🐞 City Nature Challenge, 28 April – 1 May 2023 🌱

Get involved with the City Nature Challenge 2023! An annual global event that invites individuals and communities to observe and record the biodiversity in their local urban areas.

Cities are in a collaboration-meets-friendly-competition to see what can be accomplished when we all work toward a common goal.

This year, the challenge will take place from Saturday 29 April to Tuesday 2 May, and Swansea is taking part for the first time! Let’s get us to the top of the leaderboard 💪

By taking part in the challenge, individuals can contribute to scientific research and help promote biodiversity conservation in their communities. This challenge helps us better understand and appreciate the ecosystems that co-exist in our urban areas.

To take part in the City Nature Challenge, participants can use the iNaturalist app, which is available for free on both iOS and Android devices.

Using the app, individuals can upload photos of the plants and animals they observe, along with their location and other relevant information.

For more information, visit the Swansea Council’s ‘Wild About Swansea’ (@WildAboutSwansea) Facebook page.

There are numerous activities in Swansea across these four days. Take a look at this post below:

You don’t need to be an expert to take part – just download the free iNaturalist app, snap a picture, upload it and share it! When uploading your record don’t forget to click ‘Project’ and search for ‘City Nature Challenge 2023 Swansea’!

Take a look at this simple video tutorial https://vimeo.com/162581545 / go to https://www.inaturalist.org/ or check out this guide.

🥕☘️🍃🐦🌳🌾🍁🍂🌊 So, why not download the iNaturalist app and join the Swansea team in this year’s challenge? 🌱🍄🌻🌿🐛🌷🍎🍀🍓