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Biological Recording Company @biologicalrecording.co.uk · 14h

📢 Speaker Announcement 📢

@emilyzoologist1.bsky.social reveals how microplastics are entering the European Hedgehog’s diet — found in 19% of samples! 🦔
Join her talk at the Hedgehog Research (on 24th Nov).

🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1672786903...

@hedgehogsociety.bsky.social @ptes-org.bsky.social

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Biological Recording Company @biologicalrecording.co.uk · 15h

Reed Buntings may be shy, but their “tzeep” call gives them away🎶🦜 Discover how bioacoustics can reveal the hidden lives of songbirds in your surveys.

Join Cat Scutts & George Caterer (@wildersensing.com) for a FREE webinar (on 26th Nov).

🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1668406923...

@nhbs.bsky.social

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Biological Recording Company @biologicalrecording.co.uk · 15h

Is bioacoustic monitoring part of your bird survey toolkit? 🎧🦉

Join our FREE session (26 Nov, 10:30–12:00) to learn best practices for designing, analysing & reporting bird surveys with sound. Live demo included!

🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1668406923...

@wildersensing.com, @wildlifeacoustics.com

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Biological Recording Company @biologicalrecording.co.uk · 16h

What if farmers could see how their actions impact insects in real time? 🌾🪰

Dr @abigaillowe.bsky.social (@ukceh.bsky.social) shares how solar sensors + AI are revolutionising on-farm biodiversity monitoring.

FREE entoLIVE (24 Nov):
👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1496618569...

‪@mjopocock.bsky.social

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Biological Recording Company @biologicalrecording.co.uk · 16h

Light traps meet AI! 🔦🤖

Dr @abigaillowe.bsky.social (@ukceh.bsky.social) explores how farmers are using smart traps & AI ID tools to monitor moths and fill key gaps in UK biodiversity data.
Join our FREE webinar on 24th Nov.

🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1496618569...

@mjopocock.bsky.social

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Biological Recording Company @biologicalrecording.co.uk · 17h

The invasive American Signal Crayfish is driving the decline of the UK’s native White-clawed Crayfish.

Learn how data can guide management & control strategies in our final crayfish training webinar with Nicky Green on 11th November.

Sign up here:
🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1208652485...

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Biological Recording Company @biologicalrecording.co.uk · 18h

The White-clawed Crayfish, our only native UK species is endangered by habitat loss, poor water quality & invasive crayfish.

Learn how data can drive conservation action in our final crayfish course with Dr Nicky Green on 11th November.

🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1208652485...

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Biological Recording Company @biologicalrecording.co.uk · 19h

Can species-targeted conservation work for invertebrates?

Discover how the RZSS is saving the rare Dark Bordered Beauty Moth through innovative, stage-specific care and release efforts.

Join Dr Helen Roy for a FREE entoLIVE (4 Nov):

🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1423945843...

@nbntrust.bsky.social

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Biological Recording Company @biologicalrecording.co.uk · 19h

Reintroducing the Dark Bordered Beauty Moth! Once found at only 3 UK sites, 750 eggs were released into the Cairngorms in 2024 by RZSS to help save this rare species.

Join Dr Helen Taylor for a free entoLIVE webinar on 4th Nov 2025.

Tickets available here:
🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1423945843...

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Biological Recording Company @biologicalrecording.co.uk · 8d

Who’s this beauty? 🦋

It’s one of the UK’s rarest moths; the Dark Bordered Beauty! Populations survive at only 3 sites. Hear about vital conservation work in our FREE entoLIVE with Helen Taylor, on 4th November.

👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1423945843...

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Biological Recording Company @biologicalrecording.co.uk · 8d

Log-flipping season! 🍂 You’ll know the woodlice & centipedes under logs, but what about harvestmen? 🕷️ Discover the UK’s fascinating ground-dwelling species in our webinar with @megabunus.bsky.social, on 27 October.

👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1493393342...

@britishspiders.bsky.social

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Biological Recording Company @biologicalrecording.co.uk · 8d

🌿 Fern fans? Can you name this super-rare species? They are found at just 2 English sites, it’s a real treasure.

Join our webinar on UK spleenworts w/ botanist Henry Miller, on 14th October. 🌎 🧪

Book here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1123847561...

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Biological Recording Company @biologicalrecording.co.uk · 9d

🕷️ Meet Scotolemon doriae – Britain’s weirdest arachnid?

Bright orange, stumpy & newly arrived in the UK. Learn more with ‪‪ @megabunus.bsky.social at the entoLEARN webinar, 27 Oct (18:30–20:00). @britishspiders.bsky.social

Book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/terrestria...

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Biological Recording Company @biologicalrecording.co.uk · 9d

📢 From hashtags to haul-outs! 🦭 Join Claire Stainfield on 30 Oct as she explores tech-driven insights into seals, tourism & conservation at SRUC. Don’t miss this innovative talk!

Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1449836402...

@srucnews.bsky.social

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Biological Recording Company @biologicalrecording.co.uk · 9d

🚁 Discover how drones are reshaping ecology! Join Dr Niall Burnside on 30 October for insights into UAVs, sensors & nature-based restoration at SAMS. Don’t miss it! 🌍

Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1449836402...

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London Natural History Society @lnhs.bsky.social · 12d

Earthworm sampling day with @earthwormuk.bsky.social and the @biologicalrecording.co.uk

Come along for a hands-on day of earthworm surveying!

Wednesday, 01 October 2025, 10:00am - 4:00pm
Galleywall Nature Reserve, 1-11 Galleywall Rd, London SE16 3PB

For more info and booking:

London Natural History Society - Earthworm Sampling Day

London Natural History Society - the place for wildlife in London

lnhs.org.uk

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Biological Recording Company @biologicalrecording.co.uk · 14d

How do you monitor skates & rays that live deep, elusive lives?

One clue: their eggcases “mermaid’s purses” washed up on UK shores reveal vital clues. Learn about the Great Eggcase Hunt with Cat Gordon in our FREE marineLIVE webinar on 9th October.

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1507805790...

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Biological Recording Company @biologicalrecording.co.uk · 14d

Answers:
1 = Undulate Ray (Raja undulata)
2 = Small-spotted Catshark (Scyliorhinus canicula)
3 = Nursehound (Scyliorhinus stellaris)

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Biological Recording Company @biologicalrecording.co.uk · 14d

Can you match shark & ray eggcases to their owners? 🦈🥚

Share your guess in the comments! Answers there too!

Learn more in our FREE webinar with Cat Gordon (The Shark Trust) on the Great Eggcase Hunt 🌊

Date: 9th October
🦈 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1507805790...

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Biological Recording Company @biologicalrecording.co.uk · 14d

Quiz question: What do the three hoverfly species in the top row have in common that those in the bottom row do not?

To learn all about the fascinating insects, join us for a FREE webinar with @entosamm.bsky.social on 6th October. 🪰 🌎 🧪

Sign up here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1490885461...

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Biological Recording Company @biologicalrecording.co.uk · 14d

Hoverflies can migrate across countries & continents, spreading pollination & pest control services 🪰🌎 Learn how scientists track them in a FREE entoLIVE webinar with @entosamm.bsky.social Reynolds on 6th Oct.

Book your free space here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1490885461...

@uofguelph.bsky.social

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Biological Recording Company @biologicalrecording.co.uk · 14d

Pollinators aren’t just bees & butterflies—wasps, flies & beetles matter too! 🌼🐝🪲

Learn how to record them all in our entoLEARN webinar with Prof @jeffollerton.bsky.social.

Date: 2nd October
Tickets £12.50
Sign up here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1334343349...

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Biological Recording Company @biologicalrecording.co.uk · 21d

🍄 What’s the secret life of fungi in your garden?

Discover how they help plants thrive with Dr @jassydrak.bsky.social in How Fungi Make Gardens Flourish
📅 14 Jan 2026 | Wildlife Gardening Virtual Symposium

👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1419239717...

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Biological Recording Company @biologicalrecording.co.uk · 21d

🌸🐝 What do pollinators really need beyond flowers?

Find out with Prof @jeffollerton.bsky.social in Gardening for Pollinators: It’s About More Than Just Flowers!

Join us on 14 Jan 2026 on this Online Symposium.

Check it out here:
👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1419239717...

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Biological Recording Company @biologicalrecording.co.uk · 21d

Are garden ponds secret wildlife havens… or Trojan horses for invasive species? 🌿🐸

Join Dr Mike Jeffries on 14 Jan 2026 for Fragments of Paradise at the Wildlife Gardening Virtual Symposium.

👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1419239717...

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