Thames Valley Environmental Records Centre
@tverc1.bsky.social
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
Enabling data-driven decisions to better enhance and protect our natural environment.
https://linktr.ee/TVERC
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We’re excited to announce our TVERC Autumn Recorders’ Conference 2026! 🌿
🗓️ Sat 10th Oct
📍 Upper Basildon Village Hall
Join fellow wildlife recorders and local groups for a day of displays, updates and shared knowledge from across Berks and Oxon.
🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/thames-val...
🗓️ Sat 10th Oct
📍 Upper Basildon Village Hall
Join fellow wildlife recorders and local groups for a day of displays, updates and shared knowledge from across Berks and Oxon.
🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/thames-val...
⏳ Just 2 weeks to go!
What are you most excited to learn about at the TVERC Autumn Recorders' Conference?
🎟️ Book now: https://tverc.org/recorders/recorders-conferences-0/our-next-recorders-conference
What are you most excited to learn about at the TVERC Autumn Recorders' Conference?
🎟️ Book now: https://tverc.org/recorders/recorders-conferences-0/our-next-recorders-conference
September 25, 2026 at 9:30 AM
⏳ Just 2 weeks to go!
What are you most excited to learn about at the TVERC Autumn Recorders' Conference?
🎟️ Book now: https://tverc.org/recorders/recorders-conferences-0/our-next-recorders-conference
What are you most excited to learn about at the TVERC Autumn Recorders' Conference?
🎟️ Book now: https://tverc.org/recorders/recorders-conferences-0/our-next-recorders-conference
🌿 After a hot summer in the field, our Biodiversity Officers are wrapping up this year's #LocalWildlifeSite survey season. Next comes analysing the results and producing reports to help inform future decisions for these important sites.
👉https://tverc.org/data-hub/local-wildlife-sites-lws
👉https://tverc.org/data-hub/local-wildlife-sites-lws
September 24, 2026 at 10:38 AM
🌿 After a hot summer in the field, our Biodiversity Officers are wrapping up this year's #LocalWildlifeSite survey season. Next comes analysing the results and producing reports to help inform future decisions for these important sites.
👉https://tverc.org/data-hub/local-wildlife-sites-lws
👉https://tverc.org/data-hub/local-wildlife-sites-lws
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Nature has an amazing capacity to surprise. A kingfisher caught on camera appearing to investigate (or even taste!) an otter spraint at Waterstock Local Wildlife Site. Any ideas what's going on here? 🤔
#WildlifeRecording #CameraTrap #LocalWildlifeSite
#WildlifeRecording #CameraTrap #LocalWildlifeSite
September 23, 2026 at 8:03 AM
Nature has an amazing capacity to surprise. A kingfisher caught on camera appearing to investigate (or even taste!) an otter spraint at Waterstock Local Wildlife Site. Any ideas what's going on here? 🤔
#WildlifeRecording #CameraTrap #LocalWildlifeSite
#WildlifeRecording #CameraTrap #LocalWildlifeSite
Nature has an amazing capacity to surprise. A kingfisher caught on camera appearing to investigate (or even taste!) an otter spraint at Waterstock Local Wildlife Site. Any ideas what's going on here? 🤔
#WildlifeRecording #CameraTrap #LocalWildlifeSite
#WildlifeRecording #CameraTrap #LocalWildlifeSite
September 23, 2026 at 8:03 AM
Nature has an amazing capacity to surprise. A kingfisher caught on camera appearing to investigate (or even taste!) an otter spraint at Waterstock Local Wildlife Site. Any ideas what's going on here? 🤔
#WildlifeRecording #CameraTrap #LocalWildlifeSite
#WildlifeRecording #CameraTrap #LocalWildlifeSite
🗺️ Could there be an under-recorded 1km square on your doorstep?
Help us #FillTheSpeciesGaps by recording wildlife in Berkshire & Oxfordshire's least-recorded areas.
Every species counts, common or rare.
Explore the map: https://tverc.org/recorders/help-us-fill-species-gaps
Help us #FillTheSpeciesGaps by recording wildlife in Berkshire & Oxfordshire's least-recorded areas.
Every species counts, common or rare.
Explore the map: https://tverc.org/recorders/help-us-fill-species-gaps
September 21, 2026 at 8:02 AM
🗺️ Could there be an under-recorded 1km square on your doorstep?
Help us #FillTheSpeciesGaps by recording wildlife in Berkshire & Oxfordshire's least-recorded areas.
Every species counts, common or rare.
Explore the map: https://tverc.org/recorders/help-us-fill-species-gaps
Help us #FillTheSpeciesGaps by recording wildlife in Berkshire & Oxfordshire's least-recorded areas.
Every species counts, common or rare.
Explore the map: https://tverc.org/recorders/help-us-fill-species-gaps
Our Loan Scheme in action! 🦋
This Feathered Gothic was spotted in a TVERC moth trap during a survey in Otmoor earlier this month.
Looking to get started with recording wildlife? Find out what’s available here: https://tverc.org/recorders/support-recorders/equipment-and-books
📷Pia Key
This Feathered Gothic was spotted in a TVERC moth trap during a survey in Otmoor earlier this month.
Looking to get started with recording wildlife? Find out what’s available here: https://tverc.org/recorders/support-recorders/equipment-and-books
📷Pia Key
September 18, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Our Loan Scheme in action! 🦋
This Feathered Gothic was spotted in a TVERC moth trap during a survey in Otmoor earlier this month.
Looking to get started with recording wildlife? Find out what’s available here: https://tverc.org/recorders/support-recorders/equipment-and-books
📷Pia Key
This Feathered Gothic was spotted in a TVERC moth trap during a survey in Otmoor earlier this month.
Looking to get started with recording wildlife? Find out what’s available here: https://tverc.org/recorders/support-recorders/equipment-and-books
📷Pia Key
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From 18th - 28th September, @inaturalist.bsky.social is hosting iNat Together 2026, a campaign encouraging users to connect in person over nature. This could be a friend, relative, colleague - seek the benefits of recording together! www.inaturalist.org/projects/ina... 🔎
iNat Together 2026
iNat Together (September 18–28) is a campaign encouraging iNaturalist users to connect in person over nature, with iNaturalist ambassadors around the world holding events you can join. Zoom in on the ...
www.inaturalist.org
September 18, 2026 at 10:23 AM
From 18th - 28th September, @inaturalist.bsky.social is hosting iNat Together 2026, a campaign encouraging users to connect in person over nature. This could be a friend, relative, colleague - seek the benefits of recording together! www.inaturalist.org/projects/ina... 🔎
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🔎 How do we find the wildlife that’s hardest to spot?
Join us on 24 Feb 2027 for the Biological Recording Virtual Symposium 2027: Recording the Rarities: Discover how recording helps reveal, verify & conserve rare wildlife.
🎟️ Tickets from just £1!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1999946461...
Join us on 24 Feb 2027 for the Biological Recording Virtual Symposium 2027: Recording the Rarities: Discover how recording helps reveal, verify & conserve rare wildlife.
🎟️ Tickets from just £1!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1999946461...
September 17, 2026 at 2:52 PM
🔎 How do we find the wildlife that’s hardest to spot?
Join us on 24 Feb 2027 for the Biological Recording Virtual Symposium 2027: Recording the Rarities: Discover how recording helps reveal, verify & conserve rare wildlife.
🎟️ Tickets from just £1!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1999946461...
Join us on 24 Feb 2027 for the Biological Recording Virtual Symposium 2027: Recording the Rarities: Discover how recording helps reveal, verify & conserve rare wildlife.
🎟️ Tickets from just £1!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1999946461...
What if the tool you need to create high-quality 3D models is already in your pocket? 📱
At our Recorders' Conference, Angus McDonald will share how he creates 3D digital models of wildlife, habitats and natural features using accessible technology.
Book now: https://tinyurl.com/2drshy5u
At our Recorders' Conference, Angus McDonald will share how he creates 3D digital models of wildlife, habitats and natural features using accessible technology.
Book now: https://tinyurl.com/2drshy5u
September 16, 2026 at 3:03 PM
What if the tool you need to create high-quality 3D models is already in your pocket? 📱
At our Recorders' Conference, Angus McDonald will share how he creates 3D digital models of wildlife, habitats and natural features using accessible technology.
Book now: https://tinyurl.com/2drshy5u
At our Recorders' Conference, Angus McDonald will share how he creates 3D digital models of wildlife, habitats and natural features using accessible technology.
Book now: https://tinyurl.com/2drshy5u
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The results are in 🦋📢
A huge thank you to the 101,565 of you who took part in this year's #BigButterflyCount!
While many widespread butterfly species had a good summer, drought and record heat could impact next year’s populations.
Read the full results 👉 buff.ly/V75ZHi7
A huge thank you to the 101,565 of you who took part in this year's #BigButterflyCount!
While many widespread butterfly species had a good summer, drought and record heat could impact next year’s populations.
Read the full results 👉 buff.ly/V75ZHi7
September 16, 2026 at 6:32 AM
The results are in 🦋📢
A huge thank you to the 101,565 of you who took part in this year's #BigButterflyCount!
While many widespread butterfly species had a good summer, drought and record heat could impact next year’s populations.
Read the full results 👉 buff.ly/V75ZHi7
A huge thank you to the 101,565 of you who took part in this year's #BigButterflyCount!
While many widespread butterfly species had a good summer, drought and record heat could impact next year’s populations.
Read the full results 👉 buff.ly/V75ZHi7
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Celebrate #DormouseWeek with us! 🐭🌿
This week, we’re shining a spotlight on one of Britain’s most charismatic and elusive small mammals, the hazel dormouse. What's your favourite fact about dormice?
🔗ptes.org/dormice
This week, we’re shining a spotlight on one of Britain’s most charismatic and elusive small mammals, the hazel dormouse. What's your favourite fact about dormice?
🔗ptes.org/dormice
September 14, 2026 at 9:15 AM
Celebrate #DormouseWeek with us! 🐭🌿
This week, we’re shining a spotlight on one of Britain’s most charismatic and elusive small mammals, the hazel dormouse. What's your favourite fact about dormice?
🔗ptes.org/dormice
This week, we’re shining a spotlight on one of Britain’s most charismatic and elusive small mammals, the hazel dormouse. What's your favourite fact about dormice?
🔗ptes.org/dormice
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There's still time to get involved in our Recorders' Conference on 10th October at Upper Basildon Village Hall - give an update, have a display or just come along and meet other local wildlife recorders.
See our website for details: https://tinyurl.com/2drshy5u
See our website for details: https://tinyurl.com/2drshy5u
September 7, 2026 at 7:30 AM
There's still time to get involved in our Recorders' Conference on 10th October at Upper Basildon Village Hall - give an update, have a display or just come along and meet other local wildlife recorders.
See our website for details: https://tinyurl.com/2drshy5u
See our website for details: https://tinyurl.com/2drshy5u
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🚜 Are you an enthusiastic, organised, and collaborative individual with experience in ecology and agriculture?
Join us as our AgroEcology Lead!
💻 To apply, please send your CV and a covering letter to [email protected] by Sunday 11th October.
Join us as our AgroEcology Lead!
💻 To apply, please send your CV and a covering letter to [email protected] by Sunday 11th October.
September 3, 2026 at 5:03 PM
🚜 Are you an enthusiastic, organised, and collaborative individual with experience in ecology and agriculture?
Join us as our AgroEcology Lead!
💻 To apply, please send your CV and a covering letter to [email protected] by Sunday 11th October.
Join us as our AgroEcology Lead!
💻 To apply, please send your CV and a covering letter to [email protected] by Sunday 11th October.
There's still time to get involved in our Recorders' Conference on 10th October at Upper Basildon Village Hall - give an update, have a display or just come along and meet other local wildlife recorders.
See our website for details: https://tinyurl.com/2drshy5u
See our website for details: https://tinyurl.com/2drshy5u
September 7, 2026 at 7:30 AM
There's still time to get involved in our Recorders' Conference on 10th October at Upper Basildon Village Hall - give an update, have a display or just come along and meet other local wildlife recorders.
See our website for details: https://tinyurl.com/2drshy5u
See our website for details: https://tinyurl.com/2drshy5u
🎤 Join Martyn Lane to hear how the Black Poplar Project is identifying and restoring native black poplars across Oxfordshire and beyond.
🗓️ Sat 10th Oct | 📍 Upper Basildon Village Hall
🎟️ Book now: https://tverc.org/recorders/recorders-conferences-0/our-next-recorders-conference
🗓️ Sat 10th Oct | 📍 Upper Basildon Village Hall
🎟️ Book now: https://tverc.org/recorders/recorders-conferences-0/our-next-recorders-conference
September 3, 2026 at 8:30 AM
🎤 Join Martyn Lane to hear how the Black Poplar Project is identifying and restoring native black poplars across Oxfordshire and beyond.
🗓️ Sat 10th Oct | 📍 Upper Basildon Village Hall
🎟️ Book now: https://tverc.org/recorders/recorders-conferences-0/our-next-recorders-conference
🗓️ Sat 10th Oct | 📍 Upper Basildon Village Hall
🎟️ Book now: https://tverc.org/recorders/recorders-conferences-0/our-next-recorders-conference
Got a wildlife recording project in Oxfordshire or Berkshire? 🦋🌿
Our Recorders’ Grant with TOE could help fund equipment and resources to improve local wildlife records.
Find out more: https://trustforoxfordshire.org.uk/grants/
#TVERC #WildlifeRecording #Oxfordshire #Berkshire #RecorderGrant
Our Recorders’ Grant with TOE could help fund equipment and resources to improve local wildlife records.
Find out more: https://trustforoxfordshire.org.uk/grants/
#TVERC #WildlifeRecording #Oxfordshire #Berkshire #RecorderGrant
September 1, 2026 at 8:02 AM
Got a wildlife recording project in Oxfordshire or Berkshire? 🦋🌿
Our Recorders’ Grant with TOE could help fund equipment and resources to improve local wildlife records.
Find out more: https://trustforoxfordshire.org.uk/grants/
#TVERC #WildlifeRecording #Oxfordshire #Berkshire #RecorderGrant
Our Recorders’ Grant with TOE could help fund equipment and resources to improve local wildlife records.
Find out more: https://trustforoxfordshire.org.uk/grants/
#TVERC #WildlifeRecording #Oxfordshire #Berkshire #RecorderGrant
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If you’ve ever felt that inspiring local climate and nature projects are hard to find, Redirect is trying to change that.
The platform brings together local organisations, events, volunteering opportunities, news, and community activities in one place.
🔗 Explore Redirect: redirectcommunity.uk/feed
The platform brings together local organisations, events, volunteering opportunities, news, and community activities in one place.
🔗 Explore Redirect: redirectcommunity.uk/feed
Redirect - Building climate-resilient communities
Join local events, support organisations, engage with your community, and take part in meaningful change - and earn rewards in the process.
redirectcommunity.uk
August 19, 2026 at 2:03 PM
If you’ve ever felt that inspiring local climate and nature projects are hard to find, Redirect is trying to change that.
The platform brings together local organisations, events, volunteering opportunities, news, and community activities in one place.
🔗 Explore Redirect: redirectcommunity.uk/feed
The platform brings together local organisations, events, volunteering opportunities, news, and community activities in one place.
🔗 Explore Redirect: redirectcommunity.uk/feed
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Our Photographic Guide to Flies of Britain & Ireland bit.ly/4dqQI8Z has received widespread critical acclaim as a groundbreaking, long-overdue field guide. It's the first popular, widely accessible guide to British & Irish flies since 1951 @bbowt.bsky.social @tverc1.bsky.social
August 27, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Our Photographic Guide to Flies of Britain & Ireland bit.ly/4dqQI8Z has received widespread critical acclaim as a groundbreaking, long-overdue field guide. It's the first popular, widely accessible guide to British & Irish flies since 1951 @bbowt.bsky.social @tverc1.bsky.social
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Is it a hummingbird? Is it a hawk? No, it's a Humming-bird Hawk-moth!
These impressive travellers can arrive in the UK at any time from April to December, but numbers usually peak in August and September. More are seen in hotter summers and when there are southerly winds.
#MothsMatter #TeamMoth
These impressive travellers can arrive in the UK at any time from April to December, but numbers usually peak in August and September. More are seen in hotter summers and when there are southerly winds.
#MothsMatter #TeamMoth
August 27, 2026 at 11:18 AM
Is it a hummingbird? Is it a hawk? No, it's a Humming-bird Hawk-moth!
These impressive travellers can arrive in the UK at any time from April to December, but numbers usually peak in August and September. More are seen in hotter summers and when there are southerly winds.
#MothsMatter #TeamMoth
These impressive travellers can arrive in the UK at any time from April to December, but numbers usually peak in August and September. More are seen in hotter summers and when there are southerly winds.
#MothsMatter #TeamMoth
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ARCTIC TERN briefly at Watermead just now…
@bucksbirdclub81.bsky.social @bbowt.bsky.social @tverc1.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social #birds #birding #birdwatching #wildlife #nature
@bucksbirdclub81.bsky.social @bbowt.bsky.social @tverc1.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social #birds #birding #birdwatching #wildlife #nature
August 25, 2026 at 9:45 AM
ARCTIC TERN briefly at Watermead just now…
@bucksbirdclub81.bsky.social @bbowt.bsky.social @tverc1.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social #birds #birding #birdwatching #wildlife #nature
@bucksbirdclub81.bsky.social @bbowt.bsky.social @tverc1.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social #birds #birding #birdwatching #wildlife #nature
Tom Ackland, one of Oxford City Council’s Countryside Rangers, will share how the team manages over 1,100 acres of nature reserves and green spaces, including Shotover, Lye Valley, Chilswell Valley and Port Meadow
🗓️ Sat 10th Oct📍 Upper Basildon Village Hall
🎟️ Book now: https://tinyurl.com/2drshy5u
🗓️ Sat 10th Oct📍 Upper Basildon Village Hall
🎟️ Book now: https://tinyurl.com/2drshy5u
August 24, 2026 at 8:02 AM
Tom Ackland, one of Oxford City Council’s Countryside Rangers, will share how the team manages over 1,100 acres of nature reserves and green spaces, including Shotover, Lye Valley, Chilswell Valley and Port Meadow
🗓️ Sat 10th Oct📍 Upper Basildon Village Hall
🎟️ Book now: https://tinyurl.com/2drshy5u
🗓️ Sat 10th Oct📍 Upper Basildon Village Hall
🎟️ Book now: https://tinyurl.com/2drshy5u
🦋Have you spotted a hummingbird hawkmoth?
Often mistaken for a tiny hummingbird, this day-flying moth hovers in front of flowers with wings beating at incredible speed!
Seen one? Share your sightings with us: https://tverc.org/recorders/share-your-records
🎥Sam Brown
#Moths #WildlifeRecording
Often mistaken for a tiny hummingbird, this day-flying moth hovers in front of flowers with wings beating at incredible speed!
Seen one? Share your sightings with us: https://tverc.org/recorders/share-your-records
🎥Sam Brown
#Moths #WildlifeRecording
August 20, 2026 at 7:30 AM
🦋Have you spotted a hummingbird hawkmoth?
Often mistaken for a tiny hummingbird, this day-flying moth hovers in front of flowers with wings beating at incredible speed!
Seen one? Share your sightings with us: https://tverc.org/recorders/share-your-records
🎥Sam Brown
#Moths #WildlifeRecording
Often mistaken for a tiny hummingbird, this day-flying moth hovers in front of flowers with wings beating at incredible speed!
Seen one? Share your sightings with us: https://tverc.org/recorders/share-your-records
🎥Sam Brown
#Moths #WildlifeRecording
🌳Last Friday, our Noticing Nature group escaped the heat beneath the canopy of Brasenose Wood, Shotover, with expert Ivan Wright.
Highlights included rare woodland plants and at least 10 Red Admirals feeding on oak sap runs.
A huge thank you to Ivan for sharing his knowledge of this special place.
Highlights included rare woodland plants and at least 10 Red Admirals feeding on oak sap runs.
A huge thank you to Ivan for sharing his knowledge of this special place.
August 19, 2026 at 9:44 AM
🌳Last Friday, our Noticing Nature group escaped the heat beneath the canopy of Brasenose Wood, Shotover, with expert Ivan Wright.
Highlights included rare woodland plants and at least 10 Red Admirals feeding on oak sap runs.
A huge thank you to Ivan for sharing his knowledge of this special place.
Highlights included rare woodland plants and at least 10 Red Admirals feeding on oak sap runs.
A huge thank you to Ivan for sharing his knowledge of this special place.
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://tinyurl.com/2drshy5u
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://tinyurl.com/2drshy5u
August 18, 2026 at 8:04 AM
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://tinyurl.com/2drshy5u
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://tinyurl.com/2drshy5u
🌿 The @nhm-london.bsky.social's Nature Discovery Garden has collected over 11 million environmental data records in its first year. A great reminder of the value of environmental data in understanding and protecting nature.
www.nhm.ac.uk/press-office...
www.nhm.ac.uk/press-office...
Natural History Museum’s ‘Living Laboratory’ Garden Exceeds 11 Million Environmental Data Records in First Year | Natural History Museum
www.nhm.ac.uk
August 14, 2026 at 7:47 AM
🌿 The @nhm-london.bsky.social's Nature Discovery Garden has collected over 11 million environmental data records in its first year. A great reminder of the value of environmental data in understanding and protecting nature.
www.nhm.ac.uk/press-office...
www.nhm.ac.uk/press-office...