Join our Bioblitz! Celebrating Biodiversity Day

Our local wildlife has been more important than ever for many of us over the last year. That’s why we’re celebrating Biodiversity Day with a Go Wild in Garnock Bioblitz – and we need your help!

Join us on the 22^nd and 23^rd May in recording our wildlife and see your records added to the weekend’s total. Check out our live updates as the weekend progresses and help us achieve our goal of 250 individual records – every record counts.

Check back in the run up to the event for regular updates, guest blogs from our wonderful partners and links to loads of free ID resources to help you out on the big day. 

Exciting Update: You can now borrow wildlife recording equipment from our collection to use for the Bioblitz! Click here to find out more. 

Biodiversity Day was launched by the Convention on Biological Diversity to raise awareness and action for the conservation of global biodioversity.

You can read more about it here. 

Bioblitz FAQs

Not sure what a bioblitz involves? Wondering how you can take part? Check out our Bioblitz FAQ page, created by our Wildlife Recording Assistant Miriam, for help getting started.

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Bioblitz Blog: Making Your Wildlife Watching Count

Ever wondered how your records can make a difference? Peter Norman, Project Officer for South West Scotland Environmental Information Centre, explains how to go about wildlife recording and where your records go.

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Bioblitz Blog: Boggy Biodiversity

Get up close and personal with raised bogs and you'll see they're full of colour. Scott Shanks, Project Lead for Raising the Bogs, reveals some of the hidden jewels you can discover across our local boggy landscapes.

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Bioblitz Blog: Seabirds by Name and by Nature

The Ayrshire coast is a great place to watch seabirds during their breeding season. Garnock Connection's Project Officer Ian gives us the rundown on his favourite species, where to find them, and tips for separating those 'seagulls'. 

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