Young People and Wildlife

Lots of nationwide wildlife groups have ongoing activitites and surveys that you can be involved with. Here are a few:

The Mammals Trust UK : http://www.mtuk.org/index.php

Living with Mammals records mammals in the green spaces within and around our urban and built-environments, from gardens and allotments to areas around farm buildings and waterways.

Mammals on Roads records sightings and mammal casualties along roads with the aim of estimating population numbers in the wider landscape.

The Mammal Society :

http://www.abdn.ac.uk/mammal/index.shtml

The Mammal Society is keen to encourage people to make records of mammals so that it can build accurate distribution maps of mammals in Britain and monitor their status. They also have a great children's magazine.

The Royal Entomological Society

http://www.nationalinsectweek.co.uk/

A midsummer survey of Britains insect life including a special look at bumble bees and their nests. Lots of info and fun ideas at their website above.

The Bat Conservation Trust

http://www.bats.org.uk/kids/kids_makediff.asp

Bats need friends, and there lots of suggested ways that you can help them including:

Gardening for bats

Bat boxes

Go on a bat walk

Count bats

Join your local bat group