Very delighted to share the full programme for our 2024 Conference, taking place in south Wales 9-11th May! Join us in Pontypridd to be inspired to take your recording to the Next Level: eventbrite.co.uk/e/next-level-r…

LERC Wales are recruiting! We are in search of a Front-end Developer to work on Aderyn, the LERC Wales' Biodiversity Information & Reporting Database. Application is via CV & supporting statement, find full details here: sewbrec.org.uk/about/jobs#ler…

The 2024 NFBR conference is now open for booking! Find out more and secure your space on Eventbrite here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/next-level-r…

This year’s FREE BDS Spring Conference will highlight the incredible contribution volunteers have made to Dragonfly research and conservation. Topics include the Red River Rescuers work conserving the rare Damselflies of Cornwall. Register here👉loom.ly/jGjYIBo

Cofnod #RecordOfTheWeek is this Western Conifer Seed Bug (Leptoglossus occidentalis), recorded by Julian at Pensychnant. A large impressive bug, originally from North Amercia.

#recordoftheweek Is this Hazel tree (Corylus avellana) recorded in Ceredigion by Wendy James, thank you for the record. Hazel nuts are an important food source for many species including the aptly named Hazel dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius). #recording #biodiversity #wwbic

Tree buds are starting to appear, making it easier to identify the tree species! How many species can you find? Don't forget to record what you find using LERC Wales or iRecord! Woodland Trust Cymru Woodland Trust🌳 Biodiversity Information Service (BIS)

🔎 What is an SSSI?

Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) describe an area that is significant in science due to rare species of flora and fauna, important geology or physiological features.

Our #RecordoftheWeek is Hair Ice Crust (Exidiopsis effusa) spotted in Hay-on-Wye. Many thanks to Clarissa Price for the record and photos. What a find!

Cofnod #RecordOfTheWeek is this Slow-worm (Anguis fragilis) recorded at Caergeiliog by Mandy Forde. Our first reptile record of the year!

SEWBReC #RecordOfTheWeek today is a very urban Otter, spotted in the newly reopened Churchill Way canal in Cardiff city centre! Many thanks to Jessica Sweeney for the record & photos, submitted via sewbrecord.org.uk

#RecordOfTheWeek today is a Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris), seen in Goytre by Kate Marks. Perhaps a surprising sight, but there is evidence some queens stay active overwinter instead of hibernating: bumblebeeconservation.org/winter-active-…. Thanks for rec, submitted via LERC Wales App.

Our #RecordOfTheWeek is the European Mole (Talpa europaea) found in Libanus. This record and photo was submitted by David Jermyn through the #LERCWalesApp .

#wildlife #nature #conservation #wildlife recording #wildlife photography #nature Cofnod SEWBReC WWBIC

Save The Date! Our 2024 conference will be 9th-11th May in Pontypridd, Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿. Watch this space for more details and booking information.

Join @_ALERC_for an exciting virtual symposium about the importance of local biodiversity data and how it can be used. For more info, visit: eventbrite.co.uk/e/693984796207

#wildlife #wildlife recording #LERC #biodiversity #walesbiodiversity

This week #RecordOfTheWeek is the December moth (Poecilocampa populi), recorded by Rob in Pembrokeshire. Send us your sightings via this link: wwbic.org.uk/wildlife-recor…

Did you spot our #RecordoftheWeek last week? Thanks to Paul Leafe for submitting their record and photo of the Common Lizard via the #LercWalesApp . Keep your records coming everyone!

Cofnod SEWBReC WWBIC #wildliferecording

A great fungi and lichen walk with Ray Woods at #WilderPentwyn Farm recently! 🍄🌳💚 Keep an eye out for more events at Pentwyn in the New Year 👀

Want to know more about what we as a Trust are doing for nature regeneration? Why not try our Glaslyn and Bugeilyn audio trail in the landscape of the north Cambrian? To find out more and download the trail,
👉montwt.co.uk/audio-trail-gl…
#PumlumonProject

Do you fancy a challenge leading up to Christmas? Take a closer look at Holly plants when you are out and about for Phytomyza ilicis leaf mines. Please let us know and record your findings with a photo at wwbic.org.uk/wildlife-recor…. Many thanks.
Happy searching