{"id":7205,"date":"2020-04-22T11:53:29","date_gmt":"2020-04-22T11:53:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/?p=7205"},"modified":"2020-04-23T10:55:03","modified_gmt":"2020-04-23T10:55:03","slug":"city-nature-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/22\/city-nature-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"City Nature Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"

As we\u2019re all spending a lot more time in our own gardens and local parks (whilst observing suitable social distancing), I\u2019m sure you will have noticed trees coming into blossom, insects flitting around the garden, and maybe even the odd nocturnal visitor? Why not get involved with the City Nature Challenge<\/a> this weekend and record your sightings as part of a global bioblitz?<\/h3>\n\"CNC\n

Taking place from the Friday 24th<\/sup> to Monday 27th<\/sup> April, this year\u2019s City Nature Challenge is set to be the biggest yet. The idea originated back in 2016 when citizen science staff at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County and California Academy of Sciences teamed up to capitalise on the friendly rivalry between their cities, and created a competition to see who could make the most recordings in their urban environment. In 2017 the event became national, and in 2018 it went international, and continues to grow in popularity. To see a list of participating cities,\u00a0click here<\/a>. And our new Urban Wildlife Worldwide<\/a> gallery gives plenty of examples of the creatures you may encounter in city environments around the world.<\/p>\n