Today see the start of a series of National Bioblitz events taking place all over the United Kingdom.
Biodiversity experts, naturalists, volunteers and schools will all work together out in open countryside to try and collect, survey and monitor as many species of wildlife as possible over a twenty four hour period in one single location - the information will be collated into a national database.
Bristol's Blaise Castle Estate is the first venue to host this year's Bioblitz event and organisers are hoping to surpass last year's total of 637 unique species found in the Ashton Court Estate.
Is there an event in your area? - here's the list.
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