Record nature in your area and support local conservation work through the City Nature Challenge from 26 to 29 April.
The City Nature Challenge brings together residents, scientists and land managers to find and document the nature in cities around the world. The results support local nature conservation.
Brighton & Hove is taking part through the Brighton and Eastern Downs City Nature Challenge project.
It’s free to join in and accessible to everyone. Simply download the free iNaturalist app and upload a photo during the challenge period. These can be of any wild plant, animal or fungus. You can even record a wildlife sound.
Councillor Tim Rowkins, chair of the City Environment, South Downs and The Sea Committee, said: “Everyone can make an important contribution to nature conservation by recording what they see.
“Knowing what species are in our city and surrounding areas and where they are helps us study and protect them. As a council we can use the results to focus on areas where nature is declining or not present at all, to help plants and wildlife regenerate and bring nature closer to communities.
“Please take part and help us be one of the top areas in the UK to record our local plants and wildlife.”
One in six species are at risk of being lost in Britain, according to the State of Nature report which came out last year, making nature conservation increasingly important.
Watch the one minute video presentation by Dr Rachel White, who is an ecology lecturer at the University of Brighton.
Find out more on The Living Coast website, including step by step guides on what to look for and how to record what you find.
Share what you discover using the hashtag #citynaturechallenge2024.
Check out how the city is doing over the four days by following The Living Coast social media on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter/X.
