Nature Spy is a small social enterprise set up to research and protect wildlife and natural habitats.  Their one-year project focused on natural heritage, specifically species in 17 public parks and nature reserves across Denbighshire, Wrexham and Flintshire. 

Volunteers and local people learnt how to use wildlife camera traps to find out what wildlife was living there and what behaviour was being performed. 

Although we expected to find wildlife, the sheer amount took us by surprise – it goes to show how important these parks and nature reserves are for wildlife.

Nature Spy project participant

Over 3,200 records were obtained, identifying 37 different species including fox, badger and polecat. These records were then shared with the community and given to the local records centre, COFNOD. Nature Spy were able to attract new volunteers to their project – two of which have now secured part time roles with the organisation. 

They were also able to work with local people, encouraging them to visit green spaces and learn about the wildlife that they share these spaces with.