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Audrey Turner

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I like all wildlife, I'm butterfly recorder for VC95, Moray & Scottish co-ordinator for Garden Moth Scheme. As well as being active in BC Highland Branch, I lead the occasional botany walk for Inverness Botany Group. I do a bit of Pan-species listing too.

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The effects of climate change are perceived of as slow. Until the wildfire or flood. Or your village gets buried.

29.05.2025 09:04 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Help stop the Planning and Infrastructure Bill tearing up nature protections I've written to my MP to demand that the UK Government adopts a nature-friendly approach to planning and development. Will you take action too?

We’re calling on everyone who cares about nature: write to your MP now.

Show them we won’t stand by while vital protections are ripped up: action.rspb.org.uk/page/159517/...

24.05.2025 08:22 β€” πŸ‘ 253    πŸ” 131    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 10
Early Tooth-striped Moth

Early Tooth-striped Moth

The temperature dropped to 1.9C so I wasn't expecting much but got 6 moths of 5 species. 2 Hebrew Character and singles of Early Tooth-striped, Common Pug, Double-striped Pug and Chestnut. Aviemore, VC95. #MothsMatter #GMS

12.04.2025 10:09 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Rannoch Sprawler Moth

Rannoch Sprawler Moth

2 Hebrew Character Moths

2 Hebrew Character Moths

Clouded Drab Moth

Clouded Drab Moth

Yellow Horned Moth

Yellow Horned Moth

5 moths of 4 species in the trap this morning, not bad with a low temperature of 3.1c, Aviemore, VC95. Rannoch Sprawler, 2 Hebrew Character, Clouded Drab and Yellow Horned.

21.03.2025 11:12 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Rannoch Sprawler Moth

Rannoch Sprawler Moth

Rannoch Sprawler Moth

Rannoch Sprawler Moth

Hebrew Character Moth

Hebrew Character Moth

Aviemore VC95, low of 3.9c, only 2 moths, but one was a Rannoch Sprawler. The other one was a Hebrew Character

16.03.2025 09:51 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If you're interested in taking part in the GMS, let me know, I'm the Scottish co-ordinator and can send you the forms, instructions and other information.

05.03.2025 12:32 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Butterfly Conservation's butterflies and moths to see in March: Red Admiral, Orange Underwing, Peacock, Oak Beauty, Brimstone, Dotted Border, Comma, Early Thorn, Small Tortoiseshell

Butterfly Conservation's butterflies and moths to see in March: Red Admiral, Orange Underwing, Peacock, Oak Beauty, Brimstone, Dotted Border, Comma, Early Thorn, Small Tortoiseshell

Spring is on its way! Look out for these butterflies and moths in your gardens and local green spaces πŸ¦‹πŸŒ·πŸŒ±

What have you seen recently? Don't forget to tag us in your butterfly and moth sightings. πŸ“·

#SaveButterflies #MothsMatter

01.03.2025 08:00 β€” πŸ‘ 72    πŸ” 28    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
Orange in the sky through the trees over Aviemore.

Orange in the sky through the trees over Aviemore.

Sunrise over Aviemore

15.01.2025 08:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A Robin on grass with the text "Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year".

A Robin on grass with the text "Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year".

25.12.2024 12:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Birding friends-can you help?
#UKbirding #gulls

10.12.2024 07:46 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Please help us and take the short survey here...it's all about political donations...something I talk a lot about in my book

Democracyforsale.co.uk/safeguard

The warrior @petergeoghegan.bsky.social who leads Democracy For Sale is taking this to MPs who support transparency

PLEASE SHARE πŸ™πŸΌ

05.12.2024 17:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1205    πŸ” 725    πŸ’¬ 88    πŸ“Œ 27
An advert for people to help with butterfly transect walking at Insh Marshes RSPB reserve near Kingussie.

An advert for people to help with butterfly transect walking at Insh Marshes RSPB reserve near Kingussie.

Are you interested in helping butterflies? If so, and you're confident at butterfly identification we're looking for people to help out with walking a butterfly transect at Insh Marshes near Kingussie, please see details below. If you are interested please send us a message.

05.12.2024 12:37 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Here’s a short story about who wins and loses from the status quo of our inheritance tax rules - and about, what you might politely call β€˜sub-optimal’ journalism🧡

25.11.2024 17:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2414    πŸ” 1428    πŸ’¬ 89    πŸ“Œ 230
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Petition: Ban driven grouse shooting Chris Packham, Ruth Tingay and Mark Avery (Wild Justice) believe that driven grouse shooting is bad for people, the environment and wildlife. People; we think grouse shooting is economically insignifi...

7000 signatures already to ban driven grouse shooting - thank you!!

Did you know you can see the number of signs in each constituency? Go to the petition and click on 'Show on a map'. Corby & E Northants has 16 signatures as well as mine.

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

23.11.2024 11:16 β€” πŸ‘ 66    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 3
A Fieldfare on a bunch of yellow Rowan berries

A Fieldfare on a bunch of yellow Rowan berries

Over a dozen Fieldfare at the top of a tree.

Over a dozen Fieldfare at the top of a tree.

Lots of Fieldfare in trees.

Lots of Fieldfare in trees.

Loads of Fieldfare in the yellow-berried Rowan in my garden this morning and even more in the trees nearby. Must be a couple of hundred between here and the nearby woodland.

23.11.2024 11:21 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, they're about 11 miles to the south of me, I saw a couple earlier this year at a public event.

21.11.2024 13:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Do I qualify?

21.11.2024 10:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Here's 2 that I saw a few years ago now, the only time I've seen 2 together. Glenfeshie in the Highlands.

18.11.2024 11:03 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Snow on the ground here this morning so hot porridge with a spoonful of home-made blueberry jam for breakfast.

18.11.2024 10:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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My first post here, a Badger in my garden early this morning.

15.11.2024 17:17 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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