James Bashford
@wrenandbee
Neurologist, scientist, father, moth-er, writer. Author of Nature Within (🔔 OUT NOW 📣). #NatureWithin 🌳
Blue-tailed Damselfly 🩵 💙 The male has blue eyes, the female doesn’t. #NatureWithin
I enjoyed visiting Walthamstow Wetlands yesterday for a book event 🪿 🦆 We had a varied discussion about the positive effects of Nature on our brain health 🧠 🌳 Although, I did at one point confuse Noddy Holder and Nobby Stiles 😵💫 😂 Signed copies of #NatureWithin are available in their bookshop ✍️
Wonderful to complete this pairing recently, finding the larva curled up under a leaf in Wales 🏴 Frosted Green 🐛 & 🦋 #NatureWithin
Not commonly seen in the UK, here’s Necklace Veneer making an appearance in Pembrokeshire in May 🏴 #NatureWithin
I talk quite a lot about windpipes in Chapter 1 of #NatureWithin 🤨 The windpipes of giraffes, of humans, of dinosaurs… 🦒 🧍♀️ 🦕 …and of storks! ⬇️ Because who doesn’t love windpipes?! 🫁
Finally, a moth that likes alders as much as I do: Alder Moth 🖤 #NatureWithin
Red Squirrel 🐿️ This individual danced around my feet before scampering up the nearest tree for a tasty nibble - 2 weeks ago in Finland 🇫🇮 #NatureWithin
‘The rare species are just as important as the common ones.’ #NatureWithin #Quote
🌳 Informal drop-in event to chat about Nature and health 🧠 Or about anything you like really… 🗣️ 📅 Friday 17th July ⏰ 10.30am-12.30pm (arrive any time, stay for however long) 🔗 tinyurl.com/walwetlands @ldnwildlifetrust.bsky.social
Yellow-barred Longhorn 💛 This one, with its very long antennae, is a male 📡 Useful for sensing a mate 🥰 #NatureWithin