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🐌🎉 One year ago this week, the Pyrenean Semi-slug (Semilimax pyrenaicus) was discovered new to Britain — found on Cwmaman Tip, near Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf.
A small species, but a big moment for British wildlife.
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A small species, but a big moment for British wildlife.
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January 15, 2026 at 8:09 PM
🐌🎉 One year ago this week, the Pyrenean Semi-slug (Semilimax pyrenaicus) was discovered new to Britain — found on Cwmaman Tip, near Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf.
A small species, but a big moment for British wildlife.
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A small species, but a big moment for British wildlife.
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#RecordOfTheWeek today is a particularly brightly coloured Common Striped Woodlouse (Philoscia muscorum), spotted in Porthkerry Country Park by Stephen Passey.
This species is usually brown/yellow but can be orange like this individual!
Many thanks for record & photo, submitted via LERC Wales App.
This species is usually brown/yellow but can be orange like this individual!
Many thanks for record & photo, submitted via LERC Wales App.
January 16, 2026 at 11:59 AM
#RecordOfTheWeek today is a particularly brightly coloured Common Striped Woodlouse (Philoscia muscorum), spotted in Porthkerry Country Park by Stephen Passey.
This species is usually brown/yellow but can be orange like this individual!
Many thanks for record & photo, submitted via LERC Wales App.
This species is usually brown/yellow but can be orange like this individual!
Many thanks for record & photo, submitted via LERC Wales App.
Cofnod #RecordOfTheWeek is this Pink Crust (Corticium roseum), recorded by TonyC at Prestatyn on a Willow tree. @sewbrec.org.uk @wwbic1.bsky.social @bispowys.bsky.social
January 16, 2026 at 10:29 AM
Cofnod #RecordOfTheWeek is this Pink Crust (Corticium roseum), recorded by TonyC at Prestatyn on a Willow tree. @sewbrec.org.uk @wwbic1.bsky.social @bispowys.bsky.social
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Dathlwch yr iaith Gymraeg mewn cadwraeth! 🌿 Ymunwch â'n gweminar gyda Carol Owen, Ceidwad ym Mharc Cenedlaethol Arfordir Sir Benfro, yn rhannu sut mae iaith yn bywiogi tirweddau. 🗓️ Ion 21 | ⏰ 6–7:30pm 👉 event.swisscom.ch/v/diversebyn... #DiverseByNature
January 15, 2026 at 10:32 AM
Dathlwch yr iaith Gymraeg mewn cadwraeth! 🌿 Ymunwch â'n gweminar gyda Carol Owen, Ceidwad ym Mharc Cenedlaethol Arfordir Sir Benfro, yn rhannu sut mae iaith yn bywiogi tirweddau. 🗓️ Ion 21 | ⏰ 6–7:30pm 👉 event.swisscom.ch/v/diversebyn... #DiverseByNature
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Celebrate Welsh language in conservation! 🌿 Join our webinar with Carol Owen, Ranger at Pembrokeshire Coast NP, sharing how language brings landscapes to life. 🗓️ Jan 21 | ⏰ 6–7:30pm 👉 event.swisscom.ch/v/diversebyn... #DiverseByNature
January 15, 2026 at 10:33 AM
Celebrate Welsh language in conservation! 🌿 Join our webinar with Carol Owen, Ranger at Pembrokeshire Coast NP, sharing how language brings landscapes to life. 🗓️ Jan 21 | ⏰ 6–7:30pm 👉 event.swisscom.ch/v/diversebyn... #DiverseByNature
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£42K-£46K+
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January 14, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Make a difference!
Can you turn complex ecological data into clear insights for Wales Peatland Action?
Become our Specialist Peatland Biodiversity Metric & Reporting Advisor!
£42K-£46K+
Closes 28/01/26
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#jobs @natreswales.bsky.social
#HighNatureLowCarbon
Can you turn complex ecological data into clear insights for Wales Peatland Action?
Become our Specialist Peatland Biodiversity Metric & Reporting Advisor!
£42K-£46K+
Closes 28/01/26
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#HighNatureLowCarbon
Fenton! Stop! Fentonnnn!! 🤣 @britishspiders.bsky.social
January 14, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Fenton! Stop! Fentonnnn!! 🤣 @britishspiders.bsky.social
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🕷️ Another new report today 👉 Baseline survey for the money spiders Erigone welchi & Semljicola caliginosus in Lancashire by Richard Gallon www.northwestinvertebrates.org.uk/document/bas...
You can also watch Richard surveying for these spiders in our new video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBeP...
You can also watch Richard surveying for these spiders in our new video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBeP...
Baseline survey for the Nationally Rare and Endangered money spiders Erigone welchi and Semljicola caliginosus in Lancashire in 2025 - North West Invertebrates
SUMMARY A survey was undertaken on 28th March 2025 (Forest of Bowland), and 11th and 12th October 2025 (Dales and Bowland) to speculatively search for the Nationally Rare and Endangered Linyphiidae sp...
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January 14, 2026 at 3:01 PM
🕷️ Another new report today 👉 Baseline survey for the money spiders Erigone welchi & Semljicola caliginosus in Lancashire by Richard Gallon www.northwestinvertebrates.org.uk/document/bas...
You can also watch Richard surveying for these spiders in our new video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBeP...
You can also watch Richard surveying for these spiders in our new video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBeP...
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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
Now available to download from our website 👇
www.northwestinvertebrates.org.uk/document/the...
Now available to download from our website 👇
www.northwestinvertebrates.org.uk/document/the...
The status and distribution of the Solitary bee’s Andrena tarsata and Nomada robertjeotiana in Lancashire in 2025 - North West Invertebrates
SUMMARY The Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester & North Merseyside (Lancashire Wildlife Trust) were commissioned by Tanyptera Trust at World Museum Liverpool to undertake targeted surveys to est...
www.northwestinvertebrates.org.uk
January 13, 2026 at 10:38 AM
🐝 New Report 🐝- The status and distribution of the Solitary bee’s Andrena tarsata and Nomada robertjeotiana in Lancashire in 2025 by Ben Hargreaves
Now available to download from our website 👇
www.northwestinvertebrates.org.uk/document/the...
Now available to download from our website 👇
www.northwestinvertebrates.org.uk/document/the...
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The SEWBReC #SpeciesOfTheMonth for January is Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)!
Can you spot this ubiquitous mammel in your garden or local parks?
See if you can fill in the gaps in our maps, find more info, distribution maps and ID tips here: www.sewbrec.org.uk/species-otm/...
Can you spot this ubiquitous mammel in your garden or local parks?
See if you can fill in the gaps in our maps, find more info, distribution maps and ID tips here: www.sewbrec.org.uk/species-otm/...
January 12, 2026 at 12:01 PM
The SEWBReC #SpeciesOfTheMonth for January is Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)!
Can you spot this ubiquitous mammel in your garden or local parks?
See if you can fill in the gaps in our maps, find more info, distribution maps and ID tips here: www.sewbrec.org.uk/species-otm/...
Can you spot this ubiquitous mammel in your garden or local parks?
See if you can fill in the gaps in our maps, find more info, distribution maps and ID tips here: www.sewbrec.org.uk/species-otm/...
Tibial leg spines? TmI position and TmIV present/absent? Doesn't jump out at me as something I've seen before 🤔
January 12, 2026 at 9:57 AM
Tibial leg spines? TmI position and TmIV present/absent? Doesn't jump out at me as something I've seen before 🤔
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#RecordOfTheWeek today is a lovely Great Northern Diver, seen at Llanishen Reservoir by Paul Denning. This individual has been on site for over a month!
Thanks tp Paul for the record and super in-flight photo, submitted via LERC Wales App www.sewbrec.org.uk/recording/app
Thanks tp Paul for the record and super in-flight photo, submitted via LERC Wales App www.sewbrec.org.uk/recording/app
January 9, 2026 at 12:47 PM
#RecordOfTheWeek today is a lovely Great Northern Diver, seen at Llanishen Reservoir by Paul Denning. This individual has been on site for over a month!
Thanks tp Paul for the record and super in-flight photo, submitted via LERC Wales App www.sewbrec.org.uk/recording/app
Thanks tp Paul for the record and super in-flight photo, submitted via LERC Wales App www.sewbrec.org.uk/recording/app
Cofnod #RecordOfTheWeek is this Grey Trigger-fish (Balistes capriscus) - recorded by MonicaJ at Earth Llydan. @sewbrec.org.uk @bispowys.bsky.social @wwbic1.bsky.social @northwaleswt.bsky.social
January 9, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Cofnod #RecordOfTheWeek is this Grey Trigger-fish (Balistes capriscus) - recorded by MonicaJ at Earth Llydan. @sewbrec.org.uk @bispowys.bsky.social @wwbic1.bsky.social @northwaleswt.bsky.social
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🦋🌿Hiring 12 x Botanists or Entomologists for 2026 field surveys in England!
4-month, full-time roles from late April to early September.
Field sites in Yorkshire, Devon, Warwickshire, Kent/Sussex, Lincolnshire/Cambridge, Essex/Suffolk.
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January 9, 2026 at 9:36 AM
🦋🌿Hiring 12 x Botanists or Entomologists for 2026 field surveys in England!
4-month, full-time roles from late April to early September.
Field sites in Yorkshire, Devon, Warwickshire, Kent/Sussex, Lincolnshire/Cambridge, Essex/Suffolk.
Apply now: ceh.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CEH_Ca... 🧪
4-month, full-time roles from late April to early September.
Field sites in Yorkshire, Devon, Warwickshire, Kent/Sussex, Lincolnshire/Cambridge, Essex/Suffolk.
Apply now: ceh.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CEH_Ca... 🧪
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Discover the hidden stories of the UK & Ireland’s rarest plants 🌿
Join @bsbicountries.bsky.social on 5 May 2026 for an entoLEARN webinar on endemic flora — how they evolved, why they’re vulnerable, and which have been lost. 🌍 🧪
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Join @bsbicountries.bsky.social on 5 May 2026 for an entoLEARN webinar on endemic flora — how they evolved, why they’re vulnerable, and which have been lost. 🌍 🧪
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January 9, 2026 at 11:46 AM
Discover the hidden stories of the UK & Ireland’s rarest plants 🌿
Join @bsbicountries.bsky.social on 5 May 2026 for an entoLEARN webinar on endemic flora — how they evolved, why they’re vulnerable, and which have been lost. 🌍 🧪
🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1977171014...
@bsbibotany.bsky.social
Join @bsbicountries.bsky.social on 5 May 2026 for an entoLEARN webinar on endemic flora — how they evolved, why they’re vulnerable, and which have been lost. 🌍 🧪
🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1977171014...
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January 2, 2026 at 5:07 PM
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It's about 4 Celsius and there's a Pipistrelle #Bat sp. hunting along the edge of this bit of Welsh coastal woodland. Can't be a huge amount to eat out here... @cofnod.org.uk @batconservation.bsky.social
January 7, 2026 at 5:19 PM
It's about 4 Celsius and there's a Pipistrelle #Bat sp. hunting along the edge of this bit of Welsh coastal woodland. Can't be a huge amount to eat out here... @cofnod.org.uk @batconservation.bsky.social
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Seasonal positions (Apr-Sep) for Botanical and Entomology Field Surveyors available with @ukceh.bsky.social - see ceh.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-GB/CEH_Ca...
Botanical & Entomology Field Surveyors
Salary - £31,942 - £33,898 Fieldwork Dates: 27th April - 4th September 2026 Short-Term Appointment, Full-time, 37 hours per week Closing date for applications, 30 January 2026. We reserve the right to...
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January 6, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Seasonal positions (Apr-Sep) for Botanical and Entomology Field Surveyors available with @ukceh.bsky.social - see ceh.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-GB/CEH_Ca...
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Celebrate Welsh language & nature! 🌿 Join our webinar on how language deepens engagement with heritage & conservation. 🗓 Jan 21 | 🕢 6–7:30 PM 👉 event.swisscom.ch/v/diversebyn... #DiverseByNature
January 6, 2026 at 9:54 AM
Celebrate Welsh language & nature! 🌿 Join our webinar on how language deepens engagement with heritage & conservation. 🗓 Jan 21 | 🕢 6–7:30 PM 👉 event.swisscom.ch/v/diversebyn... #DiverseByNature
Adult Neobisium carcinoides on left - immature and adult Neobisium simile on right. Scale 1 mm. Strongly pointed epitome and medially furrowed carapace are useful key features. South Wales speciality. @collieryspoil.bsky.social @sewbrec.org.uk @britishspiders.bsky.social @pseudoliam.bsky.social
January 6, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Adult Neobisium carcinoides on left - immature and adult Neobisium simile on right. Scale 1 mm. Strongly pointed epitome and medially furrowed carapace are useful key features. South Wales speciality. @collieryspoil.bsky.social @sewbrec.org.uk @britishspiders.bsky.social @pseudoliam.bsky.social
Finally joined the Hair Ice club. Spotted this in Devon on Christmas Day - ice crystals formed by the presence of the fungus Exidiopsis effusa. @sewbrec.org.uk @discoverthewild.bsky.social botanicgarden.wales/2022/02/pecu...
January 2, 2026 at 11:17 AM
Finally joined the Hair Ice club. Spotted this in Devon on Christmas Day - ice crystals formed by the presence of the fungus Exidiopsis effusa. @sewbrec.org.uk @discoverthewild.bsky.social botanicgarden.wales/2022/02/pecu...
Yeap, imm. was carcinoides-sized (so I thought it was adult until the Unit turned up on the tray!). Found 1 adult and 5 imms. at a known location without too much effort. Epitome really distinctive down the scope (even in imms) and the carapace has a distinctive central anterior depression.
January 2, 2026 at 10:26 AM
Yeap, imm. was carcinoides-sized (so I thought it was adult until the Unit turned up on the tray!). Found 1 adult and 5 imms. at a known location without too much effort. Epitome really distinctive down the scope (even in imms) and the carapace has a distinctive central anterior depression.
Small, pale and interesting - Asthenargus paganus a denizen of the Spruce plantation moss floor. Couple more 🎄Welsh records to add to the UK distribution map. @britishspiders.bsky.social @tylanberry.bsky.social @graemelyons.bsky.social @chalkspring.bsky.social
January 2, 2026 at 10:16 AM
Small, pale and interesting - Asthenargus paganus a denizen of the Spruce plantation moss floor. Couple more 🎄Welsh records to add to the UK distribution map. @britishspiders.bsky.social @tylanberry.bsky.social @graemelyons.bsky.social @chalkspring.bsky.social