Download the Christmas Nature Challenge sheet here:

Christmas Challenge

Step 1: Download our pdf and choose which activities you will complete.

Step 2: Click the Create a Pledge button on the website and select 'Nature Friendly Christmas' pledge type. Detail your action in the description. (Don't forget to select enter into awards scheme on the form!)

Step 3: Share your completed challenge sheet on social media or post photos of your completed challenges and tag @northdevonbiosphere #pledgefornature

Step 4: Nominate three friends or family to complete the challenge.

Presents🎁

1) Wildflower seeds:

Brighten up a pot or corner of a garden!

Moor Meadows has some great advice on choosing and sourcing your local seeds-see our Create a Wildflower Pledge Page.

We love the idea of these plantable seed christmas cards!

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2) Join, as a member, your local nature conservation charity:

‍It's been a tough year for many but charities still need your help. Please consider donating or becoming members of the following organisations or are doing brilliant things to help nature:

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3) A Nature Identification App or Book:

Field Guides

• ‍See our Nature ID Pledge Page‍
• Field Guides from NHBS and we like these ID playing cards
• Field Guides from PTES
• Field Guides from the Field Studies Council
• The Woodland Trust has pocket-size swatch books on leaves, birds and butterflies.

Books:

• Waterstones (or your local independent book store!) has a whole section on Nature and Natural History
• ‍Secret Journal of a Devon Wood
• ‍Penguin books Nature Recommendations
• ‍Chris Packham and Megan McCubbin: Back to Nature

Apps

• iNaturalist.org: Thousands of species are logged in this app, so you can search through and learn more about the species you just spotted. Simply snap a photo, share it on the site and discuss your find with others.
• Tree ID: British Trees – Free on iOS and Android: This tree identifier app from The Woodland Trust provides you with an A-Z guide of British trees in your pocket.
• iRecord Butterflies is a free app that will guide you through the identification of any butterfly that you see in the UK and allow you to add your sighting to millions

• Seek: Have you ever come across a flower or tree and wish you knew what it was? Well, this app can identify a variety of plants for you!
• Wild Flower Id Automatic Recognition British Isles - £3.99 on iOS, £2.99 on Android

4) A bird feeder or bird or bat box

• ‍RSPB Shop
• ‍‍Vine House Farm where every sale supports The Wildlife Trust

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5) Food or hamper from your local nature friendly shop or farm

Plastic Free North Devon: Local directory

North Devon Council: LiveLoveLocal

Farm Wilder: Wildlife friendly, sustainably produced meat

6) Go Plastic Free gifts, Gift Wrapping and Christmas Tree

Christmas Trees

North Devon Christmas Trees selling near Fremington-for each tree they cut down they plant 2 more!

Forestry England at Haldon Forest: Sustainably grown

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Gift Wrapping:

Reuse cards from last year as present tags.

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Gifts:

Experiences or local artisan products.

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Activities 🌻

7) Watch David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet ‍

Cosy up in the warm and watch Sir David Attenborough's eye opening and inspiring witness statement.

8) Make a log pile in your garden

Log piles are perfect hiding places for insects, providing a convenient buffet for frog, birds, and hedgehogs too!

9) Plant a native tree or shrub or seeds

See our plant a native tree page

Watch the Life in the Meadows Series by Moor Meadows to feel inspired for summer

10) Visit a reserve or nature spot and count how many bird species you can see:

See our Countryside Page

11) Build or Install a bat or bird box

Bat box information page.

Bird box information page.

12) Share your best photo of Christmas Wildlife:

Tag us @northdevonbiosphere and we will share on our social media or even our website!

Don't forget to Create a Pledge on our Pledge Map!

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