Recording

Recording


WBS members are involved with a range of initiatives recording species presence and monitoring change across the county. Until recently, many members actively contributed records for the next national BSBI Atlas, a ten-year recording initiative.  From time to time we also undertake other botanical research projects in conjunction with Natural England, Plantlife and others. Members contribute to local knowledge of arable weeds, assist with recording work in new reserves and in the past have helped to provide records for the Wiltshire Rare Plant Register. 


All records generated by society members are shared with the BSBI and the Wiltshire and Swindon Biological Records Centre, ensuring the data are shared with the wider community. 


If you would like to get involved with recording plants in your area, then please get in contact with BSBI County Recorder, Richard Aisbitt at 84 Goddard Avenue, Swindon, SN1 4HT. Tel: 01793 694680. Email Richard.


For queries about membership of the WBS please contact Martin Buckland.



Resources for Recorders


Although recording for the BSBI Atlas is now officially over, the WBS is continuing to record the botanical interest of Wiltshire on a 1km basis. There are still many areas where survey effort is needed! If you are interested in helping with this:


Click on the Wiltshire 10km Recording Coverage Maps button below to access a Dropbox folder containing a wealth of various maps and files to help you plan your recording, including:

 

  • Dotty map(s) which indicate record density (a proxy for survey coverage) of Wiltshire by 1km square since 2000; year-on-year progress can also be viewed in the Yearly Progress folder;
  • A Taxon Counts on 25K map folder. This contains all OS 10km squares in Wiltshire overlaid by counts of records post-2000 at 1km resolution. Large numbers and dot sizes indicate that a  square has been well recorded; small numbers or none at all show that more survey effort is required. If the file for a given 10km square is out of date or not yet there, please email Richard for an update; 
  • The Lost and Found folder highlights species that have previously been recorded in each 10km square but not re-found since 2000; 
  • The Wildlife Sites folder shows the locations of SSSIs, Wiltshire Wildlife Trust nature reserves, County Wildlife Sites and ancient woodlands by OS 10km square. These may be useful when planning surveys.


Wiltshire 10km Recording Coverage maps

Field recording forms and data entry spreadsheets

Use the green buttons below to download Wiltshire-specific field recording cards to print out.


Blue buttons include Richard Aisbitt's  basic recording spreadsheet for rapid and accurate data entry in MapMate-compatible format and an advanced recording spreadsheet for rapid entry of large numbers of records. 

Recording Form - front Recording Form - back VC7 Recording Form - back VC8 Recording spreadsheet - basic Recording spreadsheet - advanced Recording spreadsheet instructions
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