Louise Lavictoire (Freshwater Biological Association) discusses the captive breeding programme for one of the most endangered freshwater invertebrates in Europe.
Category Archives: Blog
Big Wasp Survey: Investigating Social Wasp Populations Through Citizen Science
Prof Seirian Sumner (University College London) how social wasp populations are being investigated through citizen science.
DragonflyWatch: The National Dragonfly Recording Scheme
Eleanor Colver (British Dragonfly Society) discusses the data from the National Dragonfly Recording Scheme and how you can contribute to the dataset.
Biological Records Centre: Supporting iRecord into the Future
Martin Harvey delves into the work of the Biological Records Centre on the iRecord wildlife observation platform.
Supporting Science: A New Collaborative Approach to Supporting Verification
Hear about the Supporting Science project from Butterfly Conservation, and how they are improving the verification process for butterflies and moths.
Shifting Ground: The Ground Beetle Recording Scheme on iRecord
Chris Foster discusses the Ground Beetle Recording Scheme’s work with iRecord.
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.
Biological Recording 