Citizen Scientists
Citizen Scientists play an important role in collecting, recording and analysing data about our rivers, lakes, surrounding habitats and wildlife. All of this information can help us to establish the overall health of rivers and habitats and can influence future work and projects.
By working together with volunteers we are able to collect much more information than we would be able to on our own. Sometimes specialist knowledge is required, but often just a basic grasp of wildlife and the environment is all a volunteer will need, and some projects will also offer training to get you started on your citizen science journey.
Current opportunities
Big River Watch
A chance to be part of the movement to improve our freshwater spaces. Help contribute to a national data set to help build a picture of river health across the country.
Riverfly Monitoring
Trained volunteers help the trust to assess the health of rivers by monitoring invertebrate levels. Contact Sarah for more information. If you are a volunteer already, include ‘Riverfly’ in your ‘General Interests’ on Better Impact.
Bio-security Guardian
Become a bio-security guardian and report on invasive non-native species
Wildlife Sightings
We’re looking for people to record wildlife sightings at Walkmill Community Woodland at Moresby via iNaturalist, start recording your sightings now by clicking the link below.
If you would like to be informed about any future citizen science opportunities, please select ‘Citizen Science’ as a ‘General Interest’ when you sign up as a volunteer on Better Impact.
If you would like more information please email Sarah Clarke.
Become a volunteer
Make new friends, get plenty of exercise in the glorious outdoors and achieve some great results for nature – what’s not to love about volunteering for WCRT!?