City Nature Challenge

City Nature Challenge is back! This year we want even more people to connect with nature and collect wildlife records - are you in?

The 2022 City Nature Challenge takes place in two parts

29 April - 2 May: Taking pictures of wild animals and plants.
3 May - 8 May: Identifying what was found.

Learn more about City Nature Challenge

City Nature Challenge is all about embracing the healing power of nature while making a difference for wildlife. It's really easy to take part - all you need is your phone!

To take part, download the free iNaturalist app onto your smartphone or tablet and start uploading pictures of wildlife. Your records will then be verified by a community of naturalists and you can also help people identify what they find.

There is more than one way to submit wildlife records during the City Nature Challenge.

Submit using the iNaturalist website

If you'd prefer not to use the iNaturalist app, you can submit records during the challenge using the iNaturalist website. Simply sign in and click the 'Upload' button to get started.

When you make your record, you can add it to your local City Nature Challenge project:

• City Nature Challenge 2022: Lancashire
• City Nature Challenge 2022: Greater Manchester
• City Nature Challenge 2022: Liverpool City Region

Submit directly to your local record centre

Each record centre will have a slightly different way of collecting records, but their websites will give you all the information you need to submit a sighting and soon enough you'll be a wildlife recording pro.

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