Be part of a BioBlitz!
Saturday 29th May 2010
As wildlife dramas develop in the new season of BBC Springwatch, many of us will be itching to get out and experience the wildlife around us. And there is no better way to do this than to join your local Wildlife Trust for a ‘BioBlitz’!
At a BioBlitz, working together with scientists, naturalists and fellow wildlife lovers, you will survey an area of land to find as many species as possible within a time limit. You will be surprised how many creatures are there, tucked away under blades of grass or in cracks along the wall.
And once the results are recorded they will become valuable information for conservation organisations like your local Trust.
There are a number of Trusts involved in BioBlitzes this year, so don’t miss out. Here is a selection of the events you can get involved in over the next few months:
• Norfolk Wildlife Trust is holding a Big Biodiversity Watch from noon on Saturday 5 June to noon on Sunday 6 June: www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/Things-to-do/Big-Biodiversity-Watch.aspx
• Sussex Wildlife Trust is collecting BioBlitz recording cards at the Springwatch festival in Stanmer Park on Sunday 6 June. More information can be found here: www.sussexwt.org.uk/misc/page00009.htm
• Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust is holding its BioBlitz on Friday 9 July. More information here: www.lincstrust.org.uk/conservation/article.php?id=38
• Lancashire Wildlife Trust is taking part in the Lancashire Bioblitz on 7 and 8 August www.bnhc.org.uk/home/bioblitz/national-bioblitz/north-west/lancashire.html.
Story by RSWT