Big City Bug Hunt: how to monitor insects

Learn to record garden insects with iNaturalist and join Capital Growth’s Big City Bug Hunt to help urban biodiversity.

Always wondered how you can support insect life in your garden, orchard, or community growing space?

Join us for an online workshop where you’ll learn how to record the wildlife you spot using iNaturalist – a free, easy-to-use app that helps you identify insects and other fascinating creatures you might not recognise.

This session will also show you how to get involved in Capital Growth’s London-wide citizen science project, The Big City Bug Hunt. Together, we’re gathering vital data to demonstrate the important role food-growing spaces play in supporting urban biodiversity.

Whether you’re a seasoned grower or just bug-curious, come along and discover how small actions can make a big difference for nature in our city.

About the trainer:

Susannah Hall is a designer, trainer and facilitator for Permablitz London. She is the gardener at Cecil Sharp House and co-ordinator at the Josiah Braithwaite Community Garden. She has designed a forest garden for Forest Farm Peace Garden and co-designed (with Kayode Olafimihan) the food forest at Northwick Park Community Garden and the permaculture community gardens at Battersea Arts Centre and at London’s Community Kitchen.