Chris Foster discusses the Ground Beetle Recording Scheme’s work with iRecord.
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Ten Years of Talking to People About iRecord: A County Perspective on Online Recording
Clare Blencowe chats about how Sussex Biodiversity Records Centre has adopted iRecord for local recording and the lessons that have been learnt.
How iRecord Helps a Local Wildlife Group
John Lindley discusses how his village set up a local group to monitor their local biodiversity.
Why iRecord? Virtual Symposium
In April 2023, we partnered with the National Forum for Biological Recording and Biological Records Centre to put together a programme of talks that showcase how some organisations are using, and improving, iRecord to gather biodiversity data and you can find the presentation recordings below.
The London Bee Situation: How Sustainable Is Beekeeping in London?
Mark Patterson (Apicultural) discusses how the honeybee may be impacting local wild bee populations in the densely urban environment that is London.
Unlocking Invertebrate Genomes: Trying to Sequence Every Species
Dr Liam Crowley (University of Oxford) explains how an aspirational project is trying to sequence every species in Britain and Ireland.
Spring 2023: Earthworm Courses & Events
At the Biological Recording Company, one of our 4 primary aims is to increase our knowledge of earthworms by delivering training courses and recording events across the UK. Most of these are free to attend due to funding from partners (or just our own goodwill), and all of them are components of the Earthworm IDContinue reading “Spring 2023: Earthworm Courses & Events”
Crawfish: Trending in South-west Britain
Delve into the mysterious reappearance of the Crawfish is the southwest of England with Dr Angus Jackson from Seasearch.
Celebrating Ladybirds: Developing Our Knowledge Through Citizen Science
Prof Helen Roy (UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology) explains how our understanding of the ecology of these beautiful beetles is partly due to an army of citizen scientists.
Weird But Wonderful World of Worms: Tales From The Museum Collections
Emma Sherlock (Natural History Museum) provides a tour of some of the weirder worms from the museum’s collections.