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Streams To Spiders: How Aquatic Insects Interconnect Our Ecosystems

Liam Nash (Queen Mary, University of London) explores how insects connect terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Rarities in Arachnology: Finding and Recording Rare Spiders in Britain

Richard Gallon (British Arachnology Society) discusses the Spider Recording Scheme, with an emphasis on how to find and record rare spiders in Britain in this blog.

London’s Wildlife Sites: Challenges and Opportunities in a Growing City

Mathew Frith walks us through the challenges and opportunities regarding the Sites of importance for Nature Conservation in the ever-expanding city of London.

Digital Assets for Local Wildlife Sites

Dan Carpenter shares a digital system created by Digital Ecology to automate the creation of key outputs shared by NEYEDC (North and East Yorkshire Ecological Data Centre) with their customers.

Rising From The Ashes: A Local Wildlife Sites and Development Case Study from Essex

Jon Cranfield takes us through a case study from Essex of a Local Wildlife Site that was destroyed through development and how a larger Local Wildlife Site has been created in its place.

Can Community Science Support a County Wildlife Sites Framework in Devon?

Jess Smallcombe discusses trialling a new approach to monitoring county Wildlife Sites in Devon that involves local community groups.

Local Wildlife Sites Virtual Symposium

Check out the talks from the Local Wildlife Sites virtual Symposium, sharing experience and case studies regarding these important sites for nature.

Invertebrate Sentience: Do Invertebrate Experiences Deserve Respect & Welfare Protection?

Prof Jonathan Birch (London School of Economics) explores the research and reports informing UK policy and legislation on invertebrate sentience and welfare.

Supporting the Biological Recording Community

Being a company, doesn’t mean that everything needs to be about profit. Here are 5 ways in which the Biological Recording Company is giving back.

The Bugs Matter Citizen Science Survey: Where Every Journey Counts

Dr Lawrence Ball (Kent Wildlife Trust) reports on the Bugs Matter citizen science project that monitors insect splatter on road vehicles and explains what’s new for the survey in 2023.