We provide basic morphological and life history data (size, lifespan, emergence date) and behavioural data (number of matings, fights and burrow use) on a population of wild field crickets (Gryllus campestris) in a meadow in N. Spain, from May to June 2022. Crickets were individually tagged with a 2 letter code as they became adult so they could be recognised on the video recorded 24 hours a day using infra-red video cameras that monitored up to 140 burrows simultaneously. Video was watched manually by a single observer who recorded the traits listed above. Crickets were weighed using a 0.1mg accurate balance on the day of their emergence to adulthood. Their emergence was observed using the video cameras. Their lifespan was determined by observation of their being killed by a predator on the video camera, or because they disappeared from observation and were not seen subsequently. Matings, fights and burrows used were directly observed from the video. These data were acquired to assess behavioural thermoregulation in crickets in the wild and were collected by researchers at the University of Exeter. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/caddc526-9d70-4c06-9d9a-abb73836f609

Surveys of wellbeing, nature connectedness and pro-nature conservation behaviour scores from adult human participants before and after taking part in nature-based activities, including citizen science, in 2020 are presented. Participants were recruited via a public campaign and were randomly allocated into groups: citizen science, noticing nature (three good things in nature activity), combined citizen science and three good things in nature, and a wait list control. They were invited to take part in activities up to five times in the following eight days. Online surveys of wellbeing and nature connectedness were undertaken at people’s sign up to the project and after the eight days of activities. Demographic characteristics and people’s engagement with the project and responses to the pathways to nature connectedness were recorded after the eight days of activities. The research was carried out to investigate concern about the negative impacts of COVID-19 movement restrictions and social distancing on people's wellbeing and mental health. Research was funded through NERC grant NE/V009656/1 - COVID 19 - Does nature-based citizen science enhance well-being and mitigate negative effects of social isolation? Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/56d4b055-c66b-42b9-8962-a47dfcf3b8b0

This dataset relates to two closely related experiments conducted using similar methodologies: one - Discrimination Ability experiment - from December 2021 to May 2022 and another - Multiple Models experiment - from October 2022 to April 2023. Data describe the responses of wild birds (mainly Great tits Parus major) towards feeding stations where insect-like stimuli concealed a possible food reward. Data include: Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) tag records of birds visiting the feeders (note that not all birds were tagged); demographic information about the tagged birds; timings and set-up of the feeders used at each session; and which stimuli from each session were “attacked” (and in what order). Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/a1c9b0cc-5585-49c5-a38f-fe05240edccf

This dataset reviews key behavioural and physiological traits of four species of seabirds: Common guillemot Uria aalge; Razorbill Alca torda; Atlantic puffin Fratercula arctica; and Black-legged kittiwake Rissa tridactyla. These data describe the daily time allocation to and energetic costs of core activities and other energetically important processes of seabirds during chick-rearing—an energetically demanding period with important implications for population demography. The purpose of this dataset is to collate and standardise important energetic and demographic parameters to underpin energetic, behavioural and demographic modelling analyses for key seabird species. Data primarily correspond to measurements of seabirds breeding in the UK & British Isles. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/07b1105a-4a14-47e3-b491-9af59be90aff