Kent-based naturalist, with a particular affection for plants, Orthopterans, aculeates, birds. Retired after a career in conservation. I'm here for wildlife, but can't promise not to repost the occasional political piece.
Richard Moyse
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From Saturday's @kentfieldclub.bsky.social trip to The Downs, Herne Bay. Nymph Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus, the scarce bug Deraeocoris scutellaris, European Chinch Bug Ischnodemus sabuleti, & some of the group enjoying ice-creams (well, we were at the seaside). #KentNature
Was shown this article today on the links between natural history and the transatlantic slave trade. It was written a while back now but the case studies of early modern naturalists are fantastic! I hadn't realised James Petiver was so involved!
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The Kent Wildlife Conference is always busy, engaging, exciting - and this year's (on Sat 24 October) will be no different. Subjects include Nightingales, GCNs & Francis Rose's 'lost' Flora of Kent.
You really don't want to miss out. Really.
Full details & booking here: tinyurl.com/WildConf2026
An excellent trip, despite rainy interludes, to Hangrove bank near Downe with @kentfieldclub.bsky.social
Walking in Darwin’s footsteps we saw orchids galore, grasshoppers, bugs and a highlight was seeing a small blue butterfly.
Key plant and animal specimens arrived in Europe on slavers’ ships
If you've enjoyed our book about Ranscombe Farm, and want to see the place & the plants face-to-face (or if you haven't got the book, but would like a copy at the bargain price of £9), then why not join the free guided walk with the author on Weds 10 June? Details & booking here tinyurl.com/yc7rtpmn
Oh, now that is SHINY!
Chrysolina banksii from the garden today.
#KentNature #beetles #coleoptera
Surprise new shieldbug for the garden this afternoon - Vernal Shieldbug Peribalus strictus. Not that long ago it was an exceptional rarity. #KentNature #Hemiptera #Shieldbugs
Surprised to find the chunky little jewel wasp Holopyga generosa in the garden today. It was well-behaved enough to allow me to photograph key features before I let it go again. #KentNature #hymenoptera #wasps
Looking forward to leading the walk at Ranscombe tomorrow. And hoping for good weather!🤞
Last time I heard, there were 3 places left, so if you fancy booking ... www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/stories-fr...
Lots of Short-winged Conehead (Conocephalus dorsalis) nymphs at Crag Bank NR nr Carnforth yesterday, seen during a Tanyptera Trust field meeting. C. fuscus is absent here so ID is certain. Also heard first singing Common Green Grasshopper of the year, always a red-letter day for me!
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Explore this extraordinary nature reserve with Richard Moyse, one of Kent’s leading naturalists and former Ranscombe project manager.
Did you know you can visit an Important Plant Area for arable flowers and the last remaining natural site in the UK for Corncockle in one place?
Ranscombe Farm Nature Reserve in Kent is very special. And this week we’re celebrating 20 years of caring for this incredible habitat.
