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I think we may have more than one otter visiting the Keyhaven Pans site!!

A snapshot of what I've been up to in the last couple of weeks at work #TeamGWCT Just a selection of species recorded recently, all found in farmland within the @MDSuperCluster (6th year of monitoring) How many can you identify? @savebutterflies #FarmingWithNature #FarmerCluster

A group attempting the @nnas_uk Silver award this weekend. Lovely weather as we start the first task revising contours #cargilfieldconnected

Another awesome bunch from @Bruntonfirst being awarded their 2 star Outdoor Discovery Award @nnas_uk. Well done for the excellent map designs and navigation skills you clearly demonstrated.

30 years since CycleWight was formed. No Facebook. No Twitter! No emails. And some things are still the same. Provision for cycling in the Island could still be better. Join us in our celebration on the 29th April and hear about our successes and out campaigns going forward.

A stunning day to be walking in the Dorset countryside with @forestnavigator on day 103 of my #walk2023miles challenge supporting @TrussellTrust a 19 mile circuit from Winterborne Tomson visiting Winterborne Stickland and Milton Abbas #dorsetwalks #stopukhunger #bootsonmiles

Next outdoor meeting on Sunday 16th April to Keyhaven and Pennington Marshes. meet at 09.30 in the car park at Keyhaven SZ 307914 (postcode SO41 0TP). Led by Chris Hocking and full details on the WOS website 😊

Is it a pannier?

“One gram of moss from the forest floor, a piece about the size of a muffin, would harbour 150,000 protozoa, 132,000 tardigrades, 3,000 springtails, 800 rotifers, 500 nematodes, 400 mites, and 200 fly larvae. Robin Wall Kimmerer

More bike build lessons going on this week for local young people, learnt puncture repairs today & started putting together 2 mtb's & a BMX. #recycle #communityengagement

Wander through a woodland in late winter or early spring and you’re likely to hear bursts of rapid, resonant tapping echoing through the trees. This staccato sound is the work of a woodpecker on a mission. Read more here 👇 hiwwt.org.uk/blog/thewildli…

In pictures: Exotic and beautiful marine life in the Solent bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

A lovely half an hour in fading light with a Lesser-Spotted Woodpecker on Dartmoor this afternoon. It's always a shock to be reminded just how small they are. @lesserspotnet

2/2 Lesser Spots can also be found in wooded areas of the southern and middle English counties and many RSPB reserves with wet woodland. As we are seeing this year LSW can turn up again in spots where they have not been recorded for years. Keep searching

The next few weeks are the best time to find & watch Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers, while they are actively feeding & displaying & before the leaves come out. Where to go? Try your local woods if they had LSW in the past. Otherwise the New Forest still has about 300pairs and 1/2

such interesting coloration

What a gorgeous Spring day! 🌞 Here's Dan proving there's no end to his talents by gutter clearing at Minstead Lodge. And in contrast, Jonny and Andy had a relaxed time during tea break enjoying the outdoors. We hope everyone is out and enjoying such a beautiful day ❤️

It’s here, it’s here, it’s HAPPENING, it’s here!!! Wiggling, jiggling gelatinous JOY. Inky full-stops full of amphibious promise, wrapped in a cuddle of gorgeous gloop. Frog season is upon us 😍