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What on Earth is in your garden?

Ever found something unusual crawling around in your garden or discovered a strange looking plant in the hedgerow on your way to work?

The What on Earth Project is trying to paint a picture of UK biodiversity. You can join in by uploading a snap of something you spot in your garden, local park, school ground or hedgerow to the What on Earth website (www.whatonearth.org.uk).

British biodiversity is currently under threat, with thousands of our plants and animals facing habitat destruction and homelessness. What on Earth is a call-to-action to identify as many plants and animals as possible in UK parks, gardens and hedgerows. Go outside and reconnect with all the weird and wonderful flora and fauna that inhabit our small but diverse land. Upload a photo of anything you don't recognise and in return we'll send you a free packet of seeds designed to encourage more creatures to inhabit your local space (subject to availability), in addition to a Biodiversity Information and Activity Pack.