Congratulations to our dear friend @commonbynature.bsky.social on the publication today of his Urban Flora of Newcastle and North Tyneside.
James is a #BSBICountyRecorder for the area so knows whereof he speaks!
More about the book here:
bsbi.org/blog/2026/03...
Full interview coming very soon!
London has its own rare snail 🐌
Join Elliot Newton (@citizenzoo.bsky.social) for a FREE entoLIVE exploring the Great German Hairy Snail Survey. Find out what we’ve learned about this remarkable species and how you can get involved 🌎 🧪
📅 Thu 10th Sep 2026
🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1977367798...
Oedemera femoralis beetle, a long, narrow brown beetle, on a yellow sallow catkin
Several Oedemera femoralis beetles in the garden tonight, including this one tucking in to a sallow catkin @colsocbi.bsky.social
Spring evening light on the coastal path and Sea Pinks in Ceibwr Bay, Pemroke, Wales, UK copyright Julian Gazzard/iStock
🌍 UK reveals first assessment of progress towards national biodiversity targets
The 7th National Report shows progress towards the
@unbiodiversity.bsky.social Global Biodiversity Framework, which aims to take urgent action to halt & reverse biodiversity loss 🔗 jncc.gov.uk/news/uk-publ...
#GBF
Side view of Helina evecta, a dark greyish fly with dark shading on some of its wing veins, sitting on a leaf
Top view of Helina evecta, sitting on a leaf
From the housefly family, a handsome male Helina evecta (or "Sinuous-veined Helina" according to the fabulous new fly book), one of several hanging out in the garden today @dipteristsforum.bsky.social @ukmuscidae.bsky.social
#WildlifeRecording is vital for #ConservationUK. Who are your recording heroes? Nominate them for @nbntrust.bsky.social #NBNawards26 7 categories: bit.ly/NBNawards26n... Deadline-18 May. Thanks to sponsors: @rspb.bsky.social @opticron.bsky.social @fieldstudiesc.bsky.social @habitataid.bsky.social
The full programme for the YNU Conference on 21st March has now been released! For full details (and to get your tickets!) see the YNU website: www.ynu.org.uk/news-events/...
As well as the FIT Count survey, we run a more systematic survey using insect traps in a set of 1 km squares across the UK. If you live near one of the red squares on the map and are interested in taking part please contact us for more details ukpoms.org.uk/one-km-squar...
Did you know you can scroll through BHL's most recent additions? The latest 100 items span 200+ years (1823–2026) and include publications in English, French, German, and Russian. From Victorian poultry manuals to modern biodiversity research. Explore: www.biodiversitylibrary.org/RecentRss/100 🧪 🌏 📖
An excellent morning with the Devon Fly Group at their indoor meeting. Topics ranging from potential flies of Atlantic Rain Forest in UK to key entomologists in the history of Dolichopodidae. Great group who get so much done! #localgroups @guyshrubsole.bsky.social @teamdiptera.bsky.social
Wow, this is an important paper. We had some evidence early on from @ukbms.bsky.social sites but rarely had good data in grazing regimes. But @tombrereton.bsky.social always said that extensive cattle was the best for butterflies and this add yet more evidence
Photo of the Large Tortoiseshell seen yesterday at Ballard Down by Shona Refoy. An exciting spot after one seen at Baiter in Poole a few days ago. Please report any other sightings on our website or here
🎤 Spring Recorders’ Conference talk & workshop
Looking forward to Ruth Staples‑Rolfe’s Mend the Gap talk on the role of local recorders, followed by an interactive workshop with Signature Trees (TVERC), ARK River Fly, and CEH / Springline.🌱
🎟️ tverc.org/recorders/re...
New paper! Bird nests (Wood Warblers) are hubs of invertebrate biodiversity on forest floor, hosting more species/individuals than leaf litter. Probably due to heat & food detritus. Losing Wood Warblers = ecological networks lost. #ornithology
resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Cofnod #RecordOfTheWeek is this Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) spotted by KevinH at Cwrt. One of several Butterfly species reported in the warm weather a few days ago. @sewbrec.org.uk @wwbic1.bsky.social @bispowys.bsky.social
📣 New paper 🎉 Proud to have helped with this nice study by @wlangdon12.bsky.social showing a trade-off between nutritional quality & microclimate of host plants for Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas). Here in England, they choose warmth over nutrition resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Huge congratulations to our fabulous friend @commonbynature.bsky.social!
His #UrbanFlora of Newcastle and North Tyneside will be out on Monday.
Essential reading for everyone interested in #UrbanBotany.
It'll be interesting to read it alongside @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social's #UrbanPlants book!
Soldierfly Quiz! 📝
Can you name these four UK species?
Soldierflies are bold, metallic flower visitors with fascinating life histories.
Want to learn how to identify them? 🧪
Join our #entoLEARN on 16 Apr:
🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1976906539...
@kitenet.bsky.social @uk-soldierflies.bsky.social
Are you keen to improve your identification skills of aquatic invertebrates? Read on!
We have a Sampling and Identifying #Freshwater #Invertebrates training opportunity, with John Davy-Bowker on 28 & 29 April, Grange-Over-Sands, #Cumbria.
Find out more & book today:
www.fba.org.uk/shop/p/sampl...
NEYEDC team members are attending the Hull and East Yorkshire Nature Recovery Conference tomorrow, which marks the launch of the region's Local Nature Recovery Strategy, which we have been involved in creating. We're looking forward to attending, celebrating the strategy & what it means for nature!
"A dog was seen by a member of staff at Old Sulehay in Northamptonshire attacking and killing a woodcock."
Happy #WorldBookDay 📚
Discover the tiny heroes of our planet with How to Be a Ladybird & How to Be a Dragonfly - fun, fact-filled adventures for young readers see the world through compound eyes.
Coming soon, get ready to roll into the wonderful world of How to Be a Dung Beetle 💩
A poster advertising a meeting of the NNNS photographic group on Tuesday 10th March 2026. This is a show your own event. The poster is pale green with a photo of a photographer in a popup hide on the edge of a pond.
NNNS has a photographic group that holds talks once a month over the winter period so that Society members with a particular interest in wildlife photography can meet. On Tues 10th March 2026 it's the last meeting of the 2025/26 season, and its a 'show your own' theme.
This #WorldBookDay you can support bumblebees just by choosing your next read 💙
When you buy books through our Bookshop UK affiliate page, 10% of every purchase supports our charity – plus indie bookshops and authors too!
Help save bumblebees, one book at a time: https://ow.ly/HIJU50YiHhz
This lovely and highly informative book - recommended reading for all biological recorders - is published today! www.facebook.com/share/p/1Ai4...
The 1st #BeeFlyWatch record in England this year was on 25 February, and we now have the 1st in Scotland on 3 March (@ellenwilson.bsky.social) and in Wales on 4 March (@liamolds.bsky.social) - Ellen's bee-fly is the earliest ever recorded in Scotland, by almost two weeks bsky.app/profile/liam...
