Supporting Citizen Science- Hello Lamp Post Pilot

Overview

Come and say 'hello' to your local beach, river or lake

We are excited to announce the launch of our Hello Lamp Post citizen science pilot project.  

The Environment Agency have joined forces with Hello Lamp Post as part of the Supporting Citizen Science project to pilot this novel approach for collecting and sharing data and information. 

Hello Lamp Post invites local residents and visitors at selected sites across the country to chat to their local beach, river or lake using the Hello Lamp Post artificial intelligence platform. QR signage at these pilot locations will prompt a text conversation, and the beach, river or lake will share the latest news from local Environment Agency monitoring and signpost to local work we are involved in across the area.

We hope this will be more than a one-way conversation, with residents and visitors contributing to citizen science by sharing their own observations from these sites.

The information from these conversations will help us to understand who visits these sites and how this varies over time. It will also provide us with information on water quality observations and any signs of pollution.  

You can get involved from wherever you!

Link to start a conversation with Hello Lamp Post: Chat with Hello Lamp Post 

If you live near any of the following locations, look out for our Hello Lamp Post signs. We would love to hear from you! 

• Windemere, Cumbria- Rayrigg and Miller Ground 
• Ribble River, Lancashire- Edisford Bridge 
• Nidd River, Yorkshire- Harrogate 
• Par Beach, Cornwall 
• Combe Martin, Devon 

Map of sign locations: 

Read the press releases here:

The River Nidd, Lake Windemere and River Ribble:

Say 'hello' to Citizen Science in the North - GOV.UK

River Par and Combe Martin beach:

AI signs for citizen science to be used at South West beaches  - GOV.UK