Crikey, number 10 really is in a staffing crisis.
08.02.2026 17:33 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Crikey, number 10 really is in a staffing crisis.
08.02.2026 17:33 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Read more about our recent publication on increasing inclusivity in biological recording #citizenscience with @sei.org @savebutterflies.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @ukceh.bsky.social @plantlifeuk.bsky.social @batconservation.bsky.social & others www.sei.org/publications...
23.01.2026 14:36 — 👍 18 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0
Heard in the zoo:
"You're allowed to ruin my birthday, so I'm allowed to ruin yours. Fair".
The wisdom of children.
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![But the sketch I have here attempted to give of its varied functions shows us that it is really a most complex structure, a wonderful piece of machinery, as[ 259] it were, which in its various component gases, its actions and reactions upon the water and the land, its production of electrical discharges, and its furnishing the elements from which the whole fabric of organic life is composed and perpetually renewed, may be truly considered to be the very source and foundation of life itself. This is seen, not only in the fact of our absolute dependence upon it every minute of our lives, but in the terrible effects produced by even a slight degree of impurity in this vital element. Yet it is among those nations that claim to be the most civilised, those that profess to be guided by a knowledge of the laws of nature, those that most glory in the advance of science, that we find the greatest apathy, the greatest recklessness, in continually rendering impure this all-important necessary of life, to such a degree that the health of the larger portion of their populations is injured and their vitality lowered, by conditions which compel them to breathe more or less foul and impure air for the greater part of their lives. The huge and ever-increasing cities, the vast manufacturing towns belching forth smoke and poisonous gases, with the crowded dwellings, where millions are forced to live under the most terrible insanitary conditions, are the witnesses to this criminal apathy, this incredible recklessness and inhumanity.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2g72wvrmzdfakrjq56d3lddj/bafkreidgfp3g5erh7m3rdhzqvar2th65nqj72arwtpxrzak4yvtepmshba@jpeg)
But the sketch I have here attempted to give of its varied functions shows us that it is really a most complex structure, a wonderful piece of machinery, as[ 259] it were, which in its various component gases, its actions and reactions upon the water and the land, its production of electrical discharges, and its furnishing the elements from which the whole fabric of organic life is composed and perpetually renewed, may be truly considered to be the very source and foundation of life itself. This is seen, not only in the fact of our absolute dependence upon it every minute of our lives, but in the terrible effects produced by even a slight degree of impurity in this vital element. Yet it is among those nations that claim to be the most civilised, those that profess to be guided by a knowledge of the laws of nature, those that most glory in the advance of science, that we find the greatest apathy, the greatest recklessness, in continually rendering impure this all-important necessary of life, to such a degree that the health of the larger portion of their populations is injured and their vitality lowered, by conditions which compel them to breathe more or less foul and impure air for the greater part of their lives. The huge and ever-increasing cities, the vast manufacturing towns belching forth smoke and poisonous gases, with the crowded dwellings, where millions are forced to live under the most terrible insanitary conditions, are the witnesses to this criminal apathy, this incredible recklessness and inhumanity.
Wow. I did not know that Alfred Russell Wallace (co-discoverer of evolution by natural selection) wrote a book in 1904 about the biological potential for life on other planets, and I've just found this extraordinary paragraph setting out the insanity of atmospheric pollution [1/3]. In 1904!
31.10.2025 13:20 — 👍 177 🔁 55 💬 7 📌 2
Discover nature @ulstermuseum.org through our website www.habitas.org.uk 🌱🌼🐌
Learn more about Northern Ireland's biodiversity and get recording! 📲🖥️
@nbntrust.bsky.social going strong at Ulster Museum @cedar-ni.bsky.social
03.10.2025 15:09 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1#PeatConf25
30.09.2025 15:15 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0@moorsforthefuture.bsky.social @iucn-uk-peat.bsky.social @yorkshirepeat.bsky.social test your metal (or peat) 🧐💪
30.09.2025 14:47 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
#iucnpeat
30.09.2025 14:28 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 1Calling all biological recorders! Could you complete a short questionnaire for @universityofleeds.bsky.social to help understand the gaps in amateur biological recording data in UK?: forms.office.com/e/taGxQK7Adg
07.08.2025 11:27 — 👍 5 🔁 10 💬 0 📌 2They could be used for all of that, but unlikely for determining policy.
26.05.2025 17:37 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Given that both NE and DEFRA were very clear that no policy decisions are to be made using this particular application of AI, I was a bit surprised they bothered to run the story, but there you go.
26.05.2025 17:18 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
On #BiodiversityDay a really important activity you could take part in is to record wildlife. You’d be joining thousands of volunteers across UK who are gathering vital information to help protect and restore nature. Find out more bit.ly/RecordWildlife @inaturalist.bsky.social @kitenet.bsky.social
22.05.2025 14:52 — 👍 14 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0The @ukceh.bsky.social Biological Records Centre isn't yet on Bsky, so I'm passing on the message that there are problems with iRecord, with pages failing to load properly. It's being investigated and updates are being applied, but there is still work to do. Apologies for the inconvenience.
14.05.2025 15:05 — 👍 31 🔁 9 💬 4 📌 1
Join our iNaturalist project 🦋
To watch our Chester Region #CityNatureChallenge total grow next weekend 🤞
www.inaturalist.org/projects/cit...
Remember #NBNawards25 nominations close on Monday 21 April, so please don’t delay! bit.ly/NBNawards25 If you need some more inspiration, you can read about previous winners and those highly commended on the NBN Trust website - bit.ly/info-NBNawards #MakingDataWorkForNature
17.04.2025 13:25 — 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
I’m now peddling my wares as a full-time freelance ecologist in south of England and Scotland. I design wildlife monitoring and management plans, and I can provide training for wildlife survey volunteers. Don’t hesitate to get in touch! #rewilding #conservationecology #biologicalrecording
15.04.2025 16:02 — 👍 10 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
We have moved 🏠😀
If you need to get in touch please use our new phone number: 01244 394514
📍And our new address:
RECORD LRC, Suite 5
Parade Enterprise Centre
14 The Parade
Blacon
Chester
CH1 5HN
Who deserves recognition for recording marine or coastal #wildlife? Why not nominate them for the NBN Award for Marine Wildlife Recording 2025? bit.ly/NBNawards25 Closes: 21 April #NBNawards25 #MakingDataWorkForNature
20.03.2025 14:44 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Our first post on Bluesky 🫢 and it's a good one! We are inviting you to join us in the Chester Region City Nature Challenge, 25 - 28 April 🌻🦋🐸
Find out more here: record-lrc.co.uk/Get_involved...
Devine Might feels like it could be a good companion to @emilyrcwilson.bsky.social 's translation of the Iliad, especially as I'm at a bit where Hera, Athena and Aphrodite are conspiring to stir the whole thing up.
28.01.2025 22:06 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
We are thrilled to share with you our new videos, which highlight the work of the National Biodiversity Network Trust (NBN Trust) and also the National Biodiversity Network.
Please watch and share! www.youtube.com/watch?v=KynJ...
#MakingDataWorkForNature #EnterpriseDevelopmentProgramme
Considering how the subject matter always seems to be so relevant to its time, are we due another ecologically themed series of lectures soon? @britishecolsoc.bsky.social
01.01.2025 18:16 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Looking back down the years tinyurl.com/2ndnb6tv, one thing that seems a bit surprising is that since 1966 it seems there has been perhaps only 1 set of lectures dedicated to ecological science.
01.01.2025 18:16 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Really enjoyed the @ri-science.bsky.social Christmas Lectures www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis... . These have always been great, as long as I can remember. But this year I thought they were particularly engaging, perhaps because food is a universal subject.
01.01.2025 17:57 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Happy New Year everyone.
01.01.2025 02:57 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
As the year comes to a close, we reflect on the tremendous impact of the work of the NBN Trust - all of which has involved working with our many partners.
Find out more: bit.ly/NBNtrustImpact2023-24
We look forward to achieving even more for wildlife in 2025!
#MakingDataWorkForNature #NBNatlas
