Merseyside BioBank

🦜Phil Smith January Wildlife Notes are now available on our website.

🦟https://merseysidebiobank.org.uk/.../wildlife-notes.../

🌿Head over and have a read to find out more!

Vacancies Join the Knowsley family with the right career for you.

Hi all, the Red Squirrel Recovery Network have two Job roles coming up. Both have a closing date of 25th January 2026

Details below:

Red Squirrel Ranger at Knowsley Safari
www.knowsleysafariexperience.co.uk/vacancies

Red Squirrel Entry Level Officer
www.lancswt.org.uk/jobs/entry-l...

🕷️ Another new report today 👉 Baseline survey for the money spiders Erigone welchi & Semljicola caliginosus in Lancashire by Richard Gallon
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🐝 New Report 🐝- The status and distribution of the Solitary bee’s Andrena tarsata and Nomada robertjeotiana in Lancashire in 2025 by Ben Hargreaves

Got an idea for a project or need support with your own survey ambitions? We’d love to hear from you! Reach out and let’s make 2026 a great year for local wildlife

Looking Ahead: Spring & Summer Projects
We’re already planning our sunnier surveys, including a beach strandline survey for marine life and grassland species mapping. If you'd like to get involved, drop a line to david@merseysidebiobank.org.uk.
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Volunteer Opportunities
Want to help from home or the office? We have plenty of exciting camera trap footage and data to process. If you’re ready to dive into the data please get in touch...

Harvest Mouse Surveys
We’re hosting our final two surveys of the season at Speke Coastal Reserve and Rimrose Valley Park. Keep your eyes peeled—full details are coming very soon!

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First Twilight Session: Owl Pellet Dissection
Curious about what our nocturnal neighbors have been eating? Join us for a hands-on workshop!
Tuesday, 3rd Feb | 18:30
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Happy New Year, nature lovers! 🌿

We hope you had a refreshing break in the great outdoors. Biobank is officially back in action for 2026, and we have a fantastic lineup of events to get you back into the wild:
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The RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2026 is happening later this month from the 23rd - 25th January. check out the link below to see how you can get involved!

www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...

Entry Level Officer-Red Squirrel Recovery Network | The Wildlife Trust for Lancashire Manchester and North Merseyside Our Entry Level Officer role is an exciting opportunity for a passionate and motivated individual, looking to start a career in the protection, development and support of wildlife, people and the outd...

Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside Wildlife Trust are recruiting for an entry level Red Squirrel Officer. A great opportunity for someone at the start of their career.

www.lancswt.org.uk/jobs/entry-l...

Wildlife notes December 2025 Dr Phil Smith December was relatively mild with very few frosty mornings in Formby. Rachael Parks measured 110 mm of rainfall in her garden, close to average for the month. The Met Office monthly summ...

Dr Phil Smith's December Wildlife Notes are now up on our web site. As always a great read with some great records and observations, and wonderful images too.

merseysidebiobank.org.uk/blog/2026/01...

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🎄 Our annual winter newsletter is out now!!
❄️ Lots of project updates, wildlife articles & more!
🎅 Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! See you in 2026 🎉

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Earlier this month our Assistant Ecologist, Paul recorded a spider that is uncommon for the region found in his Cheshire home. A Green Meshweaver (Nigma walckenaeri). The British Arachnological Society confirm this species is moving further north but is only just reaching Cheshire. 🕷️

Looking for something to do next Thursday? Join us for a harvest mouse survey at Kindling Farm!

More details and tickets are available using the link below.

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Learn to compost your food scraps! ♻️

Join Minna Alanko-Falola for an Intro to Composting workshop at Kindling Farm.

📅 Sat 6 December
⏰ 11am–1pm
💷 £10
Beginners welcome

Book now: kindling.org.uk/eventbooking

Wildlife notes October 2025 Dr Phil Smith This month was the 3rd dullest October on record and, although slightly warmer than average, it was relatively dry for a month that is normally one of the wettest. Rachael Parks recorded...

Dr Phil Smith's October Wildlife Notes are now available on our website. They are always a highlight of the month for me and remind me that I need to get out recording more! Have a read and please share to any other likeminded and interested individuals. merseysidebiobank.org.uk/blog/2025/11...

Wildlife notes October 2025 Dr Phil Smith This month was the 3rd dullest October on record and, although slightly warmer than average, it was relatively dry for a month that is normally one of the wettest. Rachael Parks recorded...

Dr Phil Smith's October Wildlife Notes are now available on our website. They are always a highlight of the month for me and remind me that I need to get out recording more! Have a read and please share to any other likeminded and interested individuals. merseysidebiobank.org.uk/blog/2025/11...

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🌿 Join us Thurs 13 Nov, 10am–12pm for an online intro to the City Nature Challenge - a global citizen science event celebrating urban biodiversity!
📱 Learn how to get involved via iNaturalist
🌍 Explore local & global impact
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Join NMARG this Sun (2 Nov) 10am at Shelton Dr, Ainsdale, for scrub & small tree removal at Falklands Way/Big Balls Hill SSSI.
Help improve dunes for Sand Lizards & Natterjack Toads!
🌿 Contact Mike Brown: mb001b9658@blueyonder.co.uk

🌿 Great news from the Farmlands Species Recovery Project!

New wet scrapes are already attracting Little Egrets - helping slow floodwater, protect farmland & boost wildlife across the Dee Estuary

Looking for something to do on Wednesday?

We still have some tickets available for a Harvest Mouse Survey at Speke Hall. Come and join us!

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Twilight Session - Fungi Join us for our October Twilight session, a talk where you can learn all about the fantastic fungi found across North Merseyside!

Hi everyone, there are some spaces opened up for tonight's twilight talk on local Fungi. If you'd like to join see the link:

Twilight Session - Fungi
Date: 7 oct • 18:30
Location: Roby Road, Huyton, L16 3NA

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Wildlife notes September 2025 Dr Phil Smith According to the Met. Office, following on from a record dry summer, September was a wet month in the UK with rainfall in Sefton being about 50% above normal. This fits rather well with ...

Dr Phil Smith's Wildlife Notes for September are now on our website to read. Some great species have been spotted over the last month including this Rhododendron leafhopper
Graphocephala fennahi (Image Credit Phil Smith). Read more here merseysidebiobank.org.uk?p=3490&previ....

📢 Our September Bulletin is out now!
Stay updated with the latest news, events, and insights. Don’t miss what’s happening this month!
📷 Read it here: mailchi.mp/e5f777f69afb...

Sea Aster at Oglet Bay crammed with inverts today, inc. the fantastic Short-winged Coneheads, Honey Bees, Red-tailed Bumblebees (inc this not so red variant). Best of all a Clouded Yellow in off the river and powered inland (along with 100s of 'small' whites) @mbblerc.bsky.social

Montagu's Harrier. Marshside RSPB. August 25 #RSPB #Sefton #Ribble #wildlife @southliverpoolbirder YouTube video by Dan Foy

It's been a long time since I last saw Montagu's Harrier, so a lingering juvenile up on the Ribble at Marshside RSPB was too hard to resist this evening. @mbblerc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social #Sefton #Ribble #UKBirding #Lancsbirding

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Fantastic #seawatch from the Brittania on the #Mersey between 12:20 & 13:20. Leach's Petrel, juv Sabines Gull, ad & juv Black Terns, 4 Arctic Tern, 4 Kittiwake, 3 Common Scoter, ad & 2nd w Med Gull, & Peregrine! @mbblerc.bsky.social #LeachsPetrel #seabirds #UKBIRDING #Lancsbirding

Our friends over at LERN are hiring! They’re recruiting for a new role and it’s a brilliant opportunity for someone passionate about biological recording and environmental work in Lancashire.

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