Volunteering opportunities - Surveying and monitoring
Surveying, monitoring and recording species across the county is vital if we are to understand the current state of nature across Somerset. Find out more.
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Recording species abundance and biodiversity
With species records of Somerset’s intertidal coastal zone absent for over 30 years, the Somerset Wildlife Trust seeks to update records of species abundance and biodiversity across its 53 miles…
Citizen Science for recording groups
It's really important that we monitor and understand changes in both the diversity (the variety) of species we have and, more importantly, the abundance (the quantity) of wildlife species we have across the county. This in turn helps us track the health of the ecosystems that exist to support them (and us), which are coming under increasing pressure from changes in our climate.
Interested in species monitoring and recording?
Why not get in touch with one of Somerset's specialist groups?
Surveying the Somerset seashore
Intertidal Shoresearch survey training and taster day
The Big Count is BACK: people across Somerset encouraged to take part in popular wildlife surveying event
Somerset’s annual citizen science event, The Big Count, returns for 2025, and as many people as possible are being asked to join in and help protect their local wildlife by recording the species…
Somerset Environmental Records Centre
Set up in 1986 as a joint venture between Somerset Wildlife Trust and Somerset County Council, Somerset Environmental Record Centre is a partnership organisation based within Somerset Wildlife Trust and is part of a network of local record centres across the UK.
Nearly 100 different species recorded across Somerset in Wildlife Trust’s annual citizen science event
This June saw the return of Somerset Wildlife Trust’s The Big Count initiative, which encouraged people across the county to help their local wildlife by recording the species they could find over…
Gift Aid form for supporters
Recording responses from our supporters on their Gift Aid declaration preferences.
Species and habitat groups
There are a number of specialist interest groups dedicated to conserving and recording Somerset’s rich wildlife and varied geology. Joining these groups is one of the best ways to get actively involved in recording and get support from fellow enthusiasts.
Honeygar survey
Survey that can be provided to targeted groups.
Wilder Sensing Bioacoustic Monitoring Update
Deployed on the 2nd of November 2022, our audio sensors have been hard at work recording bird song at Honeygar almost continuously for 7 months.