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Cofnod Local Environmental Records Centre @cofnod.org.uk · Aug 8
How to enter your North Wales species records on the LERC Wales App or Cofnod ORS using your Smartphone. @northwaleswt.bsky.social @sewbrec.org.uk @wwbic1.bsky.social
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Entering Records on LERC Wales App or Cofnod ORS
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Also known as 'Brân Coesgoch' in Welsh (literally translates as red-legged crow 💚
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February 13, 2026 at 8:25 PM
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It's the annual Isle of #Anglesey Chough Count on Saturday 14 February 🐦‍⬛
If you see any #Chough on Anglesey tomorrow please let me know
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February 13, 2026 at 11:36 AM
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#recordoftheweek #cofnodyrwythnos is Clytus arietis, the wasp beetle. Found and recorded in Cross Inn, Ceredigion by Stella C. 📸who sent us the record through Facebook messenger.
#pollinators #springwatch #recording #winterwatch #naturceredigion #wildlifephotography #westwales #ceredigion
February 13, 2026 at 10:56 AM
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Could you become BSBI's new Wales Officer, helping support the network of botanists across Wales & leading our Priority Plants in Wales Project?
You'd be helping to conserve rare & beautiful wild plants, like this lovely Radnor Lily.
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February 13, 2026 at 11:01 AM
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Cofnod #RecordOfTheWeek is this Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) seen at Aberffraw by DonnaG and recorded using the Cofnod ORS. @sewbrec.org.uk @wwbic1.bsky.social @bispowys.bsky.social @rspbcymru.bsky.social
February 13, 2026 at 10:26 AM
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February 12, 2026 at 5:56 PM
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Gosh the #Frogspawn is early in my pond this year. Last two year's I've not seen it until 3 March, yet here it is on 12 February.
A lovely big healthy clump, though rather close to the edge where Corvids are likely to hunt.
#SpawnSurvey
February 12, 2026 at 4:07 PM
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February 12, 2026 at 5:59 PM
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Last chance to see? It's the IUCN's Reverse the Red Day when we focus on ensuring that Red Listed Species -those at risk of extinction- have a more secure future. Globally, two GB species are Red Listed (see ALT tags) but many more are Red Listed in a GB context - follow our 🧵... #spiders
The Horrid Ground Weaver Nothophantes horridus is thought to be the only spider endemic to Britain and is considered Critically Endangered both here and globally. It's restricted to limestone areas around Plymouth. Image thanks to John Walters via a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. The semi-aquatic Fen Raft Spider Dolomedes plantarius, one of our largest spider species, is considered Vulnerable to Extinction both globally and in GB because its already fragmented and scarce habitat is severely threatened by climate change. In GB, the number of sustainable populations has been increased by conservation translocations. Image copyright: Helen Smith
February 7, 2026 at 10:32 PM
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As a final example a rare habitat with a unique set of spiders, many of them threatened, coast cliff top grasslands are being lost to encroaching scrub, invasive non-native plants and tourism pressures. #RedList assessments for species like these are essential first steps in their conservation.
The ant hunting Five-spotted Ground Spider Callilepis nocturna is confined to just three sites and is considered Vulnerable to extinction in Britain. Image copyright: Richard Gallon. The magnificent Western Ground Spider Gnaphosa occidentalis is restricted to a handful of coastal cliffs in Cornwall and considered Vulnerable to extinction in Britain. Image copyright: Tylan Berry The Jumping spider Euophrys herbigrada is restricted to short coastal and cliff top grassland on the south coast and is Vulnerable to extinction. Image copyright: Tylan Berry The Sac spider Porrhoclubiona genevensis is confined to maritime grassland and cliffs at the very western extremities of England and Wales. It's considered Near Threatened on the British Red List. Image copyright: Richard Gallon
February 7, 2026 at 10:32 PM
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Coastal and inland sand dunes (for example in the Brecks of East Anglia) have long been under pressure from tourism, development and aggregate extraction. On the coast, the increasing pace of sea level rise, coastal erosion and realignment projects add to these threats.
The Sand Running Crab Spider Rhysodromus fallax must be one of the best camouflaged species in Britain. Confined to the seaward edges of sand dune it's considered Vulnerable to extinction. Image copyright: Richard Gallon The Money spider Baryphyma martimum is restricted to the sand coasts of East Anglia, with just one record on the west coast. Although not in one of the 'threatened' categories on the British Red List, it's considered 'Near Threatened'. Image copyright: Richard Gallon.
February 7, 2026 at 10:32 PM
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Few upland peat mires remain undamaged by human activity, including afforestation and burning. The, often very small, areas that remain intact are home to some highly specialist spider species
The Money spider Eriogone welchi occurs at altitude in very wet Sphagnum moss lawns: it is Red Listed as Endangered. Image copyright: Richard Gallon. Another Money Spider, Maro lepidus, is also restricted to extremely wet, Sphagnum filled pools and is lost if the peat dries. It's Red Listed as Endangered. Image copyright: Richard Gallon Minicia marginella, another tiny Money Spider, was classified as 'data deficient' because so little was known about it when the last GB Red List was complied. Now, we know that it's another characteristic species of upland mires with an extremely restricted distribution. Image copyright: Richard Gallon
February 7, 2026 at 10:32 PM
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Britain's remaining alkaline fens are small, isolated fragments that are vulnerable to desiccation from drainage of surrounding agricultural land and climate change. Together with Globally Red Listed Fen Raft Spider, many of their specialist spider species are threatened:
The Marsh Wolf Spider Hygrolycosa rubrofasciata, restricted to a handful of fens in East Anglia and southern England, is currently Endangered but loss from known sites puts it as risk of becoming Critically Endangered. Image copyright: Richard Gallon The tiny Jumping spider Neon valentulus is restricted to a few East Anglian fens where it particularly susceptible to climate change induced summer droughts. It's already Critically Endangered. Image copyright: Richard Gallon The Money spider Baryphyma gowerense occurs in fens and occasionally salt-marshes in a very small number of sites in Norfolk and Wales. It is Vulnerable to extinction. Image copyright: Richard Gallon In Britain, Rosser's Sac Spider Clubiona rosserae is known from only one East Anglian fen. It's currently considered Vulnerable to extinction. Image copyright: Richard Gallon
February 7, 2026 at 10:32 PM
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Around 20% of Britain's 680 spider species are Red Listed. Most are restricted to habitats that are rare and themselves under threat. For example, around 80% of lowland heaths have been lost over the last 200 years, bringing many species dependent on them close to extinction. #ExtinctionCrisis
In Britain the spiny-legged Lynx Spider Oxyopes heterophthalmus is now restricted to the Surrey heaths and is considered Vulnerable to extinction. Image copyright: Richard Gallon Great Fox Spider Alopecosa fabrilis, restrited to one Surrey and one Dorset heathland site. Image Michael Hohner via Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 The Diamond-backed Spider Thanatus formicinus was last seen in its former southern heathland sites in 1969. Remarkably, it was rediscovered on heathland in Nottinghamshire in 2017; intensive efforts are underway to secure and increase its population. Image copyright: Richard Gallon.
February 7, 2026 at 10:32 PM
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#recordoftheweek #cofnodyrwythnos is Lithobius (Lithobius) variegatus centipede found and recorded in Carmarthenshire by Richard D. Thank you for your records.
February 6, 2026 at 11:33 AM
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🪰 Meet the Oxycera soldierflies!

Small, coloured, and tied to clean streams & wetlands, these tiny flies are amazing habitat indicators.

Join @kitenet.bsky.social for our Soldierflies entoLEARN on 16 April 🧪🌎

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February 4, 2026 at 10:56 AM
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By digging up the earth, moles help make the soil healthier by aerating it. A super simple way to help monitor moles is by adding a record to Cofnod if you spot a molehill in Wales 💚 www.cofnod.org.uk
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Cofnod #RecordOfTheWeek is Mole (Talpa europaea), by SusanA. Dead easy to record from their molehills, but extremely under-recorded. @sewbrec.org.uk @wwbic1.bsky.social @bispowys.bsky.social @northwaleswt.bsky.social
February 3, 2026 at 3:46 PM
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#DiwrnodGwlyptiroeddyByd
Mae mawndiroedd yn rhan bwysig o gwlyptiroedd y byd, gyda 4% o Gymru’n fawndir.
Felly mae Cymru’n bwrw mlaen i adfer ei mawndiroedd i storio carbon, hybu bioamrywiaeth, a lleihau effaith tannau a llifogydd.
#AdferMawndirCymru
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Cynllun 2025-2030 Adfer Mawndir Cymru
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February 2, 2026 at 8:40 AM
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#WorldWetlandsDay
Peatlands are a vital part of world wetlands and 4% Wales is peatland.
Wales is upscaling restoration to store carbon, boost biodiversity, and reduce the impact of fires and flooding.
#WalesPeatlandAction
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Wales Peatland Action plan 2025-2030
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February 2, 2026 at 8:42 AM
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Our Corsydd Calon Môn partnership project aims to secure the future of the #Anglesey Fens and celebrate their rich history. We commissioned artist Elly Stringer to produce some beautiful illustrations with the local community. #WorldWetlandsDay

Discover more 👉 bit.ly/WetlandWondersCCM
Artwork with text which highlights some of the brilliant species you can find at Cors Goch Nature Reserve on Anglesey, Elly Strigner
February 2, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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Cofnod #RecordOfTheWeek is Mole (Talpa europaea), by SusanA. Dead easy to record from their molehills, but extremely under-recorded. @sewbrec.org.uk @wwbic1.bsky.social @bispowys.bsky.social @northwaleswt.bsky.social
January 30, 2026 at 2:20 PM
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#RecordOfTheWeek today is Great Crested Newts (Triturus cristatus), seen in north Monmouthshire by Vicki Howe.

This is an early sighting, as newts overwinter on land before returning to ponds for the March/April breeding season.

Many thanks for record & photos, submitted via the LERC Wales App.
January 30, 2026 at 11:40 AM
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It's arrived! Pan-species Listing: How to Become a Super-Naturalist published by @pelagicpublishing. My first book.
I am so pleased with it. It looks amazing, all those photos of incredible British species really make this a very colourful book and a celebration of how fantastic our wildlife is.
January 30, 2026 at 12:27 PM
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Lovely lichens 💚

Winter is a great time for spotting lichen. They're less hidden by foliage and increased rainfall rehydrates them, giving many species of lichen a brighter and more colourful appearance.

📷 Ben Porter, Les Binns, Niall Benvie/2020VISION
January 27, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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#RecordOfTheWeek today is Hedgehog Tick (Ixodes (Ixodes) hexagonus) removed during a Hedgehog rescue in Newport.

The Hedgehog is now tick-free & being cared for to return to full strength before re-release.

Many thanks to Sue Colwill for the records, submitted via the LERC Wales App!
January 23, 2026 at 1:41 PM