Greenwings Wildlife Tours

Field margin with wildflowers that can support butterflies in arable farmland

Livestock grazing is essential to maintaining grasslands in the mountains of Europe. Extensive cattle grazing has been shown to be the most beneficial but any extensive system is good

Grassland butterflies are declining across Europe, but how do we reverse that trend? We have just produced a report with some simple guidance to land managers and policy makers on how to 'Bend the curve' and help increase butterflies and other pollinators. www.bc-europe.eu/webpage.php?...

Huge congratulations to our fabulous friend @commonbynature.bsky.social!
His #UrbanFlora of Newcastle and North Tyneside will be out on Monday.
Essential reading for everyone interested in #UrbanBotany.
It'll be interesting to read it alongside @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social's #UrbanPlants book!

Picture postcards from our ongoing 'Cyprus in Spring' tour..

Endemic Crocus cyprius, carpets of Anemone coronaria, Oleander Hawkmoth, Holly Blue on endemic Arabis purpurea.

Ophrys argolica subsp. elegans

Hyla savignyi

Orchis anatolica subsp. troodi

female Paphos Blue on Glebionis coronaria

'Cyprus in Spring'

Global issues aside, the #orchids have been lovely on our tour, as has all the other diverse & beautiful flora & fauna.

Our groups very happy with all they’ve seen & done & just as importantly, with each other’s company as kindred spirits, enjoying a wildlife holiday together 🙏

Ophrys lucis / Ophrys argolica subsp. lucis

Rhodian Horseshoe #Orchid

Kalo mina / Καλό μήνα / Good month

#RhodesOrchidOdyssey

Another Ophrys tenthredinifera

#RhodesOrchidOdyssey #orchids

Ophrys tenthredinifera in 'Cherry Coke' colours...

2 places available to join me here too, on the one & only...

#RhodesOrchidOdyssey

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A donation goes to @bsbibotany.bsky.social from this & all the @greenwingstours.bsky.social botany tours.

Still time to grab a spot on this superb trip. It makes for a lovely way to begin your spring butterfly watching campaign...
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A donation from this and *all* our butterfly tours also goes to support the conservation work of @europebutterfly.bsky.social too.

It’s official!

The 'Urban Flora of Newcastle and North Tyneside' will be published on Monday 9 March 🌿 📖

I’m hugely proud of this, and ever so grateful to @nenature.bsky.social and @bsbibotany.bsky.social for their support in making it happen. #botany #urbanflora

997 followers.
Who will be number 1,000?

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Ophrys tenthredinifera in Rhodes, Greece.

It has been a very successful day, so here is one more #orchid pic - another Ophrys tenthredinifera. They're simply irresistible!

If you agree, you might like to join me on my island home, for the tour I set up & launched nearly 15 years ago..

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#RhodesOrchidOdyssey

Always a popular #orchid on our exclusive Rhodes tour. As is Ophrys speculum subsp. regis-ferdinandii (& the hybrid between the two).

There is still time to join us this spring..

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A donation goes to @bsbibotany.bsky.social from this tour too!

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Brazil butterfly phone pic today. The scenery isn't bad either!

New & very exciting new tour on the way...

#BrazilButterflyTour2027

Our aim is simple: deepen knowledge, protect habitats, and share an extraordinary landscape — orchids, irises, peonies, anemones and much more — with time to wander, photograph and truly experience the place.

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#Gargano #Orchids #Wildflowers #BSBICorporateSponsor

Recent years have brought real pressures — hybrid wild boar damaging orchid sites, fencing, habitat disturbance, even collectors digging up plants. Careful, low-impact visits matter.

📢 2 places have become available on our Gargano orchid tour. Our guide first visited in 1980 in search of orchids and has returned almost 60 times since.

What we offer:

• Small group (6–7 people)
• Sites checked in advance
• Decades of local knowledge
• Close collaboration with Italian friends

Best wishes for #ValentinesDay

Sharing butterflies & botany with our guests is what we love 💚

Due to a late cancellation a place has become available to join our unique Uganda butterfly tour in May. Beautiful butterflies & a fascinating adventure guaranteed - you may even get to see the prehistoric looking Shoebill (yes we like birds too!).

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We've all made it to another weekend, that's worth celebrating! Here's Caria mantinea, photographed in Bolivia by Adrian Hoskins.

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A few shots of Giant Orchid (Himantoglossum robertianum), taken by @matthewberry.bsky.social on his regular site checks & exploration trips, carried out as part of the thorough preparation we always do ahead of our #RhodesOrchidOdyssey tour.

Neotinea lactea flower. Photographed in Rhodes, Greece, by Matt Berry on the exclusive Greenwings Rhodes Orchid Odyssey tour.

Anacamptis collina flower. Photographed in Rhodes, Greece, by Matt Berry on the exclusive Greenwings Rhodes Orchid Odyssey tour.

Milky Orchid (Neotinea lactea) & Fan-lipped Orchid (Anacamptis collina).

Two #orchids that can be seen now & on our #RhodesOrchidOdyssey tour. 2 places are available if you fancy joining us...

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A donation from every botanical tour goes to @bsbibotany.bsky.social too!

'Morpho Monday'

Our time in Colombia has come to an end, but what a beautiful pair of butterflies to finish with on our final day in the field!

A few phone pics from today on our Butterflies of Colombia tour. A blue kind of day it seems, but not the mood - our group are having a ball with so many beautiful species to see & photograph! 💙🦋🇨🇴

Good morning from Greece - Lake Kerkini in the north to be more precise.

Our guests are currently enjoying a chilly boat trip on the lake - keeping warm being mesmerised by the Dalmatian Pelicans they're there to see & photograph.

'Iberian Lynx in the Lens'

Our group had a great time in Spain with lots of Lynx sightings & behaviour to observe from these beautiful cats! They enjoyed a wide variety of other wildlife too. We can't to return - and we'll be launching another new Spanish tour soon as well.

Ophrys sitiaca. One of the early flowering #orchids here.

Good morning! A snippet of Heliconius cydno in Colombia from our ongoing butterfly tour...

Good signs of spring and for our annual #RhodesOrchidOdyssey tour.

Our preparation starts early and goes deep; benefitting our guests who we can't wait to show around & share the island with 😊

Anteros sp.

Pierella helvina

Consul panariste

Rhetus dysonii

We've begun the year with a cracker of a tour, in Colombia - megadiverse country & capital of the butterfly world!

Here's a few phone pics sent back to us from the first couple of days of fun! 🦋

And more funds generated that we'll be able to donate to @europebutterfly.bsky.social too!

Happy New Year to everyone! 🥂🎉

📸 Dalmatian Pelicans in winter, on Lake Kerkini in Greece 🇬🇷