Indicia systems will be offline on Tuesday 28th July for scheduled maintenance to increase storage capacity. There may be intermittent issues with uploading records with images in the mean time. This will impact the LERC Wales App & www.sewbrecord.org.uk as well as the #iRecord website and app.

Join us on Tuesday in Llantrisant for a FREE marshy grasslands course! Learn how to identify and record wetland habitats using key species and other indicators. This free event is suitable for adults with some plant knowledge. Booking essential, please email info@sewbrec.org.uk to secure a space.

We will be at Go Wild in Pontypool Park this Saturday, along with lots of other great nature organisations! Come and say hello at the SEWBReC stall. bgtorfaenlnp.wales/en/whats-on/...

Want to learn more about wildlife recording? Join us and Vale Local Nature Partnership for a FREE introductory course online tomorrow evening (Wednesday 22nd July). Book a space here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/introducti...

#RecordOfTheWeek today is a White Stork (Ciconia ciconia), spotted in Pencoed by Chris Oakes. This is likely to be an individual from the White Stork Project, which has reintroduced the species in south England: whitestorkproject.org Many thanks for the record, submitted via www.sewbrecord.org.uk

FREE Habitat courses! Interested in learning how to identify and record different types of habitats? Join SEWBReC & @rctcouncil.bsky.social Ecology team at Pant Marsh #Pontyclun and Dare Valley Country Park #Aberdare this summer. Booking essential, email info@sewbrec.org.uk to secure a space.

#RecordOfTheWeek today is a new to Wales moth! Splendid Brocade (Lacanobia splendens) was caught at Newport Wetlands by Kevin Hewitt. This is the first Welsh record for this rare migrant species. Many thanks for the record & photo, submitted via LERC Wales App. #TeamMoth #MothsMatter

We're at Gnoll Country Park today for Nature Unearthed!

#RecordOfTheWeek today is a beautiful Badger (Meles meles) spotted in Swansea county by Steven and Sarah Walmsley. Many thanks for the record & photos submitted via the LERC Wales App. Did you know you can set your records as sensitive, ensuring that protected species records remain confidential?

It's Invasive Species Week, so #RecordOfTheWeek today is Japanese Knotweed (Fallopia japonica) seen at Bargoed Woodland Park by Paul Challinor. It's critical to record invasive species to monitor spread & help with control measure. Thanks for the record & photo, sent via LERC Wales App #INNSWeek

#RecordOfTheWeek is High Brown Fritillary (Fabriciana adippe) seen at Old Castle Down by Mike Cram. This is the only Welsh site for this endangered species, where it is carefully conserved by @savebutterflies.bsky.social volunteers. Many thanks for record & photo, sent via www.sewbrecord.org.uk.

For June #SquareOfTheMonth we are highlighting 1km squares with zero #Plant records: ST2494 Abercarn in #Caerphilly SN8805 Blaengwrach in #NeathPortTalbot Gwent: www.sewbrec.org.uk/sqothm/206 Glam: www.sewbrec.org.uk/sqothm/205

The SEWBReC #SpeciesOfTheMonth for June is Bee Orchid (Ophrys apifera)! Can you spot this beautiful orchid in local parks, road verges or even your garden? See if you can fill in the gaps in our maps, find more info, distribution maps and ID tips here: www.sewbrec.org.uk/species-otm/....

Like to learn about recording habitats? Join us and @rctcouncil.bsky.social at Dare Valley Park on 25th June for FREE training on identifying grassland and heathland habitats and how to record them. Booking is essential, please email info@sewbrec.org.uk to secure a space.

#RecordOfTheWeek today is a gorgeous Golden-ringed Dragonfly (Cordulegaster boltonii) in Cefn Golau Cemetery during a Glo i Natur BioBlitz. It's Love Your Burial Grounds Week, an annual celebration of nature & history from @caringforgodsacre.bsky.social Photo © Liam Olds #ChurchesCountOnNature

Free #Dune #Plants course in south Wales! Join SEWBReC and #Botany expert David Barden at #Kenfig National Nature Reserve on Wednesday 8th July to learn about the range of flora found on this special habitat. Booking essential, email info@sewbrec.org.uk to secure a space.

Free #MothTrapping course in south Wales! Join SEWBReC and Moth expert David Slade in Talbot Green on Saturday 20th June to learn about trapping techniques and how to get involved running your own garden trap. Email info@sewbrec.org.uk to secure a space. #TeamMoth #MothsMatter

#RecordOfTheWeek today is Eastern Bordered Straw (Heliothis nubigera) found in Blackwood by Kevin Hewitt. This is the 1st Gwent & 4th Welsh record for this rare migrant moth. Many thanks for the record & photo, submitted via LERC Wales App: www.sewbrec.org.uk/recording/app #TeamMoth #MothsMatter

Free #Dragonfly and #Damselfly course in south Wales! Join SEWBReC and Odonata expert Steve Preddy at #MagorMarsh on 19th June to learn about this fascinating group of insects. Email info@sewbrec.org.uk to secure a space.

#RecordOfTheWeek today is Medicinal Leech (Hirudo medicinalis, refound at a site in Bridgend for the first time in 13 years! This species is designated "Near Threatened" at a global level, and is strictly protected in the UK. Thanks to Mathew Andrews for the record via www.sewbrecord.org.uk.

Open for booking! Our 4 species identification courses for 2026 are all now open, email info@sewbrec.org.uk to secure a space. The courses are on Moth Trapping, Dragonflies, Dune Plants and Rocky Shore Species. Full details on the posters below. #TeamMoth #TeamOdonata #RockyShore #SandDunes

#RecordOfTheWeek today is this Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas) recorded by Karen Turner by Llanishen Reservoir. Many thanks to Karen for the record and photo, submitted via the LERC Wales App www.sewbrec.org.uk/recording/ap

We are delighted to share the Spring 2026 edition of the Gwent-Glamorgan Newsletter! Many thanks to all contributors. Download a pdf here: www.sewbrec.org.uk/upload/libra... Or read as a flipbook here: online.fliphtml5.com/zpyru/nsib/

Our recommended event this week is a BioBlitz Fieldwork Day on Thursday at Parc Taf Bargoed. Join SEWBReC and Merthyr Tydfil Biodiversity Partnership to learn about wildlife recording and survey techniques. Book a free space here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bioblitz-f...

#RecordOfTheWeek today is 100 years old, just like a certain Sir David Attenborough! Lathbury's Nomad Bee (Nomada lathburiana) was recorded in May 1926 by Howard Hallett on The Garth. (Below photo © Steven Murray, 2024.) Happy Birthday Sir David 🎈 #DavidAttenborough100 #Attenborough100

#RecordOfTheWeek today is this delicate Large Red Damselfly (Pyrrhosoma nymphula) recorded by Stephen Tyrrell in Bryn y Gwenin. Many thanks to Stephen for the record and photo, submitted via the LERC Wales App www.sewbrec.org.uk/recording/ap

#RecordOfTheWeek today is this beautiful Green-winged Orchid recorded by Andy Rees in Pennard Burrows Commons. A short orchid of unimproved grasslands, found mainly on chalky soils. Many thanks to Andy for the record and photo, submitted via the LERC Wales App www.sewbrec.org.uk/recording/ap

The SEWBReC #SpeciesOfTheMonth for April is the lovely Seven-spot Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata)! Can you spot them in your local parks or your garden? See if you can fill in the gaps in our maps, find more info, distribution maps and ID tips here: www.sewbrec.org.uk/species-otm/....

#RecordOfTheWeek today is this delicate Brimstone butterfly (Gonepteryx rhamni) recorded by Annie Irving on the Wales coastal path near Lavernock. Many thanks to Annie for the record and photo, submitted via the LERC Wales App www.sewbrec.org.uk/recording/app