Citizen science projects

Amphibians

Freshwater Habitats Trust’s frogspawn survey There are plenty of other surveys that you can get involved with on their website

Birds

BTO Garden birdwatch Send in records all year round
RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch A once a year survey
The Devon House Martin Project Report nests and birds
RSPB Swift M apper Record nesting swifts

Ecosystem health and habitats

Westcountry CSI Monitoring river health (habitats, wildlife, pollution, water quality and other hydromorphological variables) with the Westcountry Rivers Trust
River Teign Restoration Project
National Plant Monitoring Scheme Record plant indicator species to assess the health of ecosystems
Plant Hunt Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland
Every Flower Counts Survey Take part in Plantlife’s No Mow May and survey your lawn to find out how good it is for wildflowers
PTES surveys Including hedgerow, orchard and wood pasture/parkland
OPAL surveys Including water, air, biodiversity, bug, tree, soil, earthworm and pollinator surveys
DWT’s Saving Devon’s Treescapes Including tree, brown hairstreak butterfly and lichen surveys
The Woodland Trust’s Ancient Tree Inventory Record ancient trees!

Fungi

Plantlife’s waxcap watch An app to record waxcap fungi. They are indicators of rare, undisturbed, species-rich grassland

Invertebrates

Big Butterfly Count with Butterfly Conservation
Moth Night Record moths in your garden
UK Pollinator Monitoring Scheme
Planting for pollinators
OPAL surveys Bug, earthworm and pollinator surveys
DWT’s Saving Devon’s Treescapes Brown hairstreak butterfly survey

Mammals

Bats in churches sign up to survey bats roosting at your local church
Devon Bat Survey
PTES surveys Including dormouse, water vole, hedgehog and mammals on roads
Harvest mouse project Devon Mammal Group

Richard Weaving was at the heart of wildlife conservation in Teignbridge for over 25 years, first as the Teignbridge District Council Ranger at Dawlish Warren and later as TDC's Head of Countryside Management. Richard supported us Rangers when we had 'great ideas' - and one of them was starting a small Wildlife Warden Scheme, through which some of our expert Volunteers could share their knowledge out in the countryside. It was a popular and successful scheme, but budgets and the Ranger team shrank, so after a few years, it had to end... Sadly, around 2006 Richard was diagnosed with a particulalry fast-developing form of Parkinsons Disease, and had to retire early. When he died in 2019, his family donated the collection from his Memorial Service to help our new Teignbridge Wildlife Warden Scheme - a wonderful way to remember his many year's of hard work for wildlife! Written by Audrey Compton, Action on Climate in Teignbridge's Wildlife Warden and Ecology Lead - and a TDC Ranger from 1993-2008)