An amazing video sent in by Hoverfly Lagoons participant Sabina George. This Batman Hoverfly (Myathropa florea) is laying eggs using her ovipositor (a tube-like structure that extends from her abdomen). Find out more about this species of Hoverfly here: hoverflylagoons.co.uk/lagoon-dwellin…

Green groups urge Miliband to scrap #Drax subsidies. >40 green groups called on him to scrap paying billions in subsidies allowing it to keep burning wood pellets imported from overseas forests. The subsidy has paid shareholders >£7bn since 2012. theguardian.com/environment/ar…

Predators routinely slaughtered so that rich toffs can spend over £10k for a day of sipping prosecco while blasting away at the hundreds of grouse that are driven right past them. Hardly sport. There is no place for this shite in a crowded world suffering a biodiversity crisis.

The number of assessed species on the IUCN Red List is now 163,040, with over 45,000 threatened with #extinction. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ is a critical indicator of the health of the world’s #biodiversity.

Ban Urban Pesticides petition - video from Dave Goulson youtu.be/2UGSE9Uglwo?si… via YouTube

🚨 Where have all the insects gone? 🚨 🦋 We could not feed the global human population without pollinators 🐝 Dave Goulson, author⚡️Silent Earth: Averting the Insect Apocalypse⚡️ ft.com/content/e7403c… via Financial Times >Susan Lowenthal Sue Lees #FBPE Jenny Morgan

A plea to sign a petition asking government to ban pesticide use in urban greenspaces: youtu.be/2UGSE9Uglwo?si… PAN UK #banurbanpesticides

Dave Goulson PAN UK Love this Dave - resharing the link below for anyone else so it's easily accessible to sign/share: pesticidecollaboration.org/go-pesticide-f…

Join me in a closer look at a hornets' nest youtu.be/m5JpSvIZZJo?si…

“Before #Drax is promised a penny extra from billpayers, Miliband should commission a properly independent review of burning wood pellets to generate electricity. It should cover environmental impact, and the stupendous subsidies” 🧵 theguardian.com/business/nils-…

Now is the perfect time to make your own blackberry jam, v quick & easy with a microwave! youtu.be/ycQi22nrvR8

Please sign this petition & RT. We don't need pesticides in our streets and parks. Come on Keir! youtu.be/2UGSE9Uglwo #gopesticidefree The Pesticide Collaboration PAN UK

If you are concerned about badger culls please read this wise thread from the excellent Rosie Woodroffe.

⚡️ NEWS! ⚡️ 1,000+ scientists and medical professionals call on MPs to listen to the science—back the #CANBill—and secure a liveable future. The time for stronger, science-led legislation to tackle the climate-nature crisis is now. This term, this session, this Parliament. 🧵

CHECK IT OUT this webinar with @the_buzz_club investigating the success of 'mini meadows' and testing the ability of citizen scientists to sample and identify insects BENHS Royal Entomological Society Buglife Janine Griffiths-Lee Dave Goulson UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology AES - amentsoc.org eventbrite.co.uk/e/775440291787

Here's your first look at finished copies of INSECTARIUM 🦋 🐝 Enter Insectarium and meet the beautiful demoiselle, the gigantic goliath beetle and much more from 26th Sep. Created with Royal Entomological Society, written by Dave Goulson and illus. by EMILY CARTER ✨ lnk.to/Insectarium

Looking forward to talking about Garden Rewilding at Sissinghurst, Kent, 6 Sept at 2:30pm, all welcome, tickets below nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/kent/sis… National Trust

Join me for a quick celebration of some heritage apples from my garden youtu.be/6zCvm-XMitY?si…

#INSECTARIUM is available for pre-order now 🦋 Meet the beautiful demoiselle, the gigantic goliath beetle and many more fascinating #insects in this beautiful book, written by Dave Goulson and illustrated by EMILY CARTER Get yours from 26 September ⬇️ lnk.to/Insectarium