Count your butterflies!
The Big Butterfly Count survey runs until the 6th August. Doing the survey only takes 15 minutes, and zero counts are incredibly useful too
Monitoring matters
This post by Scottish Pollinators (29 June 2023) reports on the Third Annual Pollinator Conference. The range of talks provided a real sense of the ‘why?’ and ‘how?’ behind monitoring our insect populations. Check out this article to see the range of different survey types, their value, the role of [...]
Geography fieldwork resources – primary and secondary
The Field Studies Council (FSC) have announced the return of the Geographical Association’s annual celebration of fieldwork, #NationalFieldworkFortnight. Unfortunately this does not fit with the Scottish school holiday calendar. However, the FSC have put together some fantastic free resources and ways to get involved, at any time. These resources are [...]
Parents and carers – COVID-19 Early Years Resilience and Impact Survey – fourth survey (8-30 June)
Public Health Scotland (PHS) is running a new national survey to hear directly from the parents and carers of children aged 0–11 about how their families are doing, three years after the pandemic began. PHS is keen to gauge any ripple effect, as well as any impact of the ongoing [...]
The Children’s People and Nature Survey for England: 2022 update; plus NatureScot outdoor learning research
This UK Government webpage provides valuable summary statistics as headline findings on the ‘Children’s People and Nature Survey’ carried out by English Nature. It provides information on how children and young people in England experience and think about the natural environment. Any changes in trends between 2021 and 2022 are [...]
Young People in Scotland Survey: Volunteering analysis
This survey by Volunteering Scotland has been shared by Youthlink Scotland. It finds that formal and informal youth volunteering participation rates have declined significantly. It makes the link to the decline in benefits which young people derive from volunteering, both in health and wellbeing, and career/skills benefits.
Spotted any frog or toad spawn yet?
If you are lucky enough to have a pond in your school grounds, or locally, why not take part in the PondNet Spawn Survey 2023? This survey takes place January until May, to collect important data on the location of breeding frogs and toads across the country. You can also [...]
The Guardian asks: do children face problems playing outside where you live?
Play Scotland have shared this national survey being conducted by The Guardian newspaper on the availability of outdoor play space. Do children play outside where you live? Did you grow up playing outside – and if you did, do children still play out there? Have you or your children received [...]
