The Pollinator Project 🐝 🦋 🌱🌸

Amazed to not only see a new species of butterfly that I’ve only previously seen abroad, but also to record it less than a mile from my house, and to top it off, an even rarer variant call “Helice.” Ladies & gentlemen, I give you the Clouded Yellow…! 😍🦋

Championing the Pollinators: The Biologist, the Broadcast… tickettailor.com/events/theresu…

Bee Hotels: do they work? How to get the best from them? Join me to hear the results of @The_Buzz_Club 's Big Bee Hotel Experiment, online, tuesday 1pm, free but please book a place! eventbrite.co.uk/e/improving-be…?

We’re stepping away from X due to ethical concerns. You can still find us on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn—join us there to keep up with our work for pollinators and the planet.

See this Instagram post about the excellent Bee fly by @theguernseyscientist instagram.com/reel/DIEn6cPt1…

Blue bottles are pollinators too! This handsome blow fly (Calliphora sp.) is feeding at field maple (Acer campestre) flowers. Pollen grains can even be seen attached to the animal's legs & thorax.🌳@pollinatorproj @ReadingUrbPolls @Buzz_dont_tweet @wildflower_hour @WoodlandTrust

@EuropePAN @birdlifecz @LPOFrance @NABU_de @MME_Monitoring @vogelnieuws @spea_birdlife @foeeurope @FoEint @foeireland @FoECyprus @bund_net @BUNDjugend @mtvsz @milieudefensie @AmigosTierraEsp @Umwelthilfe @IUCNEurope @cro_buzz @pollinatorproj @Buzz_dont_tweet What an eye-opening study! The year-round impact of pesticides on biodiversity is alarming. Let’s adopt sustainable pest management practices to protect our ecosystems. 🌱🦋🐝

Bad news from Bumblebee Conservation Trust.

@GuernseyArts @Guernsey_NC @Yazzcreativegsy is running arts workshops to create your own beetle too 🪲🐞

If you'd like to do something nature-related (but indoors!) in #Guernsey next week - with or without children - come and see us at Candie! We'll be talking about the biggest, fastest and smelliest pollinators on Weds & have drop-in workshops on Friday.

If you have any fruit that's going off, don't throw it away, put it out for the #Butterflies that wake up on warm winter days like this Red Admiral right here! 🦋🍌🥝🍓 #Butterfly #garden #conservation

3... Protecting these pollinators means protecting the foods and drinks we love. You can help by planting wildflowers locally and avoiding pesticides, and supporting sustainable farms here and abroad.

2... Without bees, butterflies, and even bats, little luxuries like coffee, chocolate, and even tequila would not exist. Bees pollinate coffee plants, butterflies help cacao trees thrive for chocolate, and bats are the hidden heroes of the agave plant, which gives us tequila!

Pollinators don’t tend to get up on wet February morning – but today we did! We had a great time at the B4-8 Breakfast Club, sharing facts about pollinating insects and why they’re essential to the island’s food – and to our favourite treats - coffee, chocolate, and even tequila

Sightings of butterflies are trickling in - species that overwinter as adults - Comma, Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Brimstone and Red Admiral can make the most of early sunny days. If you see one, do log it via the iRecord Butterflies app. buff.ly/3rzMS6s 📷: Jim Asher

Create #MoonMeadows for moths 🌙🌼 Moths are a vital part of the ecosystem, but they are threatened by light pollution. Discover how you can create a moon meadow and help our nighttime pollinators thrive with our free guide 👉 butterfly-conservation.org/moon-meadows-g… 📷: Patrick Clement

Light pollution is becoming increasingly detrimental to wildlife. 💡💡 It will affect species, such as Owls and Bats, by blurring the boundaries of day and night, impacting behaviour. 🦇🦇🦉🦉 #lightpollution #NocturnalWildlife #hunting #raisingawareness

Coastal grassland is our most florally diverse grassland habitat. This habitat has declined overall by 16% since 1999.📉 Coastal heathland thrives on nutrient-poor soils. This habitat only has a few patches remaining🪲🏵️ #coastalgrassland #heather #coastalheathland

Jobs for February in your Wild Space 📅🌱 The Secret Gardener shares how you can use fallen branches and leaves to support butterflies and moths this month 👉 wild-spaces.co.uk/jobs-for-febru… #WildSpaces

Ajax Amy has won the first Barry Wells Award for wildlife photography 📸🐝 islandfm.com/news/guernsey/…