Last night we did the Campaign for the Protection of Rural England (CPRE) Star Count. The Star Count helps to measure light pollution around the UK. We had to go outside on a clear night after 7pm when the stars would be out and wait for a few minutes to get our eyes accustomed toContinue reading “The CPRE Star Count”
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RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2021
Today we did the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch. The RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch happens on the last weekend in January every year. This year it is January 29th, 30th and 31st. You have to count the birds in your garden for one hour. You count the most of each kind of bird you see atContinue reading “RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2021”
BSBI New Year Plant Hunt
Today, we took part in the Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland (BSBI) New Year Plant Hunt. We had to spend up to three hours looking for flowering wild plants. When we saw any we had to take a photograph and submit it using a form on the New Year Plant Hunt website. The NewContinue reading “BSBI New Year Plant Hunt”
Big Butterfly Count Results
I just found out the Big Butterfly Count results! The Big Butterfly Count happened between 17th July and 9th August. You have to get a piece of paper and count the butterflies you see in 15 minutes. Then you need to submit the results to Butterfly Conservation, who organise the survey. The results showed lessContinue reading “Big Butterfly Count Results”
Moth Night
Last weekend, we were doing a survey called Moth Night. Moth Night happens at the end of August each year. This year, it happened from 27th – 29th August. We did it on 29th August. You have to try to attract moths to your garden and identify them, then you submit your findings to MothContinue reading “Moth Night”
Big Butterfly Count
The Big Butterfly Count is a survey to help us find out how well butterflies are doing. It is run by the Butterfly Conservation Trust. It happens every year and this year it runs from 17th July to 9th August. It’s important to know how butterflies are doing because numbers of butterflies and moths haveContinue reading “Big Butterfly Count”
Every Flower Counts
Today we did our Every Flower Counts survey. Every Flower Counts is organised by Plantlife, which is a charity that looks after plants, wild flowers and fungi. We did it on our front lawn. You have to count all the open flowers within a 1m2 quadrat. We did five quadrats. First we made our quadrat.Continue reading “Every Flower Counts”
Big Garden Birdwatch Results
The RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch Results came out today. The top ten birds were: House sparrow Starling Blue tit Woodpigeon Blackbird Goldfinch Great tit Robin Long-tailed tit Magpie The top two birds are the same as the top two birds we saw when we did our Big Garden Birdwatch. We saw 25 house sparrows andContinue reading “Big Garden Birdwatch Results”
Big Garden Birdwatch – This Weekend
Don’t forget – The RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch is this weekend. You spend one hour watching the birds in your garden. You count the number of birds that land and write down the most that you see at any one time. We did ours today. Here’s what we saw: House Sparrow: 25Starling: 10Blue Tit: 4Blackbird:Continue reading “Big Garden Birdwatch – This Weekend”
Big Garden Birdwatch
On 25th – 27th January it will be the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch. The Big Garden Birdwatch is a survey that helps the RSPB find out about the birds that are visiting gardens and how to help them. You spend one hour watching the birds in your garden and you count the birds that landContinue reading “Big Garden Birdwatch”
