Citizen science with intervention

The Great British Wildlife Experiment™

Can changing the biology around a plant change what happens above the ground? We want people across Britain to help test that question using a simple matched comparison.

The experiment

Two plants. One treatment. One control.

Choose two closely matched plants and keep the variety, planting date, growing medium, pot size or bed conditions, watering and position as comparable as practical.

One plant receives the BioCharge Britain treatment. The other remains untreated. Participants then record plant and wildlife observations over time.

Baseline

Photograph and record both plants before treatment.

Intervene

Apply the supplied treatment only to the designated plant, following the public instructions.

Compare

Keep other practical conditions as similar as possible.

Measure

Record flowering, health, water stress, pests and wildlife observations.

What to record

Simple observations that become useful at scale.

Plant performance

First flower, open flower count, flowering duration, visible vigour, wilting, survival and final photographs.

Wildlife

Pollinator visits and other visible wildlife activity. Where appropriate, participants can use established observation approaches such as timed counts.

Growing conditions

Watering, major weather events, pest or slug observations and any material difference between the two plants.