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Tamasine Stretton @tarkamerl.bsky.social · 7d

I believe a recording will be available to those who have purchased tickets, yes.

Tamasine Stretton @tarkamerl.bsky.social · 18d

@iolowilliams.bsky.social It would be really helpful if you were able to share details of this wonderful #Welshpool event?

Tamasine Stretton @tarkamerl.bsky.social · 19d

You can now join this from anywhere in the world! Head to
www.mont-hmg.co.uk/2025-symposi... to get your live streaming tickets.

Please share!

#habitatmanagement @severnrivers.bsky.social

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Tamasine Stretton @tarkamerl.bsky.social · Aug 17

Visited the Wildegoose Nursery yesterday. A glorious mixture of flowers and crops, absolutely alive with insect life. Delicious food from the tearoom, some of which was grown in the garden. An absolute inspiration! Thanks @pickeletto.bsky.social for the tip.

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Tamasine Stretton @tarkamerl.bsky.social · Aug 7

Some helpful, evidence-based advice on how to reduce the predation of wildlife by cats: www.cell.com/current-biol...

Provision of High Meat Content Food and Object Play Reduce Predation of Wild Animals by Domestic Cats Felis catus

Cecchetti et al. address the contentious problem of wildlife predation by domestic cats. Providing grain-free food with meat-derived proteins and engaging in object play both reduced predation of wild...

www.cell.com

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Tamasine Stretton @tarkamerl.bsky.social · Jul 1

Please can someone confirm this is Leopoldius signatus? Very early and not recorded in Montgomeryshire before! @flygirlnhm.bsky.social @teamdiptera.bsky.social @dipteristsforum.bsky.social #ukwildlife #flies #conopidae

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Royal Entomological Society @royentsoc.bsky.social · Jun 24

Do you know a young person with an interest in insects? 🦋

The Douglas Boyes Fund aims to provide people aged 14-18 with access to entomology equipment, fostering their passion for insects and inspiring them to engage and share their interest with other young individuals 🔽

Douglas Boyes Fund - Royal Entomological Society

The Douglas Boyes Fund has been established in honour of Douglas Boyes (1996-2021), an esteemed entomologist specialising in Lepidoptera. The Fund aims to provide young people aged 14-18 with access…

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Tamasine Stretton @tarkamerl.bsky.social · Jun 23

What a treasure @rspb.bsky.social's Bempton Cliffs is! The shear abundance of bird life there is astounding & such close views of Gannets, in particular. Today, I learned how to age them and was intrigued why there were so many non-breeding birds there. Corn Bunting & Tree Sparrow too!

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Tamasine Stretton @tarkamerl.bsky.social · Jun 1

Cracking start to #30DaysWild going through the moth trap in the garden. 75 individual moths of 25 species, including two less common species, Maiden's Blush and Orange Footman.

#moths #ukwildlife #scorchedwing #pebblehooktip #maidensblush #orangefootman

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Tamasine Stretton @tarkamerl.bsky.social · May 24

Of the nests in the garden nest boxes this year, two Blue Tits failed, and two successfully fledged 8 young each. The last to go are these beautiful Great Tits (6/7). 🤞

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Tamasine Stretton @tarkamerl.bsky.social · May 17

Another enjoyable morning round the moth trap. 74 individual moths, 26 species recorded, plus 4 cockchafers and a caddisfly.

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Tamasine Stretton @tarkamerl.bsky.social · May 16

Our local sheep are lucky. All morning, they have sheltered in the shade of the trees in the L photo. Then, as the sun moved round, one-by-one, they walked over to the other side of the field, to the increasing shade there (R photo). These trees and hedges support lots of wildlife as well.

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Tamasine Stretton @tarkamerl.bsky.social · May 14

A big surprise to encounter a female Common Clubtail at #Welshpool Golf Club today! A few miles from the River Severn, where they breed, and a new record for the site! 😃 #ukwildlife

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Tamasine Stretton @tarkamerl.bsky.social · May 13

My 19th Montgomeryshire PBF flight season has come to an end, and today, I saw the first Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary. Also had eight other butterfly 🦋 species, including half a dozen Painted Lady, who have suddenly appeared everywhere!

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Tamasine Stretton @tarkamerl.bsky.social · May 13

Got 12 hours a week and keen to make a difference for people and wildlife? Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust are looking for someone to support the membership. More details on the link below 👇
www.montwt.co.uk/jobs/members...

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Tamasine Stretton @tarkamerl.bsky.social · May 10

Getting some practice in ahead of the Moth Morning event at #Welshpool Golf Club later this month (www.montwt.co.uk/events/2025-...). 19 species, the most numerous being Cockchafer beetles. The Shark was a big surprise; my book says late June onwards! Puss Moth and Spectacle my other top faves.

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Tamasine Stretton @tarkamerl.bsky.social · May 6

Bonkers! 😲

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Tamasine Stretton @tarkamerl.bsky.social · May 6

The early spring continues! This afternoon, just beside my favourite Hawthorn at Middletown Hill, I heard at least two Common Green Grasshoppers stridulating!! Took me quite a while to believe what I was hearing!
@vc40orthops.bsky.social

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Tamasine Stretton @tarkamerl.bsky.social · Apr 22

After a rubbish night's sleep, I felt pulled by outdoors. Wonderful! Saw at least 7 rabbits & 16 Fallow Deer; the bluebells were beautiful. The air was cool and filled with bird song. The half moon, followed by sunrise above Breidden Hill was the icing on the cake.
#NationalMammalWeek #EarthDay2025

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Tamasine Stretton @tarkamerl.bsky.social · Apr 18

A few of the beautiful wild flowers I have enjoyed seeing in the garden and local area this week.

Wild Cherry
Yellow Archangel
Goldilocks
Cowslip

#signsofspring #lovewildlife #lovenature #wildflowers

White cherry blossom and fresh young leaves

Yellow Archangel: a green plant with leaves like nettle and clusters of yellow flowers running up the stem

Goldilocks buttercup: an even yellow flowered buttercup with rosettes of thin leaves

A dense clump of Cowslips with many yellow flowers carried on clustered trumpets atop tall stems, above a rosette of green leaves

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Tamasine Stretton @tarkamerl.bsky.social · Apr 5

I have mixed feelings about that! 😂

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Tamasine Stretton @tarkamerl.bsky.social · Apr 5

Spring is so early this year! Pearl-bordered Fritillary butterflies on the wing near Welshpool today! 5th April is a new record earliest emergence, by a whole week! They were too quick for photos, so this is a shot I took a few years ago. @savebutterflies.bsky.social @pickeletto.bsky.social

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Ben Porter @bardseyben.bsky.social · Mar 24

Nature Workforce Wales 🌿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🐧🐝 If you think that you are contributing to conserve or restore nature (in a voluntary or paid role) then please fill in this survey! // os ydych chi’n meddwl eich bod yn cyfrannu at adfer byd natur (wirfoddol/gyflogedig) llenwch yr arolwg!

ymateb.gov.wales/s/1IYLHF/?la...

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Tamasine Stretton @tarkamerl.bsky.social · Mar 25

Do you have a little spare time to help an awesome charity? This is a fantastic way is doing something meaningful for nature.
www.montwt.co.uk/volunteering...

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Bumblebee Conservation Trust @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social · Feb 27

It’s official, 2024 was the worst year for bumblebees since records began🚨

The latest findings from #BeeWalk, our national bumblebee monitoring scheme, have revealed bumblebee numbers declined by almost a quarter (22.5%) across Great Britain💔

Read on: www.bumblebeeconservation.org/british-bumb...

A bumblebee dusted in yellow pollen sitting in a greyed-out flower. Text reads: 2024 was the worst year for bumblebees since records began.

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