Children and teenagers can carry out valuable wildlife research – here’s how
Discover more in this article in The Conversation (6 March 2023). In one project, researchers looked at young people’s involvement with iNaturalist, a popular nature app. They found that the young people using the app contributed to quality wildlife monitoring at the same rate as adults, with the support of iNaturalist’s online [...]
The Great Scottish Squirrel Survey returns!
NatureScot shares information on The Great Scottish Squirrel Survey in this Scotland’s Nature blog post (10 October 2022). Saving Scotland’s Red Squirrels is calling on people all over Scotland to explore outdoors and look out for tufted ears and bushy tails between 10-16 October (National Red Squirrel Week). Why not [...]
Big Seaweed Search
Join this Natural History Museum Citizen Science seaweed project to monitor the effects of environmental change on Britain's sea life. Explore the seashore and record the seaweeds that you find there, at any time of year.
Upstream Battle Professional Learning
Keep Scotland Beautiful are offering this professional learning opportunity for educators in the West Partnership The blended delivery programme covers source to sea litter, Learning for Sustainability and Circular Economy to engage young people in STEM. Starts w/c 19th September.
Why not join the Big Butterfly Count this August?
The Field Studies Council share information on Butterfly Conservation’s Big Butterfly Count 2022. Will you be taking part in this citizen science project? Find out more about butterflies and moths and how you can encourage them in your area.
What’s your story?
Green Space Stories is bringing together the stories of thousands of people across the UK, sharing their relationship with nature and the landscape, whether hills or mountains, lochs or beaches, woodlands or local parks. Be part of this citizen science project and share your recent memorable experience in the landscape. [...]
How can we help ash trees?
This post in Grow Wild (23 May 2022) explores Ash dieback – how to identify diseased ash trees and why we must help them heal. This provides great opportunities for STEM and Citizen Science.
Why not carry out a Hoverfly Lagoons project in your school grounds?
It's May! If you haven't already, now is the time to create some Hoverfly Lagoons in your outdoor space and get involved in some Citizen Science! See the Buzz Club project webpage for instructions, and detailed methods.
