TAKE PART IN THE 2022 CITY NATURE CHALLENGE BY DOWNLOADING THE FREE INATURALIST APP AND DOCUMENTING ANY WILDLIFE YOU SEE BETWEEN 29TH APRIL AND 2ND MAY
2022 will be the first year that we've been able to have in-person recording events as part of the #CityNatureChallenge 🦉🦡🌱
👉 Here's some of what's being planned across Birmingham and the Black Country
Help us to document the wildlife of Birmingham and the Black Country in a global challenge to see which city is the wildest!
In just under a fortnight Birmingham and the Black Country (Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall & Wolverhampton) will be taking part in the 2021 City Nature Challenge.
This year’s nature-spotting challenge will take place from the 30th April to 3rd May.
The City Nature Challenge is an annual competition between cities all over the world to see how many wild species their citizens can spot over the space of four days.
2021 looks set to be the biggest year ever with more than 450 cities signed up to take part in the challenge including 14 city areas from the UK!
Last year ‘Birmingham and the Black Country’ took part in the challenge for the first time, and over the course of the four days we managed to record over 16,000 records of 1,300 different species - with highlights including weasels, buzzards, green-winged orchids and some insect species which had never been recorded here before!
This result meant that we managed to spot more wildlife in Birmingham and the Black Country than any other European city!
We would love it if you or the Birmingham Friends of the Earth would be interested in taking part in the challenge. If you are able to help promote the CNC to your members that would also be really appreciated!
iNaturalist project: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/city-nature-challenge-2021-birmingham-black-country
