“Chris Packham’s 2018 BioBlitz – nature reserves are not enough!” campaign
TV presenter and naturalist Chris Packham is coming to WWT Caerlaverock Wetland Centre, one of the 48 sites across the UK he’ll visit, as part of the first independent audit of its kind in the UK, involving Citizen Science. His goal is to highlight the extent to which the nation’s species are under threat…
Tuesday 17th July 2018
10am – 7pm
(Chris will be in Belfast first – *see below)
WWT Caerlaverock Wetland Centre
Chris’s ‘UK BioBlitz – nature reserves are not enough!’ campaign has a serious purpose, as the results of the 2018 audit will be recorded to create a benchmark: this will help measure the rise and fall in numbers of different species on these sites in the future.
“The UK is home to remarkable and beautiful wildlife and some wonderful habitats but it’s also in big trouble, and in the case of some species this means we are fast approaching the last chance to make a difference.
“I want the 2018 UK Bioblitz Campaign to be a detailed and complete wildlife audit, a ten day snapshot of the state of our wild places and what lives there. It will celebrate some conservation successes but also reveal some of its failures. It will show that nature reserves are not enough and it will prove we need a healthier wider environment. A healthier countryside .”
Join the WWT team on the Bioblitz at WWT Caerlaverock, to help them to find as many different species of birds, mammals, insects, amphibians, reptiles, plants, trees, fungi, bryophytes and fish in a day.
‘We will find and identify the different species with the help of experts and there will be lots of walks and activities for both adults and families. Come along to learn more about the wildlife at WWT Caerlaverock!’
Normal admission charges apply, WWT members free.
Please contact the centre on 01387 770200 or info.caerlaverock@wwt.org.uk
*Tue 17th July: Northern Ireland and Scotland
Wildflower Alley – Belfast (Co. Antrim) (invite only)
Crescent Arts Centre – Belfast (Co. Antrim) (invite only)
Bog Meadows – Belfast (Co. Antrim) (OPEN TO PUBLIC) Check times
Caerlaverock Wetland Centre – Dumfriesshire (OPEN TO PUBLIC) *Check times
Glenlude (invite only)
There will be lots of moth traps set the night before, come by in the morning when they’ll be counted and released to find out what’s been caught overnight!
Visit www.chrispackham.co.uk to follow the BioBlitz and join the Facebook event: www.facebook.com/event
Chris is carrying out this Bioblitz in his own time. During July and while he is visiting the sites around the UK he will be raising funds for the front line, grass roots conservationists enabling this campaign to happen. If you would like to help you can donate on the Just Giving page here:
www.justgiving.com/chris-packham-bioblitz
Fab webpages for more info:
www.bnhc.org.uk/bioblitz-type/wildlife-surveys/
www.bnhc.org.uk/caerlaverock-bioblitz-2/
https://www.chrispackham.co.uk/chris-packhams-uk-bioblitz-2018