The Yorkshire Naturalists Union is an association of amateur and professional naturalists devoted to studying and recording Yorkshire's flora and fauna.
Yorkshire and The Humber, Engl
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Follow the link to book your place on the YNU's conference in March: ynu.org.uk/join-the-ynu/shop… @CIEEMnet
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📢 Deadline today - Apply now
Would you like to share the importance of #InsectScience with the general public, families & young people?
We're seeking volunteers for an interactive stand at @SISF_2024 at @StaffordshireUniversity, 2 March.
Apply now 🔽
royensoc.co.uk/opportunities…
ALT We're seeking volunteers for an interactive stand at the Staffordshire Invertebrate Science Fair, 2 March 2024. Apply before 9 February.
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Plenty of fungi to see in local woodland.Particularily pleased to find Pipe club ( Macrotyphula fistulosa ). @Fhickenbottom – at Lealholm, England
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Interested in fungi and waxcaps?
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Join in the Yorkshire Waxcap survey. there is an online workshop about this -this Wed Evening 4 Oct.
mailchi.mp/48dcc26a9510/york… #waxcapwatch
Also see Plantlife: plantlife.org.uk/waxcapwatch…
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As we head into Autumn, there are still plenty of butterflies and moths to spot in your gardens and local green spaces! 🍂🦋
Discover how you can help more of these amazing species to thrive by creating a Wild Space 👉 wild-spaces.co.uk
#SaveButterflies #MothsMatter
ALT Butterflies and moths to see in October: Speckled Wood, Brimstone moth, Comma, Frosted Orange, Peacock, Angle Shades, Red Admiral, Light Emerald and Wall. Butterfly Conservation logo in top left corner.
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Wintersett vis mig @Wintersett1 30-09-2023 highlights: another 4K mips south, a bizarre record of a Ruddy Shelduck going west with 6 cormorants, good numbers of Swallows, Skylarks & finches etc... @Barnsleybsg @WakeyBirders @BirdGuides
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A damp day brightened by Pomarine and Long-tailed Skuas, Roseate Tern and Caspian Gulls while Short-eared Owl and 28 Crossbill graced @Bempton_Cliffs flamboroughbirdobs.org.uk/si…
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Well day one of the Seawatch festival done!
Additional sightings this afternoon include 3 Caspian Gull, 2 Sooty Shearwater, 5 Manx Shearwater, Pomarine Skua, 8 Arctic Skua and adult Roseate Tern plus 3 Minke whales and 8 Bottlenose dolphins
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Along the south side of Hornsea Mere footpath - two of six Roesel's Bush Crickets this morning; Hornet munching a wasp (?); Long-winged Cone Head @Yorkswildlife @ynuorg @birder_l @WatcherPond
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Burnished Brass from Last night Guisborough
@teesbirds1 @WhitbyNats @BritishMoths @ynuorg @clevelandbirds @teeswildlife @DurhamBirdClub @YWT_North @YorksWildlife @insectweek @InsectsUnlocked @TheLepSoc @RoyEntSoc @BC_Yorkshire
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Strolls on Spurn beach often reveal shark egg cases, aka mermaid’s purses🦈Did you know there are 40+ species of shark & ray in UK waters?
YWT guides run survey events, helping @SharkTrustUK build a picture of activity in Yorkshire waters, come & join! 👇
ywt.org.uk/events/2023-08-14…
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Join us and @_BTO 8th - 10th September at #MigFest2023 a weekend full of exciting walks, inspirational talks, top class exhibitors and artists, and plenty of birds on migration!
Buy your tickets here now! buff.ly/43TpB2U
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New month, new butterflies and moths to look out for in your gardens and local green spaces! 🌷🌱🦋
Sign up to our monthly enewsletter to discover more species with tips on how you can attract them 👉 butrfli.es/2Td2KQg
#SaveButterflies #MothsMatter
ALT Butterfly Conservation's Butterflies and Moths to see in August: Gatekeeper, Jersey Tiger moth, Large White, Green Carpet, Clouded Yellow, Red Underwing, White-letter Hairstreak, Magpie moth, Small Copper
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Can you believe we're already at the end of week 2 of #BigButterflyCount? 🦋
Thank you to everyone who has taken part so far and for sending us your brilliant photos! 📸🙏
#SaveButterflies #MothsMatter
ALT Peacock butterfly on a buddleia in a sunny garden with houses and blue sky in the background. Photo credit Natural Derbyshire Tours
ALT Painted Lady feeding on pink buddleia flower. Photo credit @phoebe__17_
ALT Green-veined White butterfly on lavender. Photo credit Nikki Williams
ALT Jersey Tiger moth on a green leaf. Photo credit Rob Norwood
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103 birds ringed @Wintersett1 this morning with highlights of Chiffs 27, Willow Warbler 7, Reed Warbler 10, Sedge Warbler 17, Blackcap 12, Garden Warbler 5, Whitethroat 7, Cettis 4 juvs, Treecreeper and totally out of the blue an adult female Bearded Tit with a brood patch .
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#NationalMothWeek 2023 is now upon us! This week is all about celebrating the beauty, life cycles and habitats of moths, with everyone encouraged to take part, using gardens, local parks or nature reserves to do so. All records count & can be easily submitted online 🦋
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With the first Cory’s and Sooty Shearwaters past the headland this week, there’s no better time to remind you about the upcoming FBO Seawatch Festival on the August bank holiday.
Check out this video on why the headland is so good for seawatching
youtu.be/aT3n_piJHCk
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Exciting find with @WendyHolliday13 yesterday near Pickering,VC62.A new colony of Yellow birds nest, almost 200 plants emerging from deep Beech litter. – at Lealholm, England
