An annual competition between cities and regions from all over the globe launches this week, challenging residents to take snaps of nature in order to discover the world’s wildest city.
Taking part in the 2022 City Nature Challenge is the region of Birmingham and the Black Country (Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton) which finished fourth place in Europe for the wildest area last year with residents taking photos of 9,291 species.
Starting on Friday 29 May until Monday 2 May, the challenge is to take as many photos as possible of wildlife in the region, which are then uploaded to a global live leaderboard.
Anyone is invited and encouraged to enter with the easiest way to take part by downloading the free iNaturist app or using the website to submit your findings.
The app helps recognises many species, but also allows others using the app to help identify them for you.
Species include mammals, birds, insects, trees, flowers, reptiles, amphibians, fungi, moss and lichen.
To coincide with the 2022 City Nature Challenge, there will be some local events being organised by the Wildlife Trust or EvoRecord. You can keep an eye on what’s happening on the official Facebook page.