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@rogerhorton.bsky.socialReposted by @suffolk-nats1929.bsky.socialAn ecological niche on a single leaf!
Common Lime leaf…
…attacked by sap-sucking insects secreting honeydew
…on which sooty mould fungi grew
…and through which are tiny snail tracks!
#UKFungusDay 😉
@suffolkbis.bsky.socialReposted by @suffolk-nats1929.bsky.social🔬 20 Oct || Biological Recording Company: Tardigrades: The Microscopic Animals with Survival Superpowers. >>> www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tardigrade...
@markgferris.bsky.socialReposted by @suffolk-nats1929.bsky.socialA good weekend on my local West Suffolk patch at Denston: 1CY YLG, 3 Stonechat, and 1 Rock Pipit – a patch tick! #patchbirding #Larids #Suffolkbirding
@bumblebeetrust.bsky.socialReposted by @suffolk-nats1929.bsky.socialThe Buff-tailed bumblebee has been chosen to feature on the new banknotes – and received the most public votes! 🐝💵 🎉 From a shortlist of 18 UK wildlife species, the Buff-tailed bumblebee attracted an un-bee-lievable 360,399 votes. A big thank you to everyone who voted for this iconic insect.
@aspenecology.comReposted by @suffolk-nats1929.bsky.socialExcited to be in Diss on Norfolk/Suffolk border for @suffolk-nats1929.bsky.social and @norfolknats.bsky.social joint conference on ‘Recording for Nature Recovery’. Flying flag for ecologically vital but hugely overlooked and under-recorded world of #lichens! Thanks to SNS and NNNS for organising.
@norfolknats.bsky.socialReposted by @suffolk-nats1929.bsky.socialThanks to everyone involved in organising today’s joint @norfolknats.bsky.social and @suffolk-nats1929.bsky.social conference, and of course to everyone who attended. Feedback is welcomed to help inform future endeavours…
@suffolkbis.bsky.socialReposted by @suffolk-nats1929.bsky.social🦇 19 Oct || Biological Recording Company: BatSense: AI-Powered Bat Monitoring for Ecology. >>> www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/batsense-a...
@britmycolsoc.org.ukReposted by @suffolk-nats1929.bsky.social🍄 Not long until #UKFungusDay - Saturday 10th October! 🍄 Help raise awareness and join the celebration of fungi. Take a look & take part: www.ukfungusday.co.uk
@littleouse.bsky.socialReposted by @suffolk-nats1929.bsky.socialWe’re pleased to share that we’ve received funding through Anglian Water’s Thriving Communities Fund. Funding will support the 3rd year (2028) of our 'Ponds for the Future' Project on Webbs Fen
#ThrivingCommunities
#CommunityFunding
#EnvironmentalAction
#LocalImpact
@littleouse.bsky.socialReposted by @suffolk-nats1929.bsky.socialWebbs Fen ponds are starting to green up nicely- only dug just over a month ago . Its amazing how quickly things start to colonise. Photo Ellie Beach
#CommunityFunding
#LocalImpact
#pondlife
@littleouse.bsky.socialReposted by @suffolk-nats1929.bsky.socialSome of our practical conservation volunteers digging new turf ponds on Blo’ Norton Fen last month (photo Reg Langston)
@littleouse.bsky.socialReposted by @suffolk-nats1929.bsky.socialPhotos from our volunteers Slow Worm on Thelnetham Fen (photo Booan) Ruddy Darter on Webbs Fen (photo Nick B-C)
@botany.oneReposted by @suffolk-nats1929.bsky.socialThe unappreciated pollinators of Northern Europe 🧵
doi.org/10.1111/1365...
Blue tits might add a bit of colour to the garden, but it turns out that might be doing a lot more than that.
@botany.oneReposted by @suffolk-nats1929.bsky.socialWhen Does a Partnership Stop Working? Hornworts Reveal the Hidden Complexity of Symbiosis With Cyanobacteria
www.botany.one/when-does-a-...
Hornworts and cyanobacteria show that even ancient partnerships can depend on where, when and how their partners meet.
@fieldstudiesc.bsky.socialReposted by @suffolk-nats1929.bsky.socialBehind every outdoor learning experience is a team dedicated to helping every learner succeed.🌱
Our experienced tutors regularly work with students with a variety of different support needs. 💚
Here's just some of the feedback we get from teachers.🤝
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@rogerhorton.bsky.socialReposted by @suffolk-nats1929.bsky.socialLucerne, Medicago sativa sativa, flowering and coiling its pods at the same time near Shaker's Lane #BuryStEdmunds #Suffolk today. #WildflowerHour
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@bc-suffolk.bsky.socialReposted by @suffolk-nats1929.bsky.socialFrom Landguard, Hoary Footman first turned up in 2021 although we failed to get one last year. This one is, presumably, a migrant.
@bc-suffolk.bsky.socialReposted by @suffolk-nats1929.bsky.socialFrom Landguard, Moth trapping: Moth of the morning falls to the Box-tree moth, a moth that only first turned up here 8 years ago, became abundant but is having a poor year this year.
@bsbibotany.bsky.socialReposted by @suffolk-nats1929.bsky.socialWe’ve been bowled over by the standard for this year's Botanical Photographer of the Year. It's now time for public shortlisting. Use the links below to view the entries into this year's competition and vote for all those you think are particularly impressive. Shortlisting will run until 31 Oct.
