Current butterfly occurrence data largely reflect where citizen scientists can go, rather than solely where species occur 🚶♀️ Accessibility metrics can be used to inform citizen science survey design and aid interpretation of data. @mingruiliuml.bsky.social @robboyd.bsky.social tinyurl.com/2tbw3jf3
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BES Community Science Group
Профиль VivelyCommunity (Citizen) Science group of the British Ecological Society Sharing your #communityscience #citizenscience research, opportunities and events. Sign up to our newsletter https://tinyurl.com/commsci-signup
Eight years of data collected by community scientists now feeds into Official Statistics on insect numbers in the UK. Join the 3,000 volunteers that have taken part and spend just 10 minutes observing insects to contribute. Read the annual report: ukpoms.org.uk/reports @pomscheme.bsky.social
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH)New data on insect pollinators show a dramatic decline in hoverflies across Great Britain between 2017–2024. 📉 Around one third reduction in abundance & number of hoverfly species recorded as part of @pomscheme.bsky.social www.ceh.ac.uk/press/new-da... 1/ @jncc.bsky.social 🧪
The BES Forest Ecology SIG is hosting a webinar! Urban Forest Ecology: Nature-Based Pathways for Greener & Resilient Cities 🏙️🏬🌲🌳 📅 26 June 2026 ⏰ 15:00–16:30 BST 💲Free to attend Platform: Zoom 💻 Registration link: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... @bes-forests.bsky.social
Have you taken part in a citizen science project in Europe? Share your experience to help understand how citizen science relates to trust in science. 👤 18+ 🕐️ 10-15 min 🌍️ English/German available 🎉 10 x €50 vouchers up for grabs tinyurl.com/m7cfjkjx @mfnberlin.bsky.social
FREE Diptera Workshop, London 🪰Beginner’s Workshop to Diptera: Common Fly Families 📆8th June, 10-4pm 📍NHM London @nhm-london.bsky.social More info & book: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/beginners-...
Just under 3500 records of 1109 species have been collected by citizen scientists using a mobile app in Scotland's rainforest. @actinargyll.bsky.social tinyurl.com/4faswzts
Community (citizen) science for assessing nature's benefits: A systematic review and survey besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... @peopleandnature.bsky.social
Help identify the millions of records made during #CityNatureChallenge2026 You don't need to be an expert, with beginner-friendly resources available to support you to sort observations into broader groups. Identify now: tinyurl.com/yemu3knu @inaturalist.bsky.social
Free training course 🎉 Learn how to use Record Cleaner to check, validate and improve your wildlife records before sharing them with recording schemes and LERCs. Enroll for free courses.biologicalrecording.co.uk/courses/reco... @biologicalrecording.co.uk
Join the @fieldstudiesc.bsky.social to record ten signs of spring across the UK 🐞 Look for 🤍Snowdrops 🌳Hazel catkins 💛Daffodils 💜Bluebells 🐞 Ladybird 🦋 Butterfly 🐉 Dragonfly 🐸Frogspawn 🐝Bumblebee 🌿First lawn cut of the year More info