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The Local Environmental Record Centre for Birmingham and the Black Country - Tweet your wildlife sightings and we'll add them to our database!
West Midlands, England
Joined January 2014
Next week we have, not one, but TWO upcoming wildlife events:. WEDS: Wildlife Walk & iNaturalist training session at Pelsall Common 🦋🌼🐦⬛📱. SAT: Invertebrate survey at Shire Oak Park 🐝🦗. Details here:
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Well done to Birmingham which saw the biggest increase in observation and number of recorders this month, and well done also to Coventry who had the most number of new species recorded (170). To take part, simply upload photos of wildlife you see using the free iNaturalist app.
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Here's the latest West Midlands Wildlife Recording League Leaderboard! . Places are ranked by number of species observed in each area in 2025 on iNaturalist. This months biggest climber was Walsall which jumped ahead on Wolverhampton by number of species recorded.
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Want to learn how your mobile phone can help you identify and record wildlife? Join us on Weds 27th August for a Nature ID Walk and Talk across Pelsall Common and Turner's Wood, Walsall. There will be lots to see and learn! Book your FREE places:.
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RT @Chris4Patches: A pleasure to lead a butterfly walk @highburypark yesterday with loads of interest in @BC_WestMids work. Thanks to fab t….
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RT @MartinEast3: I couldn't resist a trip to see the Large Copper butterflies that have appeared in a park in Dudley, West Midlands in the….
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RT @andyshawbirds1: After bashing netherton hill for an hr or so I gave in and had look at the large coppers at bumble hole! .But today’s h….
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Did you know you can upload audio recordings to iNaturalist?. That includes bird songs recorded with the free Merlin Bird ID app! 🐦🎙️. Check out our quick video tutorial to learn how!
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You can help your area climb the league by submitting wildlife sightings using the free iNaturalist app/website!. Each month we will highlight the town or city that makes the biggest gains!.
uk.inaturalist.org
Which town or city in the West Midlands Region (Herefordshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Staffordshire, Shropshire & West Midlands County) will record the most wildlife in 2025?
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Exciting News!.We have now expanded our iNaturalist Wildlife Recording League to include some other towns and cities in the West Midlands region!. Which place will record the most wild species by the end of 2025? It's currently very tight at the top!
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Happy Black Country Day! Have you spotted this 'Black-Country' coloured moth this year? If so please let us know!
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RT @midswildlife: Some Black Redstart images from last year at various sites in Birmingham City Centre. The city centre seems to be alive w….
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RT @IanGenge: A Song Thursh yesterday in our garden in Yardley B25 bashing &dropping a snail to retrieve the edible part from the shell. S….
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RT @WTBBC: Happy Flying Ant Day to all who celebrate - and you should!. Not really a day, but a short period of time each year in which ant….
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RT @pmandrews1973: 3 Little Egret on the Mill Pond at Hill Hook NR this morning - been two present since late June but now joined by a thir….
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RT @pmandrews1973: My first Painted Lady of the year feeding on buddleia just outside Hill Hook NR (the cut-through between Sandhurst + Ken….
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