NHM London's Nature Overheard included an escalator engagement, with different tiers and different numbers of participants. Used zooniverse with flyTunes to classify data #citizenScience #communityScience
Illustrations of grasshopper, cricket and earwig on the front cover of a book called Field Guide to the Grasshoppers and Allies of Great Britain and Ireland
π¦ This #WorldWildlifeDay, discover Britain's grasshoppers, crickets & allied species in a brilliant new field guide!
It's co-written by our former colleague BjΓΆrn Beckmann with recording scheme coordinator Peter Sutton.
Allied species are earwigs, stick insects, mantids and cockroaches πͺ³
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Coβdesigned community science helps make environmental science more inclusive and accessible, leading to research with greater real-world impact.
Read more π
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NEW Guide to DNA-based monitoring with community science @ukdnawg.bsky.social
π§ CS x DNA examples
π©π½βπ¦° Involving volunteers
π’ Project design
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A stocky bee with brown hairs on thorax and abdomen and yellow hairs on the face. Sitting on deadgrass stems.
First male Hairy-footed Flower Bee of the year in the garden this morning. #KentNature #bees #hymenoptera
Close-up of a male European Stag Beetle (Lucanus cervus) showing its red-brown antler-like mandibles, contrasting with the dark, textured head. Image credit: Martin Harvey @kitenet.bsky.app
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Community science makes a huge contribution to biodiversity reporting, with over 70% of records used in England being submitted by volunteers
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Getting to grips with iRecord π±π
New to iRecord or finding it tricky? Our iRecord 101 course takes you step-by-step from first record to confident user, with tips from recording specialist Keiron Brown. π π§ͺ
Thu 2 Apr 2026
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Thanks Deborah, I did expect some concern but hopefully I was clear what our aims are π Definitely will always encourage recorders to keep doing what theyβre doing & not out to replace anything!
Ah yeah @scotsguyinwales.bsky.social it has been something Iβve dipped in and out of for about 5 years π«£ Couldnβt make any progress last year for various reasons, but going to work with some of the Welsh orgs this year to get it done properly & good standard. Will obv shout from rooftops when done!
Excited to be joining @bes-communitysci.bsky.social committee as Communications Officer π₯³
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Illustrations of insects representing Hemiptera, Hymenoptera, Orthoptera, and Coleoptera with percentage reductions in abundance: 58%, 37%, 27%, 12% respectively.
First global analysis of its kind, led by UKCEH, has shown the impacts of invasive alien species on insects.
The study found the non-native animals & plants on average reduce abundance of terrestrial insects by 31% and species richness by 21%.
www.ceh.ac.uk/press/insect...
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Can you identify UK bumblebees and/or butterflies to a species level in the field?
Or do you have strong botanical survey skills (equivalent to FISC Level 4 or higher) with the ability to recognise broad and priority habitats?
See great opportunity below & please share!
It uses the Naturalis API which I believe is whatβs behind ObsIdentify. In our pilot we assessed how accurate it was for different species - Iβll go into this in my @biologicalrecording.co.uk talk π
Not sure how much farmers get to sleep anymore with this crazy unpredictable weather anyway!!
In Pembrokeshire the landowners are involved in the Naturally Connected www.pembrokeshirecoast.wales/news/new-fun... and in the Chilterns most were very wildlife friendly with regen practices. Would be great to engage those more intensive farms!
I just love that most of these people would never have considered going out to buy their own moth trap, and now they're hooked!
We've been engaging farmers with moth monitoring from the Chilterns to Pembrokeshire. Using portable bucket traps and an AI based app - farmers love uncovering hidden biodiversity!
Read my blog here:
www.ceh.ac.uk/news-and-med...
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#mothsmatter #TeamMoth
Did my undergrad in Southampton so any excuse to go back to the New Forest π
Great! I'm based in Reading so north Hants would be great - and have a friend in Whitchurch I could stay with for further south :)
Let me know where/when and depending which part of Hants I could be keen :)
Photo of me behind the table selling cakes at UKCEH Wallingford for Macmillan Coffee Morning
Big thanks to my colleagues at UKCEH for supporting yesterday's #MacmillanCoffeeMorning in memory of my Dad.
Together we raised over Β£650, edging me closer to my new target of Β£3000. Ready for Cardiff Half next weekend!
www.justgiving.com/page/mighty-... π
Another resource you may find helpful is the UKCEH What's Flying Tonight app - connect-apps.ceh.ac.uk/whats_flying... which shows you which moths are likely to be in your area on that date.
Twin-spotted Quaker (Anorthoa munda) resting on a white surface. The moth has pale brownish-grey forewings with two distinct pairs of black spots near the outer edge, and a slightly furry thorax.
Twin-spotted Quaker (Anorthoa munda), Carms 2022.
Welsh name Crynwr Dau Smotyn - meaning two spot quaker.
#mothsmatter #TeamMoth
Dusky Brocade (Apamea remissa) resting on a personβs fingers. The forewings are dark brownish-grey with mottled markings.
Dusky Brocade (Apamea remissa), Carms 2020.
Welsh name Brithyn Llwydolau - meaning dusky speckled one.
#mothsmatter #TeamMoth
I went back and forth on this! Llwydfelen comes from llwyd (grey) and melyn (yellow) but translated means beige, buff, all sorts! Direct translations are hard π
Buff Arches (Habrosyne pyritoides) resting on an egg carton. The forewings are patterned with creamy-white arched bands and intricate brown markings, creating a marbled, stone-like appearance.
Buff Arches (Habrosyne pyritoides), Carms 2021.
Welsh name Gwyfyn BwΓ’u Llwydfelyn - meaning beige arches moth.
#mothsmatter #TeamMoth
Have photos of multiple moths on egg trays from the UK?
At @ukceh.bsky.social we're training & testing AI to detect multiple moths in a single image
Reply with your images to help us reach our goal - make sure most moths are roughly identifiable
#mothsmatter #TeamMoth
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Setaceous Hebrew Character (Xestia c-nigrum) resting on a green egg carton, showing its dark forewings marked with a distinct black and pale white pattern.
Setaceous Hebrew Character (Xestia c-nigrum), Bucks 2025.
Welsh name Clai Lloerol - meaning lunar clay.
#mothsmatter #TeamMoth
The Vestal (Rhodometra sacraria) resting on a textured surface, showing its pale cream wings crossed by a distinctive diagonal pink stripe.
The Vestal (Rhodometra sacraria), Bucks 2025.
Welsh name Llinell Goch - meaning red line.
#mothsmatter #TeamMoth
Pale Prominent (Pterostoma palpina) resting on a vertical dry grass stem. The moth's light brown and grey tones blend with the stem, providing excellent camouflage. Its distinctive pointed forewings and slightly upturned resting posture are visible.
Pale Prominent (Pterostoma palpina), Bucks 2025.
Welsh name Crwbach Gwelw - meaning pale hunchback.
#mothsmatter #TeamMoth
