Citizen science projects
Did you know you can get involved with innovative citizen science projects and support climate and environment research and initiatives from the comfort of your home or on a walk through your local area? Some projects to get involved in:
From the comfort of your own home, you can review and classify species in camera trap image data for MammalWeb, a "citizen science" platform intended to collate, validate and curate camera trap data that can inform us about the distribution and ecology of mammals: Learn about Spotting - MammalWeb
In your garden or local green space, you can take part in the Woodland Trust's Nature Calendar citizen science project and record species you see, to help scientists monitor the effects of weather and climate change on wildlife: Nature's Calendar - Woodland Trust
In a 1km plot allocated to you in your local area, you can get involved in the National Plant Monitoring Scheme by recording indicator species: How to get involved | National Plant Monitoring Scheme (npms.org.uk)
At a nearby river, you can participate in observations and sampling for water quality - check out opportunities near you through the Rivers Trust: Citizen Science: 10 ways you can get involved in… | The Rivers Trust
For more info about citizen science, check out the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology citizen science page and British Ecological Society's Citizen Science Hub.