Being amongst nature is my happy place 🙂
I love sharing nature with others through my job as Heathland Education Officer and in my free time.
Wannabe naturalist. Attempted photographer. Occasional writer. Citizen scientist.
Michael Jones
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I took a group of school children out on their local heath this morning and we spotted lots of fab dragonflies. Highlights were a Downy Emerald and this amazing Golden-ringed Dragonfly! The children were fascinated by such a close-up view.
#30DaysWild - Day 2
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Michael Jones
The Nightingale I found within walking distance of my house is still there after a month. And today… finally… it revealed itself! 😀🎶
#bird #heathland
A sneaky peek of things to come on a Surrey Heathland this week!
#WildflowerHour #Heather
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Michael Jones
Sometimes you don’t even have to go looking for nature - It just hops onto your finger!
This teeny-tiny #cricket paid me a visit on its way somewhere to do something important.
#30DaysWild
I spotted this amazing Lime Hawk-moth on the floor outside my local pub - perhaps it had one too many lager and limes! 🍺 🍋🟩
It’s the first time I’ve seen the adult moth. What a stunner!
#TeamMoth #MothsMatter
#DailyNature #PubNature
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Carpets aplenty in the #moth trap at the weekend! Well, only one of each, but you know what I mean!
Sharp-angled Carpet
Red-green Carpet
Green Carpet
#TeamMoth #MothsMatter #Moths
A few years ago I got an Alder Buckthorn for my parents in the hope of attracting Brimstones into their garden. Today I got a message from my mum saying something was eating her tree. It was covered in about 50 Brimstone caterpillars 🐛 Result!
#30DaysWild - Day 1
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I love that looking closely at something in nature pretty much always reveals something else that’s amazing. Earlier, I watched a Silver-studded Blue #butterfly fluttering past and it landed about 10cm away from a Sand Lizard! 🦋 🦎
#30DaysWild - Day 3
#TakeACloserLook
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Today I encountered a #bee I’ve been keeping an eye out for years - Wool Carder Bee. I was running nature sessions at a local school and spotted it in the herb garden. I think the children found my jumping up and down with excitement somewhat amusing! 🐝 🥳
#30DaysWild - Day9
Always a delight to spot a Grizzled Skipper and even more so when it sticks around for closer inspection. They’re usually a bit whizzy! 😀
#Butterfly #Butterflies
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