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The Footballer hoverfly ~Helophilus pendulus~ named for it's stripy jumper. There are several similar species. I was helping a friend survey Swift nest sites last night but the cheers and songs reverberating around the valley kept me up to date with the score ⚽

#RecordOfTheWeek Willow Emerald from North Somerset - 1st recorded from our area last year. Noticeably longer than the Emerald with no blue, and likely to be found on overhanging trees. 📷 Gareth Roberts

🎉 Exciting news! Our Winter Lectures are kicking off with a fascinating talk on ‘Ice Age Mammals on Mendip’ by Professor Danielle Schreve from the University of Bristol on 10 October. Pay what you can tickets are available online and in person👇 #iceage #talks #lectures

BRERC is hosting a Wildlife Recorders Forum event on Sunday 6th October at M-Shed, Bristol. Please reserve your space on Eventbrite here: eventbrite.com/e/bristol-regi…

Sneak peek of my talk at the Wildlife Recorders Forum on Sunday. Spaces still available - eventbrite.com/e/bristol-regi…

Our Wildlife Recorder's Forum was an enjoyable day - and it's always good to put faces to names and spreadsheets!

This will affect BRERC's online recording page as well.

BRERC have produced the first State of Nature report for the West of England. Available from our website or contact us if you'd like a hard copy news.bristol.gov.uk/press-releases…

BRERC worked closely with Bristol Naturalists' Society to produce the first State of Nature report for the West of England. ARAG and Avon Wildlife Trust also contributed. Available from our website or contact us if you'd like a copy. Bristol Museum & Art Gallery brerc.org.uk

Bristol's Bugs - Winter Lecture by Ray Barnett - 14 November 7.30 Celebrating the smaller things in life 🪲 It's hybrid so you can tune in from home 🛋️bristolmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/m-she…

Spiny Hook-tip has had a remarkable year in the Bristol area, so far 138 have been reported from 15 locations. It's probably not unreasoanble now to describe it as frequent in areas with lots of holm oak in Bristol, through Clevedon and Weston-super-Mare.

Winter sunlight highlighting the seed heads of Traveller's Joy aka Old Man's Beard aka Clematis vitalba An indicator of limestone, we have records from across most of the BRERC area apart from the North Somerset Levels

BRERC can now be found on #Bluesky posting wildlife recording related things bsky.app/profile/BRERC@…

Should we use natural regeneration to create new woods? Tim Sparks describes his study of a barley field left 60 years ago at Monks Wood. Full video: youtube.com/watch?v=km32sy…

I'll try that again! bsky.app/profile/brerc.…

It's a bit battered and trodden on, but this is a promise of next summer ☀️Bee Orchid rosettes are identifiable all winter, and they turn up in all sorts of places, so keep an eye out!

BRERC staff and volunteers enjoyed their Christmas 'walk' last week (there's a lot of stopping 👀). We hope all our recorders have a Merry Christmas and feel energized by the break to record even more in 2025!

Happy New Year to all of our recorders. It's been great to get back to the office to a busy recrdz inbox and lots of online records recording.brerc.org.uk The catkins are lengthening ..

Catching up with the NBN Trust recent Impact Report - chuffed to see BRERC are 5th in the top data-providing organisations: above some national organisations Bristol Museum & Art Gallery