So far, in 2025, VWT’s #NaturAmByth project has collected 2,675 new acoustic records of barbastelles in Pembs. By the year end, we expect 3,000+ records — a fantastic result. Thanks to our [email protected], we’re learning more about barbastelles in Wales and how to help them thrive.

Some vaccines like COVID and flu don’t stop completely stop infection. But they do reduce the risk of getting infected and greatly reduce severe illness risk. They are still worth getting. Since they are not 100% effective it’s also wise to add another layer of protection by wearing a mask.

Can trees outside woods improve farmland biodiversity? 🌳 This #NationalTreeWeek, Richard Fox, Head of Science, discusses a recent study into the importance of trees outside woods for farmland butterflies 🦋 buff.ly/spvtBMp

Restoring #TopPredators 🐺 to #NorthAmerican #ecosystems does it help rebalance? Apparently the situation is more complicated… 🌍 news.ucsc.edu/2025/11/what... #EcologicalRestoration #Ecology #FoodChains #Nature

Bee buzzing is more than a sound—it’s a finely tuned mechanism that shapes pollination and inspires new tech. 🐝⚙️ Join a free entoLIVE session with @charliezoology.bsky.social to explore the science. 🧪 Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1850820516... @amentsoc.bsky.social @fieldstudiesc.bsky.social

The #ProPollSoil project has officially got underway, coming together to explore two big questions: How does the health of our soils shape the fate of #pollinators? And how do pollinators influence #soil health? Read more here: jeffollerton.co.uk/2025/11/21/c... #bees #biodiversity #MissionSoil

Looking for a botanical webinar to brighten up a dark winter evening? We've got loads of them! 25th November - 10 years of the National Plant Monitoring Scheme 2nd December - Clubmosses of Ireland and Britain 9th December - Plant ID apps: how useful are they? Book here: bsbi.org/take-part/pr...

A very exciting opportunity for an environmental investigative journalist to join our team at the Initiative for Nature Conservation Cymru.

I can't* believe they're still dragging their feet on this! *Can, unfortunately

Red campion & Smooth Hawk’s-beard hanging on in the cold. Hogweed probably regretting an early appearance. Penclawdd, Gower, SW Cymru

A wildlife research group based in Powys has stepped in to pick up a commitment which has been abandoned by the Government – producing maps of where illegally poisoned birds have been found

7-1 Cymru!

Fumitories (Fumaria spp.) are a very tricksy group, but see what happens if you put Fumaria into the improved search facility on our new website: bsbi.org/search?q=Fum... You get 6 pages of links to Fumaria species accounts with info, maps & which Rare Plant Registers each species occurs in. Try it!

Want to learn the names of your mosses? This is the final blog with two FREE infographics to help you identify moss. Please use, like and share. #mosssafari #iseemoss mosssafari.com/2025/11/15/d...

This Saturday (15th Nov) it's this years' annual gathering for dragonfly nuts. Online, instead of in-person, so theres' bags of room for everyone! (and less queueing for teas and the loo) #Dragonflies #Odonata #BiologicalRecording #Freshwater #Invertebrates british-dragonflies.org.uk/event/annual...

Hear what our CEO Rob Parry had to say about our open letter to the new Natural Resources Wales Chair on @BBCRadioWales this morning. Read the letter on our website, link in bio Rob's interview starts at about 25:45 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Maths!

Swansea Council is urging residents, musicians, businesses, and visitors to take part in a new city-wide audit aimed at shaping the future of live music

A little gift from us to you 🩵 Receive a FREE mug (worth £10) when you spend £35 or more in our Teemill shop! Now is a mug-nificent time for a little Christmas shopping ☕ 🐝💨 Bee quick, offer ends Thursday 13 November or while stocks last! Use code BEEMUG at the checkout: https://ow.ly/yv2k50XpS1A

Head to our website for more info on our letter, or hear Rob tomorrow morning on @bbccymruwales.bsky.social

Silence over Sudan www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Improve your bumblebee ID and recording skills. This online course includes 3 recorded webinars covering the UK’s 24 bumblebee species, from common to rare and cuckoo species, + ecology and survey guidance. Start here: courses.biologicalrecording.co.uk/courses/bumb... @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social

🌿 A new chapter begins. After 10 years of raising awareness of coal spoil biodiversity, the Colliery Spoil Biodiversity Initiative is evolving into Glo i Natur CIC - continuing the same mission with new opportunities ahead. ➡️ Follow @gloinatur.bsky.social - this account will shortly be replaced 💚

We are delighted to share the Autumn 2025 edition of the Gwent-Glamorgan Newsletter! Many thanks to all contributors. Download a pdf here: www.sewbrec.org.uk/upload/libra... Or read as a flipbook here: online.fliphtml5.com/zpyru/zqpk/

For anyone interested in Nature in the UK, this is really, really depressing reading. Despite all our efforts over the past decades (site protection, farming schemes), wild plants, an essential element of the natural world, are disappearing before our eyes. britishandirishbotany.org/index.php/bi...

Celebrate ‘the moth wonderful time of the year’ with @richardfoxbc.bsky.social 🦋🌙 In this free webinar, discover what makes these nighttime pollinators special, the threats they are facing and what we can do to help them. Book here 👉 buff.ly/wm4bvfl 📷: Rob Blanken #MothsMatter #TeamMoth

If you have ever fancied trying wildlife filmmaking or just want some tips on how to get better footage, I just posted a video on that very subject - its a long one though so get comfy 1st! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zr7H... #wildlife #ukwildlife #wildlifefilm #filmmaking

A great resource made more accessible by @britentsoc.bsky.social - thanks

Cwestiwn da iawn! A very good question! Ble mae'r siaradwyr newydd? Ble mae'r siaradwyr profiadol? Mae'n anodd ffeindio Cymraeg ar gyfryngau cymdeithasol o gwbl.

We are delighted to announce the Gwent-Glamorgan Recorders' Forum is open for booking! Join us for this free wildlife event on Sat 31st January at Coleg Cymoedd, Nantgarw. 🦋🍄🦔🦆🐞🌲 Booking essential via Eventbrite: ggrf26.eventbrite.co.uk The full programme will be released in the coming weeks.

⚽️ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 166 cap, 48 gôl. ❤️ Diolch am bopeth Jess Fishlock

Plaid Cymru has no God-given right to the votes of people who care about nature. To deserve them they must reject the idea that to look out for farmers is to gut regulation and ignore Wales’ environment, because that is a lie ✍️ Eben Myrddin Muse

If you haven’t had your say yet, you can submit your ideas to the Big Insect Rescue Plan until 31 October 👉 buff.ly/9CSyaRE

#BoycottAmazon via Ann La Touche

Complicit in Israeli genocide "If you can't lift the injustice, at least tell everyone about it" via Jimmy O'd

Young Palestinians with mobile phones and borrowed cameras… have become the world’s most reliable witnesses.

Fascinating Swedish study proving that threatened butterflies can still disperse surprisingly long distances eg Marsh Fritillary >8km and more than 10% of Large Blues travelled at least 1km resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... 🌍

Those backing the ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans visiting Birmingham were smeared as antisemites. Then Tel Aviv police banned the city's derby after riots. This whole saga is defined by lies and smears. Here's the truth 👇 www.owenjones.news/p/maccabi-te...

You can easily block the official MAGA government accounts here. Do not engage them. Do not give them what they want.

Next month, eight experts will brief UK politicians and leaders from business, culture, faith and the media on what the climate and nature crisis means for health, food, national security and the economy. Check here to see if your MP is attending: www.nebriefing.org 🧪🌏

Our second event of the week is a field trip to Port Eynon on Saturday 18th October, meeting at Port Eynon Salthouse at 14:30. This is a good site for small waders, gulls, terns, and seabirds. Full details at the link below: www.gowerbirds.org.uk/event/port-e...

The first of our two events coming up this week is an in-person talk on Friday 17th October on "Seals in Gower", by Gareth Richards. The talk will start at 19:15 and will be held at St Paul's Parish Centre in Sketty. More info in the link below: www.gowerbirds.org.uk/event/seals-...

🐞 Interested in taking a #course in #entomology? We’ve compiled a list of institutions in the UK and Ireland offering full and part-time #entomologically-related courses to help you build a #career in #InsectScience 🔽 🔗 buff.ly/MYHrXx3 #Education #Research #Science

Last week’s autumn #Butterflies #Gower #Wales #Gŵyr #Cymru - Red Admiral & pale Speckled Wood

The new European Butterfly Red List is published today, with worrying findings. Over 1/4 (28%) of Europe’s 442 species are threatened with extinction or are close to being so. The situation is far worse for our 148 endemic species, 40% are now threatened or nearly so www.bc-europe.eu/webpage.php?...

172 wild #bee species also threatened with extinction. New European Red List

🍄‍🟫FREE online waxcap training course🍄‍🟫 Whether you’re a beginner, regular citizen scientist for #WaxcapWatch, a land manager or simply someone who loves learning about nature - our free fungi course is for you. 🍄 Take your waxcap knowledge to the next level 👉 https://loom.ly/-W0_R_4#WaxcapWatch

What if farmers could see how their actions impact insects in real time? 🌾🪰 Dr @abigaillowe.bsky.social (@ukceh.bsky.social) shares how solar sensors + AI are revolutionising on-farm biodiversity monitoring. FREE entoLIVE (24 Nov): 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1496618569... ‪@mjopocock.bsky.social

Want to up your #WildFlowerID game this winter? We just launched our Winter Webinar programme! 7-8pm, every Tuesday from 4 Nov - 10 Feb. Thanks to funding from @daera-ni.gov.uk, these 10 great plant ID webinars are FREE for all of you to attend! Programme & booking links: bsbi.org/botanical-sk...