▁about ▁la kes ▁and ▁p onds ▁across ▁England . ▁ ▁B iod iversity ▁survey ▁▁ ▁The ▁OP AL ▁b iod iversity ▁survey ▁launched ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁coordin ated ▁by ▁the ▁Open ▁University ▁( OU ). ▁The ▁survey ▁asks ▁the ▁public ▁to ▁investigate ▁their ▁h ed ges ▁and ▁look ▁for ▁in verte br ates ▁and ▁other ▁signs ▁of ▁wild life . ▁Hed ges ▁are ▁incred ibly ▁important ▁habit ats ▁for ▁many ▁cre atures ▁and ▁the ▁survey ▁a ims ▁to ▁raise ▁aw aren ess ▁and ▁learn ▁more ▁about ▁life ▁in ▁h ed ges ▁across ▁the ▁country . ▁ ▁Cl imate ▁survey ▁▁ ▁The ▁OP AL ▁climate ▁survey ▁launched ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁coordin ated ▁by ▁the ▁Met ▁Office . ▁It ▁asked ▁people ▁to ▁look ▁for ▁contra ils ▁in ▁the ▁sky , ▁estimate ▁their ▁thermal ▁comfort , ▁and ▁measure ▁wind ▁using ▁b ub bles . ▁The ▁results ▁are ▁helping ▁scient ists ▁learn ▁more ▁about ▁the ▁ways ▁we ▁affect ▁our ▁climate , ▁and ▁how ▁we ▁may ▁adapt ▁to ▁it . ▁Results ▁subm issions ▁for ▁this ▁survey ▁closed ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁B ugs ▁Count ▁▁ ▁The ▁B ugs ▁Count ▁survey ▁launched ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁and ▁was ▁led ▁by ▁the ▁Natural ▁History ▁Museum . ▁It ▁a ims ▁to ▁collect ▁data ▁on ▁bugs ▁and ▁other ▁in verte br ates ▁that ▁live ▁all ▁around ▁us ▁by ▁asking ▁the ▁public ▁to ▁count ▁in verte br ates ▁in ▁tim ed ▁challeng