CEDaR

⚠️Ensure it is safe to carry out this task before venturing to coastal areas. Storms are dangerous & can pose a serious risk. Hazardous conditions can persist after a storm event, if you participate in recording efforts you are doing so at your own risk. Stay Safe everyone⚠️

We anticipate the best locations for recording will be on the North Coast, in areas like Portstewart Strand, White Park Bay, and Rathlin Island.

⚠️Be advised that a Yellow wind warning has been issued for 04/08/2025. Don't go to the coast whilst weather warnings are in place! ⚠️

Storm Floris has made landfall, bringing Strong gusts and rough seas for Northern Ireland.
If you find yourself on the coast in the aftermath, you may see some unusual species, normally found deep below the waves, washed ashore🌊🦀🐚

Submit records: www2.habitas.org.uk/records/stor...

Join Conservation Detection Dogs NI on 26th August @ufm_cultra 🐕‍🦺

Meet the working dogs, who possess unique skills for surveying, recording and aiding the conservation of a variety of species, including bats and rare plants! 🌿🦇

Book tickets here: www.ulsterfolkmuseum.org/whats-on/con...

🍽️Eggs hatch around July. Caterpillars feed primarily on Ragwort (which gives them their poison) before descending to the ground where they will overwinter in pupae. Emerge as adults in May.

🎨 Named for cinnabar, a red ore of mercury (toxic to humans) once popular for pigments

Species of the Month: Cinnabar Moth

☢️ The bright black & gold warning stripes of the caterpillar demonstrate to predators that they are poisonous (aposematic signalling). The adult has black forewings with 2 red stripes & 2 red spots; & red hind wings.

Close up of a pale pink and lilac striped orchid

Close up of a pale pink orchid

Close of of a lilac striped orchid

Loving the beautiful native orchids growing wild outside our offices @ulsterfolkmuseum.org @cedar-ni.bsky.social

We wish the Youth Leaders all the very best as they progress with their training and meet with lots of representatives from across the sector!
#biologicalrecording #datajobs #EnvironmentJobs #YouthLeadership

Each Youth Leader had a clear passion for nature, we hope they feel inspired to go after exciting careers, and of course, to start recording.💻

At the beginning of this month, our Learning and Engagement Officer, Amy, met with the Ring Of Gullion AONB Youth Leaders to deliver a crash course in the careers on offer in Local Environmental Record Centres.🌾

Join Conservation Detection Dogs NI on 26th August @ufm_cultra 🐕‍🦺

Meet the working dogs, who possess unique skills for surveying, recording and aiding the conservation of a variety of species, including bats and rare plants! 🌿🦇

Book tickets here: www.ulsterfolkmuseum.org/whats-on/con...

Want to get into recording but not sure where to start? 📲 This is the event for you! 🌼
Join us @ulsterfolkmuseum.org for a wildlife walk & talk where we'll learn about some local species, their stories & id tips! 🌾Book tickets at: ulsterfolkmuseum.org/whats-on/wil...

This project marks the 25th anniversary since the completion of our previous mammal recording scheme (1995–2000)🎂.

Check out our new online recording form: 🐭
www2.habitas.org.uk/records/mamm...

#biologicalrecording #mammals #northernireland #marinebiology

In celebration of 30 years of CEDaR, we are launching the NI Mammal Recording Project (2025–29)🦊🐬.

We encourage all active recorders to continue the submission of their marine and terrestrial mammal sightings to CEDaR Online Recording and iRecord 📲💻.

An exciting announcement from the team as we celebrate 30 years of CEDaR! 📣

Save the date for our conference - we hope to see you there. 🌿

#biologicalrecording #northernireland #nature #people

Want to get into recording but not sure where to start? 📲 This is the event for you! 🌼
Join us @ulsterfolkmuseum.org for a wildlife walk & talk where we'll learn about some local species, their stories & id tips! 🌾Book tickets at: ulsterfolkmuseum.org/whats-on/wil...

❗️We are Hiring! ❗️
We are looking for a full-time Data Support Officer 🐌🌼🐞
For more information and to apply, please visit:
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Closing Date: 18th June, 2025
#northernireland #conservationjobs #NIJobs #jobs #jobsearch #jobvacancy #environmentalconservation

❗️We are Hiring! ❗️
We are looking for a full-time Marine Support Officer 🐋🪸🦀
For more information and to apply, please visit:
ce0568li.webitrent.com/ce0568li_web...
Closing Date: 18th June, 2025
#northernireland #conservationjobs #NIJobs #jobs #jobsearch #jobvacancyy #marineconservation

As CEDaR welcomes their new Learning and Engagement Officer in the coming months, there may be a delay in newsletter release & social media content 📰 🐌

We appreciate your patience & understanding! 😃

Happy recording!🔎 📕If you have questions, email cedar.info@nationalmuseumsni.org 📧

There was a lack of earthworms found during this course and we need to make more effort to record and understand our NI earthworms. We are organising another training course for November 2025, more information to come! 😀

Recently, this training course has been picked up by the media and news where Kate and Helen were featured on “Saturday with John Toal”-Ulster BBC radio. Kate was part of an Irish News article about the New Zealand Flatworm: www.shorturl.at/shortener.php
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Huge thanks to Kieron for doing the course. The focus was not only on recording NI priority species but also on specimen collection. A collaborative course between CEDaR & Dr. Helen James, Head curator of natural sciences to add samples to earthworm collection at the Museum 👍

Attendees learned to: ID earthworms under a microscope, the ecology and conservations of earthworms, surveying techniques and earthworm distributions through Britain and Ireland🔬 🗺️

From April 7-9th, CEDaR organised an earthworm ID training course at @ulsterfolkmuseum.org . Keiron Derek Brown, founder of the @biologicalrecording.co.uk and UK’s National Recorder for Earthworms led this 3-day sold out course 🪱

Huge thanks to Kieron for doing the course. The focus was not only on recording NI priority species but also on specimen collection. A collaborative course between CEDaR & Dr. Helen James, Head curator of natural sciences to add samples to earthworm collection at the Museum 👍

Attendees learned to: ID earthworms under a microscope, the ecology and conservations of earthworms, surveying techniques and earthworm distributions through Britain and Ireland🔬 🗺️

New Job Opportunity for a Temporary Data Support Officer 📊🖥️

Please click for more information and apply here (updated link): www.nijobs.com/job/cedar-pr...

Recorder’s Toolkit series⚒️

Last part of this series is Part 4: ID Tips

Remember to take photos, use species ID guides & make use of recording apps📸📖📱✅

We've now released part 1-4 in this series to ensure you're ready for the upcoming summer survey season. Have fun & enjoy recording!☀️😀

The last part of the day was with John, a falconer from NI School of Falconry. The kids saw some raptors in action! Including a visit from a Golden Eagle. Thanks John! Lots of positive feedback & hopefully more CEDaR training courses will be organised for children😀

We started off the day in the classroom where Eimear & Alan discussed what a bird of prey is, what different species we have, what they eat, how to spot them & how we track birds of prey. The kids were also able to do some arts and crafts, with a bird of prey focus of course!🎨