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Butterfly App (2023)

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.

Butterfly App totals so far for 2023

Recorders Species Counts League

Recorders Record Counts League

Counties Species Counts League

*Vice counties are a version of the county boundaries which don't keep changing, so they are very useful for biological records.

Counties Records Counts League

Earthworm Society of Britain Soil Pit samples

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
187584592016-05-26SE641697WhenbyMiranda Prendergast-MillerSims, R.W. & Gerard B. M., (1999) Earthworms: Keys and Notes for the Identification and Study of the SpeciesSoilBioHedge 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 in arable fields and ley strips in farms in North Yorkshire, England (2016). NERC Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/a5638d26-a8be-4409-ac51-42904069d919. Field Margin. Single hand-sorted soil pit (18x18x15cm). Organic arable. Transect WH B. Winter wheat with manure recently spread, still visible. Quite weedy. Chose hedge with least farm tracks and shallower ditch. Ditch was very overgrown. 050 FARMLAND180000000000000000000000000000000000
187584412016-05-26SE641697WhenbyMiranda Prendergast-MillerSims, R.W. & Gerard B. M., (1999) Earthworms: Keys and Notes for the Identification and Study of the SpeciesSoilBioHedge 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 in arable fields and ley strips in farms in North Yorkshire, England (2016). NERC Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/a5638d26-a8be-4409-ac51-42904069d919. Hedge. Single hand-sorted soil pit (18x18x15cm). Organic arable. Transect WH B. Winter wheat with manure recently spread, still visible. Quite weedy. Chose hedge with least farm tracks and shallower ditch. Ditch was very overgrown. 050 FARMLAND120000000100000000000000000003000000
187583132016-05-26SE639700WhenbyMiranda Prendergast-MillerSims, R.W. & Gerard B. M., (1999) Earthworms: Keys and Notes for the Identification and Study of the SpeciesSoilBioHedge 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 in arable fields and ley strips in farms in North Yorkshire, England (2016). NERC Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/a5638d26-a8be-4409-ac51-42904069d919. Pasture field. 6 hand-sorted soil pits (18x18x15cm) along a 64m transect. Organic ley. Transect WH A. Grass with clover, buttercups, docks; with cattle. Chose hedge with least farm tracks along the edge. Lots of rain the day before; light drizzle on sampling day. 052 pasture610102660000102000000000000210002000010
187582882016-05-26SE639700WhenbyMiranda Prendergast-MillerSims, R.W. & Gerard B. M., (1999) Earthworms: Keys and Notes for the Identification and Study of the SpeciesSoilBioHedge 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 in arable fields and ley strips in farms in North Yorkshire, England (2016). NERC Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/a5638d26-a8be-4409-ac51-42904069d919. Field Margin. Single hand-sorted soil pit (18x18x15cm). Organic ley. Transect WH A. Grass with clover, buttercups, docks; with cattle. Chose hedge with least farm tracks along the edge. Lots of rain the day before; light drizzle on sampling day. 050 FARMLAND140000000000000000000000000000000000
187582532016-05-26SE639700WhenbyMiranda Prendergast-MillerSims, R.W. & Gerard B. M., (1999) Earthworms: Keys and Notes for the Identification and Study of the SpeciesSoilBioHedge 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 in arable fields and ley strips in farms in North Yorkshire, England (2016). NERC Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/a5638d26-a8be-4409-ac51-42904069d919. Hedge. Single hand-sorted soil pit (18x18x15cm). Organic ley. Transect WH A. Grass with clover, buttercups, docks; with cattle. Chose hedge with least farm tracks along the edge. Lots of rain the day before; light drizzle on sampling day. 050 FARMLAND1130200000000000000000300100003000020
147346742021-05-28SP456080Whytham WoodsKeiron Derek Brown, Liam Crowley & Michael TansleySherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd editionCollected 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 grassland5280001000005000000000000000000020000
147346352021-05-28SP476078Whytham WoodsKeiron Derek Brown & Liam CrowleySherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition18 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 fen5330003000005000000000000000400000000
242312002023-10-16SE073974Woodhouse FarmKeiron Derek BrownSherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd editionCollected as part of Earthworm Image Recognition Project. Pasture, not ploughed in 9 years.052 pasture5970005000701000000000000020020000000
242311862023-10-16SE070975Woodhouse FarmKeiron Derek BrownSherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd editionCollected as part of Earthworm Image Recognition Project. Pasture. Ploughed relatively recently.052 pasture5110000000200000000000000000010000000
242311832023-10-16SE067978Woodhouse FarmKeiron Derek BrownSherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd editionCollected as part of Earthworm Image Recognition Project. Pasture. No treatments. Banks Field.052 pasture523018050001001000000000000120000000000
242312962023-10-25SK441438Woodside Nature ReserveKeiron Derek BrownSherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd editionCollected as part of Earthworm Image Recognition Project. Open scrub.062 scrub with open areas5390003000300000000000000010700000000
299363182025-05-13TQ228817Wormwood Scrubs Open SpaceKeiron Derek BrownSherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd editionDeciduous woodland. Very dry soil.071 deciduous5190200000000000000000000000000000000
299362832025-05-13TQ216817Wormwood Scrubs Open SpaceKeiron Derek BrownSherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd editionScrubland with open areas. Wet soils with some wetland plant species.062 scrub with open areas580001000000000000000030000100000000
147345872021-05-27SP457090Wytham WoodsKeiron Derek Brown & Liam CrowleySims, R.W. & Gerard B. M., (1999) Earthworms: Keys and Notes for the Identification and Study of the SpeciesBeech woodland. 18 unidentifed earthworms (juvenile/damaged) collected as part of soil pit sampling (ESB 5-pit protocol).072 coniferous5180106000002000000000000100001000000
349577352026-03-04SU752121Helen GilloolySherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd editionField 19a. Grassland030 GRASSLAND5600602000208000000000000200000000020
349491552026-03-04SU752124Helen GilloolyField 7b. Field is a recently out of rotation arable field with crop remnants still present. No grazing present.050 FARMLAND56901502000100000000000000200000000020
295231942024-11-28SU7546313286Helen GilloolySherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd editionField 3 - ex-arable land rewilded120 OTHER (please specify)5360000000000000000000000000000000000
143114842021-05-07SU51076515Katie JenksSherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition5 x Juv Wet woodland071 deciduous550200000001000000000000100110002000
143114572021-05-07SU50856500Katie JenksSherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd editionEdge of stream bank010 WETLAND500000000000000000000000000010000000
143114512021-05-07SU50436562Katie JenksSherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd editionSeasonal Stream010 WETLAND500100000000000000000000000100000000
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iRecord video guides

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.

VMFW Farmland Bird Survey


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