The Biological Recording Company is working in collaboration with Hammersmith and Fulham Council to deliver a series of free-to-attend biological recording events in 2026. The first of these events is a one-day Biological Recording 101 training course. This will then be followed by six Field Recorder Day events. More details about the programme – including links to sign up to the various activities – can be found below.
Training Courses
For the first event of the programme we are running another iteration of our popular Biological Recording 101 training course, a free-to-attend, introductory, full-day course which equips students with everything they need to know to start generating and submitting biological records. The course highlights the essential value of biological recording for understanding and protecting wildlife, and is perfect for newcomers to biological recording.
Biological Recording 101
09 Jun 2026 @ Queen Caroline Estate
Learn how biological recording works, how casual species observations can be converted into useful biodiversity datasets, and how to use the iRecord platform.
Coming along to Biological Recording 101 training course? Next up – put your new skills to use at one of our Field Recorder Days! You can help generate valuable biodiversity data to contribute to ongoing protection and monitoring of green spaces in Hammersmith and Fulham.
Field Recorder Days
Following on from the training, we’ll be putting our existing and newly-developed skills to good use with a series of Field Recorder Day events. Each event takes place in a different park or green space in the borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, and each will have a specific taxonomic focus, led by a specialist. As with all of our Field Recorder Days, attendance is free, and recorders of all levels (from newcomer to seasoned pro) are welcome, but booking is mandatory as spaces are limited. Check out the different events and sign-up below!
Botany Field Recorder Day
16 Jun 2026 @ Ravenscourt Park
Join Dr Mark Spencer to record the plants found at Ravenscourt Park.
Beetle Field Recorder Day
22 Jul 2026 @ Hammersmith Park & Wormholt Park
Join Connor Butler to record the beetles of Hammersmith Park and Wormholt Park.
Bug Field Recorder Day
Join Tristan Bantock to record the true bugs (Hemiptera) of Bishops Park.
Plant Gall Field Recorder Day
26 Sep 2026 @ Margravine Cemetery
Join Tommy Root to record the plant galls of Margravine Cemetery.
Fungi Field Recorder Day
Join Dr Mark Spencer to record the fungi of Wormwood Scrubs.
Earthworm Sampling Day
12 Nov 2026 @ South Park & Hurlingham Park
Join Keiron Brown to collect earthworm specimens at South Park and Hurlingham Park.
Project Achievements
Details of our achievements and findings coming here soon…
Biological Recording Projects
At the Biological Recording Company, we specialise in planning and delivering projects centred around recording wildlife and training naturalists.
- London Recording Projects involve the delivery of events from our Field Recorder Day, Invertebrate Study Day, Earthworm Sampling Day and Training Course programmes. Examples include:
- Site-based projects, such as Wild Tolworth, Ealing Beaver Project and Lesnes 500.
- Borough-based projects, such as our Southwark and Barnet projects.
- Earthworm Projects range from identification training and earthworm surveys to research and consultation. Example include:
- Engagement-focused projects, such as delivering earthworm recorder training in Northern Ireland and working with farmers in the Chilterns.
- Research-focused projects, such as looking at the impact of hay meadow restoration on earthworm communities, assessing the effectiveness of regenerative farming practices and investigating the use of AI in earthworm identification.
- National Biological Recording Projects entail putting our expertise to use with helping other organisations improve the biological recording processes and reach new audiences.
- Training projects include developing online training for Lepidoptera verifiers and producing guidance on the use of Record Cleaner and iRecord.
- Consultation projects include reviewing the pay of natural history tutors and working with the British Mycological Society to improve fungus record quality and data flow.
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