Andrea Rowe
@wildglamorgan.bsky.social
Tea-fuelled | Ecologist & nature lover | South Wales | Mam to two girls
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It's only taken 35 years of moth trapping!
Finally my first Ni Moth.
To MV light in my Cardiff garden last night.
#TeamMoth
@migrantmothuk.bsky.social
Finally my first Ni Moth.
To MV light in my Cardiff garden last night.
#TeamMoth
@migrantmothuk.bsky.social
June 17, 2026 at 4:33 PM
It's only taken 35 years of moth trapping!
Finally my first Ni Moth.
To MV light in my Cardiff garden last night.
#TeamMoth
@migrantmothuk.bsky.social
Finally my first Ni Moth.
To MV light in my Cardiff garden last night.
#TeamMoth
@migrantmothuk.bsky.social
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Scent-based interactions are crucial for ecosystem services (bees pollinate crops) and preservation of biodiversity (scent guides monarchs to milkweed). Scientists are studying how humans are changing the chemical signals of plants and animals and the impacts: e360.yale.edu/features/sme.... 🌎
Humans Are Changing How Nature Smells, With Risks for Wildlife
A growing body of research shows how air pollution, fertilizers, and fungicides are altering the chemical signals that plants and animals use to communicate. Scientists warn that insect reproduction, ...
e360.yale.edu
June 4, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Scent-based interactions are crucial for ecosystem services (bees pollinate crops) and preservation of biodiversity (scent guides monarchs to milkweed). Scientists are studying how humans are changing the chemical signals of plants and animals and the impacts: e360.yale.edu/features/sme.... 🌎
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A year ago today my book ‘Urban Plants’ was released into the wild. I could never have predicted the wonderful response it’s had, and I’m thrilled Mark Avery crowned it his ‘Book of 2025’ (markavery.info/2025/11/30/t...). If you’ve bought a copy, thank you! #UrbanPlants #UrbanGaze 1/4…
June 5, 2026 at 6:23 AM
A year ago today my book ‘Urban Plants’ was released into the wild. I could never have predicted the wonderful response it’s had, and I’m thrilled Mark Avery crowned it his ‘Book of 2025’ (markavery.info/2025/11/30/t...). If you’ve bought a copy, thank you! #UrbanPlants #UrbanGaze 1/4…
Thanks to @daveslade42.bsky.social this species new to the UK in the last few years, was on my radar: Coccomyces delta. Found on fallen Laurus nobilis, Bay leaves. Ascomata/fruiting bodies often triangular. Recorded 30/05 Vale of Glamorgan VC 41. If you have Bay, have a look. @britmycolsoc.org.uk
June 2, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Thanks to @daveslade42.bsky.social this species new to the UK in the last few years, was on my radar: Coccomyces delta. Found on fallen Laurus nobilis, Bay leaves. Ascomata/fruiting bodies often triangular. Recorded 30/05 Vale of Glamorgan VC 41. If you have Bay, have a look. @britmycolsoc.org.uk
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Chuffed to have found a colony of Marsh Frittilaries today in my local patch near Pontardulais.
May 23, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Chuffed to have found a colony of Marsh Frittilaries today in my local patch near Pontardulais.
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We are delighted to share the Spring 2026 edition of the Gwent-Glamorgan Newsletter! Many thanks to all contributors.
Download a pdf here: www.sewbrec.org.uk/upload/libra...
Or read as a flipbook here: online.fliphtml5.com/zpyru/nsib/
Download a pdf here: www.sewbrec.org.uk/upload/libra...
Or read as a flipbook here: online.fliphtml5.com/zpyru/nsib/
May 21, 2026 at 3:40 PM
We are delighted to share the Spring 2026 edition of the Gwent-Glamorgan Newsletter! Many thanks to all contributors.
Download a pdf here: www.sewbrec.org.uk/upload/libra...
Or read as a flipbook here: online.fliphtml5.com/zpyru/nsib/
Download a pdf here: www.sewbrec.org.uk/upload/libra...
Or read as a flipbook here: online.fliphtml5.com/zpyru/nsib/
Visited Mynydd Ruthin - the sun brought out some beautifully fresh Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary butterflies. On my casual wander (with dog) I saw 11 individuals, so I'm sure there are more there. These seem to be the first records since 2000, so really positive news. @savebutterflies.bsky.social
May 23, 2026 at 11:39 PM
Visited Mynydd Ruthin - the sun brought out some beautifully fresh Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary butterflies. On my casual wander (with dog) I saw 11 individuals, so I'm sure there are more there. These seem to be the first records since 2000, so really positive news. @savebutterflies.bsky.social
Genista angelica, Petty Whin, recorded at a nearby Common in Bridgend County VC41 Glamorgan. It is doing really well here this year with 150+ small plants plus some nice large clumps. @bridgend.gov.uk @plantlifeuk.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social
May 9, 2026 at 10:25 AM
Genista angelica, Petty Whin, recorded at a nearby Common in Bridgend County VC41 Glamorgan. It is doing really well here this year with 150+ small plants plus some nice large clumps. @bridgend.gov.uk @plantlifeuk.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social
Today's garden find: larva of a Drinker moth. These overwinter as a larva and, when fully grown, will pupate then emerge as an adult July/August. Popped it somewhere safe #teammoth @savebutterflies.bsky.social
May 9, 2026 at 10:24 AM
Today's garden find: larva of a Drinker moth. These overwinter as a larva and, when fully grown, will pupate then emerge as an adult July/August. Popped it somewhere safe #teammoth @savebutterflies.bsky.social
I am thrilled there will be green voices in the Senedd in Wales. It feels very hopeful here.
Absolutely incredible news.
Huge congratulations to Anthony - our first ever member of the Senedd!!!!
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Huge congratulations to Anthony - our first ever member of the Senedd!!!!
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First Ever Green Senedd member 🎉
Anthony Slaughter has been elected to the Senedd in Caerdydd Penarth – huge congratulations!
Anthony Slaughter has been elected to the Senedd in Caerdydd Penarth – huge congratulations!
May 9, 2026 at 10:12 AM
I am thrilled there will be green voices in the Senedd in Wales. It feels very hopeful here.
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At the @nfbr.bsky.social conference, we're a small organisation but have punched above our weight over the past 40 years, instrumental in founding younger biological recording orgs NBN and ALERC
May 7, 2026 at 10:27 AM
At the @nfbr.bsky.social conference, we're a small organisation but have punched above our weight over the past 40 years, instrumental in founding younger biological recording orgs NBN and ALERC
This lovely Ichneumon wasp, Metopius citratus, visited my garden today, Glamorgan VC41. Thanks to Adam Roberts for helping confirm identification. @valelnp.bsky.social #Ichneumonwasp @wtsww.bsky.social
May 6, 2026 at 10:37 PM
This lovely Ichneumon wasp, Metopius citratus, visited my garden today, Glamorgan VC41. Thanks to Adam Roberts for helping confirm identification. @valelnp.bsky.social #Ichneumonwasp @wtsww.bsky.social
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I think we have a new grassland type! Bird’s-eye Primrose grassland on Sulber, Ingleborough today. The number of Primula farinosa in flower was jaw-dropping. Beautiful. I never dreamt this grassland could be this good when I first visited in 1995. Then just the odd Primula flowering in flushes
May 2, 2026 at 9:08 PM
I think we have a new grassland type! Bird’s-eye Primrose grassland on Sulber, Ingleborough today. The number of Primula farinosa in flower was jaw-dropping. Beautiful. I never dreamt this grassland could be this good when I first visited in 1995. Then just the odd Primula flowering in flushes
The colour & smell of native Bluebells, Hyacinthoides non-scripta, at this local Common land were amazing today. Scaly Male-fern, Dryopteris affinis agg., Cream Wave moth, Scopula floslactata, & the orchid Common Twayblade, Neottia ovata also spotted. @valelnp.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social
May 2, 2026 at 5:43 PM
The colour & smell of native Bluebells, Hyacinthoides non-scripta, at this local Common land were amazing today. Scaly Male-fern, Dryopteris affinis agg., Cream Wave moth, Scopula floslactata, & the orchid Common Twayblade, Neottia ovata also spotted. @valelnp.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social
Spotted these structures on a local South Wales beach. Constructed by the bristleworm, Lagis koreni, from just a single layer of sand grains. The black coal dust made them easier to spot. Spectacular to think that a bristleworm could make this. Nature is amazing! @wtsww.bsky.social #marinelife
May 1, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Spotted these structures on a local South Wales beach. Constructed by the bristleworm, Lagis koreni, from just a single layer of sand grains. The black coal dust made them easier to spot. Spectacular to think that a bristleworm could make this. Nature is amazing! @wtsww.bsky.social #marinelife
Last April (2025) our moth trap in the Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales had this beautiful female Emperor in it plus eggs she'd laid. We released her and looked after the eggs. On 20th April 2025 the eggs hatched. These photos show the journey @savebutterflies 1/4
April 21, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Last April (2025) our moth trap in the Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales had this beautiful female Emperor in it plus eggs she'd laid. We released her and looked after the eggs. On 20th April 2025 the eggs hatched. These photos show the journey @savebutterflies 1/4
A book to add to my list: highlighting the fact that female birdsong has, up until now, not been studied. Also interesting looking at the vocabulary around female vs male bird descriptions.
In case anyone missed it, female birdsong made it onto page 3 of the weekend's Guardian. I loved learning from Lucy, Jasmine and Mark about such a fascinating subject. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘How much have we missed?’: book tunes in to overlooked world of female birdsong
Authors set out to correct under-representation of female sounds – and found some surprising revelations
www.theguardian.com
April 21, 2026 at 8:50 AM
A book to add to my list: highlighting the fact that female birdsong has, up until now, not been studied. Also interesting looking at the vocabulary around female vs male bird descriptions.
A late #wildflowerhour post celebrating 2 stunning yellow woodland flowers seen today, with wonderful scientific names: Lamiastrum galeobdolon and Euphorbia amygdaloides (Yellow archangel and Wood spurge). I love the acid yellow flowers of the spurge - and so do the larvae of the Drab Looper moth.
April 12, 2026 at 9:44 PM
A late #wildflowerhour post celebrating 2 stunning yellow woodland flowers seen today, with wonderful scientific names: Lamiastrum galeobdolon and Euphorbia amygdaloides (Yellow archangel and Wood spurge). I love the acid yellow flowers of the spurge - and so do the larvae of the Drab Looper moth.
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Have you seen a Cowslip in bloom this year? This week’s challenge is to find one and share your pics for #wildflowerhour this Sunday using the hashtag #CowslipChallenge. Happy flower hunting! 💛
April 1, 2026 at 7:28 AM
Have you seen a Cowslip in bloom this year? This week’s challenge is to find one and share your pics for #wildflowerhour this Sunday using the hashtag #CowslipChallenge. Happy flower hunting! 💛
Glad we checked the garden waste bag before use - it was in our front garden with damp soil in the bottom. This beautiful Common toad was hanging about in it. We are very lucky to have them in our garden and field. Look at those eyes and that skin! Relocated somewhere safe.
@arc-trust.bsky.social
@arc-trust.bsky.social
March 29, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Glad we checked the garden waste bag before use - it was in our front garden with damp soil in the bottom. This beautiful Common toad was hanging about in it. We are very lucky to have them in our garden and field. Look at those eyes and that skin! Relocated somewhere safe.
@arc-trust.bsky.social
@arc-trust.bsky.social
There's just something about oil beetles. The coastal area I live in the Vale of Glamorgan is a real stronghold for the Black Oil Beetle, Meloe proscarabaeus, I even have them in my garden. But head inland a short distance & the dominant species is the Violet Oil Beetle, M. violaceus, like this one.
March 28, 2026 at 8:46 AM
There's just something about oil beetles. The coastal area I live in the Vale of Glamorgan is a real stronghold for the Black Oil Beetle, Meloe proscarabaeus, I even have them in my garden. But head inland a short distance & the dominant species is the Violet Oil Beetle, M. violaceus, like this one.
Turned a stone at Aberthaw & came across 2 beautiful limestone-loving Lapidary snails Helicigona lapicida. The Vale of Glamorgan limestone walls are also wonderful for lichens - I'm going to learn some this year with the help of this highly recommended new book @britishlichensociety.org.uk
March 11, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Turned a stone at Aberthaw & came across 2 beautiful limestone-loving Lapidary snails Helicigona lapicida. The Vale of Glamorgan limestone walls are also wonderful for lichens - I'm going to learn some this year with the help of this highly recommended new book @britishlichensociety.org.uk
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Nice article on how pet flea & tick treatments end up in rivers:
the-european.eu/story-57030/...
the-european.eu/story-57030/...
Fipronil Waterway Pollution Europe Warning
Fipronil Waterway Pollution Europe concerns grow as pet flea treatments contaminate rivers, threatening wildlife and drinking water safety.
the-european.eu
February 12, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Nice article on how pet flea & tick treatments end up in rivers:
the-european.eu/story-57030/...
the-european.eu/story-57030/...
Pollinators on shrubs at a local garden centre today: Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris, Early Bumblebee B. pratorum, a Hoverfly Eristalis pertinax, & a Bluebottle Calliphora. There's plenty of research into gardens being important for pollinators. Anyone aware of any about garden centres?
March 7, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Pollinators on shrubs at a local garden centre today: Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris, Early Bumblebee B. pratorum, a Hoverfly Eristalis pertinax, & a Bluebottle Calliphora. There's plenty of research into gardens being important for pollinators. Anyone aware of any about garden centres?
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Big thanks to my supervisors @owentlewis.bsky.social and @richardfoxbc.bsky.social from @savebutterflies.bsky.social for their support in this work and throughout my PhD!
March 7, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Big thanks to my supervisors @owentlewis.bsky.social and @richardfoxbc.bsky.social from @savebutterflies.bsky.social for their support in this work and throughout my PhD!