{"id":1040,"date":"2012-05-27T18:33:45","date_gmt":"2012-05-27T18:33:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tachinidae.org.uk\/blog\/?p=1040"},"modified":"2020-08-01T16:38:17","modified_gmt":"2020-08-01T16:38:17","slug":"big-nature-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tachinidae.org.uk\/blog\/big-nature-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Nature Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today Matt &amp; I attended &#8220;Big Nature Day&#8221; at the Natural History Museum, in London &#8211; a day for wildlife organisations to show what they do. The weather was &nbsp;hot &amp; sunny and the event was very colourful and well-attended, with lots of events for children.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1040 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tachinidae.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/bignatureday-004.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/tachinidae.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/bignatureday-004-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1041\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1041'>\n\t\t\t\tMatt showing off our stand\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tachinidae.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/bignatureday-007.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/tachinidae.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/bignatureday-007-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1047\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1047'>\n\t\t\t\tInsect musicians led a colourful parade of children\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tachinidae.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/bignatureday-008.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/tachinidae.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/bignatureday-008-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1046\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1046'>\n\t\t\t\tPond dipping in the nature garden\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tachinidae.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/bignatureday-011.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/tachinidae.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/bignatureday-011-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1045\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1045'>\n\t\t\t\tJohn Tweddle showing off creepy crawlies\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tachinidae.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/bignatureday-012.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/tachinidae.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/bignatureday-012-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1044\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1044'>\n\t\t\t\tJohn Kramer, Stuart Hine, a visitor and Duncan Sivell chat about Diptera\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tachinidae.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/bignatureday-014.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/tachinidae.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/bignatureday-014-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tachinidae.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/bignatureday-016.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/tachinidae.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/bignatureday-016-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1042\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1042'>\n\t\t\t\tMoon rising above the museum\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tachinidae.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/image0008.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/tachinidae.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/image0008-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Many thanks to Lucy Carter and all those that helped organise the event and make it so successful.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today Matt &amp; 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