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- Garden Ecology
- Garden wildlife surveys
Habitats and general
Freshwater Habitats Trust Big Pond Dip
Plants and fungi
BSBI Garden Wildflower Hunt
Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland New year plant hunt
OPAL Tree Health
Frogs, newts and reptiles
Amphibian and Reptile Group UK RecordPool
Birds
British Trust for Ornithology Garden Birdwatch
British Trust for Ornithology Nest Record Scheme
British Trust for Ornithology Garden Blackcap Survey
British Trust for Ornithology Abnormal Plumage Survey
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Big Garden Birdwatch
Insects
Bees, Wasps and Ants Recording Society BWARS
Bees, Wasps and Ants Recording Society Tree bumblebee monitoring
Bees, Wasps and Ants Recording Society Winter bumblebees survey
Biodar Flying Ant Survey
Scotland's Environment Scottish Glow worm survey
Butterfly Conservation Garden Butterfly Survey
Butterfly Conservation Migrant watch
Butterfly Conservation National Moth Recording Scheme
Dipterists Forum Hoverfly recording scheme
Harlequin Ladybird Survey
Royal Horticultural Society Survey of four insect pests
UK Ladybird Survey Recording Scheme
Other invertebrates
British Arachnological Society Spiders and Harvestmen Recording Scheme
Earthworm Society of Britain National Earthworm Recording Scheme
Natural History Museum Earthworm Watch
Garden wildlife surveys
There is a great deal we don't know about garden wildlife, and there is a lot that surveys of garden wildlife can tell us about how Britains' wildlife is changing with urbanisation, intensive land use, and climate change. The Wildlife Gardening Forum is planning to set up some simple monitoring surveys of its own to assess what is
happening to urban wildlife.
There are already a good number of well managed national surveys that are based on, or will accept garden records, and these are listed with links below. Many Wildlife Trusts run their own local surveys, so you could look for these via the Wildlife Trusts website to find your local Trust.
Please let us know of any other national survey that we have missed, and please tell us about any local garden
wildlife survey you are running, and what the results have been.
Garden wildlife surveys
There is a great deal we don't know about garden wildlife, and there is a lot that surveys of garden wildlife can tell us about how Britains' wildlife is changing with urbanisation, intensive land use, and climate change. The Wildlife Gardening Forum is planning to set up some simple monitoring surveys of its own to assess what is
happening to urban wildlife.
There are already a good number of well managed national surveys that are based on, or will accept garden records, and these are listed with links below. Many Wildlife Trusts run their own local surveys, so you could look for these via the Wildlife Trusts website to find your local Trust.
Please let us know of any other national survey that we have missed, and please tell us about any local garden wildlife survey you are running, and what the results have been.
Habitats and general
Freshwater Habitats Trust Big Pond Dip
Open Air Laboratory (OPAL) Excellent surveys and resources
OPAL Water Survey (ponds)
OPAL Biodiversity Survey (life in hedges)
Natural History Museum The Microverse (Collect small organisms for DNA study)
Garden Wildlife Health Report sick or dead wildlife
Woodland Trust Nature’s Calendar (changes in wildlife seasonality)
Plants and fungi
BSBI Garden Wildflower Hunt
Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland New year plant hunt
British Mycological Society Recording Scheme (Fungi)
OPAL Air Survey (lichens)
OPAL Tree Health
Frogs, newts and reptiles
Amphibian and Reptile Group UK RecordPool
Birds
British Trust for Ornithology Garden Birdwatch
British Trust for Ornithology Nest Record Scheme
British Trust for Ornithology Big Garden Beak Watch (record abnormalities in bird beaks)
British Trust for Ornithology Garden Blackcap Survey
British Trust for Ornithology Nest Box Challenge (advanced survey of nest boxes)
British Trust for Ornithology Abnormal Plumage Survey
(Completed BTO surveys can be seen here)
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Big Garden Birdwatch
Insects
Bees, Wasps and Ants Recording Society BWARS
Bees, Wasps and Ants Recording Society Tree bumblebee monitoring
Bees, Wasps and Ants Recording Society Winter bumblebees survey
Bees, Wasps and Ants Recording Society Wool carder bee survey
Biodar Flying Ant Survey
Scotland's Environment Scottish Glow worm survey
Butterfly Conservation Garden Butterfly Survey
Butterfly Conservation Migrant watch
Butterfly Conservation National Moth Recording Scheme
Dipterists Forum Hoverfly recording scheme
Harlequin Ladybird Survey
Orthoptera and allied insects Recording Scheme (grasshoppers and crickets)
OPAL Bugs Count(urban wildlife)
OPAL Polli:Nation Survey (Pollinator study -see also Learning through Landscapes' page)
People’s Trust for Endangered Species Great Stag Hunt (stag beetle)
Royal Horticultural Society Survey of four insect pests
UK Ladybird Survey Recording Scheme
Other invertebrates
British Arachnological Society Spiders and Harvestmen Recording Scheme
British Myriapod and Isopod Group recording schemes (Centipedes, millipedes & woodlice)
Conchological Society Recording Scheme (slugs and snails)
Natural History Museum Earthworm Watch
OPAL Soil Survey (earthworms)
