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New key to British earthworms
22 June 2011
New Key to British Earthworms
Earthworm identification has now never been easier thanks to a new key to the British species. Emma Sherlock, curator of free living worms at the Natur
more infoEarthworm ID Workshop
03 May 2011
John Nugent (ESB member) has written an article in his local Age Concern newsletter about his experiences at an Earthworm ID Workshop we held earlier in the year. Click more info
On Moles and Earthworms
30 March 2011
On Moles and Earthworms
An interesting thought piece on earthworms and moles in the USA. How many moles do earthworms really eat? Who came first: the moles or the earthworms? more info
Earthworms helping in India
10 March 2011
Earthworms helping in India
Earthworms are creatign jobs and recyclign green waste in Goa, India. For the full story read here: more info
Compost Earthworm Survey
26 January 2011
In December the Earthworm Society launched a Compost Earthworm survey, to try and find out more about the worms that are living in our compost heaps and doing such a wonderful job.
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more infoScientists capture elusive earthworm
01 May 2010
Karl Umiker, support scientist at the University of Idaho, discovers elusive Palouse earthworms.
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more infoMSc project opportunity
19 March 2010
Would you like to conduct you MSc project on earthworms?
If so, there is a fantastic opportunity now available. North Wyke Research and the Game and Wildlife Conservation T
more infoEarthworm Society of Britian on the BBC
12 March 2010
On Thursday 18th March the BBC will be broadcasting the first episode of its new behind-the-scenes documentary about the Natural History Museum.
The Earthworm Society of Br
more infoThe search for the Palouse earthworm
13 January 2010
A University of Idaho scientist talks about her search for the Palouse earthworm in the plains of Idaho, USA.
Earthworms are the worlds most influential organisms
30 November 2009
Earthworms are the worlds most influential organisms!
New earthworms from Kew Gardens
30 November 2009
Scientists from the Natural History Museum find earthworms not previously recorded in Britain in Kew Gardens
Launching the Earthworm Society of Britain
27 October 2009
The Earthworm Society of Great Britain and Northern Ireland aims to promote and support scientific research so that earthworms and their environment can be better understood. Through its work the s
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