Monday, August 3rd – 10:30 am to 4 pm

Free events

This session is for people who have previously conducted an aquatic invertebrate survey before. This could be through one of our ‘What’s in the River’ sessions, or elsewhere.

🔬This is a chance to get your hands dirty in the river at low tide, measure the state of our water and practice your ID skills.

🪣We are introducing this methodology of collecting both physical and biological data together so that we can start to build up a picture of both short- and long-term fluctuations in invertebrate assemblages in the river and how these relate to changes in water quality over time.

What the day will involve:

Safety briefing
Canoeing or walking to sampling sites
Collecting water samples
Kicksampling in the river
Analyse water quality
ID invertebrate species
What we will provide:

All necessary equipment and PPE, including waders and buoyancy aids
Experience and guidance in river sampling and invertebrate ID
Scientific equipment, including microscopes, salinity and pH meters, Hanna checkers

What to bring:

Appropriate clothing for working outdoors (note we will provide waders for working in the river)
A reusable water bottle and/or coffee cup, and a packed lunch or money for the cafe.
An interest in river health, biodiversity, ecology, and/or entomology!

Please note: this is an intermediate level session for people who already have some experience in invertebrate ID and river monitoring. While we will be on hand to offer support and guidance, the session will be a slightly faster pace than our beginner sessions, which are open to all!

This is an 18+ event