www.ispot.org.uk

What is iSpot? iSpot is the place to learn more about wildlife and to share your interest with a friendly community. Take a look at the latest spots, start your own album of observations and get help identifying what you have seen.

iSpot is the place to learn more about wildlife and to share your interest with a friendly community.

Take a look at the latest spots, start your own album of observations and get help identifying what you have seen.

What can you do on iSpot? Share your wildlife observations, and get help with identifications if needed Include a photo (if you have one) or description of what you’ve seen, and where and when you saw it

Share your wildlife observations, and get help with identifications if needed

Include a photo (if you have one) or description of what you’ve seen, and where and when you saw it

Join in the discussion You can see which identifications have been suggested and why, and join discussions about the wildlife you’ve seen

You can see which identifications have been suggested and why, and join discussions about the wildlife you’ve seen

Gain a reputation! iSpot has a ‘reputation management’ system – this means that if you can name a species on iSpot, and someone else agrees with your identification, you gain ‘points’ that show up against your name

iSpot has a ‘reputation management’ system – this means that if you can name a species on iSpot, and someone else agrees with your identification, you gain ‘points’ that show up against your name

An active iSpot user:

Helping others If you know about wildlife you can help others by providing identifications, or agreeing with those already suggested You don’t have to be an expert, just to know something about some wildlife! If you’re involved with a wildlife recording group or society we can give you a badge that links to your website

If you know about wildlife you can help others by providing identifications, or agreeing with those already suggested

You don’t have to be an expert, just to know something about some wildlife!

If you’re involved with a wildlife recording group or society we can give you a badge that links to your website

British Lichen Society link

iSpot extras Neighbourhood Nature is a new course from the Open University that provides an introduction to local wildlife Part of the course involves making use of iSpot for wildlife observations Anyone can take the course, and financial help may be available

Neighbourhood Nature is a new course from the Open University that provides an introduction to local wildlife

Part of the course involves making use of iSpot for wildlife observations

Anyone can take the course, and financial help may be available

A course book and DVD are provided (this image is from the DVD section on monitoring seabirds)

A course book and DVD are provided (this image is from the DVD section on monitoring seabirds)

iSpot extras Another project is developing new online identification keys for wildlife These are designed to help anyone identify what they’ve found The keys use an innovative Bayesian approach, making the keys easier to use

Another project is developing new online identification keys for wildlife

These are designed to help anyone identify what they’ve found

The keys use an innovative Bayesian approach, making the keys easier to use

Get involved with iSpot Go to www.ispot.org.uk Browse the site to see the latest spots Register to use the site and join the discussions – it’s free and simple There are links on iSpot to Neighbourhood Nature, the online keys, and the rest of the OPAL projects

Go to www.ispot.org.uk

Browse the site to see the latest spots

Register to use the site and join the discussions – it’s free and simple

There are links on iSpot to Neighbourhood Nature, the online keys, and the rest of the OPAL projects

Acknowledgements iSpot is part of Open Air Laboratories (OPAL), and is funded by the Big Lottery Fund

iSpot is part of Open Air Laboratories (OPAL), and is funded by the Big Lottery Fund