| Theme |
Example |
Website |
Date |
Action |
| Participation |
Big Garden Bird Watch |
www.rspb.org.uk/birdwatch |
31 Jan |
Join over 200,000 people recording the birds in their garden over 1 hour on a weekend in late Jan… to find Britain’s top ten birds.
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| Participation |
Nature’s Calendar: |
www.phenology.org.uk |
All year round |
25,000 people recording nature’s events: leaf burst, migrant bird arrivals and departures, autumn colours.
|
| Participation |
Springwatch |
www.recording.phenology.org.uk/springwatch |
Spring |
Spot the first frogspawn, bumblebee, ladybird, peacock butterfly, flowering hawthorn, swift.
|
| Participation |
Climate Prediction |
www.climateprediction.net |
All year round |
Over 100,000 people in 50 countries using their spare computer power to run the world’s largest climate modelling experiment.
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| Participation |
Seawatch |
www.seawatchfoundation.org.uk |
All year round |
Help record the 28 species of cetaceans recorded in British and Irish territorial waters - one quarter of the UK mammal fauna.
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| Participation |
Living with Mammals |
www.mtuk.org |
2 April to 1 July |
Help the Mammals Trust record mammals in the green spaces within and around our urban and built-environments, from gardens and allotments to areas around farm buildings and waterways.
|
| Participation |
Mammals on Roads |
www.mtuk.org/index.php?page=projects_survey |
1 July to 30 Sept |
Mammals on Roads records sightings and mammal casualties along roads with the aim of estimating population numbers in the wider landscape.
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| Participation |
Plant Survey |
www.plantlife.org.uk |
Long term |
Monitoring 65 common species of plant in specific 1km squares in the UK.
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| Participation |
Birdtrack |
www.bto.org/birdtrack |
All year round |
The online bird recording scheme to increase the personal, local and national value of your sightings.
|
| Organisation |
Butterfly Conservation |
www.butterfly-conservation.org |
|
Recording of moths providing an insight into the changing fortunes of the UK’s moths.
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| At Home |
Carbon footprint |
www.carbonfootprint.com |
|
Information for householders to identify and calculate their carbon footprint and tips to reduce carbon emissions.
|
| Special Days |
World Environment Day |
www.unep.org |
5 June annually |
A different topic is adopted for World Environment Day.
|
| Special Days |
Earth Day |
www.earthday.net |
22 April annually |
Promotes environmental citizenship and year round progressive action worldwide.
|
| WebCams |
RSPB webcams |
www.rspb.org.uk/webcams |
All year round |
Live webcams of various species around the UK.
|
| WebCams |
Lake District Osprey Watch |
www.ospreywatch.co.uk |
Apr to Sep annually |
Watch ospreys live in their nest from their return in April from the Gambia to their departure in September.
|
| WebCams |
Poar Bear Migration Watch |
www.polarbearcam.com |
Oct to Nov |
Polar Bear Cam feeds of the polar bear migration through the Churchill region, Canada, October and November.
|
| WebCams |
Serengeti |
www.serengeti.org |
|
Find out what’s happening in Africa’s national park.
|
| WebCams |
Penguin Watch |
www.martingrund.de/pinguine |
Oct to April |
The world’s first penguin webcam on the Antarctic continent. From October to April it shows breeding activities of Gentoo Penguins. In the background you can see some icebergs and the rough mountain range of the Antarctic peninsula!
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| WebCams |
Top ten webcams |
www.search.earthcam.com |
All year round |
Webcams from around the world.
|
| Books of the Year |
Hungry Planet:What the World Eats |
www.menzelphoto.com/hungryplanet |
|
A photographic study of families from around the world,revealing what people eat during the course of one week.
|
| Publications |
Green Futures |
www.greenfutures.org.uk |
Bimonthly |
A subscription to Green Futures keeps you up to date with the latest news and debate on how the UK can make the shift towards sustainability.
|
| Publications |
Ethical consumer |
www.ethicalconsumer.org.uk |
|
Bimonthly Tips on ethical buying, consumer reports on a wide range of goods, information on UK and worldwide boycotts.
|
| Publications |
The Ecologist |
www.theecologist.org |
All year round |
News and practical advice from the best selling publication.
|
| Viewing |
Google Earth |
www.earthgoogle.com |
All year round |
Want to know more about a specific location? Dive right in — Google Earth combines satellite imagery, maps and the power of Google Search to put the world’s geographic information at your fingertips.
|
| Participation |
CBBC Spring Watch |
www.bbc.co.uk/wild/helping/survey |
Spring |
Calling all budding scientists. Take part in the biggest ever survey into the arrival of spring.
|
| Participation |
Big Schools Birdwatch |
www.rspb.org.uk/birdwatch |
January/February |
The Big Schools’ Birdwatch is a simple birdwatching activity that connects children with the colour and life - birdlife - outside the classroom windows. The activity works with groups of children across a wide age range. |
