{"id":2568,"date":"2021-02-15T14:02:15","date_gmt":"2021-02-15T14:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/backup.act.stringerhj.co.uk\/WW\/?page_id=2568"},"modified":"2023-07-02T21:33:52","modified_gmt":"2023-07-02T21:33:52","slug":"citizen-science-projects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/backup.act.stringerhj.co.uk\/WW\/citizen-science-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Citizen science projects"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-twentytwentyone-border has-white-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Amphibians<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-white-background-color has-background wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/freshwaterhabitats.org.uk\/projects\/pondnet\/pondnet-spawn-survey-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Freshwater Habitats Trust&#8217;s frogspawn survey<\/a> There are plenty of other surveys that you can get involved with on their website<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Birds<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-white-background-color has-background wp-block-list\">\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/bto.org\/our-science\/projects\/gbw\" target=\"_blank\">BTO Garden birdwatch<\/a> Send in records all year round<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rspb.org.uk\/get-involved\/activities\/birdwatch\/\" target=\"_blank\">RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch<\/a> A once a year survey<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/devonhousemartins.org.uk\/submit-nest-bird-sighting\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Devon House Martin Project<\/a> Report nests and birds<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rspb.org.uk\/our-work\/conservation\/conservation-and-sustainability\/safeguarding-species\/swiftmapper\/\" target=\"_blank\">RSPB Swift <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rspb.org.uk\/our-work\/conservation\/conservation-and-sustainability\/safeguarding-species\/swiftmapper\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">M<\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rspb.org.uk\/our-work\/conservation\/conservation-and-sustainability\/safeguarding-species\/swiftmapper\/\" target=\"_blank\">apper<\/a> Record nesting swifts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ecosystem health and habitats<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-white-background-color has-background wp-block-list\">\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/wrt.org.uk\/westcountry-csi\/\" target=\"_blank\">Westcountry CSI<\/a> Monitoring river health (habitats, wildlife, pollution, water quality and other hydromorphological variables) with the Westcountry Rivers Trust. Take part in monthly water sampling of your local river or stream.  <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/riverteignrestorationproject.co.uk\/volunteer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">River Teign Restoration Project<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npms.org.uk\/?fbclid=IwAR0WFJffsONAdn3gbP1bgM5qembTZSAyOt8M4b7kP4C0bQ8V1MoWB6qh9Dk\" target=\"_blank\">National Plant Monitoring Scheme<\/a> Record plant indicator species to assess the health of ecosystems<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/bsbi.org\/new-year-plant-hunt\" target=\"_blank\">Plant Hunt<\/a> Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.plantlife.org.uk\/campaigns\/nomowmay\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Every Flower Counts Survey<\/a> Take part in Plantlife&#8217;s No Mow May and survey your lawn to find out how good it is for wildflowers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/ptes.org\/get-involved\/surveys\/\" target=\"_blank\">PTES surveys<\/a> Including hedgerow, orchard and wood pasture\/parkland<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imperial.ac.uk\/opal\/surveys\/\" target=\"_blank\">OPAL surveys<\/a> Including water, air, biodiversity, bug, tree, soil, earthworm and pollinator surveys<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.devonwildlifetrust.org\/what-we-doour-projects\/saving-devons-treescapes\" target=\"_blank\">DWT&#8217;s Saving Devon&#8217;s Treescapes<\/a>  Including tree, brown hairstreak butterfly and lichen surveys<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/ati.woodlandtrust.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Woodland Trust&#8217;s Ancient Tree Inventory<\/a> Record ancient trees!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hedgerowsurvey.ptes.org\/hedge-surveys\">The Great British Hedgerow Survey<\/a> Get involved to help build a picture of national hedgerow health<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fungi<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantlife.org.uk\/uk\/discover-wild-plants-nature\/habitats\/grassland\/waxcaps-fungi\/waxcapp-survey\" target=\"_blank\">Plantlife&#8217;s waxcap watch<\/a> An app to record waxcap fungi. They are indicators of rare, undisturbed, species-rich grassland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Invertebrates<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-white-background-color has-background wp-block-list\">\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/bigbutterflycount.butterfly-conservation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Big Butterfly Count with Butterfly Conservation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mothnight.info\/taking-part\/?fbclid=IwAR0I4T_yHEcCGTlryHeTmh3LC4Z3mjLMLpCToZO1vxHgd9w_MdOwgoyTHA8\" target=\"_blank\">Moth Night<\/a> Record moths in your garden<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/ukpoms.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">UK Pollinator Monitoring Scheme<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/plantingforpollinators.org\/pfp\/index.php?r=user\/auth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Planting for pollinators<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imperial.ac.uk\/opal\/surveys\/\" target=\"_blank\">OPAL surveys<\/a> Bug, earthworm and pollinator surveys<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.devonwildlifetrust.org\/what-we-doour-projects\/saving-devons-treescapes\" target=\"_blank\">DWT&#8217;s Saving Devon&#8217;s Treescapes<\/a>  Brown hairstreak butterfly survey<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mammals<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/batsinchurches.org.uk\/events\/bats-in-churches-live\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bats in churches<\/a> sign up to survey bats roosting at your local church<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devonwildlifetrust.org\/devon-bat-survey-2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Devon Bat Survey<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/ptes.org\/get-involved\/surveys\/\" target=\"_blank\">PTES surveys<\/a> Including dormouse, water vole, hedgehog and mammals on roads<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/devonmammalgroup.org\/harvest-mouse-project.html\" target=\"_blank\">Harvest mouse project<\/a> Devon Mammal Group<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amphibians Birds Ecosystem health and habitats Fungi Invertebrates Mammals<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2568","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/backup.act.stringerhj.co.uk\/WW\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2568","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/backup.act.stringerhj.co.uk\/WW\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/backup.act.stringerhj.co.uk\/WW\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/backup.act.stringerhj.co.uk\/WW\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/backup.act.stringerhj.co.uk\/WW\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2568"}],"version-history":[{"count":34,"href":"https:\/\/backup.act.stringerhj.co.uk\/WW\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2568\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3778,"href":"https:\/\/backup.act.stringerhj.co.uk\/WW\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2568\/revisions\/3778"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/backup.act.stringerhj.co.uk\/WW\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2568"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}