City Nature Challenge - iNaturalist Mothing night

Next date: Tuesday, 22 April 2025 | 06:30 PM to 08:30 PM

City Nature Challenge

Tuesday 22 April, 2025

Join the Hobsons Bay Wetland Centre Citizen Science team and Council biodiversity officers for a fun and educational "mothing" activity designed to introduce you to the iNaturalist app while exploring the fascinating world of nocturnal insects. Discover the tiny creatures that take flight after dark and contribute to citizen science in the process.

Compete with cities from around the world by taking photos or recordings of plants and animals and help showcase Hobsons Bay’s incredible biodiversity. Hobsons Bay is joining the Greater Melbourne umbrella along with over 20 councils across metropolitan Melbourne.

The City Nature Challenge is a global event celebrating local wildlife. It’s all about recording observations of the plants and animals in our local area, whether it’s your favourite backyard bird, a beautiful flower or an insect. 

Participating is easy, simply download the iNaturalist app, snap a photo with your phone or record a call, and upload it. Your observations will be automatically uploaded into the project. It's a fantastic way to discover nature in your own backyard or local park. 

To explore what’s been spotted in Hobsons Bay in previous years, scan (Nature of Hobsons Bay · iNaturalist) 

To help our smaller adventurers get started, we’ve created fun habitat detective cards; scan to find out more Habitat detective - Hobsons Bay  

To see how Greater Melbourne is faring against the rest of the world visit: https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/projects/city-nature-challenge-2025

When

Location

Newport Lakes Main Noticeboard in Car Park

Newport Lakes, 2 Lakes Drive, Newport, 3015, View Map