Small pale blue water forget-me-not flowers with yellow centres growing on slender stems against a blurred green grassy background.

Recording at Fountainside

Join BSBI for their botanical recording event at Fountainside, North of Gladhouse Reservoir, on 18th July 2026!. Check out more…

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Several white star-of-Bethlehem flowers with six pointed petals and yellow centres growing among green grass and broad leaves.

Join BSBI for their botanical recording event at Brothershiels, Midlothian. Check out more events here!…

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Photo by Mike Beard

Black Burn Botanical Recording

Join BSBI for a botanical recording event at the Black Burn(s) of Penicuik, focusing on recording wild plants along this…

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Wild Cherry (Prunus avium) blossom. Photo by Natalie Harmsworth.

We are hiring – join the TWIC team!

We currently have two exciting opportunities to join our team – a full time GIS and IT Officer and a…

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Puffins. Photo by Roisin McGrory.

Volunteering Opportunity

We currently have an office volunteer opportunity to support the processing of biological records onto the TWIC database. If you…

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Two participants sit at a table during a bryophyte identification workshop, examining moss samples with microscopes while using field guides and notes. One person holds a small clump of moss while another studies specimens under a microscope. The table is covered with books, hand lenses, and identification sheets, showing a hands-on learning environment.

Woodland Bryophytes Workshop

Join us at our Woodland Bryophytes workshop for an introduction to the ID of woodland bryophytes – mosses, liverworts, and…

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Conifer ID Workshop

An introduction to identifying Conifers – led by Matt Parrett Introduction to Conifer ID – Matt Parratt Date: Saturday 22nd November…

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Leopard Slug (Limax maximus). Photo by Mike Beard.

Slug Identification Workshop

Join us for a one-of-a-kind event! In this workshop we will explore the enigmatic world of slugs. While these molluscs…

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Garden Bumblebee on Ox-Eye Daisy. Photo David Palmar (www.photoscot.co.uk)

Bumblebee Ecology and ID Workshop

Join us for an in-person day of bumblebee learning and fieldwork! Led by expert Helen Dickinson, this workshop is ideal…

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Azure Damselfly male. Photo courtesy of Mike Beard.

Introduction to Dragonflies of Scotland and ID Workshop

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