A few weeks ago I started a new project on Twitter. It's called @speciesofuk, and on it I am tweeting about a different UK plant or animal species every week.
The idea came about as a way of helping me focus on learning about new species and sharing interesting information with others. This way, I hope to know a bit about 52 species than I do now.
What's been really exciting is the response I've had from other people. I'm only a month in but the @speciesofuk account already has 50 followers and it's growing all the time. I've gotten into it so much that I've created an accompanying blog, too, to keep a record of everything.
So far I've covered buzzards, ash, beavers (definitely the most popular one so far), mistletoe, and I'm currently doing oysters!
I'm obviously not particularly (or at all) qualified to inform other people about these species, so it's taking me quite a lot of time each week to research them properly and pick out stuff which is from reputable sources. I don't know if I'll be able to keep the time commitment up long term, but it's a lot of fun at the moment and I'm learning a lot so I'll just have to see how it goes.
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