Merseyside BioBank
@mbblerc.bsky.social
Local Environmental Records Centre for North Merseyside | Not-for-profit organisation | Collect, collate, manage species and habitat data | Connecting people with nature | Wildlife Recording
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Hi all, the Red Squirrel Recovery Network have two Job roles coming up. Both have a closing date of 25th January 2026
Details below:
Red Squirrel Ranger at Knowsley Safari
www.knowsleysafariexperience.co.uk/vacancies
Red Squirrel Entry Level Officer
www.lancswt.org.uk/jobs/entry-l...
Details below:
Red Squirrel Ranger at Knowsley Safari
www.knowsleysafariexperience.co.uk/vacancies
Red Squirrel Entry Level Officer
www.lancswt.org.uk/jobs/entry-l...
Vacancies
Join the Knowsley family with the right career for you.
www.knowsleysafariexperience.co.uk
January 20, 2026 at 12:38 PM
Hi all, the Red Squirrel Recovery Network have two Job roles coming up. Both have a closing date of 25th January 2026
Details below:
Red Squirrel Ranger at Knowsley Safari
www.knowsleysafariexperience.co.uk/vacancies
Red Squirrel Entry Level Officer
www.lancswt.org.uk/jobs/entry-l...
Details below:
Red Squirrel Ranger at Knowsley Safari
www.knowsleysafariexperience.co.uk/vacancies
Red Squirrel Entry Level Officer
www.lancswt.org.uk/jobs/entry-l...
🕷️ Another new report today 👉 Baseline survey for the money spiders Erigone welchi & Semljicola caliginosus in Lancashire by Richard Gallon
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🕷️ Another new report today 👉 Baseline survey for the money spiders Erigone welchi & Semljicola caliginosus in Lancashire by Richard Gallon www.northwestinvertebrates.org.uk/document/bas...
You can also watch Richard surveying for these spiders in our new video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBeP...
You can also watch Richard surveying for these spiders in our new video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBeP...
Baseline survey for the Nationally Rare and Endangered money spiders Erigone welchi and Semljicola caliginosus in Lancashire in 2025 - North West Invertebrates
SUMMARY A survey was undertaken on 28th March 2025 (Forest of Bowland), and 11th and 12th October 2025 (Dales and Bowland) to speculatively search for the Nationally Rare and Endangered Linyphiidae sp...
www.northwestinvertebrates.org.uk
January 14, 2026 at 8:35 PM
🕷️ Another new report today 👉 Baseline survey for the money spiders Erigone welchi & Semljicola caliginosus in Lancashire by Richard Gallon
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🐝 New Report 🐝- The status and distribution of the Solitary bee’s Andrena tarsata and Nomada robertjeotiana in Lancashire in 2025 by Ben Hargreaves
🐝 New Report 🐝- The status and distribution of the Solitary bee’s Andrena tarsata and Nomada robertjeotiana in Lancashire in 2025 by Ben Hargreaves
Now available to download from our website 👇
www.northwestinvertebrates.org.uk/document/the...
Now available to download from our website 👇
www.northwestinvertebrates.org.uk/document/the...
The status and distribution of the Solitary bee’s Andrena tarsata and Nomada robertjeotiana in Lancashire in 2025 - North West Invertebrates
SUMMARY The Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester & North Merseyside (Lancashire Wildlife Trust) were commissioned by Tanyptera Trust at World Museum Liverpool to undertake targeted surveys to est...
www.northwestinvertebrates.org.uk
January 13, 2026 at 4:49 PM
🐝 New Report 🐝- The status and distribution of the Solitary bee’s Andrena tarsata and Nomada robertjeotiana in Lancashire in 2025 by Ben Hargreaves
Happy New Year, nature lovers! 🌿
We hope you had a refreshing break in the great outdoors. Biobank is officially back in action for 2026, and we have a fantastic lineup of events to get you back into the wild:
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We hope you had a refreshing break in the great outdoors. Biobank is officially back in action for 2026, and we have a fantastic lineup of events to get you back into the wild:
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January 12, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Happy New Year, nature lovers! 🌿
We hope you had a refreshing break in the great outdoors. Biobank is officially back in action for 2026, and we have a fantastic lineup of events to get you back into the wild:
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We hope you had a refreshing break in the great outdoors. Biobank is officially back in action for 2026, and we have a fantastic lineup of events to get you back into the wild:
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The RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2026 is happening later this month from the 23rd - 25th January. check out the link below to see how you can get involved!
www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...
www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...
RSPB
www.rspb.org.uk
January 12, 2026 at 1:53 PM
The RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2026 is happening later this month from the 23rd - 25th January. check out the link below to see how you can get involved!
www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...
www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...
Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside Wildlife Trust are recruiting for an entry level Red Squirrel Officer. A great opportunity for someone at the start of their career.
www.lancswt.org.uk/jobs/entry-l...
www.lancswt.org.uk/jobs/entry-l...
Entry Level Officer-Red Squirrel Recovery Network | The Wildlife Trust for Lancashire Manchester and North Merseyside
Our Entry Level Officer role is an exciting opportunity for a passionate and motivated individual, looking to start a career in the protection, development and support of wildlife, people and the outd...
www.lancswt.org.uk
January 7, 2026 at 11:19 AM
Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside Wildlife Trust are recruiting for an entry level Red Squirrel Officer. A great opportunity for someone at the start of their career.
www.lancswt.org.uk/jobs/entry-l...
www.lancswt.org.uk/jobs/entry-l...
Dr Phil Smith's December Wildlife Notes are now up on our web site. As always a great read with some great records and observations, and wonderful images too.
merseysidebiobank.org.uk/blog/2026/01...
merseysidebiobank.org.uk/blog/2026/01...
Wildlife notes December 2025
Dr Phil Smith December was relatively mild with very few frosty mornings in Formby. Rachael Parks measured 110 mm of rainfall in her garden, close to average for the month. The Met Office monthly summ...
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January 5, 2026 at 11:34 AM
Dr Phil Smith's December Wildlife Notes are now up on our web site. As always a great read with some great records and observations, and wonderful images too.
merseysidebiobank.org.uk/blog/2026/01...
merseysidebiobank.org.uk/blog/2026/01...
🎄 Our annual winter newsletter is out now!!
❄️ Lots of project updates, wildlife articles & more!
🎅 Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! See you in 2026 🎉
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❄️ Lots of project updates, wildlife articles & more!
🎅 Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! See you in 2026 🎉
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December 19, 2025 at 12:05 PM
🎄 Our annual winter newsletter is out now!!
❄️ Lots of project updates, wildlife articles & more!
🎅 Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! See you in 2026 🎉
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❄️ Lots of project updates, wildlife articles & more!
🎅 Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! See you in 2026 🎉
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Earlier this month our Assistant Ecologist, Paul recorded a spider that is uncommon for the region found in his Cheshire home. A Green Meshweaver (Nigma walckenaeri). The British Arachnological Society confirm this species is moving further north but is only just reaching Cheshire. 🕷️
A nice found yesterday in Cheshire. A Green Meshweaver (Nigma walckenaeri). Not many records for Cheshire from what I can tell. @inaturalist.bsky.social @britishspiders.bsky.social #arachnids #spiders #wildliferecording
December 15, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Earlier this month our Assistant Ecologist, Paul recorded a spider that is uncommon for the region found in his Cheshire home. A Green Meshweaver (Nigma walckenaeri). The British Arachnological Society confirm this species is moving further north but is only just reaching Cheshire. 🕷️
Looking for something to do next Thursday? Join us for a harvest mouse survey at Kindling Farm!
More details and tickets are available using the link below.
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More details and tickets are available using the link below.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/harvest-mo...
Harvest Mouse Nest Survey – Kindling Farm
Come join us for this years harvest mouse survey at Kindling Farm! And get hands one experience
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November 24, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Looking for something to do next Thursday? Join us for a harvest mouse survey at Kindling Farm!
More details and tickets are available using the link below.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/harvest-mo...
More details and tickets are available using the link below.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/harvest-mo...
Learn to compost your food scraps! ♻️
Join Minna Alanko-Falola for an Intro to Composting workshop at Kindling Farm.
📅 Sat 6 December
⏰ 11am–1pm
💷 £10
Beginners welcome
Book now: kindling.org.uk/eventbooking
Join Minna Alanko-Falola for an Intro to Composting workshop at Kindling Farm.
📅 Sat 6 December
⏰ 11am–1pm
💷 £10
Beginners welcome
Book now: kindling.org.uk/eventbooking
Book onto an Event
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November 19, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Learn to compost your food scraps! ♻️
Join Minna Alanko-Falola for an Intro to Composting workshop at Kindling Farm.
📅 Sat 6 December
⏰ 11am–1pm
💷 £10
Beginners welcome
Book now: kindling.org.uk/eventbooking
Join Minna Alanko-Falola for an Intro to Composting workshop at Kindling Farm.
📅 Sat 6 December
⏰ 11am–1pm
💷 £10
Beginners welcome
Book now: kindling.org.uk/eventbooking
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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...
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...
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!
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...
Harvest Mouse Nest Survey - Speke Hall
Come join us for this years harvest mouse survey at Speke Hall.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
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
youtu.be/vN0YcGXttM0?...
youtu.be/vN0YcGXttM0?...
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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