As part of the Scotland Counts project TCV is always looking for great ways for people to get involved with Citizen Science. In particular it is a great way to engage children with science, their natural environment and the ...
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Midweek Group
Breaking the Ice for Citizen Science with Volunteers in Stirling
Just before Christmas TCV's OPAL community scientist Amy Styles and Coastal Communities trainee Rebecca Cairns were out for some Citizen Science with volunteers with the Stirling mid-week group at the Helix in Falkirk. ...
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Spot a species – wildlife recording over Christmas
Every month at TCV we produce a monthly wildlife recording list which we send out with all our conservation volunteering teams across Scotland to give them examples and ideas of the likely species that they might see. ...
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It’s too cold to go outside! Nope – time for a worm survey
Despite what you might think, Citizen Science is not just a spring and summer activity. There are a number of surveys that can still be carried out over the winter months. TCV's OPAL community citizen scientist Amy Styles ...
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Midweek group become citizen science volunteers
TCV's Opal Community Scientist, Amy Styles, has been out in the last few weeks visiting our volunteer conservation groups and chatting to them about being citizen science volunteers by recording wildlife whilst they are out ...
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