Our virtual events and training programme enables us to bring biodiversity and tech specialists to you via a computer or mobile device regardless of where in the country you are – whether you are at home, work or even away on fieldwork!
We have a range of events and training webinars, aimed at both professional and amateur audiences. We’re also not afraid to go niche when it comes to to natural history, so expect events about using AI to identify earthworms as well as the usual hedgehogs, birds and butterflies!
Online learning is a great means of learning regardless of where in the country you are. The Biological Recording Company hosts webinars that bring natural history and ecology specialists to your home (or wherever you choose to join us from)!
These eco-friendly alternatives to in-person events are arranged into various programmes and are all free or low cost to ensure that biodiversity training is accessible to all.
- Skills For Ecology
- entoLEARN
- Virtual Symposiums
- ecoTECH
- entoLIVE
- marineLIVE
- Biodiversity Villages, Towns & Neighbourhoods
Skills For Ecology training webinars are 90 minutes in length and feature a 60-minute presentation by a subject specialist, followed by an audience Q&A. These webinars tackle subjects surrounding field and/or tech skills for ecological surveys. Previous webinars are repackaged as self-study online courses so that nobody has to miss out! Subjects include Drone Surveys, Wildlife Detection Dogs, Fern Identification, Biological Recording, Invasive Plants and Crayfish Surveys & Conservation.
entoLEARN is a programme of educational talks and self-study online courses with subject specialists that focus on groups of UK invertebrates, including their biology, ecology and behaviour. All events are suitable for adults of all abilities – a passion for invertebrates is all that’s required! Subjects include Bumblebees, Chafers, Damselflies, Dragonflies, Freshwater Leeches, Earthworms, Longhorn Beetles and Social Wasps.
Virtual Symposium events bring together a range of audiences to hear about case studies and research around a given subject. Each event is typically around 3 hours in length with 4 guest speakers and a Q&A/panel discussion facilitated by a subjet specialist.
ecoTECH webinars are delivered in partnership with tech companies (including Map Impact and Wilder Sensing) to showcase the use of emerging technologies within the ecology and conservation sectors. Subjects have included the use of satellite data, bioacoustics monitoring, image recognition algorithms and artificial intelligence.
entoLIVE webinars feature guest invertebrate researchers delving into their own invertebrate research. All events are free to attend and are suitable for adults of all abilities – a passion for invertebrates is all that’s required! 2023 entoLIVE webinars were delivered in 2023, with a further 20 each year for 2024 onwards.
marineLIVE webinars feature guest marine biologists talking about their research into the various organisms that inhabit our seas and oceans, and the threats that they face. All events are free to attend and are suitable for adults of all abilities – a passion for marine life is all that’s required! We piloted the programme with Seahorses in 2024, and have talks on Microplastics, Manta Rays and Grey Seals scheduled for 2024.
Biodiversity Villages, Towns & Neighbourhoods webinars were delivered on behalf of the Tayside Biodiversity Partnership during 2025. These webinars covered subjects relating to conserving and monitoring wildlife in an urban context.
The subjects covered were Amphibians, Hedgehogs, Pollinators, Red Squirrels, Shelter, Swift, and Water.
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