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: a Biological Recording 101 training course and six Field Recorder Days.
Category Archives: Project
Wild Tolworth Biological Recording
As part of the Wild Tolworth project, funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, the Biological Recording Company ran seven Field Recorder Days at Tolworth Court Farm in 2024 and 2025. Across these events, 186 participants generated 825 biological records across various species, including pollinators, grasses, dragonflies, fungi, and beetles.
Southwark Biological Recording Project
Between June and October 2025, the Biological Recording Company delivered 5 training and recording events in Southwark, focusing on bees, beetles, botany, and earthworms. Participants worked together to generate numerous new species records, including 384 beetle records, 577 plant records, and 55 earthworm records.
Earthworm Image Recognition Project
Can earthworms be identified from photographs using AI? This blog presents a proof-of-concept study that investigated if an image recognition and species classification algorithm could be developed to accurately identify live earthworms.