Citizen Science

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Largest ever survey of England’s forest wildlife

Large blue butterfly. © Gary Chalker/Getty

Butterflies bounce back in summer heatwave

Male blackbird. © Ray Kennedy/RSPB

Results from the 2018 Big Garden Birdwatch

Hedgehog. © Dave Cooper/Hedgehog Street

Look out for Britain’s ‘Big Five’ this spring

A male adder warming itself in the spring sunshine. © Sandra Standbridge/Getty

Adders could be facing a risk of extinction across Britain

Short-beaked common dolphins photographed off Gerrans Bay, Cornwall, in August 2018. © Rupert Kirkwood

Record number of whale and dolphin sightings in 2018

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CLOSED – Win a pair of binoculars and a garden bird feeder kit, worth £170

A young elephant captured on a camera trap © Dr. DeeAnn Reeder of Bucknell University

Citizen scientists called to help to identify mysterious animals of South Sudan

Sir David Attenborough is encouraging people to take part in the Big Butterfly Count © Butterfly Conservation

Insects & Invertebrates

Attenborough says “watching butterflies is good for you”

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Global wildlife challenge reveals amazing results

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Goldfinches shine bright

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Dig for science!

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Have you seen this bee?

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Volunteers spot thousands of British cetaceans