TVERC news

Effective from 1st April 2025, TVERC will be implementing changes due to significant cost increases that have impacted our operational costs. These changes are necessary to ensure the continued collection, analysis, and provision of vital biodiversity data.

We're excited to announce the City Nature Challenge (CNC) from 25th to 28th April 2025, in Berkshire and Oxfordshire! Join us in documenting wildlife across both counties.

The 2024 Berkshire Local Wildlife Site (LWS) surveys covered 34 sites, mostly woodlands, with some grassland, wetland, scrub, and heathland elements.

We are thrilled to announce the release of our Annual Report for 2023/24. This report encapsulates a year of significant progress in biodiversity monitoring, data collection, and community engagement across Berkshire and Oxfordshire.

This year we carried out surveys of 38 existing and proposed Local Wildlife Sites in Oxfordshire. Survey highlights include visits to Matthew Arnold Field to the southwest of Oxford, a calcareous grassland site in South Oxfordshire, a wet woodland in West Oxfordshire and a site with acidic grassland in Cherwell.

Thames Valley Environmental Records Centre (TVERC) are being funded by Mend the Gap (MTG) for a project on key indicator and iconic species in MTG programme area, and learning more about those that are observing wildlife

During a week-long internship, Oxford University student Harveet Purewal investigated the distribution patterns of the Brown hairstreak butterfly in Oxfordshire

We have launched a newly improved website with enhanced functionality, improved navigation, and a fresh look.

Dive into the TVERC species database. Hear about the practical challenges and solutions involved in managing such extensive data.

Thanks to those of you who helped shape a longlist of species we now have for Oxfordshire.