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TVERC is the Local Environmental Records Centre for Berkshire and Oxfordshire.
Enabling data-driven decisions to better enhance and protect our natural environment.
@tverc1.bsky.social🍄 It’s #UKFungusDay tomorrow!
Autumn is a brilliant time to look for fungi. They’re also vital to our ecosystems, helping break down organic matter and recycle nutrients.
Chloe recently found this impressive Giant Puffball!
What have you spotted? 🍄
@tverc1.bsky.socialLast chance to book!
@tverc1.bsky.socialReposted by @tverc1.bsky.social⏳ 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
@tverc1.bsky.socialHelp us fill the species gaps: Square of the Month
Some places have plenty of wildlife records. Others still need your help.
🗺️ This month's squares:
📍 Oxfordshire: SP4817 📍 Berkshire: SU9071
Find out more and submit your records: https://tverc.org/recorders/help-us-fill-species-gaps
@caringforgodsacre.bsky.socialReposted by @tverc1.bsky.socialAutumn webinar series starts Tues 6 October!
All webinars run 2–3pm, except the AGM on Tues 17 November online at 7pm, and are free to attend.
6 Oct Bats in churches - people, heritage and nature:
For series details and to book visit www.caringforgodsacre.org.uk/webinars-autumn-26 #batconservation
@tverc1.bsky.socialIt's #WorldSmileDay! 😊 One of the best things about working with wildlife records is seeing the amazing species spotted across Oxfordshire and Berkshire. Here are a few sightings that made us smile this year! 😊🦋🐦🌿 What wildlife sighting has made you smile lately?
@biologicalrecording.co.ukReposted by @tverc1.bsky.social🌳 Britain's rarest native timber tree might surprise you! The true native Black Poplar, Populus nigra, has only ~7,000 wild specimens left – and just ~600 are female.
Learn to identify this and other poplars with Russell Miller on 8 Dec.
@tverc1.bsky.socialJust a few days left to book your place at our Autumn Recorders' Conference on 10th October. A day with lots of local wildlife recorders and groups involved, bringing displays and giving updates on their work. Book your place:
@tverc1.bsky.social🦇 Our final #NoticingNature event of the year took us on a bat walk at Horspath Wildlife Conservation Site. Using bat detectors, we recorded common pipistrelles, serotines, Myotis species and possibly a brown long-eared bat too! Thanks to everyone who joined us this year.
@wildoxfordshire.bsky.socialReposted by @tverc1.bsky.socialTickets for the Local Environment Groups Conference are live!
This year's theme is all things wildlife gardening, and everyone is welcome!
📅Saturday 7th November 2026
⏰9:30AM-4:30PM
📍Asthall Manor, Burford
PLEASE READ THE EVENTBRITE PAGE DESCRIPTION
@tverc1.bsky.social⏳ 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
@tverc1.bsky.social🌿 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.
@tverc1.bsky.socialReposted by @tverc1.bsky.socialNature 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? 🤔
@tverc1.bsky.socialNature 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? 🤔
@tverc1.bsky.social🗺️ 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
@tverc1.bsky.socialOur 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
@teamneyedc.bsky.socialReposted by @tverc1.bsky.socialFrom 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... 🔎
@biologicalrecording.co.ukReposted by @tverc1.bsky.social🔎 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!
@tverc1.bsky.socialWhat 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
@savebutterflies.bsky.socialReposted by @tverc1.bsky.socialThe 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
