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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| 26936935 | 2024-04-12 | SO938028 | Sapperton Wilder | Chenie Prudhomme | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Sapperton Wilder experiment. Central block. Field name: Fox.Herbal leys. | 051 arable | 5 | 106 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25630621 | 2024-05-02 | ST972143 | Myncen Farm | Keiron Derek Brown | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Maidements Meadow. Wildflower meadow. | 030 GRASSLAND | 5 | 76 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25630372 | 2024-05-03 | SU007264 | Manor Farm | Keiron Derek Brown | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Arable - spring barley. Opposite chalk reversion. | 051 arable | 5 | 37 | 0 | 6 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 25630333 | 2024-05-07 | TQ158836 | Perivale Wood | Keiron Derek Brown | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Wet meadow. | 030 GRASSLAND | 5 | 27 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25605274 | 2024-04-29 | TQ152840 | Paradise Fields | Keiron Derek Brown | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Collected as part of Earthworm Image Recognition Project. Very wet grassland. | 030 GRASSLAND | 5 | 91 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25605170 | 2024-04-25 | SD522644 | Life 4 Life Community Meadow | Keiron Derek Brown | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Crook O'Lune. Life 4 Life Community Meadow. Meadow. | 030 GRASSLAND | 5 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25604983 | 2024-04-23 | SD778379 | Cockshots Farm | Keiron Derek Brown | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Cockshots Farm. Top Row field. Pasture. | 052 pasture | 5 | 102 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25242823 | 2024-03-27 | TQ206664 | Southwood Open Space | Keiron Derek Brown | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Collected as part of the Earthworm Image Recognition Project. | 030 GRASSLAND | 5 | 59 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24870830 | 2024-01-29 | TQ292915 | Bounds Green | Warbus, Sheila | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Ongoing garden survey | 040 URBAN | 5 | 59 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22602938 | 2023-05-23 | SO949034 | Sapperton Wilder | Charlie Nash | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Sapperton Wilder experiement. Northern block. Field name: Swallow. Arable. Fallow. | 051 arable | 5 | 29 | 0 | 8 | 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 | 1 | 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 |
| 22173995 | 2023-05-17 | SO949027 | Sapperton Wilder | Keiron Derek Brown and Charlie Nash | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Sapperton Wilder experiment. Central block. Field name: Badger. Traditional arable - wheat and barley. | 051 arable | 5 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 22113847 | 2023-05-23 | SD982796 | Low Houses Farm | Keiron Derek Brown | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Fenced off ungrazed scrub area in between fields. Some sparse tree cover. | 053 field margin | 5 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22044789 | 2023-05-16 | SD839457 | Little Middop Farm | Keiron Derek Brown and Carol Edmondson | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Hay time project meadow restoration site. Pre-restoration. Grazed and no chemical inputs for 2.5 years. | 030 GRASSLAND | 5 | 44 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21944296 | 2023-05-10 | TQ151841 | Paradise Fields | Keiron Derek Brown | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Pond edge | 015 pond/lake (bed/edge) | 5 | 91 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21866406 | 2023-04-24 | TQ292915 | Bounds Green | Warbus, Sheila | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Ongoing garden survey | 040 URBAN | 5 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21751815 | 2023-04-18 | TQ218756 | Barnes Common | Keiron Derek Brown and Will Scott-Mends | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Wet woodland. Recently flooded and underwater. | 071 deciduous | 5 | 88 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19744035 | 2022-04-19 | SP030847 | Harborne | Douglas Salmon | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Lawn - overgrown. | 046 amenity grassland/lawn | 1 | 12 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 19744034 | 2022-04-19 | SP030847 | Harborne | Douglas Salmon | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | Lawn - overgrown. | 046 amenity grassland/lawn | 1 | 12 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 19743814 | 2022-05-09 | SO821633 | Holt Lock Island | Rachel Davies | Sherlock (2018) Earthworm AIDGAP 2nd edition | BioLinks lock islands survey. Managed orchard, mown grass. | 042 orchard | 5 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 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.