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Our next event is an informative talk on the birds likely to be seen in your garden and tips for identifying them. You'll also find out how you can safely attract a variety of species and hear stories and fascinating facts.
The event will be over zoom on the evening of Thursday 21st January. Visit our Events page for more details and a link to book via our Eventbrite website.
The slides from our Winter Tree ID training course can be seen in our website Library - click on the link above. They will help in your quest to identify trees in winter.
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Our 30th issue is now available to read. It contains an array of fascinating articles. Head to the BIS website Library to download your copy (PDF) or for a link to read it as a magazine (issuu.com)
Our training zoom on Plant Galls is now available to watch on the BIS youtube channel. Watch this online Gall Gathering
with trainer Peter Shirley, British Plants Galls Society,
here https://youtu.be/_AnpWGn3Gjg
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We are planning to run recording days in August and September and have four sites to visit. Numbers will be limited and we have new procedures in place and you must book on to attend. We are also hosting two ID events using Zoom.
See our events page for details.
The first official red list for mammals has been compiled by the Mammal Society. It's sobering reading with 11 of the 47 native mammals at imminent risk of extinction.
The Red List for Great Britain has received authorisation on behalf of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) at a regional level. This is significant as it means that the threatened British species have been identified using the same robust, internationally-agreed, system that is applied to classify
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BIS has received its Accreditation Certificated from the Association of Local Environmental Records Centres (ALERC). For further details go to the ALERC Website.
'The ALERC Accreditation system identified a set of standards against which LERCs can be assessed. The criteria cover organisation structure, principles of continuous improvement, data custodianship and data services. It builds confidence in LERCs as bodies which hold biodiversity information in trust for society and that they manage p
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The nationally scarce spider, Sardinidion blackwalli has been recorded
in Montgomeryshire! It's a first for VC47 Montgomeryshire, a first for
the BIS area and we have only one other record for all Wales in Aderyn. A good
spot by Tammy Stretton.
Local Environmental Records Centre Manager
The Biodiversity Information Service (BIS) is the independent Local Environmental Records Centre (LERC) which acts as the focus for the collation, management and use of information on the wildlife of Powys and the Brecon Beacons National Park.
We are looking for a suitable candidate for the permanent, full-time post of BIS Manager to be based at our Brecon office in the beautiful Brecon Beacons. This is an opportunity to work in a well-established and fo
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