The list below shows BSBI’s network of local botany groups and County Recorders - click on the links to make contact. If you are new to BSBI - for example, if you've come to us via the National Plant Monitoring Scheme, #wildflowerhour or the New Year Plant Hunt - do mention that to the County Recorder or Local Group Administrator so they know how best to help you.
Local groups
Clicking on the county takes you to the local group page (you can also use the interactive map on our homepage). Here you can find out about botanical activity in your area and access any local resources.
A growing number of local groups also have their own social media pages and blogs where they share photographs, discuss plant IDs, plan events and chat about interesting plants found in the county.
You can access botanical/wildlife blogs by BSBI members via our News & Views page. Please let us know if you would like to add your blog to the list (BSBI members only).
County Recorders
If you are not a BSBI member but you would like to get in touch and submit plant records, you can use the active links in the list to contact your County Recorder. Or contact your Country Officer: details on the country webpages (follow links on right of this page). Or email our Enquiry Desk if you are unsure who to speak to.
If you are a BSBI member, you can find postal addresses for all County Recorders in the Yearbook, which is sent to you when you join and is also available on our members-only area.
If you wish to contact all County Recorders with a request, please email our Head of Science to discuss.
England
- 114 (1b) Scilly: Mrs R.E. Parslow
- 1 W. Cornwall: Dr C.N. French
- 2 E. Cornwall: Mr I.J. Bennallick
- 3 S. Devon: Mr R.E.N. Smith
- 4 N. Devon: Dr R.M.H. Hodgson & Mr Jeremy Ison
- 5 S. Somerset: Mr S.J. Parker & Mr S.J. Leach
- 6 N. Somerset: Dr H.J. Crouch & Ms E.J. McDonnell
- 7 & 8 Wiltshire: Ms S.L. Pilkington & Mr R. Aisbitt
- 9 Dorset: Mr R.M. Walls
- 10 Isle of Wight: Dr C.R. Pope
- 11 South Hampshire: Mr M.W. Rand
- 12 North Hampshire: Mr A.R.G. Mundell
- 13 West Sussex: Mr M.C. Berry
- 14 East Sussex: Mr M.C. Berry
- 15 & 16 Kent: Mr G.D. Kitchener
- 17 Surrey: Mrs P.A. Sankey
- 18 & 19 Essex: Dr K.J. Adams
- 20 Hertfordshire: Mr T. James & Dr I Denholm
- 21 London: Dr M.A. Spencer
- 22 Berkshire: Prof. M.J. Crawley
- 23 Oxfordshire: David Morris
- 24 Buckinghamshire: Mr R. Maycock & Andrew McVeigh
- 25 & 26 Suffolk: Mr M.N. Sanford
- 27 East Norfolk: Mr R.W. Ellis
- 28 West Norfolk: Mr R. Carter
- 29 Cambridgeshire: Jonathan Shanklin & Dr A.C. Leslie
- 30 Bedfordshire: Mr C.R. Boon & John Wakely
- 31 Huntingdonshire: Mr D. Broughton
- 32 Northamptonshire: Mr R.J. Wilson
- 33 E. Gloucestershire: Dr Chris Dixon
- 34 W. Gloucestershire: Clive Lovatt
- 36 Herefordshire: Peter Garner & Heather Davies
- 37 Worcestershire: Mr A.W. Reid, Mr J.J. Day & Mr P.I. Reade
- 38 Warwickshire: Mr J. & Mrs M. Walton
- 39 Staffordshire: John Hawksford
- 40 Shropshire: Sarah Whild & Alex Lockton
- 53 S. Lincolnshire: Dr S.J. Lambert & Mr M.D. Pool
- 54 N. Lincolnshire: Mr P.R. Kirby
- 55 Leicestershire: Dr Geoffrey Hall, Mr R. Parry & Mr S.J. Woodward
- 56 Nottinghamshire: Mark Woods & Dave Wood
- 57 Derbyshire: Dr A. Willmot
- 58 Cheshire: Mr G.M.Kay
- 59 South Lancashire: David Earl
- 60 West Lancashire: David Earl
- 61 South-east Yorkshire: Mr R. Middleton & Peter Cook
- 62 North-east Yorkshire: Jill Magee
- 63 SW Yorkshire: Kay McDowell & Louise Hill
- 64 Mid-west Yorkshire: David Broughton
- 65 NW Yorkshire: Mrs L.M. Robinson
- 66 Co Durham: Mr J.L. Durkin
- 67 S. Northumberland: Dr Q.J. Groom
- 68 N. Northumberland: Mr C. Metherell
- 69 Westmorland: Mike Porter, Jeremy Roberts and Phill Brown
- 70 Cumberland: Mike Porter, Jeremy Roberts and Phill Brown.
Wales
- 35 Monmouthshire: Steph Tyler & Elsa Wood
- 41 Glamorgan: (E) Julian Woodman & (W) Barry Stewart
- 42 Breconshire: Mike Porter & John Crellin
- 43 Radnorshire: Liz Dean & Sue Spencer
- 44 Carmarthenshire: Richard Pryce & Kath Pryce
- 45 Pembrokeshire: Stephen Evans
- 46 Cardiganshire: Steve Chambers
- 47 Montgomeryshire: Kate Thorne & Gillian Foulkes
- 48 Merionethshire: Sarah Stille
- 49 Caernarvonshire: Wendy McCarthy
- 50 Denbighshire: Delyth Williams
- 51 Flintshire: Emily Meilleur
- 52 Anglesey: Ian Bonner & Nigel Brown
Isle of Man
Channel Isles
- 113 Jersey: Anne Haden
- 113 Alderney: Mr B. Bonnard
- 113 Guernsey: Jane Gilmour
- 113 Sark: Susan Synnott
Scotland
- 72 Dumfriesshire: Dr C. Miles
- 73 Kirkcudbrights: Mr D.M. Hawker
- 74 Wigtownshire: Dr A.J. Silverside
- 75 Ayrshire: Mr Dave Lang, Ms Gill Smart & Ms Carol Crawford
- 76 Renfrewshire: Mr K.J. Watson
- 77 Lanarkshire: Michael Philip
- 78 Peeblesshire: Luke Gaskell
- 79 Selkirkshire: Dr R.W.M. Corner & Mr Jeff Waddell
- 80 Roxburghs: Dr R.W.M. Corner & Mr Jeff Waddell
- 81 Berwickshire: vacant
- 82 E. Lothian: Miss E.H. Jackson
- 83 Midlothian: Dr B.E.H. Sumner
- 84 W. Lothian: Ms Jay Mackinnon
- 85 Fife & Kinross: Mr A.S. Edwards & Mr G.H. Ballantyne
- 86 Stirlingshire: Dr P.A. Sansum
- 87 W Perthshire: Mrs E.L.D. Lavery, Mrs J.R. Jones & Mr P.D. Stanley
- 88 Mid Perthshire: Mr A.C. Godfrey & Mr J.W. McIntosh
- 89 E Perthshire: Mr M.C. Robinson
- 90 Angus: Mr R.D. Payne, Dr T. Loizou & Mr F.M. Tulley
- 91 Kincardineshire: David Elston
- 92 S Aberdeenshire: Dr I.S. Francis
- 93 N Aberdeenshire: David Elston
- 94 Banffshire: Mr A.G. Amphlett
- 95 Moray: Mr I.P. Green
- 96 Easterness: Adam Fraser
- 97 Westerness: Dr I.M. Strachan & Mr I.R. Bonner
- 98 Main Argyll: Mr C. Farmer & Mr G. Rothero
- 99 Dunbarton: Pam Murdoch
- 100 Clyde Islands: Dr A. Hannah
- 101 Kintyre: Mr & Mrs B.D. Batty
- 102 S. Ebudes: Dr M.A. Ogilvie
- 103 Mid Ebudes: Miss L. Farrell
- 104 N. Ebudes: Dr S.J. Bungard
- 105 W. Ross: Mr D.R. Donald
- 106 Easter Ross: Dr B.R. Ballinger
- 107 East Sutherland: Prof M.J. Crawley
- 108 West Sutherland: Ian Evans
- 109 Caithness: Mr Francis & Mrs Margaret Higgins
- 110 Outer Hebrides: Paul Smith
- 111 Orkney: Mr J.E. Crossley
- 112 Shetland: Paul Harvey & Alex Prendergast
Ireland
- H1 South Kerry, Dr E.C. Mac Daeid & Mr R. Hodd
- H2 North Kerry: Dr E.C. Mac Daeid & Mr R. Hodd
- H3 West Cork: Clare Heardman
- H4 Mid Cork: John Wallace
- H5 East Cork: Edwina Cole & Finbarr Wallace
- H6 Co. Waterford: Mr P.R. Green
- H7 South Tipperary: Miss R. Fitzgerald
- H8 Co. Limerick: Mrs S. Reynolds
- H9 Co. Clare: Dr S.L. Parr & Dr S.D. Ward
- H10 North Tipperary: Dr D.W. Nash
- H11 Co. Kilkenny: Mr R.N. Goodwillie
- H12 Co. Wexford: Mr P.R. Green and Paula O’Meara
- H13 Co. Carlow: Ms L. Dowling
- H14 Co. Laois: Mark McCorry & Fiona McGowan
- H15 SE Galway: Dr M.S. Skeffington
- H16 West Galway: Dr J. Conaghan
- H17 NE Galway: Dr C.J. Peppiatt
- H18 Offaly: Mrs F.D. Devery
- H19 Co. Kildare: Dr D.A. Doogue
- H20 Co. Wicklow: Miss C. Brady, Miss P. Hodson & Ms M. Molloy
- H21 Co. Dublin: Dr D.W. Nash
- H22 Meath: Miss M.P. Norton
- H23 Westmeath: Mr C. Breen
- H24 Co. Longford: vacant
- H25 Co. Roscommon: Mr J.J. Earley
- H26 & H27 Mayo: Mr G. Sharkey
- H28 Co. Sligo: Dr D.C.F. Cotton
- H29 Co. Leitrim: Mr M.D. Archer
- H30 Co. Cavan: Robert Northridge
- H31 Co. Louth: Ms M.D. Lyons
- H32 Co. Monaghan: Alexis FitzGerald
- H33 Fermanagh: Dr R.S. Forbes & Mr R.H. Northridge
- H34 East Donegal: Oisin Duffy & Mairead Crawford
- H35 West Donegal: Mr R. Sheppard
- H36 Tyrone: Mr W.I. McNeill
- H37 Co. Armagh: Dr J.S. Faulkner
- H38 Co. Down: Dr G.V. Day
- H39 Co. Antrim: Mr D.W. McNeill
- H40 Co. Londonderry: Mr D.H. Riley