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Ben Mullen

@BenRM2

Promoting wildlife recoding & renovating a house (slowly).

 Brecon, Wales
Joined July 2018
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"Police, what's your emergency?" "I'd like to report a burglary" "When did it happen?" "Next Thursday"
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My letter in @thetimes today about weasels and their decline (reported yesterday in some news outlets), causes and possible responses. 23 years on from submitting my PhD thesis on weasel (and stoat) populations, there’s some public interest. You just gotta be patient in this game
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It’s not those coming from France that affect your life, it’s those coming from Eton.
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Last chance to book for this evening 👇 eventbrite.co.uk/e/adult-cad…

Adult Caddisflies Webinar

Adult Caddisflies with Ian Wallace & Sharon Flint

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Join us next week for our 'Adult #Caddisflies' Webinar Ian will be joined by Sharon Flint to discuss how to find and recognise adult caddis and how to identify them. They will introduce a new guide that is being published in Spring 2022! Book here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/adult-cad…
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Calling any farmers interested in Hedges! I am hosting a hedge webinar &discussion tomorrow, chatting everything hedge From the geeky history, to how they help us, the environment &wildlife, &how we tweak our management for max benefits 4-5.30pm, FREE shop.ptes.org/product/ticket…
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Tues 23 Nov is your last chance to book onto the Powys & Brecon Beacons Wildlife Recorders Forum. Join us for a morning to hear about wildlife & biodiversity in @PowysCountry & @BreconBeaconsNP eventbrite.co.uk/e/169640803… @BBNatureRecover @rwtwales @MontWildlife @WTSWWBrecknock
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BIS #RecordOfTheWeek is Scarlet Caterpillarclub, Cordyceps militaris. It takes over a moth pupae & grows from within if the fungal spores landed on the caterpillar. Thanks to @xSorchaLewisx for the record. Let us know what wildlife you see #LERCWalesApp @cofnod @SEWBReC @wwbic1
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I’ve tweeted this before but it’s cool enough to be repeated. Green islands in autumn oak leaves. Leaf-miners encourage a fungal pathogen that delays senescence in that vital part of the leaf in which they are feeding, keeping it green and tasty for longer.
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Replying to @anniegriff1 @WoodlandTrust @BenRM2
Great to see you again @anniegriff1
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Listen to a fantastic talk on Lichens with Ray Woods at our Powys & Brecon Beacons Recorders Forum on Wed 24th Nov, 0930-1215. Discover why Ray cannot find his house sometimes! Join us by booking your free place. eventbrite.co.uk/e/169640803… @MontWildlife @rwtwales @WTSWWBrecknock
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Harry Brearley is the Sheffielder who discovered Stainless Steel. Join us for a free talk to discover how he went from living in a Victorian #Sheffield slum to one of the most sought-after metallurgists in the city. Thu 11 Nov, 1pm, Weston Park Museum museums-sheffield.org.uk/wha…
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We have a great programme lined up for our 2021 #DipteristsDay on Sat 20th Nov from 10:30 GMT! And we would love you to share your fly content too via @padlet For details & how to register visit: dipterists.org.uk/events/dip…
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A good start. Sheffield’s parks, cemeteries and housing estates, trial a ban on Glyphosate. sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk/new…
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Some species to look out for and record this autumn. Take part in our Autumnal 10 recording challenge, for details and to register > bis.org.uk/diaryevent/339 Record all your wildlife sightings on #LERCWalesApp, #BISWired or iRecord. @PowysCountry @BreconBeaconsNP @BBNatureRecover
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#RememberHedgehogs this #BonfireNight 🎇 Only light your bonfire on the day of burning or move and rebuild on the day to discourage any hedgehogs from nesting. 👉 hedgehogstreet.org/bonfire-n… #HedgehogStreet is a joint campaign by us and @hedgehogsociety 📸 Angela Danby
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BIS #RecordOfTheWeek is a collection of Fly agaric, Amanita muscaria, seen nr Bwlch. Thanks to Louise Milne for the record & photo submitted using the #LERCWalesApp. It's one of our Autumnal 10 species to spot > tinyurl.com/2ass5jup @cofnod @wwbic1 @SEWBReC @BBNatureRecover
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Our Autumn/Winter Newsletter is out now. Articles, stories & features for wildlife enthusiasts & biological recorders. Read as magazine tinyurl.com/5autubbm or pdf tinyurl.com/2bkshb58 @BBNatureRecover @BreconBeaconsNP @rwtwales @MontWildlife @WTSWWBrecknock @PowysCountry
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2 species which showed an increase in abundance in 2020 are rarities, the Shrill Carder bumblebee (Bombus sylvarum) & Ruderal bumblebee (Bombus ruderatus). Part of the reason for their success is likely the ongoing efforts of many people and organisations to conserve them. 5/
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The 2 species which arouse the greatest concern from the analysis are the Bilberry bumblebee (Bombus monticola) & Moss Carder (Bombus muscorum). Both already listed as rare conservation-priority species. Our data shows that they are both continuing to decline. 6/
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BIS #RecordOfTheWeek is this beautiful Magpie inkcap, Coprinopsis picacea seen near Llangattock. Thanks to Faith Williams for the record & photo submitted using the #LERCWalesApp. Record the wildlife you see and help put it on the map.@SEWBReC @wwbic1 @cofnod #FungiFriday @WTSWW
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