Looking to source hand lenses for beginner botanists...has anyone tried these astoundingly reasonably priced (£4) ones from Summerfield Books please? Thanks! www.summerfieldbooks.com/product/hand... #botany #biologicalrecording

⚠️ Please report sightings of dead birds for possible testing for Avian Influenza. ⬇️ 📌 In England, Wales & Scotland: www.gov.uk/guidance/... 📌 In Northern Ireland: www.daera-ni.gov.uk/... 📌 In Republic of Ireland: aviancheck.apps.serv... #UKBirding #BirdingWales #BirdingScotland

We are being spoilt this year for great new books on biological recording - congratulations Sarah 👏👏👏🍾

Digging up peat for garden compost harms bumblebees. It’s not good news for us either 🚨 It releases centuries of CO2 into the atmosphere and destroys irreplaceable habitats ⚠️ You can help. Urge the Government to end the sale of peat once and for all: https://ow.ly/8k5g50Y11Ub #EndPeatSales

The NFBR would love to share your biological recording news in our newsletter 🗣🦎🦟🪻🦋🐦‍⬛🦦You can read the fantastic updates from our autumn and past editions, plus submission details, here: www.nfbr.org.uk?q=newsletters

Not sure whether to take part in #NewYearPlantHunt? Worrying that your #WildFlowerID skills won't be up to scratch? No problem: just use one of our spotter sheets for your area: bsbi.org/take-part/ac... Download & print it, or find all the spotter sheet plants on a ticklist on the #BSBIRecordingApp!

Checked out our shiny new website yet? bsbi.org New to @bsbibotany.bsky.social or #WildFlowerID? We think you'll find it easier than ever to access resources, hear about events & learn more about wild plants in your area. Seasoned botanist? All your fave pages are still there + lots of new stuff!

Thank you to MPs who spoke up for nature in the debate and voted in support, and a VERY BIG thankyou to all of you contacted your MP! 💚

Input welcomed from researchers, practitioners & data users across the UK environmental community. Your views will inform expert discussions and a final report to NERC. 📧 Questions? Contact [email protected] #EnvironmentalScience #EnvironmentalMonitoring 🧪 2/2

*NEW EVENT ADDED* 🐞 What we know, and don't know, about humane insect collection - Webinar 🐝 Book your free place: www.tickettailor.com/events/tanyp...

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-wonder.... I’m giving a talk.

A #lidar based national model of #hedgerows and other woody linear features in rural England www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #LandscapeEcology #trees

Does anyone happen to have a lookup table for protected species designations labels used by different LERCs in data reporting? Working on a project across multiple LERCs and - wonderful though they all are - data and metadata formats vary widely! @nfbr.bsky.social @tverc1.bsky.social @sewbrec.org.uk

Looking for the best up to date resources on river restoration management please, if anyone can help? @blacky-himself.bsky.social? Thanks!

Does anyone know who runs the brilliant Flora of East Anglia website please? Haven't been able to access for some time but not sure if a problem my end or theirs @bsbibotany.bsky.social webidguides.com

Asparagus harvest!

Our latest newsletter celebrates the new FIT Count season tomorrow (Tues 1 April), + opportunities to join the 1 km square survey, & links to some recent pollinator research (some courtesy of @jeffollerton.bsky.social). Read it here mailchi.mp/0195981bd75f... & subscribe ukpoms.org.uk/subscribe

The #CityNatureChallenge 2025 it’s a perfect chance to explore your surroundings and contribute to scientific research! 🌱🐦 Check out our latest guest blog for Cherwell Collective for all the exciting details and how you can get involved 👉 cherwellcollective.com/city-nature-...

The Biological Recording: Local To National Virtual Symposium will explore how biological recording is undertaken at varied geographic scales, from site-based recording to national surveillance schemes www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/biological...

Hear from @nickmarriner1 about the @ChilternsCCC project and their efforts to develop a robust biodiversity monitoring scheme at a landscape scale. @chilternsnl.bsky.social @nfbr.bsky.social Check out the Biological Recording: Local To National Virtual Symposium. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1002992566...

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/biological... Book now for the @nfbr.bsky.social annual online conference and AGM @earthwormuk.bsky.social @kitenet.bsky.social @teamneyedc.bsky.social

🦜 30 Years of Garden BirdWatch! 🌿 Join Susan Jones from @_BTO for an exciting webinar on 16 May! Learn how 10,000+ volunteers help shape bird conservation through Garden BirdWatch. 🦉🌍 @bto-gbw.bsky.social 🔗 Book now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1002992566... #NatureLovers #Birdwatch #Conservation

Time for some secateur tlc!