iRecord September Highlights 🦋 Thank you to everyone who submitted their wildlife sightings last month, we received over 6000 records in September 🧡 Get involved! Snap your sightings and submit them in iRecord or on our website 📸 #WildlifeRecording #Nature #CitizenScience 🌍️

There are spaces left on our Rosewell to Auchendinny excursion this Sunday 27th September❗️ We will walk the disused railway with Sue Jury, vice county plant recorder 🌱 Sign up for a FREE ticket here 👉️ t.co/4GPzWB3VZV #recording #botany 🌍️

We'll be at the Northfield & Willowbrae Community Environment Fair this Saturday 19th September 🎊 Come and say hello to us at our stall to discover how you can get involved in wildlife recording and make a difference to nature in your local area 💚 🐞 🌱 #WildlifeRecording #Event

🌱 Join us for a Group Wildlife Recording Excursion with Sue Jury, vice county plant recorder🌱 We will walk the disused railway between Rosewell and Auchendinny 🐞 📍 Rosewell, Midlothian 📅 Sunday 27th September, 10am-4pm 🔗 This excursion is FREE but please book you place here: tinyurl.com/2zt4p8tm

🦋 iRecord August Highlights 🦋 Thank you to everyone who submitted their wildlife sightings last month, we received over 9000 records in August 💚 Get involved! Snap your sightings and submit them in iRecord or on our website 📸 #WildlifeRecording #Nature #CitizenScience

Thank you to Katty Baird for a superb workshop introducing Moths and Moth Recording! Join our mailing list or become a TWIC member to hear about our future events. 🦋 With thanks to NatureScot for supporting our workshops. #Moths #MothRecording 🌍️

The #BigPictureConference,Scotland's rewilding event, is back on 19 September in Perth. An exciting line-up of speakers–including keynote Megan McCubbin–and an inspiring day of talks, learning opportunities and #rewildingdiscussion. 🎟️ www.scotlandbigpicture.com/conference 📷️ scotlandbigpicture.com

🎊 Save the date: TWIC's Autumn Conference & AGM 2026! 🎊 Every Species Counts: Biological Recording & Conservation in a Changing World Saturday 14th November 2026 Stirling Court Hotel, University of Stirling Further details to follow! #conference #recording 🌍️

⏰ Time is ticking if you’d like to apply for our Director vacancies. Applications close: 6 September 🌿 Could you help shape the future of a leading environmental charity in Scotland? 🔗 Apply here: lnkd.in/dh7PzwDy #TrusteeOpportunity #CharityGovernance #Finance #Biodiversity #PR #Communications

Join us for our next FREE workshop on An Introduction to Moths and Moth Recording with expert, Katty Baird 🦋 📍 Vogrie Country Park, near Gorebridge, Midlothian 📅 Friday 4th September, 10am-1pm 🔗 Booking Essential, via Eventbrite: tinyurl.com/38wer7k3 📷️ Katty Baird #moths #naturerecording 🌍️

🌿 External Event: Fern ID Workshop on Selkirk Hill 📅 Saturday 29th August Join TWIC's Centre Manager Natalie Harmsworth and Bright Green Nature for an introduction to identifying common ferns! More info here: tinyurl.com/y5w6c8pv 📷️ Natalie Harmsworth #ferns #workshop #biodiversity 🌍️

Scottish Borders Climate Action Network (SBCAN) are running a series of exciting events in the Selkirk area, focusing on the effects of climate change on habitats and wildlife 🌿 Sign up on Eventbrite here 👉️ tinyurl.com/2558mdkn #climate #naturerecording 🌍️

Thank you to Andrew Jarman for a wonderful workshop on Solitary Bee Identification! 🌞🐝 Join our mailing list and follow us to get notified about future events. With thanks to NatureScot for supporting our workshops. #workshops #solitarybees 🌍

Our next free workshop on Solitary Bees on the 12th August is fully booked! Join the waitlist below and follow us to get notified about future events and workshops! 🔗Waitlist: tinyurl.com/3mmpfra4 📷Photo by Andrew Jarman #workshop #solitarybees

This is a Dryad's Saddle or Pheasant's Back fungus (Cerioporus Squamosus), spotted by one of our TWIC staff earlier this week. They can be identified by their brown cap pattern that resembles a Pheasant's feathers and their unusual smell of watermelon! 📷️ Lucy Mills #wildlife #fungi #recording

A brilliant Carrion Beetle ID Workshop led by Ashleigh Whiffin at the National Museums Scotland Collection Centre! With thanks to NatureScot for supporting our workshops. #NatureRecording #CarrionBeetles 🌍

The Blue-tailed Damselfly is one of the UK's most widespread damselflies which can be found around ponds, lochs, canals and wetlands throughout the summer. Despite its delicate appearance, it is a skilled predator, hunting tiny flying insects with remarkable agility. 📷 Wolfgang Hasselmann, Unsplash

The Big Butterfly Count returns tomorrow for 2026! Butterflies are important biodiversity indicators as they are vulnerable to changes in their environment. Get involved at bigbutterflycount.butterfly-conservation.org between 17th July & 9th August. Photo: Alistair Graham

🌿 We are recruiting 2 new Directors. We're looking for people with experience in finance, governance, fundraising or communications to help guide our environmental charity. ⏰ Closes 6 Sept 🔗 Apply: shorturl.at/Bk9I6 #TrusteeOpportunity #Biodiversity #Scotland #Conservation #Wildlife #CharityRoles

ALERC Vacancy ALERC (Association of Local Environmental Records Centres) is currently recruiting a National Coordinator. This is a part time, permanent position. For more information and how to apply please visit www.alerc.org.uk

ALERC - Association of Local Environmental Records Centres

The Association of Local Environmental Records Centres is a membership organisation representing LERCs across the United Kingdom.  It promotes the standing of LERCs as the definitive source of high...

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Join us for a FREE workshop on 24th July on Carrion beetle identification with Ashleigh Whiffin, co-organiser of the National Carrion Beetle Recording Scheme! 📍 National Museums Collection Centre, Granton (Edinburgh) 🔗 Booking essential via www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/identifyin... 📸 ©Ashleigh Whiffin

A great day at the Haddington Show last Saturday! Thank you to everyone who stopped by our stall to learn more about our local wildlife and recording. To find out more about how you can get involved please visit our website at www.wildlifeinformation.co.uk. #wildlife #recording #event

The Big British Garden Survey is here! Help us to record wildlife across gardens in Britain. It's free to take part and open to anyone over the age of 18 who has access to a garden. Visit ngs.org.uk/the-big-brit... to find out more. Photo: Alistair Graham #wildlife #recording #butterfly #garden

Invasive Non-Native Species Week 🌿 👉 Learn how to spot and report them 👉 Record what you see to help build our understanding of their spread 📸 iStock, J Repp.

🌿 We’ll be at the Haddington Agricultural Show on Saturday 27th June! Come along and visit our stall to discover how you can get involved in wildlife recording and help make a difference for local nature 🐝🦋🌱   Photos – Jackie Stewart   #Event #AgriculturalShow #EastLothian #WildlifeRecording

TWIC's Manager spotted shoals of Common Toad tadpoles in a quiet pool along the River Tyne near Haddington in June 2025. More usually they breed in deeper water bodies such as ponds or lochs. If you have spotted tadpoles lately please report them on iRecord irecord.org.uk 📹️ Natalie Harmsworth

🦋 External event: Northern Brown Argus training Interested in butterflies or looking to build your ID skills? Join a workshop focused on the Northern Brown Argus at Selkirk Deer Park. 👉 Find out more: butterfly-conservation.org/events/north...

Northern Brown Argus training workshop, Selkirk Deer Park

Event descriptionJoin us at Selkirk Deer Park to learn how to identify and record the Northern Brown Argus butterfly - one of Scotland's rarest and most threatened species. Deer Park is a wonderful…

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It’s #LetItBloomJune 🌸 After #NoMowMay, why not keep the momentum going? Even small patches of longer grass can support wildlife and create mini habitats right on your doorstep 🌿 Do a little less, help a lot more 💚 📸Richard Sutcliffe, CC BY‑SA

World Environment Day 🌍 Nature is all around us and protecting it starts with the small things we do every day. 🌿 💚 Get outside, take notice, and be part of it

Take on #30DaysWild this June 🌿 Looking for a simple way to connect with nature this summer? The Wildlife Trusts’ 30 Days Wild challenge is back, inviting everyone to do one “wild” thing each day throughout June 🌱