Volunteer role:

Nature Volunteer

Why do we need you?

Scientists look for evidence of wildlife worldwide using the iNaturalist app. We can help to protect the wildlife that shares our urban spaces by recording them

What You Will Be Doing:

Download the iNaturalist app on a smart phone or ipad. Use the app to photograph, identify and record the plants and animals you find in Longton

Who will this suit?

Anyone who likes to spend time outdoors on their own or as a group and has access to a smart phone or ipad

What you will need: Equipment, skills

A smartphone (iPhone or Android).

Basic phone use skills: able to download apps, use camera.

When:

Whenever the weather is nice and you have the time to spend in your garden, on the streets, parks or wild spaces in Longton

Where:

Outside. This can be your garden, street, town centre, park or on a visit to the countryside.

You can join in from anywhere in the world.

Urban Wilderness are regularly tracking iNaturalist activity in Stoke on Trent.

How often:

There’s no requirement, but aim for once a week.

How we’ll all know if it’s going well:

We will keep count of your tracking via the iNaturalist app.

You will report to:

Volunteer Co-Ordinator

What we will give you:

Support to download and set up the i-Naturalist app.

"NATURE TRACKERS" "Recording urban nature in Longton"

Benefits:

You will contribute to international data collection to help wildlife.
Scientists use iNaturalist to track how well different plant and animal species are doing, which is really important during this time of climate emergency.
The app can help you identify new plants and insects.
There are health benefits to getting outside and learning about nature.