We are counting down the days and getting ready! Are you? ✅ iNaturalist app downloaded ✅ Practiced submitting a record ✅ Planned a place to wildlife spot from 26 - 29 April ✅ Following SWT and SER on socials to get spotter guides and pro tips!

In just over 12 hours the #Staffordshire and Stoke #CityNatureChallenge begins! All you need is the iNaturalist app and an interest in wildlife! See our guide to using iNaturalist: staffs-ecology.org.uk/532-2/ Get involved: staffs-ecology.org.uk/city-nature-ch… StaffsWildlife 🦔🍄🦇 @citnatchallenge

Take part in #CityNatureChallenge2024! Join people in cities around the world on a mission to record as much nature as possible from 26 - 29 April. 📲 🐝 Get involved in the international wildlife count via the free @iNaturalist app and record your finds. ow.ly/pk6Z50Roehg

Excellent advice for those taking part this weekend!

🎉To kick off City Nature Challenge 2024 we are sharing three spotter sheets to help you identify some spring species you may see! What can you spot from now until the 29 April? 👀 For more info, and even more spotter sheets, visit the link in the comments. Staffs Ecology

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Take part in City Nature Challenge with us this weekend! 📷🌱🐞📋 orlo.uk/25K5H Staffs Ecology

Day 2 of our 2024 #CityNatureChallenge was another huge success, we've surpassed our 2023 total observations in half the time with nearly 4000 observations, 2nd in the UK. Huge thanks to all taking part, there's still time to be involved:staffs-ecology.org.uk/city-nature-ch… StaffsWildlife 🦔🍄🦇

We're still totalling up all the #CityNatureChallenge records, but can already see it was a great success. Today is the last day to submit the sightings you made during the challenge, don't forget! What was the coolest thing you spotted this year? Share in the comments! 👀

A massive thank you to everyone who participated in #CityNatureChallenge2024! This year, Staffordshire ranked third in the UK! 🎉 Over four days, people in the county made 9968 observations of 1212 different species! What was the coolest species you spotted? Staffs Ecology

On a roll with new hoverflies! This time a female Ferdinandea cuprea at Needwood Forest. Staffs Ecology

FYI ....a new recording group for invertebrates has been set up. Birmingham and Black Country Invertebrate Group (BIG) aimed at recording and monitoring invertebrates at key sites in Birmingham and the Black Country. ecorecord.org.uk/bbc-invertebra…

You may already have come across this useful website but in case not: britishandirishmoths.co.uk//index.htm @SteveJTurner76 Ruth Newby @the_proggler @LesEvansHillBC

We are thrilled to see our very own @lisajrwilliams on the list! Her dedication to invertebrate recording has transformed our species list + understanding of what is important on site. Lisa works hard to share her knowledge and connect with others. A deserving finalist 👏👏👏