Butterflies and Moths NI @BfliesMothsNI
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Q: We are planning pollinator planting in 2024 on our business site – is the Top Ten guide a good starting point? A: Yes. It provides a range of planting options, both native and ornamental, for different situations. tinyurl.com/4vh39y22 #thebusinessofbees @BioDataCentre
Get out this weekend and help one of our unique butterflies- Cryptic Wood White 🦋- all welcome. Please register see below 👇
If you’d like to join us for our BCNI Christmas lunch on Sat 2nd December 1-5pm at the Seagoe Hotel Portadown please email [email protected] to book your place! 🎄🎅🏻
Q: Is sponsoring a small community orchard of bare root fruit trees a good pollinator-friendly action for our business at this time of year? A: Yes. Choose rare heritage varieties and include a Crab Apple. Plant between Nov-Mar. tinyurl.com/54ef9j2z @BioDataCentre
We're incredibly excited to welcome @DrAmirKhanGP aboard as our newest Vice President! 🎉 As well as an NHS GP, author and presenter, Amir is also a passionate advocate for nature and has been an active supporter and ambassador of Butterfly Conservation for many years.
[Correction] The wildflower beds in Little Botanic need a little💚 On Sunday, 1⃣2⃣ Nov from 12:30, FoF will be collecting seeds, clearing away grasses and reseeding native mixes. Come down and say hello, if your about.
New hedge laying training dates for beginners or those in need of a refresher! A one-day course teaching you the basic skills to rejuvenate your hedgerows with this traditional craft. Book here: hedgerows.ie/events/
Broken promise to end retail sales of #peat by 2024 with NO mention of #peatfree legislation in #KingsSpeech = hugely frustrating❗️🚨 @DefraGovUK @RishiSunak
🌼Passionate about #nativewildflowers, #seeds and eager to make a difference to the #environment? Do you have experience in retail and would like to learn new skills in the eCommerce industry?🌿We've got the opportunity for you Apply here: jobapplyni.com/Vacancy/Vacanc…
Some great talks, work parties, gatherings and events coming up this month bit.ly/BCNIevents
Rest your feet after butterfly spotting all season and earn a well deserved cuppa, treat and hear where all your invaluable records go to make real difference to nature recovery 🦋😊 #savebutterflies @UKBMSLive @daera_ni
The issues surrounding Lough Neagh have been years in the making. We have a pretty good understanding of the solutions - nutrient waste management & AD, afforestation, riparian strip planting, multi species swards, control of invasives and better sewage treatment…
The issues surrounding Lough Neagh have been years in the making. We have a pretty good understanding of the solutions - nutrient waste management & AD, afforestation, riparian strip planting, multi species swards, control of invasives and better sewage treatment…
First of our Winter talk series begins with Rachel Mckenna and an introduction to moths and moth trapping #mothsmatter @MOTHIDUK @PollinatorPlan @BioDataCentre @_BTO @UlsterWildlife @BuglifeNI @RSPBNI @NTRangerToby
The first of our conservation work parties begins tomorrow 21st Oct 10am in Co Fermanagh and another mid week 24th Oct @fermanaghomagh open to existing and new volunteers. 👇
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David Sandford @Portloughan
666 Followers 927 Following Arable Farmer, passionate about environment. Purdey Gold 2016. N.I. Wildlife Farmer of the Year 2015. SLLP Board. Past Chair NFFN NI. RFS Award 2021. TDF Farmer
Jilly Dougan @JillyDougan
4K Followers 3K Following Love real food and the people who make it, wifey of Yellow Door chef, edible gardener, hapless beekeeper. Author of 'Sow, Grow, Munch'.
Bernard Picton @BernardPicton
664 Followers 3K Following marine biologist | nudibranchs | SCUBA diver | underwater photographer | curator | taxonomist | views my own
Erin @erin_boyle7
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walkitoffni 🇺🇦 .. @walkitoffni
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Dr. Jade Berman 🌍 @divedivajade
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Bronagh Gallagher @WTBronaghGall
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iCatch Hub Network @icatchhub
379 Followers 1K Following Training & support network for Rivers Trusts & River Catchment based NGOs on the island of Ireland. Coordinator: The Rivers Trust. Sponsors LAWPRO-IRE & NIEA-NI
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484 Followers 320 Following True Harvest Seeds is a plant conservation charity. Our seed bank stores collections of native seed for restoration of plants back into the wild.
Ronald Surgenor @RonaldSurgenor
2K Followers 488 Following Wildlife photographer and Conservationist working at Ulsterwildlife All views and retweet’s my own.
NatureRecoveryNetwork.. @NRN_NI
658 Followers 457 Following A partnership iniative between @RSPBNI @NationalTrustNI @UlsterWildlife and @WoodlandTrust building capacity to deliver Nature Recovery Networks in NI
Richard Donaghey @CausewayBirds
868 Followers 357 Following Wildlife & the outdoors on the north coast of NI. Bird watcher/ringer at Copeland Bird Observatory and Causeway Coast Ringing Group. Views are my own.
The Rivers Trust All-.. @RTallireland
793 Followers 3K Following As part of the wider RT movement, we work with our 21 member trusts on the island of Ireland to create wild, healthy, natural rivers, valued by all.
BTO Northern Ireland @BTO_NIreland
2K Followers 561 Following Twitter feed for BTO Northern Ireland. The BTO is the UK’s leading bird research organisation. With 40,000 amazing volunteers we monitor the UK's birds.
Ulster Wildlife Marin.. @BlueRecoveryNI
117 Followers 150 Following @UlsterWildlife marine conservation team. Northern Ireland's first native oyster nurseries in Bangor and Glenarm marinas and Belfast Harbour.
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Lough Neagh Partnersh.. @loughneaghpart
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Fermanagh & Omagh Dis.. @fermanaghomagh
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Just sending an invitation to any passing Waxwings - plenty of berries at the Stranmillis Boat Club car park. Belfast but come soon - before the Blackbirds finish them off 😆
We have successfully collected and banked another #endangeredspecies from the #Schedule8 of the Wildlife and Natural Environment Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 Erigeron acer - Blue Fleabane trueharvestseeds.org/blue-flea-bane… #SaveNativeWildflowers #SeedBank #SeedConservation
Lovely work today from our Saturday Youth Volunteer team, clearing this meadow area. Thanks for the efforts, its always great to catch with tbis team.
Have you seen the incredible wildlife shots in our 2024 Wildlife calendar 😍 Pick up your copy featuring 12 stunning pictures donated by local photographers for just £7.99, with all profits going to local nature conservation 👉 bit.ly/3QLpTmJ
A great hedge laying training day at Millbank Farm in Co. Down on Saturday. Thank you Clive & Norman for making it such an interesting session! Want to join a training day? Click here: hedgerows.ie/events/
It's #GISDay2023 so let's celebrate the power of Geographic Information Systems in nature conservation! Did you know that we've mapped what more, bigger, better, and more joined-up habitat networks could look like for NI as well as studied their vulnerability to climate change?
My run of moths to the front door continued last night with a Grey Shoulder-knot. Larval feedplant is Oak. #teammoth
A huge thank you to Comber Rotary for supplying us with more barn owl nest boxes this year. These boxes help our struggling local barn owl population and will be going up at suitable sites this winter. A special thank you to Kevin McAlpine who has done so much for the project!
📢NUDIBRANCHS ALERT!📢 This week we found several #nudibranch species on the cages at our Bangor native oyster nursery which were new to us! Goniodoris castanea and Polycera quadrilineata are two species that we were particularly excited to find.
Does anyone know what the collective noun for a group of Blue Shieldbugs is? 🤔 Seen in Co. Armagh today.
Q: Is sponsoring a small community orchard of bare root fruit trees a good pollinator-friendly action for our business at this time of year? A: Yes. Choose rare heritage varieties and include a Crab Apple. Plant between Nov-Mar. tinyurl.com/54ef9j2z @BioDataCentre
Join the British Ecological Society in Belfast - and me! - on 11th Dec for a panel discussion chaired by BBCNI Agri Environment Correspondent @LouiseMCullen on the biodiversity climate crisis! Find out more & get your tickets! 👇 @BritishEcolSoc @BESPolicy eventbrite.co.uk/e/hope-and-urg…
Jelly fungi on a log, which I assumed was Beech but closest match I’ve found is Amber Jelly / Exidia recisa which is usually on Willow. #MushroomMonday
Saw this Red Admiral egg being laid on 4th November. I shall have to revise the phenology chart in my pocket guide next time!
We're incredibly excited to welcome @DrAmirKhanGP aboard as our newest Vice President! 🎉 As well as an NHS GP, author and presenter, Amir is also a passionate advocate for nature and has been an active supporter and ambassador of Butterfly Conservation for many years.
[Correction] The wildflower beds in Little Botanic need a little💚 On Sunday, 1⃣2⃣ Nov from 12:30, FoF will be collecting seeds, clearing away grasses and reseeding native mixes. Come down and say hello, if your about.
New hedge laying training dates for beginners or those in need of a refresher! A one-day course teaching you the basic skills to rejuvenate your hedgerows with this traditional craft. Book here: hedgerows.ie/events/
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