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Garden BioBlitz


Celebrate Wales Nature Week and join the wildlife recorders of Wales to spot species in your own garden!

Help us create a national snapshot of wonderful Welsh wildlife and discover the nature on your own doorstep, not only across Wales but right here on the Gwent Levels!

Suggested timeline for your wildlife hunt

5am: Dawn Chorus – early risers can share the experience of the wonders of dawn during May

8am: Marvellous Moths – live updates from the traps of LERC Wales staff

11am: Perfect Pollinators – watch your flower beds to see what bees, butterflies and other winged wonders visit

2pm: Zoom an Expert  – join our Zoom call to share your findings and ask for help with species identification

3pm: Wonderful Wildflowers - what wild flowers can you find in your lawn / pavement cracks / flower beds

6pm: Cool creepy crawlies – look under logs and rummage through rocks to look for slugs, snails and woodlice 

9pm: Twilight highlights: listen for bats, shine a spotlight on spiders, and hunt for hedgehogs- what nocturnal visitors you can find after dark 

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