Tell us what you saw and heard

Please send us the results of your Nature Overheard survey by filling out the form below.

Copy the data across from the survey booklet that you filled in while doing the survey.

There are eight pages to the form. Many fields are optional, but please fill in every field that you have collected data for.

Don't worry if you haven't seen too much or can't hear insects on your audio - all survey data is useful to us.

NB If you are uploading insect images or audio recordings, only upload a maximum of 25 files (any images plus an audio file).

You can read about how we use your data in our Community Science Privacy Notice (PDF 114KB).

About you and your group

(we ask for your name as it is part of the essential requirements for making a valid biological record )

First name

Last name

What is your experience of identifying wildlife?

I am new to identifying wildlife

I am familiar with identifying some wildlife (eg, birds or butterflies), but not most insects

I am familiar with recognising the main groups of insects

I am confident in identifying many common insects to species level

Who did you do this survey with?

How many people, including yourself, collected the data you are submitting? (If other people from your group are submitting their own data separately, do not count them.)

Name of group (if applicable)

About your survey - date and time

Survey date

Survey start time (use 24-hour format eg 09:12, 14:45)

Survey end time (use 24-hour format eg 09:12, 14:45)

About your survey - location

Where did you take your survey? You can use the address lookup box, the ‘get my current location’ button or drag and drop the red marker on the map to generate the latitude and longitude.

Find address

Map

Generate the latitude/longitude using the map, address box or location button

Latitude

Longitude

About your survey - your road

What type of road have you surveyed?

Which features were present on the road?

Trees

Shrubs

Hedgerow

Mown lawn

Wildflowers

Garden plants

How far away from the edge of the road did you conduct your survey?

About your survey - weather and conditions

Temperature in shade (°C)

Sky above your location during the survey

Sun or shade during the survey

Wind measure

Survey data - what species did you see?

Bees and wasps

How many bees and wasps did you see?

Please upload photos of any bees or wasps you saw in your survey

Ants

How many ants did you see?

Please upload photos of any ants you saw in your survey

Hoverflies

How many hoverflies did you see?

Please upload photos of any hoverflies you saw in your survey

Other flies

How many other flies did you see?

Please upload photos of any other flies you saw in your survey

Beetles

How many beetles did you see?

Please upload photos of any beetles you saw in your survey

True bugs

How many true bugs did you see?

Please upload photos of any true bugs you saw in your survey

Grasshoppers and crickets

How many grasshoppers and crickets did you see?

Please upload photos of any grasshoppers or crickets you saw in your survey

Butterflies and moths

How many butterflies and moths did you see?

Please upload photos of any butterflies or moths you saw in your survey

Other species

Did you see anything else, or anything you were unsure of?

Yes

Please upload any photos you took of any other species you saw in your survey

Survey data - audio recordings

If you took an audio recording during your survey, please upload the recording file here. Don't worry if you don't think you can hear any insect activity on your recording - it's important we collect as much data as possible, as it will improve our audio processing algorithm.

Accepted formats: mp3, wav, m4a

Device used

Device brand

Please add any information you can about the model of your device (eg Pixel 5, iPhone X Pro) 

How far from the device did you stay during the recording? 

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Submission: Once you press 'Submit', it may take up to a couple of minutes to upload any files you've attached, depending on file size. Please do not refresh the page until you've seen the 'Survey form submission success' message.

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