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.
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:
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.