Wildlife Surveyor with NG Bailey / Freedom Group Author of 'Country Corner' weekly in 4 local newspapers for 30+yr. Author of "Practical Pest Control".
Lothians
Joined November 2015
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george hogg retweeted
This autumn, leave the leaves to help biodiversity in urban areas 🍂
It's a protective habitat layer insulating the soil, providing safe overwintering cover for animals, and feeding local food webs
We all can help protecting habitats – starting in our gardens
#worldhabitatday
george hogg retweeted
Please don’t cut back your ivy until it’s flowered in early autumn..it’s alive with bees and a hugely important source of late nectar🥰
@BumblebeeTrust @gemma_harkin
george hogg retweeted
Sand has disappeared again in #eastlothian these posts have been hidden for years, they run all the way into the sea, history right there.
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Found this little beauty ‘hibernating’ in the leaves! #queenwasp. Look how she tucks her wings under her abdomen. She is NOT a pest! She is #freepestcontrol if she survives & makes a nest. And a #pollinator! Tucked her back up safely. Her lifecycle is v similar to #bumblebees.
george hogg retweeted
Log piles make the perfect hideaway for insects, turning your garden into a buffet for frogs, birds and hedgehogs! 🐛 🐞 🐦 🐸 🦔
Build a log pile and create a bustling village for all things creepy and crawly in your garden! wtru.st/3kOgU3O
ALT A stag beetle is climbing on a textured wooden log in a garden, with piles of firewood and greenery blurred in the background.
george hogg retweeted
Water company drops appeal to defend its outrageous withholding of environmental data.
It said releasing the data might
“negatively impact public confidence regarding the way in which water companies operate their assets”
Hilarious! theguardian.com/environment/…
george hogg retweeted
Just saw an otter in the sea from end of South Gare—a first for me there! Headed back in towards River Tees @teesbirds1
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Very much at the dark end of the scale, a nice Glaucous Gull at Skateraw this am with Jarrod H, definitely getting less frequent @birdinglothian
george hogg retweeted
Happy New Year! Butterflies and moths are often seen as a symbol of hope and new beginnings 🦋
Keep an eye out for these species in your gardens and local green spaces this month, and let us know what you see. 👀
#SaveButterflies #MothsMatter
ALT Butterfly Conservation's Butterflies and Moths to see in January: Red Admiral, The Satellite, Comma, Winter Moth, Red-green Carpet, Twenty-plume moth, Small Tortoiseshell, Pale Brindled Beauty, Peacock
george hogg retweeted
Everyone’s New Year’s resolution needs to be “I’ll protest about the lack of action to fix our climate emergency,” this year. We’re behaving as if everything’s hunky dory but it really isn’t.
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Challenging conditions but here's some of the Little Auk and Glaucous Gull battling north into the storm at Torness today. @birdinglothian
george hogg retweeted
Torness
0945-1245
20 Little Auk
2nd winter Glaucous Gull
1 Sooty Shearwater
8 Red-throated Diver
1 Fulmar
3 Kittiwake
1 Gulliemot
1 Auk sp
Lots of GBBG and Gannets moving.
Almost everything heading north.
@birdinglothian
george hogg retweeted
Cute little Tundra Bean yesterday at Skateraw, showing briefly in the huge flock; also a Pink with yellow feet, apparently these are seem regularly in Norfolk, never seen one here @birdinglothian @EdinburghNats
george hogg retweeted
A beach walk can be great for your mental/physical health. Spotting wildlife is a bonus, but it is easy to get too close.
Keep your distance to avoid this. If you have a dog with you, keep it on a lead or under close control.
More tips: orlo.uk/elfMf
#KnowTheCode
ALT Oystercatchers on the beach at Tentsmuir NNR. Image credit: Lorne Gill/NatureScot
george hogg retweeted
An epic-length interview in which I talk at length about insect declines and their solutions, pesticides, rewilding, societal collapse and more with @AaronBastani of @novaramedia
youtube.com/watch?v=LR32Ns7z…
george hogg retweeted
Butterflies were a pleasant distraction throughout the day. Flowering ivy was proving a potent lure for many.
george hogg retweeted
Keeping the ivy on our wall is a constant battle with our neighbour. Here is why it'sworth it! #bees #pollinators #hornet @buzzclub12 @Buzz_dont_tweet
george hogg retweeted
When was the last time you saw a Small Tortoiseshell?
This year's #BigButterflyCount saw the average number of Small Tortoiseshells counted fall by a massive 74% from the previous year, with a decline of 59% since the Count began 14 years ago.
#ButterflyEmergency