“By combining scientific evidence with the experience of practitioners, we can better understand what works, (...) and how we can improve.” co-author Jennifer Lucey https://www.smithschool.ox.ac.uk/news/pathways-successful-conservation-management-oil-palm-landscapes @britishecologicalsociety.org

This is a really cool collection of papers relevant to @ipbes.net from the @britishecologicalsociety.org journals. These lists super helpful for teaching. My BIOSCI 766 Global Change Ecology students are going to love this!

Scotland's Natural Environment Bill has passed!🎉 The bill will contribute to achieving Scotland's ambitious commitment to becoming a nature-positive country by 2030, and have substantially restored nature by 2045.

If you're looking for new volunteering opportunities, then this post is for you 👇 We are now recruiting for roles in the EDGE Network, Climate Change Group, Welsh Policy Group and Alder Network.  Keep reading to find the role that best matches your interests and experience.

Just the smell of predators, like lynx, is enough to limit sapling damage from deer overbrowsing, according to new research in @jappliedecology.bsky.social 

Did you catch Tom's keynote at our latest Annual Meeting in Edinburgh? Is the collective will to tackle the biodiversity and climate crisis slipping down the political agenda? If so, how do we turn this around? Tom will be exploring this in a fascinating-sounding talk in Norwich later this year👇

Call for proposal closes on 16 Feb ⏰ Find out more here: www.rsb.org.uk/biologist-of...

The Agricultural Ecology Special Interest Group are excited to invite you to their new monthly online Agro-Ecology Connect coffee mornings, which aim to spark ideas, connections and curiosity within the agro-ecology field. The first session will run on 31 January, aimed at early-career researchers.

Congratulations to @cbunnenberg.bsky.social and @victoriamallinson.bsky.social for winning our 2025 Annual Meeting prizes!

I have been a part of the @britishecologicalsociety.org for many years, and it has come to feel like my academic home, so I am really honoured to have been appointed as a Fellow of the society.

🙏 Thank you, British Ecological Society, for this recognition. It means a lot coming from the oldest ecological society in the world! 🌍 Looking forward to what this cohort of fellows, the one before, and many more to come, will do to make the world a better place than it feels at this moment!

Round 1 of our training and travel grant is open! Grants up to £500 are available to support the training and development of PhD students and postgraduate research assistants. Send us your application by 25 January ⏰

The @britishecologicalsociety.org is going to IPBES. We have curated a Virtual Issue of published articles that align with IPBES's work and their upcoming assessments: shorturl.at/gBMlo Read the collection, and let us know if you'll be attending IPBES.

🤩We’re excited to announce our winner of Capturing Ecology🤩 🐊Zeke Rowe, @zekerowe.bsky.social, with their photo 'Wouldn't hurt a fly'🪰 Taken in Panama, the image shows an American crocodile fixing the camera with its golden eyes, utterly unmoved as blood-sucking horse flies feed on its snout.

I joined the BES to find other open, curious folks working in ecology and conservation that I could learn from. I stayed for the decolonising approaches, support for ecology globally, and inclusivity. Rapt to be named as a new Fellow alongside some very inspiring people working for the planet.

Very excited to be one of the new Fellows of the BES! It has always been the society where I feel I belong the most 🥰 www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/marine-... @britishecologicalsociety.org @lec-reefs.bsky.social @dsilu.bsky.social @macrobehaviour.bsky.social @lancasteruninews.bsky.social

We are excited to attend the IPBES 12 plenary in February with an ambition to bring ecological evidence to the heart of international policy. 🌍 If you're planning to attend, please reach out to us at [email protected] or leave a comment below!

🚨 new podcast episode! 🐧 this episode explores the story behind the paper, "record phenological responses to climate change in three sympatric penguin species". 🎙️ listen to the episode in english here: buff.ly/oUyixWX 🎙️ Escucha el episodio en español aquí: buff.ly/Kfb2bkH

Introducing the second cohort of BES Fellows 🙌  We are delighted to announce that 23 outstanding ecologists have been selected to join our prestigious membership category.  👇Meet our new Fellows here 

Fungus or a festive ornament? 🍄This small, spheroid fungus (Abortiporus biennis) was found on decaying wood, its main nutrient source, in an urban park in Nanning, China. The vivid red liquid settled on the white surface is guttation – when fungi excrete their internal liquid.   📸 Junjie Liu

We are now accepting grant applications to fund ecological research and outreach worldwide. ⏰Apply before 10 March 2026! Find out what grants you can apply to 👇 https://f.mtr.cool/cucxadvxjq 🧪🌍

Opportunity for UK-based ecologists 📣 Specialist environmental recruiter, Allen & York, is seeking ecologists with at least one full season of experience. They are working with leading environmental and multidisciplinary consultancies across the UK who are looking to expand their Ecology teams.

🚨Final chance to secure your place at the Resilient Landscapes & Seas Symposium! Sign up today to be part of a cohesive community delivering landscape transformation in the UK for nature, people and climate.  Registration closes 12 January. https://f.mtr.cool/vtlnqinuyx

New technologies are revolutionising ecology, with more data than ever available at our fingertips. But what are the costs and perils of ecologists doing less field work? Interviews with several BES members in this fascinating @nature.com article

Do you want to be part of a community transforming UK nature at a landscape scale? This is the final week to register for the Resilient Landscapes & Seas Symposium, where you can help build a cohesive community delivering landscape transformation for nature, people and climate.

🦫Research on Britain’s beavers gave us lots to chew on at #BES2025 We heard from two ecologists at @stir.ac.uk about their research looking at how land use impacts beaver behaviour and an overlooked nature-based solution these recovering rodents could be providing. (video by Alice Turner)

I asked participants for tips attending scientific conferences #BES2025 youtu.be/ow_ickvkvbA?...

As this year’s Annual Meeting comes to a close, hear from our CEO Hazel Norman on what this year has brought together for the ecological community and what lies ahead 👇

🎄BES member and Scottish Policy Group founder @ruth-j-mitchell.bsky.social shares the wonderful world of nature's own special Christmas tree ornaments in today's Scotsman www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...

More than 2/3 of environmental professionals feel that working class individuals are underrepresented in their organisation. 🎧Check out the latest episode of the @endsreport.com report podcast featuring @drciaradwyer.bsky.social, Co-Chair of our Socioeconomic Equality and Diversity (SEED) Network

Tawny owls normally rely on sound to hunt, but new research being presented today at #BES2025 finds that owls in Glasgow are adapting to noisy roads by using street lights to hunt. www.britishecologicalsociety.org/tawny-owls-a...

Thanks to everyone who came by to say hi at the Meet the SIGs session and joint pub social last night! #BES2025 If you haven’t already, (pretty) please help us shape our 2026 annual meeting via this short questionnaire: ⬇️📝🙏 forms.gle/HCVo3gwVKLYB... @britishecologicalsociety.org

Very well attended workshop at #BES2025 discussing the pros & cons of ecologists working with business & finance Are we facilitating positive change or helping them to greenwash? Lots of lively discussion!

Excited to launch the new improved Reproducible Code guide from @britishecologicalsociety.org @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social FREE online here! www.britishecologicalsociety.org//wp-content/... Amazing work by some very talented ECRs. We hope it’s useful!

Welcome to BES2025! 💫  Today, we are so excited to welcome ecologists from 58 countries, encouraging innovative research and practice in ecology.  We have exciting talks and sessions ahead in the next days from agriculture, human's place in nature, AI to green finance and much more.

We're growing a Fringe! Are you or do you know an ecologist, not attending #BES2025 but still travelling to Edinburgh to meet up with colleagues?  We'd love to have a chat and find out how we can support you in future years. ✉️ Please drop a line to Karen@britishecologicalsociety.org

🤔Sorting out your schedule for the #BES2025 Annual Meeting? Interested in becoming an Associate Editor? 💡Join editors from across the @britishecologicalsociety.org journals for a workshop covering the ins-and-outs of peer review and what it takes to work effectively as an editor! 🧪🌍

Attending #BES2025? Join the ALDER, REED, & EDGE networks for our triple festive social 🎄🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ 📍: Roxy Lanes, Edinburgh 🕐: 19:30 Wednesday 17th Dec We hope to see you there! 😁 More info: www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/bes-... @britishecologicalsociety.org

Are you an ECR attending #BES2025 looking for some tips to help get your research published? 💭 Come along to our workshop, organised by @britishecologicalsociety.org, @nordicoikos.bsky.social & @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social where we'll be covering each aspect of the academic publishing journey 📚

Check out our latest blogpost where ecologists explored how to restore degraded sites within the Galapagos National Park 🌱🌍🧪

Defra has just published a renewed Environmental Improvement Plan (EIP), which sets out how the Westminster Government intends to meet the legally binding objectives to halt species decline and protect 30% of land and sea by 2030. But with just five years remaining, intentions alone aren’t enough.

We were delighted to support the national emergency briefing on climate change and biodiversity loss in Westminster this morning. Nature is critical infrastructure for an equitable and resilient future.

☕The Climate Change Group is back with their next Coffee Morning on 5 December at 10 am (GMT).

I'm preparing for my talk at #BES2025 and want to know what people think the main goal of applied ecological and conservation research is. If everything goes to plan, I’ll be using the poll results in the talk itself, so the more responses the better! @britishecologicalsociety.org

Did you know that you may be able to publish your paper in our open access journals at no cost?

Cop our new drop 👀 The officially unofficial new BES tshirt is here 🔥 Perfect for #BES2025 or for casual hikes up the Torres del Paine National Park, as modelled here by our CEO Hazel! Get yours today ⬇️ https://f.mtr.cool/xvdaljqzrd

💭Are you a researcher or practitioner with an interest in publishing? We are looking for Associate Editors who can help advance outstanding ecological research by joining the Editorial Board for one of our seven Society-owned journals.

We have two upcoming webinars with the Ecological Engineering Group and the Rewilding Group 👇 Make sure to register 📩

What if we told you that ecologist can guess the age of mandrills using nothing more than a photograph of their face? 📸🤯 🧪🌍

An ecosystem approach is the only way to halt the vanishing of UK wildlife. Our latest report with @nationaltrust.org.uk, led by @pettorelli.bsky.social, makes clear that human wellbeing is underpinned by ecosystems continuing to function in a resilient way. 📰Covered in @theecologist.org