Nature's Calendar Blog

• 2023 State of the UK Climate Report

  By Judith Garforth, 25/07/2024
  

  The 2023 State of the UK Climate report has just been published featuring Nature's Calendar records as an indicator of nature's response to weather and climate. Find out what effect weather had on wildlife in 2023.

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• Remembering important phenologist, Jean Combes

  By Alex Marshall, 01/07/2024
  

  Around the world there are countless people who dedicate their lives to a cause that means so much to them, quietly making the world a better place.

  One of those passionate people, and who dedicated a huge amount of her time and energy to UK environmental conservation and education, was Jean Combes OBE.

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• Volunteer Spotlight: Anna

  By Alex Marshall, 03/06/2024
  

  Nature’s Calendar is a citizen science project. Anyone can volunteer to become a citizen scientist, and every single Nature’s Calendar volunteer adds vital information to the database. Here we shine a spotlight on some of our most dedicated volunteers...

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• Pheno-time dictionary: Call for phenology recorders to share notes on their experiences

  By Keili Koppel, 14/05/2024
  

  If you have been recording phenology, you have probably come across or noticed things that do not perhaps always fit into the recording sheets. Pheno-time dictionary invites you to share your thoughts, noticings, stories, concerns on phenological changes on a collaborative board, to open discussion on what can be experienced through first-hand interactions with phenology.

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• British Science Week - take part in Nature's Calendar

  By Judith Garforth and Alex Marshall, 04/01/2024
  

  We’re partnering with British Science Week to get the UK looking out for signs of spring. Explore the outdoors and be part of a 300-year-old citizen science project!

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