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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.
🦇 Are you a gaming and bat enthusiast? Are you looking for ways to help bats? Why not raise funds for bat conservation while you game? You can easily link your Twitch account with Give as you Live to raise money for bats. More info here: www.bats.org.uk/support-bats...
Do you miss seeing bumblebees? This #WorldMentalHealthDay, top up your wellbeeing with a little dose of bumblebee goodness 🐝 What do you love most about seeing bumblebees? 💚
For #UKFungusDay, a small selection of the fungi seen on our field meeting today in Wichling Wood on the North Kent Downs. Names in alt-text. #fungi #fungus #mushrooms @britmycolsoc.org.uk
⭐ It's UK Fungus Day today! ⭐ Join us in celebrating our fungal world. #UKFungusDay 🌍🍄https://www.ukfungusday.co.uk/ #Fungi #Mycology #Mushrooms
Registration for 2027 is open - such a cool activity :) @sarahwhild.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social bsbi.org/take-part/ac...
New Year Plant Hunt
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These orange stamens on Great Mullein are gorgeous! Do you agree with @bigmeadowsearch.bsky.social? Are these your favourites? Do you have other favourite stamens? Let us know in comments below. Not sure what a stamen does? Definitions of many botanical terms on our website: bsbi.org/learn/gettin...
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Big Meadow Search@bigmeadowsearch.bsky.social · 7d agoFor #wildflowerhour if there is such a thing as having favourite stamens (!!), these are mine on Great Mullein, Verbascum thapsus
The Max Hooper, Ernie Pollard & Norman Moore experimental hedges at Monks Wood will be 65 yrs old next year. Planted as 1+ km of pure hawthorn in 1963, the aim was to see how long it took them to naturally diversify. They're still mostly hawthorn, but many other species have colonised.
Taxonomic analysis on Giant Waterlily was carried out by Maarten Christenhusz, BSBI Wales Officer He said "This is one of those extraordinary botanical stories where modern technology, indigenous knowledge & happy coincidences came together to uncover an extraordinary plant" bsbi.org/about/news/l...
BSBI staffer confirms new species of Giant Waterlily
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The Guardian@theguardian.com · 2d agoHow a plant selfie in Colombian jungle led to ‘jaw dropping’ giant waterlily find
20 years ago today was my first day at the @nhm-london.bsky.social. It’s been packed with learning, travelling, listening, curating, researching and shouting about the wonder of flies & the collection Thanks to everyone who made my double-decades amazing 🤘🪰🦟🤓
UKCEH colleagues Helen Roy, Paula Harrison and HyeJin Kim are in Bangkok, Thailand this week taking part in the Second Authors Meeting for the #GlobalAssessment2 from @ipbes.net. Coming in 2028, this will provide a critical evidence base for #biodiversity decision-making worldwide 🌏
Call for evidence! What's the strangest place you have found a roosting bat? Please share your stories so we can share them at the mini conference. Photos and videos all welcome.
Gnaw way! 🦫 Find out the latest about Beaver reintroduction in #Sussex - free webinar, 10 November 12 - 1pm https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0vzRL6gCQ66VZlZQXz8chw#/registration 📷 © Ron Walsh
We've got some great opportunities to join us at BTO! Discover more and apply for our jobs and voluntary roles online at www.bto.org/jobs #Ornithology
Nutrackers building up in the low countries. Occurrences in pink, counts in blue for week 1-7 Oct www.eurobirdportal.org/ebp/en/#home...
We're not trying to lure you down a #FridayFeeling dino-shaped rabbit hole (okay, maybe we are), but have you seen the reel of our Gallery Albums, zooming in on Museum visitors past? See every page here: buff.ly/rbGgrFP #MuseumArchives #DigitisedCollections #FridayFaces #HistoryOfFashion
Recent new additions to our library book collections 📚️ Visitors to our reading room can access our physical and online collections. ⬆️Use the link in our bio to learn more about our collections and how to make an appointment. #NaturalHistoryMuseum #Whale #Moths #Snakes #Botany
🍄 Not long until #UKFungusDay - Saturday 10th October! 🍄 Help raise awareness and join the celebration of fungi. Take a look & take part: www.ukfungusday.co.uk
UK Fungus Day
It's all about the Fungal Kingdom! Get involved in competitions, browse blogs, be inspired to create, and find out what's on near you.
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Watch this space... We're working on updating our Local Wildlife Sites web pages, providing a comprehensive hub for all things local site related, including key information and FAQs for site landowners and information on how to suggest a candidate site. Keep you eyes peeled! www.neyedc.org.uk 👀
Will you be in Edinburgh on Saturday 7 November? Do you want to catch up with fellow plant-lovers to celebrate and learn more about Scotland's wonderful wild plants? Then this event is for you! Book now for the 2026 Scottish Botanists' Conference: www.tickettailor.com/events/botan...
Select tickets – 2026 Scottish Botanists' Conference – Science Buildings, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Inverleith Row
2026 Scottish Botanists' Conference – Science Buildings, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Inverleith Row, Sat 7 Nov 2026 - The Scottish Botanists' Conference will be held on Saturday 7th November at th...
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BSBI Scotland@bsbiscotland.bsky.social · 3d agoBooking is now open for the 2026 Scottish Botanists' Conference! www.tickettailor.com/events/botan... Join us for talks, workshops, exhibits & a post-conference dinner. From Caledonian Pine forests to the urban flora of our towns and cities, from mints to mountains, there is something for everyone!
The latest UK Hydrological Outlook suggests below normal river flows & groundwater levels are set to persist across Wales and eastern & southern England following a dry September. Normal to above normal flows in Scotland, Northern Ireland and northwest England. 🔗 hydoutuk.net/latest-outlook
We teamed up with the Shark Trust, the Rock Pool Project and the local community on Ovingdean beach for an egg case hunt and bioblitz. Both events harnessed the power of community to build data and records that will help protect our precious marine ecosystem! 📷© Tracey Beck/Sarah Ward
Join us for our 2026 conference! Tickets can now be booked here: goo.gl/maps/ZF3Jfmw... Please share!
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We're hiring! Two amazing leadership opportunities at the Natural History Museum
Just one week left to apply! We're looking for two talented people to help shape DiSSCo UK, our ambitious £155m programme to transform access to the UK's natural science collections. 🔹 Head of Digitis...
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Wilder Wealden is a brand new 5-year nature recovery project, and we're looking for two Landscape Advisors to join the team. https://sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk/our-cause/join-the-team/
🦇 The Bat Workers Forum is an annual meeting held online open to anyone interested in bats; whether you work with bats in a professional or voluntary capacity and regardless of your level of experience. The next Bat Workers Forum is on the 22 Oct 2026 and it's free: www.bats.org.uk/our-work/con...
Bat Workers Forum - Conferences & Symposia - Bat Conservation Trust
The Bat Workers Forum (BWF) is an annual meeting held online open to anyone interested in bats, regardless of whether the interest is professional or vo...
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Another good moth from the garden on Tues night was this Tebenna micalis (Beautiful Twitcher). It’s very small but it’s got a lot going on! #teammoth #migrantmoth
Two interesting things: 1. by 1964 the squirrels in nature books and public perception were already Grey. 2. the Rooks collecting acorns. Jays get all the press for dispersing and planting acorns, but Rooks do it a lot too, and are likely also very important dispersers of oaks. Magpies too.
Rachel Burch@rachelburch.bsky.social · 3d agoOctober page from the Shell Nature Book, 1964, This illustration was painted by the British wildlife artist Maurice Wilson (with background landscapes painted by Rowland Hilder). #Autumn #October #vintageart
🦇New blog on Substack! Volunteer voices: My first NBMP Field Survey. Abi took part in her first National Bat Monitoring Programme (NBMP) Field Survey! Find out how it went: batconservationtrust.substack.com/p/volunteer-...
