The Great Nut Hunt
The third Great Nut Hunt, recording Dormice in the British Isles, is to be launched by The People’s Trust for Endangered Species and Natural England.
Hazel nuts are a favourite food of the dormouse and can be found growing in our old hedgerows and woodland.
As a Dormouse gnaws through into the green hazel nuts, they leave [...]
Mammals of The Trossachs
Both red and grey squirrels live in Lomond & The Trossachs National Park and you can help our Rangers map out where they are by recording where and when you see them.
Either download the squirrel survey form (211kb pdf file), fill it in and post the form to the address below, or use the information [...]
National Bat Monitoring Programme
National Bat Monitoring Programme
The BCT runs a number of national, annual surveys through a volunteer network to monitor the status of many of our bat species across a range of habitats. Our surveys form the National Bat Monitoring Programme through which we track changes in bat populations. Monitoring bats is essential as it would seem [...]
Great Seabird Mystery
This year for Springwatch I’m investigating the great seabird mystery: why are some colonies doing fine while others are in crisis?
With some of the world’s biggest and best colonies found on our coastlines, Britain is internationally important for seabirds. 90% of the world’s Manx shearwaters, 68% of the world’s northern gannets, and 60% of the [...]
Make Your Nature Count
The RSPB wants to know what crawls, slithers, scuttles, flutters and flies in your garden with its new spring survey.
Make Your Nature Count is being launched by the RSPB on 8-14 June 2009 and is a one-hour nature count of gardens.
The RSPB wants to know exactly what nature gets up to over the spring. Not [...]
Bumble Bee Survey
The Bumble Bee Conservation Trust are looking for people to support them and need your help to map the distributions of our bumblebees.
In particular they need to know the current habitats of the rarer species which are bordering on extinction. You can take digital photographs of any unusual species that you see in your garden, or [...]
National Soil & Earthworm Survey
March – May 2009
The Open Air Laboratories (OPAL) network is an exciting new initiative, open to anyone with an interest in nature.
Their aim is to create and inspire a new generation of nature lovers by getting people to explore, study, enjoy and protect their local environment.
In 2007 OPAL received a grant of £11.75million from the [...]
Big Garden Bird Watch is 30
2009 sees the 30th birthday of the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch, the world’s biggest bird survey, providing a vital snapshot of the UK’s birds each winter.
Bat Count
The Bat Conservation Trust are looking for volunteers to help them count bats.
They need to be able to have an idea of how many bats there are, and can only do this with the help of hundreds of volunteers all around the country to count them.
Most of the counting happens after dark and requires expert [...]
Water vole survey helpers
London Wildlife Trust’s Water Vole Project aims to establish the current distribution and status of water voles in the capital, recommend suitable habitat management and provide advice.
