I made this short video with Biodiversity Officer & Entomologist ⁦Katy Potts Ento⁩ about the biodiversity crisis we are in. Please give it a watch. I hope her powerful words strike an emotion into anyone who watches it. vimeo.com/654481166

The value of flowering hedgerows is the theme in our latest blog. Quite simply, flowering hedgerows can provide food, shelter and nesting sites for pollinators, as well as a safe and convenient corridor for ease of movement. scottishpollinators.wordpress.com/2022/03/28/sin…

Moth trappers, it is time… Thanks to all who have shared their first few records of Nicrophorus humator for 2022. Keep them coming! 🔗 irecord.org.uk/moth-trap-intr… #MothByCatch #CarrionBeetles

#GenePools is back! Join the team to investigating biodiversity in the urban ponds of England by collecting eDNA! If you live in Plymouth, Bristol, London, Cambridge, Newcastle or Manchester, visit nhm.ac.uk/take-part/moni…… to find out more about how you can join our team.

‘A radical shift in attitudes towards lawn management is under way and it is to the benefit of plants, pollinators, people and planet’ Plantlife CEO Ian Dunn quoted in Country Life look at Plantlife's #NoMowMay movement > countrylife.co.uk/gardens/if-you…

Britain’s wild woods are under threat and we’re running out of time to save them theconversation.com/britains-wild-…

30 protected trees chopped down last week at mobile home site in Severn Beach, South Gloucestershire The council are investigating bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-n…

And we have lift off! Our #GenePools kits are on their way!!! Natural England Cefas JNCC DefraNature

Calling all nature and insect lovers!! Get involved in the #NatureOverheard survey, co-created by students & Science at the Natural History Museum scientists. Record audio for 5 mins near a street, look for insects & contribute to research. Sign up today!

Feeling proud of graduating from Yale University with the Yale School of the Environment back in May this year. I've got lots of exciting ideas for reforestation in Britain which a HUGE focus on woodland insects of course.. ❤️🐛🦋🐜🐝🐞🌳🌲

🦌✍️Spent the day with Paul Samuels @ PJS Films / Hen Harrier Action observing a resilient stag and his jackdaw pals during the deer rut. Enjoyed drawing with charcoals again! 🍁🍂

1/4 - I've been busy making some engagement resources for the GenePools eDNA x Citizen Science project - I hope they might be useful for others too 😊->

3/4 The eDNA survey is going to find out what's living in UK ponds, across the Tree-of-Life. These pages will be provided to participants to explain a bit about the hidden world of microorganisms 🦠🧬🔬

4/4 - Find out more about GenePools here! You don't have to have a pond to take part, ponds in local parks or schools are also included. nhm.ac.uk/take-part/moni…

#GenePools is back! Join the team to investigate biodiversity in the urban ponds of England by collecting eDNA! If you live in Plymouth, Bristol, London, Cambridge, Newcastle or Manchester, visit nhm.ac.uk/take-part/moni… to find out more about the project & how to sign up!

Do you spend time on the coast connecting with nature? If so, why not be part of a network of people working together on our new Underwater Forests project, a new survey investigating Kelp forests. Read more about the project and how to sign up here: nhm.ac.uk/take-part/moni…