This page contains links and resources to support botanical recording across Ireland, including links to recording advice, recording cards, vice county recorders, Rare Plant Registers, record centres, useful websites and more.
If you have suggestions for other resources that would be useful or you are struggling to find the information you need, please contact Bridget Keehan, BSBI Ireland Officer, at bridget.keehan@bsbi.org.
Recording Resources
- *New* Botanical Recording for Beginners video and slides
- Record a plant - form and advice for beginners
- Ireland recording cards
- County Recorders in Ireland
- Grid references
- NPWS maps
Record Centres in Ireland
The National Biodiversity Data Centre (NBDC) is the record centre for the Republic of Ireland. From their website you can access maps and details of records, and submit new records. As their records are shared with BSBI, this is a good way for occasional recorders to get started.
The Centre for Environmental Data and Recording (CEDaR) is the record centre for Northern Ireland. Data is not directly accessible on the website, but there are details on how to request data as well as information on how to submit new records. Maps are displayed via the Flora of Northern Ireland.
Rare Plant Registers
- Co. Waterford, Paul Green
- Co. Antrim. 2006. Stan Beesley
- Co. Armagh. 2015. John Faulkner
- Co. Down. 2008. Graham Day & Paul Hackney
- Co. Fermanagh. 2014. Robert Northridge, Ralph Forbes & Hannah Northridge
- Co. Limerick. 2021. Sylvia Reynolds
Useful Websites and Blogs
- National Botanic Gardens
- Irish Botanical Resources
- Ulster Museum
- National Biodiversity Data Centre
- Flora of Waterford
- Irish Wildflowers by Jenny Seawright
- Wildflowers of Ireland by Zoe Devlin
- Wildflowers of Wexford blog by Paul Green
- BSBI News & Views Blog by Louise Marsh