NEYEDC
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Local Environmental Records Centre for North & East Yorkshire. Understanding the natural world through data gathering and analysis.
www.neyedc.org.uk
www.neyedc.org.uk
At NEYEDC we're interested in all aspects of natural history, including finding out about past fieldtrips and finds, which is why it was nice to stumble across a lovely hand drawn map from a @ynuorg.bsky.social conchological excursion to Brandesburton in 1969 - spot the all important lunch stop!🥪
February 6, 2026 at 5:34 PM
At NEYEDC we're interested in all aspects of natural history, including finding out about past fieldtrips and finds, which is why it was nice to stumble across a lovely hand drawn map from a @ynuorg.bsky.social conchological excursion to Brandesburton in 1969 - spot the all important lunch stop!🥪
We've been busy the past few weeks with our Local Wildlife Site panels, bringing for consideration candidate and existing sites that were surveyed in 2024 as part of our 10-year rolling re-survey programme of North Yorkshire SINCs and East Riding Local Wildlife Sites 🌷
www.neyedc.org.uk/ecologists
www.neyedc.org.uk/ecologists
January 30, 2026 at 4:19 PM
We've been busy the past few weeks with our Local Wildlife Site panels, bringing for consideration candidate and existing sites that were surveyed in 2024 as part of our 10-year rolling re-survey programme of North Yorkshire SINCs and East Riding Local Wildlife Sites 🌷
www.neyedc.org.uk/ecologists
www.neyedc.org.uk/ecologists
We're now just a few months away from this year's City Nature Challenge, which will be running for the 4th year in Hull. Find out all the details for how to get involved on our website: www.neyedc.org.uk/hull-cnc-2026 and visit our iNaturalist project here: uk.inaturalist.org/projects/cit... 🔎
January 30, 2026 at 9:21 AM
We're now just a few months away from this year's City Nature Challenge, which will be running for the 4th year in Hull. Find out all the details for how to get involved on our website: www.neyedc.org.uk/hull-cnc-2026 and visit our iNaturalist project here: uk.inaturalist.org/projects/cit... 🔎
We have a new FAQ page published on our website for ecologists and consultants, covering frequently asked questions about our reporting database, data delivery system (eMapper) and data request service: www.neyedc.org.uk/ecologists
January 26, 2026 at 11:22 AM
We have a new FAQ page published on our website for ecologists and consultants, covering frequently asked questions about our reporting database, data delivery system (eMapper) and data request service: www.neyedc.org.uk/ecologists
January's Monad of the Month features grid square SE2569, located west of Fountain's Abbey near Ripon. This square includes part of one of our North Yorkshire SINC sites, which is accessible via public paths: www.neyedc.org.uk/updates-insi... 📍
Monad of the Month - SE2569 - West of Fountain's Abbey, Ripon — neyedc
Our Monad of the Month for January 2026 is SE2569, located west of Fountain’s Abbey, and around 6km south-west of Ripon.
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January 21, 2026 at 2:20 PM
January's Monad of the Month features grid square SE2569, located west of Fountain's Abbey near Ripon. This square includes part of one of our North Yorkshire SINC sites, which is accessible via public paths: www.neyedc.org.uk/updates-insi... 📍
We have a new piece published today on our website, the next instalment of our 'Spotlight on...' local groups series. This time, we're sharing the work of Sheriff Hutton Hedgehog Group, and how we're supporting them: www.neyedc.org.uk/updates-insi... 🦔
Supporting Local Recording Communities: Spotlight on…Sheriff Hutton Hedgehog Group — neyedc
Our next local recording community spotlight is on Sheriff Hutton Hedgehog Group, a group formed as an offshoot of Sheriff Hutton Nature Group, located approximately 10 miles north north-east of York.
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January 16, 2026 at 1:21 PM
We have a new piece published today on our website, the next instalment of our 'Spotlight on...' local groups series. This time, we're sharing the work of Sheriff Hutton Hedgehog Group, and how we're supporting them: www.neyedc.org.uk/updates-insi... 🦔
Two years on from the Yorkshire Marine Nature Partnership priority setting workshop, delegates from 21 of the partnership's organisations, including NEYEDC, have come together today to review work to date & feed into future plans for marine recovery 🐚
yorkshiremarinenaturepartnership.org.uk
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January 13, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Two years on from the Yorkshire Marine Nature Partnership priority setting workshop, delegates from 21 of the partnership's organisations, including NEYEDC, have come together today to review work to date & feed into future plans for marine recovery 🐚
yorkshiremarinenaturepartnership.org.uk
yorkshiremarinenaturepartnership.org.uk
Happy New Year from everyone at NEYEDC! 🎉 It's looking like a busy start to the year for us, and we're looking forward to working with all of our clients, partners, and data network throughout 2026.
January 6, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Happy New Year from everyone at NEYEDC! 🎉 It's looking like a busy start to the year for us, and we're looking forward to working with all of our clients, partners, and data network throughout 2026.
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Just not sure where to share it all... butterfly-conservation.org/news-and-blo...
#CitizenScience #YorkshireBirding #UKMammals @teamneyedc.bsky.social please share widely ?
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#CitizenScience #YorkshireBirding #UKMammals @teamneyedc.bsky.social please share widely ?
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Take part in these citizen science projects in 2026
Looking for a new challenge in 2026? Become a citizen scientist and collect vital information to help nature while having fun at the same time.December-May – PondNet Spawn SurveyCan you help the Fresh...
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January 4, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Just not sure where to share it all... butterfly-conservation.org/news-and-blo...
#CitizenScience #YorkshireBirding #UKMammals @teamneyedc.bsky.social please share widely ?
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#CitizenScience #YorkshireBirding #UKMammals @teamneyedc.bsky.social please share widely ?
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Last week, Defra reached the first major milestone of the Natural Capital and Ecosystem Assessment (NCEA) project, with the release of analysis-ready data from the UK's largest ever field surveys, including forest, soil, mycorrhizal, and river data: defraenvironment.blog.gov.uk/2025/12/15/m...
Major milestone: NCEA publishes new datasets on England's environment
Today, a major milestone for the programme has been announced – the first release of Analysis Ready Data from the UK’s largest ever field surveys have been published. The NCEA programme is all about ...
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December 22, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Last week, Defra reached the first major milestone of the Natural Capital and Ecosystem Assessment (NCEA) project, with the release of analysis-ready data from the UK's largest ever field surveys, including forest, soil, mycorrhizal, and river data: defraenvironment.blog.gov.uk/2025/12/15/m...
After our conference on 7th December, our Connect to Nature page has now been updated: www.neyedc.org.uk/c2n. Over the coming weeks we'll be uploading the presentations from the day here, plus the outcomes of the workshop. There's also information on how you can continue the conversation with us 🗣️
December 19, 2025 at 3:19 PM
After our conference on 7th December, our Connect to Nature page has now been updated: www.neyedc.org.uk/c2n. Over the coming weeks we'll be uploading the presentations from the day here, plus the outcomes of the workshop. There's also information on how you can continue the conversation with us 🗣️
Our #MonadOfTheMonth for December 2025 is TA0880, near Filey. This monad contains part of the River Hertford, a designated SINC site: www.neyedc.org.uk/updates-insi... 📍
Monad of the Month - TA0880 - River Hertford, west of Filey — neyedc
Our Monad of the Month for December 2025 is TA0880, located across part of the River Hertford, west of Filey.
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December 19, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Our #MonadOfTheMonth for December 2025 is TA0880, near Filey. This monad contains part of the River Hertford, a designated SINC site: www.neyedc.org.uk/updates-insi... 📍
The countdown is over! 🎉 Blog #100 in our #YorkshireIn100Species series is now live on our website, completing the project! For our final instalment, we have an uplifting conservation success story from Reserve Manager Craig Ralston, starring the elusive Corncrake: www.neyedc.org.uk/100-species/...
#100 Corncrake by Craig Ralston — neyedc
Craig’s chosen species is the elusive and enigmatic Corncrake Crex crex . Craig has worked in the Lower Derwent Valley National Nature Reserve for over 30 years, and is currently Senior Reserve Man...
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December 18, 2025 at 11:11 AM
The countdown is over! 🎉 Blog #100 in our #YorkshireIn100Species series is now live on our website, completing the project! For our final instalment, we have an uplifting conservation success story from Reserve Manager Craig Ralston, starring the elusive Corncrake: www.neyedc.org.uk/100-species/...
Our Director, Simon, attended @britishecologicalsociety.org National Environment Monitoring Conference this week - a very intense and informative day where lots of discussions were had & contacts made! 📸: Tom August, CEH, with his AI insect trap, and one of the conference talks.
December 16, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Our Director, Simon, attended @britishecologicalsociety.org National Environment Monitoring Conference this week - a very intense and informative day where lots of discussions were had & contacts made! 📸: Tom August, CEH, with his AI insect trap, and one of the conference talks.
Thank you to all who attended our conference this past weekend! We had a brilliant day with fantastic talks on 'the big questions' & nature recovery, lots of discussion, and the chance to catch up with networks new & old. For a summary of the day, see our website: www.neyedc.org.uk/updates-insi... 💬
Networks for Nature: NEYEDC's 25-year celebration conference — neyedc
Our celebratory 25-year conference took place this past weekend at the Hospitum, York: ‘Networks for Nature: a conference celebrating 25 years of NEYEDC’. Designed to mark 25 years of NEYEDC and the r...
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December 12, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Thank you to all who attended our conference this past weekend! We had a brilliant day with fantastic talks on 'the big questions' & nature recovery, lots of discussion, and the chance to catch up with networks new & old. For a summary of the day, see our website: www.neyedc.org.uk/updates-insi... 💬
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Have you checked out our 4th edition of the popular Field Guide to the Smaller Moths of Great Britain and Ireland yet? Free to download in 3 digital formats!
A FIELD GUIDE TO THE SMALLER MOTHS OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND (4th Edition-Digital) - British Entomological & Natural History Society
www.benhs.org.uk
December 12, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Have you checked out our 4th edition of the popular Field Guide to the Smaller Moths of Great Britain and Ireland yet? Free to download in 3 digital formats!
The penultimate blog in our #YorkshireIn100Species series is now published! www.neyedc.org.uk/100-species/... Paul Hankin, ex-farm manager and birder, introduces us to one of our most celebrated birds, the Skylark 🪶
#99 Skylark by Paul Hankin — neyedc
Paul’s chosen species is one of our most celebrated birds, the Skylark Alauda arvensis . Paul started his career as a farm manager, which kick-started his interest in birds, including his chosen s...
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December 11, 2025 at 2:43 PM
The penultimate blog in our #YorkshireIn100Species series is now published! www.neyedc.org.uk/100-species/... Paul Hankin, ex-farm manager and birder, introduces us to one of our most celebrated birds, the Skylark 🪶
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Last chance to spot a polecat! VWT’s #4thNationalPolecatSurvey ends 31.12.2025 — and every record helps us understand how this native mammal is doing. Share your sightings here arcg.is/1TXqHC
or use the Mammal Mapper app
or send us an email to [email protected] @mammalsociety.bsky.social
or use the Mammal Mapper app
or send us an email to [email protected] @mammalsociety.bsky.social
December 9, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Last chance to spot a polecat! VWT’s #4thNationalPolecatSurvey ends 31.12.2025 — and every record helps us understand how this native mammal is doing. Share your sightings here arcg.is/1TXqHC
or use the Mammal Mapper app
or send us an email to [email protected] @mammalsociety.bsky.social
or use the Mammal Mapper app
or send us an email to [email protected] @mammalsociety.bsky.social
We had a great first meeting last week of our City Nature Challenge working group, planning for the 2026 event which will run from 24th - 27th April in Hull. If you're a recorder, we'd love if you could download
@inaturalist.bsky.social & join our project: uk.inaturalist.org/projects/cit...
@inaturalist.bsky.social & join our project: uk.inaturalist.org/projects/cit...
City Nature Challenge 2026: Hull
Welcome to the Hull City Nature Challenge 2026! The aim of the City Nature Challenge is to promote the collection of biological data that can help inform the way we understand and make decisions about...
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December 4, 2025 at 3:01 PM
We had a great first meeting last week of our City Nature Challenge working group, planning for the 2026 event which will run from 24th - 27th April in Hull. If you're a recorder, we'd love if you could download
@inaturalist.bsky.social & join our project: uk.inaturalist.org/projects/cit...
@inaturalist.bsky.social & join our project: uk.inaturalist.org/projects/cit...
We still have a few tickets left for our conference this Sunday 7th December at York Hospitium - 'Networks for Nature: A conference celebrating 25 years of NEYEDC'. Tickets are on sale until Wednesday this week at www.neyedc.org.uk/c2n, where you can also find the full programme 💬
December 1, 2025 at 5:27 PM
We still have a few tickets left for our conference this Sunday 7th December at York Hospitium - 'Networks for Nature: A conference celebrating 25 years of NEYEDC'. Tickets are on sale until Wednesday this week at www.neyedc.org.uk/c2n, where you can also find the full programme 💬
We're in the final stretch! Instalment #98 in our #YorkshireIn100Species series features one of our iconic farmland birds, the Corn Bunting. Our contributor Colin Slator, has spent many years as a countryside ranger & founded High Batts Nature Reserve: www.neyedc.org.uk/100-species/... 🐦
#98 Corn Bunting by Colin Slator — neyedc
Colin’s chosen species is one of our lovely farmland birds, the Corn Bunting Miliaria calandra . Colin has lived in the countryside all his life, mostly in the Ripon area. He spent 20 years as a c...
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November 27, 2025 at 10:56 AM
We're in the final stretch! Instalment #98 in our #YorkshireIn100Species series features one of our iconic farmland birds, the Corn Bunting. Our contributor Colin Slator, has spent many years as a countryside ranger & founded High Batts Nature Reserve: www.neyedc.org.uk/100-species/... 🐦
For our #MonadOfTheMonth for November we're visiting SE6637 near Ripon, North Yorkshire, where we only have 6 records currently in our database 📍
www.neyedc.org.uk/updates-insi...
www.neyedc.org.uk/updates-insi...
Monad of the Month - SE3367 - South of Ripon City Wetlands — neyedc
Our Monad of the Month for November 2025 is SE3367, located south of Ripon City Wetlands.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:26 PM
For our #MonadOfTheMonth for November we're visiting SE6637 near Ripon, North Yorkshire, where we only have 6 records currently in our database 📍
www.neyedc.org.uk/updates-insi...
www.neyedc.org.uk/updates-insi...
We had a brilliant day yesterday at @nbntrust.bsky.social Conference in Bristol at the fantastic SS Great Britain venue. Our very own Simon spoke on behalf of @nfbr.bsky.social & we were treated to a variety of interesting talks from across the biodiversity data network (and a resident artist!) 🗨️
November 21, 2025 at 9:12 AM
We had a brilliant day yesterday at @nbntrust.bsky.social Conference in Bristol at the fantastic SS Great Britain venue. Our very own Simon spoke on behalf of @nfbr.bsky.social & we were treated to a variety of interesting talks from across the biodiversity data network (and a resident artist!) 🗨️
Tickets for our conference on 7th December are still available! Join us at York Hospitium for 'Networks for Nature: a conference celebrating 25 years of NEYEDC'. Tickets can be purchased from the following link, which also shows the full programme for the day: www.neyedc.org.uk/c2n
November 19, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Tickets for our conference on 7th December are still available! Join us at York Hospitium for 'Networks for Nature: a conference celebrating 25 years of NEYEDC'. Tickets can be purchased from the following link, which also shows the full programme for the day: www.neyedc.org.uk/c2n
As our four-year #YorkshireIn100Species project starts to draw to a close, trustee of The Garganey Trust, David Knight, brings us #97 - the limestone specialist plant Baneberry
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www.neyedc.org.uk/100-species/...
#97 Baneberry by David Knight — neyedc
David’s chosen species is the enigmatic limestone plant Baneberry Actaea spicata . David moved to Yorkshire from Surrey in 1980 and has spent nearly 40 years in the conservation sector, recently r...
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November 13, 2025 at 12:56 PM
As our four-year #YorkshireIn100Species project starts to draw to a close, trustee of The Garganey Trust, David Knight, brings us #97 - the limestone specialist plant Baneberry
www.neyedc.org.uk/100-species/...
www.neyedc.org.uk/100-species/...