Year of the Snake

Citizen science

November - Steve Fearn

A citizen scientist counts the insects in a tray of water from a local stream, with a chart to help him identify the creatures
Who knew? There's a group of volunteers in and around Cirencester who regularly monitor water quality, depth and survey the wildlife that lives in and nearby.

In this picture the waterfly are being counted as a measure of the health of the stream.
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