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South East Wales Biodiversity Records Centre @sewbrec.org.uk · 02/10/2026

#RecordOfTheWeek today is this fantastic Spurilla neapolitana, also known as the 'hair curler' sea slug spotted at Oxwich by Tate Lloyd, and is new to Wales! The first UK sighting was only last year in Cornwall. Many thanks for the record & photo, submitted via iRecord. irecord.org.uk

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South East Wales Biodiversity Records Centre @sewbrec.org.uk · 22/09/2026

Our final field event of the year will be a Recorders' Day on 3rd October, at a private site between Llanharan and Pencoed. Booking is essential, find full details on Eventbrite: brynnau.eventbrite.co.uk.

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South East Wales Biodiversity Records Centre @sewbrec.org.uk · 22/09/2026

We are currently seeking content for the Gwent-Glamorgan Recorders' Autumn Newsletter! Please get in touch info@sewbrec.org.uk if you would like to contribute anything from a full article to a snippet of news. Deadline for content is Monday 12th October.

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South East Wales Biodiversity Records Centre @sewbrec.org.uk · 18/09/2026

#RecordOfTheWeek today is a handsome (though unwelcome) Yellow-bellied Slider (Trachemys scripta subsp. scripta) seen at Roath Park Lake by Annie Irving. Many thanks for the record & photo, submitted via www.sewbrecord.org.uk.

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South East Wales Biodiversity Records Centre @sewbrec.org.uk · 16/09/2026

Our event in Blaenserchan LNR this Saturday has unfortunately been cancelled.

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South East Wales Biodiversity Records Centre @sewbrec.org.uk · 15/09/2026

Fancy a field trip? Join us at Blaenserchan LNR this Saturday to explore this former colliery site. Book here or just turn up on the day: blaenserchan.eventbrite.co.uk

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South East Wales Biodiversity Records Centre @sewbrec.org.uk · 11/09/2026

#RecordOfTheWeek today is some beautiful examples of Common Chiton (Lepidochitona cinerea) spotted in Porthcawl by Beach Academy. If you would like to spend tomorrow exploring rockpools, join us & Beach Academy on our FREE Rocky Shores course at Rest Bay! Email info@sewbrec.org.uk to book a spot.

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South East Wales Biodiversity Records Centre @sewbrec.org.uk · 09/09/2026

A couple of spaces have become available on our free Rocky Shores Species course this Saturday! Please email info@sewbrec.org.uk if you would like to join us at Rest Bay.

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South East Wales Biodiversity Records Centre @sewbrec.org.uk · 28/08/2026

#RecordOfTheWeek today is a wonderful Wryneck (Jynx torquilla), ringed at Oxwich by Gower Ringing Group. It's a great time of year to spot migrant species like these as they travel to their wintering grounds. Many thanks to Owain Gabb for the fab photo & record, which will be submitted via Excel.

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South East Wales Biodiversity Records Centre @sewbrec.org.uk · 21/08/2026

Join us on Thursday in Dare Valley Country Park for a FREE heathland course! Learn how to identify and record heathland 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 book.

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South East Wales Biodiversity Records Centre @sewbrec.org.uk · 21/08/2026

#RecordOfTheWeek today is a Sponge Crab (Dromia personata), spotted in Oxwich by Zoe Foster. This species has a symbiotic relationship with sponges, which provide the crab with camouflage while the sponge gains protection from predators. Many thanks for the record & photo sent via LERC Wales App.

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South East Wales Biodiversity Records Centre @sewbrec.org.uk · 14/08/2026

#RecordOfTheWeek today is a roost of fabulous Natterer's Bat (Myotis nattereri) in Neath Port Talbot from Aaron Davies (handled under licence). Many thanks for the record and photos, submitted via the LERC Wales App: www.sewbrec.org.uk/recording/app

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South East Wales Biodiversity Records Centre @sewbrec.org.uk · 07/08/2026

#RecordOfTheWeek today is lovely Little Owls (Athene noctua) recorded in Gwent by Chris Blyth. Many thanks for the record and photo, submitted via www.sewbrecord.org.uk.

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South East Wales Biodiversity Records Centre @sewbrec.org.uk · 31/07/2026

#RecordOfTheWeek today is this wonderful Hornet Hoverfly (Volucella zonaria) spotted in Kenfig by David Collins. Many thanks for the record and photo, submitted via the LERC Wales App! www.lercwales.org.uk/app.php

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South East Wales Biodiversity Records Centre @sewbrec.org.uk · 27/07/2026

This Friday we will be at Newbridge Fields #Bridgend for the Bridgend Nature Festival! Come and visit the SEWBReC stall along with lots of other great nature organisations to celebrate the wildlife of Wales at this family friendly event.

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South East Wales Biodiversity Records Centre @sewbrec.org.uk · 24/07/2026

#RecordOfTheWeek today is a gorgeous Grass Snake (Natrix helvetica) spotted in Swansea by Francis Morgan. Many thanks for the record and photo, submitted via the LERC Wales App! www.lercwales.org.uk/app.php

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South East Wales Biodiversity Records Centre @sewbrec.org.uk · 24/07/2026

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.

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South East Wales Biodiversity Records Centre @sewbrec.org.uk · 23/07/2026

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.

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South East Wales Biodiversity Records Centre @sewbrec.org.uk · 23/07/2026

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/...

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South East Wales Biodiversity Records Centre @sewbrec.org.uk · 21/07/2026

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...

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South East Wales Biodiversity Records Centre @sewbrec.org.uk · 17/07/2026

#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

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South East Wales Biodiversity Records Centre @sewbrec.org.uk · 14/07/2026

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.

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South East Wales Biodiversity Records Centre @sewbrec.org.uk · 14/07/2026

Indicia data warehouse and linked websites (including www.sewbrecord.org.uk will be unavailable on Wednesday 15 July 2026, from 5pm until c. 9pm, due to server maintenance work at UKCEH.

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South East Wales Biodiversity Records Centre @sewbrec.org.uk · 10/07/2026

#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

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South East Wales Biodiversity Records Centre @sewbrec.org.uk · 04/07/2026

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

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South East Wales Biodiversity Records Centre @sewbrec.org.uk · 03/07/2026

#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?

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South East Wales Biodiversity Records Centre @sewbrec.org.uk · 26/06/2026

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

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South East Wales Biodiversity Records Centre @sewbrec.org.uk · 19/06/2026

#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.

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South East Wales Biodiversity Records Centre @sewbrec.org.uk · 15/06/2026

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

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South East Wales Biodiversity Records Centre @sewbrec.org.uk · 15/06/2026

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/....

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South East Wales Biodiversity Records Centre @sewbrec.org.uk · 12/06/2026

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.

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South East Wales Biodiversity Records Centre @sewbrec.org.uk · 12/06/2026

#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

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South East Wales Biodiversity Records Centre @sewbrec.org.uk · 11/06/2026

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.

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South East Wales Biodiversity Records Centre @sewbrec.org.uk · 08/06/2026

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

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South East Wales Biodiversity Records Centre @sewbrec.org.uk · 05/06/2026

#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

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South East Wales Biodiversity Records Centre @sewbrec.org.uk · 04/06/2026

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.

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South East Wales Biodiversity Records Centre @sewbrec.org.uk · 29/05/2026

#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.

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South East Wales Biodiversity Records Centre @sewbrec.org.uk · 27/05/2026

Please note this update from the iRecord team, which will also impact SEWBReCORD: Indicia data warehouse and linked websites will be unavailable overnight from 5pm tonight. It is expected to be back online tomorrow morning (28/05). This is to allow a major update to the species dictionary.

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South East Wales Biodiversity Records Centre @sewbrec.org.uk · 26/05/2026

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

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South East Wales Biodiversity Records Centre @sewbrec.org.uk · 22/05/2026

#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

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South East Wales Biodiversity Records Centre @sewbrec.org.uk · 21/05/2026

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/

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South East Wales Biodiversity Records Centre @sewbrec.org.uk · 11/05/2026

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...

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South East Wales Biodiversity Records Centre @sewbrec.org.uk · 08/05/2026

#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

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South East Wales Biodiversity Records Centre @sewbrec.org.uk · 01/05/2026

#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

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South East Wales Biodiversity Records Centre @sewbrec.org.uk · 24/04/2026

#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

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South East Wales Biodiversity Records Centre @sewbrec.org.uk · 21/04/2026

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/....

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South East Wales Biodiversity Records Centre @sewbrec.org.uk · 17/04/2026

#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

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South East Wales Biodiversity Records Centre @sewbrec.org.uk · 27/03/2026

#RecordOfTheWeek today is this vibrant Green Tiger Beetle (Cicindela campestris) recorded by Martin Bell in Parc Penallta. Many thanks to Martin for the record and photo, submitted via the LERC Wales App www.sewbrec.org.uk/recording/app

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