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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
🎤 Spring Recorders’ Conference talk & workshop
Looking forward to Ruth Staples‑Rolfe’s Mend the Gap talk on the role of local recorders, followed by an interactive workshop with Signature Trees (TVERC), ARK River Fly, and CEH / Springline.🌱
🎟️ tverc.org/recorders/re...
🦇🦋 Our equipment loan scheme now includes moth trap and bat detectors!
Find out more: https://f.mtr.cool/tjfrwyudzp
#TVERC #BiologicalRecording #CitizenScience #WildlifeMonitoring
Butterfly Conservation's butterflies and moths to see in March: Red Admiral, Orange Underwing, Peacock, Oak Beauty, Brimstone, Dotted Border, Comma, Early Thorn, Small Tortoiseshell
Spring is on its way! Look out for these butterflies and moths in your gardens and local green spaces 🦋🌷
What have you seen recently?
City Nature Challenge 2026 is coming!
Wherever you are in Berkshire or Oxfordshire, join in the #CityNatureChallenge from Friday 24th to Monday 27th April by recording wildlife using the free iNaturalist app.
🔗https://tverc.org/recorders/are-you-noticing-wildlife/city-nature-challenge
Spring has arrived when I get to see my 1st #Adders of the year enjoying today’s warm conditions after hibernation and also plenty of Brimstone and Peacock Butterflies on the wing.
@tverc1.bsky.social @bbowt.bsky.social
🎤 Join John Lindley from South Stoke Wildlife & Conservation Group at #TVERCconf to learn how a small Oxfordshire village recorded 1,750 species! Get tips on surveying, ID, and community involvement.
🗓️ Saturday 21st March | 📍 Cholsey Great Hall
🎟️ Book now: https://f.mtr.cool/cxyikxncug
Join us this Saturday at Harcourt Arboretum to watch a Novice Hedge Laying Competition. Watch the competition in progress and learn more about this important conservation skill.
Entry to the Arboretum is free for this event
@wildoxfordshire.bsky.social
Have you seen any butterflies yet this year? We’d love to hear about it.
A closeup photo of a frog staring directly at the camera. It has light brown back and sides, a wide mouth, and a whitish chin. Its eyes are dark but rimmed with gold. Its front legs are submerged in water, and there are some green pond plants in front of it.
Our frogs (Rana temporaria) are back! 😍
#SignsOfSpring #UKWildlife #NaturePhotography 🐸
@arc-trust.bsky.social @freshwaterhabitats.bsky.social @tverc1.bsky.social @judywebb.bsky.social
Excited for “Planting for pollinators in your nature area, garden or allotment” workshop with @judywebb.bsky.social at our Spring Recorders’ Conference this March! 🐝🌼
Book your spot now: https://tverc.org/recorders/recorders-conferences-0/our-next-recorders-conference
An infographic titled “Nest Boxes for Robins & Wrens” shows a wooden open-front nest box positioned in dense vegetation. An inset image of a Robin highlights one of the species that benefit. The text advises placing open-front boxes low to the ground (no higher than 2m) and in well-hidden, sheltered locations to provide protection from predators.
This #NationalNestboxWeek, remember not all birds nest the same way!
Here's a few options to get you started...
Robins and Wrens like to keep hidden, tucking their nests away in dense cover.
An open-fronted box placed low down and out of sight is just their style.
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Want to improve your botanical identification skills and confidence? Try one of the Ashmolean Natural History Society of Oxfordshire #Plant #Identification courses this year:
🦋 TVERC Spring Recorders’ Conference
Join us on Sat 21st March at Cholsey Great Hall for a full day of inspiring talks, practical workshops, and the chance to network with fellow wildlife recorders and nature enthusiasts from Oxfordshire and Berkshire.
👉 Book your place: tverc.org/recorders/re...
The 2026 #BigFarmlandBirdCount is now underway and runs until 22nd February 🐦🌾
It’s a fantastic opportunity for landowners and recorders to help monitor how conservation efforts are supporting our farmland bird species.
For more information: https://www.bfbc.org.uk/
#GWCT #Nature #Wildlife
In the centre of the photo two small cup shaped fungi one above the other. The insides are a rich deep red colour, while the outsides are a paler orange colour. They're growing among leaf litter with chips of old decaying wood and a few blades of green grass.
Delighted to spot our first Scarlet Elf cup (Sarcoscypha austriaca) fungi of the season in the fen this morning. Here's two of around a dozen we found.
#FungiFriends #OxfordshireFens #OX3 @judywebb.bsky.social
At TVERC, this includes work supporting Local Wildlife Sites, where species records and habitat data help identify areas most in need of protection and manage them for recovery, turning evidence into action on the ground.
#NatureNeedsData
February 7 is #ReverseTheRedDay!
This landmark day celebrates conservation success around the world and the people, organisations and communities working to reverse #biodiversity loss 🌱
Look out for these pops of colour starting to show in our woodlands - Scarlet Elfcup seen today at BBOWT's Bowdown Woods, nr Newbury @bbowt.bsky.social @tverc1.bsky.social
@the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social
Adults stay hidden too, which makes sightings rare. Winter is the perfect time to look for their eggs. Once you know the signs, they suddenly appear everywhere.
Understanding where they lay helps us protect important blackthorn habitats and support this species.
Our team has recently been out in the field conducting Brown Hairstreak Butterfly surveys, a fascinating and elusive species!
Females lay tiny white eggs on young blackthorn shoots, and the caterpillars are so well camouflaged they’re almost impossible to spot.
We’re very excited to host the #CityNatureChallenge again this year for the 4th year! We want everyone in #Oxfordshire and #Berkshire to join us in recording their wildlife sightings in iNaturalist.
Ready to take part? Find out more and see how you can get involved here: tverc.org/recorders/ar...
Farmers: take 30 mins to spot the birds on your land! The Big Farmland Bird Count runs 6–22 Feb. Count the species and numbers of birds you see and help track farmland wildlife nationwide. 🦉
For more info & resources 👉 https://www.bfbc.org.uk/
#naturefriendlyfarming
Join us in Cholsey for a day of workshops, guest speakers, and more at our Recorders' Conference on March 21st.
Last chance to grab your early bird tickets: https://f.mtr.cool/dlbmocmzre
We're moving to the next phase of our #MendtheGap project: recording and mapping signature trees planted and training volunteers to spot and record them. Stay tuned for ways to get involved!
Are you joining in @rspb.bsky.social #BigGardenBirdWatch this weekend?
By taking part, you will help to create a snapshot of bird numbers across the UK!
Find out more: https://f.mtr.cool/xglhbrdzlf
#biggardenbirdwatch #CitizenScience #BirdSpotting
If you can’t join us for our Spring Recorders’ Conference, we hope you’ll be attending the @britishdragonflies.bsky.social meeting instead, where you can hear from Stephen Burch, County Dragonfly Recorder for Oxon on “Marsh Wood Pond, a case study of Odonata population changes in Oxfordshire"
Join the @biologicalrecording.co.uk on Mon, 2nd February and learn how to use Record Cleaner to check, validate and improve your wildlife records before sharing them with recording schemes and LERCs:
The annual UK Moth Recorders Meeting for 2026 is being held online on the 31st January. There’s still time to book and learn more about moths:
Make your observations count with some simple tips and checking your iNaturalist settings!
Got a project to share? 🐾
Sign up to give a 5-minute “speed update” at the #TVERCconf!
It’s a great way to showcase your work and connect with fellow recorders.
Book your place now: https://f.mtr.cool/nblimyazjv
#WildlifeRecording #CitizenScience