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Sharon Pilkington @pilkyplant.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Just back from the @bbsbryology.bsky.social meeting in Co. Waterford. Great fun and some fabulous species seen including a new moss for Ireland (the rare Dialytrichia saxicola) and new sites for Sphagnum skyense. Thank you @joannedenyer.bsky.social and Rory Hodd for organising a brilliant week!

Inspecting Dialytrichia saxicola on an unassuming wall.

Dialytrichia saxicola with very fragile and crenulate leaves.

Lemna valdiviana showing off in a pond at Lismore Castle

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Mainly moths & mosses @wtylerbatt.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Lovely to be back in Ireland this time in Co Waterford for another brilliant @bbsbryology.bsky.social meeting. Thanks so much to @joannedenyer.bsky.social and Rory Hodd.

Hedwigia stellata on a boulder at the edge of Lough Coumshingaun

Ulota hutchinsiae on a boulder at the edge of Lough Coumshingaun

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Mainly moths & mosses @wtylerbatt.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Largely disappointing results to MV trap so far this year eg only 36 of 17 spp on 8.5.26 (close to being outnumbered by Maybugs). Good to see first hawk moths and my favourite twig moth 😊

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Mainly moths & mosses @wtylerbatt.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Interesting and educational post. Thank you Sharon 💚

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cianoceallaigh.bsky.social @cianoceallaigh.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Finished on a high at over 900m on Ben Lomond (2/2)

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Mainly moths & mosses @wtylerbatt.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

And now for some quality pics courtesy of Neil Bell from Stob a’Choin; Bartramia halleriana, Plagiopus oederianus, Herbertus hutchinsiae & Racomitrium ellipticum

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Mainly moths & mosses @wtylerbatt.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Mustn’t leave my TG6 at home next time. Flora’s Daltonia possibly the find of the week and a new VC record. Cynodontium jenneri was a nice find on Ben Ledi, Aneura mirabilis more exciting than it looks and I’ve never seen so much Blindia acuta. @bbsbryology.bsky.social

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Mainly moths & mosses @wtylerbatt.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

The brilliant Trossachs meeting organisers Philippa and Gordon @bsbibotany.bsky.social

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Mainly moths & mosses @wtylerbatt.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Just back from Trossachs bryology meeting. From Flanders Moss to the heights of Ben Lomond there was something for everyone. An historic meeting too; we transferred from British Bryological Society (BBS) to the British and Irish Bryological Society (BIBS) on the 21st April. @bbsbryology.bsky.social

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Mainly moths & mosses @wtylerbatt.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Yes - like when local MP had a meeting to talk about improving flood defences when attending this national emergency briefing should have the priority for that day - it’s all here, eloquently communicated by experts, no agenda except desire for a healthy planet www.nebriefing.org

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National Emergency Briefing on climate & nature

National Emergency Briefing | The UK’s leading climate and nature experts brief MP's on the risks, impacts and solutions to the climate emergency

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Mainly moths & mosses @wtylerbatt.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Great Glos bryology group meeting last Sunday at the Hudnalls NR on challenging slippery slopes above the Wye. Over 100spp - thanks to Sharon for the report www.britishbryologicalsociety.org.uk/event/glouce... and an awful lot of the ids! @pilkyplant.bsky.social @bbsbryology.bsky.social

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Mainly moths & mosses @wtylerbatt.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Thank you! Very good speakers and excellent range of topics, good venue, well-organised and plenty of time to network. 💚

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South East Wales Biodiversity Records Centre @sewbrec.org.uk · 05/12/2025

#RecordOfTheWeek today is the Springtail Pogonognathellus longicornis, seen in Abernant by Mark Evans. This is the largest Springtail species in the UK, reaching a massive 6mm 😁 Many thanks to Mark for the record and great photo, submitted via www.sewbrecord.org.uk

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Jo Wilbraham @jowilbraham.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

Journeying home from a fantastic @bbsbryology.bsky.social meeting this weekend - interesting to visit Thorne Moors, an area ravaged by industrial peat extraction which ceased in early 2000s. Conservation management in the region now focused on rewilding and restoring precious peatlands.

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E.G.Lastname @tt-b.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

Euonymus europaeus - end of October 2024 #Wildflowerhour #fruits

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Mainly moths & mosses @wtylerbatt.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Eared Leafhopper - Ledra aurita, unusual visitor to MV trap on 23Aug25 (but see not alone whetstoneskev@bsky.social) amongst numerous hornets & wasps, large numbers of regular species. Also 6 Dark Sword-grass & 11 Centre-barred Sallow #teammoth #hemiptera

Ledra aurita - no wonder rarely spotted on lichen covered tree trunk habitat

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 19/08/2025

Tree-planting is always good, right? Well, it turns out that a tree planted in the wrong place can actually have a negative impact on the climate. That’s why a research team with scientists from The Nature Conservancy developed maps to help with strategic reforestation for maximum benefit!

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New maps help decision-makers factor albedo into tree-planting plans

Albedo can cause large reductions to the climate benefit of tree planting – but new science helps identify locations with greatest climate-cooling potential

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E.G.Lastname @tt-b.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Late but… The day-flying Forester moth (Adscita statices) on Salad Burnet (Poterium sanguisorba) at end of May, in Gloucestershire #wildflowerhour #PollinatorPals

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Mainly moths & mosses @wtylerbatt.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

@wildflowerhour.bsky.social we also found this forest of Adder’s Tongue Fern at #bythesea Kenfig dunes

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Mainly moths & mosses @wtylerbatt.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

The earliest I’ve had the mighty Clifden Nonpareil, Catocala fraxini, to my MV trap here in North Monmouthshire, VC35. Always a thrill.. @migrantmothuk.bsky.social @hewittkvnvc35.bsky.social @gmtord.bsky.social #moths

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BSBI Cymru / Wales @bsbicymru.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Great few days at the BSBI Wales Annual Summer meeting in Denbighshire this week / cawsom dri diwrnod gwych yng nghyfarfod haf blynyddol BSBI Cymru yn sir Ddinbych.

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Mainly moths & mosses @wtylerbatt.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Just returned on a high from the annual Wales meeting, exhibition & AGM in VC50 based at Rhyd-y-creuau. Fantastic organisation by Denbeighshire recorder. Delyth Williams. Fabulous sites, plants & people (in no particular order 😉). diolch yn fawr iawn i bawb @bsbibotany.bsky.social

Pen-yr-Orsedd - magnificent acidic bog - new V. record for Osmunda regalis

Small-leaved Sweet-briar - Rosa agrestis - Bryn Euryn NR

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Mainly moths & mosses @wtylerbatt.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

We also moth trapped in Co Clare end of June/beginning of July. Nothing extraordinary but then all moths are beautiful #moths Both Dew Moth (Setina irrorella) & White-spotted Sable Moth (Anania funebris) were glimpsed on The Burren #Irishmoths Too early for the Burren Green maybe..

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Mainly moths & mosses @wtylerbatt.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

Although a bryology meeting to Co Clare, it was impossible not to take in the very special higher plant flora @bsbibotany.bsky.social including Potentilla fruticosa (Shrubby Cinquefoil), Dryas octopetala (Mountain Avens), Epipactis atrorubens (Dark-red helleborine), & Viola elatior (Fen Violet).

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Mainly moths & mosses @wtylerbatt.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

Delightful BIBS meeting in Co Clare with special thanks to Rory & Jo @bbsbryology.bsky.social. Lovely to meet so many Irish members, visit turloughs and the very special Burren #bryophtes

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Mainly moths & mosses @wtylerbatt.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

Labour are backtracking on a plan to help save birds: by blocking a new rule that would make developers put a £35 nest brick in every new home. They think it'll help win them votes - we need to show it would do the opposite. Sign the petition 38d.gs/ky2i

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Mainly moths & mosses @wtylerbatt.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Rewarding trap 30th April N. Monmouthshire VC35. 157 of 51spp, 25 ffy. Some highlights; White-pinion Spotted, Alder Kitten, Lobster Moth, Great Prominent, Buttoned Snout, Least Black Arches, White Ermine, Orange Footman, The Coronet & Pauper Pug (FW11mm)?#teammoth

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Mainly moths & mosses @wtylerbatt.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Thank you for your lovely daily posts capturing the essence of our bryological exploration around Freiburg 💚

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Mainly moths & mosses @wtylerbatt.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Fantastic Freiburg. Huge thanks to @milueth.bsky.social & Philippa @bbsbryology.bsky.social for wonderful week of bryologising. From the banks of the Rhine to the heights of Feldberg.So many highlights..

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Mainly moths & mosses @wtylerbatt.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Back home in North Monmouthshire (VC35), first good trap results this year on a mild cloudy night (22Mar25). 84 of 19spp to MV. Lots of ffy including Yellow-horned and White-marked.

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Mainly moths & mosses @wtylerbatt.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

We also ran a Robinson moth trap at Nell Bank (VC64) and were pleased with 17spp over the 6 nights including Pine Beauty, Engrailed, Brindled Pug, Dotted Border, Early Thorn, Early Grey and Dark Chestnut

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Mainly moths & mosses @wtylerbatt.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Stunning Blue Moor-grass - Sesleria caerulea in full bloom on the calcareous grassland throughout the week at BBS Wharfdale spring meeting.

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Mainly moths & mosses @wtylerbatt.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

Day 5 BBS spring meeting Wharfdale. Exploring Pickles Gill. Lots of finds here, including fruiting Palustriella commutata & rotting log smothered with Tritomaria exsectiformis

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Mainly moths & mosses @wtylerbatt.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

Day 4 BBS spring meeting Wharfdale. R. Wharfe, Ilkley. Silted branch with forest of Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum (which caused initial head scratching). Candidates for Orthotrichum rivulare subjected to microscopic examination revealed their identity as O. sprucei with larger mid leaf cells.

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Mainly moths & mosses @wtylerbatt.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

Day 3 BBS spring meeting Wharfdale Dobpark Wood Ptilidium pulcherrimum espied by Peter Martin growing on Betula branch. Reported other known site in VC64 has been felled.. @BBSbryology.bsky.social

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Mainly moths & mosses @wtylerbatt.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

Day 2 BBS spring meeting Wharfdale. Around Thruscross- successful Schistostega pennata - ‘Goblin gold’ hunting by Claire Halpin. Her updated images will be here www.britishbryologicalsociety.org.uk/learning/spe... Dichodontium pellucidum in base rich flush, Hyocomium armoricum from acidic stream

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Mainly moths & mosses @wtylerbatt.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

Just back from brilliantly run BBS spring meeting in Wharfdale. Plenty of site choices, excellent evening talks & great group of people 😊 Day 1 highlight from Conistone Dib, Rhytidium rugosum debracket.

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Mainly moths & mosses @wtylerbatt.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Wonderful day on ‘The Darens’ 2/3/25 for Glos BBS perfect weather, a list of 165 including Bryum elegans, Blepharostoma (debracket), Tortella fasciculata, Archidium alternifolium, Barbilophozia sudetica, Fissidens celticus and Nogopterium gracile

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Mainly moths & mosses @wtylerbatt.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Nice to see @BBSbryology.bsky.social has joined Blue Sky. Looking forward to Wharfdale after great meetings from Hungary to Islay to Devon last year.

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Mainly moths & mosses @wtylerbatt.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

How lovely Matt. Happy Birthday Jean 🎂. Fond memories of chatting to you down in Cornwall at the BBS 2022 spring meeting & hearing how you first became interested in liverworts.

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Mainly moths & mosses @wtylerbatt.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Some retrospective posting…wonderful BBS liverwort week in October led by Nick Hodgetts based at Nature Scot Kinlochewe. Every day special from Atlantic wood beside Loch Marée to the Northern hepatic mat on Beinn Eighe.

Herbertus hutchinsiae, Anastrophyllum donnianum, Plagiochila carringtonii, Pleurozia purpurea

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Mainly moths & mosses @wtylerbatt.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Hello George - have just joined too. Here’s a pic of perfect pointing 😉 Hoping the BBS will open an account too 🤞

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Mainly moths & mosses @wtylerbatt.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Hello George 😊 Just signed up too. Here’s a pic of the perfect pointing 😉 Trying to persuade the BBS to open an account too 🤞

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