INNS Mapper – Tackling the UK’s Invasive Species
Launch of new app to track and manage invasive species We’re excited to announce the launch of INNS Mapper – our new project focused on reporting and managing invasive non-native…
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Software supports a Swift recovery
In the past 20 years, over 50% of the UK’s Swift population has vanished. Researchers believe that there are several reasons behind the disappearance of these beautiful migratory birds, with…
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Helping Britain’s Hedgerows – an extraordinary ecosystem hidden in plain sight
Hedgerows might just be the most overlooked ‘super habitat’ we have. Many of us would probably relate to not taking that much notice or interest in them in their own right. A very British…
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If a picture paints a thousand words, then a map…
Over the past 3 weeks, we have been supporting Butterfly Conservation with their Big Butterfly Count – the biggest butterfly project of its kind in the world. Having already reached…
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How software helps Butterfly Conservation efficiently monitor butterfly and moth populations
We are pleased to be working with Butterfly Conservation again on their biggest annual event, the Big Butterfly Count. Due to our expertise in designing and developing citizen science software,…
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Swift Mapper – Conserving the UK’s swifts
Swifts are a remarkable species of bird. They’ve taken a life on the wing to the extreme and undertake feats no other species is capable of. But they are declining rapidly. Swift Mapper,…
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Back Garden Bird Race
When a good friend from my Uni days got in touch recently and challenged me to a bird race in my back garden my first thought was that I stand no chance. For starters, they all have the ability…
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Mammals in the UK – A surprising truth
Natural Apptitude attended the 64th Mammal Society Conference last week. Based on the stunning campus of Exeter University and with a host of excellent presentations, one particularly surprising…
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BEEHAVE project wins prestigious award
In 2015 we created the BeeMapp smartphone app for researchers at Exeter University. BeeMapp is part of the BEEHAVE project and this year the project won the prestigious BBSRC Social Impact Innovation…
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Blooms for Bees app records come flying in
In little over 3 weeks of the Blooms for Bees project being live we’ve exceeded 2,000 app downloads and over 500 surveys have been submitted using the mobile apps. The records that…
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Blooming Marvellous!
We’re pleased to announce the launch of the Blooms for Bees mobile app and website! There’s a real buzz around pollinators currently, and rightly so. Across the board, numbers of…
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