🌊New advice on the revised Effective Deterrence Ranges (EDRs) for noise management in Harbour Porpoise Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) published bit.ly/4nzwCia

Another guided walk in fabulous conditions 😂, this time for delegates at the Inter-island Environment Meeting #IIEM25 . We saw nothing of the surrounding hills 💚 but saw enough #peatland restoration, interesting fungi, mist and #sphagnum moss to keep everyone happy 💦🌿

We're leading a review of long-term UK terrestrial & freshwater monitoring for NERC. This will help identify priorities for an adaptable & flexible UK environmental monitoring network for the future Take part via our survey before 9am Mon 29 Sep: app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/ceh-online... 🧵🧪1/

Fantastic and inspirational conservation stories from the Inter-Island Environment Meeting! Thank you @manxwildlifetrust.bsky.social for hosting us these last two days! You can watch the amazing talks here: www.youtube.com/@manxwildlif...

Fungi season is here! 🍄 Join #WaxcapWatch — our citizen science project to help protect ancient meadows by recording waxcap fungi. No ID skills needed!

I’m running Biological Recording 101 on 20 January at Lesnes Abbey Lodge, London. Join me to explore how to turn wildlife sightings into valuable conservation data & get hands-on with iRecord. 🧪 🌍 Tickets from £25 More details: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1682508431...

We'll be at @nhm-london.bsky.social Avian Odyssey on 20 September where Senior Research Ecologist Hugh Hanmer will be talking about the spread of the Usutu virus in Blackbirds in the UK. Join us & leaders in wildlife & bird research. Find out more: www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/... #Ornithology

Library & Archives Open Day (free) 19 September 2025 When: 10.00 - 16.00 Where: Lasting Impressions Gallery (red zone) Our team have developed four themed displays: 🐋 Whales, science and conservation 🌱 Ordering and naming nature ✏️ Writing from the field ❄️ Polar expeditions #NaturalHistoryMuseum

The #BigButterflyCount results are in and it's official... 2025 was an average year for butterflies. See the full results and what can be done to help butterflies and moths 👇 https://butterfly-conservation.org/big-butterfly-count-results-2025

At our Autumn Recorders’ Conference, our biodiversity officer, Rob Curtis, will be telling us about this year's Local Wildlife Site survey season in #Berkshire. Book your place: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/thames-val... #TVERCconf #LocalWildlifeSites #Biodiversity #WildlifeSurvey

🚨Calling all GBW participants in the north of England! 30 years of Garden BirdWatch: our Doncaster conference features expert talks, panels & discussion on garden wildlife ecology & conservation. Book your tickets 👉 www.bto.org/our-work/eve...

📣 New research, including @savebutterflies.bsky.social #citizenscience data, shows winners & losers across >1200 insect species in Britain since 1990. Urbanisation identified as major driver of decline for moths, ladybirds & hoverflies www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🌍 🦋🐞🦗🪲🐝

Calling South West #birders The BTO South West Conference is coming up, and it looks like a really interesting day Talks about locally important species by local and @btobirds.bsky.social speakers - & I'll be there speaking about #Wildlife Gardening More here: www.bto.org/our-work/eve...

If you haven’t already done so, please submit your 2025 BBS and WBBS data to us by the end of this weekend. The deadline to submit your data is 31 August, which is this Sunday! @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social #Ornithology #CitizenScience

🔍 Help us improve GB Red Listing! If you use the GB Red List data on our webpage, we’d love your feedback. 📋 Take a short survey to help us enhance how we share this vital information: 👉 jncc.gov.uk/our-work/red... 🗓️ Survey closes 10 October 2025

Not long now till the 2025 Kent Wildlife Conference! This year's themes are urban biodiversity and citizen science - check out the impressive list of speakers here - www.kentfieldclub.org.uk/programme/up... Also - tickets only £22 including refreshments and lunch! So why not book your place today?

⚠️ Don't forget to sign up to ARC eNews! Subscribing to our bi-monthly e-Newsletter is your chance to find out the latest news from ARC and learn more about the important work we do to conserve our native amphibians and reptiles 🐍🐸 👉

Hello @bsky.app. we are Norfolk Ponds Project - a science-led partnership NGO focused on pond restoration & #ghostpond ressurection. We aim to educate, lobby & inspire others on ponds. We used to Tweet & had 5000+ followers. ***Please follow & help us achieve the same here***!!!

It's #WorldLizardDay! 🦎 Can you name the five lizards that live in the UK? Which of them are native? Learn this and more in our bitesize online training module "Identifying UK Lizards". Download it for FREE at www.arc-trust.org/tr...

Walk timetable for Parc Cwm Darran #BioBlitz on Saturday! All are welcome to join this free event: www.sewbrec.org.uk/diaryevents/...

It’s late summer and the Asteraceae or daisy family are looking just splendid. Perfect for this week’s #WildflowerHour! See if you can find one & share your pics this Sunday evening 8-9pm using the hashtag #DaisyFamily. Happy Asteraceae hunting!

Do you do moth trapping in the UK? 🦋 @ukceh.bsky.social are training and testing AI to detect multiple moths in a single image. Support this work via their form below 🔽 forms.gle/e3HzBPEd7RVV... #MothsMatter #TeamMoth ‪@abigaillowe.bsky.social‬

🍄Microfungi on insects🍄 Fungi in the genus Hesperomyces are associated exclusively with ladybirds, visible as yellowish-greenish elongated balloons. We aim to map them in Europe and describe #newspecies. Join the #FunDive campaign! #Biodiversa fun-dive.eu/en/get-invol...

🌱 BNG is live — but is it working? Join ecologists & planners for the BNG Virtual Symposium 2026📅 March 18 | Online Real insights. Lively Q&A. Lessons learned. 🎟️ Book your place: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1246940004... #NatureRecovery @dancarpenter.bsky.social 🌏 🧪

It's the final weekend to get out for the #BigButterflyCount and help take nature's pulse 🦋 You don't need to be an expert to make a big difference for butterflies and moths. All you need is 15 mins, a spot of sunshine and patience! 👉 bigbutterflycount.butterfly-conservation.org 📷: Pallant Medical

🌿 The National Plant Monitoring Scheme has turned 10! More than 1,000 volunteers have gathered 250k+ botanical records that feed into the UK Biodiversity Indicators. Marking the milestone, the 2024 report shares surveyor stories & a timeline of NPMS highlights. 🔗 🧪 www.npms.org.uk/article/npms...

‪It's SEWBReC #SquareOfTheMonth time! For August we are highlighting 1km squares with zero #Plant records: SO5116 on the Welsh border in #Monmouthshire SO1105 in Pontylottyn, #Caerphilly Could you help fill these map gaps? Gwent: www.sewbrec.org.uk/sqothm/191 Glam: www.sewbrec.org.uk/sqothm/190

Not able to get out into nature this weekend? Take a virtual tour of ARC's Great Ovens nature reserve, a beautiful heathland site in Dorset. Home to all six native reptiles species and much more. 👇 youtu.be/vrRfVkm57_A...

Exciting Volunteering Opportunity for aspiring young leaders! Applications are now open to join the BTO Youth Advisory Panel 👉 bit.ly/_YAPVolunteer If you're aged 16-24, passionate about nature and people’s engagement in the natural world, then this is your chance to have a positive impact.

This week’s challenge is #PollinatorPals! Find a flowering wild or naturalised plant with a pollinating visitor & snap away. Of course it’s not just about bees! Butterflies, moths, wasps, flies & beetles can all be #pollinators too! Share your pics for #Wildflowerhour this Sunday 8-9pm!

Calling all biological recorders! Could you complete a short questionnaire for @universityofleeds.bsky.social to help understand the gaps in amateur biological recording data in UK?: forms.office.com/e/taGxQK7Adg

Do you have any news you'd like to share in our autumn newsletter?🐌🌾🍂🌲🕸🦡 We'd love to hear from you! #biologicalrecording @nbntrust.bsky.social @ukceh.bsky.social @biologicalrecording.co.uk @savebutterflies.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @tverc1.bsky.social @sewbrec.org.uk @gigl-lerc.bsky.social

Save the date for our 40th celebration in-person conference in 2026! #datafornature

📣 We want to hear from you! Got exciting updates from your corner of the recording world? 🎙️ We’re always thrilled to share your news—so send it our way in time for next month’s newsletter! 💌 #NewsletterCallout

The Big Butterfly Count 2025 is here and butterflies need our help 🦋🚨 This isn't just a survey, it's a rescue mission, and we need everyone to get involved. No lab coats. No science degrees. Just 15 minutes of your time. ⏱️ Get out for the count 👉 bigbutterflycount.org

Nature needs you 💚 The UK Government has launched a public consultation that could weaken Biodiversity Net Gain - the law that ensures new developments leave nature in a better state. You can help stop it. Respond to the consultation here: buff.ly/SLeAErM

Is there a wildflower more evocative of long summer days than the beautiful Harebell?! Campanula rotundifolia is of course also known as the Scottish Bluebell. The challenge this week is to see if you can find one for #Wildflowerhour! Share your pics this Sunday 8-9pm! 💙

It’s the BSBI Bramble meeting in Norwich next weekend 4-6 July. We should see 60+ Rubus species. All welcome, especially beginners with the genus. Let me know if you’d like details.

Threaded posts seem easily lost on Bluesky, so do check out the series of @norfolknats.bsky.social posts for a snapshot of each of the full articles with authors tagged in where possible...

You can pre order the book now, with an updated publication date of October this year! pelagicpublishing.com/products/pan...

Our summer eNewsletter is out! Catch up on the latest guidance and hear about an exciting find on a transect, as well as an important data for your diary! #UKBMS50 Read it all here ⬇️ link.butterfly-conservation.org/m/1/71172733...

If you haven’t managed to do your ‘Late’ visit to your BBS square or WBBS stretch, please try and do it by the end of this weekend, as the survey season finishes at the end of June! @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social #Ornithology #CitizenScience

The Biological Recording Company are offering 50% off the Earthworms of the UK & Ireland entoLEARN course that I developed (was £20, now £10 with the code). Just use the code worm50 at checkout. The code is valid until 30th June 2025. courses.biologicalrecording.co.uk/courses/ento... #earthworms

This year marks 10 years of the National Water Vole Monitoring Programme! Thousands of volunteers have submitted records from more than 2k sites. Thanks everyone who has taken part! 🐾💦 Get involved today! ptes.org/get-involved/surveys/countryside/national-water-vole-monitoring-programme

⚠️ The yellow-legged (Asian) hornet is one of the highest-risk invasive species for Great Britain. It preys on native insects and spreads quickly. It’s not established here yet, but sightings do happen. 📲 Report via the Asian Hornet Watch app or at risc.brc.ac.uk/alert.php?sp... #INNSWeek 🧪 1/

Looking forward to some great talks this morning at the #biologicalrecording virtual symposium - hope to see you there! 🐦‍⬛🦋🪻🌍🗺

🌳 Ever wondered what happens when you submit a TreeAlert report? In this behind-the-scenes video, Entomologist Chris Burman from our Tree Health Advisory Team explains the vital process that follows your submission. 🔗 Submit a report or learn more about TreeAlert: treealert.forestresearch.gov.uk

Rather chuffed to announce that @vc40ladybirds.bsky.social & I have today had our guide to the Micro Ladybirds of Britain and Ireland published. Available from all good bookshops as they say, including here: www.field-studies-council.org/shop/publica...

Most non-native species are harmless, but 10-15% are invasive. Prevention is key to stop their spread. 🌿 Twoleaf watermilfoil can form dense mats that choke waterways, crowd out native species and reduce oxygen availability. ⚠️ Recorded at a few GB sites but not yet established. #INNSweek 🧵🧪 1/

#LoveYourBurialGroundWeek run by @caringforgodsacre.bsky.social is taking place between 7th- 15th June – Celebrate the rich wildlife and heritage in these tranquil spaces. At the same time #ChurchesCountonNature, encourages you to spot & record wildlife www.caringforgodsacre.org.uk/love-your-bu...