Lakefly Volunteer Online Training
Welcome and thank you for volunteering with Lakefly, a citizen science project helping to monitor and protect the health of lakes across the UK.
This short online course is intended for volunteers who are already booked onto an in-person training day. It will introduce you to the project, the freshwater invertebrates we monitor, and prepare you for your in-person training day.
Whether you’re completely new to this or have some experience, you’ll gain useful knowledge before we head out to the lakes!
Let’s get started. Click on the ‘Start Course’ button below to start learning!
We look forward to seeing you at a training day.
Come back to this course whenever you need help with ID of the Lakefly invertebrate groups or to refresh you skills after a break in sampling.
Acknowledgements
This course was created by Emma Kelly - FBA Lakefly Project Officer
Videos have kindly been provided by John Davy-Bowker, YouTube @freshwaterinvertebrates
Images have kindly been provided by: Emma Kelly, Rachel Davies, Gino Brignoli, Cyril Bennett and the Salisbury & District Angling Club, Ian Wallace, Louise Lavictoire and Steve Ormerod.
Copyright © Freshwater Biological Association 2025.
Find out more about Lakefly and explore useful resources
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Lakefly
Lakefly is an exciting new citizen science project helping communities monitor the health of our lakes by collecting and identifying freshwater invertebrates.
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Lakefly Data Recording Form
Once you have completed your Lakefly monitoring, please use our online form to upload all your data from your Lakefly survey and submit your records.
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Lakefly Resources
Please visit our Lakefly resources page to download the freshwater invertebrates ID guide plus additional guidance to support your Lakefly monitoring.