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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| 16631166 | 2021-09-23 | TQ193740 | Richmond Park | Keiron Derek Brown | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Circular transect around fenced tree in park. | 031 acid grassland | 6 | 105 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16631164 | 2021-09-02 | TQ290799 | Green Park | Keiron Derek Brown | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | 5-pit transect. Starting adjacent to footpath and running into park amenity grassland. Pits spaced 2m apart. | 041 park | 5 | 71 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 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 |
| 16631162 | 2021-09-02 | TQ288798 | Green Park | Keiron Derek Brown | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | 5-pit transect. Starting adjacent to footpath and running into park amenity grassland. Pits spaced 2m apart. | 041 park | 5 | 126 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 |
| 16631158 | 2021-09-02 | TQ289801 | Green Park | Keiron Derek Brown | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | 5-pit transect. Starting adjacent to footpath and running into park amenity grassland. Pits spaced 2m apart. | 041 park | 5 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 | 0 | 0 |
| 16631157 | 2021-09-02 | TQ289802 | Green Park | Keiron Derek Brown | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | 5-pit transect on recently mown grassland within park (control for footpath erosion transects). | 041 park | 5 | 64 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 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 |
| 16631156 | 2021-09-02 | TQ289802 | Green Park | Keiron Derek Brown | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | 5-pit transect. Starting adjacent to footpath and running into park amenity grassland. Pits spaced 2m apart. | 041 park | 5 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 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 |
| 16105136 | 2021-09-04 | NX988157 | Rutland Avenue | Keiron Derek Brown | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | 044 garden | 5 | 151 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14734674 | 2021-05-28 | SP456080 | Whytham Woods | Keiron Derek Brown, Liam Crowley & Michael Tansley | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Collected for Darwin Tree of Life project surveys. 29 unidentifed earthworms (juvenile/damaged) collected as part of soil pit sampling (ESB 5-pit protocol). Grazed calcareous grassland, site known as Rough Common. | 033 calcareous grassland | 5 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14734635 | 2021-05-28 | SP476078 | Whytham Woods | Keiron Derek Brown & Liam Crowley | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | 18 unidentifed earthworms (juvenile/damaged) collected as part of soil pit sampling (ESB 5-pit protocol). Collected Darwin Tree of Life project surveys. No genetic samples or voucher specimens retained. Identified using Sherlock 2018. | 011 fen | 5 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14734587 | 2021-05-27 | SP457090 | Wytham Woods | Keiron Derek Brown & Liam Crowley | Sims, R.W. & Gerard B. M., (1999) Earthworms: Keys and Notes for the Identification and Study of the Species | Beech woodland. 18 unidentifed earthworms (juvenile/damaged) collected as part of soil pit sampling (ESB 5-pit protocol). | 072 coniferous | 5 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14311484 | 2021-05-07 | SU51076515 | Katie Jenks | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | 5 x Juv Wet woodland | 071 deciduous | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14311457 | 2021-05-07 | SU50856500 | Katie Jenks | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Edge of stream bank | 010 WETLAND | 5 | 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14311451 | 2021-05-07 | SU50436562 | Katie Jenks | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Seasonal Stream | 010 WETLAND | 5 | 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14311448 | 2021-05-07 | SU50616578 | Katie Jenks | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Seasonal stream | 010 WETLAND | 5 | 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14311432 | 2021-05-07 | SU50556579 | Katie Jenks | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Carr Woodland 2 x Juv | 071 deciduous | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14311427 | 2021-05-07 | SU50476582 | Katie Jenks | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Carr woodland | 071 deciduous | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 | |
| 14253323 | 2021-04-29 | SU63927355 | Moor Copse | Katie Jenks | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | 1 x Juv Flood meadow | 032 neutral grassland | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 |
| 14253306 | 2021-04-29 | SU64097358 | Moor Copse | Katie Jenks | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | 1 x Juv Damp ditch | 071 deciduous | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14253296 | 2021-04-29 | SU63817411 | Moor Copse | Katie Jenks | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | 2 x Juv Carr woodland | 071 deciduous | 5 | 2 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14253286 | 2021-04-28 | SU59908538 | Cholsey marsh | Katie Jenks | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | 011 fen | 5 | 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 | 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.