During 2020 many organisations and individuals are providing online resources to help both adults and children stay connected with nature. Below is a list of resources collated by SEWBReC; if you have suggestions for us to add, please let us know via email to info@sewbrec.org.uk.
Please see our event calendar for upcoming online events
A collection of video training courses from different organisations on species groups:
Terrestrial invertebrate courses playlist
Aquatic invertebrate courses playlist
Moth courses playlist
Bee courses playlist
Spider courses playlist
Plant courses playlist
Bird courses playlist
Mammal courses playlist
Amphibian and reptile courses playlist
Recording courses playlist
SEWBReC
Cofnod
WWBIC
Mary Gillham Archive Project
Neath Port Talbot Local Nature Partnership
Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales
Gwent Wildlife Trust
Field Studies Council Virtual Meet Ups
Tanyptera Project
Naturespot
Linnean Society
CIEEM
British Ecological Society
Royal Society of Biology
UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
Plantlife
BSBI
The Woodland Trust
Buglife
Bumblebee Conservation Trust
British Trust for Ornithology
QGIS for Ecologists (also a Facebook Group)
Gilbert White & The Oates Collections
Natural History Museum
Dave Goulson (bees)
Peter Eeles (butterflies)
Anthony McCluskey (butterflies)
Tim Rich (plants)
Joshua Styles (plants)
Eco Sapien
The Urban Birder
Wren Wildlife and Conservation Group
talk:Wildlife
Chilterns Conservation Board
London Natural History Society
Dynamic Dunescapes
Conservation of woodland birds in a changing climate by Rob Thomas
Urban Buzz Workshops from Buglife
Virtual Birdfair (150+ wildlife lectures available until November)
TED Talks including various ecology related topics
Free Nature and Environment courses on FutureLearn such as Big Data and the Environment
Free courses on edx including environmental topics such as Landscape Ecology
Free Nature and Environment courses from The Open University
CIEEM Webinar and Presentation archive, part of their Resources Hub
Amphibian and Reptile Trust training courses
BSBI Archive
Free text books from Springer, including Ecology and R statistics titles
Online ID resources collated by CIEEM
Gwent-Glamorgan Recorders' Newsletters
Garden Moth Scheme Newsletters
National Forum for Biodiversity Recording [NFBR] Newsletters
Biodiversity Heritage Library
All issues of Natur Cymru
SEWBReC Spring Garden Bingo
British Trust for Ornithology Garden BirdWatch (currently free!)
Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Trust Garden Dragon Watch
Bat Conservation Trust Sunset/Sunrise Survey
British Arachnological Society Lockdown Spider Surveys
Pollinator Monitoring Scheme FIT counts (2020 Webinar)
Royal Horticulture Society Cellar Slug Hunt
Big Garden Sawfly Survey
Garden Butterfly Survey
Spittlebug Survey
Hoverfly Lagoons
Create a habitat for ground nesting bees
Ragwort Study Project
Stay Home and Count Bugs (Swansea University project)
BSBI Garden Wildflower Hunt
The Self Isolating Bird Club Twitter
Mammal Web (running a camera trap or identifying species in photos)
Zooniverse
Herbaria@home
Submit a Marine Memory to Living Seas Wales
Leafmining Moths
Write a newsletter article - lots of spring newsletters will be looking for content, including SEWBReC and NFBR.
Garden moth trapping - you could even sign up for the Garden Moth Scheme and add to the national knowledge of moth populations. This blog from the Natural History Museum, London explains how to get started.
Start a garden species list - it's surprising what you can find in your garden, add your records to SEWBReCORD and track your progress. You can share your findings on Twitter with #NatureNeighbours.
Data entry - if you're sitting on lots of data waiting for a rainy day, this could be a great time to get it digitised. Get in touch with SEWBReC if you would like any assistance or to discuss the best methods to get your records to us.
Identify specimens - this could be a great opportunity to dust off any old specimens and get them under the microscope. Who knows what treasures you might have waiting for you.
Wildlife Gardening - Lots of advice and suggestions are available online for improving your garden for wildlife (e.g. Wildlife Gardening Forum, Naturehood, Wildlife Trusts). You can also buy native plants online (e.g. Plantwild)
Connect with others on social media - There are lots of active wildlife chat groups on Facebook, including the SEWBReC group and Gwent Wildlife Spotting. Share your sightings and ask for identification advice.
Dyfi Osprey Project
Skomer Wildlife Camera
Curlew Cam
Essex Wildlife Trust Bats
Dorset Wildlife Trust Barn Owls
Alderney Wildlife Trust Puffins
Cumbria Wildlife Trust Badgers
Other Wildlife Trusts Webcams
CJ Wildlife Webcams (various bird species)
SEWBReC Rainbow Garden Bingo
RECORD My Patch activities for children and adults
Beach Academy home learning resources
Steve Backshall Live Q&A sessions
Wildlife Trust activities for kids and families
Explore the world of bat conservation through the national curriculum
Woodland Trust nature activities
Woodland Trust Nature Detectives
BBC Bitesize
RSPB Wild Challenge
Learning Through Landscapes
National Geographic Kids
Andy's Wild Workouts
Techniquest Daily Demos
National Museum Cardiff Natural History Teaching Resource
Chester Zoo Learning Resources
Natural History Museum Nature Journal
Natural History Museum Learning Resources
Wildlife TV from Essex Wildlife Trust
ORCA Lessons
Bumblebee Conservation Trust Learning Zone
RSPB Fun & Learning
The Rockpool Project Educational Resources
Gower Unearthed Poetry Competition
Nature Activity Book
Natural Resources Wales Learning Resources
BSBI Herbology Hunt
UK Ocean Schools Resource Hub
Eco Attraction's Nature Play List
Earth Live Lessons
WWT Home Learning
AimHi Live Lessons