Grasshopper whisperer at @CitizenZoo. Semi-retired optometrist. Old Africa hand. Friend of @desert_lions. Supporter of @NorwichCityFC @LincolnCity_FC
Joined June 2013
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23 Aug 2022
Out largest and most handsome grasshopper species, the Large Marsh Grasshopper, Stethophyma grossum.
Re-introduced into Norfolk after 50 years absence by the @CitizenZoo Hop of Hope project.
And doing well!
@NaturalEngland @NorfolkWT @wildlifebcn @WildKenHill
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Dr Stuart Green ๐บ๐ฆ retweeted
May 3
As usual at this time of year we have people on worried about having a bumblebee โhiveโ in their garden.
โAre they dangerous?โ
โShould I have them removed?โ
โWill they be there forever?โ
Hereโs a quick #bumblebee #lifecycle thread to explain.
Please #retweet for the #bees.
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Nice thread, very informative.
May 3
As usual at this time of year we have people on worried about having a bumblebee โhiveโ in their garden.
โAre they dangerous?โ
โShould I have them removed?โ
โWill they be there forever?โ
Hereโs a quick #bumblebee #lifecycle thread to explain.
Please #retweet for the #bees.
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Large Marsh Grasshoppers strutting their stuff on the BBC! ๐ฎ
@CitizenZooโs Norfolk & Cambs-based โHop of Hopeโ grasshopper rewilding project was show-cased on The One Show (BBC iPlayer: Wed 29 April, approx 17.55-22.30 mins).
@NorfolkWT @NENorfolkSufflk @Buzz_dont_tweet
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Dr Stuart Green ๐บ๐ฆ retweeted
Apr 29
Iโm sure many of you are interested in the plight of our rarest UK Grasshopperโฆ..so a piece I filmed last year about the reintroduction of Large Marsh Grasshopper at Wild Ken Hill with @Stuvigreen should be on The One Show tonight, 7pm on BBC One.
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If this is true then I am very unhappy!
Please can you stop your fishing fleet using SONAR in this way?@ChineseEmbinUK
Apr 19
Hundreds of dolphins washed ashore in Somalia, after Chinese fishing vessels used powerful SONAR to chase Tunas.
Chinese fishing vessels loitering illegally inside Somalia's waters, are causing huge environmental damage!
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The last time Lincoln City were in the 2nd tier (1960-61), my dad was playing for them! โฝ๏ธ
Were he still alive today, heโd be SO happy! Itโs a small miracle.
Congratulations to everyone involved at LCFC, the imps!
@LincolnCity_FC #up_the_imps
๐ฅน 65 YEARS IN THE MAKING!
๐คฉ City are back in the @SkyBetChamp!
โ๏ธ FT | ๐ 1-2 ๐ด
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30 Dec 2025
๐ข Supermarkets - up your standards โฆ
โฆ I hate greenwashing!
The @RedTractorFood assurance scheme has been found to mislead the public.
I just wrote to my supermarket to demand robust environmental standards on their products.
Will you join me?
๐ upyourstandards.riveractionuโฆ
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13 Sep 2025
Grass of Parnassus, Marsh Lousewort and Bog Bush-cricket on Bell Heather, on Buxton Heath, Norfolk, this afternoon.
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24 Aug 2025
This female Large Marsh Grasshopper, seen today (with friend), is almost certainly the adult of a VERY purple nymph seen at the same spot 2 weeks ago, at our Norfolk Broads release site.
๐ท Anna.
@CitizenZoo @NorfolkWT @NENorfolkSufflk
#Hop_of_Hope
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14 Aug 2025
Our biggest, most handsome grasshopper has made a comeback in the Norfolk Broads, thanks to @CitizenZoo โs Hope of Hope project!
A rare grasshopper returns to Norfolk after more than 85 years gov.uk/government/news/a-rarโฆ
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5 Aug 2025
Spotted an old friend this morning!
I did fieldwork a short paper on Irish Yellow Slug, Limacus maculatus, back in 1989.
The population was living in crevices in an old stone wall in Huntingdon mostly active at night time.
The local constabulary found it all very interesting!
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8 Jul 2025
Interesting clouds over Derby this afternoon. Rather like a horseโs mane.
Is there a name for this type of cloud?
#clouds
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16 Jul 2025
Surely we are seeing just the tip of the iceberg here. Abstraction with impunity? bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g8โฆ
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9 Jul 2025
Iโm laughing at this, from the latest @PrivateEyeNews, but it cuts close to the bone.
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27 Jun 2025
Many thanks for your help Andrew โฆ
โฆ and for pointing out the Turtle Dove which I thought was a small Wood Pigeon!
27 Jun 2025
Fabulous morning at @wildkenhill with @Stuvigreen, Lead Entomologist with @CitizenZoo - helping to reintroduce the countryโs largest (and rarest) grasshopper - the Large Marsh Grasshopper.
A fantastic citizen-led project that is a joy to see in action.
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11 Jun 2025
Brimstone caterpillar on Alder Buckthorn, in Belper, Derbys.
A few adult males were flying about - not sure if they are the same generation or the parentsโs generation.
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Dr Stuart Green ๐บ๐ฆ retweeted
8 Jun 2025
๐ขย This #WorldOceanDay, we demand action for our seas: BAN bottom trawling in marine protected areas.ย ๐
Destructive bottom trawling is STILL going on in most of our marine protected areas.ย ๐จ
Let's tell them the world is watching and the time is now.ย โฐย
@OceanaUK @oceana
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