City Nature Challenge 2026: Nature walk @ Northbrook Park

Help us record wildlife for Exeter’s first City Nature Challenge! This is a global biodiversity recording event run between 24th- 27th April 2026, when we are asking people to go out and record the wildlife they see in Exeter using the free iNaturalist app. You can join us on an organised event, go and record nature on your favourite walk around Exeter, or use your nature knowledge to verify people’s photos afterwards, contributing to our national biodiversity datasets. Join the project page here and check out the other events on our webpage

Join us on a Nature Walk at Northbrook Park! Guided by ecologist Sue Searle, founder of Ecology Training UK, we will explore the nature of one of Exeter’s wonderful nature reserves. Whether you are interested in birds, plants, lichens, bugs, or mammals, we will be looking for anything and everything we can find in the park.

We will meet at the end of the public footpath opposite the Tally Ho! Inn at 14:30 and spend an hour and a half in the park. For directions on how to get to Northbrook Park see https://www.devonwildlifetrust.org/nature-reserves/northbrook-park

The joining point is

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Google pin: https://maps.app.goo.gl/k8NU5J4HynmdwaJe8

Nearest postcode: EX2 6LG

What to bring:

· Weather appropriate clothing, and sturdy footwear such as wellies or walking boots/shoes. It may also be hot and sunny, in which case, suncream, water and a sun hat. Waterproofs if needed.

· A drink of water/snacks

· Any Medic*tion that may be required (e.g. asthma inhaler, auto injector)

· A phone to record with! Please download the iNaturalist app so that you can start making observations: we need pictures and/or sound files, with linked GPS points. You can also can take photos with a camera and record them later, or just come and enjoy being out and about in nature!

Under 18’s are welcome but must be accompanied by a responsible adult at all times.

For accessibility information please check the event webpage and if you have any concerns email [email protected]

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