In light of Covid-19, the BSBI Trustees have recently decided to cancel all remaining BSBI field meetings for 2020. We are really sorry about this but our members’ safety is most important. Leaders of BSBI local groups should note that they cannot run events under the BSBI name, and we can't advertise or offer support or insurance for those local group events.
Hopefully we'll be able to resume field meetings and events as usual in 2021 (assuming government guidance allows). In the meantime, if you choose to go out botanising individually or with a few others, we urge you to ensure you follow all current government guidance around social distancing and other Covid-19 prevention measures, as well as more general safe practices for field work. If you have any questions, please feel free to get in touch with our Head of Ops.
BSBI depends on a dedicated network of volunteer County Recorders who co-ordinate botanical survey work and organise local events. To find out more about botanical activity in your area and to access local resources, please go to the individual county web pages. County Recorders are always glad to hear about botanical finds in their county, or you can use our record-a-plant form or email our enquiry desk.
More info on our England page: or contact our England Officer Dr Pete Stroh: [email protected]
- 114 (1b) Scilly: Rosemary Parslow
- 1 W. Cornwall: Colin French
- 2 E. Cornwall: Ian Bennallick
- 3 S. Devon: Roger Smith
- 4 N. Devon: Robert Hodgson & Jeremy Ison
- 5 S. Somerset: Stephen Parker & Simon Leach
- 6 N. Somerset: Helena Crouch & Liz McDonnell
- 7 & 8 Wiltshire: Sharon Pilkington & Richard Aisbitt
- 9 Dorset: Robin Walls
- 10 Isle of Wight: Colin Pope
- 11 South Hampshire: Martin Rand
- 12 North Hampshire: Tony Mundell
- 13 West Sussex: VACANT
- 14 East Sussex: VACANT
- 15 & 16 Kent: Geoffrey Kitchener
- 17 Surrey: Ann Sankey
- 18 & 19 Essex: Ken Adams
- 20 Hertfordshire: Trevor James & Ian Denholm
- 21 London: Mark Spencer
- 22 Berkshire: Mick Crawley
- 23 Oxfordshire: David Morris
- 24 Buckinghamshire: Roy Maycock & Andrew McVeigh
- 25 & 26 Suffolk: Martin Sanford
- 27 East Norfolk: Bob Ellis
- 28 West Norfolk: Richard Carter
- 29 Cambridgeshire: Jonathan Shanklin
- 30 Bedfordshire: Chris Boon & John Wakely
- 31 Huntingdonshire: David Broughton
- 32 Northamptonshire: Alyson Freeman & Brian Laney
- 33 E. Gloucestershire: Chris Dixon
- 34 W. Gloucestershire: Clive Lovatt
- 36 Herefordshire: Stuart Hedley
- 37 Worcestershire: John Day & Paul Reade
- 38 Warwickshire: John & Monika Walton
- 39 Staffordshire: John Hawksford
- 40 Shropshire: Sarah Whild & Alex Lockton
- 53 S. Lincolnshire: Sarah Lambert & Mr M.D. Pool
- 54 N. Lincolnshire: Paul Kirby
- 55 Leicestershire: Geoffrey Hall, Russell Parry & Steve Woodward
- 56 Nottinghamshire: Mark Woods & Dave Wood
- 57 Derbyshire: Alan Willmot
- 58 Cheshire: Graeme Kay
- 59 South Lancashire: David Earl
- 60 West Lancashire: David Earl
- 61 South-east Yorkshire: Rohan Lewis
- 62 North-east Yorkshire: Dave Barlow
- 63 South-west Yorkshire: Kay McDowell & Louise Hill
- 64 Mid-west Yorkshire: David Broughton
- 65 NW Yorkshire: Linda Robinson
- 66 Co Durham: Keith Robson
- 67 S. Northumberland: Megs Rogers & John Richards
- 68 N. Northumberland: Chris Metherell
- 69 Westmorland: Mike Porter, Jeremy Roberts & Phill Brown
- 70 Cumberland: Mike Porter, Jeremy Roberts & Phill Brown
More info on our Wales page; or contact our Welsh Officer Barbara Brown: [email protected]
- 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 & Jo Clark
- 49 Caernarvonshire: Wendy McCarthy
- 50 Denbighshire: Delyth Williams
- 51 Flintshire: Emily Meilleur & Gail Quartly-Bishop
- 52 Anglesey: Ian Bonner & Nigel Brown
More info on our Scotland page; or contact our Scottish Officer Jim McIntosh: [email protected]
- 72 Dumfriesshire: Chris Miles
- 73 Kirkcudbrightshire: David Hawker
- 74 Wigtownshire: Michael Jeeves
- 75 Ayrshire: Dave Lang, Gill Smart & Carol Crawford
- 76 Renfrewshire: Keith Watson
- 77 Lanarkshire: Michael Philip
- 78 Peeblesshire: Luke Gaskell
- 79 Selkirkshire: Rod Corner & Jeff Waddell
- 80 Roxburghshire: Rod Corner & Jeff Waddell
- 81 Berwickshire: Rob Cowe
- 82 E. Lothian: Marion Moir & Helen Jackson
- 83 Midlothian: Barbara Sumner
- 84 W. Lothian: Jay Mackinnon
- 85 Fife & Kinross: Sandy Edwards
- 86 Stirlingshire: Phil Sansum & Matt Harding
- 87 W Perthshire: Liz Lavery, Jane Jones
- 88 Mid Perthshire: Alistair Godfrey & Jim McIntosh
- 89 E Perthshire: Martin Robinson
- 90 Angus: Robin Payne, Theo Loizou & Mark Tulley
- 91 Kincardineshire: David Welch & David Elston
- 92 S Aberdeenshire: Ian Francis
- 93 N Aberdeenshire: David Welch & David Elston
- 94 Banffshire: VACANT
- 95 Moray: Ian Green
- 96 Easterness: Adam Fraser & Andy Amphlett
- 97 Westerness: Ian Strachan
- 98 Main Argyll: Gordon Rothero
- 99 Dunbarton: VACANT
- 100 Clyde Islands: Angus Hannah
- 101 Kintyre: Dave & Pat Batty
- 102 S. Ebudes: Simon Smart & Malcolm Ogilvie
- 103 Mid Ebudes: Lynne Farrell
- 104 N. Ebudes: Stephen Bungard
- 105 Wester Ross: Duncan Donald
- 106 Easter Ross: Brian Ballinger
- 107 East Sutherland: Mick Crawley
- 108 West Sutherland: Ian Evans
- 109 Caithness: Francis & Margaret Higgins
- 110 Outer Hebrides: Paul Smith
- 111 Orkney: John Crossley
- 112 Shetland: Paul Harvey
- 113 Jersey: Anne Haden
- 113 Alderney: Mr B. Bonnard
- 113 Guernsey: Helen Litchfield
- 113 Sark: Susan Synnott
More info on our Ireland page; or contact our Ireland Officer Dr Sarah Pierce: [email protected]
- 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: vacant
- H7 South Tipperary: Miss R. Fitzgerald
- H8 Co. Limerick: Mrs S. Reynolds
- H9 Co. Clare: Phoebe O'Brien, Donncha Ó Catháin, and Hannah Mulcahy (trainees)
- H10 North Tipperary: Dr D.W. Nash
- H11 Co. Kilkenny: Mr R.N. Goodwillie
- H12 Co. Wexford: Mr P.R. Green & 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: Ciaran Bruton (trainee)
- H25 Co. Roscommon: Mr J.J. Earley
- H26 East Mayo: Eamonn Delaney
- H27 West Mayo: vacant
- H28 Co. Sligo: Dr D.C.F. Cotton
- H29 Co. Leitrim: Mr M.D. Archer, Eamon Gaughan & Aoife Delaney
- H30 Co. Cavan: vacant
- H31 Co. Louth: Cliona Byrne & Kate Harrington
- 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 and Sharon Spratt (trainee)
- 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
Many counties have local groups with 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 also access many botanical/wildlife blogs by BSBI members via our News & Views page.
BSBI members can find full postal/ email addresses for all County Recorders in the BSBI Yearbook, which is sent to you when you join and is also available on our members-only pages. If you wish to contact all County Recorders with a request for data, please email our Head of Science to discuss.
If you are new to BSBI - for example, if you've come to us via the National Plant Monitoring Scheme, or #wildflowerhour or the New Year Plant Hunt - please do mention that when you get in touch with us.