At this time of year, please take care when you're walking through fields and meadows and always keep to designated paths. Ground-nesting birds such as the red-listed Skylark in this photo are easily disturbed and their nests can be destroyed so please be careful EBwS Bird News

Hutton Country Park this morning: 28+ Swift (movement south-west), 2 House Martin, 18 Whitethroat, 14 Blackcap, 18 Chiffchaff, 3 Yellowhammer, 3 Skylark, 9 Song Thrush, 5 Greenfinch, 2 Buzzard, Ring-necked Parakeet. EBwS Bird News

This month's 'Birds of Essex' starts in an hour, hope you can join us!

British Naturalist’s Association’s 120th year AGM today on Zoom. First a Fungi talk by Roy Stewart FBNA at 1pm, followed by the AGM at 2.15pm. (Only members can vote). bna-naturalists.org

Welcome to Round 1 of Nature or No Nature! Keir Starmer, you were elected on a promise to meet legally binding nature targets. Now, funding for nature, and laws protecting species and habitats, are at risk. So, for a chance to win back public trust, your first question:

#volunteersweek2025 All British Naturalists’ Association’s events & activities are run by volunteers, thanks everyone!

Looking smart Male kingfisher at the wetlands. #nature #wildlife #kingfisher #kingfishers #walthamstow #spring #walthamstowwetlands RSPB

Tendring District butterflies over the past couple of days Butterfly Conservation 🦋 Essex Wildlife Trust BBC Springwatch #Butterfly #Butterflies

Urban wildlife Kingfisher at Coppermill Tower. #nature #wildlife #kingfisher #kingfishers #walthamstow #londonwildlife #birdphotography

Some video/pics of Rhopalapion longirostre (Hollyhock Weevil) that we found whilst searching Hollyhocks in Wivenhoe, Tiptree and Rayne in Essex. Mating was observed at all 3 sites and included this rather nice threesome at Wivenhoe #insects

Nice to spend some time with old mucca, Alf Mullins on his local patch in lovely Wivenhoe in Essex. Among others, we saw Firebug, Zebra Jumping Spider, Common Tubic and Yellow-barred Longhorn moths. Marsh Harrier, Cuckoo and Cetti’s Warbler noted. #wildlife #insects

Lizard Orchid in Essex from a few days ago #wildlife

Baby + Robin = Bobbin 🥰 Meet our first of the Spring! 🌿 This among a decent catch of juveniles at WildernessUK in Chatham Green last night that included House Sparrow, Greenfinch, Blue Tit & Great Tits. #BirdRinging 📸 Terri Dawson

#UNWorldEnvironmentDay 5th June, this year’s theme Beat Plastic Pollution. The Day started 52 years ago in 1973. Pick up that plastic! Limit single use plastics.

Woop! Everyone - we’ve got a chance to save swifts. Our home is their home. Please use your voice!

Such a pleasure to see two enchanting butterflies, Heath Fritillary and Wood White, last weekend Butterfly Conservation 🦋 in Pound Wood, Essex and Salcey Forest, Northants respectively Beds and Northants BC Essex Wildlife Trust Kissimmee Wildlife The British Nature Guide

We would like to give a huge shout out to Haven Orchards Holiday Village, St Osyth, for their support today 🙌 Their team helped our rangers protect a dedicated oystercatcher who had decided to nest near to their site. Thank you 😁 #OrchardsHolidayVillage #shareourshores

Today is #worldoceanday & the the Shark Trust is celebrating 38 different species of sharks found in UK waters with this very cool shark silhouette t shirt Check out sharktrustclothing.com to get yours. 🦈 #SharkTrust #SilhouettesUK #WorldOceanDay #SharkConservation #UKSharks

The ocean holds the key to a healthy, sustainable planet. But it's under threat, from pollution and global warming to illegal and excessive fishing. The United Nations Ocean Conference opens today in Nice, France, & is set to be a critical moment to #SaveOurOcean: sdgs.un.org/conferences/oc…

Today is the first #WorldSaltmarshDay 11th June, it’s an amazing estuarine habitat, food & shelter for wildfowl & waders, tolerant plants of changing salinity, fish nurseries,home to invertebrates incl. shellfish, buffer against sea rising, carbon store. #colne estuary