Many recorders are motivated to record wildlife because they want to ensure that records are available to decision makers, planning authorities, scientists, recording schemes and societies.
iRecord allows you to customise several aspects including the species groups you like to record most often and the region, county or area you most often record in.
Activities on iRecord are a way of organizing recording to enable the compilation and reporting of records for particular sites or geographic areas, and for particular species or groups of species; they are a great option for those running a bioblitz.
All non-sensitive records added to iRecord are immediately available for browsing on the Explore pages of the website, with their verification status (i.e. whether they have been checked by an expert and if so, the result) displayed.
iRecord is designed so that it is flexible enough to be used for a huge range of different wildlife recording needs and scenarios, and as such there are a number of different formats in which you can submit records on the iRecord website or mobile App, including a range of recording forms for different purposes, and Activities for group recording.
Welcome a summary of data collected by the iRecord Butterflies mobile phone application for 2023. If you have just submitted records, please note that it can take a few minutes for your records to appear on the reports.
*Vice counties are a version of the county boundaries which don't keep changing, so they are very useful for biological records.
Here are a few of the photos recently uploaded from the Butterfly App.
| id | date | gridref | location | recorders | idguide | comment | habitat | pits | unidentified | lumbricidae | a_chlor | a_calig_pre | a_calig_post | a_cupul | a_icter | a_limic | a_longa | a_noctu | a_rosea | b_eisen | b_rubid | d_attem | d_horte | d_octae | d_pygma | d_venet | e_andre | e_fetid | e_tetra | h_ocula | k_armad | l_casta | l_festi | l_frend | l_rubel | l_terre | m_mulda | m_phosp | o_cyane | o_lacte | p_ampil | s_mamma | s_tames |
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| 12503625 | 2021-01-04 | SU63927355 | Moor Copse | Katie Jenks | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Flooded meadow, soil very water logged | 032 neutral grassland | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12485449 | 2021-01-02 | SU67957407 | McIlroy Park | Katie Jenks | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | 1 x Juvenile 1 x cocoon | 032 neutral grassland | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12485446 | 2021-01-02 | SU67857424 | McIlroy Park | Katie Jenks | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | 1 x damaged 2 x Juvenile | 032 neutral grassland | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9430947 | 2020-07-20 | SU46669944 | Dry Sandford Pit | Jenks, Katie | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Side of stream | 071 deciduous | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38302747 | 2026-05-19 | SD830607 | Meg's Farm | Keiron Derek Brown | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Field code:1071. Meadow no yet restored (planned for 2026). | 050 FARMLAND | 5 | 26 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36310170 | 2026-04-29 | SD653634 | Botton Head | Keiron Derek Brown and Carol Edmondson | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Middle One. Former pasture, restored hay meadow. | 050 FARMLAND | 5 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35171466 | 2026-03-27 | TQ151842 | Paradise Fields | Keiron Derek Brown | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | 070 WOODLAND | 10 | 83 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 35171458 | 2026-03-27 | TQ151840 | Paradise Fields | Keiron Derek Brown | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Reed bed | 016 reedbed | 10 | 72 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 34601665 | 2026-02-25 | TQ292915 | Bounds Green | Warbus, Sheila | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Ongoing garden survey | 044 garden | 5 | 40 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34146043 | 2026-01-26 | TQ292915 | Bounds Green | Warbus, Sheila | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Ongoing garden survey | 044 garden | 5 | 58 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 32831434 | 2025-10-29 | TQ257407 | Gatwick Airport: North West Zone | Keiron Derek Brown | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Very few earthworms. | 071 deciduous | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32381898 | 2025-10-01 | TQ347785 | Galleywall Nature Reserve | Keiron Derek Brown | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Compost/manure dug into soil. | 041 park | 10 | 45 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29946470 | 2025-05-09 | SD651638 | Botton Head | Keiron Derek Brown | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Botton Head - Midge Holme. Meadow in year 3 of hay meadow restoration. Sampling following very dry spring. | 030 GRASSLAND | 5 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29946384 | 2025-05-09 | SD654633 | Botton Head | Keiron Derek Brown | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Botton Head - The Barn Field. Meadow in year 3 of hay meadow restoration. Sampling following very dry spring. | 030 GRASSLAND | 5 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29523175 | 2024-11-28 | SU7486513104 | South Holt | Helen Gillooly | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Field 1. Ex-arable land | 120 OTHER (please specify) | 5 | 69 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29273762 | 2024-11-05 | SZ587873 | Nunwell South | Helen Gillooly | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Field 19 | 120 OTHER (please specify) | 5 | 101 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29273496 | 2024-11-05 | SZ590880 | Nunwell South | Helen Gillooly | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Field 11 | 120 OTHER (please specify) | 5 | 188 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28579109 | 2025-01-10 | TQ386818 | Cody Dock | Keiron Derek Brown | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Small area of mown grass next to towpath. | 046 amenity grassland/lawn | 10 | 44 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27955855 | 2024-10-28 | TQ292915 | Bounds Green | Warbus, Sheila | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Ongoing garden survey | 044 garden | 5 | 72 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25995854 | 2024-05-22 | SE100986 | Low Oxque Farm | Keiron Derek Brown | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Pasture. | 052 pasture | 5 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Welcome a summary of data collected by the iRecord Butterflies mobile phone application for 2022. If you have just submitted records, please note that it can take a few minutes for your records to appear on the reports.
A number of video guides to various aspects of iRecord are available, and these are listed below. They have been produced by a range of organisations and do not necessarily represent the views of iRecord, BRC or UKCEH, but all contain useful information and we are grateful to the organisations and individuals who have made them available, and especially to Keiron Derek Brown who has produced many of the videos in this list.