The CWF Great Canadian Bioblitz is a national event designed to provide nature enthusiasts with a fun and easy way to connect with nature — and take inventory of Canada’s wildlife species using iNaturalist. Bioblitz London will be hosting a variety of free guided nature walks around London to give participants the chance to explore nature in our area and learn from knowledgeable naturalists. No prior experience is required. Just download the iNaturalist app, create your free account and we can teach you how to use it.

Join us on a group iNaturalist Bioblitz or on a Guided Nature Walk to learn about biodiversity in London from knowledgeable naturalists! 

Guided Walks: Each of our walks are lead by passionate naturalists that will share their knowledge along the way. We will also take photos of the different species that we see and upload them onto iNaturalist. 

Bioblitzes: During these events, our volunteers will show you how to explore an area to find all kinds of diversity that you never knew was all around you! These events are more focused on unstructured group exploring. We will make iNaturalist observations and share information about some of the interesting species that we find along the way. 

All of our events are for everybody - no prior knowledge or experience is required!

Please download iNaturalist in advance and create your account to be ready to participate.

We will have helpers 15 minutes early for each event so if you would like help getting started then arrive early and we are happy to show you how to use the app! 

London Events

Saturday Sept 19th

Master the Aster Guided Flower Identification Walk

• Hosted by Payton Landsborough from Thames Talbot Land Trust
• 10:00AM - 1:00PM
• Westminster Ponds Centre

​Concrete to Canopy Guided Tree Identification Walk

• Hosted by Julianna Goertzen from ReForest London
• 1:00PM - 3:00PM
• Victoria Park (Meet at Cenotaph, corner of Wellington & Dufferin)

Sunday Sept 20th

Migratory Birds and their Diet Guided Walk 

• Hosted by Gabby Orfanides, PhD Student at Western University
• 9:00AM - 11:00AM
• Kilally Meadows

 Reptiles, Amphibians and Bugs Guided Walk 

• Hosted by iNaturalist Ambassador Mitch Troop
• 2:00PM - 4:00PM
• Museum of Ontario Archaeology

Monday Sept 21st

Moth Night #1 Guided Bioblitz 

• Hosted by Tristan Ducharme, PhD candidate at Western University
• 9:00PM - 11:00PM
• Western University

Thursday Sept 24th

Discover Urban Grasslands Guided Walk

• Hosted by Tim Hain, Assistant Professor of Biology at Western University
• 3:30PM - 5:00PM
• Baldwin Flats

Friday Sept 25th

Birds and Bugs Guided Walk

• Hosted by Tristan Ducharme, PhD candidate at Western University
• 4:00PM - 6:00PM
• Kilally Meadows

Moth Night #2 Guided Bioblitz

• Hosted by Tristan Ducharme, PhD candidate at Western University
• 9:00PM - 11:00PM
• Meadowlily

Saturday Sept 26th

All About Galls through Insect Plant Manipulation Guided Walk

• Hosted by Angeli Sahdra, Spatial Ecology Researcher
• 12:00PM - 2:00PM
• Meadowlilly Bridge

Sunday Sept 27th

Cedarcroft Nature Reserve Bioblitz

• Hosted by Bioblitz Volunteers
• 10:00AM - 12:00PM
• Cedarcroft Nature Reserve

Turtle Trek

• Hosted by Kristin Haight, Bioblitz Volunteer
• 2:00PM - 4:00PM
• Mill Pond ESA in Dorchester