The Wyre Estuary Bioblitz

 The Wyre Estuary Bioblitz is happening now and we'd love your support in finding as many species around the Wyre Estuary as possible.  It's very straightforward to take part.  To do so follow the link here to the resources and information you'll need  Wyre Estuary BioBlitz – Wyre Council 

 A BioBlitz is an organised wildlife recording event where groups of  scientists, naturalists and volunteers get  together to survey a designated area in  an attempt to record all the living species  present.  

 Every three years, the Wyre catchment partnership and its supporters gets together to undertake wildlife surveys over a short time period in June. 

Many of the experts supporting the BioBlitz are enthusiastic amateur naturalists, who aim to identify  species from microscopic diatoms to tall trees.  In 2021, over 20 experts undertook surveys for the event with specialisms in species such as bramble (of which  there are over 350 species occurring in Britain), flies and marine plankton. The amateur naturalists have  learnt their skills through years of observation and self motivation, whilst the professionals have lead  successful careers in nature conservation, landscape management and education.

 The importance of the Wyre Estuary is  recognised by a number of national and  international designations. In part, this is  due to its importance to wading birds and  wildfowl as well as its saltmarshes. It also  forms part of the Morecambe Bay Special  Area of Conservation and is part of the  Wyre-Lune Marine Conservation Zone due to its importance for European smelt  (Osmerus eperlanus).  The Bioblitz is a way that we  can monitor change, learn more about the  habitats and raise awareness of the issues  in the catchment. 

You can find out more about what we found in the previous Bioblitzes by downloading our Bioblitz brochure , or by downloading the full species lists on our resources page.