Citizen science
Citizen science is a great way to learn new skills, meet new people and collect vital data that will help inform how we care for the wildlife we love
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Marine Citizen Science
Citizen science is a great way to learn new skills, meet new people and collect vital data that will help inform how we care for the wildlife we love.
Terrestrial Citizen Science
Citizen science is a great way to learn new skills, meet new people and collect vital data that will help inform how we care for the wildlife we love.
Marine scenes
Visit our network of marine scene information boards around our Island’s coastline.
The Blue Carbon Mapping Project
The project, in partnership with WWF, RSPB and the Scottish Association of Marine Science (SAMS), provides the first ever estimate of the amount of carbon stored in UK seabed habitats, including…
My internship
I'm Katie, a Biological Sciences undergraduate with the University of Liverpool and a volunteer with the Somerset Wildlife Trust. Later this year I will also be undertaking an internship with…
My motivation
I’m Libby, and I’m currently completing a research development internship in sustainable aquaculture (basically farming in water) at the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) in Oban. In…
Rock dove
The wild rock dove is the ancestor to what is probably our most familiar bird - the feral pigeon, which is often found in large numbers in our towns and cities.
Ground-elder
Ground-elder was likely introduced into the UK by the Romans and has since become naturalised. A medium-sized umbellifer, it is an invasive weed of shady places, gardens and roadsides.
Common green shieldbug
The common shieldbug was once restricted to Southern England, but has since been moving northwards and is now quite widespread. It can be found in all kinds of habitats from gardens to farms.
Little ringed plover
The little ringed plover first nested in the UK in 1938, but has since moved in happily! It has taken advantage of an increase in man-made flooded gravel pits, reservoirs and quarries that provide…
My first month as an Intern
It has been a whole month now since I began my internship with Manx Wildlife Trust, and what a month it has been!