Real recording schemes run by established UK organisations — log a genuine sighting, and it becomes part of a national dataset scientists actually use.
Active late January each year
Spend an hour counting the birds that visit your garden or a local green space, then submit your count. It's the UK's largest garden wildlife survey and has run every year since 1979.
Visit RSPB Big Garden BirdwatchActive year-round
Photograph any plant, insect, or animal you spot, upload it, and a community of naturalists helps confirm the species. Every confirmed sighting adds to a real, ongoing biodiversity record.
Visit iNaturalistActive mid-July to early August each year
Spend 15 minutes in good weather counting butterflies and day-flying moths, then submit your count. Run by Butterfly Conservation, it's one of the world's biggest butterfly surveys.
Visit Big Butterfly Count