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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| 29523453 | 2024-11-28 | SU7605113157 | South Holt | Helen Gillooly | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Field 4 - ex-arable land rewilded | 120 OTHER (please specify) | 5 | 113 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 29524045 | 2025-02-28 | SZ5585588027 | Little Duxmore Farm | Helen Gillooly | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Field 5 | 030 GRASSLAND | 5 | 237 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29273291 | 2024-11-05 | SZ591886 | Nunwell North | Helen Gillooly | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Field 5 | 120 OTHER (please specify) | 5 | 116 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38222945 | 2026-05-20 | SD924718 | Hilltop Farm | Keiron Derek Brown | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Field: 5085. Meadow restored 2018, green hay and seed addition. | 050 FARMLAND | 5 | 68 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 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 |
| 29273332 | 2024-11-05 | SZ594885 | Nunwell North | Helen Gillooly | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Field 6 | 120 OTHER (please specify) | 5 | 149 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38222950 | 2026-05-20 | SD925719 | Hilltop Farm | Keiron Derek Brown | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Field: 6299. Meadow restored 2018, green hay and seed addition. | 050 FARMLAND | 5 | 58 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 |
| 29273475 | 2024-11-05 | SZ588885 | Nunwell North | Helen Gillooly | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Field 7 | 120 OTHER (please specify) | 5 | 159 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38222835 | 2026-05-19 | SD827663 | Lower Winskill | Keiron Derek Brown | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Field: 7332 Bottom Close. Species-rich grassland control. Hay meadow donor site. | 050 FARMLAND | 5 | 65 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38222854 | 2026-05-20 | SD937790 | Heber Farm | Keiron Derek Brown | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Field: 7514. Meadow restored 2007 & 2008, green hay and leaf vacuum. | 050 FARMLAND | 5 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 |
| 34949155 | 2026-03-04 | SU752124 | Helen Gillooly | Field 7b. Field is a recently out of rotation arable field with crop remnants still present. No grazing present. | 050 FARMLAND | 5 | 69 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 29273462 | 2024-11-05 | SZ588885 | Nunwell North | Helen Gillooly | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Field 7 - resubmitting this data since the webpage crashed during submission. Needs to be checked that it is not duplicate data. | 120 OTHER (please specify) | 5 | 159 | 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 | 0 | 0 |
| 29524195 | 2025-02-28 | SZ5623887971 | Little Duxmore Farm | Helen Gillooly | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Field 9 | 030 GRASSLAND | 5 | 91 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29524061 | 2025-02-28 | SZ5623887971 | Little Duxmore Farm | Helen Gillooly | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Field 9 | 030 GRASSLAND | 5 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 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 |
| 38302729 | 2026-05-19 | SD828606 | Meg's Farm | Keiron Derek Brown | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Field code: 8966. Meadow restored with brush harvested seed from Lower Winskill, and plug plants in 2024 and 2025. | 050 FARMLAND | 5 | 65 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22044854 | 2023-05-17 | SD702487 | New Laithe | Keiron Derek Brown and Carol Edmondson | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Field managed as meadow for 30 years. Seed donor site for Hay Time project. | 030 GRASSLAND | 5 | 94 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18790538 | 2016-04-01 | SE442420 | 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 | Field Margin . Arable. Grassland to arable in 2009. Hillside Field. Connected arable ley strip. Single hand-sorted soil pit (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 | 050 FARMLAND | 1 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18790815 | 2017-04-01 | SE442420 | 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 | Field Margin. Arable. Grassland to arable in 2009. Hillside Field. Connected arable ley strip. Single hand-sorted soil pit (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 | 050 FARMLAND | 1 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 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 | 0 | 0 |
| 18790485 | 2015-04-01 | SE442420 | 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 | Field Margin. Arable. Grassland to arable in 2009. Hillside Field. Connected arable ley strip. Single hand-sorted soil pit (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 | 050 FARMLAND | 1 | 41 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 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.