Join the Tiny Forest Wildlife Count and help track how your local Tiny Forest is supporting wildlife

The Tiny Forest Wildlife Count is taking place 18-26 May 2024. The count is a simple wildlife survey across the 200+ Tiny Forests in the UK.

We’re calling on everyone to get involved and help track how their local Tiny Forest is supporting wildlife. Connect with nature, boost your wellbeing and discover the wildlife in your community.

Join in the fun this May and count the bugs and butterflies at your local Tiny Forest!

Sign up to receive the Wildlife Count Packs with guides on doing the surveys and fun family activities. You will also receive emails with updates and reminders about the Wildlife Count.

Step 1.

Get ready

Find your nearest, or preferred, Tiny Forest on our national map and view its profile page. Here you will find a link to the biodiversity surveys specific for your forest.

Instructions on how to complete each survey are provided in the downloadable Survey Guides and videos listed below.

Step 2.

Join in and have fun

Choose a day and time between Saturday 18 May and Sunday 26 May 2023 to visit your local Tiny Forest. You can try and coordinate with friends, make it a community event or just go on your own.

There are four Wildlife Count surveys: two butterfly surveys, a pollinator survey and a ground dweller survey. Each survey should take no more than 15 minutes to complete and you can carry out as many or as few surveys as you wish.

Step 3.

Submit your data

The easiest way to submit your data is by using the online surveys. This can be done in real-time whilst you're at the Tiny Forest if you have internet connection - so remember to bring your phone. If you’d prefer to use paper, or if phone signal is an issue, you can download and print the field sheets for each survey under our FAQs 'Can I do a paper survey and send my result by post instead of online?'. You’ll then need to go to the online survey and upload the data by Sunday 26 May 2023.

After the Wildlife Count, keep an eye on our Tiny Forest website for the results!

Search our Tiny Forest sites and access your Survey

United Kingdom

Addiewell, West Lothian

West Calder,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Alderman Richard Hallam Primary School

Leicester,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Alma Park

United Kingdom

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Aloe, Coundon Court Secondary School

Coventry,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Arundel Road/Foresters Road

United Kingdom

Ashbeach Primary

Cambridge,

United Kingdom

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Askern Littlemoor

Doncaster,

United Kingdom

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Auckley Junior and Infant School

Doncaster,

United Kingdom

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Avenue End

Glasgow,

United Kingdom

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Banana Orchid, Quarry Park

Dudley,

United Kingdom

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Barley Croft Primary School

Leicester,

United Kingdom

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Barony Campus Wee Forest

Cumnock,

United Kingdom

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Bayonne Park

United Kingdom

Bearded Fig Tree, Smestow Academy

Wolverhampton,

United Kingdom

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Bell Bean, Milking Bank Primary School

Dudley,

United Kingdom

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Belmont Recreation Ground

London,

United Kingdom

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Bensham Grove

Gateshead,

United Kingdom

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Bermudiana, Phoenix Collegiate

West Bromwich,

United Kingdom

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Blue Crane, Heart of Worcestershire College

Bromsgrove,

United Kingdom

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Blue Rock Thrush, Scraptoft Valley Primary School

Leicester,

United Kingdom

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Blue Water Lily, Christ Church Open Space

Lichfield,

United Kingdom

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Blythe Hill Fields

London,

United Kingdom

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Boghall Wee Forest

Bathgate,

United Kingdom

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Bonnyrigg Primary School, Midlothian

Bonnyrigg,

United Kingdom

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Booker Recreation Ground

High Wycombe,

United Kingdom

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Bougainvillea, Moseley Primary School

Coventry,

United Kingdom

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Bourton Park

Buckingham,

United Kingdom

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Bowling Park School

Bradford,

United Kingdom

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Braunstone Frith Primary Academy

Leicester,

United Kingdom

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Brickpond

Rotherham,

United Kingdom

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Brooklands Middle School

United Kingdom

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Buckhurst Field

Swindon,

United Kingdom

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Bulwell Forest

Nottingham,

United Kingdom

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Bulwell Hall Park

Nottingham,

United Kingdom

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Caldecote Church of England Academy

United Kingdom

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Canje Pheasant, Barr Beacon Nature Reserve

Walsall,

United Kingdom

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Cannock Road

Aylesbury,

United Kingdom

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Cardiff Bay

Cardiff,

United Kingdom

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Carib Wood, Four Dwellings Primary Academy

Birmingham,

United Kingdom

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Castle Hills Primary Academy

Doncaster,

United Kingdom

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Castlebay Drive

Glasgow,

United Kingdom

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Cator Park Bromley

Beckenham,

United Kingdom

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CBC 10

United Kingdom

cbc 6

United Kingdom

CBC 8

United Kingdom

CBC 9

United Kingdom

Chesnut Park Primary, Yatton

United Kingdom

Chinbrook Meadows

London,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Churchfield Rec

United Kingdom

Citrine Park

Wirral,

United Kingdom

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City Of Leicester College

Leicester,

United Kingdom

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Coleshill

Coleshill,

United Kingdom

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Colinton Mains Park, Edinburgh

Edinburgh,

United Kingdom

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Collared Lory

United Kingdom

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Common Loon, Redwood Park

Lichfield,

United Kingdom

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Coppice School

Doncaster,

United Kingdom

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Cotton Tree, Kingsway Community Primary

Leamington Spa,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Coventry 3

United Kingdom

Coventry 4

United Kingdom

Coventry 6

United Kingdom

Cranfield University

Bedford,

United Kingdom

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Crimson Sunbird, Ashmore Park

Wolverhampton,

United Kingdom

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Crookesbroom Primary

Doncaster,

United Kingdom

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Croyland Primary

Wellingborough,

United Kingdom

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Cuckoo Park

United Kingdom

Daffodil, Pattingham

Wolverhampton,

United Kingdom

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Dagenham Green

United Kingdom

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Don Valley Academy Tiny Forest A

Doncaster,

United Kingdom

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Don Valley Academy Tiny Forest B

Doncaster,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Douglas Wee Forest

Dundee,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Downend Park Farm, Bristol

Bristol,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Dunnock Road

Northamptonshire,

United Kingdom

Durham Hill

Lewisham,

United Kingdom

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Earring Tree, Junction Road Open Public Space

Stourbridge,

United Kingdom

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East Lancing Recreation Ground, Lancing

Lancing,

United Kingdom

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East Pilton Park

Edinburgh,

United Kingdom

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East Wichel Park, Swindon

Swindon,

United Kingdom

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Edelweiss, St Nicholas C of E Community Primary

Kenilworth,

United Kingdom

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Eelbrook Common, Hammersmith & Fulham

London,

United Kingdom

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Egford Lane Park

Frome,

United Kingdom

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Eland Lane, Ponteland

Ponteland,

United Kingdom

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Emu, Langdale Recreation Ground

Hinckley,

United Kingdom

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Englsih Martyrs' Catholic School

Leicester,

United Kingdom

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Fawcett Primary School

Cambridge,

United Kingdom

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Fawdon Park

Newcastle upon Tyne,

United Kingdom

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Fenstanton and Hilton Primary School

Cambridge,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Five Trees

Cambridge,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Flamboyant, Hope Coppice

Solihull,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Flamingo, Loxdale Primary School

Bilston,

United Kingdom

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Fleming Park, Eastleigh

Eastleigh,

United Kingdom

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Forster Park

London,

United Kingdom

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Foxwell Drive

Oxford,

United Kingdom

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Frank Banfield Park

London,

United Kingdom

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Frank Bott Avenue

Crewe,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Fraser Street Reserve Tiny Forest

Melbourne,

Australia

Frigate Bird, Beaumont Leys School

Leicester,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Frigate Bird, Mill Lane

Walsall,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Fullhurst Community College, Leicester

Leicester,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

G-Park

Doncaster,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Gateway College

Leicester,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Gibralter's Barbary Partridge, Coleman Street

Wolverhampton,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Giffords Primary

United Kingdom

Glasgow Green

Glasgow,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Glasgow University

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Granton Crescent Park

Edinburgh,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Great Frigate Bird, Northleigh House School

Warwick,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Green Parrot, St. Mary's Fields Primary

Leicester,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Greenway Primary School

Cardiff,

United Kingdom

Grenada Dove, Bloxwich Community Orchard

Walsall,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Grey-Crowned Crane, Nether Hall School

Leicester,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Grey-Crowned Crane, St George's C of E School

Grey-Crowned Crane, St George's C of E Primary

Kidderminster,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Grove Primary School, Cambridge

Cambridge,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Guernsey Lily, Swannies Field

Walsall,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Hailes Quarry Park, Edinburgh

Edinburgh,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Hammersmith & Fulham 3

United Kingdom

Hammersmith & Fulham 3 tbc

United Kingdom

Hammersmith Park

London,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Hanger Hill

United Kingdom

Haringey 1

United Kingdom

Haringey 2

United Kingdom

Harpe Inge Open Space

Kirklees,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Hautlieu School, Jersey

Jersey,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Hermitage Eco Park

Coalville,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Hibiscus Plant, Provost Williams Junior School

Coventry,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Hibiscus, Willenhall Memorial Park

Walsall,

United Kingdom

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High Park Cross

Belfast,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Hinksley Road Recreation Ground

Flitwick,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Hobbayne Primary School

London,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Holt Drive

Charnwood,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Hudson Road Primary School

Sunderland,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Hutton Moor Leisure centre

United Kingdom

Inglehurst Junior School

Leicester,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Jersey Lily, Saltley Academy

Birmingham,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

John Clare Recreation Ground

Peterborough,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Jubilee Recreation Ground

Biggleswade,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Judgemeadow Community College

Leicester,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Keel Billed Toucan, Wilmorton Recreation Ground

Derby,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Kennedy Drive Wee Forest

Kilmarnock,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

King Meadows

United Kingdom

Kinmel Bay

Rhyl,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Kirkby Avenue Primary School Tiny Forest A

Doncaster,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Kirkby Avenue Primary School Tiny Forest B

Doncaster,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Kirkton Wee Forest

Dundee,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Ku-ring-gai Tiny Forest

Sydney,

Australia

Ladywell Fields, Lewisham

London,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Lake Macquarie

Booragul,

Australia

Start your Survey

Lakeside Primary School

Doncaster,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Langford Cemetery

Biggleswade,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Leicester - Rolleston Primary School

Leicester,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Leicester 3

United Kingdom

Leicester 4

United Kingdom

Leicester 5

United Kingdom

Leicestershire (Charnwood)

United Kingdom

Leicestershire (Market Harborough)

United Kingdom

Leicestershire (Market Harborough) 2

United Kingdom

Lime Tree Park

United Kingdom

Linden Primary, Leicester

Leicester,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Littlemore

Oxford,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Lochee Wee Forest

Dundee,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Lochshore Wee Forest

Beith,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Locking

United Kingdom

Lord Blyton Primary School

South Shields,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Lotus, Bank Street Open Space

Dudley,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Lotus, Kings Edward VI Handsworth Girls School

Birmingham,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Magpie Robin, Bilston C of E Primary

Bilston,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Maple Tree, Spring Lane

Birmingham,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Maulden Lower School

United Kingdom

Maxwell Park

Glasgow,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Meadow Lane, Oxford

Oxford,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Melton

United Kingdom

Mentmore Recreation Ground

Dunstable,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Mereside Public Open Space

Blackpool,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Merrydale Junior School

Leicester,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Monkton Park

Chippenham,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Monserrat Oriole, Ashby Road

Hinckley,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Montrose Primary

United Kingdom

Moor Lane, Speen (Northern - Excavated)

Newbury,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Moor Lane, Speen (Southern - Rotavated)

Newbury,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Moseley Road, Bilston

Wolverhampton,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Mount Sorrel

United Kingdom

Mount Vernon

Edinburgh,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Mowmacre Hill Primary School

Leicester,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Muiredge Park, Fife

Leven,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Mutton Brook 1

United Kingdom

Mutton Brook 2

United Kingdom

Mutton Brook 3

United Kingdom

Mutton Brook, Barnet

London,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Nant-y-moel Coed Bach

Bridgend,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

NECF 2 TBC

United Kingdom

Netherhall Open Space

United Kingdom

New River Sports Ground

Wood Green,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Newcastle

Newcastle,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Norman Park

United Kingdom

Normand Park, Hammersmith & Fulham

London,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Oak Street, Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Oak, Burbage Common

Hinckley,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Orkney Road

Glasgow,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Our Lady Of Sorrows Catholic Primary School

Doncaster,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Pakapakanthi Tiny Forest 1

Adelaide,

Australia

Start your Survey

Pakapakanthi Tiny Forest 2

Adelaide,

Australia

Pale Maiden, St James Church of England Academy

Warwickshire,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Papua New Guinea Orchid, Fairbanks Riverside

Stafford,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Parkhead, West Calder

West Lothian,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Peacocktail Close, Edinburgh

Edinburgh,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Pease Park

Pontefract,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Peckham Rye Park and Common - North

London,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Peckham Rye Park and Common - South

Peckham Rye,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Pencoedtre Park

Barry,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Pentland View Park Wee Forest

Currie,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Perry Common, Birmingham

Birmingham,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Plumeria, Haggar Street

Wolverhampton,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Portmead Primary School

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Portobello School

Chester-le-Street,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Princes Risborough School

Buckinghamshire,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Queen Margaret University, Musselburgh

Edinburgh,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Queen's Park Recreation Ground

Glasgow,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Queen's Park, Hinckley

Hinckley,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Queensmead Playing Field

Leicester,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Ragwort, Kingshill Park

Walsall,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Rarotonga Flycatcher, Heath Town Park

Wolverhampton,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Reckitt HQ

Nottingham,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Red Ginger, St Anne's Catholic Primary School

Red Ginger, St Anne's Catholic School

Nuneaton,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Red Rose, Kings Heath Boys School

Birmingham,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Redbraes Park Wee Forest

Edinburgh,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Rhinoceros Hornbill, St Michaels Road

Lichfield,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Ringland School

United Kingdom

Robert Bloomfield Academy

United Kingdom

Robertson Street, Dundee

Dundee,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Sally Gibson Tiny Forest

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Sandringham Primary School

Doncaster,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Sandy

United Kingdom

Scarlet Ibis, Chadsgrove School

Bromsgrove,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Scawsby Saltersgate School

Doncaster,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Shamrock, Moseley Park School

Bilston,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Shawhill Park, Pollokshields

Glasgow,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Shustoke Reservoir

Birmingham,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Silver Fern, Corpus Christi

Coventry,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Simpor, William Street

Walsall,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

South Park, Redbridge

Ilford,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Southall Rec Ground

Southall,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Southglade Park

Nottingham,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Southmere Park, Thamesmead

London,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Spa Academy Askern School

Doncaster,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Spelthorne

United Kingdom

Springwood Primary School

Cardiff,

United Kingdom

St Gregory's Catholic School

United Kingdom

St Helena Gumwood, Clifton Way Open Space

Hinckley,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

St James Park

Bishop's Stortford,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

St Mark's School

United Kingdom

St Paul's Primary School

Gateshead, NSW,

Australia

St. Lucian Parrot, New College Leicester

Leicester,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Stainforth Kirton Lane Primary School

Doncaster,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Stanford Reservoir

Lutterworth,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Sutton C of E Primary School

Cambridge,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Swallow Tail Hummingbird, Burntwood Park

Lichfield,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Tarrant Walk

United Kingdom

Tawny Eagle, King Edward VI Aston School

Birmingham,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Tegfan

Powys,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Teralba Public School

Australia

The Caicos Pine, Silkmore Academy

Stafford,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

The Cyprus Warbler, Hope Hamilton C of E Primary

Leicester,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

The Delph

Wirral,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

The Devonshire Hill Nursery & Primary School

London,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

The Quiver Tree, Bournville Village Trust

Birmingham,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Thistle, Cook Street

Walsall,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Thorne King Edward Primary School

Doncaster,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Thornhill Primary

United Kingdom

Tickhill Estfeld Primary School

Doncaster,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Tillingbourne Green

United Kingdom

Tocal Agricultural College

Paterson, NSW,

Australia

Tolka River Project

Dublin,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Tongan Megapode, Ellesmere College

Leicester,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Totteridge Recreation Ground

High Wycombe,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Towerside Crescent

Glasgow,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Town Park

Holyhead,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Trinity Road

London,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Tropicbird Orchid, Netherton

Dudley,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Trym Valley, Bristol

Bristol,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Tudor Grange Academy

Leicester,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Turtle Dove, Mesnes Green

Lichfield,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Tychwood

Witney,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Urban Hum

Cardiff Heights,

Australia

Start your Survey

Vicarfield Street

Glasgow,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Vincent Amazon Parrot, Buswells Lodge Primary

Leicester,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Wadworth Primary School Site A

Doncaster,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Wadworth Primary School Site B

Doncaster,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Walton Court

Aylesbury,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Warstones Green, Kori Bustard

Wolverhampton,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

West Acton Primary

United Kingdom

West Berkshire Community Hospital

Thatcham,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

West Gate school

Leicester,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

West Pilton Park

Edinburgh,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Westerhope Park

Newcastle upon Tyne,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Western Park, Ashby de la Zouche

Ashby-de-la-Zouch,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Whipsnade Zoo

United Kingdom

Whitburn

Whitburn,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

White Hart Lane Recreational Ground

London,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

White Jasmine, King's Norton Boys’ School

Birmingham,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

White Variety Orchid, Walsall Arboretum

Walsall,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

White-Breasted Waterhen, Whitehouse Farm Park

Derby,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Whitehall Rec

United Kingdom

Whitley Common

United Kingdom

William Torbitt

Ilford,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Willow Primary School

Doncaster,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Willowbrook Park

Leicester,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Wilmslow

Wilmslow,

United Kingdom

Start your Survey

Survey Guides

Watch our short videos on how to complete each type of survey:

Butterfly Timed Count Survey

Butterfly Species List Survey

Pollinator Timed Count Survey

Ground Dweller Survey

Biodiversity Week 2023 Results

Find out more about our initial findings from Biodiversity Week 2023 in our Research Wrap-Up webinar

You can also access our 2022 Monitoring Report showcasing all our biodiversity findings

Download Monitoring Report

Why take part?

The Tiny Forest Wildlife Count will have huge benefits – both for you, and for science!

The health and wellbeing benefits of spending time in nature are well-documented. Taking part in a Tiny Forest citizen science survey is a great opportunity to spend some meaningful time outside in your local area. It’s also a brilliant way to connect with your community and spend time with family and friends in the fresh air and green space.

By taking part in citizen science, you become a vital part of our environmental research. We use science to better understand the environmental challenges we face, and to find solutions to these issues. In particular, the data you provide will allow us to better understand how a Tiny Forest can support wildlife in urban areas.

Thank you for taking part!

If you don’t have a Tiny Forest near you, but think it would be good for your community, you can put in a request to your local authority or get in touch with us here for more information.

FAQs

How do I access the surveys?

To access the biodiversity surveys first go to our national map and select the forest you would like to survey. Click the icon to get to its profile page. Here you will find a link to the biodiversity surveys for your chosen Tiny Forest.

Can we take part as a group?

Definitely! The more, the merrier. You can complete each survey as a group, or you can each individually collect data, ideally conducting the surveys in different parts of the Tiny Forest to avoid data being duplicated.

Does it matter what time of day I do the surveys?

Wildlife is more active when the weather is warmer, and the area is calm and undisturbed. We recommend you carry out the surveys in the middle of the day and especially when it is not raining. Lunchtime is a great moment to come to the forest and take a break. But if you are not able to get to the forest at this time, do not worry, the data you collect will be just as valuable for our research.

Can I choose which survey I do?

Of course! Do the survey you like the most and that fits your time availability and interests. If you can do more than one survey that is even better, you may be surprised at what you can learn and see.

Can I do multiple surveys during Biodiversity Week?

Absolutely! Just make sure that you do not repeat the same survey in exactly the same spot or location of the chosen Tiny Forest. This allows us to record as many areas of the Tiny Forest and prevents data replication, ensuring the most robust scientific research.

What about the weather? Will this affect the results?

The weather will affect the results, and we want to know about that too! We are also interested to know when and which type of wildlife is more active versus less active. The variety of conditions during data collection will allow us to understand this.

How do I submit the results and by when?

Please submit your results through the online survey forms available on your chosen Tiny Forest’s profile page by Sunday 26 May.

Can I do a paper survey and send my result by post instead of online?

We would like to encourage everyone to submit their data using the online survey to save paper, postage and time. Nevertheless, if you find this a challenge, please do send your printed sheet with data to the address below. Do not forget to add all the details in the printed version, especially what Tiny Forest you collected the data from!

Download the Survey Data Sheets here:

Butterfly Timed Count Survey Field Sheet
Butterfly Species List Survey Field Sheet
Ground Dwellers Survey Field Sheet
Pollinator Timed Count Survey Field Sheet

Tiny Forest Research Team
Earthwatch Europe
Mayfield House
256 Banbury Road
Oxford
OX2 7DE, UK

Why are Tiny Forests beneficial for biodiversity?

As our cities expand, habitats are lost and wildlife is increasingly under threat. Planting Tiny Forests in urban areas can create space for wildlife and provide valuable stepping stones connecting small habitats in urban areas. Research has shown that a Tiny Forest is capable of attracting over 500 animal and plant species within the first three years. We are tracking how biodiversity changes over time across our Tiny Forest network, providing vital evidence to show how nature-based solutions can enhance our towns and cities.

I’m a teacher, can my school get involved?

Yes, you and your students can take the classroom outdoors and get involved with Biodiversity Week. To support your teaching you can find free teaching resources, and if you have any questions please get in touch with our Education team at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.