The UKCEH Biological Records Centre organises an annual meeting aimed at national recording schemes, organisations who work with the schemes, and others with an interest in biological recording. In 2026 the meeting was held online on Tuesday 17 March, 2–4:15pm and Thursday 19 March, 6.15–8.30pm.
Where possible the talks were recorded and can be viewed via the links below, or see the full playlist on YouTube.
Programme for the two parts:
Part 1
Introduction and BRC news (David Roy, UKCEH)
Red Lists – current work and future plans (Gary Powney, UKCEH)
A new vascular plant Red List for GB (Pete Stroh, BSBI)
Capturing biological survey data context with the Humboldt extension to Darwin Core (Kate Ingenloff, GBIF, and Diana Bowler, UKCEH)
Linking recording and monitoring with policy (Emma Wright, JNCC)
Recent updates to the NBN Atlas (Will Millard, NBN Trust)
Part 2
Introduction and BRC news
50 years of the Hoverfly Recording Scheme (Stuart Ball, Hoverfly Recording Scheme)
New developments for the Spider Recording Scheme (Richard Gallon, British Arachnological Society)
Supporting verification using new technologies (Abigail Lowe, UKCEH)
iNaturalist data flow (Joss Carr, Biological Recording Company)
Encounter Nature: recording to aid nature connection (Melissa Harrison, Encounter Nature)
For more information see the Encounter Nature website and app, and also the video introduction that Melissa showed during the meeting.
Mobilizing recording scheme data for decision making (Chloë Smith, Butterfly Conservation)
Thanks to everyone who presented, helped organise, and joined the live events. The BRC National Recording Schemes Meeting is supported by JNCC and UKCEH via the BReVI project; UKCEH is a not-for-profit research institute which receives support from Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) National Capability funding.
