The Wildlife Information Centre

🎤Speaker Highlight!

Meet @averisben.bsky.social, who will be joining us at our conference to talk about Coastal Habitats of SE/central Scotland.🍃

📅15th November
📍Port Seton Community Centre

Book a spot at our conference to hear his talk! Link in bio!

#Conservation #Wildlife #Nature #Scotland

One of the slugs participants brought along to identify during the workshop.

Chris introducing the class to the key features of slugs and the main groups.

With thanks to Chris du Feu for a terrific workshop on Slug ID at Bo’ness yesterday. Chris opened our eyes to the diversity and interest of this often maligned group of species. We even generated some new slug records! Thanks to the Museum of Scottish Railways for hosting us. Photos: N. Harmsworth.

🎬 Riverwoods Film Screening

Join Buglife at their Riverwoods Film Night! Discover the importance of river woodlands and the work that Buglife are involved with.

📅Saturday 8 November
🕐 14:00 - 16:00
📍 One Dalkeith, EH22 1AG

#Rivers #Woodland #Midlothian #Scotland

An infographic advertising Butterfly Conservation's beginner introduction to Leaf-mining moths walk. There is a photo of a leaf-mining moth which is brown with some white stripes.

Tiny miners, huge impact 🌿🦋

Join Butterfly Conservation at Gartmorn Dam, 2 Nov 11 am for a beginner‐friendly walk into the world of leaf-mining moths.

Book now – spaces are limited! Visit Butterfly Conservation's website for more info!

#NatureWalk #Moths #ButterflyConservation #Scotland

A small, weathered wooden boathouse stands on stilts above a tranquil pond, surrounded by tall grasses and wildflowers in bloom at Old Sauchiemill. Photographed by Natalie Harmsworth

Planning a project in SE or Central Scotland? Don't forget biodiversity data! 🌳

We can provide ecological data!
✅ Local species records
✅ Habitat info for assessments
✅ Designated sites
✅ Species maps

Learn more here: wildlifeinformation.co.uk

#WildlifeData #EnvironmentalPlanning #Scotland

Join us at this year's National Biodiversity Network conference!🍃

📅Thursday 10th November
📍SS Great Britain, Bristol

This year's theme, 25 years of making data work for nature, is part of celebrating NBN trust's 25th anniversary! 🎉

📸C Sydes, N Harmsworth, D Lyle, R Wilson

A close-up of a Buzzard.

Scottish Ornithologists’ Club Conference 2025 🐦

📅 Saturday 22nd November, 2025
📍 Kilmardinny House, Bearsden, Glasgow

Join SOC for their upcoming conference “Scotland for Birds: Opportunities for Positive Change”

🔗 Find out more (link in bio)

📸N Harmsworth

#Scotland #Nature #Wildlfie #Birds

Today only we'll be at Peebles Woodmarket! Come say hi if you're in the area 😊

Conference flyer 'bookings now open!' with Puffins photo. Photo by Roisin McGrory.

Bookings are open for the TWIC 2025 Conference 'Coastal Recording & Conservation'
📅 15/11/25
📍 Port Seton Centre (East Lothian)

Join us for captivating talks, engaging displays & chance to meet like-minded individuals.

Booking essential. £20 (£15 students), including lunch. 🔗 tinyurl.com/4fd73mer

Comma butterfly. Photo by Natalie Harmswoth.

We have extended the deadline for applications for our two Charity Trustee/Director #vacancies to Thurs 23 October @ 5pm. Find out more on our website 🔗 tinyurl.com/yc8ndhsb

#trustees #Board #charity #governance #Midlothian #volunteering #volunteer #environment #ecology #nature #Lothians #Scotland

Geranium sanguineum (Bloody cranesbill)

Scottish Botanists’ Conference 2025 🌿

Join BSBI for a day of talks, workshops & networking!🌍

📅 Saturday 1st November
📍 Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

🔗 Find out more: bsbi.org/scottish-ann...

📸 Alistair Graham

#Botany #CitizenScience #Nature #Scotland

Holly with TWIC’s stall at Apple Day. Photo by Natalie Harmsworth.

Thanks to everyone who visited our stall at Apple Day at Woodside Plant Centre yesterday. We are back again today, 10am to 4pm. Join us for apple themed activities, plants, produce and stalls. Free entry.

📍Woodside Plant Centre & Cafe, 1 Monteviot Gardens Cottages, Jedburgh TD8 6TU

Come see us at Apple Day at Woodside Walled Garden nr Ancrum! We'll be here 10am-4pm today and tomorrow. Free entrance and parking.

A group of recorders out on a wildlife recording excursion. They are sat on a verge of grass on a hillside, in the sun.

We are seeking two new Directors, particularly those with expertise in finance/charity governance, communications/PR, and fundraising. Ecology or environmental knowledge is a plus.🌱

Help shape our strategy and support wildlife conservation.🌍

🔗 Link in bio

#Trustee #Conservation #Volunteering

Join us at Peebles Woodmarket to learn about wildlife recording! 🌳

📅 Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th October
🕐 10am - 4pm
📍 Peebles Community Centre, EH4 8AU

Visit this website for more information: www.peebleswoodmarket.co.uk

📸 Natalie Harmsworth

#Event #Peebles #PeeblesWoodmarket #Scotland

We’re highlighting NN6407 & NN6507 — two grid squares with no wildlife records!
📍 Callander

Got a sighting? Submit it via iRecord or our website (link in bio).

Every bird, beetle, or wildflower you record helps build a better picture of local biodiversity 🌱🌍

#CitizenScience #Biodiversity #iRecord

A Hare'sfoot Inkcap (a species of mushroom) amongst some grass.

A Dung Roundhead (Stropharia semiglobata) fungi amongst some grass.

A group of Fairy Ring Chamignon (Marasmius oreades) mushrooms amongst some long grass.

Happy UK Fungus Day! 🍄

Fungi are crucial to our ecosystem, breaking down organic matter and supplying nutrients, supporting soil health and plant growth! Did you know, the UK is home to around 15,000 species of fungi?

📸 Rebekah Wilson

#Fungi #FungiDay #Wildliferecording #Nature #Mushrooms

🌿 We’re excited to be at Apple Day 2025 next weekend!

Come along to say hello, discover more about us, and find out how you can get involved in wildlife recording. 🦋

📅 Saturday11th & Sunday 12th October
🕐 10am - 4pm
📍 Woodside Plant Centre, TD8 6TU

#AppleDay2025 #WildlifeRecording #Nature

Vacancies - The Wildlife Information Centre TWIC Directors We are seeking two new directors to fill vacancies in our Board of Directors. We are particularly looking...

There's still time to apply to join our Board!

Being a Director offers the opportunity to contribute to the success & development of TWIC, to broaden your skills & widen your professional network.

If you're passionate about recording in Scotland, we'd love to hear from you!

🔗 shorturl.at/YSwcR

A close-up of a Robin's Pincushion Gall (Diplolepis rosae).

🌍🍃 Check out this finding from one of our recent excursions – a Robin Pincushion Gall!

Formed on wild roses by gall wasps, these bright tufts are actually plant tissue responding to the insect’s presence. 🐝

📸 Rebekah Wilson

#Recording #Gall #Wildlife #Nature

TWIC stall featuring wildlife posters and wildlife recording information.

🌿 We’re excited to be at Apple Day 2025 next weekend!

Come along to say hello, discover more about us, and find out how you can get involved in wildlife recording. 🦋🌳

📅 Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th October, 10am - 4pm
📍 Woodside Plant Centre, Jedburgh, TD8 6TU

#AppleDay2025 #WildlifeRecording

Board of Directors with The Wildlife Information Centre – Goodmoves We are seeking two new directors to fill vacancies in our Board of Directors. We are particularly looking for applications from individuals with expertise / experience in finance, charity gover...

@twic.bsky.social seek Board Directors with experience in finance, charity governance, public relations / communications and fundraising to join their Board of Directors
📍Midlothian/hybrid
🙋‍♀️Voluntary
tinyurl.com/4ctxut7m
#Midlothian #Trustees

An attendee of TWIC's Oak Galls workshop looking for galls on leaves of an oak tree.

Common Spangle galls on an oak leaf (close-up).

Silk-button galls on an oak leaf.

Last Saturday we had a great Oak Galls workshop at Craigmillar Castle Park!🌳

A big thank you to everyone who joined us! Oak galls are not only amazing natural structures but also a window into the rich biodiversity of our local woodlands. 🍂🌍

📸 Patricia Mrazek

#Events #Nature #OakGalls #Scotland

Dawn chorus workshop at Hadfast Valley SWT Reserve, Midlothian. Photo by Natalie Harmsworth.

Join us!

We are seeking 2 directors to fill vacancies on our Board. We are looking for individuals with expertise in finance, governance, communications/PR or fundraising. An ecology background is desirable.

📅 Application deadline: 12/10/25
💬 Interviews: 20/10/25
🔗 More info: tinyurl.com/pzu6j6yc

Sarah Robinson and the audience at the TWIC Conference, Edinburgh, November 2022

🌊 Save the Date! 🌳

Our 2025 conference will focus on coastal conservation and recording 🌿🦀

📅 Saturday 15th November 2025
📍 Port Seton Community Centre

Mark your calendars — full programme + booking details coming soon!

📸 David Palmar

#Wildlife #Conference #Nature #Scotland #EastLothian

Poster promoting Big BRISC Bioblitz finale on 22nd - 28th September, 2025. Encouraging participation in a week long bioblitz to celebrate biological recording in Scotland.

Join BRISC's Bioblitz Finale! 🌳 🌍

Participate in the bioblitz to celebrate biological recording in Scotland.

📅 22nd - 28th September

iNaturalist event: www.inaturalist.org/projects/big...
iRecord event: irecord.org.uk/join/brisc-b...

#Bioblitz #Recording #Scotland #iRecord #iNaturalist

An attendee of a previous workshop holding a slug.

Join our latest workshop, in which we will explore the enigmatic world of slugs!

📅 Wednesday 29th October
🕐 10am – 4pm
📍 Museum of Scottish Railways, Bo’ness, EH51 9AQ

Sign up here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/slug-ident...

📸 Mike Beard

#WestLothian #Molluscs #Slugs #Scotland

A stall for The Wildlife Information Centre containing posters, leaflets, and wildlife to look at.

We'll be attending the Community Environment Fair in Northfield! Come along and learn about how you can help wildlife conservation efforts. 🍃🌷

📅Saturday 20th September
🕐 12 - 4 pm
📍 Northfield & Willowbrae Community Centre, Edinburgh, EH8 7PP

#EnvironmentFair #Edinburgh #Events #Conservation

A close-up of a brown common garden snail with a spiral shell, moving along a mossy wall beside green leaves.

A group of several brown common garden snails with spiral shells clustered together on the rough bark of a tree.

Snails may be slow, but your records make a big impact quickly!🐌
Every record helps us track biodiversity across SE and central Scotland.🌍

🌱Seen some wildlife recently? Record it on iRecord or our website!

📸Rebekah Wilson

#CitizenScience #Recording #Scotland #Biodiversity #GetOutside #iRecord

East Lothian Council is updating the Local Biodiversity Action Plan – and we need your views! 🌳

🗓 Public consultation deadline is 10 October
📍 Take part online or visit a pop-up event

Share your view: eastlothian.gov.uk/biodiversity-consultation

#EastLothianCouncil #Biodiversity #NatureNetworks