People in around 700 city regions across the globe work together to record as much wildlife as possible over four days in Spring every year. It's one of the world's biggest citizen science events and we love being part of it! The Chester Region (Cheshire West and Chester) first took part in 2023 and then again in 2024. Preparations are already underway for the 2025 event!
You don't need to be an expert to take part in the the City Nature Challenge. The challenge is based around the free iNaturalist app which is easy to use and even includes a handy photo recognition function to help you get started with identification. Plus other observers will help to ID from your photo where possible.
The 2025 City Nature Challenge takes place 25 - 28 April, find out more about how to take part here.
We've been amazed so far with just how well our small city has done, as these super statistics show:
| Statistic | 2023 result | 2024 result | 2025 target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of observations | 2,241 | 7,362 | 10,000 |
| Number of species | 521 | 841 | 1000 |
| Number of observers | 80 | 133 | 200 |
| Place on UK leaderboard | 12th | 6th | Top 3 |
| Place on global leaderboard | 160th | 81st | Top 50 |
The City Nature Challenge is organised globally by Natural History Museum Los Angeles County and California Academy of Sciences. The Chester Region City Nature Challenge is led by RECORD along with other partners such as Chester Zoo and Chester National Park City Group. A whole host of other amazing local organisations take part every year and support the challenge by spreading the word and organising events. We are also extrememly grateful to everyone who joins in by recording wildlife. Thanks to everyone involved!
RECORD - Local Environmental Records Centre,
Suite 5, Parade Enterprise Centre,
14 The Parade,
Blacon,
Chester,
CH1 5HN
01244 394514
info@record-lrc.co.uk
Charity number: 1095859
Company number: 04046886
VAT number: 455 8632 62
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