Nick Mott

A beaver - a large brown furry rodent with small ears and eyes pulls a branch in its mouth as it rests in a patch of greenery. The text reads: Exciting news! We've found signs of beavers at the Wolseley Centre

A photo shows a tree trunk with teeth marks and an inset photo shows a branch stripped of its bark. Text reads: There are signs of old and new feeding,

A photo shows a lake or pond with a pile of branches and sticks piled up to create a dam across the waterway. Text reads: Beavers are nocturnal shy creatures so seeing one is unlikely but you might see feeding signs, a lodge or a dam. Example of a beaver dam,

A photo shows a waterway with a pile of sticks and mud next to it. Text reads: A beaver lodge

Exciting news! We’ve discovered beaver signs on the River Trent at The Wolseley Centre.

We don’t know where the beaver came from. We’ve been monitoring beaver activity on the Trent for a while, alongside work to bring wild beavers back to Staffs (requires a licence from Natural England).

Save the Blue Heart of Europe A campaign for the protection of Balkan Rivers

Seit 13 Jahren engagieren wir uns für den Erhalt der Flüsse am Balkan. Jetzt haben wir Bilanz gezogen. Etwa 2.500 km wurden verbaut, 900 km konnten wir retten. www.balkanrivers.net/en/the-state...

A graph showing the number of properties at medium flood risk from 2020 - 2100. It shows the current number of properties is already equal to 2018 estimates for 2090 (400,00) and is now estimated to be 634,000 by 2100.

In 2018, Audit Scotland predicted that 400,000 properties in Scotland would be at medium flood risk by 2090.

That number was reached in 2025.

It's essential that we implement nature-based solutions now to address this alarming trend.

Read more in out latest blog:

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Macronychus quadrituberculatus, which we've fondly nicknamed the Riverwood Riffle Beetle, has been recorded in Staffordshire for the first time in over 150 years.

This is a rare species in Europe. It is a flagship indicator species for healthy lowland river reaches. @coleopsoc.bsky.social

NEW Issue of Crayfish News is out! get it at our website (and become a member if you are not one already!)🦞!

The Marbled Crayfish. Be on the lookout for this invasive asexual species in Ontario/all of North America ! Report any sightings immediately.

The Logjammer #Hoverfly Chalcosyrphus eunotus.

Found at a new site on a tributary of the River Churnet in Staffordshire.

Pedicia rivosa...simply one of my favourite true flies and a good indicator of species-rich, boggy woodland up on the North York Moors. Fen Bog today. @dipteristsforum.bsky.social #pediciidae #hairyeyes

Yorkshire Crayfish Forum | Yorkshire Wildlife Trust The Yorkshire Crayfish Forum, hosted by Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, was founded in 2019 and is made up of various organisations including government agencies, national parks and conservation charities, ...

Learn more on our work to protect white-clawed crayfish in Yorkshire:

www.ywt.org.uk/yorkshire-crayfish-forum

Map showing distribution of white-clawed crayfish 250-500 years ago. There are records across much of England, one record from Dublin, an absence record from Cornwall

250-500 years ago, the freshwater white-clawed crayfish was recorded across much of England (although not Ireland). It is now steeply declining in Britain due to the introduction of the signal crayfish which carries crayfish plague. 🦞🤍 Map from my #AtlasOfEarlyModernWildlife #envhist #biodiversity

Absolutely crawling with #invasive #nonnative Signal Crayfish in Culford Stream including one (lower right) that seemed to be diseased. Note the diagnostic red under claw of this angry one, to separate it from the native White-clawed.
#crayfish #chalkstream #signalcrayfish
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The new and improved second edition is out! Here is the link for the free download: www.invadingspecies.com/downloads/in...

2025 Goldman Environmental Prize for EcoAlbania's Besjana Guri and Olsi Nika On 21 April 2025, Besjana Guri and Olsi Nika received the renowned 2025 Goldman Environmental Prize. The prize is endowed with 200,000 USD.  They were given the prize for their indispensable comm...

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Skradinski Buk, the longest waterfall on the Krka River, created by tufa barriers, islands and lakes- excellent location for our @qmulsbbs.bsky.social UG field course 💦🐟, with @claraandthebees.bsky.social and others

Just landed: "Riverfly Handbook" by Craig Macadam, a must-have for anyone who loves dipping into streams and discovering the tiny wonders within. Mayflies, stoneflies, caddisflies... it’s a whole world down there. Dive in!

#Entomology #FreshwaterLife #NewArrival @amentsoc.bsky.social

YouTube video by CHASING SCALES Finding Spined & Stone Loach UK : Species Hunt (EPISODE 35)

I went out with @nickmott7.bsky.social from @staffswildlife.bsky.social last year as we went looking for spined loach on the trent and have a go for stone loach also.

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