OPAL (Open Air Laboratories)
From identifying local wildlife, to discovering the impacts of pollution and climate change, OPAL can help you learn more about your local environment.Have a go at our challenges and explore the world around you.
OPAL
OPAL is a lottery funded partnership helping people explore and study their local environment. OPAL runs free nature and wildlife activities across the country that anyone can get involved in.
Through a series of six national surveys, OPAL gives people the opportunity to learn more about the world around them and contribute to valuable scientific research.
Through a series of six national surveys, OPAL gives people the opportunity to learn more about the world around them and contribute to valuable scientific research.
Visit the OPAL website.
Explorer activity
sundaegirl2002 Completed Species Quest
sundaegirl2002 Started Worm hunt
mememoo Completed What lurks beneath the water?
littledyl Completed Species Quest
Rewards
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How polluted is the air around us?
Discover how polluted the local air is by identifying lichens growing on trees. |
OPAL nature explorer badge
by OPAL
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350 | ||
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What lurks beneath the water?
Go pond-dipping and identify what you find. Submit your results online and discover the health of... |
OPAL nature explorer badge
by OPAL
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350 | ||
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Species Quest
Scientists need your help to find six important bugs. Can you find one of them? If you spot one,... |
OPAL nature explorer badge
by OPAL
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350 | ||
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Worm hunt
Find six earthworms in your garden or local park and identify them using the OPAL earthworm... |
OPAL nature explorer badge
by OPAL
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350 | ||
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Bubbles in the wind
Measure wind speed and direction by blowing bubbles, then report your findings online. |
OPAL nature explorer badge
by OPAL
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350 |
