City Nature Challenge 2020: Lancashire's Journal

April 8, 2020

CNC and Corona Virus

The City Nature Challenge is still taking place this April but it will be much more low-key with no organised events..

You are encouraged to record the wildlife visiting your garden, or what you see ion your local area when you are taking your daily exercise.

Of course, all while respecting the latest Government advice on Corona Virus action.

Posted on April 8, 2020 02:04 PM by lern lern | 0 comments | Leave a comment

March 6, 2020

New CNC 2020: Lancashire Partners

More partners are joining with LERN and LWT to promote the City Nature Challenge 2020 in Lancashire:

Arnside Silverdale AONB
Chorley Borough Council
Forest of Bowland AONB
Wyre Borough Council
Wyre Rivers Trust

Keep checking https://www.lancswt.org.uk/events/city-nature-challenge as more local events are added.

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February 26, 2020

Are you ready for City Nature Challenge 2020?

City Nature Challenge 2019 was a huge success, with Greater Manchester and Liverpool City Region logging thousands of wildlife records over the weekend, supported by the Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside. This year, it's Lancashire's time to shine, so in the spirit of friendly competition we're joining our sister regions in the world's biggest wildlife recording event.

Whether you're a wildlife expert or absolute beginner, you can take part in City Nature Challenge. Here's how:

RECORD WILDLIFE
Sign up to iNaturalist and then download the app to submit records using your mobile phone. All you need to do is say where you saw each species, upload a picture and log what you saw. Don't worry if you aren't sure about the species - the app will give you suggestions based on your picture, and Lancashire Environment Record Network (LERN) plus other users will verify your record or suggest another species. If you don't use a smartphone, you can submit your sightings through the iNaturalist website.

From your garden to your local park or even a city centre, you can record wildlife absolutely anywhere. You may even want to join one of our City Nature Challenge events: https://www.lancswt.org.uk/events/city-nature-challenge

VERIFY RECORDS
Are you an expert in a particular field or an all-round naturalist? Why not join the challenge as a verifier? You can scroll through recent iNaturalist records and, if they're accurate, verify the species, or suggest the correct species.

HOST AN EVENT
Hosting events over the weekend of the challenge is a wonderful way to encourage more people to get out and record wildlife. If you can help us by hosting a recording event, a survey or a walk, please contact cvarela@lancswt.org.uk and we'll list it on our City Nature Challenge webpage: https://www.lancswt.org.uk/events/city-nature-challenge

Wildlife records are crucial to monitoring the health of our regions wildlife, so join us between 24 - 27 April in a celebration of the magical nature on our doorstep.

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