Science needs you! Find out how you can get involved in our community science projects to contribute to research and help us improve the health of the environment, people and nature
Take a few minutes to join in with one of our current community science projects, and help our scientists with their research
Seen daffodils blooming? Join in with our Daffodil Diaries project to map the UK’s daffodils and rediscover three rare varieties
Share your experiences with your artificial lawn through our survey to contribute to new research and be in with a chance of winning a £50 voucher
Get involved with these other great projects to help scientists help nature. Whether it’s a 10-minute survey with free prize draw entry, or a nature-spotting activity perfect for doing with kids, there’s something for everyone
Take part in this survey to help scientists better understand people’s perceptions of pollinators in the UK, to help inform management strategies
Between now and May, log your frogspawn sightings here to help shed light on frog and toad breeding patterns
Simply choose your favourite species to observe – anything from leaf buds bursting to spotting your first bumblebee – and help scientists understand how climate change is affecting local wildlife
Log your bird sightings year-round in the BTO’s Garden BirdWatch. Simply sign up here and let them know which birds you spot each week
If you’ve seen mistletoe growing on a tree near you, log it using the new mistletoe tracking app to help scientists understand its biology and spread
Record any sightings of ten spring signs: bluebells, bumblebees, butterflies, daffodils, dragonflies, frogspawn, hazel catkins, ladybirds, lawn first cut and snowdrops
Have you seen any of these in your garden? If so, let us know by clicking on the tiles below and logging a sighting
Blueberry rust
NEW: help us track the spread of this fungal disease – a relatively recent arrival in the UK
Lime leaf blotch
NEW: have you spotted these blotches on lime tree (Tilia) leaves?
Box tree moth
Have you seen box tree moth or box caterpillar? Help us track its spread across the UK
Berberis sawfly
Help us track this insect, which defoliates Berberis and Mahonia plants
Lily beetle
Found these beetles? Help our research by recording your sightings
Hemerocallis gall midge
Seen this midge or its effects on your day lilies? We’d love to know
Rosemary beetle
Have you spotted this beetle on rosemary or related plants?
Check a Sweet Chestnut
If you love trees, then have a go at ‘Checking a Sweet Chestnut’
Blueberry health survey
RETURNING SOON: Help us understand more about Vaccinium diseases in the UK
Community scientists from across the UK went bee spotting to help us identify which plants are most important for bumblebees in spring
Tree lovers across the UK pulled together over the summer to help map the spread of a new disease threatening our sweet chestnut trees
Understand your soil and its strengths by discovering its unique combination of texture, pH and nutrient content
Ever wondered which apple you’ve inherited in your garden? Let our experts identify your mystery fruit
Free daily talks for all by our scientists and gardening experts, held at RHS Hilltop at RHS Wisley
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