Join Dr Abigail Lowe (UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology) to hear about how AI is being used to help farmers monitor moth diversity on farms.
Farmland, covering 67% of England, is crucial in supporting nature recovery, yet good biodiversity data in farmland is often lacking. In this talk, Abigail presents results from a pilot involving 21 farmers across southern England who engaged in moth monitoring on their farms during 2024. Farmers used robust, portable LED light traps to capture moths weekly, and used an innovative AI-based identification app to generate real-time data. She gathered feedback from participants to understand farmer motivations, how this could be supported with effective, personalised feedback, and how the data is influenced by the accuracy of AI-based moth identification.
Dr Abigail Lowe is an Interdisciplinary Ecologist at the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. Her research uses citizen science to understand the interaction of people, nature, and environmental data. Abigail’s work focuses on the use of co-design in the development of citizen science projects, ensuring that studies are designed with input from the participants involved.
The 1-hour event will consist of a presentation followed by a Q&A with the tutor using questions provided by the live audience.