Are you looking for opportunities to gain real-world experience translating research to policymakers?  Our annual fellowship at the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology is now open!

NbS? Not another acronym! Here's a quick intro to nature-based solutions and why they're important... www.britishecologicalsociety.org/everything-y... #naturebasedsolutions #nbs 🧪

🪴Why do people buy illegal succulents online? New study finds that motivations are experiential & financial. Buyers justify actions by downplaying harms or denying responsibility, showing how love for nature can paradoxically contribute to its harm. 📖 buff.ly/OkH2wXu

🚨 New podcast episode out now! Tune in to hear Dr. Jessica van der Wal speak about how human communication used to cooperate with honeyguides varies regionally, much like human language does.. 🔊Listen on Soundcloud ➡️ buff.ly/ZiyHl1p 🔊Listen on Spotify ➡️ buff.ly/fNUdYkf

Call for proposals to organise a workshop and thematic session at the BES2026 Annual Meeting closes soon! If you have an exciting and timely topic, submit a proposal and help shape the agenda of Europe's largest ecological conference. ⏰Deadline: 15 May Submit today 👇

Check out this paper comparing long term studies on climate, acorns and rodents🌍 🐀 👇️ buff.ly/HS6cKm0

Happy 200th Birthday to our friends at @zslofficial.bsky.social 🐸🥳 We've joined forces plenty of times over the years to champion ecology and protect our planet's biodiversity Most recently, we partnered with ZSL for the Animals category of our annual photography competition, Capturing Ecology📸

Don't miss out! The #NaturebasedSolutions Symposium June 2026 will focus on 4 crucial questions for enabling NbS to tackle pressing societal and environmental challenges... @britishecologicalsociety.org 📅29-30 June 2026 📍York, UK ➡️Earlybird tickets: www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/bes-...

Only a month left before early bird registrations close for our NbS symposium ⏰ Join scientists, policymakers and those in industry for a 2-day event to examine who benefits from NbS, how decisions are made, what funding models work, and the skills and evidence needed to scale delivery.

Names matter: the word ‘citizen’ carries legal, political, and cultural meanings that are not neutral, say @britishecologicalsociety.org. Instead, consider using the term ‘community science’.

🚨Sign up for our next MEE live! 💡Richard Shefferson will be joining us in the free online webinar to go through ADAPT3- adaptive dynamics and community projection in the R programming language. 🔎Find out more and register here 👉️ buff.ly/c3p6K1e 🧪🌍️

Two days left before the applications for the BES Fellow close!

Want to help shape environmental policy in England and champion ecological evidence in decision-making? We are currently looking for BES members to join our English Policy Group.

🙌We are pleased to announce the winners of the journal prizes for papers published in 2025! The prize is awarded to early-career researchers for their excellent contribution to research across the breadth of ecology. See the winners below 👇

Only 9 days left until applications to become a BES Fellow close! ⌛

Methods in Ecology and Evolution has a new special feature that is open for proposals!

Ecological Solutions and Evidence is accepting proposals for their latest Special Feature! They invite scientists and practitioners to share experiences from management projects that didn't turn out as expected, but still provided important insights into how best to manage ecosystems and species 🌱

⭐Nominate remarkable ecologists for our annual BES prizes⭐ Our awards recognise key influencers in our community whose work has benefited society and significantly advanced our understanding of the natural world🌿 Deadline for nominations is 19 April 🧪 www.britishecologicalsociety.org/bes-prizes/

Look twice 👀 that snake is actually a caterpillar🐛

Join our 2-day event to explore how we can use NbS to address some of the greatest policy challenges we face. Get your tickets and be part of the conversation 👇 https://f.mtr.cool/vywlwklnqp

Happy to see our paper featured on the cover of the Journal of Applied Ecology!! @jappliedecology.bsky.social @britishecologicalsociety.org Thanks, Habib Ali Hamid - @saharaconservation.bsky.social for the beautiful image of scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah) reintroduced in Chad.

There's still time to register for our first event! 🎉 What's involved? - Meet the committee - Hear from community science researchers - Have your say in shaping the future of the group More details & registration: www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/buil... @britishecologicalsociety.org

We're accepting proposals for our Special Feature! We invite scientists and practitioners to share experiences from management projects that didn't go to plan, but still provided important insights into how best to manage ecosystems and species🌱 ⏰Submit by 30th April More here👇 buff.ly/EXXBFsJ

Does your current research or practice involve rewilding? Join our Rewilding Group tomorrow for a virtual session to grow your network and get more involved.  ⏱️10:00 am-11:00 am (BST) 📆02 April Register now https://f.mtr.cool/qmhpjsocjx

We're looking for proposals for our recent special feature! 🌍 🧪 Contributions will explore empirical evidence, methodological challenges, and statistical frameworks for detecting and interpreting rate variation over time 🕰️ ⏰️1st May deadline! Find out more and submit here 👉 buff.ly/cVDgT51

We're at the Student Conference on Conservation Science! #SCCS2026 🌎 Come and find us in the Elementary Lab to learn more about BES membership, our journals, and to talk all things ecology 💬🧪 @britishecologicalsociety.org @sccscambridge.bsky.social

We had a fantastic time at #WildSummitUK last year and we're excited to be heading back over to @bristolbeacon.bsky.social on 9 September! We'll be joining other eNGO's, nature groups and policymakers, all united by a shared ambition of halting nature decline by 2030. @wclnews.bsky.social

Deadline extended 📢 In-person registration for the Ecological Genetic Groups (EGG) 2026 conference is open until 30 March ⌛

Do you want to organise a workshop or thematic session at our flagship event? Call for proposals for BES2026 is now officially open!  Find out more about it here👇 https://f.mtr.cool/ytjimbbhsz

Two days to go! We invite researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and business leaders to share their insights on how nature-based solutions can tackle some of today’s most pressing policy challenges.

Ecological research🤝poetry One of our favourite moments of these worlds crossing over is this wonderful poem by @samillingworth.com, inspired by community science bumblebee research in @jappliedecology.bsky.social  #WorldPoetryDay https://f.mtr.cool/xndxfpvqgr

Rewilding relies on collaboration, so how do we make this happen? #WorldRewildingDay

Only two days to go before registration for the Ecological Genetic Groups (EGG) 2026 conference closes!

To mark World Forestry Day 2026, @bes-forests.bsky.social is hosting a webinar.  Bringing together speakers from agroforestry, landscape architecture and environmental finance, the session will examine how forests are engaged across different areas of research, design and decision-making.

The Land Use Framework is finally here and it sets out a strong long-term vision for nature recovery. But this ambition needs to be matched by funding and policy action.

Only a week left before the submission for the BES Nature-based symposium closes! ⏰ We're hosting an event this summer to discuss why NbS aren't more mainstream - and hopefully to plan a path forward that would help create more NbS in the UK.

It's abundantly clear that nature is a foundation of our economy. Yet, how much money goes into protecting nature? Last week, we co-hosted a panel discussion with Comment Central about how the UK can scale up investment in nature. Read more about the event here 👇

Do you work on designing, delivering, regulating or funding NbS? The @britishecologicalsociety.org are inviting presentations for the upcoming symposium: 🌱 Nature-based Solutions: Who benefits, who decides, who pays? 🌱 Deadline 25th March 17:00👉 www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/bes-...

How do you design a camera-trap workflow that is field-resilient and analysis-ready?  Join Applied Ecology Resources' free webinar as Dr Hugo Magaldi and Prof. Sabrina Krief discuss camera‑trapping in Uganda and their development of DeepForestVision for AI species labelling and quality control 📸

🔔Less than two weeks left to submit a presentation for our symposium in June 💭Nature-based Solutions: Who benefits, who decides, who pays? Get your presentations in by ▶️ Weds 25 March 🧪 #ecology #policy #business #finance #nature #climatechange www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/bes-...

We have a growing collection of resources for women in ecology that support, celebrate and advocate for women's roles in research and practice.  Check our collection of resources here 👇 https://f.mtr.cool/gtwczvuefr

🚨 New podcast episode available now! 🌳 We speak to recently published People and Nature author Marilisa Herchet about the mental health benefits of urban green 🏙️ 🎙️ Listen on Soundcloud ➡️ buff.ly/eK1rfVy 🎙️ Listen on Spotify ➡️ buff.ly/3hWpQn7

I gave a talk on microbe-mediated carbon accrual in agri soils in the @bes-soilecogroup.bsky.social seminar series. A recording is available in the link below. @britishecologicalsociety.org

Love seeing feral pigeon variation...surely the most extensive of any wild bird! How amazing that they thrive in the concrete jungle. Here are some examples from across the UK, being studied for projects supported by @gensocuk.bsky.social @leverhulme.ac.uk @britishecologicalsociety.org

A female polar bear and her yearling cub are waking up from sedation. The mother is wearing a GPS collar that helps ecologists follow their journey across the Arctic.   📸 Jon Aars/Norwegian Polar Institute

How do the Scottish Government's plans for achieving target carbon budgets stack up? Our Scottish Policy Group recently responded to a consultation on the draft Climate Change Plan.

Last December, the Planning and Infrastructure Act quietly became law. But its journey was anything but quiet. We explore what this means, what happens next & why ecologists should care.

We're finally seeing the sun at BES HQ in London 🌞 and it feels like t-shirt weather! To celebrate, there's free UK shipping on BES t-shirts - and everything else in our shop - this weekend 👕 Order from 9am Friday to midnight Sunday (GMT) - no codes needed 😎 britishecologicalsociety.teemill.com

On Tuesday, the @bes-rewildinggroup.bsky.social @britishecologicalsociety.org are hosting @sarahpapworth.bsky.social, talking about shifting baseline syndrome and rewilding Register here: www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/rewi...

In the government’s 50 page white paper setting out plans to reform our broken water system, nature-based solutions are mentioned just five times.