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Leafhopper (Acericerus vittifrons)

Acericerus vittifrons

Cosmopolitan springtail (Entomobyra nivalis)

Weevil (Sitona sp)

⚰️ Critters on Gravestones 📄

Found these on top of some gravestones couple of days ago.

Cosmopolitan springtail (Entomobrya nivalis) and leafhopper (Acericerus vittifrons).

#Insects #Entomology #NatureWalk #HiddenWonders #StayCurious #BugSpotting #Springtail #Weevil #Leafhopper #Gravestones

Dog's Mercury (Mercurialis perennis)

🌼 A Search for Spring 🌱☀️

Saw this on the Trans-Pennine trail (TPT)
First of the year - Dog’s Mercury (Mercurialis perennis)

#HelloSpring #FreshStart #BloomAndGrow #SunnyDays #NatureLove #Plants #NatureLovers #SpringVibes #York

Phengaris teleius (Scarce Large Blue) in a French meadow. One of the 17 species in the European Grassland Butterfly Index. Photo: Martin Warren)

The latest European Grassland Butterfly Indicator is out. It shows that grassland butterflies have declined by 47% since 1991, indicating a huge loss of grassland biodiversity. The data come from 16,150 transects & 15,000 volunteers. We are calling for urgent action. www.bc-europe.eu/documents/69...

Science & Natural History on display at Sheffield train station. Research done locally regarding the return of Otters & Salmon to Sheffield, as well research into Butterfly colouration & Bird evolution.

🚆 Saw these in Sheffield train station 🔬

Good to see some natural history and science on display, in a public space for all to read, about local scientific research.

Love it, let’s have more please.

@sheffielduni.bsky.social
@wildsheffield.bsky.social

Science & Natural History on display at Sheffield train station. Research done locally regarding the return of Otters & Salmon to Sheffield, as well research into Butterfly colouration & Bird evolution.

🚆 Saw these in Sheffield train station 🔬

Good to see some natural history and science on display, in a public space for all to read.

Love it.

@theriverstrust.bsky.social

#Knowledge #Science #Biology #Ecology #Environment #Conservation #Insects #Butterflies #Nature #Mammals #Birds #Fish

brilliant

Who doesn't like cowboys in space novels!

✨Firefly – Aim to Misbehave by Rosiee Thor 🚀

Just finished the latest Firefly book, great read. I love dipping back into this world, the lost tales.... that never got made!

Have you read it?

Wonder if there will be any more stories?

#ScfiBooks #BookTok #SciFiReads #Scifi #BookSky #Firefly

Wonderful watercolour

brilliant

Tables showing plates hoverflies are to be found

Barred Ant-hill Hoverfly

Common Snout Hoverfly

Long Tailed maggot

Brilliant. I have had a look and there 9 species of hoverfly illustrated. Marmalade is duplicated across plate 60 and 62. Also in another book oddly there is a long tailed maggot the larval form of the Common dronefly (Eristalis tenax). He is the full table below. They are beautiful illustrations

WOW! That’s amazing especially since it was catalogued as a bee. How did you find it?

Will have a look through this collection and see what else I can find.

Were these plates from a book?

Hoverflies in Paintings An exploration of hoverfly depictions in fine art, tracing the earliest known representation of a hoverfly on canvas.

✨ Vintage Hoverfly Paintings 🎨

The search for the oldest hoverfly painting on canvas what century does it belong to?

Take a peek! 👇

#Hoverflies #Flies #Insects #Syrphidae #Diptera #knowledge #Art #HistoricalArt #Artappreciation #NatureIllustration #HiddenWonders
@jillwhitelock.bsky.social

We sometimes just have one of those days.

The Lord of the Garden sings I have had Song Thrush singing outside my bedroom window every morning for over a month. Beautiful alarm to wake up to.

Love it

A bell in the churchyard of the Monk Of Micklegate York

🕊️ Ring for Peace ☮️

How loud do we have to ring it??

#Peace #Love #Hope

Beautiful sunny day (at last!)! Saw my first butterfly of the year, a Red Admiral (no photo!). Also spotted this lovely Hawthorn Shieldbug (Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale) tucked up in dead birch leaves! #FeelsLikeSpring #Lepidoptera #Acanthosomatidae

Pie chart to show the % of birds seen in my garden during the Big Garden Birdwatch

🐦 Big Garden Birdwatch ✏️
This is what #birds were seen during my hour for the #BigGardenBirdwatch. How did you do?

Full report at the link below. 👇 including a visit to #RSPB Old Moor Nature Reserve.
hoverflyspotter.blogspot.com/2026/01/hove...

#Birdwatching #Birding #Nature
@rspb.bsky.social

Facts about Hoverflies volume 3: Hoverfly lifecycle: from egg to adult, exploring stages, choices they make along the way, timelines, and unique lifestyles.

📄 Facts about Hoverflies Volume 3✏️
These tiny pollinator superheroes have fascinating lifecycles from egg to adult.👇
#Hoverflies #Pollinator #Biology #NatureFacts #HoverflyMagic #WildlifeWonder #InsectWorld #NatureSecrets #EcoCurious #Biodiversity #Insects #Nature #Syrphidae #Diptera #Entomology

Primrose (Primula vulgaris)

Snowdrops (Galanthus rivalis) & Daffodil (Narcissus sp).

Snowdrops (Galanthus rivalis)

Winter Aconite (Eranthis hyemalis)

🌼 A Search for Spring 🌱☀️
Saw these flowers Tuesday at a churchyard in York - Monks of Micklegate. Signs of Spring or just indicating it’s on its way?
#Plants #York #HiddenWonders #Nature #Flowers

New Blog. Please read if you are concerned about natural justice. Data and evidence matter. We need the help of anyone who cares.
www.chrisgibsonwildlife.co.uk/tree-walks-i...

#NatureWriting

That’s fabulous my favourite one, well done Emma well deserved. Looking forward to seeing what you might create this year

Large mural featuring a bird, bee and butterfly

Finally, your winner of the Best of 2025 is… Emma Barnsley. Her Greenhill mural is clearly well loved. Congratulations Emma. 💚

The Best of 2025 is voted for by you, Street Art Sheffield's supporters. Thank you.

#Sheffield #StreetArt #SheffieldIsSuper #SheffieldStreetArt2025

Happy birthday fellow

What a great mug I am gonna have to have one made for with the same wordage but with hoverflies instead of moths.

Standing in front of Micklegate Bar

A rare beetle only found at 2 sites within the UK one being the centre of York

View from the Hotel the wall and the Tansy beetle

🏰 View from a hotel room 🏨
In York today – the view for those that like history 📜 – the wall, and for those that like natural history 🌿, the Jewel of York – the rare Tansy Beetle(Chrysolina graminis).
#Art #Nature #NatureIllustration #HiddenWonders #Insects #StreetArt #York #Cityscape #UrbanNature.

Fascinating maybe another branch to the family tree

Wall mural featuring a white Yorkshire rose set in a marble display

Second place goes to Tech Moon. His Lick of Paint mural stands tall at the entrance to the Kelham Island Museum and is stunning! 🤩

The Best of 2025 is voted for by you, Street Art Sheffield's supporters. Thank you.

#Sheffield #StreetArt #SheffieldIsSuper #SheffieldStreetArt2025

Looking forward to playing it

Large black and white mural of a giant cat lying down eating human like figures

In third place is Phlegm for his 'Devonshire Cat' mural. ❤️ It was commissioned by the Festival of the Outdoors.

The Best of 2025 is voted for by you, Street Art Sheffield's supporters. Thank you.

#Sheffield #StreetArt #SheffieldIsSuper #SheffieldStreetArt2025