JNCC has updated (April 2026) the UK data for Special Protection Areas (SPAs) and Special Areas of Conservation (SACs).
These sites make up the UK’s national site network, designated to protect birds, habitats and other species.
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May is here and so are the Big Eight 🎱🐝
Of the UK’s 24 bumblebee species, these eight are the most common. This month, some queens will produce their first daughters, the workers, while others will welcome new males 💼🚹
🔎 Brush up on your bumblebee identification skills: https://ow.ly/fm3u50YMpZb
RSPB Scientist Simon Wotton shares a summary of the results from two recently published reports: Breeding Bird Survey and Wetland Bird Survey.
Read on to learn more about the ups and downs of the UK’s birds
www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...
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AI adoption at the Met Office is focused on transformational change, building confidence & trust.
We’re upskilling & working with the Alan Turing Institute to combine meteorology & data science to deliver AI forecasts responsibly & transparently.
Learn more ⤵️
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Did you know that in the UK, hedgehog numbers have declined by between a third and three quarters over the last twenty years? 🤔
If you've seen one recently, log it on the Big Hedgehog Map 🦔
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📢#JobOpportunity #WeAreSeeking a Marine Support Officer to deal with survey data management, MPA data dissemination, offshore seabed surveys & answering data queries. bit.ly/JNCCjob202613 Closing date: Sun 17 May 2026 #Marine
Happy Earth Day! 🌎 🌍 🌏
To mark this special day, we’re tuning in to Sen, the world’s first continuous 4K video livestream from space.
Sen’s cameras are hosted on our Columbus module of the ISS, with data delivered via the Airbus platform.
Watch Earth from above, just like an astronaut
📹 Sen
There's a mini jobs bonanza just now at BTO! 🐦
Apply to become our next Scottish Raptor Monitoring Coordinator, Biological Data Manager or Research Support Officer via www.bto.org/jobs
Birds Science People; it is a powerful combination – will you be part of it?
NEW: a "Quick Guide" to FIT Counts (pdf) is now available from the PoMS website, providing a summary of how to do the counts and how to recognise the insect groups. This is a welcome addition to our more detailed guides, which are of course still available as well! ukpoms.org.uk/news/quick-g...
New in @natrevearthenviron.nature.com: Vegetation greenness in 2025
Global mean vegetation greenness reached a record high in the year 2025, extending the multi-decadal upward trend.
Full article: www.nature.com/articles/s43... 🧪
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A hub for mapping the UK’s hedgehogs, and pledging to make holes for them. Part of Hedgehog Street, a national campaign to save hedgehogs by PTES & BHPS.
Global mean vegetation greenness reached a record high in the year 2025, extending the multi-decadal upward trend. A total of 68.2% of vegetated land surfaces experienced greening, particularly in gra...
