Discover nature on your patch with Backyard Nature and WWF

Get to know nature on your patch!

To celebrate the summer holidays we have teamed up with WWF’s Learn To Love Nature campaign to bring you weekly nature spotting challenges. 🌼🐞👀

Each week we’ll post a new Finders Seekers challenge to help you discover the wonderful nature on your patch and in your neighbourhood. All you need to do is download the free Seek app to help you find, record and identify your wildlife observations. By using the app and uploading your observations to iNaturalist’s global biodiversity database, you’ll help scientists to monitor the health of our planet!

Share your best observations on Twitter or Instagram with #LearnToLoveNature and #BackyardNature, or post on the Learn To Love Nature Facebook Group, and your photo may be featured as our #SeekOfTheWeek’, earning you £20 to spend on goodies in the WWF-UK shop!

Keep an eye on this page for the latest challenge, coming soon!

Get Involved

It’s easy to do and anyone can get involved – here are some useful tools to get you started.

Challenge 1: Butterflies

See how many of these incredible insects you can spot.

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Challenge 2: Ladybirds

Are there bugs on your patch? Get out and see what incredible insects you can find!

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Challenge 3: Bees

Have you seen any beautiful bees visit your patch of nature? We're buzzing to find out!

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Challenge 4: Colours of Nature

What different colourful creatures and plants you can find?

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Challenge 5: Trees

There are many types of trees around the UK, how many can you find?

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Challenge 6: Slugs & Snails

Slugs and snails play an important part in the ecosystem and we love them!

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