Citizen science: track the effects of weather and climate change on wildlife with Nature's Calendar

The Woodland Trust has just sent out a newsletter encouraging us to provide raw data to help understand how climate change is effecting wildlife:

2.5 million records. 5,000 people. One mission…

…to track the effects of climate change on nature. Frog spawn clinging to the edge of a woodland pond. The first ripe blackberry on a summer walk. A snowdrop peeping through frozen soil. The signs of the changing seasons are all around us – giving us clues what nature is up to.

Out in the woods and fields of the British Isles is a taskforce of very important people. They're just like you or I but for the past 20 years they've been doing a vital job – tracking the effects of climate change by recording what they see in their neighbourhood. So next time you see your first ladybird of the year, or spy an early blue tit with a beak full of insects – think about reporting your sightings with Nature's Calendar. The data is used by the Government and scientists to research climate change and seasonal timings so your sightings could really make a difference. Anyone can get involved and recording is simple. Please let us know when you spot brambles' fruit ripening with Nature's Calendar. Record fruit ripening

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