Join National Museum of Wales for an evening of talks about Welsh wildlife.
We'll be hearing from people across Wales talk about their work studying, recording, and safeguarding our natural world.
There'll be a chance to ask speakers questions at the end of their talks. And look out for the nature quiz during the break!
Every month we will be providing maps and information about poorly recorded monads in North Wales to encourage recorders to get out to locations with few or zero records. Go to the library section of the website to access previous Monad of the Months.
The WOS national conference for 2021 will be a virtual event held hosted by the BTO on Saturday 6th November on Farmland and Birds in Wales, which was the theme chosen for the cancelled 2020 conference. There'll be a programme of presentations with the opportunity for questions and discussion, quizzes, the usual review from our President, Iolo Williams, and summaries of activity from the BTO and RSPB. The headline presentations will be by Ian Newton OBE (morning) and Gavin Siriwardena OBE (afternoon).
Please visit the WOS website for more information on how to book.
This impressive tome from the Welsh Ornithological Society is the third full avifauna for Wales, following 1994’s original Birds in Wales (Lovegrove, Williams & Williams) and a subsequent update volume, Birds in Wales 1992-2000 (Green). The new volume is...
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Closing date: 10:00 am Monday 27/09/2021
Salary: £24,982 - £27,041
Location(s): Caernarfon
22.5 hours per week, fixed term contract 1st November 2021 until 28th February 2023
Closing date: 12th September
Interviews will be held on 20th and 21st September 2021.
Another Glas with something for everyone
The Aberystwyth thorn-apple. A once in a decade event?
The wonders of the marmalade fly… who’d have thought?
Today in history. Summer stories
Covid sea shells. See them as if for the first time
The serious side of bullsh*t… Was beating cow pats a full time job?
Birds in poetry. Can you identify them?
Closing date: Friday 10 September 2021
Salary: £23,553 per annum (pro rata part-time)
Contract type: Permanent / Working hours: Part time
Location: NWWT East office, Aberduna, Ffordd Maeshafn, Maeshafn, Denbigshire, CH7 5LD
The Wildlife Trust is looking to appoint this permanent part-time (28 hours/week) post. The purpose of the role is to oversee and co-ordinate the management of a number our nature reserves across North-east Wales, working closely with our existing Reserves Officer in the north-east, other reserves staff, contractors and volunteers, and promoting the value of our sites and the Trust’s work to the public.
Hear about the work of Skills for Bees Cymru in their online newsletter and take a look at these two useful videos:
Identifying the Common 8 Bumblebee species.
An introduction to Beewalk
Wyn Hughes will introduce you to these fascinating protozoans. The course will cover their biology, sampling methods, photomicroscopy and identification. Their existence since the Cambrian has enabled their use for age and depositional environmental interpretation, and living forms are today being used as indicators of environmental health.
This course is organised by Cofnod. It is a rare opportunity to learn more about these fascinating creatures and examine some representatives of the UK fauna. The course is aimed at beginners, and no previous microscope experience is necessary.
Price £10