Our Guides To...
We know wildlife watching can be tricky if you're not sure where to start, so we've put together some handy guides to popular wildlife watching activities for your garden, a town centre, your local green space, a nature reserve.
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You don’t need binoculars or lots of ID knowledge to record birds in your local area! You can watch birds anywhere – your garden, a local park or green space, while you’re taking a walk or using an accessible trail, or at a nature reserve.
This is your chance to become a nature detective! Many mammals are shy and difficult to find – but they leave plenty of signs behind, like footprints, tufts of hair and burrows. You can use these clues to find out which species are visiting your local area.
Scientifically, 'bugs' only refers to particular insects - things like shield bugs and aphids. But if you go on a bug quest, you'll find a huge diversity of invertebrates! Even a small garden is home to minibeasts like caterpillars, ladybirds, worms, woodlice, millipedes, and spiders.
The Bat Conservation Trust's sunset survey is ideal if you've never done any bat recording before - you don't even need a bat detector!
You can record butterflies anywhere - in your garden or local green space, on a walk or at a nature reserve. Most are large and easy to identify, so they're a great place to start if you haven't done much wildlife recording before.