Flood warnings remain on the River Severn all the way from Ironbridge to the Estuary, 4 days after the rain that caused it. Water recession rates being slowed by further local rainfall and high tides locking water in the lower reaches.

Crimson Speckled (U. pulchella), found by day at East Harting, Hampshire on 26/10.

Some finds from a week out and about in VC28, including Common Calamint. #wildflowerhour

A wonderful #wildflowerhour! It’s been so interesting to see your finds. Next Sunday is the start of our challenge for the winter months - #thewinter10! How many wild or naturalised blooms will you find? Let’s meet again next Sunday to find out!! Happy flower spotting until then!

Quiet stroll in the #badlands of SP11 this afternoon. Despite the rather dull conditions turned up a shed load of wildlife, inc first decent flocks of Fieldfare so far this autumn.

A cheery dozen from a dull afternoon in SP11, VC33 for the #thewinterten . Including an unseasonal Primula. #wildflowerhour

Four stunning woodpeckers from Brazil to brighten up a few twitter feeds. Blonde-crested, Yellow-fronted, White and Lineated. All seen with Naturetrek on a recent tour to the Pantanal and Atlantic Forest 🙌. #Woodpeckers #Brazil

💬 Did you hear our Technical Director Dr Naomi Ewald being interviewed on BBC Radio 4’s #InsideScience last week? Naomi and Aaron Harvey (London Zoo) talked about Medicinal Leeches and how we're working to bring them back from the brink of extinction: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

⚠️ CAUTION! Video does not make for nice viewing. Sadly, it was not the only Whooper Swan under this stretch of wires. It was one of 18 dead! Powerlines, in certain areas, still pose deadly risks to our waterbirds. 2/3

⬆️ UK Power Networks, please can we have installed some flight deflectors on the stretch of line at TL3818180148 in Cambridgeshire to try and prevent further deaths ⬇️ 3/3

😮 A rare find at Pamber Forest Nature Reserve 🔎 The tiny holly parachute fungus, marasmius hudsonii. This is the first record of it at Pamber Forest 🍃 It grows on dead holly leaves in the leaf litter and characterised by relatively long red hairs on the cap 📷 Chris Challis

Advanced notice Forest of Dean 16th November 2024 The annual Wyedean Rally will be taking place. Some areas will have restricted access The woods will generally be noisier, roads busier It's worth checking either Forestry England or Wyedean stages website for more info #glosbirds

Last chance to book your place on my online talk tomorrow evening. Find out more about the Birds of Morecambe Bay, how to identify the main species, and where to see them👀⬇️

We're recruiting! Would you like to join our small friendly team as a Field Ecologist? Deadline 31st January 2025. careers.newjob.org.uk/HCC/job/Winche… #EcologyJobs

Can anyone point me to the stats about wildflower seed availability for LNRS? I want to quote it for a report highlighting the value of well managed species-rich grasslands to generate donor material for local restoration projects. Joshua Styles Joanne Riggall Ian Ralphs any tips?

Joanne Riggall Joshua Styles Ian Ralphs For the Bar End Meadows Project, we're highlighting neglect on several mitigation areas, established when the M3 cut through #TwyfordDown. These sites were success stories, monitored by UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology but are now overgrown. Part of the rationalle for restoration is their role in LNRS.

📣 The Trust has secured a vital conservation milestone, thanks to the extraordinary support of local residents. Nearly 1,000 individuals rallied behind an urgent appeal, helping the Trust secure a vital wildlife haven in the heart of the New Forest 👇 hiwwt.org.uk/news/local-gen…

Thrilled to announce that yr 2 of the Hampshire Magnificent Meadows is being supported by SouthDownsTrust Sustainable Communuties Fund. cprehampshire.org.uk/meadows/ We are seeking £10,000 match funding. Please contact me or Alison if you would like to support local nature recovery.

@wildflowerhour #WildFlowerhour Out in the meadows flowery MG4, and Pepper Saxifrage in a sea of Brown Sedge and True Fox-sedge doing its "space-ships-escaping-a-dying- planet" thing. All this week in VC33.