#TunstallHills mossy rose gall photographed on the road just off the farmers field. Never seen one before.
#TunstallHills and a new bumblebee for me today. Bombus sylvestris (Forest or Four-coloured Cuckoo Bee). It is parasitic on B. pratorum. Also many Andrena fulva & A. haemorrhoa (Tawny & Orange-tailed Mining bees) about and my first Wall butterfly of the year
Happy #tongueouttuesday donβt let the blue sky fool you. Itβs cold! Hope youβre all having a good day πweβre at another favourite place #tunstallhills π₯° #dogs oftwitter #dogs
Nature always provides mystery π Life developing inside this tiny cocoon cemented to a rock neath scree #TunstallHills 22.3.24
Tunstall Hills Protection Group held another litter pick this morning. We tried a team photo but most people were out n about busy collecting 11 bags of rubbish! Thank you to amazing people that give up their time to keep #TunstallHills special for everyone #CommunityHeroes π
Have always been fascinated in the tiny detail of nature and how new worlds of delight emerge when you learn to look closer π A family of mm sized #Pseudoscorpions observed neath stone #TunstallHills 22.3.24 π #Mesofauna
Just clearing up after your Firework Display on our nature reserve #TunstallHills yesterday π€ I think you forgot to take away all your plastics, chemicals and beer cans βοΈ
Simply trying to challenge the rubbish that is being shared in newspapers and on social media about #Spiders Our photos just show the reality of Dad, daughter time learning/discovering different colour variations of Araneus diadematus #TunstallHills 2.10.22 ππ·οΈ #Spiders areAwesome
Really struggling with my mental health at the moment. So grateful to family and friends for simply listening and being there π After work today I went for a walk at my fave place #TunstallHills Thank you Paul Sams π
2 of 4 pics from Reefpaths In a small corner of the large quarry area on #TunstallHills todayπ the best display of Autumn Gentian (Gentianella amarella) we have ever seen in over 10 years; made even more special by an understorey of my fave wildflower Eyebright #wildflowerhou
Dr Katie Strang Wonderful post but hard to imagine millions of years π€Fortunate to live nr #TunstallHills Sunderland and often find fossils of bryozoans and bivalves. Mind blowing to think that you may be the first person that has uncovered a new fossil memory π
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