Unwelcome guests threaten UK forests š³šŖ²
Insect pestsāfrom pine weevils to bark beetlesādriven by climate change & trade, impact timber, biodiversity & carbon š š§Ŗ
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Churchyards can be good for more than pushing up the daisies - they can be absolute havens for wildlife of many descriptions, including wildflowers.
This week's @wildflowerhour.bsky.social challenge is to see what #ChurchyardFlowers you can find in God's Acre...
New challenge alert!š When managed sympathetically churchyards can be amazing places for wildlife! The challenge this week is to see which wild & naturalised plants you can find blooming there! Share for #wildflowerhour this Sunday 8-9pm using #ChurchyardFlowers
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There are currently only 25 iNaturalist observations of this stunning spider, Micrathena furcula! Over 100 Micrathena species have been described, and all of them are equally awe-inspiring to behold.
New challenge alert!š When managed sympathetically churchyards can be amazing places for wildlife! The challenge this week is to see which wild & naturalised plants you can find blooming there! Share for #wildflowerhour this Sunday 8-9pm using #ChurchyardFlowers
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What happens when you have a Royal Pain-in-the-Ass Tree (Paulownia tomentosa) nearby. All of these shots are from less than a quarter of one block in Lower Moyamensing, shot this morning.
#Trees #UrbanTrees #WeedTrees #Weeds #UrbanWeeds
A very pretty raspberry ripple-esque Heath Spotted Orchid, Dactylorhiza maculata, on a road verge in the Ashdown Forest. š
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Small Blue has been spreading north in the UK for some time. In Norfolk Cranwich Camp has been a stronghold in recent years. We have now started to receive sporadic reports from Blakeney Point. Easily overlooked but if you do spot one please do record on iRecord. š· Bob Eade BC
Today marks the 250th birthday of John Constable ā Suffolk's most celebrated artist. To mark the occasion, The Hay Wain will soon return to the county for the first time ever. Here's what's planned ā¤µļø
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A world-famous painting is back in the artist's native Suffolk to celebrate his milestone birthday
