Survey work offers a great opportunity to find out about your local wildlife and to hone your identification skills. It's also hugely important to understanding the health of local species populations.
It's an enormous task - nothing short of mapping the plants and animals that live in Shropshire, so those who carry it out will always welcome more help. If you would like to get involved, please contact the relevant group.
Field Studies Council
Runs free training courses throughout the year on wildlife surveying as part of a 5-year project to encourage biological recording in Shropshire. Visit their website to find out more.
Shrewsbury Wildlife Survey Group
Meets at the Shropshire Wildlife Trust headquarters to survey sites across the county.
Contact Jane Ing for more information or call her on 01939 260100. Full details of activities are in the Trust's spring work programme.
Wrekin Forest
Wildlife Site surveys take place weekly throughout the summer. For the summer programme click here.
Shropshire Bird Atlas
The Shropshire Ornithological Society is working to produce an updated Atlas of Wintering & Breeding Birds in Shropshire, as well as contributing to the National Bird Atlas. This is a valuable and ambitious project and they would welcome any help. Visit their website to find out more.
Upper Clun Community Wildlife group
The group works closely with local farmers and landowners and is helping to bring about some very positive changes for wildlife.
To join the bird survey, please call Michelle Frater on 01588 640909. To join the plant survey contact Tess Pearson on 01588 638748.
Upper Clun Wildflower Walks 2011
Upper Clun Birds
Whitchurch Community Water Vole Project
The Whitchurch area is one of relatively few places in Britain where water voles continue to thrive. This project aims to update our knowledge of local water voles, raise public awareness of the species and work to conserve what habitat remains. Visit their website to find out more.
Make a species record
Record your biodiversity sightings online and help build the database of Shropshire's wildlife.
