Biological Recording Company

How well do you know our upland hay meadow wildflowers? Identifying Wildflowers: Upland Hay Meadows – Part 1 Carol Edmondson | 26 Jan | £12.50 Learn to ID common meadow plants and specialist species of these biodiverse habitats. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1997441397... @forestofbowlandnl.bsky.social

The Orkney Vole is found nowhere else on Earth! Thought to have arrived with Neolithic settlers over 5,000 years ago, this remarkable vole evolved in isolation into an unusually large subspecies. Learn more w/ @jameshardingmorris.bsky.social on 28 Oct. Book: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1977170639...

Can you tell an Aspen from a Grey Poplar or a Black Poplar from its hybrids? Join Russell Miller on 8 Dec and learn how to identify native and introduced poplars found across the UK & Ireland, including species, hybrids and cultivars 🌎 🧪 🌳 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1996125969... @tverc1.bsky.social

Come along this week and learn to ID the UK’s 33 soil-dwelling earthworm species using microscopes, specimens & ID key. Ideal for students, soil ecologists, biological recorders & naturalists. 29 Oct | Natural History Museum, London | From £50 Register here: 🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1989370476...

Over 7,000 fly species occur in Britain and Ireland, yet most ecological surveys overlook them! Join David Brice, @dipteristsforum.bsky.social, on 27 Oct to explore practical fly surveying methods, habitats & biological recording 🌎 🧪 Surveying For Flies Book: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1989322708...

What are earthworms actually doing beneath our feet? Meet the 6 functional groups of earthworms and discover how differences in their burrowing, feeding and casting behaviour influence the way they mix and transform our soils. Watch the 10-minute entoSHORT: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeMJ...

Do you know your Sphagnum? Britain's 36 Sphagnum species occupy different peatland habitats, making ID essential for conservation & restoration Join @ryanclarkecology.bsky.social on 3 Nov for a practical introduction to identifying all six species groups 🌎 🧪 🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1980357119...

Did you know Britain and Ireland are home to hundreds of endemic species found nowhere else on Earth? Join author @jameshardingmorris.bsky.social on 28 October to explore our unique birds and mammals, how they evolved and what makes them endemic 🌎 🧪 Book: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1977170639...

Flies are vital to ecosystems but remain under-recorded. Join David Brice and the @dipteristsforum.bsky.social on 27 October for a practical webinar exploring fly surveying methods, habitat assessment, identification and biological recording. Book: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1989322708...

🐜 15 queens and 1,000+ workers can live in a single Myrmica ant colony! Discover the identification, ecology and fascinating behaviour of all 12 UK species with ant specialist Gary Skinner 🌎 🧪 1 Dec | Online training | £12.50 🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1979998524...

🌇 Bring the green into the grey! Soil depth, plant diversity & substrate structure can shape the biodiversity of a green roof. Join Eva Drukker on 25 Nov to discover how thoughtful design can turn rooftops into valuable urban habitats 🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1977870244... @royentsoc.bsky.social

🌳 How does urbanisation affect ancient woodland? Holly Woo explores the long-term impacts of expanding towns and cities on ancient woodlands, and how research can inform management, policy and planning 🌎 🧪 23 Nov | Online Virtual Symposium | £1–£30 Book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1993871843...

The Aspen Hoverfly: From Research to Woodland Policy Join Iain MacGowan on WEDNESDAY to explore the Aspen Hoverfly’s UK journey from its breeding site to its role in shaping woodland policy in the Cairngorms Discover how research can drive wider conservation 🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1981718540...

🦠 Boiling, freezing, crushing, dehydration, even the vacuum of space — tardigrades can survive it all. Join Witold Morek (@sangerinstitute.bsky.social) TOMORROW to explore the biology, ecology and remarkable adaptations of these microscopic survival experts. 🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1978418044...

🦇 18 bat species are regularly recorded in the UK. How can AI help tell them apart? Join our free ecoTECH webinar with Wilder Sensing to see how BatSense combines AI species ID with human validation 🌎 🧪 📅 19 October 🎟 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1993873818... @wildlifeacoustics.com @wildersensing.com

Discover how wildlife detection dogs can support ecological surveys. Explore scent detection, survey planning and how trained dogs can locate wildlife signs and improve biodiversity monitoring. Self-paced online course | £20 🔗 courses.biologicalrecording.co.uk/courses/wild...

🦇 AI species ID in bat surveying: useful tool or black box? Join our free webinar w/ @wildersensing.com to explore BatSense, AI-assisted species identification and human validation. See the workflow, practical applications & a real-world case study. 📅 19 Oct 🎟 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1993873818...

FREE! 🦠 Tardigrades can survive radiation doses hundreds of times lethal to humans. How? Join Witold Morek (@sangerinstitute.bsky.social) on 20 Oct to explore the remarkable biology and genetics behind these microscopic survival experts — including Dsup 🌎 🧪 🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1978418044...

🕷️🌼 Meet the flower crab spider, a master of camouflage! Rose Christopher (Newcastle University) explores its ecology, hunting strategies and the research uncovering its choices. 🎥 Now available to watch for FREE: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlWL... @envirosyment.bsky.social

Thousands of bat recordings. Hours of manual ID. 🦇 How can AI help speed up bat acoustic data processing while keeping humans in the loop? Join our free webinar on 19 October to see BatSense in action, including a real-world case study. 🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1993873818... @wildersensing.com

🌙 Can connecting with nature after dark boost wellbeing and inspire conservation? 🦋 Dr @drchrisbarnes.bsky.social (University of Derby) shares research on moths, crane flies and nighttime nature experiences. Now available to watch for FREE! 🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9NY...

🦠 An animal living in the moss on your roof can survive in space! Tardigrades are microscopic survival experts. Join us on 20 Oct as Witold Morek explores the remarkable biology & genetics behind these tiny animals. 📅 20 Oct FREE: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1978418044... @sangerinstitute.bsky.social

🦇 Bat surveys are legally required on many development sites — but processing the data takes time. Join our free ecoTECH webinar with @wildersensing.com to see how BatSense combines AI species ID with human validation 🌎 🧪 📅 19 Oct 🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1993873818... @wildlifeacoustics.com

🌳 Meet the No Parking Whitebeam, found only in one Devon valley and named after a “no parking” sign! With just ~110 known, it’s one of Britain’s remarkable endemic trees. Tomorrow with @jameshardingmorris.bsky.social 🌎 🧪 Book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1977171059... @chiffchat.bsky.social

FREE! Don’t miss it, TOMORROW! 🐦 Curlews & grouse moors – an ongoing conversation. Join us on 12 Oct to hear from two practising land managers about curlew conservation on managed grouse moors, followed by a live Q&A. 🎟 Free place: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1995973312... @curlewaction.bsky.social

🦠 Tardigrades can seemingly switch life off — then come back to life when water returns. Join Witold Morek (@sangerinstitute.bsky.social) for a FREE webinar on 20 Oct to explore the extraordinary biology and genetics of these microscopic animals. Book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1978418044...

🐦 Curlew conservation is complex and contested. With UK breeding numbers down by around half since the mid-1990s, what does conservation look like on the ground? Join two practising land managers on 12 Oct to hear about curlews on managed grouse moors, followed by Q&A 🌎 🧪 @curlewaction.bsky.social

🌳 Meet the rare English Whitebeam, found only in Britain & Ireland. Around 1,000 remain! Learn more about this & other endemic whitebeams with @jameshardingmorris.bsky.social on 13 Oct. 🎟 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1977171059... @chiffchat.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social

🪰 Meet Britain’s largest fly! The Hornet Robberfly can reach 2.5cm and mimics a hornet as it hunts flies, wasps, grasshoppers and beetles. Learn more w/ @kitenet.bsky.social on 8 Oct in our Robberflies webinar! 🎟 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1976908981... @dipteristsforum.bsky.social

🐦 What does curlew conservation look like in practice? Join our free Curlew Conversations webinar on 12 Oct to hear directly from two land managers about their experiences protecting curlew populations on the moors they manage 🌎 🧪 🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1995973312... @curlewaction.bsky.social

🪰 Big fly + moustache = robberfly! Learn how to spot these fascinating predators and tell them apart from similar flies in our online Robberflies webinar with @kitenet.bsky.social on 8 Oct 🌎 🧪 🎟 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1976908981... @dipteristsforum.bsky.social @uk-soldierflies.bsky.social

🌳 Did you know at least 30 tree species grow wild in the British Isles and nowhere else? Discover Britain’s remarkable endemic whitebeams with botanist @jameshardingmorris.bsky.social on 13 Oct. 🎟 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1977171059... @bsbibotany.bsky.social @chiffchat.bsky.social

🪰 Meet the Bee Robberfly (Laphria flava), a spectacular UK bee mimic found in Caledonian pine forests in Scotland. Its survival is tied to this rare habitat. Learn more w/ @kitenet.bsky.social on 8 Oct in our Robberflies webinar. 🎟 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1976908981... @dipteristsforum.bsky.social

🪰 Quiz time! Which of these flies is NOT a robberfly? Put your ID skills to the test, then join @kitenet.bsky.social on 8 Oct for an online training webinar exploring this fascinating group of insects. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1976908981... @dipteristsforum.bsky.social @uk-soldierflies.bsky.social

🌲 Britain’s forests are facing growing pressure from insect pests. What can we do to defend them? Join Katrina Dainton on 6 Oct for: Unwelcome Guests, exploring the pests threatening our trees and how they can be managed. FREE! 🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1915440176... @forestresearchuk.bsky.social

🌲 Meet Ips typographus, the Eight-toothed Spruce Bark Beetle. First found breeding in the UK in 2018, this tiny beetle could pose a significant threat to spruce forests. Join Katrina Dainton TOMORROW to learn more about them 🌎 🧪 🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1915440176... @forestresearchuk.bsky.social

🌳 Could the Plane Lace Bug become a growing threat to Britain’s trees? Join Katrina Dainton of @forestresearchuk.bsky.social on 6 October for entoLIVE: Unwelcome Guests, exploring insect pests and their impact on Britain’s forests 🌎 🧪 Book your FREE place: 🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1915440176...

🌲 What makes the Large Pine Weevil such a serious threat to newly planted trees? Join Katrina Dainton TOMORROW for: Unwelcome Guests, exploring how insect pests are impacting Britain’s forests. 🎟 Book your FREE place here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1915440176... @forestresearchuk.bsky.social

What is Native? Where does Nature belong? Reel from one of our upcoming speakers: Steve Head – Wildlife Gardening Forum – garden biodiversity & climate change: youtube.com/shorts/qEtZp... The Wildlife Gardening Forum:

What can an invertebrate species list reveal about a site? Use Pantheon to explore habitats, ecological resources & conservation value with @kitenet.bsky.social. Natural History Museum | 14 Jan 2027 | From £50 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1992308296... @naturalengland.bsky.social @ukceh.bsky.social

🌱 Are we actually helping wildlife in our gardens? Join the Wildlife Gardening Virtual Symposium 2027 to explore the latest research and make evidence-based decisions for wildlife. 📅 13 Jan | 💻 Online | 🎟️ £30 or pay what you can More info & booking: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1992304412...

🌳 Britain's rarest native timber tree might surprise you! The true native Black Poplar, Populus nigra, has only ~7,000 wild specimens left – and just ~600 are female. Learn to identify this and other poplars with Russell Miller on 8 Dec. 🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1996125969... @tverc1.bsky.social

🌿 New online course: Urban Pond Conservation, tutored by Rachel Walker, Amphibian Specialist Explore urban pond ecology, monitoring approaches, threats, conservation management & how we can reconnect the freshwater network. 💻 Learn at your own pace courses.biologicalrecording.co.uk/courses/urba...

Tiny parasites, big questions. What can the UK's flat flies tell us about bird health? Join Dr @denisewawman.bsky.social on 21 Oct to explore UK species, how their ranges have changed since the 1960s, and their potential role in disease transmission 🌎 🧪 🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1981718540...

🪶 Join us online for Curlew Conversations: Grouse Moors on 12 Oct 2026. Hear from land managers about their experiences of Curlew populations on managed grouse moors, and explore what this means for Curlew conservation. FREE webinar www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1995973312... @curlewaction.bsky.social

What can an invertebrate species list reveal about a site? Use Pantheon to explore habitats, ecological resources & conservation value with @kitenet.bsky.social. Natural History Museum | 14 Jan 2027 | From £50 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1992308296... @naturalengland.bsky.social @ukceh.bsky.social

In this entoSHORT, discover the key features of shieldbug morphology and learn the terminology used to describe the different parts of a shieldbug’s body. youtu.be/8NOMW_PZZss

🌳 Britain has 43 native whitebeam species – around 30 are found nowhere else on Earth! Discover the identification, diversity & ecology of whitebeams, rowans and service trees with botanist @jameshardingmorris.bsky.social on 29 Sep 🌎 🧪 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1980367894... @bsbibotany.bsky.social

We farm more flies in ONE day than cows all year. Why? What does fly farming look like? Join @beebytes.bsky.social on 21 Oct to explore flies as mini-livestock, their role in sustainable agriculture & waste mitigation 🪰 🌎 🧪 🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1981718540... @insectwrs.bsky.social

🌱 Nature in the city – above our heads? Do green roofs genuinely support urban biodiversity? Eva Drukker draws on 6 years of research across 10,000 m² of green roofs to explore their plants, insects and soils 🌎 🧪 📅 25 Nov | FREE www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1977870244... @royentsoc.bsky.social