City Nature Challenge

In 2026, Mornington Peninsula Shire is participating in the City Nature Challenge, representing Greater Melbourne*.

People from all around the world will join the challenge and snap pictures of flora and fauna where they live. Do we have what it takes to put Mornington Peninsula on the map? Join our team, head outside and start documenting what you see on the iNaturalist app.

Participating is easy, download the iNaturalist app, create your profile, and venture outdoors between Friday 24 April and Monday 27 April 2026 to photograph local nature finds and upload them to the app.

Joining the challenge is a great way to learn about local plants and animals – and you’ll be contributing to local conservation and citizen science.

Suitable for: Anyone with a smart phone, you don’t have to be an environmental expert to participate! Learn as you go. Great for families, nature lovers, hikers, dog walkers, old, young and anyone in between.

Where: All of Mornington Peninsula

How: Download the free iNaturalist app on your smart phone (for Apple phones) (for Android phones), and start recording.

When: 24 – 27 April 2026

Events

City Nature Challenge - Endeavour Fern Gully

A Citizen Science event at Endeavour Fern Gully, Red Hill

*Comprising various Councils across metropolitan Melbourne, along with the Field Naturalists Club of Victoria, the Entomological Society of Victoria, Melbourne Water, University of Melbourne, Latrobe University, Victorian Environmental Friends Network, Hobson's Bay Wetlands Centre, Port Phillip Eco-Centre to represent Greater Melbourne on the global stage in the City Nature Challenge.