to
better
protection/creation
of
suitable/favourable
habitats’
(GBW
participant). For the LGPS, the next most popularly stated reason
centred on participation as a response to a request, e.g. ‘I responded
to
a
newspaper
appeal
for
people
to
take
part’
(LGPS
participant),
although this reason was described by only 3% of GBW partici-
pants.
The
third
most
popular
response
for
the
GBW
(14%)
was
that
it was an extension of an activity that participants were already
doing, as reported by one participant: ‘I had for some years kept
an
informal
record
(in
diary
form)
of
birds..
visiting
our
garden
and
this
was
a
welcome
opportunity
to
give
such
records
a
practical
purpose’. A number of these respondents reported that their par-
ticipation acted as a justification for watching birds, e.g. ‘to be able
to
stand
idly
watching..
the
birds
without
feeling
guilty’,
reflecting
the findings described by Lawrence (2006) with voluntary biolog-
ical monitoring participants. Conversely, for LGPS participants this
was the least stated response, which suggests that they were less
likely
to
have
been
making
records
of
their
garden
amphibians
prior
to the survey.
The other three themes for participation were mentioned by few
participants
for
both
schemes.
These
are
that
seeing
the
wildlife
in
the garden was the primary reason for getting involved (LGPS 7%,
GBW 3%), e.g. ‘the number and variety of birds coming into my
garden’ (BTO participant). A social reason, e.g. ‘we have a young
child..
and
we
thought
it
was
beneficial
for
him
to
appreciate
the
environment and wildlife’ (LGPS participant), was stated by some
participants of both schemes (LGPS 7%, GBW 2%), and participating
initially
as
a
learning
experience
was
reported
by
4%
(LGPS),
and
5%
(GBW)
of
participants.
The benefits of participation described by respondents were
coded into six main categories (Table 5). For LGPS participants, the
most
popular
benefit
stated
was
that
of
learning
from
the
results
on
a scale larger than that of their own garden (29%). As this is a local
recording scheme, these participants were therefore expressing an
interest in results from their local area. Of course, for GBW par-
ticipants,
this
larger
scale
would
include
national
results,
and
was
less often stated, being the fourth most popular benefit described
(11%).
However,
the
most
popular
benefit
described
by
GBW
par-
ticipants
was
also
that
of
learning
on
a
local
scale,
that
of
within
to better protection/creation of suitable/favourable habitats’ (GBWparticipant). For the LGPS, the next most popularly stated reasoncentred on participation as a response to a request, e.g. ‘I respondedto a newspaper appeal for people to take part’ (LGPS participant),although this reason was described by only 3% of GBW partici-pants. The third most popular response for the GBW (14%) was thatit was an extension of an activity that participants were alreadydoing, as reported by one participant: ‘I had for some years keptan informal record (in diary form) of birds.. visiting our garden andthis was a welcome opportunity to give such records a practicalpurpose’. A number of these respondents reported that their par-ticipation acted as a justification for watching birds, e.g. ‘to be ableto stand idly watching.. the birds without feeling guilty’, reflectingthe findings described by Lawrence (2006) with voluntary biolog-ical monitoring participants. Conversely, for LGPS participants thiswas the least stated response, which suggests that they were lesslikely to have been making records of their garden amphibians priorto the survey.The other three themes for participation were mentioned by fewparticipants for both schemes. These are that seeing the wildlife inthe garden was the primary reason for getting involved (LGPS 7%,GBW 3%), e.g. ‘the number and variety of birds coming into mygarden’ (BTO participant). A social reason, e.g. ‘we have a youngchild.. and we thought it was beneficial for him to appreciate theenvironment and wildlife’ (LGPS participant), was stated by someparticipants of both schemes (LGPS 7%, GBW 2%), and participatinginitially as a learning experience was reported by 4% (LGPS), and5% (GBW) of participants.The benefits of participation described by respondents werecoded into six main categories (Table 5). For LGPS participants, themost popular benefit stated was that of learning from the results ona scale larger than that of their own garden (29%). As this is a localrecording scheme, these participants were therefore expressing aninterest in results from their local area. Of course, for GBW par-ticipants, this larger scale would include national results, and wasless often stated, being the fourth most popular benefit described(11%). However, the most popular benefit described by GBW par-ticipants was also that of learning on a local scale, that of within
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