South East

South East - join in nature activities and air pollution research

Discover your local environment with OPAL

Take part in an OPAL survey
Learn more about soils, water, lichens and climate, and contribute to valuable research with an OPAL survey.

Join in an OPAL event or activity
Get in touch to find out what nature and wildlife activities you can get involved in.

Tailored talks and events for your group or school
We can organise an event or talk specifically for your group. If you are interested, contact opalsoutheast@imperial.ac.uk.

Help us research the effects of car pollution

South-East England has some of the busiest roads in the country, with 5.2 million vehicles burning 6.1 million tonnes of fuel every year.

Event photos

See photos from previous OPAL events.

We need your help to explore the relationship between vehicle pollution and the environmental quality of our green spaces.

How do roads affect plants?
Help us investigate how roads are affecting heathland plants.

Download our heathland plant guide and recording sheet to get started.

Heathland plant and survey guide (PDF, 1.2MB)

Recording sheet (PDF, 80KB)

Other downloads

Roadside soot activity (PDF, 485KB) - use sticky tape to investigate pollution

Air pollution research by OPAL scientist Mark Lee (PDF, 1MB) - how do roads affect our environment?

Contact us
opalsoutheast@imperial.ac.uk

OPAL South East is led by Imperial College

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