Regional press releases

20 May 2011: West Midlands - New guidebook (PDF, 50KB)

15 June 2010: South West - 700 species found (PDF, 50KB)

3 June 2010: South West - Mothecombe BioBlitz (PDF)

18 May 2010: East of England - Nature detectives needed (PDF, 118KB)

18 May 2010: Yorkshire and Humber - Help stem hedgehog decline (PDF, 69KB)

12 May 2010: Yorkshire and Humber - What's in your pond? (PDF, 63KB)

25 February 2010: North West - Council partnership (PDF, 90KB)
OPAL teams up with Manchester City Council's biodiversity partnership

27 October 2009: London - Earthworm Society (PDF, 129KB)
Earthworm Society of Britain launches in Hyde Park

20 July 2009: North East - Bat open day (PDF, 84KB)
Moorbank Botanic Gardens goes batty

16 July 2009: South West - Salisbury school wins VIP Museum trip (PDF, 474KB)
St Osmund's Primary School wins £1000 and a VIP trip to the Natural History Museum.

8 July 2009: Yorkshire and Humber - Fun for all the family at pond open day (PDF, 63KB)
Science and fun combined at Chapman's Pond Open Day in DringHouses, York.

25 June 2009: East Midlands - City pupils use GPS to map heathland (PDF, 66KB)
Students use GPS to map Sherwood Pines Forest Park

11 June 2009: East England - Scouting for earthworms and birds (PDF, 208KB)
Scouts, cubs and brownies from Stevenage will dig up and identify worms.

8 April 2009: North East - Worms provide an insight into secret world (PDF, 41KB)
Newcastle University opens up its secret garden to the public.

31 March 2009: South West - Get a wriggle on to take part in the national survey (PDF, 67KB)
Try your hand at worm identification and test the health of soil as part of the national survey.

16 March 2009: North West - Preston kids get involved in one of England's biggest nature surveys (PDF, 87KB
A primary school in Woodplumpton become the first to carry out the OPAL national survey.

16 February 2009: West Midlands - Birmingham bird initiative (PDF, 27.8KB)
Birmingham residents are helping scientists understand the survival and movements of garden birds.

28 November 2008: South West - Discover the wonders of nature... (PDF, 67KB)
Come along to the regional launch and learn all about woodlands.

28 November 2008: East Midlands - Heathland needs you! (PDF, 59KB)
Join the OPAL team and help save our heathlands.

26 November 2008: Yorkshire and Humber - Everything you wanted to know about spiders (PDF, 60KB)
The University of York OPAL team are running spider workshops open to everyone.

21 August 2008: Yorkshire and Humber - Learning about nature the fun way (PDF, 48KB)
All ages enjoy the family fun day at Chapman's Pond, Dringhouses, York.

28 July 2008: Yorkshire and Humber - Memory key for Yorkshire's environment mapmakers (PDF, 62KB)
A Yorkshire community are using their recollections of the past to help researchers understand the history of biodiversity in the area.

1 July 2008: North East - A breath of fresh air for pupils studying local lichens (PDF, 42KB)
Local pupils examine lichen distribution on the County Durham coastline.