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The Wildlife Information Centre
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TWIC is the Local Environmental Record centre for SE & most of central Scotland. We collect, collate & disseminate information about wildlife in our area.

https://linktr.ee/thewildlifeinformationcentre
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Join us on our latest workshop - 'An Introduction to Identifying Conifers' by Matt Parrett!🌲

📅22/11/2025
🕐10:00-15:30
📍Silverburn Village Hall, Penicuik, EH26 9LH

Book your place! (Link in bio)

📸Scot's Pine (Pinus sylvestris), Hockenheim. Wikimedia Commons

#Conifers #Wildlife #Midlothian #Nature
Scot's Pine (Pinus sylvestris) by Hockenheim. AnRo0002, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
November 12, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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🌿Take a look at our line-up of speakers for the our conference!

From coastal habitats to digital ecology, there’s something for everyone!

📅15/11/25
📍Post Seton, East Lothian

Booking link is in our bio!

#EastLothian #Seabirds #Ecology #Scotland #Wildlife
November 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Last chance to book! 🍃

Bookings for our Conference & AGM on 'Coastal Recording & Conservation' close this Wednesday (12th).

📅 15 November 2025
📍 Port Seton Centre (East Lothian)

🔗Booking here now: tinyurl.com/4fd73mer

#Conference #EastLothian #Nature #WildlifeRecording
November 10, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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🍃Join Plantlife in their Waxcap Watch!🍄

Grab your phone and get outside this autumn to help identify waxcap fungi — anyone can take part. Your records will help protect rare grassland habitats.🔍

Find out more info (link in bio)

📸N Harmsworth

#Mushroom #Fungi #Wildlife
Waxcap fungi amongst grass Yellow Waxcap fungi amongst grass and small stones.
November 5, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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🎤 Speaker Highlight!

Meet Amy Tyndall, joining us on 15 Nov to talk about Digital Ecology – using tech for seabird conservation in Scotland!

📅 15th November
📍Port Seton Community Centre
🔗 Book via link in bio!

#Conference #Conservation #Wildlife #Scotland
November 4, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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A reminder that the TWIC 'Coastal Recording & Conservation' Conference is less than 2 weeks away!

⏰ Saturday 15 November
📍 Port Seton Centre (East Lothian)

🔗 Tickets £20 (£15 students), including buffet lunch. Link in bio.

With thanks to NatureScot for supporting this event.
#events #EastLothian
Poster for TWIC Autumn Conference
November 3, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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🎤Speaker Highlight!

Meet @averisben.bsky.social, who will be joining us at our conference to talk about Coastal Habitats of SE/central Scotland.🍃

📅15th November
📍Port Seton Community Centre

Book a spot at our conference to hear his talk! Link in bio!

#Conservation #Wildlife #Nature #Scotland
October 31, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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With thanks to Chris du Feu for a terrific workshop on Slug ID at Bo’ness yesterday. Chris opened our eyes to the diversity and interest of this often maligned group of species. We even generated some new slug records! Thanks to the Museum of Scottish Railways for hosting us. Photos: N. Harmsworth.
One of the slugs participants brought along to identify during the workshop. Chris introducing the class to the key features of slugs and the main groups.
October 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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🎬 Riverwoods Film Screening

Join Buglife at their Riverwoods Film Night! Discover the importance of river woodlands and the work that Buglife are involved with.

📅Saturday 8 November
🕐 14:00 - 16:00
📍 One Dalkeith, EH22 1AG

#Rivers #Woodland #Midlothian #Scotland
October 29, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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Tiny miners, huge impact 🌿🦋

Join Butterfly Conservation at Gartmorn Dam, 2 Nov 11 am for a beginner‐friendly walk into the world of leaf-mining moths.

Book now – spaces are limited! Visit Butterfly Conservation's website for more info!

#NatureWalk #Moths #ButterflyConservation #Scotland
An infographic advertising Butterfly Conservation's beginner introduction to Leaf-mining moths walk. There is a photo of a leaf-mining moth which is brown with some white stripes.
October 27, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Planning a project in SE or Central Scotland? Don't forget biodiversity data! 🌳

We can provide ecological data!
✅ Local species records
✅ Habitat info for assessments
✅ Designated sites
✅ Species maps

Learn more here: wildlifeinformation.co.uk

#WildlifeData #EnvironmentalPlanning #Scotland
A small, weathered wooden boathouse stands on stilts above a tranquil pond, surrounded by tall grasses and wildflowers in bloom at Old Sauchiemill. Photographed by Natalie Harmsworth
October 24, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Join us at this year's National Biodiversity Network conference!🍃

📅Thursday 10th November
📍SS Great Britain, Bristol

This year's theme, 25 years of making data work for nature, is part of celebrating NBN trust's 25th anniversary! 🎉

📸C Sydes, N Harmsworth, D Lyle, R Wilson
October 22, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Scottish Ornithologists’ Club Conference 2025 🐦

📅 Saturday 22nd November, 2025
📍 Kilmardinny House, Bearsden, Glasgow

Join SOC for their upcoming conference “Scotland for Birds: Opportunities for Positive Change”

🔗 Find out more (link in bio)

📸N Harmsworth

#Scotland #Nature #Wildlfie #Birds
A close-up of a Buzzard.
October 20, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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Today only we'll be at Peebles Woodmarket! Come say hi if you're in the area 😊
October 18, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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Bookings are open for the TWIC 2025 Conference 'Coastal Recording & Conservation'
📅 15/11/25
📍 Port Seton Centre (East Lothian)

Join us for captivating talks, engaging displays & chance to meet like-minded individuals.

Booking essential. £20 (£15 students), including lunch. 🔗 tinyurl.com/4fd73mer
Conference flyer 'bookings now open!' with Puffins photo. Photo by Roisin McGrory.
October 17, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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We have extended the deadline for applications for our two Charity Trustee/Director #vacancies to Thurs 23 October @ 5pm. Find out more on our website 🔗 tinyurl.com/yc8ndhsb

#trustees #Board #charity #governance #Midlothian #volunteering #volunteer #environment #ecology #nature #Lothians #Scotland
Comma butterfly. Photo by Natalie Harmswoth.
October 13, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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Scottish Botanists’ Conference 2025 🌿

Join BSBI for a day of talks, workshops & networking!🌍

📅 Saturday 1st November
📍 Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

🔗 Find out more: bsbi.org/scottish-ann...

📸 Alistair Graham

#Botany #CitizenScience #Nature #Scotland
Geranium sanguineum (Bloody cranesbill)
October 13, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Thanks to everyone who visited our stall at Apple Day at Woodside Plant Centre yesterday. We are back again today, 10am to 4pm. Join us for apple themed activities, plants, produce and stalls. Free entry.

📍Woodside Plant Centre & Cafe, 1 Monteviot Gardens Cottages, Jedburgh TD8 6TU
Holly with TWIC’s stall at Apple Day. Photo by Natalie Harmsworth.
October 12, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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Come see us at Apple Day at Woodside Walled Garden nr Ancrum! We'll be here 10am-4pm today and tomorrow. Free entrance and parking.
October 11, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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We are seeking two new Directors, particularly those with expertise in finance/charity governance, communications/PR, and fundraising. Ecology or environmental knowledge is a plus.🌱

Help shape our strategy and support wildlife conservation.🌍

🔗 Link in bio

#Trustee #Conservation #Volunteering
A group of recorders out on a wildlife recording excursion. They are sat on a verge of grass on a hillside, in the sun.
October 10, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Join us at Peebles Woodmarket to learn about wildlife recording! 🌳

📅 Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th October
🕐 10am - 4pm
📍 Peebles Community Centre, EH4 8AU

Visit this website for more information: www.peebleswoodmarket.co.uk

📸 Natalie Harmsworth

#Event #Peebles #PeeblesWoodmarket #Scotland
October 8, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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We’re highlighting NN6407 & NN6507 — two grid squares with no wildlife records!
📍 Callander

Got a sighting? Submit it via iRecord or our website (link in bio).

Every bird, beetle, or wildflower you record helps build a better picture of local biodiversity 🌱🌍

#CitizenScience #Biodiversity #iRecord
October 6, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Happy UK Fungus Day! 🍄

Fungi are crucial to our ecosystem, breaking down organic matter and supplying nutrients, supporting soil health and plant growth! Did you know, the UK is home to around 15,000 species of fungi?

📸 Rebekah Wilson

#Fungi #FungiDay #Wildliferecording #Nature #Mushrooms
A Hare'sfoot Inkcap (a species of mushroom) amongst some grass. A Dung Roundhead (Stropharia semiglobata) fungi amongst some grass. A group of Fairy Ring Chamignon (Marasmius oreades) mushrooms amongst some long grass.
October 4, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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🌿 We’re excited to be at Apple Day 2025 next weekend!

Come along to say hello, discover more about us, and find out how you can get involved in wildlife recording. 🦋

📅 Saturday11th & Sunday 12th October
🕐 10am - 4pm
📍 Woodside Plant Centre, TD8 6TU

#AppleDay2025 #WildlifeRecording #Nature
October 3, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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🌍🍃 Check out this finding from one of our recent excursions – a Robin Pincushion Gall!

Formed on wild roses by gall wasps, these bright tufts are actually plant tissue responding to the insect’s presence. 🐝

📸 Rebekah Wilson

#Recording #Gall #Wildlife #Nature
A close-up of a Robin's Pincushion Gall (Diplolepis rosae).
September 29, 2025 at 3:31 PM