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.
Can you take part in the Cowslip survey?
Do you like being outside? Could you spare an hour or two? Plantlife shares some simple information on how to take part and contribute to Citizen Science. Plantlife also shares useful information about the 2 forms of cowslip and how they reflect habitat quality. Can you spot these features in [...]
RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2022 results are in!
TCV Scotland’s April e bulletin includes the results of the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch. Throughout the UK, 697,735 people counted a whopping 11,556,046 birds - providing a snapshot of how our garden birds are faring. Who are the winners and losers in the top ten? Find out here. How many [...]
Spotted a squirrel?
Saving Scotland's Red Squirrels is a partnership project working to ensure red squirrels continue to be part of Scotland's special native wildlife. You can help the project by reporting squirrel sightings - red or grey. Find out more here
Join RSPB’s Big Schools Birdwatch with Wild Challenge; 5 January – 21 February.
Help your pupils participate in RSPB’s Big Schools Birdwatch, contributing to a countrywide data collection. Prepare in advance a safe and sheltered bird feeding station in view of the classroom, and spend an hour recording birds with free resources from the website. This activity also earns you awards with RSPB’s [...]
FREE workshops to discover more about Scotland’s amphibians and reptiles
Saving Scotland's Amphibians and Reptiles (SSAR) are offering FREE 1 hour workshops on an Introduction to surveying Scotland's amphibians (9 February 2022) and an Introduction to surveying Scotland's reptiles (16th Feb 2022). These might be of interest to secondary/ tertiary level students, teachers and members of the public. There are [...]
Discovering iRecord – training course
The Field Studies Council (FSC) are offering this online course on iRecord (January – February 2022) to introduce learners to the basics of biological recording. It will include some local fieldwork. You can also find out about their free Natural History Live classes here.
