ecoleg sazer
@ecologycymru.bsky.social
Ecologist on Gower, southwest Wales. Butterflies, bees, dragonflies, birds, mammals, lots of plants…just about everything. Dw i’n dysgu Cymraeg. #YNWA
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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
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
November 21, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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
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
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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
Read more here: jeffollerton.co.uk/2025/11/21/c...
#bees #biodiversity #MissionSoil
Connecting soils and pollinators: the ProPollSoil project kicks off in Germany!
The ProPollSoil project officially got underway on 1st October, and this week (16th–20th November) our consortium gathered in Freising, Germany, for the kick-off meeting hosted by the Technical Uni…
jeffollerton.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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
Read more here: jeffollerton.co.uk/2025/11/21/c...
#bees #biodiversity #MissionSoil
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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...
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...
Webinars
bsbi.org
November 21, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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...
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...
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A very exciting opportunity for an environmental investigative journalist to join our team at the Initiative for Nature Conservation Cymru.
If you're a journalist who wants to help us save Wildlife in Wales, then this is the role for you. More info can be found on our website www.natureconservation.wales/job-opportun...
November 20, 2025 at 2:17 PM
A very exciting opportunity for an environmental investigative journalist to join our team at the Initiative for Nature Conservation Cymru.
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I can't* believe they're still dragging their feet on this!
*Can, unfortunately
*Can, unfortunately
Sign the petition asking the Government to finally end peat compost sales with legislation in 2026 - no more delays. It’s been a long and tiring road to get peat compost banned and we need your signatures and shares now more than ever to get it done. actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk/end-peat-sal...
Sign the petition to end peat sales!
No more delays: Let's get peat out of gardens once and for all. The time for uncertainty has ended.
actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk
November 20, 2025 at 8:16 AM
I can't* believe they're still dragging their feet on this!
*Can, unfortunately
*Can, unfortunately
Red campion & Smooth Hawk’s-beard hanging on in the cold. Hogweed probably regretting an early appearance. Penclawdd, Gower, SW Cymru
November 19, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Red campion & Smooth Hawk’s-beard hanging on in the cold. Hogweed probably regretting an early appearance. Penclawdd, Gower, SW Cymru
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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
Welsh wildlife group takes on abandoned Government project
Stephen Price 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 fo...
nation.cymru
November 19, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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
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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!
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!
Common Ramping-fumitory Fumaria muralis found today in Braishfield, Hampshire. A tricksy group indeed: a few flowers with notably oblong sepals reminiscent of Purple Ramping-fumitory F. purpurea. @bsbibotany.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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!
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!
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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...
mosssafari.com/2025/11/15/d...
Discovering Mosses Series: Steps to identifying a moss
As you can see below, I am very happy in mossy places. I love looking at moss. I used to feel intimidated by learning the names of mosses and being able to identify them. It is tricky because the m…
mosssafari.com
November 15, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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...
mosssafari.com/2025/11/15/d...
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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...
british-dragonflies.org.uk/event/annual...
BDS Annual Meeting 2025 - British Dragonfly Society
Online event open to all.
british-dragonflies.org.uk
November 14, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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...
british-dragonflies.org.uk/event/annual...
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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/...
@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/...
Sunday Supplement - Prisons, Financing, NRW, COP 30, Nancy Pelosi - BBC Sounds
Political news, discussions and analysis, plus a review of the Sunday papers.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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/...
@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!
It's the culmination of a series of cool calculations:
1 × 1 = 1
11 × 11 = 121
111 × 111 = 12321
1111 × 1111 = 1234321
11111 × 11111 = 123454321
111111 × 111111 = 12345654321
1111111 × 1111111 = 1234567654321
11111111 × 11111111 = 123456787654321
2/2
1 × 1 = 1
11 × 11 = 121
111 × 111 = 12321
1111 × 1111 = 1234321
11111 × 11111 = 123454321
111111 × 111111 = 12345654321
1111111 × 1111111 = 1234567654321
11111111 × 11111111 = 123456787654321
2/2
November 13, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Maths!
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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
Consultation launched to help shape future of live music in city
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. The Music Friendly City audit, commissioned by...
nation.cymru
November 13, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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
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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
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
November 11, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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
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
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Head to our website for more info on our letter, or hear Rob tomorrow morning on @bbccymruwales.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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...
Silence over Sudan: why do Manchester City’s owners get away with so much?
Two midweek matches in England had a backdrop of war and geopolitics, but only one drew large protests
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Silence over Sudan www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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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
Start here: courses.biologicalrecording.co.uk/courses/bumb...
@bumblebeetrust.bsky.social
UK Bumblebees Online Course: ID, Ecology & Recording”
Discover the UK's 24 bumblebee species in this expert-led online course. Learn ID skills for common, rare & cuckoo bumblebees, explore their ecology, lifecycle and conservation. Gain practical recordi...
courses.biologicalrecording.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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
Start here: courses.biologicalrecording.co.uk/courses/bumb...
@bumblebeetrust.bsky.social
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🌿 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 💚
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 💚
November 7, 2025 at 1:02 PM
🌿 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 💚
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 💚
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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/
Download a pdf here: www.sewbrec.org.uk/upload/libra...
Or read as a flipbook here: online.fliphtml5.com/zpyru/zqpk/
November 6, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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/
Download a pdf here: www.sewbrec.org.uk/upload/libra...
Or read as a flipbook here: online.fliphtml5.com/zpyru/zqpk/
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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...
A new vascular plant Red List for Great Britain
| British & Irish Botany
britishandirishbotany.org
November 5, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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...
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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
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
November 2, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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
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
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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
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zr7H...
#wildlife #ukwildlife #wildlifefilm #filmmaking
Introduction to Wildlife Filmmaking
YouTube video by UK Wildlife
www.youtube.com
November 2, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zr7H...
#wildlife #ukwildlife #wildlifefilm #filmmaking
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A great resource made more accessible by @britentsoc.bsky.social - thanks
Yesterday, @britentsoc.bsky.social published the 4th edition of the popular Field Guide to the Smaller Moths of Great Britain and Ireland. Completely updated and free to download in 3 digital formats: PDF, spreadsheet, and an Android App! Further details at www.benhs.org.uk/publications... #TeamMoth
A FIELD GUIDE TO THE SMALLER MOTHS OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND (4th Edition-Digital) - British Entomological & Natural History Society
www.benhs.org.uk
November 2, 2025 at 11:22 AM
A great resource made more accessible by @britentsoc.bsky.social - thanks
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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.
Ble mae'r siaradwyr newydd? Ble mae'r siaradwyr profiadol? Mae'n anodd ffeindio Cymraeg ar gyfryngau cymdeithasol o gwbl.
Just did a check of 17 Welsh learner/speaker accts on Twitter that I used to follow and all but one are inactive. Which is great in many ways... but where the hell has the Welsh learner community gone? Because it's not here, the Reddits are half-dead, as is the SSIW forum.
November 2, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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.
Ble mae'r siaradwyr newydd? Ble mae'r siaradwyr profiadol? Mae'n anodd ffeindio Cymraeg ar gyfryngau cymdeithasol o gwbl.