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Excursions 2012
The first excursion this month is on Saturday 19th May to Denholm Dean. This a woodland valley site near Hawick in the Scottish Borders. The excursion will be led by Michael Braithwaite, BSBI Vice County Recorder for Berwickshire.
Jackie Muscott, BSBI Vice County Recorder for West Lothian, will be leading an excursion to the Union Canal on Sunday 20th May. We will be recording along the canal path from Park Farm to Philpstoun and might find time to fit in a cup of tea/coffee at Park Farm afterwards!
On Sunday 27th May there is a meeting at the Yester Estate in Gifford, East Lothian. This is a large estate with ancient valley woodland and a rich flora. As with all our excursions, we hope to accumulate as many species records as possible for the estate to allow the site to be assessed as a Local Biodiversity Site.
For more details on each of the excursions please visit our Recording Events page. You can download the list here.
Get involved
There are a number of ways that you can get involved. One of the most important ways is to send in your wildlife sightings to TWIC. These can range from ad hoc records to dedicated monitoring work over a number of survey seasons. The beauty about recording is anyone can contribute and there is something for all levels of experience.
We are also offering membership to anyone who wants to get involved with us. To see what benefits you could gain by becoming a member of TWIC, click here.
Have you seen a Hedgehog?
Research shows that numbers of hedgehogs have declined by up to 25% - is this true locally? We have very limited data on hedgehogs in Lothians and the Borders and TWIC would like to get a clearer picture of where there are hedgehogs. We want you to tell us every time you see a hedgehog (even the dead ones at the side of the road). Find out how to send us your records, submit them online or learn more about hedgehogs on our Hedgehog Survey page.
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