Llên Natur have a special issue this month to share the results of our moth Bioblitz which we did under contract to to the National Trust on behalf of Cymdeithas Edward Llwyd. We’ve also kept our usual variety of subjects with another full analysis of William Bulkeleys relationship with shellfish and a venture into the world of the tramp. It would great to receive more of your ‘tramp’ memories - not just in Wales but Europe too.
Butterfly Conservation is looking for someone with the relevant skills, knowledge and experience to work as Conservation Officer, across the southern regions of Wales This is a full-time 18-month fixed term appointment. Part-time and job share applicants considered. Home-based and / or office at the National Botanic Garden of Wales.
If you’re excited about the prospects of working for a leading wildlife charity, please read through the job description and person specification, to see if you have the right skills to join the team.
Click here for details.
Closing date: Midday Monday 8 August 2022.
Interviews will take place via zoom on 23 August 2022.
Denbighshire Council Tree Nursery Recorders’ Day has been postponed until 03/09/2022 (originally scheduled for 16th July).
We hope the weather will be cooler and conditions better for recording in September.
Here are this months' stories:
o Recording glow-worms
o Heat and lightning June 1936
o What have rushes to do with sheep shearing
o Birds' ears
o From Welsh Patagonia: letters from Twm Elias
o The Wolf in Britanny: part 2
o Memories of farm-working holidays
o Asperitas: a new cloud to science
o The storm of 3 June 2022
o I spy with my little eye…
Here are the contents of this month's Glas:
Twm Elias' Patagonian Diary
A very odd insect
….and very odd clouds too
WOLVES RETURN TO BRITTANNY
Seeing the future…. now
Oswyn and Llion: two very special naturalists
Old 'bullets' from old stones on Moel y Gêst
Distinguishing two very similar 'firebugs'
Anting birds: old habits die hard
Llygaid bach Llên Natur: I-Spy the Warblers
1 post Mid Wales
SALARY: S4 SCP 32-34 (£29,636 - £31,371)
LOCATIONS: Mid Wales: Llandrindod, Newtown, Aberaeron
The successful applicants will manage and implement a range of soft estate inspections, ecological surveys, environmental asset inventory and environmental maintenance activities for the trunk road network in accordance with Welsh Government requirements.
This post will also be suitable for recent graduates.
If you have any specific queries relating to the above post, please contact: Hannah Jones, 07773 616096 (Mid Wales)
For this post, the ability to communicate in both English and Welsh is desirable.
Application forms and further details available through Gwynedd Council website here or by telephoning 01286 679076.
Closing Date: 10.00am, THURSDAY, 30 June 2022.
If you are successful to be short listed for an interview you will be contacted by E-MAIL using the address provided on your application form. You need to ensure that you check your E-MAIL regularly.
Closing Date: 30/06/2022 Location: Mid Wales: Llandrindod, Newtown, Aberaeron
Under recorded areas: Monad of the Month and the All
Wales Database, Aderyn
An article explaining how the Cofnod Online Recording System (ORS) relates to other systems such as iRecord, iNaturalist, and the LERC Wales App (to name a few) and where recorders should submit their data to ensure that it is available for the benefit of nature conservation in North Wales.
The Bilberry Bumblebee (Bombus monticola) is one of our most beautiful bumblebees! As its name suggests, it mostly occurs in areas where Bilberry grows on the uplands and heathlands of the UK, including Wales.
Evidence suggests that the Bilberry Bumblebee is declining in the UK, most likely as a result of habitat loss. In Wales, records show a reduction in the Bilberry Bumblebee’s range, indicating a similar decline to the rest of the UK.
We urgently need more records of where the Bilberry Bumblebee occurs and that’s where you come in! Every recorded sighting contributes to our understanding and future conservation of the species.
#BBBHunt
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