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Our three under recorded squares for January have very few records and no recent records, that is since 2010. They are near Beulah, New Radnor and Newtown. Can you help fill the recent gaps in our maps by recording any wildlife in these sqaures.
Details of the squares can be seen in our Survey a Square area of the webiste.
Our latest selected squares are all in need of more recent records. Can you help add wildlife to the map in these under-recorded squares near to
Trecastle (VC42), Hundred House (VC43) & Berriew (VC47)? All have parking very close by. To see where there are and download a map go to our Survey A Square area of the website.
A new report by renowned insect expert Dave Goulsen commissioned by the South West Wildlife Trusts. It explains why insects declines are of serious concern and suggests measures to address the decline.
Read it as a pdf in the Library tab or click here.
BIS held its AGM on 20th November where the BIS managers report was presented for 2018-19. This is a summary of all the BIS achievements over the financial year to March 2019. This can be downloaded from the BIS library or click on the report link.
We now have a full set of VCR's for the Aculeates group covering the main vice counties in the BIS area, VC42, 43 & 47 - Brecon-, Radnor- & Montgomery- shires. To find out who to contact about Bees, Wasps & Ants search in the Get Involved > Find an Expert area of our website.
Can you help record in our under recorded 1km squares? This months selection of SaSq's can be seen in our Survey A Square area of the website. Click here for a link and for some common sense safety tips. All these squares haven't been visited in the last 15 years or more. Can you help add more recent records? They are near Llanwrtyd Wells, Boughrood and at Llandinham.
The latest newsletter with news, stories, recording effort and projects in the BIS area is out now. Visit our Library on the website to view a pdf or read it in magazine format on the issuu website. Links to both in the BIS website Library.
From 1st August 2019 the Aderyn A package will increase to £100 + VAT. Aderyn B,C,D will increase by £20 respectively. This is to cover continued development and improvement to the Aderyn service.
The commercial hourly charges for any customised work will increase to £140 for first hour and £110 for additional hours.
The latest BIS Recorders Newsletter is issue 27. Find your copy in the BIS website library tab. Or click here.
There is a feature on BIS in the latest issue, find it in our Library tab and turn to page 20.
