Environmental Awareness Info
Citizen Science
Info to wildlife and nature surveys which take place throughout the year
Useful links below:
The UK Pollinator Monitoring Scheme - Watch and record bees and other pollinators in your area. Take part in a 10-minute count or adopt a square kilometre and complete more detailed surveys.
Held annually in November, there are lots of events and talks al over Wales.
The Citizen River Habitat Survey
The River restoration Centre provide training and guidance on how to get involved with the ongoing monitoring of our local rivers.
Run by the Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland. All plants in bloom are photographed and recorded on 2 days each New Year and submitted online.
Citizen science groups monitoring the Usk and Wye rivers.
Take part in a UK and Ireland initiative to record the meadow plant species. There is no set methodology just get out there and record what you see. All data can be submitted on the website.
He annually in June, lots of chance for communities to get involved with events and activities.
Run by Earthwatch Europe, community groups can take part in water monitoring. They also organise water bioblitz events.
Organised by the RSPB this runs in January each year. Volunteers can record all the birds they see in their gardens or park and submit the records online. There is also the Big Schools Birdwatch.
Take part in the Great Big nature Survey or volunteer with your local group.
Biodiversity information and reportion database.
Record what you see and submit records on your phone to the LERC app or online onto the Aderyn database.
Held annually in September the community can enjoy the riverside and the rivers themselves whilst recording observations over a 15 minute period and then upload ion to the app.
Have you noticed less bugs squashed on your windscreen these days?
Run by Buglife UK you can simply count the number of ‘bug splats’ on your vehicle number plate after a journey. Starts every year on June 1st
Amphibians and Reptiles – Record pool
Organised by the Amphibian and Reptile Trust (ARC) you can record sightings of Adders and other species online to build a map of their distribution across Wales.
World Curlew Day is held on 21st April every year and is a grass-roots initiative which champions curlews worldwide
Useful dates for the diary
January
- New year bloom hunt
- Veganuary
- Big Schools Birdwatch
- Big Garden Birdwatch
Feb
- 2nd. World Wetlands Day
- 27th. International Polar Bear Day
March
- St David’s day – “Gwnewch y pethau bychain”
- World book day
- 3rd. Wildlife Day
- 15 - 31. The Great British Spring Clean
- 18th. Global Recycling Day
- 21st. International Day of Forests
- 22nd. World Water Day
- Earth Hour – late March
April
- 22nd. Earth Day
- 22nd. Int. Mother Earth Day
- 24th. Stop Food Waste Day
- 28th. Int. day of the dandelion
May
- Plantlife UK No Mow May
- National Gardening week 1- 7 May
- International Compost Awareness Week (ICAW) 2nd week
- Hedgerow week 2nd week
- Walk to School Week
- 20th. World Bee Day
- Water Saving Week
- 23rd. World Turtle Day
- Endangered Species Day – 3rd Friday in May
- National Children’s Gardening Week – end of May
June
- 30 Days Wild
- Let It Bloom June
- 5th. World Environment Day
- 8th. World Ocean Day
- Great Big Green Week – 8th to 16th June
- Bike Week – 10th to 16th June
- 15th. Clean Air Day
- 15th. International Working Animals Day
- 16th. World Refill Day
- 17th. World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
- 17th. Plastic Free Beauty Day
- 18th. Sustainable Gastronomy
- 22nd. World Rainforest Day
July
- Plastic Free July
- 3rd. International Plastic Bag Free Day
- 10th. Don’t step on a bee day
- Love Parks Week
- National Marine Week
- 28th. World Nature Conservation Day
- 28th. Bog Day
- 29th. International Tiger Day
August
- National Allotments Week
September
- Organic September
- Second-hand September
- 2nd. Zero Waste Week
- Fair Trade Fortnight – 9th – 22nd September
- 12th. World Dolphin Day
- 16th International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
- Great British Beach Clean – 20th to 29th September
- 22nd. World Car Free Day
- 22nd. World Rivers Day
- Seed Gathering Season – 23rd Sep. to 23rd Oct
- FSC Forest Week
- World Clean Up Day
October
- Unblocktober
- International Walk to School Month
- 1st. World Vegetarian Day
- 4th. World Animal Day
- 4th. No Disposable Cup Day
- 14th. International E-Waste Day
- 21st. Reptile Awareness Day
- Recycle Week
November
- World Vegan Month
- 24th. Buy Nothing Day
- National Tree Week
December
- 5th. World Soil Day
- 10th. International Animal Rights Day