City Nature Challenge starts THIS FRIDAY! + Free, downloadable activities to do at home

The West of England region is going to be packed with activities to do over the City Nature Challenge weekend (28th April - 1st of May). Although we’d love for you to join us at one of the many activity hubs (click here to find details of over 40 free nature walks in 18 locations!) , did you know you can also take part by recording wildlife in your local park or garden?

We’ve created a range of “Spotter Sheets” which can be used by all ages all across the region. We challenge you to find as many species as you can on each sheet! You can download them from our website for free HERE! .

You’ll find spotter activities for our wonderful pollinators, our terrific trees, and our lovely freshwater species, covering a range of habitats including gardens, grasslands, woodlands, and lakes, so you can take part wherever you are throughout the weekend.

The plants and animals on the spotter sheets range from “Easy” to find, to those that will be rather tricky to find (“Challenge” & “Expert”)! Many of the species listed are under-recorded in our region. In some cases, this is due to them being rare – so by recording them, you will be helping with efforts to better understand them and their distribution, which can lead to better conservation of the species.
Some of the species on here might be well-camouflaged and hard to find! Good luck - and do let us know if you find all 9 on any spotter sheet via @festofnature social media, we’ll be most impressed!

The Natural History Consortium’s 2023 Pollinator Spotter Sheets were created with support from the West of England Combined Authority Pollinator Fund.
The Natural History Consortium’s 2023 Trees in Spring Spotter Sheet was created with support from the Woodland Trust’s Emergency Tree Fund.

Posted on 24 April, 2023 16:54 by festofnature