Northamptonshire Bioblitz
Bradlaugh Fields
24 hours of species recording with wildlife experts, enthusiasts and novices.
Wildlife enthusiasts joined the Wildlife Trust and the BBC Breathing Places campaign at our bioblitz event at Bradlaugh Fields in Northampton (5-6 June)
There was a variety of activities with local wildlife in mind including bat detecting, moth trapping, pond dipping and a series of guided walks all with the aim to see how many wildlife species could be recorded in a 24 hour period.
The majority of biodiversity can be hard to find and even harder to identify. Therefore many sites, like Bradlaugh Fields, may have a number of important species we don't yet know about. The bioblitz event last year at Abington Meadows yielded records of 639 different species, including 8 nationally scarce species and one pondweed thought to be extinct in the county since 1948!
The results of this year's bioblitz means the Trust will have up to date information on which species are using the Bradlaugh Fields site and how we can better manage it. We can tailor our work plans to ensure the conservation of the greatest number of species for years to come.
We are now in the process, with the Biodiversity Records Office, of looking at the results from the bioblitz. The species count and information on any unusual finds will be avaliable here soon.
Please see our photographs page from the weekend including Wildlife Trust staff speaking to BBC Radio Northampton who covered the event live from Bradluagh Fields.