The Wildlife Information Centre (TWIC)

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The Wildlife Information Centre (TWIC) We're the Local Environmental Record Centre for south-east & most of central Scotland.

TWIC is the focal point for biological recording and is working to increase our knowledge of the land, freshwater and marine wildlife throughout our area. The Centre seeks to hold as comprehensive a record of the wildlife of the area as possible. We have an assumption of open access to these data, unless there is evidence that there is potential for damage to wildlife resulting from their release. The Centre provides a wide range of data services; we routinely supply data to local authorities for screening planning applications, to consultants for preparing environmental assessments and to conservation bodies for writing management plans.

⏰ Time is ticking if you’d like to apply for one of two Director vacancies with the TWIC. Applications close: 6 Septembe...
24/08/2026

⏰ Time is ticking if you’d like to apply for one of two Director vacancies with the TWIC. Applications close: 6 September.

As a Director, you'll help guide TWIC’s strategic direction, support its charitable mission, and contribute to the success of one of Scotland’s leading biodiversity data organisations.

Key skills/experience we are looking for in new Board members include finance, charity governance, communications/PR, or fundraising.

🌿 Could you help shape the future of biodiversity recording in Scotland?
🔗 Apply here: https://lnkd.in/dh7PzwDy

Join us for our next FREE workshop on An Introduction to Moths and Moth Recording with expert, Katty Baird 🦋 📍 Vogrie Co...
23/08/2026

Join us for our next FREE workshop on An Introduction to Moths and Moth Recording with expert, Katty Baird 🦋

📍 Vogrie Country Park, near Gorebridge, Midlothian
📅 Friday 4th September, 10am-1pm
🔗 Booking Essential, via Eventbrite: https://tinyurl.com/38wer7k3

📷️ Katty Baird

🌿 External Event: Fern ID Workshop on Selkirk Hill 📅 Saturday 29th AugustJoin TWIC's Centre Manager Natalie Harmsworth a...
20/08/2026

🌿 External Event: Fern ID Workshop on Selkirk Hill
📅 Saturday 29th August

Join TWIC's Centre Manager Natalie Harmsworth and Bright Green Nature for an introduction to identifying common ferns!

More info here: https://tinyurl.com/y5w6c8pv

📷️ Natalie Harmsworth

(SBCAN) are running a series of exciting events in the Selkirk area, focusing on the effects of climate change on habit...
19/08/2026

(SBCAN) are running a series of exciting events in the Selkirk area, focusing on the effects of climate change on habitats and wildlife 🌿

Sign up on Eventbrite here 👉️ https://tinyurl.com/2558mdkn

Thank you to Andrew Jarman for a wonderful workshop on Solitary Bee Identification! 🌞🐝Join our mailing list and follow u...
13/08/2026

Thank you to Andrew Jarman for a wonderful workshop on Solitary Bee Identification! 🌞🐝

Join our mailing list and follow us to get notified about future events.

With thanks to for supporting our workshops.

Our next free workshop on Solitary Bees on the 12th August is fully booked! Join the waitlist below and follow us to get...
05/08/2026

Our next free workshop on Solitary Bees on the 12th August is fully booked! Join the waitlist below and follow us to get notified about future events and workshops!

🔗Waitlist: https://tinyurl.com/3mmpfra4
📷Photo by Andrew Jarman

This is a Dryad's Saddle or Pheasant's Back fungus (Cerioporus Squamosus), spotted by one of our TWIC staff earlier this...
30/07/2026

This is a Dryad's Saddle or Pheasant's Back fungus (Cerioporus Squamosus), spotted by one of our TWIC staff earlier this week. They can be identified by their brown cap pattern that resembles a Pheasant's feathers and their unusual smell of watermelon!

📷️ Lucy Mills

A brilliant Carrion Beetle ID Workshop led by Ashleigh Whiffin at the National Museums Scotland Collection Centre! With ...
28/07/2026

A brilliant Carrion Beetle ID Workshop led by Ashleigh Whiffin at the National Museums Scotland Collection Centre!

With thanks to NatureScot for supporting our workshops.

One of the UK's most widespread damselflies, the Blue-tailed Damselfly can be found around ponds, lochs, canals and wetl...
22/07/2026

One of the UK's most widespread damselflies, the Blue-tailed Damselfly can be found around ponds, lochs, canals and wetlands throughout the summer. Despite its delicate appearance, it is a skilled predator, hunting tiny flying insects with remarkable agility.

📍 Common across the UK
🪽 Flight period: April–October
🐛 Both larvae and adults are predators, helping to control insect populations



Photo: Wolfgang Hasselmann on Unsplash

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Unit 3, Vineyard Business Centre
Business Centre
EH375XP

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 5pm
Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm

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+441875825968

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