Our next event is on Tuesday 8th October, with exciting talks on the #Clyde #Marine region and Biological Recording in Scotland.

#biodiversity #wildlife #nature
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#Bat & #Moth night Glasgow Botanic Gdns on Friday 30th August

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BRISC Conference “Museums, Collections & Biological Recording” in Edinburgh on October 12th - info & booking: eventbrite.co.uk/e/brisc-confer…
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Nominations are open for #NBNawards19 Which exceptional #Wildlife recorder or group will you nominate? bit.ly/NBNawards19 Thanks to Award sponsors Opticron, Mrs. Ceri Leigh, Field Studies Council, Paul Sterry, William Collins Books, British Wildlife Mag and nhbsNews

Lots of opportunities to get involved in lacewing and pot beetle surveys with BuglifeScotland at the moment - details on their event page:
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#wildlife #insects #nature

In writing this column on microplastics I came to the conclusion that it will be years before we come close to fixing the problem. The plastic soup in our oceans and rivers will get thicker with consequences we don't yet understand.
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And now onto the first prize winners - some gorgeous images, including this purple saxifrage
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And now onto the commended entries of our Photoscene competition (with @IBAHCM) including some rare brindled beauty moths on Flanders Moss
#wildlife #photo #peatland

Our photo night is off to a good start - starting with some old photos from GNHS expeditions in 1984

What can you learn about a bog in winter? A whole lot it turns out! Read our latest blog featuring outdoor learning at its best at Blawhorn Moss: ow.ly/anv430nB8OO

Spent a lovely evening in the woods SCENE checking what birds are up to at night with this neat endoscope.

It's certainly felt like a 'Waxwing Winter' this year in the UK, to celebrate we are showcasing some of our favourite images of these cracking birds from the RSPB Images photo library, starting with this lovely shot by Andrew Parkinson! More found here: natu.re/hGPY9E

Bursaries available for training courses in natural history up to £200 - deadline 31st January brisc.org.uk/Bursaries.php
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Another of Scotland's highly biodiverse sand dunes being wrecked - this time in Ayrshire - thanks to an archaic planning loophole. #wilderScotland #wilderfuture

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Despite being in the middle of a mass extinction, are we also gaining more new species than ever before?

Our special BLB lecture is happening on Wednesday 28th November, 5pm.
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