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Research project

Citizen science garden sightings

Project for turning public hedgehog sightings into structured research records.

Project stats

Project overview

Records1
Species1
First date2026-09-14
Latest date2026-09-14

Goals

Project goals

Prepare sightings for mapping, source linking, species pages and later research charts.

Methods

Method explanation

This project page shows how public sightings can become structured citizen-science records while keeping duplicate checks and visibility settings manageable.

sightings

Sightings / citizen science

Citizen science sightings with location, reporter and duplicate-check notes.

Project note: Primary method for public sighting intake and duplicate checking.

Timeline

Project timeline

2026-09-14

Seed sighting record added

The first citizen-science sighting record was prepared for location, duplicate checking and public display.

Records

Records in this project

sightings

Garden sighting example

Example citizen science sighting prepared for duplicate checks and mapping.

Species: European hedgehog

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