BristolBirding Bristol Naturalists' Society Friends of Troopers Hill Green News BathNES We are so excited to hear about the lives of these magnificent creatures that share our urban landscape. 12th April Keynsham Baptist Church Hall 7.15pm for a 7.30pm start. £4.00 incl refreshments. No booking required.

A glimpse of the Tar Works as they go through Crews Hole (still open in 1978) & they finish the day at Pa Beese

Your kindness can kill a bumblebee 💔

📢 Please share! Bumblebee queens are starting to emerge from hibernation. British weather isn’t always ideal and people with the best intentions can cause more harm good. Let’s change that.

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#OTD 3 years ago, as part of a series to mark a year since #lockdown BBC Radio 4 broadcast a wonderful 15 mins about the crickets of Friends of Troopers Hill by Michael Malay.
Still available here
bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

Just preparing posters to help people find our meeting tonight at Wesley Memorial Church Hall, Bryants Hill. All welcome. To find out times, what will be discussed and notes of previous meetings please visit troopers-hill.org.uk/meetings.htm

Found what I think is a Gorse Shieldbug today on gorse @troopershill Bristol Parks It was determined to only show its underside for a while; I thought would have to identify it from that. No websites seem to show shieldbug undersides. Is there a reason for this Tristan Bantock ?

Congratulations Steven Falk StaffsWildlife 🦔🍄🦇
Gentleshaw Common looks very like Troopers Hill Local Nature Reserve. Could Nomada fusca be here? First, we need to look for the host Andrena fucata in mid-May which is not among the 85 bee species that have been recorded here yet

We have now identified the location of this photo from the 1890s Butler album; it is in Staines High Street. Other photos of Staines in the album pointed us in the right direction. See troopers-hill.org.uk/history/Butler… for more
Friends of Troopers Hill KYPBristol Spelthorne Museum