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Looking forward to some great talks this morning at the #biologicalrecording virtual symposium - hope to see you there! 🐦⬛🦋🪻🌍🗺
Just a few days left to book! This fascinating web symposium kindly hosted by @KeironDBrown next Fri 16th May will explore how biological recording is undertaken at varied geographic scales
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Just a few days left to book! This fascinating web symposium kindly hosted by @KeironDBrown next Fri 16th May will explore how biological recording is undertaken at varied geographic scales
eventbrite.co.uk/e/biologica…
Thanks to our amazing contributors we have the Spring newsletter to share with you, full of fascinating #biologicalrecording stories which we hope you'll enjoy nfbr.org.uk/sites/default/fi…
How can local biodiversity data drive national change?
Join @JNCC_UK on 16 May for a powerful online talk on scaling biodiversity monitoring. Tickets from £1 at eventbrite.co.uk/e/100299256…
@_BCT_ @_BTO @savebutterflies @theNPMS @PoMScheme
#Biodiversity #CitizenScience #JNCC
🦋 Charismatic Clearwings in Mid Wales – nature’s masters of disguise! Join Dr. Norman Lowe on 16 May for a deep dive into these elusive #moths & the groundbreaking study that uncovered 8 species in #Breconshire @savebutterflies
🎟️ Book now: eventbrite.co.uk/e/100299256…
🦜 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
🔗 Book now: eventbrite.co.uk/e/100299256…
#NatureLovers #Birdwatch #Conservation
Hear from @nickmarriner1 about the @ChilternsCCC project and their efforts to develop a robust biodiversity monitoring scheme at a landscape scale. @ChilternsNL @_NFBR @NBNTrust
Check out the Biological Recording: Local To National Virtual Symposium.
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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. @_NFBR @___BRC___ @_ALERC_ @NBNTrust eventbrite.co.uk/e/biologica…
Any #biologicalrecording items for the NFBR newsletters always very welcome! Please contact editor@nfbr.com nfbr.org.uk/?q=newsletters
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Nominations are open for #NBNawards25 There are 7 Award categories. Which amazing #Wildlife recorders or groups will you nominate? bit.ly/NBNawards25
Thanks to sponsors: @Natures_Voice, @opticronuk, @habitat_aid, @FieldStudiesC, @WmCollinsBooks, @britwildlife & @nhbsNews
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The Big Rock Pool Challenge!
The Rock Pool Project is running monthly volunteer-led BioBlitz Battles, where participants compete to discover rare and common species in their local rock pools: bit.ly/BigRockPoolChallenge
#CitizenScience #rockpools #BioBlitz #MarineWildlife
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Never mind Christmas, some of us are already thinking of next spring! From my garden, in alphabetical order:buds of ash, beech, blackthorn, cherry, guelder-rose, hawthorn, hazel, sycamore, (English) walnut and (grey) willow. Try this fun quiz: buzzfeed.com/speciesrecovery….
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Less than one week to go for our 'A lifeline for bats' to go live!
For one week only, 3 - 10 December, donations up to £5,000 will be doubled! All funds going to the National Bat Helpline!
Subscribe to be notified when it goes live: buff.ly/3V5Nb9T #ChristmasChallenge
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Window now open to apply for a BSBI grant for 2025!
We offer grants for short #WildFlowerID courses inc #Identiplant, and for Plant Study and for Research.
Our Grants page also lists every other grant we know about that might be of interest to botanists:
bsbi.org/grants
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Amazing waxcaps found by the Plantlife team!🍄
1️⃣Parrot Waxcap2️⃣Pink Waxcap3️⃣Splendid Waxcap4️⃣Slimy Waxcap
There's been a drop in numbers now, but there's still a chance more will come out as it warms up again - so get involved with #WaxcapWatch
👉 bit.ly/3Zc3fbd
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December #speciesofthemonth: Common Gull❄️
Help @BTO_NIreland by joining the Winter Gull Survey this January! Visit the BTO website (bto.org/our-science/projects…) for more info & the vacant sites map (app.bto.org/wings/public/vac…) to see if there is a site needing covered near you💻📝
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#RecordOfTheWeek today is a field sign - Hazel Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) based on distinctive feeding signs on a Hazelnut. Learn how to spot Dormouse signs here: ptes.org/campaigns/dormice/s…
Many thanks to Peter Sturgess for record & photo sent via sewbrecord.org.uk
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November's #MapOfTheMonth features drone work undertaken by our intern, Rob, investigating the possibilities of using our UAV drone technology to map scrub encroachment on protected grassland sites ⬇️
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