Butterfly decline and genomics: the case of the Black-veined White - a great scrollytelling explanation of research from Rebecca Whitla 🏳️‍🌈 Korneel Hens Casper_J_Breuker @saadarif81 👉🦋saadarif.github.io/BVW-LastDays/

Sir Hans Sloane's collection formed the basis of the Museum as well as the British Museum and the British Library.   However, there is a complex history behind Sloane's collection, which was financed in part by profits from transatlantic slavery #BlackHistoryMonth #HansSloane

The London Naturalist LNHS journal 2024 has just been published, covering many wildlife topics including my paper on soldierflies and allies, a fascinating group of insects, in #Greenwich. I'll share it for anyone interested, once a suitable amount of time has elapsed.

One year ago today, the National #EducationNaturePark launched! 🎉 1 in 8 schools and colleges in England are taking part and the Nature Park map is ✨glowing✨ Read more about the positive impact on nature, wellbeing and young people's futures 👇 brnw.ch/21wNrKm

Incredible job opportunity with close collaboration with Cambridge University Herbarium (CGE) collections 👇💚

We are lucky enough to have 18 species of bat in the UK, 17 of which are known to be breeding here - that's almost a quarter of our mammal species. Find out more about them here: buff.ly/2MtbJZs

Neil Garrick Maidment HonFBNA gave a brilliant lecture on seahorses at the Encaenia meeting today of the British Naturalists’ Association at the Natural History Museum, London Natural History Museum. Neil established 2 Seahorse species are native to UK & achieved legal protection

Some bats are still out and about which means you can still take part in the National Bat Monitoring Programme (NBMP) Sunset Survey! Find out how you can take part and join a growing community of citizen scientists and help us monitor UK bats buff.ly/3Kn3ycW

We had a fantastic day on Saturday at the british naturalists Encaenia at Natural History Museum. Always an absolute pleasure to host this amazing association of naturalists.

Paul Barrett (NHMdinolab) explores the history of #Dinosaurs through 50 of the most illuminating and significant #Fossil finds in his new book. 🦕📖 #NaturalHistoryMuseumLondon Back in stock 👇 nhmshop.co.uk/a-history-of-d…

Explore nature journaling with us at Natural History Museum on Fri, Oct 18th in our new Gardens! Using the mindfulness-inspired "Notes from Nature" guide, we'll explore how to record the wildlife around us and help you craft your unique journal🐞📷 Science at the Natural History Museum eventbrite.co.uk/e/introduction…

Neil Garrick Maidment being bestowed with Fellowship Honoris Causa at British Naturalists' Association Encaenia in the Natural History Museum from President Roger Tabor, & (behind) Chairman Steve Rutherford

Continuing a fascinating day at the Natural History Museum 'Collections and Culture' meeting, Stephanie Holt, Edwin Rose, and Mary-Ann Constantine enjoy a show and tell session on Thomas Pennant’s books and collections held by the museum.

Well done Beatrix, BNA’s newest young Nature Recorder with badge!

A quick search through the collections today has revealed a couple of specimens that are definitely worth sharing: two hadal amphipods - Bathycallisoma (Scopelocheirus) schellenbergi from an unbelievable 10,047m depth in the Kermadec Trench:

GARDENING FOR BUTTERFLIES talk Th 13Jly 7.30pm St Andrews Rms Little Baddow #Essex (BNA Essex is part of EWT Living Landscapes initiative)