Collect plant data for Congleton Museum and help build the first extensive local flora database!
The nearest event
Come along to our volunteer meeting on December 2 at 7:00 PM, or contact us to learn more about how you can get involved.
About the project
Our Disappearing Nature! is an exciting new project initiated by the Congleton Museum with generous funding from The Royal Society. The project aims to engage the public and local community in a comprehensive survey of the plant species growing in our area. By documenting the current flora, we aim to create an extensive catalogue of the area’s plants and compare our findings with historical data from 1915, collected by Reverend G. Cartlidge. This project will enhance local climate action and open the museum’s remit to include natural history in new and exciting ways!
How can you help?
We ask members of the public, local residents, nature enthusiasts, schools, and community groups to participate by going out and recording nature!
What do you need to do?
Find a wild plant (or many) and complete our online form. You will need a device to take photos such as a mobile phone or tablet and Google Maps.
- Arm yourself with a phone or tablet.
- Visit somewhere within the boundaries of the above map.
- Take photographs of the plant(s) growing in the wild.
- Note down the geographical location coordinates (How to find longitude and latitude coordinates within Google Maps).
- Complete the online plant submission form and input as many details as you can.
What will happen to this data?
Once you have saved submitted plant data to Congleton Museum, volunteers will work behind the scenes to create a plant database which will be used for research purposes. We may need to contact you for further information if details are missing on the form.
What happens next?
Congleton Museum will create a comprehensive research resource of plants growing in the local area which will help us understand our environment. Once completed, this will be made public and act as a research resource. A new learning session is to be created based on this project which will be available to book in Spring 2025.
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