Have it

Taking a perch

Checking for fossils on route to Wales earlier. Aust, River Severn

How do you pick a spider up? With the handle on its head of course. Trematocephalus cristatus, from Hawthorn, Worcestershire.BAS

One of 18 traps set today. Excited to go and sample the woodlands and service these monthly.

Another awesome day looking for trees to put vane traps in. Beat some hawthorn, no longhorn beetles yet...

If you need a deadwood invertebrate survey, gimme a shout.

Ivysuckle💚(the garden reef)🍃 Dominic Collins Worcs Wildlife Trust I'm sure there is more than enough ivy in the nearby landscape.

Found this Chernes cimicoides under Elm bark today, Worcestershire. Also had first Grammoptera of the year on Apple blossom.

Having perhaps the best day of my ento career so far. Scoping a woodland for potential trap sites, sample locations, and areas of interest.

Mega.

Today's surveys have been a bit 💩. #DungBeetles

#HuntingForEmus

NB: not the 🌏 🇦🇺🐦

#IfYouKnowYouKnow

CIEEM Wil J. Heeney 🤙🏳️‍🌈🪲🪰🕷🦇 Sarah Beynon Dung Beetles Direct

It's the Cerambycid, every time! 😉

Happy as Larry to see this Umbellifer Longhorn Beetle (Phytoecia cylindrica) at Longrun Meadow in Taunton this morning.
Longhorn RS Wil J. Heeney 🤙🏳️‍🌈🪲🪰🕷🦇

Dominic Collins Ivysuckle💚(the garden reef)🍃 Worcs Wildlife Trust I wouldn't believe a thing I read from the RHS when it comes to biodiversity.

I was taking data for my personal Ancient / Vet tree database btw!

Some of my most prized possessions. Hours of reading pleasure. The two Joy vols sit on the shelf above.

Found an Ash tree in the woods, but not just any Ash... A mighty one. And as far as I am aware, this is an unknown tree. Not any more

It's that time of year...

Dominic Collins Worcs Wildlife Trust Wil J. Heeney 🤙🏳️‍🌈🪲🪰🕷🦇 Ten poplars in a row all unsafe? Not buying it I'm afraid.

Ivysuckle💚(the garden reef)🍃 It could have been at the request of a tree surveyor to scope out the safety of the trees, especially if next to footpath. I've taken ivy off before for that reason on Arb. Also the ivy acts as a sale