A better pic to pass around for help in ID - Andy Musgrove Graeme Lyons

A first for me melanistic Slow worm .Found on a drive way today in St Michaels Tenterden either well fed or pregnant

Toad Blowfly (Lucilia bufonivora)...adults were common at the Yorkshire Arboretum on an YNU meeting back in June and today results of that were seen. The toad is still alive, but larvae are feeding away within the nostrils. Dipterists Forum

Spotted an intriguing black fuzzy patch on a distant willow leaf, and up close it turned out to be 147 very tiny, very hairy caterpillars! Think these will grow up to be Garden Tigers, ready to fly next summer

Wow, amazing news! Huge congratulations to our friend, orchidologist & top plant spotter Richard Dr Richard Bate, who has refound Britain's rarest orchid after 30 years! As its #PlantAtlas2020 page says, this is 'the most arduously sought British plant' plantatlas2020.org/atlas/2cd4p9h.…

A surprising capture in St Mellion last night was a Convolvulus Hawk, marked & released a mile away on 12/8. I don't think I've ever had a recapture as they're highly migratory. It was on it's last legs but I managed to revive it with honey solution; showing it's long proboscis.

Have you seen Oysterplant in Orkney recently? 👀 Oysterplant is one of the target species for Species on the Edge in Orkney & our team there would like your help to identify locations of the plant this year. Please report any 2024 sightings by filling in the form below 👇

I have been illustrating insects which can be found buzzing & scuttling around ragwort. This cheerful wildflower sustains an astounding array of different insect species! This is just a tiny selection.

Southern Migrant Hawker at Priors Hall, Northamptonshire. The first County record for 4 years. British Dragonfly Society

It’s come to my attention that a number of people are planning to look for this plant. Sorry but it is now gone. If you are intending to search for these plants can you please do so responsibly - and be careful at sensitive sites, that are delicate. Heavy trampling damages them.

Possible Dusky Sallow moth caterpillar spotted on this Ox-eye Daisy? #moths

CPRE The countryside charity Biodiverse brownfield land outside of the Green Belt and full of scarce birds, insects and plants (1, 2). Species-poor, agriculturally unproductive, largely inaccessible, horsicultural Green Belt (3). I know which category I'd wish to protect the most.

Look at those gills! Beautiful felt Blood-red Webcaps, Cortinarius sanguineus, they would look stunning on a Christmas tree!🎄 A set of three with hanging loops. Gift wrapping as standard with free postage in UK. #Sciart #fungi #needlefelt #HandmadeHour naturefelts.etsy.com/listing/113478…

Forest Research and the Unviersity of Warwick are looking for volunteers to help monitor tree pests and pathogens. They are holding a training session at Blickling in early October, focussing on Acute Oak Decline (AOD). For more details & to sign up see: woodlandheritage.org/news/2024/8/16…

This wolf and bear pair were documented travelling, hunting and sharing food together for 10 days.

Is this a musk beetle? Found in East Anglia recently

A marvellous Monday with Tim Rich & Brian Laney at Palmers bank and bridgefield bridge sites for the annual Cotswold pennycress dig over,The three forketeers will feel it tommora 🌿

Minsmere Crimson Underwing (Catocala conjuncta), taken at light at Cheriton, Folkestone, Kent on night of 2/9. New for Kent and appears to be the second record for Britain. B. Harper per Ian Roberts