WILDLIFE EXPLORER

1. Describe this area Circle the words below which best describe the area.

Flat / Steep Slope / Open / Sheltered / Wooded / Grassland / Path / Hedgerow / Chalk Scrape

Urban (concrete, brick or tarmac) / In full sun / Shady / Other ...............................................................................

2. Plant survey Take a look at what’s growing around you. Can you see any of the plants from your

factsheets? Using the Plant Survey Key (below), rate how many of each plant there are.

Do they all have flowers? You can use your notes page to add your own.

What is the weather like today?

Sunny / Windy / Still / Raining / Cloudy / Cold / Warm / Hot / Other ................................................................

Plant Survey Key:

Area name

Plant Rating Is the plant in flower?

Buttercups

Clover

Bramble

Dandelions

Ivy

5 4 3 2 1 0

Mostly Lots of Some of A little of One or two None of this plant this plant this plant this plant of this plant this plant

More than 80% 60-80% 40-60% 20-40% 1-20% 0%

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Plant Rating Is the plant in flower?

Daisy

Wild grasses

Poppy

Thyme

Clematis

Rock Rose

Bird’s-foot-trefoil

Marjoram

Knapweed

Scabious

Horseshoe Vetch

Species name Number Notes

Example - Bumblebee 2 Flying from flower to flower

3. Bioblitz Use the table below to record the animals you can see – the first line is

filled in for you as an example. Be sure to look above you as well as on the

ground. Try to get a range of species (e.g. insects, reptiles, birds), and if you

are not sure what something is, take a photo so you can look it up later. You may also see signs

of animals (e.g. a burrow, droppings or nibble marks) – you can record those too. Tip – when

describing where you have spotted something, try to give as many details as possible.

4. Field sketch A good conservationist will make notes while they are in the field to help them to identify plants

or animals later on. Using your notes page, make a field sketch of a plant or animal you have

seen today, making sure that you clearly label any features.

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CONTINUE ON A SEPARATE SHEET IF YOU NEED MORE SPACE