Longrun Meadow

A distinctly monochrome morning @LongrunMeadow. Two decent flocks of Siskin seen, this one a chattering group of 40+

Pitfall traps set! Come and join us tomorrow to see what we've caught and help us try to identify it! #EuroBioBlitz2023

We're joining in with the #EuroBioBlitz2023 on @inaturalist with a bug hunt and a little walk - come and join us! Full details: longrunmeadow.co.uk/eurobioblitz-2…

Have you made an interesting wildlife sighting recently? 🔍 Help us by recording your sightings on @inaturalist — the platform will help you work out an ID for what you've seen, and we'll be able to use that data to learn more about our wildlife! #GreatSomersetWildlifeCount

Green and white in the shade of the trees - garlic mustard, Alliaria petiolata, and ramsons, Allium ursinum. #WildflowerHour

It really does seem to be a bumper cuckoo flower year. A huge patch on the north side of the willow cathedral is coming into flower now. #WildflowerHour

Insects to the fore in the sun @LongrunMeadow today. Birds seen included 2 late redpoll, willow warblers, treecreeper, yaffle & a solitary low-flying swallow.

A pair of flighty great spotted woodpeckers @LongrunMeadow this morning. Single singing willow warbler & blackcap, a handful of vocal chiffchaff, and a Cetti’s warbler pumping up the volume from across the river.

The hedge we laid this past winter covered in patches of blackthorn flowers. #WildflowerHour

Cuckoo flowers popping up all over the meadow this week. #WildflowerHour

A bee-fly sort of day on the meadow today. More dotted than dark-edged, but we like them both as they are cute and sensibly named. #beefly

You may have seen the recent report published by Imperial College London about the impact that flee and tick treatments are having on our rivers. 💧 To find out about our statement on dogs and our rivers: wrt.org.uk/our-reports/ Read the full report: imperial.ac.uk/news/243875/to…

How are soil animals fundamental to soil biological processes? 🪱🐌🐛 The feeding of each soil animal contributes to the vital functions of the #soil.🌱 👇Learn more with this infographic by Svenja Meyer. Via @IPBES

Not something you see every day - mallard up a tree @LongrunMeadow this morning. Signs of Spring with chiffchaff calls a constant companion, and bumblebee queens powering past.

A raven heading over @TheCastleSchool on Friday.

#BSBIAtlas2020 is now live, so check out this fabulous website: plantatlas2020.org Find out which of these species👇 is doing well & which is declining - and why. Read about the #PlantAtlas project & download summary reports about our changing flora: bsbi.org/plant-atlas-20…

For #WorldWildlifeDay #WWD2023 #PartnershipsForConservation we'd like to thank all the individuals and groups who have contributed to making #LongrunMeadow a home for wildlife!

A nice pair of Bullfinches feeding in a hedge on Longrun Meadow this morning. Managed some nice pics of the male but the female was too shy.

The hedge is almost finished, but! There are so many gaps in it that we've got an awful lot of planting to do. If you want to lend a hand, we'll be at w3w: guilty.cards.yarn this Saturday, 10-12 (ish). More: longrunmeadow.co.uk/final-hedge-wo…

@The_Great_Skua We think looks like cherry plum, rather than blackthorn, but this is what you need to work it out: twitter.com/wildflower_hou…

Some splashes of yellow @LongrunMeadow today: pair of grey wag, numerous siskin, the odd rug of celandine, and I had a wee behind a tree (I made that last bit up !!). Oh, & the anthers on this blackthorn blossom.