubular flowers against a softly blurred garden path and foliage.

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Worcestershire Wildlife Trust @worcswt.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Feeling tempted to give your garden a tidy by deadheading some plants? This is your reminder to leave the seedheads for pollinators and birds to enjoy 🌻🐝 🎥 Julie Grainger

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Worcestershire Wildlife Trust @worcswt.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Sound on for the cutest snores 🥰🐭 We have dormouse boxes at several of our #naturereserves that we monitor to keep track of how our dormouse populations are doing. Sometimes we come across them have a good old snooze! 😴 #DormouseWeek 🎥 Ellie Watton

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Worcestershire Wildlife Trust @worcswt.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Good morning #MondayMystery! Any guesses what we have here? And no it's not a Doctor Who monster!

Close-up showing a central green cluster with thin curved stems and radiating white silky filaments

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Worcestershire Wildlife Trust @worcswt.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Everyone deserves nature close to home 💚 The The Wildlife Trusts have released a new paper that proposes solutions to help people access nature. Find out more via bit.ly/AccessToNatu... #AccessToNature #NatureForAll

Two young children in colorful coats and wellies stand in a grassy field looking toward trees, overlaid with the headline "Everyone deserves to have access to nature."

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Worcestershire Wildlife Trust @worcswt.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Good morning, it's #MondayMystery time! Can you tell us who is hiding here? 🔎

Small grey brown bird perched among leafy branches heavy with bright red berries and pale lichen, partially hidden in dappled sunlight.

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Worcestershire Wildlife Trust @worcswt.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Cattle aren't the only ones making use of this water trough! Amazing to see this buzzard enjoying a drink captured on our trailcam at #TheWorcestershireSandlands 😄💙 #SavingWorcestershiresHeathlands #NationalLottery #HeritageFund

Buzzard perched on the edge of a metal water trough, leaning forward to drink beside a wooden fence post and tall grasses in an overcast field

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Worcestershire Wildlife Trust @worcswt.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Wasp spiders have arrived in #Worcestershire 🕷️🤩 They’ve been spotted at a few sites in the southeast of the county and they’ve even been spotted in a garden in west Worcestershire. If you spot one, take a photo and upload it via www.worcswildlifetrust.co.uk/wildlife-sig...

Striped wasp spider suspended in its orb web, bold yellow-and-black banded abdomen and orange legs outstretched against a blurred backdrop of tall grasses.

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Worcestershire Wildlife Trust @worcswt.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

We're nearly there! 🌳💚 We've raised over £889,000 of our £958,000 target - can you help us raise the remaining £69,000 to allow us to double the size of #TrenchWood nature reserve? Make a donation via bit.ly/ExpandingTre... #MoreWoodlandForWildlife

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Worcestershire Wildlife Trust @worcswt.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Our #volunteers were delighted to be able to watch a female brown hairstreak laying her eggs on blackthorn last week…looking forward to seeing more adults in 2027 🦋😍

Small orange butterfly with thin white zigzag markings perched on a textured green leaf in sunlight.

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Worcestershire Wildlife Trust @worcswt.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Update❗ Due to contractor delays, work will now commence one week later and the nature reserve will be closed from Monday 21 September - Friday 23 October. Thank you for your understanding.

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Worcestershire Wildlife Trust @worcswt.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Did you know there are early-season bees and late-season bees? Late-season bees like these ivy bees - so named because they collect ivy pollen to feed their youngsters - have been out for the past week or two 🐝🍂 We’d love to know if you spot one www.worcswildlifetrust.co.uk/wildlife-sig...

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Wildlife sightings | Worcestershire Wildlife Trust

Let us know what wildlife you're spotting. We're working with Worcestershire Biological Records Centre to record sightings of wildlife in our beautiful county.

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Worcestershire Wildlife Trust @worcswt.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

❗️ There will be management work taking place around Amy's Marsh and North Moors hide at #UptonWarren tomorrow between 8:30am and 4pm. We apologise for any disturbance.

Person looking through binoculars from a wooden bird hide at a wetland watching birds

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Worcestershire Wildlife Trust @worcswt.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Who's looking 👀 at you for today's #MondayMystery? You might hear them in your gardens, woodlands and parks this autumn 🍂

Two black round eyes in extreme close-up and brown and white feathers around a small pale beak.

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Worcestershire Wildlife Trust @worcswt.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Have you ever spotted something unusual looking on an acorn? It's probably a knopper gall, formed when female knopper gall wasps lay their eggs into the buds of developing acorns. 🍃🐝 Dive into the world of knopper galls 👉🏼https://www.worcswildlifetrust.co.uk/blog/seasonal-spot/nobbly-knopper-galls

Cluster of green acorns and knobbly galls growing on a twig amid oak leaves

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Worcestershire Wildlife Trust @worcswt.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Discover how connecting with nature, being active, taking notice, learning and giving can do wonders for our wellbeing while helping wildlife in our local communities 💚 Listen on 👂🏼 Spotify bit.ly/WWTPodEp15 Apple apple.co/3T6K2bY Web bit.ly/WWTPodEp15Web YouTube bit.ly/WWTYT #WildWorcestershire

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Worcestershire Wildlife Trust @worcswt.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

#TheKnappandPapermill nature reserve will be closed from Monday 14 September to Friday 9 October 2026. Major engineering works will be taking place to repair the path between the entrance to the orchard. Find out more about the work via our website 👉🏼 www.worcswildlifetrust.co.uk/news/knapp-a...

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Worcestershire Wildlife Trust @worcswt.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Looking for a new opportunity? We're recruiting a #Fundraising Development Officer to help us continue to grow our work protecting wildlife & inspiring people across #Worcestershire. The occasional cupcake might be involved 😃 Visit www.worcswildlifetrust.co.uk/jobs for more info. #Jobs #JobAlert

The words 'Work with us - Fundraising Development Officer' are written over a photo of a table of cakes. Some of the cakes have flags in saying things like 'eat me and help create new habitat for wildlife' - it's a cake/bake sale for charity.

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Worcestershire Wildlife Trust @worcswt.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Who's ready for a bank holiday #MondayMystery? 🔎 They’ve both got false eyes, but which two species of butterfly are we looking at? 🦋

Two orange-and-brown butterflies with false eyes perched and feeding on a round purple wildflower, surrounded by green foliage and small yellow blooms.

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Worcestershire Wildlife Trust @worcswt.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Redstarts, wheatears and whinchats are all on the move at the moment. Look out for these beauties when you’re out and about this weekend 😍🐦

Small pale-breasted bird with a grey back, black eye mask and warm buff underparts perched on a weathered wooden post, looking right against a plain grey background.

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Worcestershire Wildlife Trust @worcswt.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Our colleague Beth spotted these lime galls on some lime tree leaves. The galls develop from the chemicals released when mites suck sap from the leaf surface. They can be long and pointed like these ones or shorter with rounded tips. Look out for them next time you're passing a lime tree 👀🌳

Lime tree leaves covered in dozens of small beige wart-like galls

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Worcestershire Wildlife Trust @worcswt.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Disappointment 🐍 This grass snake was captured on camera disappearing into a vole hole but didn't find the occupant at home. The vole lived another day and the snake wandered off to find a different meal. Thanks to Davinia Carr for sharing this super trailcam footage with us 🙌🏼

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Worcestershire Wildlife Trust @worcswt.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

We're getting close to our final target - can you help us create our largest woodland nature reserve? 🌳💚 By securing 45 hectares of land at Trench Farm, we can more than double the size of #TrenchWood and begin restoring a bigger, more connected landscape for wildlife. 👉🏼 bit.ly/ExpandingTre...

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Worcestershire Wildlife Trust @worcswt.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

It's #MondayMystery time! Can anybody guess what was captured mid-flight on the trail camera #WorcesterCommunityGarden? 🪽

Bird captured mid-flight above a green circular bench in a leafy backyard garden, with stacked branches, small logs and a large weathered stump in the foreground.

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Worcestershire Wildlife Trust @worcswt.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

It’s amazing to see just how drought-resistant our wildflowers can be! 🌱✨ This knapweed and bird’s-foot-trefoil are still thriving and beautifully green, standing out against the dry brown vegetation around them. This is thanks to their amazing root systems that reach deep into the soil. 💚

A low green clump of yellow wildflowers thriving amid a sea of dry, golden grass, with a distant tree line and clear sky on the horizon.

A low patch of green groundcover dotted with small bright purple wildflowers growing amid dry, brown grass

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Worcestershire Wildlife Trust @worcswt.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Join Rosemary, Wendy and Lee as they wander around the wildlife garden at #LowerSmiteFarm and take a closer look at a variety of wildlife, from ants and aphids to butterflies and bees. 🐝🦋✨ Listen on 👂🏼 Spotify bit.ly/WWTPodEp14 Apple apple.co/3SOib01 Web bit.ly/WWTPodEp14Web YouTube bit.ly/WWTYT

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Worcestershire Wildlife Trust @worcswt.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Closure notice❗ The permissive path from the A38 to the Arthur Jacobs hide at #UptonWarren will be closed this Thursday 20th and Friday 21st of August. Contractors will be pollarding some mature willows along the Salwarpe.

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Worcestershire Wildlife Trust @worcswt.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

It's Monday morning, which means it's time for a #MondayMystery! Can anybody identify what our colleague Ion spotted up in the trees last week? 🌳

Small bird with a black cap perched on a branch, wings slightly spread and head down

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Worcestershire Wildlife Trust @worcswt.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

How lucky is our supporter, Russell, who has tawny owls at the bottom of his garden! This summer he’s been able to watch them grow up and successfully fledge 🦉😍 Listen out for hooting owls that have set off to establish their own territories as autumn draws nearer 🍂🌳 #Owlets #Worcestershire

Small brown mottled owlet perched on a horizontal branch in dense green foliage, eyes half-closed and talons gripping the wood while blending into the surrounding branches.

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Worcestershire Wildlife Trust @worcswt.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

❗️ There will be management work happening around Amy's marsh/North Moors hide at #UptonWarren tomorrow between 9am and 3pm. We apologise for any disturbance.

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Worcestershire Wildlife Trust @worcswt.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

For today's #MondayMystery, can anybody identify who these long, spotted legs belong to? 🤔

Macro shot highlighting the texture and fine hairs of a green insect’s speckled, spiny legs filling the frame against a solid orange background.

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Worcestershire Wildlife Trust @worcswt.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Worried about the wildlife in your pond? 💙🐸🌿 Our colleague Beth has shared her top tips for supporting ponds and wildlife during a drought 👉🏼 www.worcswildlifetrust.co.uk/blog/guest/d...

Small pond with dark reflective water surrounded by tall grasses, clusters of lily pads at the far edge, and scattered floating algae and wetland plants.

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Worcestershire Wildlife Trust @worcswt.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Discover more about our amazing #UptonWarren wetland as Lee joins Eleanor and Ion to talk birds, insects and much more in this month's #podcast 👇️ Spotify: bit.ly/WWTPodEp13 Apple: apple.co/3RYo8am Our website: bit.ly/WWTPodEp13Web

Three people in a wooden birdwatching hide are sitting with their backs to the camera as they look through binoculars out of the thin windows

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Worcestershire Wildlife Trust @worcswt.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Grasshoppers are known for providing the evocative soundtrack to warm, summer days 🦗😍 Get to know them in a guest blog by Peter G. Sutton, author of Field Guide to the Grasshoppers and Allies of Great Britain and Ireland 👉🏼 www.worcswildlifetrust.co.uk/blog/seasona...

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Worcestershire Wildlife Trust @worcswt.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Stand up for nature and object to the sale of #BurlishMeadows 💚📢 Wyre Forest District Council have agreed in principle to sell part of Burlish Meadows Conservation Area. Read our CEO Mike’s blog to find out how you can have your say 👉🏼 bit.ly/SaveBurlishMeadows

Worcestershire Wildlife Trust campaign graphic urging support to save Burlish Meadows, showing a grassy meadow with scattered young trees under a blue sky and the headline "Help us save Burlish Meadows" noting it is a rare habitat in the Wyre Forest.

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Worcestershire Wildlife Trust @worcswt.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

For this week's #MondayMystery, can you tell us how many frogs* our colleague Anna photographed in the pond at Mr Beestans Garden in #Droitwich?! 🐸🤔 *all life stages apply!

Tiny brown frog perched on a green reed above shallow pond water, surrounded by submerged leaves and numerous tadpoles

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Worcestershire Wildlife Trust @worcswt.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Ion is back with another #SeasonalSnippet! Find out more about wood pigeons and stock doves... 🐦

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Worcestershire Wildlife Trust @worcswt.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Meet the newest addition to #LowerSmiteFarm... our handsome new bridge! 💚 Our amazing trainees have been hard at work installing the replacement bridge, made from recycled materials, by Tessa's Pond this week after the original bridge was washed away in floods. Well done everyone! 👏

New wooden footbridge with handrails spanning a marshy ditch on a grassy nature trail, connecting paths through tall reeds and bushes under a partly cloudy sky.

Five trainees in matching green shirts and hats smiling with arms around each other on a newly built bridge in a sunny nature reserve

Five people in green shirts assembling a bridge over marshy ground, fastening beams and planks to create a walking path through tall grass.

Two trainees kneeling and one standing on a timber frame, tightening bolts with a wrench to secure brown bridge beams over shallow muddy water during construction.

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Worcestershire Wildlife Trust @worcswt.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Success 🦋 Our #ANetworkForNature colleague Dom recently visited a landowner in the Forest of Feckenham project area…and found breeding wood whites! This is great news and provides a brilliant foundation on which to build even more natural connections through the landscape 💚 #NationalLottery

Two small white butterflies perched together on a low yellow wildflower, wings closed as they feed or mate amid sunlit green grasses and clover.

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Worcestershire Wildlife Trust @worcswt.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

We're so sorry to hear today of the passing of Bill Oddie...a friend to nature and a supporter of the Trust. Bill used to cycle out of his Birmingham home to visit #UptonWarren many years before it even became a nature reserve. Thank you for everything you did for wildlife Bill 💚🙏

Two people birdwatching from a wooden hide, leaning at an open viewing slot and peering through binoculars toward a leafy treeline.

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Worcestershire Wildlife Trust @worcswt.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

For this week's #MondayMystery, can anybody identify what our colleague Tomos spotted wriggling through the undergrowth last week? 🤔

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Worcestershire Wildlife Trust @worcswt.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Our latest members' magazine is on its way! 🤩 Not a member yet? Now is the perfect time to join. As well as receiving our magazine three times a year, you'll be helping us protect wildlife where you live. 👉️ www.worcswildlifetrust.co.uk/membership

Worcestershire Wildlife magazine cover (July 2026, Issue No. 166) showing a vertical macro of a metallic brown damselfly clinging head-down to a slender stem, highlighting close-up eye, thorax and wing detail to emphasize insect conservation.

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Worcestershire Wildlife Trust @worcswt.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Many thanks to the visitors who cleared up the remains of a BBQ at #TrenchWood before we got there. We shouldn’t have to remind everyone that fires and barbecues are not allowed on our nature reserves. Please take all rubbish home as discarded items, especially glass bottles, can ignite 🔥

Worcestershire Wildlife Trust notice reading "No fires or BBQs at our nature reserves" displayed over a sunlit grassy path beneath trees, warning visitors to avoid open fires in the reserve.

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Worcestershire Wildlife Trust @worcswt.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Are you passionate about wildlife and have a strong understanding of woodland, trees and wetland improvements for the benefit of wildlife? 🌳✨ Apply to be our Severn Treescapes Woodland and Wetland Advisor! 👉 www.worcswildlifetrust.co.uk/jobs/severn-... #WorcestershireJobs #WildlifeJobs

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Worcestershire Wildlife Trust @worcswt.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Good morning! For today's #MondayMystery, can anybody identify what we spotted in the garden at #LowerSmiteFarm recently?

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Worcestershire Wildlife Trust @worcswt.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

#TrenchWood is one of Worcestershire’s richest ancient woodlands, but it sits increasingly isolated from the wider landscape around it. 🌳 We have the opportunity to buy 45 hectares of land adjoining the woodland. Donate now to help us secure this land for wildlife ✨🔗 bit.ly/ExpandingTre...

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Worcestershire Wildlife Trust @worcswt.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Drum roll please... 🥁 Our overall winner and the front cover of our 2027 calendar is Nick Southam's amazing fungi photo taken under blue light in Droitwich Community Woods 😍🍄‍🟫 The calendar is now available to buy from our online shop 👉🏼https://bit.ly/WWTcalendar2027

Two translucent white mushrooms growing from a mossy log, softly lit by cool blue light with sparkling out-of-focus light in the background, creating a delicate, otherworldly woodland scene.

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Worcestershire Wildlife Trust @worcswt.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Spotted in #Worcestershire ✨🐛 Newly-hatched gypsy moth caterpillars disperse by climbing to the top of a plant stem, suspending themselves on a silken thread and then and letting the wind take them wherever it wants to. This is known as ballooning and it's a trick that some spiders use too! 🕷️

A photo of a grey-ish brown caterpillar with red and blue spots on its back with hairs sticking out of its sides perched on the back of a big leaf

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