The Biological Recording Company
Providing biological recording guidance, science engagement, earthworm consultancy and training for naturalists & environmental professionals.
Get skilled up this winter
Our Skills For Ecology webinars and online courses tackle subjects surrounding field and tech skills for ecological surveys and conservation work – all for just £12.50 per 90-minute webinar. We’ve started announcing webinars from the 2026 programme, so check out our Eventbrite listings for upcoming webinars on moss identification, hay meadow restoration, camera trapping, using iRecord and more!
Upcoming virtual symposiums
Our virtual symposium and ecoTECH events are aimed at environmental professionals and provide a platform for sector professionals to present topical subjects and share good practices. Click on the event images below for more information.
Making the Most of Bird Sounds
Wed 11 Mar 2026 | 10:30-12:00 | Free
Biodiversity Net Gain Virtual Symposium 2026
Wed 18 Mar 2026| 10:00 – 13:00 | £30
Thermal Vision for Bats
Wed 25 Mar 2026 | 10:30-12:00 | Free
Biological Recording Virtual Symposium 2026
Wed 15 Apr 2026| 10:00 – 13:00 | £1.20 – £30
Training & Engagement Webinars
Online learning is a great means of learning regardless of where in the country you are. The Biological Recording Company hosts webinars that bring natural history and ecology specialists to your home (or wherever you choose to join us from)!
Our webinars started with the hugely successful entoLIVE webinar programme and has now diversified into the various programmes listed below (click on the images to learn more). Watch this space for even more virtual learning opportunities coming soon!
Free webinars with guest invertebrate scientists discussing their research.
Educational webinars exploring the UK species within various invertebrate groups.
Free webinars with guest marine biologists discussing their research.
Training webinars tackling subjects surrounding field and/or tech skills for ecological surveys.
Blogs
Changes in the UK Stag Beetle Population
The Stag Beetle – Lucanus cervus – is the UK’s largest beetle. Males can be up to 75 mm long, including their impressive antler-like mandibles which they use to battle each other for access to females during breeding season. It is a truly beautiful species, inspiring amazement in all who are lucky enough to see one. Sadly,…
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Making the Most of Bird Sounds
Bioacoustic monitoring is becoming an indispensable tool for bird surveyors, ecologists, and conservation professionals—but how do you ensure you’re using it to its full potential? This blog covers the best practices for planning, running, and analysing bird surveys with bioacoustics, with a focus on high standards and practical application.
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Exploring Underwater Scilly: Monitoring Marine Protected Areas Using Cutting-edge Underwater Cameras
In one of the largest surveys of a UK marine protected area (MPA) ever conducted, Owen Exeter and his team of marine scientists deployed 280 baited underwater camera systems across the Isles of Scilly archipelago, a unique biodiversity hotspot in the northeast Atlantic. The cameras recorded thriving communities of sharks, fish, and crustaceans across habitats…
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Antarctic Invertebrates: Diversity and Threats
Antarctica’s terrestrial biodiversity is restricted to tiny islands of ice-free habitat surrounded by vast expanses of inhospitable ice or ocean. Today it is dominated by microarthropods and other microinvertebrates, although that has not always been the case. Antarctica’s largest invertebrates are two chironomid midges and a small number of freshwater crustaceans Evolution in isolation, long-term…
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Shades of Grey: Industrial Melanism in Spiders
Industrial melanism refers to the phenomenon whereby some invertebrates evolved dark (melanic) forms in response to the darkening by soot of their resting surfaces during the Industrial Revolution. This response provided a clear example of Darwin’s ‘evolution by natural selection’ and was particularly well studies in moths. In this webinar Geoff will reappraise three claimed…
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