@julia_simons

PhD student studying the microhabitat of the High Brown Fritillary in the UK @edgehill @biologyEHU

 Edge Hill University
Joined February 2010
  • Tweets351
  • Following109
  • Followers107
49Media
#DarkGreenFritillary seen attempting oviposition in several locations today. One egg was found! #lepidoptera #butterflyresearch #cumbriabutterflies
2
Another great day introducing the research to @sbsaville on his #BikeForButterflies challenge and the @savebutterflies team from the #GreenRecovery fo #MorecambeBay woodlands project. Glad to have been able to show you a #HighBrownFritillary! (Research activity under NE licence)
1
2
1
22
An interesting read about how Pearl-bordered fritillaries are thriving thanks to cattle near Dumfries 🦋 🐄 bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-s…

How cattle are helping rare butterflies to thrive at Mabie Forest

Pearl-bordered fritillary numbers are rising at one site - with some unusual assistance.

bbc.co.uk
8
1
62
A soggy morning turned into a great afternoon. Plenty of #highbrownfritillary and my first oviposition sightings of both high brown and dark green! I even found the dark green egg!
5
High Brown Fritillary seen at Arnside Knott, Arnside on 1 Jul 2021. – at North West, England
1
7
33
A fantastic day on site today. First female #highbrownfritillary of the season along with a mating pairs of both HBF & DGF observed. I was starting to worry about numbers this season, it appears they’re just taking their time. #cumbriabutterflies @BC_Cumbria @savebutterflies
10
A lovely treat on today’s high brown searches with this wood tiger #moth. #MothsMatter @BC_Cumbria #lepidoptera
4
🦋GOOD NEWS FOR BUTTERFLIES🦋 A new colony of rare Duke of Burgundy butterflies has been discovered... and it might just be the largest of its kind in the UK! Read the full article below 👇 butrfli.es/3iJgAUW
4
28
6
130
Yesterday saw no high browns but bought the first 3 confirmed #darkgreenfritillary sightings of the season. 1 already had wing damage. What will today bring?
1
3
The answer is not a lot. What was forecast to be a bright day turned to mizzle. Although another first for the field season...getting soaked whilst walking through wet Bracken.
#highbrownfritillary male freshly emerged in #cumbria today. Same date as last year, even with the cooler spring 🧐 #butterfly #lepidoptera #cumbriabutterflies #butterflyresearch @savebutterflies @BC_Cumbria @BC_Lancs @mwain2
5
1
35
Lots of #smallpearlborderedfritillary today, and 2 unidentified large frits (1 possible #highbrownfritillary), they’re on the way! #butterfly #lepidoptera #cumbriabutterflies instagram.com/p/CQBtgHNArap/…
A lot of firsts for the season for me today including this male large skipper. #butterfly #lepidoptera #cumbriabutterflies instagram.com/p/CQBWqqFg69E/…
Julia Simons retweeted
m wain@mwain215 May 2021
On our #MorecambeBay Blossom and Butterfly walk today we saw neither! Too early and too cold:( But we did see intrepid student Tash from @edgehill uni surveying #HighBrown #Fritillary habitat, here counting 23 violets in this m quadratic. Great work! Roll on summer:-)
4
11
The first #HighBrownFritillary has been seen at the Heddon Valley today, and their emergence will peak over the next 2-3 weeks. If you're spotting other butterflies the dark green fritillaries and small pearl-bordered fritillaries are also out as well.
6
20
"Knowledge is like a hot potato, don't keep it, pass it on!" Roy Lancaster #gardenersworld #botany
1
Julia Simons retweeted
Sarah Whild@SarahWhild27 May 2017
Celebrate 21 years of BioRecs training at conference 9-10 Sept Shrewsbury. bit.ly/2huYozt #BioRec21 @SueTownsend3 @BSBIbotany
7
5
Birdseye primrose (Primula farinosa) @Bsbibotany #wildlifecounts #botany #botanyiscool @… instagram.com/p/BUhj6GLlRJH/
1
Rain didn't stop us ☔️ Here's our @SilphidEsh discussing trapping methods today at the Silphid workshop. Mature your mice! #Beetles
3
8
Green winged orchids today on Liverpool Botanical Society trip to Altcar Rifle Range #BSBIbotany… instagram.com/p/BUAglOolz00/
1
Load more