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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| 18788720 | 2015-04-01 | SE441423 | University of Leeds Farm | Miranda Prendergast-Miller | Sims, R.W. & Gerard B. M., (1999) Earthworms: Keys and Notes for the Identification and Study of the Species | Pasture. Permanent pasture. Valley Field. Conventional tillage strip. Transect of 6 hand-sorted soil pits (each 18 x 18 x 15 cm). SoilBioHedge Project. Records adapted from Prendergast-Miller, M.T.; Jones, D.T.; Hodson, M.E. (2019). Soil moisture, temperature and bulk density and earthworm abundance and biomass along transects from hedges into arable fields, pasture fields, ley strips established in arable fields and arable strips established in pasture fields at a farm in West Yorkshire, England (2015-2017). NERC Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/d3dcfd8a-918d-48a4-9511-ec832de34636 | 052 pasture | 6 | 52 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28579234 | 2025-02-17 | SU848999 | Beachdean Farm | Keiron Derek Brown | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | 052 pasture | 10 | 231 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 28472522 | 2024-12-19 | SU818943 | Kencham Farm | Keiron Derek Brown | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Arable. Turnip. Field off A40, Piddington. | 051 arable | 10 | 82 | 0 | 19 | 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 |
| 26936613 | 2024-04-17 | SO946021 | Sapperton Wilder | Chenie Prudhomme | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Sapperton Wilder experiment. Southern block. Field name: Beetles. Arable - Wildflower. Recently sprayed. | 051 arable | 5 | 81 | 0 | 19 | 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 |
| 25605000 | 2024-04-23 | SD778378 | Cockshots Farm | Keiron Derek Brown | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Cockshots Farm. Wildflower meadow. | 030 GRASSLAND | 5 | 135 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 22602543 | 2023-05-20 | SO947023 | Sapperton Wilder | Charlie Nash | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Sapperton Wilder experiement. Central block. Field name: Newt. Arable. fallow. Limestone brash. | 051 arable | 5 | 52 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29273805 | 2024-11-05 | SZ583872 | Nunwell South | Helen Gillooly | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Field 21 | 120 OTHER (please specify) | 5 | 49 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 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 |
| 26937925 | 2024-04-10 | SO953033 | Sapperton Wilder | Chenie Prudhomme | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Sapperton Wilder experiment. Northern block. Field name: Hawthorn. Fallow arable. Limestone brash. | 051 arable | 5 | 135 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26937477 | 2024-04-12 | SO943027 | Sapperton Wilder | Chenie Prudhomme | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Sapperton Wilder experiment. Central block. Field name: Kingfisher. Herbal leys. | 051 arable | 5 | 62 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24636877 | 2023-11-16 | TQ265802 | Kensington Gardens | Keiron Derek Brown | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Collected as part of the Leave The Leaves project with The Royal Parks. 10 soil pits along a linear transect. Area where leaves cleared. | 041 park | 10 | 158 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28472525 | 2024-12-19 | SP884029 | Road Farm | Keiron Derek Brown | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Pasture. Set-stocked. Currently sheep. Field Name: The Pig Field. | 052 pasture | 10 | 214 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26937658 | 2024-04-09 | SO954032 | Sapperton Wilder | Chenie Prudhomme | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Sapperton Wilder experiment. Northern block. Field name: Stoat. Fallow arable. Limestone brash. | 051 arable | 5 | 80 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18789197 | 2017-04-04 | SE440418 | University of Leeds Farm | Miranda Prendergast-Miller | Sims, R.W. & Gerard B. M., (1999) Earthworms: Keys and Notes for the Identification and Study of the Species | Arable. Last ley 1994. Big Substation West Field. Connected arable ley strip. Transect of 6 hand-sorted soil pits (each 18 x 18 x 15 cm). SoilBioHedge Project. Records adapted from Prendergast-Miller, M.T.; Jones, D.T.; Hodson, M.E. (2019). Soil moisture, temperature and bulk density and earthworm abundance and biomass along transects from hedges into arable fields, pasture fields, ley strips established in arable fields and arable strips established in pasture fields at a farm in West Yorkshire, England (2015-2017). NERC Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/d3dcfd8a-918d-48a4-9511-ec832de34636 | 051 arable | 6 | 105 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26937584 | 2024-04-17 | SO947025 | Sapperton Wilder | Chenie Prudhomme | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Sapperton Wilder experiment. Central block. Field name: Newt. Arable - wildflower. Recently sprayed. | 051 arable | 5 | 98 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18787596 | 2016-10-01 | SE444416 | University of Leeds Farm | Miranda Prendergast-Miller | Sims, R.W. & Gerard B. M., (1999) Earthworms: Keys and Notes for the Identification and Study of the Species | Arable. Last ley 1994. Big Substation East Field. Connected arable ley strip. Transect of 6 hand-sorted soil pits (each 18 x 18 x 15 cm). SoilBioHedge Project. Records adapted from Prendergast-Miller, M.T.; Jones, D.T.; Hodson, M.E. (2019). Soil moisture, temperature and bulk density and earthworm abundance and biomass along transects from hedges into arable fields, pasture fields, ley strips established in arable fields and arable strips established in pasture fields at a farm in West Yorkshire, England (2015-2017). NERC Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/d3dcfd8a-918d-48a4-9511-ec832de34636 | 051 arable | 6 | 150 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 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 |
| 28472526 | 2024-12-19 | SP883031 | Road Farm | Keiron Derek Brown | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Pasture. Mob grazing (for 2 years). Field Name: L-shaped Field. | 051 arable | 10 | 207 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18786639 | 2017-04-01 | SE444422 | University of Leeds Farm | Miranda Prendergast-Miller | Sims, R.W. & Gerard B. M., (1999) Earthworms: Keys and Notes for the Identification and Study of the Species | Pasture. Arable to grassland in 2012. Warren Paddock Field. No till tillage strip. Transect of 6 hand-sorted soil pits (each 18 x 18 x 15 cm). SoilBioHedge Project. Records adapted from Prendergast-Miller, M.T.; Jones, D.T.; Hodson, M.E. (2019). Soil moisture, temperature and bulk density and earthworm abundance and biomass along transects from hedges into arable fields, pasture fields, ley strips established in arable fields and arable strips established in pasture fields at a farm in West Yorkshire, England (2015-2017). NERC Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/d3dcfd8a-918d-48a4-9511-ec832de34636 | 052 pasture | 6 | 62 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18785233 | 2015-12-01 | SE445421 | University of Leeds Farm | Miranda Prendergast-Miller | Sims, R.W. & Gerard B. M., (1999) Earthworms: Keys and Notes for the Identification and Study of the Species | Pasture. Sub Paddock Field. No till tillage strip. Transect of 6 hand-sorted soil pits (each 18 x 18 x 15 cm). SoilBioHedge Project. Records adapted from Prendergast-Miller, M.T.; Jones, D.T.; Hodson, M.E. (2019). Soil moisture, temperature and bulk density and earthworm abundance and biomass along transects from hedges into arable fields, pasture fields, ley strips established in arable fields and arable strips established in pasture fields at a farm in West Yorkshire, England (2015-2017). NERC Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/d3dcfd8a-918d-48a4-9511-ec832de34636 | 052 pasture | 6 | 186 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 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 |
| 30546127 | 2025-04-02 | SO955032 | Sappeton Wilder | Charlie Nash | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Sapperton Wilder project. Dry, warm, no rain. Fallow Field. Field name: Buzzard. | 051 arable | 5 | 59 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 |
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.
This recording form is for entering bird observations collected by volunteers participating in the Volunteer Monitoring of Farm Wildlife project.
We are now importing records from iNaturalist into iRecord, in order to make them available to national recording schemes and local environmental records centres. iNaturalist records can be downloaded from iNaturalist itself, but the import process to iRecord makes them available for verification, links them to the UK Species Inventory, and to UK grid references and vice-counties.