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BBC News
13-05-2025
- Science
- BBC News
Ecologists and children take part in 'bioblitz' in Guernsey
Ecologists and primary schoolchildren are taking part in a "bioblitz" this week, where they record as many living things as possible within a 24-hour by the Nature Commission in partnership with La Société Guernesiaise, the event aimed to measure how the presence of different species changed over time, organisers 2025 was taking place at L'Ancresse East, which was last surveyed in 2019, they results are due to be announced to more than 300 children at the end of the week. The recording began on Thursday and Friday, the records will be shared with children from seven schools visiting the children were hearing about the project and taking part in rock-pooling, bird watching, identifying important plants, minibeast spotting and finding out about local bats, leaders said. Angela Salmon, head of operations and education at the Nature Commission, said: "We've got botanists, entomologists looking for all things insect, ornithologists looking at birds from dawn, and marine experts down on the beach."All this information goes into the Guernsey Biological Records Centre, so, if there are any other surveys on this site, we can see what's changing."There are so many children who are losing that connection with nature, and don't know the name of really common plants and animals. We want them to become familiar with what's here on their doorstep."Jessi Jennings is one of the Nature Commission's marine biologists recording life in the said: "We've seen lots of different algae, and lots of different crabs [so far]... There's a lot of life down here."Last year, the kids absolutely loved it. They couldn't get enough and, when it was time to go home, they didn't want to leave."
BBC News
31-03-2025
- Science
- BBC News
Watch: Timelapse of solar eclipse from Guernsey
The weather was "perfect" for star-gazers who turned out to watch a partial solar eclipse in Guernsey at the weekend. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves between the Sun and Earth, blocking some or all the Sun's was visible across the UK for two hours on Saturday morning. The astronomy section of La Société Guernesiaise organised an event to give members of the public access to various telescopes to watch it. Protective solar glasses were also handed out to those who of the David Le Conte Astronomical Observatory captured various videos and photos of the eclipse. Jacques Loveridge, who was among them, recorded a timelapse of the eclipse showing the Sun's chromosphere, which is the middle layer of the Jean Dean, from the observatory, said: "Saturday's eclipse was particularly good because it was a cloud-free day meaning people could watch the whole sequence without clouds spoiling the view."Next year, on 12 August, there will be another partial solar eclipse that obscures the Sun by 94%, compared to 31% this Dean said it would mean there is "a noticeable slight reduction in daylight."
