Try this at home
A range of nature-themed activities and crafts you can do in and around your home.
Explore nature with our apps and activities
Dippy's Naturenauts
Become a naturenaut by grabbing your mobile phone and exploring nature with Dippy.
Digital nature journal
Save what you've seen in nature, your way, with the Museum’s free digital nature journal.
Get out and about
A range of activities to help you get involved with nature, whether you are at home, in the park or on the beach.
Learn to identify nature with our guides and experts
Identify nature
Found an animal, plant or fossil that you'd like to identify? Get help from our guides and apps, or ask Museum experts for advice.
Common insect pest species in homes
Guides on a number of common insect pest species that can be found in homes and cause damage to food, furniture, clothes and plants.
Develop your natural history skills and interests
Take advantage of our Centre for UK Biodiversity's staff, facilities and resources. Bring in your finds to be identified, or book space to study and photograph our collections of UK species.
Help us monitor nature
Citizen science
Contribute to our scientific research. Take part in a wildlife survey, collect samples and data, or help us from home with a digital project.
BioBlitzes
Come and help wildlife experts to carry out, under a time limit, a real scientific survey known as a BioBlitz.
City Nature Challenge 2021
Take part in a global competition to find and record the most wildlife in a four day period.
Other ways to get involved
Volunteer
Volunteers can get involved in all areas of the Museum, from public galleries to behind-the-scenes collections.
Find out about current opportunities.
Wildlife identification training
Our Centre for UK Biodiversity offers a range of training to help build wildlife identification and recording skills in UK wildlife.