Field meetings remain subject to Government guidance on Covid-19 prevention measures specific to England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. We recommend continuing caution at all events. Please check the latest details online of any advertised meeting or by contacting the meeting leader. Do not assume that a meeting can go ahead without checking.
Guidance documents for participants and for leaders of field meetings have been revised to take account of Covid-19 prevention measures, and all guidance must be followed at all times. BSBI Trustees will continue to monitor the situation and reserve the right to change advice at short notice if necessary. If you have any questions, please feel free to get in touch with our Hon Gen Sec Steve Gater.
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: pete.stroh@bsbi.org
- 114 (1b) Scilly: Rosemary Parslow & Liz Askins
- 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: Richard Aisbitt & Katherine Newbert
- 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 & Sue Buckingham
- 17 Surrey: vacant
- 18 South Essex: vacant
- 19 North Essex: vacant
- 20 Hertfordshire: Ian Denholm, Astrid Biddle & Alla Mashanova
- 21 Middlesex/ London: Mark Spencer
- 22 Berkshire: Mick Crawley
- 23 Oxfordshire: David Morris
- 24 Buckinghamshire: vacant
- 25 & 26 Suffolk: Martin Sanford
- 27 East Norfolk: Bob Ellis
- 28 West Norfolk: Richard Carter
- 29 Cambridgeshire: Jonathan Shanklin
- 30 Bedfordshire: John Wakely
- 31 Huntingdonshire: David Broughton
- 32 Northamptonshire: Alyson Freeman & Brian Laney
- 33 E. Gloucestershire: Chris Dixon
- 34 W. Gloucestershire: Olga Krylova & Rupert Higgins
- 36 Herefordshire: Stuart Hedley
- 37 Worcestershire: John Day & Paul Reade
- 38 Warwickshire: John & Monika Walton
- 39 Staffordshire: John Hawksford & Ian Hopkins
- 40 Shropshire: Mags Cousins & John Martin
- 53 S. Lincolnshire: Sarah Lambert & Malcolm Pool
- 54 N. Lincolnshire: James Harding-Morris
- 55 Leicestershire: Geoffrey Hall, Russell Parry & Steve Woodward
- 56 Nottinghamshire: Dave Wood & Mark Woods
- 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: Louise Hill & Kay McDowell
- 64 Mid-west Yorkshire: David Broughton
- 65 NW Yorkshire: Linda Robinson
- 66 Co. Durham: Keith Robson
- 67 S. Northumberland: John Richards & Megs Rogers
- 68 N. Northumberland: Chris Metherell & James Common
- 69 Westmorland: Mike Porter, Jeremy Roberts & Phill Brown
- 70 Cumberland: Mike Porter, Jeremy Roberts & Phill Brown
More info on our Wales page;
- 35 Monmouthshire: Steph Tyler & Elsa Wood
- 41 Glamorgan (E): Julian Woodman, David Barden & Karen Wilkinson
- 41 Glamorgan (W): Barry Stewart
- 42 Breconshire: Mike Porter & John Crellin
- 43 Radnorshire: Liz Dean
- 44 Carmarthenshire: Richard Pryce & Kath Pryce
- 45 Pembrokeshire: Stephen Evans
- 46 Cardiganshire: Steve Chambers
- 47 Montgomeryshire: Kate Thorne & Gill Foulkes
- 48 Merionethshire: Jo Clark
- 49 Caernarvonshire: Wendy McCarthy
- 50 Denbighshire: Delyth Williams
- 51 Flintshire: Gail Quartly-Bishop & Emily Meilleur
- 52 Anglesey: Ian Bonner & Nigel Brown
More info on our Scotland page; or contact our Scottish Officer Jim McIntosh: jim.mcintosh@bsbi.org
- 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 & Peter Wiggins
- 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
- 83 Midlothian: vacant
- 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: Jim McIntosh & Alistair Godfrey
- 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: Flora Donald
- 95 Moray: Ian Green
- 96 Easterness: Andy Amphlett & Adam Fraser
- 97 Westerness: Ian Strachan
- 98 Main Argyll: Gordon Rothero
- 99 Dunbartonshire: Michael Philip
- 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: Brian Bonnard
- 113 Guernsey: Helen Litchfield
- 113 Sark: vacant
More info on our Ireland page; or contact our Ireland Officer Paul Green paul.green@bsbi.org
- H1 South Kerry: Caroline Mac Daeid & Rory Hodd
- H2 North Kerry: Caroline Mac Daeid & Rory Hodd
- H3 West Cork: Clare Heardman
- H4 Mid Cork: John Wallace
- H5 East Cork: Edwina Cole & Finbarr Wallace
- H6 Co. Waterford: Andrew Malcolm & Ann Trimble
- H7 South Tipperary: Rosaleen Fitzgerald
- H8 Co. Limerick: Tanya Slattery
- H9 Co. Clare: Phoebe O'Brien, Donncha Ó Catháin & Hannah Mulcahy
- H10 North Tipperary: David Nash
- H11 Co. Kilkenny: Roger Goodwillie
- H12 Co. Wexford: Paul Green & Paula O’Meara
- H13 Co. Carlow: Lisa Dowling
- H14 Co. Laois: Mark McCorry & Fiona McGowan
- H15 SE Galway: Micheline Skeffington
- H16 West Galway: John Conaghan
- H17 NE Galway: Chris Peppiatt
- H18 Offaly: Fiona Devery
- H19 Co. Kildare: Declan Doogue
- H20 Co. Wicklow: Catriona Brady & Pauline Hodson
- H21 Co. Dublin: David Nash
- H22 Meath: Margaret Norton
- H23 Westmeath: Con Breen
- H24 Co. Longford: Ciarán Bruton
- H25 Co. Roscommon: John Earley
- H26 East Mayo: Eamonn Delaney
- H27 West Mayo: Eoin McGreal
- H28 Co. Sligo: Eamon Gaughan
- H29 Co. Leitrim: Eamon Gaughan & Aoife Delaney
- H30 Co. Cavan: vacant
- H31 Co. Louth: Cliona Byrne & Kate Harrington
- H32 Co. Monaghan: Alexis FitzGerald
- H33 Fermanagh: Ralph Forbes & Robert Northridge
- H34 East Donegal: Oisín Duffy & Mairéad Crawford
- H35 West Donegal: Ralph Sheppard
- H36 Tyrone: Sharon Spratt & Ian McNeill
- H37 Co. Armagh: John Faulkner
- H38 Co. Down: Graham Day
- H39 Co. Antrim: David McNeill
- H40 Co. Londonderry: David 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.
Note that where there are joint County Recorders, the first named County Recorder in the above lists is the main contact for correspondence. 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.