Nature-based citizen science activities - get involved!

A little bit of nice weather is all we need for some #CitizenScience ⛅️😎 We have a few suggested activities ⤵️

🐝 Monitor pollinators with a 10-minute Flower-Insect Count for the UK Pollinator Monitoring Scheme

🦋 Send in butterfly sightings with iRecord Butterflies

📲 Record any wildlife sightings with our iRecord app for science.

FIT Counts take ~10-15mins - you are asked to count every insect that lands on the flowers of your chosen target flower species. A FIT Count should be completed in good weather.

The iRecord Butterflies app, developed with @savebutterflies, will guide you through the identification of any butterfly that you see in the UK and allow you to add your sighting to millions of other valuable records.

And our iRecord App allows you to record any species on the go! Get involved with biological recording and provide data contributing to nature conservation, planning, research and education.

💚 What's more, being in and around nature is good for your wellbeing as well as for science. In a recent study, we showed that focused, active engagement with nature is just as important – whether that is ‘mindful moments’ in nature or taking part in citizen science.