Sarah Whild

What a handsome beastie!

Er, yes - and for the many of us who responded to the consultation, we might say that Shropshire Council should pay more attention to the good folk of Shrewsbury…

Not sure who they are, but plenty of us locals can confirm this is a bottleneck

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Awesome! Be Green! 💚💚💚

Woohoo - @bsbibotany.bsky.social we’ve snagged Mark! Go us. Fleabanes are absolute buggers, though. BSBI has grown into an amazing society, well worth joining. We’ll get you doing a FISC next…

Sir, I wouldn’t dare! I’m sure the wind was blowing a hoolie!🤣
Pick a few of the flower heads and take a close up

Hmm, possibly a bit more focus would help but it looks reddish so I’m tempted to go for Guernsey - but if you manage to grab a few of the individual composite flower heads (if that’s not a contradiction!) then take a close up, it should be doable from a photo!

Ooh, that’s a handsome plant! 💚

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I seem to have acquired a new friend, following me round the garden, and waiting for bits of cheese…

Finally seen Baccha elongata in the garden this year! Hoverflies in #Shrewsbury

Rainbow over Castlefields skies in #Shrewsbury

Some pavement plants in #Shrewsbury on the way home from the folk festival. A lovely Corn Marigold, and a dodgy little petunia-jobby…

Amazing! 🤩

The first garden records are coming in thick and fast - Elbow-veined Grass-veneer is lovely!

Aw, gotta love all of those spidery dudes 🕷️

He’s mine! Very well trained in mixing cocktails and providing invertebrate accoutrements

Oh you little green star! Abseiling down off the roses and onto my lap (then quickly potted by The Monkey Butler). First garden record for Nigma walckenaeri 💚 🕷️

Oh you beauty! First garden record of a Red Underwing. And I didn’t get to see it but hooray for the Monkey Butler snapping a photo

How much excitement can biological recorders cope with? Save the date! It’s @nfbr.bsky.social 40th anniversary conference next year - woohoo! Get it in your diaries…
@nbntrust.bsky.social @kitenet.bsky.social @elaineeepoos.bsky.social @teamneyedc.bsky.social

I’m listening to The Today Programme thinking ‘I must check out these snails’ - thank you! They are stunning

Ok, 43 for no wicket is fine. Ended up doing a Butterfly Count, too. Life is good

A Green-veined White enjoying TMS in the garden… not sure I’m enjoying it… 🤦‍♀️

Ah - Episyrphus balteatus, Marmalade Hoverfly on Aster divaricatus. Glad to know another species of Hoverfly likes TMS in the garden #shrewsbury #shropshire

Apologies for early morning botanical pedantry! 💚

Ooh - is that possibly Marsh Woundwort?

Sun rise in #Shrewsbury

Eupeodes luniger hanging around in the garden listening to TMS with me this evening…

I had forgotten how lovely it is to rear them - had a Buff Ermine emerge in May.