Suffolk's Biological Data Centre
We curate and share ecological data to inform better decisions and actions for the benefit Suffolk's wildlife.
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![]() £30,000 Synthesis Grants open nowThe British Ecological Society (BES) has announced its Synthesis Grants programme, offering up to £30,000 over two years for groups of 8-15 participants. This grant aims to support interdisciplinary teams in analysing existing data and generating new insights into ecological research. The programme encourages collaboration across universities, research institutes, NGOs, industry, and government departments, with a focus on fostering diverse groups that include international participation and at least 30% of members from the Global South. The grants are designed to support travel, subsistence, facility hire, and computing costs associated with synthesis group activities. Applicants can apply for the Synthesis Grants through the BES online grants system. The grant is open to BES members as the main applicant, although not all group members need to be BES members. The purpose of the grant is to promote synthesis as a growing scientific research method, where scientists generate new knowledge from existing data using a hypothesis and question-led approach. The grant operates on a biannual cycle, with two funding rounds each year. For 2025, the first-round closes on the 10th March 2025, while the second round opens on the 12th June and closes on the 8th September 2025. https://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/synthesis-grants/ |
![]() Time to Celebrate!This week we are celebrating the work of our fantastic search team, who have already delivered over half a million records to ecological consultants this financial year 🎉 |
Call for articles*************************** Newsletter time is coming around again! We welcome articles that showcase local biodiversity projects, or share environment, ecology and wildlife news, training and funding opportunities (with photos where possible). Previous articles have included the work of community groups, charities, statutory bodies, AONB partnerships, businesses, local authorities, and more. To see previous issues, please click here. The newsletter is seen by over 450 people from the private, corporate, statutory, and charitable sectors, as well as individual subscribers, and is widely shared online. *************************** To send us your story use the Contact Us link at the bottom of the page, the deadline for the next issue is 25 October *************************** Emma Aldous, Communications Officer, |
![]() Norfolk & Suffolk Community Online WebinarMon 14 Oct, 19:00 – 20:00 • Wed 16 Oct, 14:00 – 15:00 As we create the Local Nature Recovery Strategy, we aim to enhance the positive effects of nature on community wellbeing, contributing to improved mental and physical health through direct and indirect benefits. Our spatial strategy has the potential to unlock opportunities for communities to deliver key measures and embed nature recovery locally. Therefore, the Norfolk and Suffolk Nature Recovery Partnership invite you to attend an online webinar, where we aim to update you on the current progress of the strategy, share our shortlisted priorities and demonstrate the mapping tools developed to identify where action for nature will have the most impact. This will enable you to signpost and highlight potential for your local area to deliver key measures and embed nature recovery in your community. Please follow this link to register your interest. |
![]() Suffolk Naturalists' autumn meeting21 September 2024 Programme – timings are approximate! Directions: What Three Words ///snips.hatter.airbrush. |
Forthcoming events
Suffolk Wildlife Trust: Wildlife Live Webinar - Bumblebees Online webinar |
Volunteering with Suffolk Coast and Heaths National Landscape: Hedge & Tree Planting Westleton |
Bat Conservation Trust: Connect Cafe - February Join us for the usual mix of chat, facts and informative guests.
This month we'll be joined by Megan Gimber from PTES to learn why hedges are utterly amazing. |
Volunteering with Suffolk Coast and Heaths National Landscape: Hedge Planting & Aftercare Martlesham Wilds |
Volunteering with Suffolk Coast and Heaths National Landscape: Sapling Clearance Clearing trees from this classic Sandlings heath and stacking and/or burning Location: Hollesley Common Task Leader: Neil Lister
Tuesday 4th March - Coppicing Bennett's Drift, Walberswick |
Bat Conservation Trust: Bats and Large-scale Housing Maintenance Projects Guidance Webinar This year we are running a webinar on the Bats Large-scale Housing Maintenance Projects guidance on 27th February from 10am - 11:15am. |
Royal Entomological Society: Young Verrall Lecture 2025 Saturday 1 March, 2024 The Catalyst Building, University of Staffordshire, Leek Rd, Stoke-on-Trent ST4 2DF Join the Amateur Entomologists’ Society and Royal Entomological Society for the Young Verrall Lecture taking place on Saturday 1 March… |
Suffolk Wildlife Trust: Wildlife Live Webinar - Geodiversity Online webinar |
Bat Conservation Trust: British bats, their ecology and conservation - 6 session course |
Royal Entomological Society: Verrall Lecture 2025 Join us at our 2024 Verrall Lecture given by Professor Iain Couzin, Director of the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior. This is a public event and free for all to attend. |
Volunteering with Suffolk Coast and Heaths National Landscape: Hedge Planting & Aftercare Cranes Hill Barn, Shotley |
Suffolk Wildlife Trust: Wildlife Live Webinar - Turtle Doves Online webinar |
Volunteering with Suffolk Coast and Heaths National Landscape: Task tbc tbc |
Bat Conservation Trust: South East of England Bat Conference |
Bat Conservation Trust: Scoping Surveys for Arborists online |
Royal Entomological Society: Verrall Supper 2025 – External Event RES is supporting The Entomological Club with the online registration and ticketing for the Verrall Supper 2025 Please note: This is not an RES event and all enquiries must be made to the Verrall Association.… |
Bat Conservation Trust: East of England Bat Conference - Save the Date! |
Royal Entomological Society: Insect Week 2025 Insect Week returns for 2025! Insect Week is our annual celebration of the ‘little things that run the world’, dedicated to encouraging people of all ages to learn more about insects. |
Bat Conservation Trust: Advanced Bat Survey Techniques - fully booked! |
Royal Entomological Society: Ento25 Join entomologists from around the world to present your work, meet new contacts, and build on your career. We are delighted to be holding Ento25 at the University of Strathclyde in the city centre of Glasgow, Scotland, UK. |
Bat Conservation Trust: Advanced Bat Survey Techniques |
Suffolk Wildlife Trust: Wildlife Live Webinar - Historical Ecology Online webinar |
Suffolk Wildlife Trust: Wildlife Live Webinar - On the Verge Online webinar |
Royal Entomological Society: External – XII International Symposium on Aphids XII International Symposium on Aphids 13th-17th October 2025, PyeongChang (Alpensia), Korea Organized by Prof. Seunghwan LEE, Laboratory of Insect Biosystematics, Division of Entomology, Seoul National University (SNU), Korea. More details and official webpage TBC. |
Suffolk Wildlife Trust: Wildlife Live Webinar - Lichens Online webinar |
Suffolk Wildlife Trust: Wildlife Live Webinar - Small mammal ID Online webinar |
Suffolk Wildlife Trust: Wildlife Live Webinar - Bird Pellets Online webinar |
Suffolk Wildlife Trust: Wildlife Live Webinar - Biofluorescence Online webinar |
Royal Entomological Society: XIII European Congress of Entomology – External More info TBC. |
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