Merseyside BioBank
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Dr Phil Smith's October Wildlife Notes are now available on our website. They are always a highlight of the month for me and remind me that I need to get out recording more! Have a read and please share to any other likeminded and interested individuals. merseysidebiobank.org.uk/blog/2025/11...
Wildlife notes October 2025
Dr Phil Smith This month was the 3rd dullest October on record and, although slightly warmer than average, it was relatively dry for a month that is normally one of the wettest. Rachael Parks recorded...
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November 5, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Dr Phil Smith's October Wildlife Notes are now available on our website. They are always a highlight of the month for me and remind me that I need to get out recording more! Have a read and please share to any other likeminded and interested individuals. merseysidebiobank.org.uk/blog/2025/11...
Dr Phil Smith's October Wildlife Notes are now available on our website. They are always a highlight of the month for me and remind me that I need to get out recording more! Have a read and please share to any other likeminded and interested individuals. merseysidebiobank.org.uk/blog/2025/11...
Wildlife notes October 2025
Dr Phil Smith This month was the 3rd dullest October on record and, although slightly warmer than average, it was relatively dry for a month that is normally one of the wettest. Rachael Parks recorded...
merseysidebiobank.org.uk
November 5, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Dr Phil Smith's October Wildlife Notes are now available on our website. They are always a highlight of the month for me and remind me that I need to get out recording more! Have a read and please share to any other likeminded and interested individuals. merseysidebiobank.org.uk/blog/2025/11...
🌿 Join us Thurs 13 Nov, 10am–12pm for an online intro to the City Nature Challenge - a global citizen science event celebrating urban biodiversity!
📱 Learn how to get involved via iNaturalist
🌍 Explore local & global impact
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📱 Learn how to get involved via iNaturalist
🌍 Explore local & global impact
🔗 teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...
Join conversation
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November 3, 2025 at 1:08 PM
🌿 Join us Thurs 13 Nov, 10am–12pm for an online intro to the City Nature Challenge - a global citizen science event celebrating urban biodiversity!
📱 Learn how to get involved via iNaturalist
🌍 Explore local & global impact
🔗 teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...
📱 Learn how to get involved via iNaturalist
🌍 Explore local & global impact
🔗 teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...
Join NMARG this Sun (2 Nov) 10am at Shelton Dr, Ainsdale, for scrub & small tree removal at Falklands Way/Big Balls Hill SSSI.
Help improve dunes for Sand Lizards & Natterjack Toads!
🌿 Contact Mike Brown: mb001b9658@blueyonder.co.uk
Help improve dunes for Sand Lizards & Natterjack Toads!
🌿 Contact Mike Brown: mb001b9658@blueyonder.co.uk
October 30, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Join NMARG this Sun (2 Nov) 10am at Shelton Dr, Ainsdale, for scrub & small tree removal at Falklands Way/Big Balls Hill SSSI.
Help improve dunes for Sand Lizards & Natterjack Toads!
🌿 Contact Mike Brown: mb001b9658@blueyonder.co.uk
Help improve dunes for Sand Lizards & Natterjack Toads!
🌿 Contact Mike Brown: mb001b9658@blueyonder.co.uk
🌿 Great news from the Farmlands Species Recovery Project!
New wet scrapes are already attracting Little Egrets - helping slow floodwater, protect farmland & boost wildlife across the Dee Estuary
New wet scrapes are already attracting Little Egrets - helping slow floodwater, protect farmland & boost wildlife across the Dee Estuary
October 28, 2025 at 10:02 AM
🌿 Great news from the Farmlands Species Recovery Project!
New wet scrapes are already attracting Little Egrets - helping slow floodwater, protect farmland & boost wildlife across the Dee Estuary
New wet scrapes are already attracting Little Egrets - helping slow floodwater, protect farmland & boost wildlife across the Dee Estuary
Looking for something to do on Wednesday?
We still have some tickets available for a Harvest Mouse Survey at Speke Hall. Come and join us!
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We still have some tickets available for a Harvest Mouse Survey at Speke Hall. Come and join us!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/harvest-mo...
Harvest Mouse Nest Survey - Speke Hall
Come join us for this years harvest mouse survey at Speke Hall.
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October 27, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Looking for something to do on Wednesday?
We still have some tickets available for a Harvest Mouse Survey at Speke Hall. Come and join us!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/harvest-mo...
We still have some tickets available for a Harvest Mouse Survey at Speke Hall. Come and join us!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/harvest-mo...
Hi everyone, there are some spaces opened up for tonight's twilight talk on local Fungi. If you'd like to join see the link:
Twilight Session - Fungi
Date: 7 oct • 18:30
Location: Roby Road, Huyton, L16 3NA
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Twilight Session - Fungi
Date: 7 oct • 18:30
Location: Roby Road, Huyton, L16 3NA
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Twilight Session - Fungi
Join us for our October Twilight session, a talk where you can learn all about the fantastic fungi found across North Merseyside!
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October 7, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Hi everyone, there are some spaces opened up for tonight's twilight talk on local Fungi. If you'd like to join see the link:
Twilight Session - Fungi
Date: 7 oct • 18:30
Location: Roby Road, Huyton, L16 3NA
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/twilight-s...
Twilight Session - Fungi
Date: 7 oct • 18:30
Location: Roby Road, Huyton, L16 3NA
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/twilight-s...
Dr Phil Smith's Wildlife Notes for September are now on our website to read. Some great species have been spotted over the last month including this Rhododendron leafhopper
Graphocephala fennahi (Image Credit Phil Smith). Read more here merseysidebiobank.org.uk?p=3490&previ....
Graphocephala fennahi (Image Credit Phil Smith). Read more here merseysidebiobank.org.uk?p=3490&previ....
Wildlife notes September 2025
Dr Phil Smith According to the Met. Office, following on from a record dry summer, September was a wet month in the UK with rainfall in Sefton being about 50% above normal. This fits rather well with ...
merseysidebiobank.org.uk
October 6, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Dr Phil Smith's Wildlife Notes for September are now on our website to read. Some great species have been spotted over the last month including this Rhododendron leafhopper
Graphocephala fennahi (Image Credit Phil Smith). Read more here merseysidebiobank.org.uk?p=3490&previ....
Graphocephala fennahi (Image Credit Phil Smith). Read more here merseysidebiobank.org.uk?p=3490&previ....
📢 Our September Bulletin is out now!
Stay updated with the latest news, events, and insights. Don’t miss what’s happening this month!
📷 Read it here: mailchi.mp/e5f777f69afb...
Stay updated with the latest news, events, and insights. Don’t miss what’s happening this month!
📷 Read it here: mailchi.mp/e5f777f69afb...
MBB Monthly e-bulletin: September
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September 30, 2025 at 3:21 PM
📢 Our September Bulletin is out now!
Stay updated with the latest news, events, and insights. Don’t miss what’s happening this month!
📷 Read it here: mailchi.mp/e5f777f69afb...
Stay updated with the latest news, events, and insights. Don’t miss what’s happening this month!
📷 Read it here: mailchi.mp/e5f777f69afb...
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Sea Aster at Oglet Bay crammed with inverts today, inc. the fantastic Short-winged Coneheads, Honey Bees, Red-tailed Bumblebees (inc this not so red variant). Best of all a Clouded Yellow in off the river and powered inland (along with 100s of 'small' whites) @mbblerc.bsky.social
August 17, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Sea Aster at Oglet Bay crammed with inverts today, inc. the fantastic Short-winged Coneheads, Honey Bees, Red-tailed Bumblebees (inc this not so red variant). Best of all a Clouded Yellow in off the river and powered inland (along with 100s of 'small' whites) @mbblerc.bsky.social
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It's been a long time since I last saw Montagu's Harrier, so a lingering juvenile up on the Ribble at Marshside RSPB was too hard to resist this evening. @mbblerc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social #Sefton #Ribble #UKBirding #Lancsbirding
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Montagu's Harrier. Marshside RSPB. August 25 #RSPB #Sefton #Ribble #wildlife @southliverpoolbirder
YouTube video by Dan Foy
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August 24, 2025 at 10:56 PM
It's been a long time since I last saw Montagu's Harrier, so a lingering juvenile up on the Ribble at Marshside RSPB was too hard to resist this evening. @mbblerc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social #Sefton #Ribble #UKBirding #Lancsbirding
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Fantastic #seawatch from the Brittania on the #Mersey between 12:20 & 13:20. Leach's Petrel, juv Sabines Gull, ad & juv Black Terns, 4 Arctic Tern, 4 Kittiwake, 3 Common Scoter, ad & 2nd w Med Gull, & Peregrine! @mbblerc.bsky.social #LeachsPetrel #seabirds #UKBIRDING #Lancsbirding
September 16, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Fantastic #seawatch from the Brittania on the #Mersey between 12:20 & 13:20. Leach's Petrel, juv Sabines Gull, ad & juv Black Terns, 4 Arctic Tern, 4 Kittiwake, 3 Common Scoter, ad & 2nd w Med Gull, & Peregrine! @mbblerc.bsky.social #LeachsPetrel #seabirds #UKBIRDING #Lancsbirding
Our friends over at LERN are hiring! They’re recruiting for a new role and it’s a brilliant opportunity for someone passionate about biological recording and environmental work in Lancashire.
Follow the link to find out more: fa-esms-saasfaukgovprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
Follow the link to find out more: fa-esms-saasfaukgovprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
Environment Officer
Salary £32,062 - £36,363 Per annum | Permanent, Full Time, 37 hours per week | Environment & Climate Team |
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September 11, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Our friends over at LERN are hiring! They’re recruiting for a new role and it’s a brilliant opportunity for someone passionate about biological recording and environmental work in Lancashire.
Follow the link to find out more: fa-esms-saasfaukgovprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
Follow the link to find out more: fa-esms-saasfaukgovprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
Celebrating Farmland Species Recovery! 🌱
Funded by Natural England, we worked with 5 farms in Liverpool City Region to boost habitats, plant hedgerows & wetlands, and see 10 target species return - including Purple Ramping Fumitory! 💚
#NatureRecovery #SpeciesRecoveryProgramme
Funded by Natural England, we worked with 5 farms in Liverpool City Region to boost habitats, plant hedgerows & wetlands, and see 10 target species return - including Purple Ramping Fumitory! 💚
#NatureRecovery #SpeciesRecoveryProgramme
August 14, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Celebrating Farmland Species Recovery! 🌱
Funded by Natural England, we worked with 5 farms in Liverpool City Region to boost habitats, plant hedgerows & wetlands, and see 10 target species return - including Purple Ramping Fumitory! 💚
#NatureRecovery #SpeciesRecoveryProgramme
Funded by Natural England, we worked with 5 farms in Liverpool City Region to boost habitats, plant hedgerows & wetlands, and see 10 target species return - including Purple Ramping Fumitory! 💚
#NatureRecovery #SpeciesRecoveryProgramme
🌲We still have a couple of spaces available for tonight's Twilight Session on Tree ID and Plant Galls. Book one of the few remaining tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/twilight-s... 🌳
Twilight Session - Tree ID and Plant Galls
Join us for a fascinating talk which covers the identification of local tree species, and discover the intriguing world of plant galls
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August 5, 2025 at 2:58 PM
🌲We still have a couple of spaces available for tonight's Twilight Session on Tree ID and Plant Galls. Book one of the few remaining tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/twilight-s... 🌳
🌿 Join us for BioBlitz on the Green! 🐦🦋
Come along to Millbrook Millennium Green THIS Saturday 19th July, 11am –3pm for a fun-filled day to record wildlife
📍 Millbrook Millennium Green, Liverpool, L32 0TG
🎟️ FREE ENTRY
Come along to Millbrook Millennium Green THIS Saturday 19th July, 11am –3pm for a fun-filled day to record wildlife
📍 Millbrook Millennium Green, Liverpool, L32 0TG
🎟️ FREE ENTRY
July 16, 2025 at 1:32 PM
🌿 Join us for BioBlitz on the Green! 🐦🦋
Come along to Millbrook Millennium Green THIS Saturday 19th July, 11am –3pm for a fun-filled day to record wildlife
📍 Millbrook Millennium Green, Liverpool, L32 0TG
🎟️ FREE ENTRY
Come along to Millbrook Millennium Green THIS Saturday 19th July, 11am –3pm for a fun-filled day to record wildlife
📍 Millbrook Millennium Green, Liverpool, L32 0TG
🎟️ FREE ENTRY
A superb find, Josh! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Last recorded >150 years ago in 1874, I was absolutely shocked to find oblong-leaved sundew (Drosera intermedia) at Abbots Moss in Cheshire!!
Not only is this beastie both rare and red-listed, this will soon probably be the last population in the entire county! 😱🌱❤️
Not only is this beastie both rare and red-listed, this will soon probably be the last population in the entire county! 😱🌱❤️
July 15, 2025 at 12:25 PM
A superb find, Josh! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Join us at the Millbrook Millennium Green Bioblitz on the 19th July 🦋🐝🐞🐛🍃
July 11, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Join us at the Millbrook Millennium Green Bioblitz on the 19th July 🦋🐝🐞🐛🍃
Join us on the 2nd September for a guided walk and talk on Bats at Court Hey Park – perfect for nature lovers!
❗️AUGUST SESSION FULLY BOOKED❗️
📲 Follow the link to book on, still spaces available: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/twilight-s...
❗️AUGUST SESSION FULLY BOOKED❗️
📲 Follow the link to book on, still spaces available: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/twilight-s...
July 11, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Join us on the 2nd September for a guided walk and talk on Bats at Court Hey Park – perfect for nature lovers!
❗️AUGUST SESSION FULLY BOOKED❗️
📲 Follow the link to book on, still spaces available: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/twilight-s...
❗️AUGUST SESSION FULLY BOOKED❗️
📲 Follow the link to book on, still spaces available: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/twilight-s...
🚨 We're hiring a Biodiversity Data and GIS Officer!
🍃 Join a passionate team, make an impact, and grow in a dynamic role.
📩 Follow the link to find out more and how to apply: ats-sefton.jgp.co.uk/vacancies/31...
🍃 Join a passionate team, make an impact, and grow in a dynamic role.
📩 Follow the link to find out more and how to apply: ats-sefton.jgp.co.uk/vacancies/31...
July 8, 2025 at 10:01 AM
🚨 We're hiring a Biodiversity Data and GIS Officer!
🍃 Join a passionate team, make an impact, and grow in a dynamic role.
📩 Follow the link to find out more and how to apply: ats-sefton.jgp.co.uk/vacancies/31...
🍃 Join a passionate team, make an impact, and grow in a dynamic role.
📩 Follow the link to find out more and how to apply: ats-sefton.jgp.co.uk/vacancies/31...
📢 Our June Bulletin is out now!
Stay updated with the latest news, events, and insights. Don’t miss what’s happening this month!
📥 Read it here: mailchi.mp/33fba1b93cd0...
Stay updated with the latest news, events, and insights. Don’t miss what’s happening this month!
📥 Read it here: mailchi.mp/33fba1b93cd0...
MBB Monthly e-bulletin: June
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June 30, 2025 at 10:50 AM
📢 Our June Bulletin is out now!
Stay updated with the latest news, events, and insights. Don’t miss what’s happening this month!
📥 Read it here: mailchi.mp/33fba1b93cd0...
Stay updated with the latest news, events, and insights. Don’t miss what’s happening this month!
📥 Read it here: mailchi.mp/33fba1b93cd0...
❗️JUST 2 SPACES LEFT FOR OUR TWILIGHT SESSION TOMORROW❗️
Join us on the 1st of July for our workshop on Crickets & Grasshoppers at Court Hey Park – perfect for nature lovers!
📲 Scan the QR code or follow the link to book on, still spaces available: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/twilight-s...
Join us on the 1st of July for our workshop on Crickets & Grasshoppers at Court Hey Park – perfect for nature lovers!
📲 Scan the QR code or follow the link to book on, still spaces available: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/twilight-s...
June 30, 2025 at 8:43 AM
❗️JUST 2 SPACES LEFT FOR OUR TWILIGHT SESSION TOMORROW❗️
Join us on the 1st of July for our workshop on Crickets & Grasshoppers at Court Hey Park – perfect for nature lovers!
📲 Scan the QR code or follow the link to book on, still spaces available: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/twilight-s...
Join us on the 1st of July for our workshop on Crickets & Grasshoppers at Court Hey Park – perfect for nature lovers!
📲 Scan the QR code or follow the link to book on, still spaces available: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/twilight-s...
🌙✨ Twilight Sessions at Merseyside Biobank! ✨🌙
🦗 Join us for our next wildlife session on the 1st of July!
All info including where, what & when on the graphic.
📲 Scan the QR code or follow the link to book on, still spaces available: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/twilight-s...
🦗 Join us for our next wildlife session on the 1st of July!
All info including where, what & when on the graphic.
📲 Scan the QR code or follow the link to book on, still spaces available: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/twilight-s...
June 23, 2025 at 12:16 PM
🌙✨ Twilight Sessions at Merseyside Biobank! ✨🌙
🦗 Join us for our next wildlife session on the 1st of July!
All info including where, what & when on the graphic.
📲 Scan the QR code or follow the link to book on, still spaces available: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/twilight-s...
🦗 Join us for our next wildlife session on the 1st of July!
All info including where, what & when on the graphic.
📲 Scan the QR code or follow the link to book on, still spaces available: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/twilight-s...
🦋 - Dr Phil Smith's Nature Notes for May.
🐝 - The record breaking dry spell has meant there have been some unusual and new sightings, with some species enjoying the weather, and others struggling. Best read with a cup of tea!
merseysidebiobank.org.uk/blog/2025/06...
🐝 - The record breaking dry spell has meant there have been some unusual and new sightings, with some species enjoying the weather, and others struggling. Best read with a cup of tea!
merseysidebiobank.org.uk/blog/2025/06...
Wildlife notes May 2025
Dr Phil Smith With high pressure dominating for all but the last week, May continued the dry, warm and sunny theme of February, March and April. Overall, the Met. Office tells us that the spring was t...
merseysidebiobank.org.uk
June 9, 2025 at 9:22 AM
🦋 - Dr Phil Smith's Nature Notes for May.
🐝 - The record breaking dry spell has meant there have been some unusual and new sightings, with some species enjoying the weather, and others struggling. Best read with a cup of tea!
merseysidebiobank.org.uk/blog/2025/06...
🐝 - The record breaking dry spell has meant there have been some unusual and new sightings, with some species enjoying the weather, and others struggling. Best read with a cup of tea!
merseysidebiobank.org.uk/blog/2025/06...
🐝 Today is World Environment Day 🌸
💚 Whether it’s reducing plastic use, conserving energy, planting a tree, or simply spreading awareness, every action counts.
🍃 What small change will you make today for a better tomorrow?
💚 Whether it’s reducing plastic use, conserving energy, planting a tree, or simply spreading awareness, every action counts.
🍃 What small change will you make today for a better tomorrow?
June 5, 2025 at 9:43 AM
🐝 Today is World Environment Day 🌸
💚 Whether it’s reducing plastic use, conserving energy, planting a tree, or simply spreading awareness, every action counts.
🍃 What small change will you make today for a better tomorrow?
💚 Whether it’s reducing plastic use, conserving energy, planting a tree, or simply spreading awareness, every action counts.
🍃 What small change will you make today for a better tomorrow?