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.
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Could you spend 10 peaceful minutes watching flowers and counting the insects that visit? If so, you can help protect pollinators by taking part in a Flower-Insect Timed Count #FITCount!
https://ukpoms.org.uk/fit-counts
The #peat at this site was historically cut for fuel, leaving bare eroding 'peat pans'. We used a digger for reprofiling then got to work by hand, with lots of help from volunteers 🙏
It will be several years before we really start to see the impact of the work, but initial signs are promising 😊
Unwelcome guests threaten UK forests 🌳🪲
Insect pests—from pine weevils to bark beetles—driven by climate change & trade, impact timber, biodiversity & carbon 🌎 🧪
Join Katy Dainton on 6th October for a FREE talk:
🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1915440176...
@forestresearchuk.bsky.social
They certainly get about...
What does it look like when science crosses borders? 🌍
Over the past five years, JNCC has worked alongside 11 countries, the MMO and @cefasgovuk.bsky.social through the Ocean Country Partnership Programme - delivering impact far beyond individual projects
A couple of spaces still waiting to be filled on @ambroisebaker.bsky.social's FREE Poaceae (grasses) walk on the Yorkshire coast path on Saturday:
bsbi.org/take-part/ev...
If you want to get started with #GrassID, this one is for you!
New challenge alert!🔔 When managed sympathetically churchyards can be amazing places for wildlife! The challenge this week is to see which wild & naturalised plants you can find blooming there! Share for #wildflowerhour this Sunday 8-9pm using #ChurchyardFlowers
@caringforgodsacre.bsky.social
Other pleasing plants seen last Sunday at @gloswildlife.bsky.social's Badgeworth reserve with @timnmosborne.bsky.social. IDs in ALT Text. #WildflowerHour @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
Take a sensory journey with nature 🪻🌿
For one of your #30DaysWild activities, pause for a few moments and tune into the natural world using your senses. Focusing on your senses in nature can help you slow down, clear distractions, and feel more connected to the world around you.
Red-footed Falcon has been recorded in the West Indies for the first time after a bird was seen on Barbados:
📢We're recruiting for an exciting new mountain woodland #PhD on "Mountain birch genetics & recovery in Scotland"! Full funding is guaranteed for this project involving molecular genomics & high-altitude field experiments at #Corrour & Mar Lodge. www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Few places left in June:
• 13th Poaceae Walk @bsbibotany.bsky.social
• 20-21st Botany for ecologists @fieldstudiesc.bsky.social
• 24-26th Plant and habitat @teessideuni.bsky.social
• July 4-5th Grass, rush and sedge (FSC)
Booking links:
plantsbiodiversityecosystems.wordpress.com/2025/11/24/b...
Red-footed Falcon has been recorded in the West Indies for the first time after a bird was seen on Barbados in early May 2026.
In 2026 I am offering an even greater range of opportunities to skyrocket your botanical skills: Plant and Habitat Identification Skills short course at Teesside University: Three-day Course / 24th…
