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National Biodiversity Network - recording schemes
Record local wildlife and enter your findings online The National Biodiversity Network (NBN) is a collaborative venture committed to making information on the UK’s plants and animals widely...
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OPAL Biodiversity Centre - Open University
Discover the fascinating plants and animals that live near youThe OPAL Biodiversity Centre aims to inspire people of all ages to take an active interest in England's wildlife.Led by the Open University...
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Surveys
Help OPAL scientists with valuable research, learn new skills, have funYou need to download the latest Flash Player to view this video. Visit the website to download the Flash PlayerChildren taking...
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North East
previousnextTake part in an OPAL survey Learn more about your local environment – including soils, water, lichens and trees – and contribute to valuable research by taking part in the OPAL surveys in...
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by Ed Tripp, University of NottinghamMy seedlings in the lab have been growing for nearly four months. Still the tallest plant is only a few centimeters tall.This video shows the seedlings in June,...
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2010 - International Year of Biodiversity
We all rely on the rich diversity of life to provide us with food, clothes, fuel and medicine. Unfortunately, we are losing species and their habitats at an ever faster rate. Now is the time to take...
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Biodiversity survey – join in now
The best time to do this survey is from April to November.What’s living in your hedge?previousnextTake part in the OPAL biodiversity survey and uncover the diverse range of wildlife in our hedges....
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Discover orchards
Orchards were once widespread in the UK but are now disappearing. It is estimated that there has been a 63% reduction in the area of England given over to orchards since the 1950s.However, they are an...
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About lichens and mosses in orchards
Orchards – groups of trees cultivated to produce food – have a long history in the British Isles, which may stretch back as far as the Neolithic period.The recognition of traditional orchards as...
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Request lichen and moss guides
Do you want to start studying the biodiversity in your local orchard?For a limited time only, OPAL East of England are distributing free, laminated copies of their guides to the lichens and mosses that...
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Lichen and moss gallery
Which lichens and mosses could you expect to find in orchards in the East of England?Our guides will help you to identify more than 50 species commonly found growing on fruit trees. You can see some...
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Blooming marvellous new look for park
A public park in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, has been transformed after OPAL worked with the local community to introduce a wildflower meadow.The meadow in King George V Park has been in full bloom...
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