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.

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.

Bumblebees & Their Differing Habitats: How a Decade of Citizen Science Has Increased Our Knowledge

Dr Penelope Whitehorn (Highlands Rewilding) walks us through how 10 years of biological recording is telling us about the ecological preferences of our bumblebees.

The National Honey Monitoring Scheme: A Peek Behind The Scenes

Jenny Shelton (UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology) takes us on a behind-the-scenes tour of the National Honey Monitoring Scheme.

Marine Mollusc Recording Scheme: Discoveries from the Conchological Society of Great Britain and Ireland

Simon Taylor (Conchological Society of Britain and Ireland) explores some of the mollusc marvels that are found in marine environments around Britain and Ireland.

Restoration, Rearing and Reintroductions: Saving the Freshwater Pearl Mussel

Louise Lavictoire (Freshwater Biological Association) discusses the captive breeding programme for one of the most endangered freshwater invertebrates in Europe.