Edward Pollard

Black-veined White Butterfly (Aporia crataegi) Van, Catak & Nemrut Crater Lake, Turkey

I always wanted to see this butterfly and I saw it for the first time last year in Greece. However, the trip to Turkey was something else. Seen every day and quite often in large numbers

#Lepidoptera #Butterfly

The Last Behemoths They have survived humanity against all odds for millenia. But in an age of extinction, is hope now beyond reason for the charismatic megafauna of planet Earth?

Trying to be more active here again. So starting my comeback with a short story in the form of a news feature from an alternative universe - one where the Pleistocene megafauna of mammoths, sabre-toothed cats, giant wombats and so much more survived to today petemrcooper.substack.com/p/the-last-b...

Can mountain lions make a comeback in the US north-east? One group hopes so Reintroducing the apex predator would control deer populations, maintaining healthy ecosystems and bolstering biodiversity, rewilding group says

Rewilding - Vermont style
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Titled "Of Chalk & Fen" I'll present a bit of look back to how it used to be 300 years ago, before talking about the butterflies of the area around Fulbourn now and what everyone can to do help conserve butterflies and other local biodiversity

Late notice, sorry. But I am giving a talk about butterflies at the Fulbourn Gardening Society tonight (Tuesday 18th Nov). Starting 7:30pm
The Swifts, on the west side of Haggis Gap, Fulbourn CB21 5HD.

France’s largest rewilding project takes root in the Dauphiné Alps In the foothills of the western Alps in southeastern France, horned alpine ibex roam the limestone cliffs of a smaller mountain range known as the Dauphiné Alps, a region once home to thriving populat...

Rewilding - french style

France’s largest rewilding project takes root in the Dauphiné Alps share.google/dy49yqClCxwY...

I missed a record from late September.
Wall Brown at Wicken Fen. First record of the species I've seen from this site in many years.
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@amiesphilip.bsky.social you might appreciate this thread

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Habitats of Europe The essential field guide to all of Europe’s major habitats—visually stunning, meticulously researched, and packed with invaluable information

Proof that the perfect number of field guides in N+1.
Show my a European naturalist who doesn't want this book!
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The other big change since I was birding there in the early 90s is of course RSPB Saltholme and the managed reflooding around Greatham Creek

I did a GCSE Geography project on the 'reclamation' of the Tees estuary way back when. I remember that map. I wonder if that project is still in a box in my parents' attic. Would be fun to dig it out

YouTube video by The Wildlife Channel Middlewick extended preview

The importance of Middlewick Ranges in Essex

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Radio 4 - Listen Live - BBC Sounds Listen live to Radio 4 on BBC Sounds

Loving Start the Week today (10 Nov 25). Excellent panel of diverse but convergent views on the biodiversity crisis.
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Ring on a dead Whooper Swan. Photo by David Tough

Ring on a dead Whooper Swan. Photo by David Tough

Advice from BTO on checking a dead bird for rings

We're now starting to get reports of dead Whooper Swans with rings. If you find a dead bird & feel comfortable doing so - check for rings using the below @btobirds.bsky.social advice 👇🏻 Collecting information on ringed birds helps better understand the impact on different age groups.

Closing words from Prince William at COP30

"Let us build a future where nature is valued and where every child inherits a world of prosperity, not peril. Let us rise to this moment with the clarity that history demands of us. Let us be the generation that turned the tide, not for applause, but for the quiet gratitude of those yet to be born"

Indeed. While there are clauses in place that mean the fund won't invest in environmentally destructive companies, there is currently nothing to say that investees (public or private) must also stop funding destruction.

Tim Farron calls for rethink over plans to reintroduce sea eagles to Cumbria Westmorland and Lonsdale MP Tim Farron has written to the Lake District National Park Authority, raising concerns about the impact the potential reintroduction of sea eagles will have on sheep farms i...

Regressive, anti-environment talk from… the Lib Dems’ Tim Farron.

I dare @timfarron.bsky.social to publish the ‘evidence’ he claims to have here that Sea Eagles “would not enhance biodiversity” & would be a “huge threat” to lambs

Ignorant & scaremongering

www.wfelibdems.uk/news/article...

Cambs & Essex: AGM & Members' Day 2025 For the first time since 2019, the Cambridgeshire & Essex branch's AGM and Members' Day will be taking place in-person. Please join us at Foxton Village Hall on Saturday November 8th at 2pm for an aft...

** BRANCH AGM TOMORROW **
A reminder that the Cambridgeshire & Essex branch's AGM and Members' Day is in-person this year.
Foxton Village Hall on Saturday November 8th at 2pm

All Cambridgeshire & Essex BC branch members are invited to join us.

Meanwhile Norway has committed $3 billion.

And remember, this is an investment, not a grant. Norway will get a return on this.
UK will get nothing, except shame

www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

Haven't watched it yet.
But your post is an excellent example of why capitalising vernacular names helps.
Otherwise I would be very impressed at your ability to identify a daddy longlegs over on tv

UK opts out of flagship fund to protect Amazon and other threatened tropical forests Decision is bitter blow to Brazil ahead of fund’s launch at Cop30 – and an embarrassment to Prince William

Really ?! Oh come on...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

What a remarkable discovery! In SW Turkey a new species of Lycaenid was discovered, Rapala suleymani sp.n., of a genus that was only known from the eastern palearctic & indomalayan realms, it's closest relative flies 7000km away! doi.org/10.31184/M00...

Missed our recent lecture? The World According to Citrus is now available to watch online. Professor David Mabberley traced the surprising global history of citrus - from ancient hybrid origins to cultural power and the modern fight for survival.

Watch the full talk here: buff.ly/LJ7FEor

The #StateOfNature Metrics pilot programme has recently wrapped up, and we're excited to hear from some of the piloting companies.

📌 Join one of our events during #COP30 to find out more.

See details: www.naturepositive.org/events/unfcc... #NaturePositive

This should be great. I also see that @jonathanslaght.com will be on R4 Start the Week on the 10th.

Will you be doing any other UK events Jonathan? (Ideally in Cambridge 😂)

He saw one again today on the same stretch of river (nr Elizabeth rd bridge)
Worth checking out

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