Webinars and online events/learning

09/05/2024 Wilder Carbon – Scheme update on projects and buyers, and plans for a Nature and Climate Credit at Online 1 Day

Ecosystems Knowledge Network Contact: c-js.info/4aIWrpA

The Wilder Carbon Standard ensures that high quality conservation projects delivered in the UK result in long-term carbon lock-up and real biodiversity gains. Wilder Carbon then matches these projects to UK buyers who are demonstrably reducing their own emissions.

16/05/2024 The Buzz Club: Citizen Science Virtual Symposium at Zoom 0.5 Day

Biological Recording Company Ltd Contact: c-js.info/43wqZbH

Join us for a citizen science knowledge-sharing event using The Buzz Club projects as case studies. the event will be hosted by Professor Dave Goulson and feature talks on volunteer retention, incorporating PhD research and assessing when to use citizen science as an approach.

20/06/2024 Species ID Skills Virtual Symposium at Zoom 0.5 Day

Biological Recording Company Contact: c-js.info/4cZBVmF

This virtual event will bring together conservationists, environmental educators, biological recording schemes and more to discuss the challenges and opportunities relating to developing species ID skills in both professional and non-professional audiences. We'll explore how training, ID guides, assessments and emerging technologies can be used to develop these skills.

09/07/2024 How Can We Use Sound to Measure Biodiversity? at Zoom 0.5 Day

Biological Recording Company Contact: c-js.info/3Q9WCT3

A bioacoustics specialist will introduce how the science of bioacoustics is used to monitor and measure biodiversity, delving into the current limitations and potential applications. We'll then hear a case study from a conservationist who is using cutting-edge bioacoustics to monitor and conserve the birds across their sites.

17/07/2024 Hoverfly Lagoons Project: A Journey into the Past, Present and Future (entoLIVE) at Zoom 0.1 Day

Biological Recording Company Contact: c-js.info/3U0cKrz

The Hoverfly Lagoons project was invented in 2016 as a citizen science project. The aim was to trial artificial habitats, essentially small water bodies designed for semi-aquatic hoverfly species. Dr Ellen Rotheray takes us through her lagoons journey - past, present, and plans for the future.

19/07/2024 State of the UK's Invertebrates Virtual Symposium at Zoom 0.5 Day

Biological Recording Company Contact: c-js.info/49Km8oO

This event will bring together a range of invertebrate specialists to showcase some of the innovative work that is being undertaken. We'll explore what is being done to improve our understanding of British invertebrate populations and what we can do to protect the species that are struggling.

22/04/2024 Wildlife Live Webinar - Suffolk's ancient woodland 0.5 Day

Online, Suffolk Wildlife Trust 01473 890089 wild.learning@suffolkwildlifetrust.org c-js.info/3UdOoMs

Hannah Alred, biological records officer for the Suffolk Biodiversity Information Service (SBIS), has some interesting findings to share with us from her research into Suffolk's Ancient Woodland Inventory (AWI).

Cost £3/5/10

30/04/2024 Pollinator Field Recorder Day 1 Day

Tolworth Court Farm, Kingston, London, Biological Recording Company c-js.info/3U3egcn

Join us for a day identifying and recording pollinators (specifically bees and flies). Naturalists of all levels (from beginner to expert) will share their experiences with peers and help one another improve their knowledge and build confidence in biological recording, all under the guidance of an experienced entomologist. Booking essential.

Free Course

01/05/2024 Pollinator Field Recorder Day 1 Day

Hogsmaill Wood, Kingston, London, Biological Recording Company c-js.info/3Uy9JAl

Join us for a day identifying and recording pollinators (specifically bees and flies). Naturalists of all levels (from beginner to expert) will share their experiences with peers and help one another improve their knowledge and build confidence in biological recording, all under the guidance of an experienced entomologist. Booking essential.

Free Course

07/05/2024 Invertebrate Field Recorder Day 1 Day

Perivale Wood, Ealing, London, Biological Recording Company c-js.info/4aZAkvh

Join like-minded people with an interest in recording wildlife observations for a day identifying and recording invertebrates in an informal environment. Naturalists of all levels (from beginner to expert) will share their experiences with peers and help one another improve their knowledge and build confidence in biological recording. Booking essential.

Free Course

08/05/2024 UKSA grey squirrel fertility control research update 2024 0.5 Day

Online, UK Squirrel Accord Group c-js.info/43RrUE1

Join the UK Squirrel Accord and Animal & Plant Health Agency ​during Plant Health Week as they discuss progress on their research into a fertility control for grey squirrels. In the future this should offer an effective, non-lethal, alternative or complementary management method. ​Grey squirrels damage young broadleaf trees, costing England and Wales at least £37 million a year and reducing the health of our woodland ecosystems.

18/05/2024 Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Field Recorder Day 1 Day

Grove Farm Nature Reserve, Ealing, London, Biological Recording Company c-js.info/4b0S6OY

Join us for a day identifying and recording grasses, sedges & rushes. Naturalists of all levels (from beginner to expert) will share their experiences with peers and help one another improve their knowledge and build confidence in biological recording, all under the guidance of an experienced botanist. Booking essential.

Free Course

21/05/2024 SSRS progress towards eradication in Aberdeen; successes to date and challenges ahead 0.5 Day

Online, UK Squirrel Accord Group c-js.info/3UcjO5B

Saving Scotland's Red Squirrels joins the UK Squirrel Accord to discuss progress on grey squirrel eradication in Aberdeen during Invasive Species Week 2024. Hear how success is allowing red squirrels to recolonise this Scottish urban location and what challenges lie ahead.

22/05/2024 Earthworm Sampling Day 1 Day

Oxque Farm, Marrick, North Yorkshire, Biological Recording Company c-js.info/49CNFsx

Join us for a day surveying earthworms. The specimens collected will help us to build up a library of images for the Earthworm Image Recognition Project and generate an earthworm species list for the site. Sampling earthworms involves conducting microhabitat searches and hand-sorting soil pit samples. Training provided. Booking essential.

Free Course

25/05/2024 Pollinator Field Recorder Day 1 Day

Tolworth Court Farm, Kingston, London, Biological Recording Company c-js.info/4b32Kon

Join us for a day identifying and recording pollinators (specifically bees and flies). Naturalists of all levels (from beginner to expert) will share their experiences with peers and help one another improve their knowledge and build confidence in biological recording, all under the guidance of an experienced entomologist. Booking essential.

Free Course

05/06/2024 Bees and Heatwaves: Preparing For A Warming World (entoLIVE) 0.5 Day

Zoom, Biological Recording Company c-js.info/48kFzVz

As heatwaves become more frequent and intense, it is essential to understand how pollinators respond to such extreme conditions. The Buzz Club's Bees and Heatwaves project is investigating whether bees (honeybees, bumblebees and solitary bees) alter their activity patterns in response to heat events. Free webinar.

Cost £Free

14/06/2024 Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Field Recorder Day 1 Day

Tolworth Court Farm, Kingston, London, Biological Recording Company c-js.info/3vMvW44

Join us for a day identifying and recording grasses, sedges & rushes. Naturalists of all levels (from beginner to expert) will share their experiences with peers and help one another improve their knowledge and build confidence in biological recording, all under the guidance of an experienced botanist. Booking essential.

Free Course