Crispin Holloway
@crispinhollway.bsky.social
Technician, Life Sciences, University of Sussex.
Old Twitter account: https://x.com/CTRH?t=EBuuvj96ffsMe7z-dHrezw&s=09
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Would you agree this is Burgers Clouded Yellow at Malling Down Sussex Wildlife Trust reserve Lewes East Sussex.
@sussexwildlife.bsky.social
@savebutterflies.bsky.social
@sussexwildlife.bsky.social
@savebutterflies.bsky.social
September 28, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Would you agree this is Burgers Clouded Yellow at Malling Down Sussex Wildlife Trust reserve Lewes East Sussex.
@sussexwildlife.bsky.social
@savebutterflies.bsky.social
@sussexwildlife.bsky.social
@savebutterflies.bsky.social
This past week forecast models have been toying with the idea of some exceptional warmth for the time of year to end Sep &/or begin Oct.
Latest ECMWF det. run went all in for early Oct. This would be on par with the extraordinary start to Oct 2011.
Latest ECMWF det. run went all in for early Oct. This would be on par with the extraordinary start to Oct 2011.
September 19, 2026 at 10:14 PM
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The results are in 🦋📢
A huge thank you to the 101,565 of you who took part in this year's #BigButterflyCount!
While many widespread butterfly species had a good summer, drought and record heat could impact next year’s populations.
Read the full results 👉 buff.ly/V75ZHi7
A huge thank you to the 101,565 of you who took part in this year's #BigButterflyCount!
While many widespread butterfly species had a good summer, drought and record heat could impact next year’s populations.
Read the full results 👉 buff.ly/V75ZHi7
September 16, 2026 at 6:32 AM
The results are in 🦋📢
A huge thank you to the 101,565 of you who took part in this year's #BigButterflyCount!
While many widespread butterfly species had a good summer, drought and record heat could impact next year’s populations.
Read the full results 👉 buff.ly/V75ZHi7
A huge thank you to the 101,565 of you who took part in this year's #BigButterflyCount!
While many widespread butterfly species had a good summer, drought and record heat could impact next year’s populations.
Read the full results 👉 buff.ly/V75ZHi7
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It's time to break the grip of the billionaire-owned media on our democracy. Please sign & share parliamentary petition : mediasovereignty.org/petition
An independent, free press is vital to tackling the climate, poverty, democratic & nature crises
An independent, free press is vital to tackling the climate, poverty, democratic & nature crises
Petition - Media Sovereignty Act Campaign
Sign the Parliamentary Petition Do YOU want Britain to take back control of our media and democracy from the international billionaires who have hijacked it? They use it to force our politicians to ac...
mediasovereignty.org
September 1, 2026 at 8:49 AM
It's time to break the grip of the billionaire-owned media on our democracy. Please sign & share parliamentary petition : mediasovereignty.org/petition
An independent, free press is vital to tackling the climate, poverty, democratic & nature crises
An independent, free press is vital to tackling the climate, poverty, democratic & nature crises
Ivy in bloom and attracting pollinators in the final days of August!
#wildflowerhour
That's about 3 weeks early, isn't it?
What blooms will still be around early October, any?
Falmouth area, Cornwall.
#wildflowerhour
That's about 3 weeks early, isn't it?
What blooms will still be around early October, any?
Falmouth area, Cornwall.
August 30, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Ivy in bloom and attracting pollinators in the final days of August!
#wildflowerhour
That's about 3 weeks early, isn't it?
What blooms will still be around early October, any?
Falmouth area, Cornwall.
#wildflowerhour
That's about 3 weeks early, isn't it?
What blooms will still be around early October, any?
Falmouth area, Cornwall.
A metaphor for life as we know it 😆
Watch the second hand after 7 seconds
Watch the second hand after 7 seconds
August 12, 2026 at 12:42 PM
A metaphor for life as we know it 😆
Watch the second hand after 7 seconds
Watch the second hand after 7 seconds
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Millions in UK could face power cuts at short notice.
16%-20% of electricity imported.
In hot weather & high winds, solar farms, wind turbines turned off.
Poor electricity transmission/storage infrastructure.
National Grid makes record profits, investment neglected.
Wonders of privatisation.
16%-20% of electricity imported.
In hot weather & high winds, solar farms, wind turbines turned off.
Poor electricity transmission/storage infrastructure.
National Grid makes record profits, investment neglected.
Wonders of privatisation.
Millions in Great Britain could face emergency power cuts at short notice
Exclusive: Grid operator Neso can now respond with rolling blackouts as last resort without need for government powers
www.theguardian.com
August 12, 2026 at 6:27 AM
Millions in UK could face power cuts at short notice.
16%-20% of electricity imported.
In hot weather & high winds, solar farms, wind turbines turned off.
Poor electricity transmission/storage infrastructure.
National Grid makes record profits, investment neglected.
Wonders of privatisation.
16%-20% of electricity imported.
In hot weather & high winds, solar farms, wind turbines turned off.
Poor electricity transmission/storage infrastructure.
National Grid makes record profits, investment neglected.
Wonders of privatisation.
My 3rd Small Tortoiseshell of 2026.
1st at Breany Common, Cornwall Tuesday, 2nd & 3rdWeat Dorset they look a bit old to be summer generations?
1st at Breany Common, Cornwall Tuesday, 2nd & 3rdWeat Dorset they look a bit old to be summer generations?
June 13, 2026 at 1:53 PM
My 3rd Small Tortoiseshell of 2026.
1st at Breany Common, Cornwall Tuesday, 2nd & 3rdWeat Dorset they look a bit old to be summer generations?
1st at Breany Common, Cornwall Tuesday, 2nd & 3rdWeat Dorset they look a bit old to be summer generations?
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Voting for Britain's Favourite Butterfly may have closed, but the vote for banknotes has just begun! 💷🦋
We're thrilled that the iconic Marsh Fritillary butterfly has made the Bank of England's shortlist for the next series of banknotes.
We're thrilled that the iconic Marsh Fritillary butterfly has made the Bank of England's shortlist for the next series of banknotes.
June 9, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Voting for Britain's Favourite Butterfly may have closed, but the vote for banknotes has just begun! 💷🦋
We're thrilled that the iconic Marsh Fritillary butterfly has made the Bank of England's shortlist for the next series of banknotes.
We're thrilled that the iconic Marsh Fritillary butterfly has made the Bank of England's shortlist for the next series of banknotes.
Today's welcome rain was the most I have recorded in a day since 18th February.
It was a rather wet January and Feb, like 2025.
The first 9 months of 2022 were really dry!
It was a rather wet January and Feb, like 2025.
The first 9 months of 2022 were really dry!
May 19, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Today's welcome rain was the most I have recorded in a day since 18th February.
It was a rather wet January and Feb, like 2025.
The first 9 months of 2022 were really dry!
It was a rather wet January and Feb, like 2025.
The first 9 months of 2022 were really dry!
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Tesco could pay every worker an extra £10,000 and still make a profit.
British Gas could pay every worker an extra £35,000 and still make a profit.
Shell could pay every worker an extra £300,000 and still make a profit.
It is the billionaires who are ripping you off.
British Gas could pay every worker an extra £35,000 and still make a profit.
Shell could pay every worker an extra £300,000 and still make a profit.
It is the billionaires who are ripping you off.
May 2, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Tesco could pay every worker an extra £10,000 and still make a profit.
British Gas could pay every worker an extra £35,000 and still make a profit.
Shell could pay every worker an extra £300,000 and still make a profit.
It is the billionaires who are ripping you off.
British Gas could pay every worker an extra £35,000 and still make a profit.
Shell could pay every worker an extra £300,000 and still make a profit.
It is the billionaires who are ripping you off.
It's a fantastic time of year blossom, bird song, butterflies and sunshine 🌞
Lots of Dingy skipper, Grizzled skipper, Wall brown, Comon and Holly blue at Malling Down.
Nightingale too.
Surprisingly no Painted Lady.
A good butterfly year so far 🦋
Lots of Dingy skipper, Grizzled skipper, Wall brown, Comon and Holly blue at Malling Down.
Nightingale too.
Surprisingly no Painted Lady.
A good butterfly year so far 🦋
May 2, 2026 at 12:12 PM
It's a fantastic time of year blossom, bird song, butterflies and sunshine 🌞
Lots of Dingy skipper, Grizzled skipper, Wall brown, Comon and Holly blue at Malling Down.
Nightingale too.
Surprisingly no Painted Lady.
A good butterfly year so far 🦋
Lots of Dingy skipper, Grizzled skipper, Wall brown, Comon and Holly blue at Malling Down.
Nightingale too.
Surprisingly no Painted Lady.
A good butterfly year so far 🦋
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Yay, Corfe Common is alive with Painted Ladies! Here are 4 of 20+ in 30 mins at 17:45, several getting stuck into Bluebell as the only nectar source! Assume these have come direct from Africa seeing as my car is covered in Saharan dust! @savebutterflies.bsky.social @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social
April 30, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Yay, Corfe Common is alive with Painted Ladies! Here are 4 of 20+ in 30 mins at 17:45, several getting stuck into Bluebell as the only nectar source! Assume these have come direct from Africa seeing as my car is covered in Saharan dust! @savebutterflies.bsky.social @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social
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Significantly below-average temperatures will linger through the weekend for much of the eastern & southern regions of the U.S.
Temperatures in the Southern Plains & Southern Rockies could drop around 30 degrees below the seasonal average potentially setting record-low daily maximum temperatures.
Temperatures in the Southern Plains & Southern Rockies could drop around 30 degrees below the seasonal average potentially setting record-low daily maximum temperatures.
May 1, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Significantly below-average temperatures will linger through the weekend for much of the eastern & southern regions of the U.S.
Temperatures in the Southern Plains & Southern Rockies could drop around 30 degrees below the seasonal average potentially setting record-low daily maximum temperatures.
Temperatures in the Southern Plains & Southern Rockies could drop around 30 degrees below the seasonal average potentially setting record-low daily maximum temperatures.
I think I just saw a Meadow Brown!
That's crazy early!
Has anyone else seen one so far this year?
I guess it could be the earliest ever?
Definitely seen Painted Lady, Red Admiral and Peacock
That's crazy early!
Has anyone else seen one so far this year?
I guess it could be the earliest ever?
Definitely seen Painted Lady, Red Admiral and Peacock
May 1, 2026 at 9:57 AM
I think I just saw a Meadow Brown!
That's crazy early!
Has anyone else seen one so far this year?
I guess it could be the earliest ever?
Definitely seen Painted Lady, Red Admiral and Peacock
That's crazy early!
Has anyone else seen one so far this year?
I guess it could be the earliest ever?
Definitely seen Painted Lady, Red Admiral and Peacock
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New University of Sussex research finds pesticides in 100% of garden birds tested — including eggs & chicks. The source? Common pet flea & tick treatments.
Researchers are calling for better regulation and more awareness to protect both pets & the environment. Read more: https://ow.ly/f8X550YOnOx
Researchers are calling for better regulation and more awareness to protect both pets & the environment. Read more: https://ow.ly/f8X550YOnOx
April 23, 2026 at 9:43 AM
New University of Sussex research finds pesticides in 100% of garden birds tested — including eggs & chicks. The source? Common pet flea & tick treatments.
Researchers are calling for better regulation and more awareness to protect both pets & the environment. Read more: https://ow.ly/f8X550YOnOx
Researchers are calling for better regulation and more awareness to protect both pets & the environment. Read more: https://ow.ly/f8X550YOnOx
Butterflies on the @sussex.ac.uk campus today:
Orange Tips, Small Whites,Large White, Green Hairstreak Red Admiral, Peacock and Speckled Wood.
It's a fantastic day on a beautiful campus
Orange Tips, Small Whites,Large White, Green Hairstreak Red Admiral, Peacock and Speckled Wood.
It's a fantastic day on a beautiful campus
April 24, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Butterflies on the @sussex.ac.uk campus today:
Orange Tips, Small Whites,Large White, Green Hairstreak Red Admiral, Peacock and Speckled Wood.
It's a fantastic day on a beautiful campus
Orange Tips, Small Whites,Large White, Green Hairstreak Red Admiral, Peacock and Speckled Wood.
It's a fantastic day on a beautiful campus
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The Green Party propose a 1% wealth tax on people with over £10m that would bring in £50-60bn a year for our Public Services.
RT if you would like to see it.
RT if you would like to see it.
April 23, 2026 at 4:25 PM
The Green Party propose a 1% wealth tax on people with over £10m that would bring in £50-60bn a year for our Public Services.
RT if you would like to see it.
RT if you would like to see it.
I'm still astonished by the fact some Hawthorns have berries on from last year and are in bloom almost a month early.
This isn't normal!
When will the berries drop?
Photos taken Falmer village and university of Sussex campus
This isn't normal!
When will the berries drop?
Photos taken Falmer village and university of Sussex campus
April 20, 2026 at 8:55 PM
I'm still astonished by the fact some Hawthorns have berries on from last year and are in bloom almost a month early.
This isn't normal!
When will the berries drop?
Photos taken Falmer village and university of Sussex campus
This isn't normal!
When will the berries drop?
Photos taken Falmer village and university of Sussex campus
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Will Elon Musk appear before the French courts?
Will Elon Musk appear before the French courts?
The billionaire is being summoned on Monday by the Paris public prosecutor's office as part of an investigation into his social network X and its AI tool Grok, which are suspected of algorithmic manipulation to interfere in the French political debate.
l.euronews.com
April 20, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Will Elon Musk appear before the French courts?
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Did you know that a male Emperor Moth (Saturnia pavonia) can smell a female more than 7 miles away? 👃
These winged wonders can be seen across the UK in open countryside such as heathland and moorland between April and May.
📷: Julian Dowding
#MothMonday #MothsMatter #TeamMoth
These winged wonders can be seen across the UK in open countryside such as heathland and moorland between April and May.
📷: Julian Dowding
#MothMonday #MothsMatter #TeamMoth
April 20, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Did you know that a male Emperor Moth (Saturnia pavonia) can smell a female more than 7 miles away? 👃
These winged wonders can be seen across the UK in open countryside such as heathland and moorland between April and May.
📷: Julian Dowding
#MothMonday #MothsMatter #TeamMoth
These winged wonders can be seen across the UK in open countryside such as heathland and moorland between April and May.
📷: Julian Dowding
#MothMonday #MothsMatter #TeamMoth
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People in Britain want energy security that doesn't depend on what's happening thousands of miles away... 🧵 (1/4) @financialtimes.com
April 1, 2026 at 9:50 AM
People in Britain want energy security that doesn't depend on what's happening thousands of miles away... 🧵 (1/4) @financialtimes.com
Malling Down @sussexwildlife.bsky.social reserve.
Loads of Brimstone, Grizzled Skipper, Peacock, St Marks fly and lots of Greater whitethroat singing.
Loads of Brimstone, Grizzled Skipper, Peacock, St Marks fly and lots of Greater whitethroat singing.
April 18, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Malling Down @sussexwildlife.bsky.social reserve.
Loads of Brimstone, Grizzled Skipper, Peacock, St Marks fly and lots of Greater whitethroat singing.
Loads of Brimstone, Grizzled Skipper, Peacock, St Marks fly and lots of Greater whitethroat singing.
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Why are they waiting months?
Are they too stupid to figure out how? Spain and Germany have been doing it for some time already.
Are they too stupid to figure out how? Spain and Germany have been doing it for some time already.
Government to make ‘plug-in solar’ available within months
The war in Iran has caused a surge in renewable energy
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/environ...
The war in Iran has caused a surge in renewable energy
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/environ...
Government to make ‘plug-in solar’ available within months
The war in Iran has caused a surge in renewable energy
northeastbylines.co.uk
April 16, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Why are they waiting months?
Are they too stupid to figure out how? Spain and Germany have been doing it for some time already.
Are they too stupid to figure out how? Spain and Germany have been doing it for some time already.