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View fullsize From Mitten Crabs to Leeches, and Trash to Flounder Fry, today’s trip to Hammersmith Bridge site of Thames River Bank was very insightful. . Including a range of successful invasive species like those of the Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sine
View fullsize WILD ABOUT WILDLIFE... yep that’s pretty much it! . . . . . . #selfie #scruff #instagram #wildlife #nature #tee #zoologist #zoology #zsl #conservation #tshirt #wildanimals #ecology #biology #proud #animalconservation #smile #caughtmygoodside #
View fullsize Knepp Estate, a truly amazing rewilding success of British Countrywide. The conservation results, following the handing over of the reigns to Mother Nature have been astounding. Introduction of White Storks to the estate (Ciconia ciconia), the return
View fullsize Further natural adventures this week. I ventured to the understated but beautiful heathland of Windlesham Common, Surrey to survey the fauna and flora inhabit sing the environment. This rare but beautiful habitat harbours some very unusual plants and
View fullsize The rolling hills of Box Hill, Surrey. A beautiful and rather famous example of a chalk grassland biome. This stunning landscape is a flourishing example of fauna and flora that depend on the chalk rich (calcium carbonate) substrate that predomina
View fullsize I had a great day at Boxhill @nationaltrust I was on hunt for the plants in flower. They were few and far between but I did manage to find a few.
View fullsize Shades of a bluebell (Hyacinthoides hispanica). This triology caught my attention on a walk with Ru yesterday. I love this plant, with its sea of blue adoring the forests all over the country in the coming months. Though, it is easy to forget the var
View fullsize The most handsome beetle I’ve ever found. Strutting his stuff across the path... minding his own business. The bloody-nosed beetle (Timarcha tenebricosa) is pretty spectacular, even though he’s lacking chromatically. They get there unusua
View fullsize Good bit of reading on animal physiology today. I’ve always been interested in the natural world, some might say borderline obsessed, but it never ceases to amaze me that there is always something new to learn. I guess when your mother is natur
View fullsize Throwback to being the lucky owner of this handsome chap. Furcifer pardalis - Panther Chameleon. Arguably one of the most vibrantly coloured animals in the world. An evolutionary marvel 🦎🌈😍 #chameleon #herpetology #reptile #male #colours #picasso

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