Our Field Recorder Days are a core part of our mission to get more people observing wildlife and submitting their data into biological recording systems. On each Field Recorder Day, we coordinate a group of naturalists to survey a green space and make biological records. We use iRecord as our recording platform of choice to ensure that our records get to the relevant Local Environmental Records Centre and National Recording Scheme/Society. Beginners through experts are welcome, and subject specialists are on hand to provide identification support and mentoring throughout the day.
Are you booked to attend one of our Field Recorder Days? Then check out our Info for Field Recorder Day Attendees page for everything that you need to know in advance of your event.
London Field Recorder Day Programme
All of our London Field Recorder Day events are free to attend, and all of the data is collated through iRecord and shared with Greenspace Information for Greater London (GiGL). We work closely with the London Natural History Society and they partner with us on our Field Recorder Day programme.
Upcoming events
- Invertebrate Field Recorder Day 16 Sep 2026
at Tolworth Court Farm (Kingston) - Plant Gall Field Recorder Day 19 Sep 2026
at Welsh Harp (Barnet) - Plant Gall Field Recorder Day 26 Sep 2026 at Margravine Cemetery (Hammersmith & Fulham)
- Fungi Field Recorder Day 15 Oct 2026
at Welsh Harp (Barnet) - Fungi Field Recorder Day 22 Oct 2026 at Wormwood Scrubs (Hammersmith & Fulham)
- Earthworm Sampling Day 12 Nov 2026 at South Park and Hurlingham Park (Hammersmith & Fulham)
Information for Field Recorder Day Attendees
For details on start/finish times, meeting points, getting to the event, toilets and any other event-specific information, please check your booking confirmation email and/or event reminder emails.
For details of what to bring with you and guidance on submitting biological records, please see our Info For Field Recorder Day Attendees page.
For more information on using iRecord please see our iRecord: An Introduction guidance page.
If you have any questions unanswered by the above information, please get in touch via email to info@biologicalrecording.co.uk
London Recording Projects
Our London Field Recorder Day programme started in 2023 and has involved working with a range of partners, including London Natural History Society, Citizen Zoo, Ealing Wildlife Group, Friends of Grove Farm and various London borough councils. You can find the project reports and details of these various projects below.
We’re always looking for new projects and recording initiatives to get involved with, so please get in touch if you have a project that you think would benefit from a Field Recorder Day programme. We have a large network of naturalists and are happy to discuss the recording of any and all species groups!
Explore our Field Recorder Day projects in London
Ealing Beaver Project – Since 2023, we have been delivering a programme of Field Recorder Days at Paradise Fields in Ealing, the famous rewilding site home to the UK’s first urban beaver population. We are engaging local people in the wildlife of this site and see how the fauna and flora change over time following the reintroduction of this keystone mammal.
Hammersmith & Fulham Biological Recording Project – In 2026 we are delivering a programme of Field Recorder Days across green spaces in the London borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, encouraging residents to explore and record local wildlife through training and biological recording activities, and helping build local recording capacity.
Hogsmill Valley Biological Recording Project – Between 2023 and 2025 we have delivered Field Recorder Days across the green spaces along the Hogsmill River, in the London Borough of Kingston, generating valuable biological records and engaging local volunteer networks.
Lesnes 500 – 500 years since the dissolution of Lesnes Abbey and 100 years since the publication of a landmark book on the site’s natural history, we ran a series of Field Recorder Days at Lesnes Abbey Woods to engage local people and update our knowledge of the site’s wildlife.
Southwark Biological Recording Project – In 2025 we worked with Southwark council to help residents discover and record local wildlife through natural history training and biological recording events, improving knowledge of the borough’s biodiversity and generating new records for green spaces across the borough.
Wild Tolworth Biological Recording – In 2024 and 2025 we delivered a number of biological recording events at Tolworth Court Farm, in the London Borough of Kingston, to help monitor the impacts of the various rewilding interventions occurring on site, with a specific focus on invertebrates.
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Learn to record wildlife with iRecord
Understanding what makes a good biological record is only the first step. The next stage is learning how to submit your records so they can contribute to biological recording schemes, conservation projects and scientific research.
Our iRecord 101 online training course provides a practical introduction to using the iRecord platform. You’ll learn how to create and manage records, add photographs and locations, submit observations for verification, and make the most of iRecord’s features with confidence.
You’ll learn how to:
- Learn what biological recording is and how it supports wildlife research, conservation, citizen science, and environmental decision-making.
- Understand how the iRecord platform works, and confidently submit, manage, and share species records.
- Gain practical skills in collecting high-quality wildlife data, including what information to record, how to ensure accuracy, and how to avoid common mistakes.
- Develop confidence in using recording apps and tools, understanding verification processes, and contributing reliable data to recording schemes and conservation projects.
