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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| 18095021 | 2022-04-11 | TQ199681 | Rose Walk Nature Reserve | Keiron Derek Brown | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Sampled through FSC BioLinks field recorder day. River bank habitat (Hogsmill River). | 010 WETLAND | 5 | 59 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24231272 | 2023-10-21 | SE353297 | Rothwell Country Park | Keiron Derek Brown | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Collected as part of Earthworm Image Recognition Project. Young orchard - trees planted approx 5 years ago. | 042 orchard | 5 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24231262 | 2023-10-21 | SE348298 | Rothwell Country Park | Keiron Derek Brown | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Collected as part of Earthworm Image Recognition Project. Grassland. | 030 GRASSLAND | 5 | 67 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32381919 | 2025-10-01 | TQ342789 | Roule Road Estate Community Orchard | Keiron Derek Brown | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Young orchard. Soil very dry. | 042 orchard | 10 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 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 |
| 19859444 | 2019-03-05 | TL325625 | RSPB Hope Farm | Sophie Mott | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | RSPB Hope Farm earthworm survey. Juvenile/damaged earthworm not recorded. Research record. | 053 field margin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19859433 | 2019-03-26 | TL324618 | RSPB Hope Farm | Sophie Mott | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | RSPB Hope Farm earthworm survey. Juvenile/damaged earthworm not recorded. Research record. | 050 FARMLAND | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 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 | 0 | 0 |
| 19859419 | 2019-03-26 | TL324619 | RSPB Hope Farm | Sophie Mott | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | RSPB Hope Farm earthworm survey. Juvenile/damaged earthworm not recorded. Research record. | 053 field margin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 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 |
| 19859415 | 2019-03-26 | TL324619 | RSPB Hope Farm | Sophie Mott | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | RSPB Hope Farm earthworm survey. Juvenile/damaged earthworm not recorded. Research record. | 050 FARMLAND | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19859371 | 2019-03-18 | TL325618 | RSPB Hope Farm | Sophie Mott | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | RSPB Hope Farm earthworm survey. Juvenile/damaged earthworm not recorded. Research record. | 050 FARMLAND | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19859353 | 2019-03-18 | TL326618 | RSPB Hope Farm | Sophie Mott | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | RSPB Hope Farm earthworm survey. Juvenile/damaged earthworm not recorded. Research record. | 050 FARMLAND | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19859332 | 2019-03-25 | TL326621 | RSPB Hope Farm | Sophie Mott | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | RSPB Hope Farm earthworm survey. Juvenile/damaged earthworm not recorded. Research record. | 050 FARMLAND | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19859276 | 2019-03-25 | TL325621 | RSPB Hope Farm | Sophie Mott | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | RSPB Hope Farm earthworm survey. Juvenile/damaged earthworm not recorded. Research record. | 053 field margin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19859270 | 2019-03-25 | TL325621 | RSPB Hope Farm | Sophie Mott | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | RSPB Hope Farm earthworm survey. Juvenile/damaged earthworm not recorded. Research record. | 050 FARMLAND | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19859167 | 2019-03-19 | TL326620 | RSPB Hope Farm | Sophie Mott | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | RSPB Hope Farm earthworm survey. Juvenile/damaged earthworm not recorded. Research record. | 050 FARMLAND | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19859160 | 2019-03-19 | TL327620 | RSPB Hope Farm | Sophie Mott | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | RSPB Hope Farm earthworm survey. Juvenile/damaged earthworm not recorded. Research record. | 053 field margin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19859133 | 2019-03-19 | TL327620 | RSPB Hope Farm | Sophie Mott | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | RSPB Hope Farm earthworm survey. Juvenile/damaged earthworm not recorded. Research record. | 050 FARMLAND | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 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 | |
| 30547153 | 2025-04-11 | SO945019 | Sapperton Wilder | Chenie Prudholme | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Sapperton Wilder project. Dry, warm, no rain. Herbal ley. Field name: Kite. | 051 arable | 5 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30547145 | 2025-04-11 | SO938016 | Sapperton Wilder | Chenie Prudholme | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Sapperton Wilder project. Dry, warm, no rain. Spring barley. Recently ploughed and cropped. Field name: Finch. | 051 arable | 5 | 62 | 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30547047 | 2025-04-10 | SO944021 | Sapperton Wilder | Chenie Prudholme | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Sapperton Wilder project. Dry, warm, no rain. Herbal ley. Field name: Woodpecker. | 051 arable | 5 | 37 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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.