Please note Rutland Council wildflowers on Oakham bypass are in full bloom ,attracting butterflies ,bees & more ! Please make sure the mowing contractors are put on hold and save the wildlife and our finances Rutland & Stamford Sound RutlandLordLieutenant Discover Rutland British Wild Flowers Joel Ashton 🍃🌳🍃

The race is on! 🐦👀 Which of our tagged Cuckoos is going to cross into Europe first? 😃 Cuach Torc is in the lead & has made it to Morocco. 🙌 Trent is hot on his heels, followed by Joe who's forged 1,391 miles north! Follow their race across the world👉 bit.ly/cuckoo_project

Couldn’t resist a little peek under the reptile felts yesterday Sparsholt College Lots of Toads and Slow Worms sheltering from the rain. Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust Noticing Nature: the British microseason project The British Nature Guide Amphibian and Reptile Conservancy Amphibian and Reptile Conservation #nature

Sound on!🔊

Before you read on... this is 100% real and NOT a late April Fools joke! 🚫

Officers at our Roads Policing base in Bicester have been left a little confused this week, after finding out one of their resident birds has learnt to mimic the sound of a police siren! 🚨

Wow! Orchid heaven in Andalucia! A bit of research paid off and we found a bit of paradise today! Mirror, Woodcock, Sawfly, Yellow Bee Orchid and more! Wonderful. Shame the rest of the family aren’t quite as excited! European Orchids & Wildflowers #orchids #Andalucia Rewilding Europe

Calling all councils 📢

🌱This #NoMowMay we want to help you celebrate your local natural heritage and its role as a stepping stone to a year-long approach to managing verges and green spaces for nature.

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Beautiful Dandelions on Easter Sunday. Please don’t cut them all down! They’re so important for so many of our pollinators! wildflowerhour BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland Little Green Space 🐝 Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust Noticing Nature: the British microseason project #EasterSunday #nature Plantlife

My spring painting of dandelion

Made the most of the Easter sunshine today & headed to the SW coast to see the Early Spider Orchids. Lots of Bloody-nosed Beetles out and about. Always love the Gorse flowers! Wild Orchids UK & Ireland European Orchids & Wildflowers BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland wildflowerhour Buglife South West Coast Path Association NTSouthWest

Please help bees, butterflies and birds by reducing the mowing this year! By leaving a patch of grass in your garden to flower you'll be helping wildlife while reducing effort, cost and carbon emissions. Cartoon courtesy Seppo mstdn.social/@sepponet
#Nature #ClimateAction ⁠ ⁠ #biodiversity

Lords-and-ladies (Arum maculatum) - dissection to show the pollination mechanism.
The spathe attracts insects which drop down to be temporarily trapped by the hairs whilst they pollinate the flowers below 🪰💚
BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland wildflowerhour

I have a really wild corner of the #garden . I really should reclaim the greenhouse but it’s amazing for wildlife! Slow Worms, Lizards, birds, insects and small mammals! The Blackthorn blossom was buzzing today! BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland wildflowerhour Little Green Space 🐝 Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust #Blossom

Some fabulous Turkeytail Fungi on a fallen tree and the gorgeous sunshine lighting up some Euphorbia! I love Springtime. Can’t wait for the Bluebells. BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland wildflowerhour Noticing Nature: the British microseason project #fungi #spring Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust Woodland Trust🌳

Over-mowing by many councils has started already. Dandelions, celandines, clover - lifelines for pollinators - mown down to lifeless, 'tidy' grass deserts. Is your council taking positive action to restore at least 30% of nature, or is it lagging behind?

The Bee-flies are back! Spring has arrived. I love these fascinating creatures that look so cute and furry but their larvae actually parasitise Solitary Bees! It’s all about to unfold on the lawn again. Little Green Space 🐝 Noticing Nature: the British microseason project The British Nature Guide Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust Buglife

Spring cleaning today, washing some dirty windows, only to discover this huge Oil Beetle heading up the wall splattered with soapy water. Oops! Lots of them about in the garden today, a little shinier than they were perhaps! Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust Little Green Space 🐝 Noticing Nature: the British microseason project #nature

🧵1/2 Twenty-four hours in the life of the Hedge.

Since I was a small boy I've always been fascinated by that gap in the hedge - who goes there?

Cast: Robin, Wren, Blackbird, Weasel, Song Thrush, Pheasant, LTF Mouse, Badger, Roe Deer.
Megan

Fruit trees benefit all sorts of wildlife, including bees, bats and birds. But around two thirds of UK orchards have been lost since 1960. Planting an apple tree in your garden or community can really help to boost biodiversity.
Tips: bit.ly/45AFzhZ
#nature #pollinators

I’ll get bored of this soon (or everyone else will) but it’s not happened yet, so here is Wednesday’s first nut of the day.

Sunshine melting the frost and shining through the Primrose petals this morning for #wildflowerhour A definite sign of #spring BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust wildflowerhour #nature #wildflowers