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Help Monitor Garden Bird Behaviour
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Help Monitor Garden Bird Behaviour

Discover how you can get involved in a new study monitoring caching behaviour in a range of familiar garden birds. You don’t have to be an expert to get involved!…

8 August 2022

Citizen Science | Ornithology | Volunteering

A big year for ladybirds! Exploring your discoveries so far
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A big year for ladybirds! Exploring your discoveries so far

Together, you’ve helped make the 2022 North East Ladybird Spot the biggest yet but there’s still time to get involved…

7 June 2022

Citizen Science | Invertebrates | ladybird | North East Ladybird Spot

Exploring your North East ladybird sightings so far
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Exploring your North East ladybird sightings so far

Take a closer look at your sightings and discoveries during the first month of this year’s North East Ladybird Spot…

17 February 2022

Citizen Science | Invertebrates | ladybird | North East Ladybird Spot

Uncover the hidden life of Newcastle’s ponds
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Uncover the hidden life of Newcastle’s ponds

The Natural History Museum are seeking pond samples from Newcastle for GenePools, an exciting new project using novel techniques to uncover the hidden life of urban ponds….

25 November 2021

Citizen Science | Invertebrates

North East Citizen Science: Coastal and marine
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North East Citizen Science: Coastal and marine

Want to help protect coastal and marine wildlife? Discover citizen science projects that you can join while by the sea….

5 November 2021

Citizen Science | Nature in the North East

North East Citizen Science: Mammals
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North East Citizen Science: Mammals

Keen to help track the trends of North East mammals? Discover mammal citizen science projects that you take part in across the region….

5 November 2021

Citizen Science | Mammals | Nature in the North East

North East Citizen Science: General wildlife
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North East Citizen Science: General wildlife

Keen to help monitor North East wildlife? Discover citizen science projects across the region that welcome all species sightings….

5 November 2021

Citizen Science | Nature in the North East

North East Citizen Science: Birds
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North East Citizen Science: Birds

Keen to help monitor North East birds? Discover ornithological citizen science projects taking place in the region….

4 November 2021

Birds | Citizen Science | Nature in the North East | Ornithology

Wildlife on the map: using iRecord
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Wildlife on the map: using iRecord

In the next in a new series, Charlotte Rankin explores the difference your wildlife records can make, both locally and across the UK…

8 September 2021

Biological Recording | Citizen Science | Wildlife Records

North East Bee Hunt update: Week 6
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North East Bee Hunt update: Week 6

Local naturalist, David Raffle, provides an update on your North East Bee Hunt finds and observations so far….

22 April 2021

Citizen Science | North East Bee Hunt

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