General
species monitoring with Seek by iNaturalist Use this handy app to help identify the
species around you in your gardens.
Living Record – join this web based recording system that is
accessed the various Hampshire county recorders for flora, butterflies etc
Blooms
for Bees Bumblebees are really starting to get going with this warm
weather. If you have five minutes, why not spend some time watching a bee
friendly garden plant and recording the visitors that arrive with this useful
recording app for bumblebees
RSPB
#BreakfastBirdwatch The Breakfast Birdwatch takes
place daily between 8 am and 9 am – at a time when, normally, many people would
have been commuting to work, on the school run or otherwise engaged.
Using #BreakfastBirdwatch on social
media, they hope to create a friendly, supportive and engaged community who are
able to share what they can see in their gardens, on their balconies, rooftops
and spaces from their own homes, all the while keeping within government
guidelines in relation to COVID-19.
Garden
Wildflower Hunt a citizen science project set up by the Botanical Society of Britain
& Ireland with two aims: to help find out more about the wild plants
growing in our gardens; and to give people a way to improve their plant
identification skills under lockdown.
Botanical
Society Activities the Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland has come up with a list
of 10 activities and projects on a botanical theme which volunteers can take
part in without leaving their homes, gardens or balconies.
Seabird
Watch is a citizen science project set up by Oxford University to find
solutions to the present research gaps using cameras as a monitoring network
for Arctic seabird conservation. They need your help counting birds, nests and
eggs in our thousands of photos to turn them into data.
Penguin
Watch is a citizen science project set up by Oxford University to find
solutions to the present research gaps using cameras as a monitoring network
for penguin conservation. They need your help counting penguins, chicks,
nests and eggs in our thousands of photos to turn them into data.
Naturehood A citizen science
project focused on taking action for wildlife in private gardens, this project
encourages the implementation and recording of wildlife friendly actions in
communities. Take simple surveys to record changes in your garden
wildlife.
Living
with Mammals survey PTES is calling for volunteers to take part in spring’s survey of wild
mammals in gardens and local green spaces. Choose a site close to home or place
of work, and spend a short time each week looking out for wild mammals or the
signs they leave behind. To receive a survey pack contact PTES.
Garden
Butterfly count The Garden Butterfly Survey allows you to record and report the
butterflies that visit your garden over the course of a year. Create a free
account, submit your sightings and help us learn more about how butterflies are
faring in UK gardens.
Join
in with Bee-fly Watch 2020 Bee-fly Watch is now into its fifth year. These distinctive furry flies
are usually on the wing from March to June, often hovering over flowers and
using their long 'nose' (proboscis) to feed on nectar. Once again we are asking
people to look out for bee-flies and add your records online.
RHS
Cellar Slug Survey This survey asks members of the public to submit records of Yellow
Cellar Slug and Green Cellar Slug in UK gardens, along with information about
your garden so we can establish any links between habitat features and where
these species occur.
Rainfall
Rescue Before 1961 there
were actually thousands of rain gauges but the rainfall data has not been
transferred from the original hand-written paper records to something digital
so that it can be used in data sets. Aiming to fill in the gaps Zooniverse show
you images of rainfall data and ask you to transcribe the values.
MammalWeb is a citizen
science project that enlists members of the public to upload camera trap data
they capture, to help with classifying the animals pictured in camera trap
footage, or both. You don’t need a camera trap to take part, and you can help
to build up a picture of the state of our wild mammals in the UK and beyond.
Nature's
Calendar What effect has recent weather had on wildlife? Does climate change
affect timings in nature? Take part in the Nature’s Calendar citizen science
project and help scientists discover answers to these questions. Simply record
the signs of spring that you can see from your window or garden: naturescalendar.woodlandtrust.org.uk
Field
Studies Council ID kits If you are spending more time getting to know our garden but want
extra help with identification check out this online identification kits with
the Fields Studies Council.
Heritage
Quest Help
archaeologists discover traces from our past on high-resolution elevation maps
created using lasers mounted on aircrafts (LiDAR) (based in The Netherlands)
Useful links
Here are some more useful links - the Heritage Fund has included many
useful tips which includes free virtual tours of galleries and museums,
including the Painted Hall at Greenwich.
If you would like to listen to a dawn chorus recorded in the New
Forest, visit newforestsounds.co.uk for this and
many other recordings.