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We collect and manage wildlife records for Powys and BBNP and encourage wildlife recording.

30/10/2026

goes to this beautiful Barn Owl (𝑇𝑦𝑡𝑜 𝑎𝑙𝑏𝑎) known as Aderyn Corff in Welsh. A big thanks to Sam for submitting this photo and record

🧠Did you know? In some areas barn owls were known as ‘demon owls’, due to the harrowing shrieks they make

🔍 Identify: Mottled silver-grey and buff back and pure white underside. Distinctive, white, heart-shaped face with black eyes

🌲Habitat: Grassland, heathland, moorland, farmland, wetlands

📅 When to find them: All year round

📲Upload your records to the or WiReD, our online recording database. https://record.bis.org.uk/

23/10/2026

goes to the Date Waxcap (𝐻𝑦𝑔𝑟𝑜𝑐𝑦𝑏𝑒 𝑠𝑝𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑐𝑒𝑎) known as Cap Cwyr Gwinau in Welsh. Excitingly, it’s having a bumper year with many reports of sightings across the UK. A big thanks to Sorcha and Tomos for submitting their photos and records

🧠Did you know? They are a rare waxcap species, that are indicators of high-quality unimproved grassland. They are listed as vulnerable on the Global IUCN Red List and it’s a Section 7 species of principle importance in Wales. The species only fruits occasionally when weather conditions are just right and particularly after hot summers, hence the bumper year!

🔍 Identify: The cap is date-brown and is umbonate (pointed to broadly pointed), gills are bright yellow to orange (often similar colour to egg yolk) and the stipe is yellow to orange and doesn’t blacken when handled

🌲Habitat: Unimproved grasslands that are mown (with clippings taken away) or grazed and verges

📅 When to find them: Early Autumn

📢 Your sightings provide valuable information that helps guide conservation efforts and ensure important waxcap grasslands are recognised and protected. If you spot this species, please submit your records and include photos from several angles showing the cap, gills and stipe to help with verification of your record

📲Upload your records to the or WiReD, our online recording database. https://record.bis.org.uk/

16/10/2026

goes to the Teal (𝐴𝑛𝑎𝑠 𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑐𝑎) known as Corhwyaden in Welsh. A big thanks to R for submitting this photo and record

🧠Did you know? Although only around 4,000 pairs breed in the UK, Teal become much more numerous in winter as birds arrive from colder parts of Siberia and the Baltic

🔍 Identify: Females like this one are mottled brown. Males have chestnut-coloured heads with broad green eye patches, a spotted chest, grey sides and a black edged yellow tail. Both show bright green wing patches in flight

🌲Habitat: Freshwater, wetlands

📅 When to find them: All year round

📲Submit your wildlife sightings using the or WiReD, our online recording database. https://record.bis.org.uk/

12/10/2026

📢 We're looking forward to recording wildlife next Monday at Maelienydd Common. Fancy joining us? We'd love to have you along! Find out more and book your place via the link below, or head to the link in our bio.

📅 19 October

📍 Maelienydd Common, Radnorshire

Come along to record the wildlife in your local area, meet like-minded people and connect with the natural world.

10/10/2026

For we’re celebrating UK Fungus Day. We’ve received some fantastic fungi records recently, so what better way to celebrate than by sharing a few of them with you🍄🍂. A big thank you to everyone who has shared their records with us!

🍄Parrot Waxcap (𝐺𝑙𝑖𝑜𝑝ℎ𝑜𝑟𝑢𝑠 𝑝𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑡𝑎𝑐𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑠)
🍄Birch Polypore (𝐹𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑡𝑜𝑝𝑠𝑖𝑠 𝑏𝑒𝑡𝑢𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑎)
🍄Blackening Waxcap (𝐻𝑦𝑔𝑟𝑜𝑐𝑦𝑏𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑖𝑐𝑎)

📲Submit your wildlife sightings using the or WiReD, our online recording database. https://record.bis.org.uk/

🍄Want to find out what UK Fungus Day is all about? Click the link https://www.ukfungusday.co.uk/ or search UK Fungus Day

09/10/2026

🌿Favourite Summer Record Competition – our winner! 🎉

Congratulations to our winner, Bob and thank you for sharing your favourite summer record with us!

A big thank you to everyone else who took part too. We loved seeing your records and hearing about why they were your favourite

🍄Keep an eye out for our October competition, celebrating all things fungi…watch this space👀

02/10/2026

goes to the Knot Grass moth caterpillar (𝐴𝑐𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑖𝑐𝑡𝑎 𝑟𝑢𝑚𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑠). A big thanks to Vladimir for submitting this photo and record

🧠Did you know? Although the Knot Grass is still common across the UK, numbers have significantly declined in recent decades

🔍 Identify: Black with tufts of long brown hairs. They have a row of alternating red spots and lines on top with white dashes on either side of the spots

🌲Habitat: Wide variety of open habitats including heathlands, grasslands, wetlands and gardens

📅 When to find them: June - October

📲Submit your wildlife sightings using the or WiReD, our online recording database. https://record.bis.org.uk/

02/10/2026

📢 Did you know it’s Fungi Town at Hay-on-Wye this weekend? It’s an annual three-day community led arts and science festival that celebrates all things fungi through talks, science, education and arts. There’s a fantastic programme of events planned for anyone with an interest in the fascinating world of fungi. Click the post to find out more 👇

🍄 Hay is becoming Fungi Town!
2-4 October 2026.
Three days. One town. An extraordinary kingdom of fungi.

Talks. Walks. Art. Food. Films. Music. Workshops. Fungal weirdness.
And the whole town is taking part!

Come and explore Fungi Town and discover something unexpected.
👉 www.fungitown.org.uk

29/09/2026

UKCEH will be carrying out maintenance work on the following dates which means that iRecord and other Indicia systems are likely to be offline during the following:

📅 Tuesday 6 October
⏰ 5-7pm

This may affect anyone planning to submit wildlife records during this period via the LERC Wales app, iRecord or BIS WiReD

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