Earth’s land surface is changing rapidly due to the combined effects of climate change and human activities. This includes changes in vegetation and biodiversity due to urbanisation, deforestation, expansion of farming and wildfires, and changes in river flow and morphology through erosion and the impacts of flooding and drought. Satellite imagery collected regularly can help to map these changes, but their resolution is often too coarse for small-scale changes. By simply taking photographs of the view at a particular location you can help to create a record of the kind of changes that are happening to the landscape, and how quickly. Audio recordings also provide a snapshot of biodiversity, particularly bird life, as well as the degree of noise pollution, and repeat recordings can show how these change over time. Data will be collated and compared to show how landscapes change over the short to medium term. Data will be shared with key partners – Natural Resources in Wales and Coillte in Ireland – and made available for the public to view online.
