Ray Barnett

@StevenFalk1 @ChrisStringer65 Bristol still has a very small team of natural science curators and runs the LERC, but very much the exception. Nat Sci curators are an endangered species outside national museums (as are specialist curators in other disciplines).

@ChrisStringer65 Unfortunately, within the UK, the museum industry has shed most of its natural historians. I worked for 22 yrs in 2 museums (Coventry & Warwickshire) that employed ecologists & run biological records centres. Not sure any UK museums do that now so how do they think they can help?

How can natural history museums help nature recover? sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Want to hear a bunch of stories about Bristol that probably/definitely aren't true? Plus a token amount of Serious Historical Analysis? Click here. And bring a friend. bristolmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/m-she…

Yesterday, the UK’s leading insect conservation charities launched the Declaration on the UK Insect Declines Crisis at the @WildSummitUK🚨 This united front calls for change across governments, land managers, businesses, and the public. @Buzz_dont_tweet @savebutterflies 1/5

@GlenOrioleglen @StevenFalk1 @Bathnats They occur to the west of Bristol in the Gordano Valley.

@StevenFalk1 @Bathnats Well I’ve never seen one anywhere near here, Steve, as only normally around Arne, Studland and recently, Martin Down, so happy with that sighting! 👍🏼

Lastly, a morning walk before it got too hot, around Batheaston Watermeadows. Not much happening but excited to find this Hornet Robberfly tucking into a Dung beetle sp! @StevenFalk1 @Bathnats

@HilaryMcGowan A rather lovely Jersey Tiger moth.

look what’s on my office door!

@GlenOrioleglen Was this in Bath? If so new to 'Avon'. Ray.barnett@hotmail.co.uk

….and this little micro, a new one for me, not just the garden! Comfrey Ermine …(Ethmia quadrillella)

@Boyle123G That's remarkable, of the tiger moth family but I don't recognise it.

One for you @mrraybarnett

An incredible honour to be shortlisted for the Guild Awards of Food Writer’s Food Book Award - an amazing celebration last night with baby in tow as usual! Thank you @GuildFoodWriter ! 🎉📘

@FlyinginFordham @NailseaNature @MOTHIDUK Yes Turnip.

@NailseaNature @MOTHIDUK Yep! Not an expert, just learnt a lot from reading books over the last 20 years 😅 send it to your County Moth Recorder, he/she will say it's a Turnip Moth.

@MOTHIDUK Turnip Moth or Heart & Club? Many thanks

So honoured that my first book Leftovers: A History of Food Waste and Preservation is a finalist for the Guild of Food Writer’s Food Book Award! 🎉🎉🎉

What a complete honour to be one of three shortlisted for the Debut Food Book award at the Fortnum & Mason @Fortnums ceremony last night! It means the world ⭐️🌏Congratulations to the well deserved winners and so wonderful to see old and new friends and colleagues 🥰✨

It’s hard to know where to go with this bill. It appears to be a disaster of monumental proportions. At a time when nature needs us to stand strong, we are exchanging it as a commodity in a bad deal. Thank you @GeorgeMonbiot for this cry of anger. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

My episode of the Talking Tudors podcast is now out at the usual places - do check it out. We discussed the many creative ways people preserved food in the 16th century and the societal and religious implications of wasting food in the Tudor era!🤴🍎🍞🥩

I’m beyond thrilled that Leftovers is shortlisted for the Fortnum & Mason Debut Food Book Award! What a complete honour! ⭐️✨🤩 @HoZ_Books @CUHistArchRel @GeorginaCapel

@avonwt Cinnamon Bug rather than Firebug.

It's the last day of March! What were your wildlife highlights from this past month? Grow Wilder volunteer Charlie recently shared this fantastic photo of a firebug they saw at the site! 🔥🐞

I am SO EXCITED to show you the paperback version of my book Leftovers: A History of Food Waste and Preservation. Just look how beautiful this new cover is! 🍇🍓🍎🥬🥦🥖🐁 Please do preorder now! Out 6th March!! 😘🎉📘

Leftovers is out in paperback on 6 March with a gorgeous new cover and this weekend only it’s 25% off your preorder at Waterstones! 🎉waterstones.com/book/leftovers…

For those of you who missed our Annual Virtual Meeting on Saturday, you can watch the recordings now! The AGM is available through the website members' area and the guest speaker, Andrew Halstead, is available to all here youtu.be/IBjdj0OXa5U

Cutting access to the Bristol Records archive, one of the council budget cuts not U-turned on yet, would be a ‘false economy’ & could see the council breach its statutory obligations. Read more here 👇🏼 bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-n…

Make sure to join us this Saturday 15th of February 2-4pm at our Annual Meeting to discuss society matters and hear 'A beginner's guide to sawflies' by Andrew Halstead! We'll be meeting over Zoom, link to be posted on the website Members' Area and emailed to membership.