NFBR
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The National Forum for Biological Recording (NFBR) exists to promote the use of biodiversity information for strategic and local needs and to champion the biological recording community across the UK.
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Avoid the classic camera trap fail 📷🌿
Waving grass, moving branches, endless false triggers? Learn how to deploy camera traps properly and get great wildlife results.
Join our webinar Deploying Camera Traps on Thu 19 Feb 2026.
Sign up: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1818693584...
@mammalweb.bsky.social
Waving grass, moving branches, endless false triggers? Learn how to deploy camera traps properly and get great wildlife results.
Join our webinar Deploying Camera Traps on Thu 19 Feb 2026.
Sign up: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1818693584...
@mammalweb.bsky.social
January 10, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Avoid the classic camera trap fail 📷🌿
Waving grass, moving branches, endless false triggers? Learn how to deploy camera traps properly and get great wildlife results.
Join our webinar Deploying Camera Traps on Thu 19 Feb 2026.
Sign up: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1818693584...
@mammalweb.bsky.social
Waving grass, moving branches, endless false triggers? Learn how to deploy camera traps properly and get great wildlife results.
Join our webinar Deploying Camera Traps on Thu 19 Feb 2026.
Sign up: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1818693584...
@mammalweb.bsky.social
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In England you are never more than 30 m from a Wren...
Proper winter for a BTO Winter bird survey on my @bbs-birds.bsky.social square above a frozen Malham Tarn #YorkshireDales. Not many birds, surprised to get any.
Wren picking through a dry-stone wall, toughing it out in frozen conditions. Fieldfare, Starling & mipits below the snow-line.
#ukbirding
Wren picking through a dry-stone wall, toughing it out in frozen conditions. Fieldfare, Starling & mipits below the snow-line.
#ukbirding
January 10, 2026 at 6:24 PM
In England you are never more than 30 m from a Wren...
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Still hanging onto that Christmas tree? 🎄
Make sure its final stop doesn’t put forests at risk. Invasive pests can spread when trees are moved long distances, but disposing of your tree locally helps stop the spread!
Make sure its final stop doesn’t put forests at risk. Invasive pests can spread when trees are moved long distances, but disposing of your tree locally helps stop the spread!
Holiday Tips: Don’t Spread Forest Pests with Your Christmas Tree
Your Christmas tree or wreath could harbor forest pests. Here’s how to enjoy holiday traditions without spreading invasive species.
blog.nature.org
January 10, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Still hanging onto that Christmas tree? 🎄
Make sure its final stop doesn’t put forests at risk. Invasive pests can spread when trees are moved long distances, but disposing of your tree locally helps stop the spread!
Make sure its final stop doesn’t put forests at risk. Invasive pests can spread when trees are moved long distances, but disposing of your tree locally helps stop the spread!
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Restored spring fed farm #ponds are the jewels of the countryside! Hence why we exist. They need to be cared for & managed & they should never be filled in!!!
January 10, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Restored spring fed farm #ponds are the jewels of the countryside! Hence why we exist. They need to be cared for & managed & they should never be filled in!!!
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🦇 Our 'British bats their ecology and conservation' is the perfect training for beginners who want to learn more about UK bat species.
Session are online, live, weekly and starting at 7pm (duration 60 - 90min). They start on the 23 February.
More info here:
Session are online, live, weekly and starting at 7pm (duration 60 - 90min). They start on the 23 February.
More info here:
British Bats, their Ecology and Conservation - online course - Our most popular courses - Bat Conservation Trust
Are you ready to become a bat conservation champion? Our most popular introductory course designed to teach you everything you need to know to become an...
www.bats.org.uk
January 10, 2026 at 9:32 AM
🦇 Our 'British bats their ecology and conservation' is the perfect training for beginners who want to learn more about UK bat species.
Session are online, live, weekly and starting at 7pm (duration 60 - 90min). They start on the 23 February.
More info here:
Session are online, live, weekly and starting at 7pm (duration 60 - 90min). They start on the 23 February.
More info here:
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Coming soon. As one of the people who've had a chance to read an early draft, I can whole-heartedly second this review by @markavery.bsky.social!
Sunday book review: Pan-species Listing by @graemelyons.bsky.social
Publisher: @pelagic.bsky.social
Review: markavery.info/2026/01/04/s...
"Hardly anyone has the knowledge to write this book & even fewer could write it so well!"
Publisher: @pelagic.bsky.social
Review: markavery.info/2026/01/04/s...
"Hardly anyone has the knowledge to write this book & even fewer could write it so well!"
January 4, 2026 at 11:46 AM
Coming soon. As one of the people who've had a chance to read an early draft, I can whole-heartedly second this review by @markavery.bsky.social!
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Should be required reading for folks in the biological recording community - @nbntrust.bsky.social @ukceh.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @nfbr.bsky.social. Lots of echoes here of similar experiences and issues over the years.
And if you want more detail on why I left iNat, I wrote about that too: kueda.net/blog/2026/01...
Why I Left iNaturalist
After almost 18 years, I left iNaturalist, the product and organization I helped create. I left because I don’t believe the current Leadership team is pointing the product in the right direction, and ...
kueda.net
January 9, 2026 at 11:37 AM
Should be required reading for folks in the biological recording community - @nbntrust.bsky.social @ukceh.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @nfbr.bsky.social. Lots of echoes here of similar experiences and issues over the years.
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An hour to kill?
Is it possible that the fabulous @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social doesn't know that his #UrbanPlants talks are #AppointmentViewing, just like #TheTraitors?
Such modesty!
The video is here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCdC...
And here's Trevor's #UrbanPlants book: bsbi.org/blog/2025/06...
Is it possible that the fabulous @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social doesn't know that his #UrbanPlants talks are #AppointmentViewing, just like #TheTraitors?
Such modesty!
The video is here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCdC...
And here's Trevor's #UrbanPlants book: bsbi.org/blog/2025/06...
January 9, 2026 at 7:01 PM
An hour to kill?
Is it possible that the fabulous @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social doesn't know that his #UrbanPlants talks are #AppointmentViewing, just like #TheTraitors?
Such modesty!
The video is here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCdC...
And here's Trevor's #UrbanPlants book: bsbi.org/blog/2025/06...
Is it possible that the fabulous @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social doesn't know that his #UrbanPlants talks are #AppointmentViewing, just like #TheTraitors?
Such modesty!
The video is here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCdC...
And here's Trevor's #UrbanPlants book: bsbi.org/blog/2025/06...
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Some are squishy, some have shells, all are spectacular — we’re almost to the end of week 4 of our ID-a-thon, and we want your help sorting mollusks! This is a short guide to introduce you to five of the most commonly seen groups of mollusks on iNaturalist. Learn more: tr.ee/identifyweek4 🐌🐙
January 9, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Some are squishy, some have shells, all are spectacular — we’re almost to the end of week 4 of our ID-a-thon, and we want your help sorting mollusks! This is a short guide to introduce you to five of the most commonly seen groups of mollusks on iNaturalist. Learn more: tr.ee/identifyweek4 🐌🐙
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Muntjac vs Indian Rhino.
January 9, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Muntjac vs Indian Rhino.
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New in #BirdStudy
Diet of Little Terns Sternula albifrons at the nest during the breeding period on the Atlantic coast of Morocco (Province of Benslimane, Morocco)
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #ornithology
Diet of Little Terns Sternula albifrons at the nest during the breeding period on the Atlantic coast of Morocco (Province of Benslimane, Morocco)
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #ornithology
January 9, 2026 at 9:50 PM
New in #BirdStudy
Diet of Little Terns Sternula albifrons at the nest during the breeding period on the Atlantic coast of Morocco (Province of Benslimane, Morocco)
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #ornithology
Diet of Little Terns Sternula albifrons at the nest during the breeding period on the Atlantic coast of Morocco (Province of Benslimane, Morocco)
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #ornithology
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Delighted to see this recent article in the @smithsonianmag.bsky.social by @donnalferguson.bsky.social on some of the research outputs for the Naming Species in the South Pacific project: www.smithsonianmag.com/history/newl... With thanks to our collaborators, @nhmlibraryarchives.bsky.social
Newly Digitized Records Reveal How Indigenous People Shared Their Knowledge of New Zealand's Plants With Captain Cook's Crew
Long-overlooked documents housed at London's Natural History Museum testify to the exchange of information between 18th-century European botanists and their Indigenous counterparts
www.smithsonianmag.com
January 8, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Delighted to see this recent article in the @smithsonianmag.bsky.social by @donnalferguson.bsky.social on some of the research outputs for the Naming Species in the South Pacific project: www.smithsonianmag.com/history/newl... With thanks to our collaborators, @nhmlibraryarchives.bsky.social
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Rare plants often turn up in restored Norfolk farm #ponds: Translucent Stonewort (Nitella translucens), Tassel Stonewort (Tolypella intricata), Bladder Sedge (Carex vesicaria) & Marsh Speedwell (Veronica scutellata). Very special species usually confined to nature reserves
January 9, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Rare plants often turn up in restored Norfolk farm #ponds: Translucent Stonewort (Nitella translucens), Tassel Stonewort (Tolypella intricata), Bladder Sedge (Carex vesicaria) & Marsh Speedwell (Veronica scutellata). Very special species usually confined to nature reserves
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As of this morning, I am on 571 species for the year. Here's an update from an exciting spider trip to Stedham & Iping Commons on the 7th January where I found a spider that's not been seen there since 1969 @sussexwildlife.bsky.social analternativenaturalhistoryofsussex.blogspot.com/2026/01/6000...
January 10, 2026 at 7:28 AM
As of this morning, I am on 571 species for the year. Here's an update from an exciting spider trip to Stedham & Iping Commons on the 7th January where I found a spider that's not been seen there since 1969 @sussexwildlife.bsky.social analternativenaturalhistoryofsussex.blogspot.com/2026/01/6000...
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🌿 Tinsley Chai: Women Leading Change 🌿
“Now we are organised, we are ready to advocate for our community, to have a voice in our green spaces, to share our stories and inspire others.” Removing barriers makes nature accessible!
www.wildsheffield.com/local-women-...
“Now we are organised, we are ready to advocate for our community, to have a voice in our green spaces, to share our stories and inspire others.” Removing barriers makes nature accessible!
www.wildsheffield.com/local-women-...
Local women lead community-led environmental change in Tinsley - Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust
A group of 50 local women in Tinsley is transforming their neighbourhood through community-led environmental action, supported by Nature Recovery Sheffield and local partners.
www.wildsheffield.com
January 10, 2026 at 8:46 AM
🌿 Tinsley Chai: Women Leading Change 🌿
“Now we are organised, we are ready to advocate for our community, to have a voice in our green spaces, to share our stories and inspire others.” Removing barriers makes nature accessible!
www.wildsheffield.com/local-women-...
“Now we are organised, we are ready to advocate for our community, to have a voice in our green spaces, to share our stories and inspire others.” Removing barriers makes nature accessible!
www.wildsheffield.com/local-women-...
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Happy New Year from the PoMS team! Incase you missed our December newsletter, find it here including:
📊 updates on 2025 surveys
🌼 FIT Count projects (now is the perfect time to sign up for 2026)
🪰🐝🐞 links to a great series of past & upcoming #pollinator themed webinars!
mailchi.mp/39d2be14e1f2...
📊 updates on 2025 surveys
🌼 FIT Count projects (now is the perfect time to sign up for 2026)
🪰🐝🐞 links to a great series of past & upcoming #pollinator themed webinars!
mailchi.mp/39d2be14e1f2...
A record-breaking year for FIT Counts - thank you!
mailchi.mp
January 10, 2026 at 9:16 AM
Happy New Year from the PoMS team! Incase you missed our December newsletter, find it here including:
📊 updates on 2025 surveys
🌼 FIT Count projects (now is the perfect time to sign up for 2026)
🪰🐝🐞 links to a great series of past & upcoming #pollinator themed webinars!
mailchi.mp/39d2be14e1f2...
📊 updates on 2025 surveys
🌼 FIT Count projects (now is the perfect time to sign up for 2026)
🪰🐝🐞 links to a great series of past & upcoming #pollinator themed webinars!
mailchi.mp/39d2be14e1f2...
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Join us for our dipterists.org.uk/events/dipte... Love to see lots of beginner dipterists, so much to learn! Bursary available to help fund email enquiries@dipterists.org.uk deadline extended to 31-3-26. @flygirlnhm.bsky.social @britentsoc.bsky.social
@royentsoc.bsky.social
#entomology #flies
@royentsoc.bsky.social
#entomology #flies
January 8, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Join us for our dipterists.org.uk/events/dipte... Love to see lots of beginner dipterists, so much to learn! Bursary available to help fund email enquiries@dipterists.org.uk deadline extended to 31-3-26. @flygirlnhm.bsky.social @britentsoc.bsky.social
@royentsoc.bsky.social
#entomology #flies
@royentsoc.bsky.social
#entomology #flies
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We’re in the second-to-last week of our ID-a-thon, and we’re sorting arthropods! Here’s a quick guide to get you started: tr.ee/identifyweek4 🦀🦋🕷️
January 7, 2026 at 8:22 PM
We’re in the second-to-last week of our ID-a-thon, and we’re sorting arthropods! Here’s a quick guide to get you started: tr.ee/identifyweek4 🦀🦋🕷️
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A reminder that this event is only a few days away... (Saturday 10th Jan 2026)
Details have been confirmed for our next outdoor event - a walk at Holkham looking at lichens led by county recorder @robyaxley.bsky.social on Sat 10th Jan 2026, at 10:30. The meeting point is at maps.app.goo.gl/3PE3QESACzm9... Anyone with an interest in lichens is welcome (free, no booking needed).
January 7, 2026 at 8:35 PM
A reminder that this event is only a few days away... (Saturday 10th Jan 2026)
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The Wildlife Trusts of South and West Wales are looking to appoint a communications officer. Be part of the resistance to the attacks on nature in Wales! www.welshwildlife.org/jobs/communi...
Communications Officer | The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales
We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Communications Officer! We're looking for a creative individual with an eye for design and flair for storytelling to create engaging content acros...
www.welshwildlife.org
January 7, 2026 at 9:59 PM
The Wildlife Trusts of South and West Wales are looking to appoint a communications officer. Be part of the resistance to the attacks on nature in Wales! www.welshwildlife.org/jobs/communi...
