Freelance ecologist based in Cumbria, specialising in pollinators. Passionate about insects, biological recording, wildflowers, and bryophytes.
Cumbria, United Kingdom
Joined August 2011
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10 years ago, I started my first paid job in Ecology and have very much enjoyed my time working for various charities to understand and conserve our often overlooked invertebrates and plants. (1/4)
I am open, however, to discuss any future opportunities for contract work delivering research, surveys, monitoring, and training. My website is a work in progress, but it can be found here and details the sort of work I carry out (3/4) euceraecology.co.uk/
Lovely to see the moss Grimmia crinita yesterday in Buckinghamshire. In Britain, this species is only known from 2 sites. Beautiful!
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Tonight's #NewYearPlantHunt Day Two round-up, summarising who found what & where across Britain & Ireland today, comes to you courtesy of the fabulous Mr James Common @CommonByNature:
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We hope you enjoy it!
The lovely Eagle’s Claw lichen
(Anaptychia ciliaris subsp. ciliaris) seen at its only Cumbrian site this afternoon. A Nationally Scarce and S41 species. Also sampled the delicious cake at the nearby cafe!
Today was my last day at @savebutterflies after a wonderful two years filled with great moths, amazing habitats and lovely plants. I made over 200 site visits and was lucky enough to work on some of northern England's rarest moths, a real privilege!
Three lovely limestone loving mosses and liverworts which brightened up a dull weekend. Scapania aspera (Rough Earwort), Rhytidium rugosum (Wrinkle-leaved Feather-moss) and Metzgeria pubescens (Downy Veilwort)
Argyll's atlantic woodlands were bursting with life recently, including the wonderfully named; Hazel Gloves, Frilly-fruited Jelly Lichen (Leptogium burgessii), Yellow Specklebelly (Pseudocyphellaria citrina) and Deceptive Featherwort (Pseudomarsupidium decipiens)
A lovely Radford's Flame Shoulder from the @savebutterflies office this week. This migrant moth seems to be having a good year this year.
I'm happy to have reached 50,000 records on @iRecordWildlife! Each one representing a memory of where I've seen a species. Lots more recording to be done, species to meet and places to explore 🐛🐝🐞🦗🌳🌼
A lovely day recording bryophytes with the Cumbria Lichen and Bryophyte Group. This waterfall supported Aphanolejeunea microscopica, Drepanolejeunea hamatifolia, Harpalejeunea molleri, Plagiochila bifaria, P. exigua, Porella arboris-vitae, Radula voluta, Saccogyna viticulosa etc!
ALT Radula voluta
ALT Plagiochila exigua
ALT Porella arboris-vitae
Bumble hunting until sunset with @bumble_being . Males of Broken-belted, Heath and White-tailed Bumblebees enjoying the Devil's-bit Scabious along this road verge in the North Pennines.
A day of monitoring Netted Carpet larvae today in the Lake District. They feed on the seed pods of Touch-me-not Balsam, which is stunning in its own right. @savebutterflies @BC_Cumbria
John from @NT_TheNorth and myself spoke to @SeanFletcherTV last month on Countryfile about this fascinating moth and light trapping to monitor species. 46 minutes in if anyone's interested @savebutterflies bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0…
John from @NT_TheNorth and myself spoke to @SeanFletcherTV last month on Countryfile about this fascinating moth and moth trapping to monitor species. 46 minutes in if anyone's interested @savebutterflies bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0…