Thames Valley Environmental Records Centre
@tverc1.bsky.social
TVERC is the Local Environmental Records Centre for Berkshire and Oxfordshire.
Enabling data-driven decisions to better enhance and protect our natural environment.
https://linktr.ee/TVERC
Enabling data-driven decisions to better enhance and protect our natural environment.
https://linktr.ee/TVERC
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Thames Valley Environmental Records Centre (TVERC) Spring Conference 2026
Our recorders’ conferences offer a chance for the biological recording community to come together and share updates on what they are doing!
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🌸Early bird tickets for our TVERC Spring Recorders’ Conference are now available! The day will focus on Nature & Data: Connecting People, Places and Records! We hope to see you there!
🎟️ Book now: https://f.mtr.cool/jhmnsappvn
#TVERCconf #WildlifeRecording #Oxfordshire #Berkshire
🎟️ Book now: https://f.mtr.cool/jhmnsappvn
#TVERCconf #WildlifeRecording #Oxfordshire #Berkshire
If you have a project that can benefit from additional equipment or funds to enhance voluntary recording in Berks or Oxon, our Recording Grant with Trust for Oxfordshire's Environment may help!
If you are interested in applying: https://f.mtr.cool/hivucadewz
If you are interested in applying: https://f.mtr.cool/hivucadewz
November 25, 2025 at 8:01 AM
If you have a project that can benefit from additional equipment or funds to enhance voluntary recording in Berks or Oxon, our Recording Grant with Trust for Oxfordshire's Environment may help!
If you are interested in applying: https://f.mtr.cool/hivucadewz
If you are interested in applying: https://f.mtr.cool/hivucadewz
🌳It’s #NationalTreeWeek, marking the start of the winter planting season!
Make sure to check out The Tree Council programme, with events lined up over the course of the week and other resources:
Make sure to check out The Tree Council programme, with events lined up over the course of the week and other resources:
National Tree Week - join the UK's largest tree celebration
National Tree Week is the UK’s largest annual tree celebration, marking the start of the winter tree planting season
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November 24, 2025 at 7:31 AM
🌳It’s #NationalTreeWeek, marking the start of the winter planting season!
Make sure to check out The Tree Council programme, with events lined up over the course of the week and other resources:
Make sure to check out The Tree Council programme, with events lined up over the course of the week and other resources:
❄️It’s definitely been chilly this week! What have you been spotting this week?
Angus spotted this little Wren in Wokingham- maybe practicing some ice skating?
Angus spotted this little Wren in Wokingham- maybe practicing some ice skating?
November 21, 2025 at 9:43 AM
❄️It’s definitely been chilly this week! What have you been spotting this week?
Angus spotted this little Wren in Wokingham- maybe practicing some ice skating?
Angus spotted this little Wren in Wokingham- maybe practicing some ice skating?
🌸Early bird tickets for our TVERC Spring Recorders’ Conference are now available! The day will focus on Nature & Data: Connecting People, Places and Records! We hope to see you there!
🎟️ Book now: https://f.mtr.cool/jhmnsappvn
#TVERCconf #WildlifeRecording #Oxfordshire #Berkshire
🎟️ Book now: https://f.mtr.cool/jhmnsappvn
#TVERCconf #WildlifeRecording #Oxfordshire #Berkshire
Thames Valley Environmental Records Centre (TVERC) Spring Conference 2026
Our recorders’ conferences offer a chance for the biological recording community to come together and share updates on what they are doing!
f.mtr.cool
November 18, 2025 at 7:02 AM
🌸Early bird tickets for our TVERC Spring Recorders’ Conference are now available! The day will focus on Nature & Data: Connecting People, Places and Records! We hope to see you there!
🎟️ Book now: https://f.mtr.cool/jhmnsappvn
#TVERCconf #WildlifeRecording #Oxfordshire #Berkshire
🎟️ Book now: https://f.mtr.cool/jhmnsappvn
#TVERCconf #WildlifeRecording #Oxfordshire #Berkshire
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Such fantastic resources and opportunities here biologicalrecording.co.uk/biological-r...! great work @biologicalrecording.co.uk!
Training Courses
Our in-person training courses are designed to develop natural history skills for both professional and non-professional audiences. Contact us to discuss your biological recording needs 2025 Traini…
biologicalrecording.co.uk
November 16, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Such fantastic resources and opportunities here biologicalrecording.co.uk/biological-r...! great work @biologicalrecording.co.uk!
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Just visited the Lacewing Recording Scheme website and there are lots of great identification guides available, e.g. www.laars.jamesjepson.com/neuroptera-l... - thanks to @jamesjepson.bsky.social and colleagues for putting this together
Neuroptera (Lacewings) Identification | Lacewing and Allies Recording Scheme
www.laars.jamesjepson.com
November 16, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Just visited the Lacewing Recording Scheme website and there are lots of great identification guides available, e.g. www.laars.jamesjepson.com/neuroptera-l... - thanks to @jamesjepson.bsky.social and colleagues for putting this together
📍 Capture your wildlife sighting with What, Where, When, Who.
By recording your observations, you’re helping monitor species, guide conservation, and grow our understanding of nature. 🌍
Find out more: https://f.mtr.cool/maclflrbre🐞🦉🌱
#WildlifeRecording #TVERC
By recording your observations, you’re helping monitor species, guide conservation, and grow our understanding of nature. 🌍
Find out more: https://f.mtr.cool/maclflrbre🐞🦉🌱
#WildlifeRecording #TVERC
November 11, 2025 at 12:04 PM
📍 Capture your wildlife sighting with What, Where, When, Who.
By recording your observations, you’re helping monitor species, guide conservation, and grow our understanding of nature. 🌍
Find out more: https://f.mtr.cool/maclflrbre🐞🦉🌱
#WildlifeRecording #TVERC
By recording your observations, you’re helping monitor species, guide conservation, and grow our understanding of nature. 🌍
Find out more: https://f.mtr.cool/maclflrbre🐞🦉🌱
#WildlifeRecording #TVERC
🌿 SAVE THE DATE! 🌿
Join us for the TVERC Spring Recorders’ Conference: Nature & Data - Connecting People, Places and Records on Saturday 21st March 2026!
Enjoy inspiring talks, updates, and networking.
More details to follow soon!
Join us for the TVERC Spring Recorders’ Conference: Nature & Data - Connecting People, Places and Records on Saturday 21st March 2026!
Enjoy inspiring talks, updates, and networking.
More details to follow soon!
November 7, 2025 at 11:23 AM
🌿 SAVE THE DATE! 🌿
Join us for the TVERC Spring Recorders’ Conference: Nature & Data - Connecting People, Places and Records on Saturday 21st March 2026!
Enjoy inspiring talks, updates, and networking.
More details to follow soon!
Join us for the TVERC Spring Recorders’ Conference: Nature & Data - Connecting People, Places and Records on Saturday 21st March 2026!
Enjoy inspiring talks, updates, and networking.
More details to follow soon!
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Delighted to spot this Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) in the Valley this morning. An occasional visitor here, they love fishing in our ponds. 😍
#birds #UKWildlife #OX3 #OxfordshireFens 📷
@everyheron.bsky.social @judywebb.bsky.social @tverc1.bsky.social
#birds #UKWildlife #OX3 #OxfordshireFens 📷
@everyheron.bsky.social @judywebb.bsky.social @tverc1.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Delighted to spot this Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) in the Valley this morning. An occasional visitor here, they love fishing in our ponds. 😍
#birds #UKWildlife #OX3 #OxfordshireFens 📷
@everyheron.bsky.social @judywebb.bsky.social @tverc1.bsky.social
#birds #UKWildlife #OX3 #OxfordshireFens 📷
@everyheron.bsky.social @judywebb.bsky.social @tverc1.bsky.social
🌿This year, we surveyed 46 #LocalWildlifeSites (LWS) in Berkshire, documenting a range of habitats including woodlands, heathlands, wetlands, and grasslands, with site sizes varying widely.
See the latest highlights: https://buff.ly/yvxx3dA
See the latest highlights: https://buff.ly/yvxx3dA
November 4, 2025 at 11:08 AM
🌿This year, we surveyed 46 #LocalWildlifeSites (LWS) in Berkshire, documenting a range of habitats including woodlands, heathlands, wetlands, and grasslands, with site sizes varying widely.
See the latest highlights: https://buff.ly/yvxx3dA
See the latest highlights: https://buff.ly/yvxx3dA
🎃 Meet the Caterpillar Club Fungus! 🍄
This creepy fungus feasts on caterpillars from the inside out, including ghost moths. Yes, really. 🧟♂️
💀 A perfect pick for #Halloween, don’t you think?
👀 Spot any spooky wildlife this season? Let us know what you find!
📷Judy Webb
This creepy fungus feasts on caterpillars from the inside out, including ghost moths. Yes, really. 🧟♂️
💀 A perfect pick for #Halloween, don’t you think?
👀 Spot any spooky wildlife this season? Let us know what you find!
📷Judy Webb
October 31, 2025 at 5:30 AM
🎃 Meet the Caterpillar Club Fungus! 🍄
This creepy fungus feasts on caterpillars from the inside out, including ghost moths. Yes, really. 🧟♂️
💀 A perfect pick for #Halloween, don’t you think?
👀 Spot any spooky wildlife this season? Let us know what you find!
📷Judy Webb
This creepy fungus feasts on caterpillars from the inside out, including ghost moths. Yes, really. 🧟♂️
💀 A perfect pick for #Halloween, don’t you think?
👀 Spot any spooky wildlife this season? Let us know what you find!
📷Judy Webb
🍄Do you record fungi in the UK? The Biological Recording Company and the British Mycological Society are reviewing how fungi records in the Fungal Records Database of Britain and Ireland are verified and shared want to hear from you!
Take the survey here:
Take the survey here:
Fungus Recorder Online Survey
This survey is being conducted by the Biological Recording Company on behalf of the British Mycological Society. The survey does not collect any personal or identifying information, ensuring that all…
docs.google.com
October 30, 2025 at 1:02 PM
🍄Do you record fungi in the UK? The Biological Recording Company and the British Mycological Society are reviewing how fungi records in the Fungal Records Database of Britain and Ireland are verified and shared want to hear from you!
Take the survey here:
Take the survey here:
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This should be really interesting for all who love Lye Valley.
If you are in the Oxford area next Thursday, I’m giving a talk on the birds of the Lye Valley area. It’s a multimedia presentation (pictures and calls!) covering the resident and migratory birds recorded in this part of the city. See you there!
@friendlyevalley.bsky.social
#Oxonbirding
#Oxford
@friendlyevalley.bsky.social
#Oxonbirding
#Oxford
October 28, 2025 at 10:54 PM
This should be really interesting for all who love Lye Valley.
🍂 Reminder about the TVERC Recorders’ Fund! 🍂
If you have a project that can benefit from additional equipment or funds to enhance voluntary recording in Berkshire or Oxfordshire, our Recording Grant with Trust for Oxfordshire's Environment may help! https://trustforoxfordshire.org.uk/grants/
If you have a project that can benefit from additional equipment or funds to enhance voluntary recording in Berkshire or Oxfordshire, our Recording Grant with Trust for Oxfordshire's Environment may help! https://trustforoxfordshire.org.uk/grants/
October 22, 2025 at 10:35 AM
🍂 Reminder about the TVERC Recorders’ Fund! 🍂
If you have a project that can benefit from additional equipment or funds to enhance voluntary recording in Berkshire or Oxfordshire, our Recording Grant with Trust for Oxfordshire's Environment may help! https://trustforoxfordshire.org.uk/grants/
If you have a project that can benefit from additional equipment or funds to enhance voluntary recording in Berkshire or Oxfordshire, our Recording Grant with Trust for Oxfordshire's Environment may help! https://trustforoxfordshire.org.uk/grants/
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'Woodland Bats in Winter - a Reimagining of Bat Society'.
Join us at Beckley Hall on Thursday, 6th November 2025 at 7.30 pm for a talk by freelance ecologist Ian Tanner.
Details of venue: Beckley Hall, Woodperry Road, Beckley, Oxford, OX3 9UZ
Open to Members and Non-members.
Join us at Beckley Hall on Thursday, 6th November 2025 at 7.30 pm for a talk by freelance ecologist Ian Tanner.
Details of venue: Beckley Hall, Woodperry Road, Beckley, Oxford, OX3 9UZ
Open to Members and Non-members.
October 21, 2025 at 7:36 PM
'Woodland Bats in Winter - a Reimagining of Bat Society'.
Join us at Beckley Hall on Thursday, 6th November 2025 at 7.30 pm for a talk by freelance ecologist Ian Tanner.
Details of venue: Beckley Hall, Woodperry Road, Beckley, Oxford, OX3 9UZ
Open to Members and Non-members.
Join us at Beckley Hall on Thursday, 6th November 2025 at 7.30 pm for a talk by freelance ecologist Ian Tanner.
Details of venue: Beckley Hall, Woodperry Road, Beckley, Oxford, OX3 9UZ
Open to Members and Non-members.
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So many fungi to see at the moment & many challenging Russulas to try & identify. At a recent group survey we found this very weird Russula (which species?) with an inverted cap growing out of the top of its normal cap! #fungifriends
October 21, 2025 at 10:59 AM
So many fungi to see at the moment & many challenging Russulas to try & identify. At a recent group survey we found this very weird Russula (which species?) with an inverted cap growing out of the top of its normal cap! #fungifriends
🌾 🐭Join the Mammal Society #NationalHarvestMouseSurvey from Oct to Mar!
Help record nests and protect this species! No experience or specialist equipment is needed and anyone can get involved.
👉 Learn how to get involved: https://mammal.org.uk/current-research/national-harvest-mouse-survey
Help record nests and protect this species! No experience or specialist equipment is needed and anyone can get involved.
👉 Learn how to get involved: https://mammal.org.uk/current-research/national-harvest-mouse-survey
October 19, 2025 at 10:55 AM
🌾 🐭Join the Mammal Society #NationalHarvestMouseSurvey from Oct to Mar!
Help record nests and protect this species! No experience or specialist equipment is needed and anyone can get involved.
👉 Learn how to get involved: https://mammal.org.uk/current-research/national-harvest-mouse-survey
Help record nests and protect this species! No experience or specialist equipment is needed and anyone can get involved.
👉 Learn how to get involved: https://mammal.org.uk/current-research/national-harvest-mouse-survey
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It's tomorrow! Help us plant wildflowers on the verges of the Avenue in Kennington! 🌷🌱🪻
We'll be there between 10am and 12:30, with the good folk of Apple Café, serving free tea and coffee.
More info on what to bring, who to bring, etc, here - wildaboutkennington.wixsite.com/home/about-1
Come help us beautify and biodiversify our village!
🌱🦗🌼🐞🌹🐝
More info on what to bring, who to bring, etc, here - wildaboutkennington.wixsite.com/home/about-1
Come help us beautify and biodiversify our village!
🌱🦗🌼🐞🌹🐝
Our events | WildAboutKennington
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October 17, 2025 at 7:43 AM
It's tomorrow! Help us plant wildflowers on the verges of the Avenue in Kennington! 🌷🌱🪻
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Fungi recorders! 📣 The British Mycological Society are looking to survey fungi recorders for a project looking to improve data flow and verification processes. You can find the survey here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
You don't need to be a BMS member to take part - all recorders welcome 🍄
You don't need to be a BMS member to take part - all recorders welcome 🍄
Fungus Recorder Online Survey
This survey is being conducted by the Biological Recording Company on behalf of the British Mycological Society.
The survey does not collect any personal or identifying information, ensuring that al...
docs.google.com
October 14, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Fungi recorders! 📣 The British Mycological Society are looking to survey fungi recorders for a project looking to improve data flow and verification processes. You can find the survey here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
You don't need to be a BMS member to take part - all recorders welcome 🍄
You don't need to be a BMS member to take part - all recorders welcome 🍄
Early last month—Sam Brown spotted a Hummingbird Hawkmoth right in her garden in Barford St Michael. What a treat!
🌿 Seen something special lately?
We’d love to hear about it! Share your wildlife sightings from #Berkshire and #Oxfordshire https://tverc.org/recorders/share-your-records
🌿 Seen something special lately?
We’d love to hear about it! Share your wildlife sightings from #Berkshire and #Oxfordshire https://tverc.org/recorders/share-your-records
October 13, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Early last month—Sam Brown spotted a Hummingbird Hawkmoth right in her garden in Barford St Michael. What a treat!
🌿 Seen something special lately?
We’d love to hear about it! Share your wildlife sightings from #Berkshire and #Oxfordshire https://tverc.org/recorders/share-your-records
🌿 Seen something special lately?
We’d love to hear about it! Share your wildlife sightings from #Berkshire and #Oxfordshire https://tverc.org/recorders/share-your-records
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Fabulous fungi - Watlington Hill in the Oxfordshire Chilterns is famous for its rare grassland fungi and the Big Blue Pinkgill Entoloma atromadidum is the most impressive. Several of these dark indigo beauties were seen yesterday @bbowt.bsky.social @chilternsnl.bsky.social @tverc1.bsky.social
October 10, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Fabulous fungi - Watlington Hill in the Oxfordshire Chilterns is famous for its rare grassland fungi and the Big Blue Pinkgill Entoloma atromadidum is the most impressive. Several of these dark indigo beauties were seen yesterday @bbowt.bsky.social @chilternsnl.bsky.social @tverc1.bsky.social
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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...
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...
October 10, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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...
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...
💚🌿 It’s #WorldMentalHealthDay!
Whether it’s a walk in the woods, spotting wildlife in your garden, or simply pausing to notice the changing seasons—spending time in nature is a powerful way to support your mental wellbeing. 🐞🍂🌳
#NoticingNature #MentalHealthMatters #TVERC #NatureForWellbeing
Whether it’s a walk in the woods, spotting wildlife in your garden, or simply pausing to notice the changing seasons—spending time in nature is a powerful way to support your mental wellbeing. 🐞🍂🌳
#NoticingNature #MentalHealthMatters #TVERC #NatureForWellbeing
October 10, 2025 at 9:50 AM
💚🌿 It’s #WorldMentalHealthDay!
Whether it’s a walk in the woods, spotting wildlife in your garden, or simply pausing to notice the changing seasons—spending time in nature is a powerful way to support your mental wellbeing. 🐞🍂🌳
#NoticingNature #MentalHealthMatters #TVERC #NatureForWellbeing
Whether it’s a walk in the woods, spotting wildlife in your garden, or simply pausing to notice the changing seasons—spending time in nature is a powerful way to support your mental wellbeing. 🐞🍂🌳
#NoticingNature #MentalHealthMatters #TVERC #NatureForWellbeing
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Book now for our online #NPMS10 celebration event on 18 October: https://ow.ly/rNw750X4fAH Talk by @bsbicountries.bsky.social on why collecting botanical data is important for other organisations. This event is hosted by @bsbibotany.bsky.social, 1 of 4 @npms.bsky.social partners.
October 7, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Book now for our online #NPMS10 celebration event on 18 October: https://ow.ly/rNw750X4fAH Talk by @bsbicountries.bsky.social on why collecting botanical data is important for other organisations. This event is hosted by @bsbibotany.bsky.social, 1 of 4 @npms.bsky.social partners.
🍄 Celebrate UK Fungus Day this Saturday at Harcourt Arboretum!
Join the Fungus Survey of Oxfordshire to learn more about the rich diversity of fungi native to our countryside and gardens: www.obga.ox.ac.uk/ev...
#UKFungusDay #fungi #mushrooms
Join the Fungus Survey of Oxfordshire to learn more about the rich diversity of fungi native to our countryside and gardens: www.obga.ox.ac.uk/ev...
#UKFungusDay #fungi #mushrooms
October 2, 2025 at 9:00 AM
🍄 Celebrate UK Fungus Day this Saturday at Harcourt Arboretum!
Join the Fungus Survey of Oxfordshire to learn more about the rich diversity of fungi native to our countryside and gardens: www.obga.ox.ac.uk/ev...
#UKFungusDay #fungi #mushrooms
Join the Fungus Survey of Oxfordshire to learn more about the rich diversity of fungi native to our countryside and gardens: www.obga.ox.ac.uk/ev...
#UKFungusDay #fungi #mushrooms