Family Event - How to Record Wildlife with iNaturalist

Is your family curious about local wildlife, and keen to contribute to its conservation? Join our friendly guides from Wild Intrigue for a fully guided, hands-on event to learn how to use iNaturalist, a free app which helps you and your family to record and share your wildlife observations easily throughout the day. Whether you're nature newbies or an experienced wildlife enthusiasts, this app is user-friendly and has become an important tool for communities to contribute to understanding and conserving local wildlife.

Your guide will show you how to set up and use the app to identify plants and animals, take great photos, and contribute to wildlife conservation - using just your smartphone or tablet! As part of the event, your family will have the chance to connect with other local nature lovers, and see how your observations help to protect local nature.

This event is suitable for all the family, wrap up warm and join us for a morning in nature! The meeting point for this event is at Dunston Staiths, your guide will be waiting for you by the bird watching screen, which is situated on the west of the Tidal Basin.

The What3Words location for the meeting point is: https://what3words.com/skips.famed.apples

What you'll learn:

• how iNaturalist works and why it's great for recording wildlife
• easy steps to record and identify plants and animals with the app
• tips for taking clear and useful wildlife photos
• the impact of your observations on biodiversity and conservation projects

What to bring:

• smartphone or tablet with the free iNaturalist app installed
• notebook and pen for any extra notes or observations you'd like to make (optional)
• comfortable clothing and footwear: Suitable for exploring outdoors
• a drink/ snacks