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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| 8804737 | 2020-06-22 | SU67157466 | Arthur Newbery Park | Jenks, Katie | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | 4 Juv & 1 damaged not identified | 070 WOODLAND | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8568944 | 2020-06-09 | SU63817411 | Moor Copse | Jenks, Katie | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Damp woodland, acidic | 071 deciduous | 5 | 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8429355 | 2020-03-16 | SX504586 | Poole Farm | Victoria Wakeham | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | University of Plymouth field trip to Poole Farm | 052 pasture | 5 | 18 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8429333 | 2020-03-16 | SX504586 | Poole Farm | Nicholas Elliott; Dante underwood | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | University of Plymouth field trip to Poole Farm | 052 pasture | 5 | 40 | 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 8429308 | 2020-03-16 | SX504586 | Poole Farm | Bethan Toy; Rhianna Trim | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | University of Plymouth field trip to Poole Farm | 052 pasture | 5 | 14 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8319699 | 2020-01-09 | TM156705 | Occold Primary School | Kerry Calloway | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | playing field edge | 041 park | 5 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8319693 | 2020-01-09 | TM156705 | Occold Primary School | Kerry Calloway | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Edge of playing field | 041 park | 5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38222842 | 2026-05-19 | SD826664 | Lower Winskill | Keiron Derek Brown | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Field: 6641 The Triangle. Pasture, grazed all year round | 052 pasture | 5 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 38208808 | 2026-06-13 | TQ151841 | Paradise Fields | Keiron Derek Brown | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Pond edge of paradise fields. Very wet soil. | 015 pond/lake (bed/edge) | 5 | 66 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36310197 | 2026-04-29 | SD654634 | Botton Head | Keiron Derek Brown and Carol Edmondson | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Basrn Field. Former pasture, restored hay meadow. | 050 FARMLAND | 5 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 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 |
| 36309278 | 2026-05-29 | TQ211880 | Welsh Harp | Keiron Derek Brown | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Soil very dry. | 030 GRASSLAND | 5 | 36 | 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33971658 | 2025-11-11 | TQ447739 | Avery Hill Campus | Keiron Derek Brown | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Amenity lawn (Southwood House lawn). 10 soil-pit transect. Avery Hill Campus of the University of Greenwich. Soil very dry. | 046 amenity grassland/lawn | 10 | 87 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 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 |
| 33946397 | 2025-11-19 | SZ536931 | Palmers Field 13 | Helen Gillooly | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | 5x pits, 4x arranged in a square with the 5th positioned centrally. Soil categorised as Silty Clay Loam (soil testing for mineral content) and soilscapes number 18 'Slowly permeable seasonally wet slightly acid but base-rich loamy and clayey soils'. Ex-arable site being repurposed for rewilding. No conservation grazing applied to the site yet. ALOT of juveniles found in this field. Soil waterlogged to the point that the bottom of the sample pits hit the water table. | 030 GRASSLAND | 5 | 442 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33946379 | 2025-11-19 | SZ542931 | Palmers Field 11 | Helen Gillooly | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | 5x pits, 4x arranged in a square with the 5th positioned centrally. Soil categorised as Silty Clay Loam (soil testing for mineral content) and soilscapes number 6 'Freely draining slightly acid loamy soils'. Ex-arable site being repurposed for rewilding. No conservation grazing applied to the site yet. | 030 GRASSLAND | 5 | 76 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33946305 | 2025-11-19 | SZ539934 | Palmers Field 9 | Helen Gillooly | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | 5x pits, 4x arranged in a square with the 5th positioned centrally. Soil categorised as Silty Clay Loam (soil testing for mineral content) and soilscapes number 18 'Slowly permeable seasonally wet slightly acid but base-rich loamy and clayey soils'. Ex-arable site being repurposed for rewilding. No conservation grazing applied to the site yet. | 030 GRASSLAND | 5 | 64 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30546925 | 2025-04-08 | SO940021 | Sappeton Wilder | Chenie Prudholme | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Sapperton Wilder project. Dry, warm, no rain. Herbal ley. Field name: Owl. | 051 arable | 5 | 30 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30546259 | 2025-04-02 | SO953032 | Sappeton Wilder | Charlie Nash | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Sapperton Wilder project. Dry, warm, no rain. Fallow Field. Field name: Bee. | 051 arable | 5 | 26 | 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29970718 | 2025-05-23 | NY716041 | Low Greenside Farm | Keiron Derek Brown | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Low Greenside Farm - Campsite meadow. Sampling following very dry spring. | 030 GRASSLAND | 5 | 31 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29970592 | 2025-05-22 | NY677048 | Bowderdale Beck | Keiron Derek Brown | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Bowderdale Beck - Beckside Meadow. Hay meadow. Sampling following very dry spring. | 030 GRASSLAND | 5 | 22 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29970588 | 2025-05-21 | NY739035 | Bowber Head | Keiron Derek Brown | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Bowber Head - High Burnhills. Hay meadow. Sampling following very dry spring. | 030 GRASSLAND | 5 | 7 | 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 | 0 | 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.