The following is a list of National Recording or Monitoring Schemes in the UK:
Recording Scheme
Taxa: Flowering plants, ferns and charophytes
Website
https://bsbi.org/
Links to GBIF page(s):
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Recording Scheme
Taxa: Lichens and lichenicolous fungi
Website
http://www.britishlichensociety.org.uk/
Links to GBIF page(s):
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Recording Scheme
The British Mycological Society is a learned society and registered charity open to all who are interested in supporting, promoting and learning about fungi. Records of fungal fruitbodies in the UK and Ireland are added to the Society's Fungal Records Database of Britain and Ireland (FRDBI), which contains over 2.5 million records, covering four centuries of recording
Taxa: Fungi
Website
https://www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/recording-fungi.html
Links to GBIF page(s):
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Study Group
Taxa: Seaweeds and freshwater algae
Website
https://brphycsoc.org/
Recording Scheme
Taxa: Mosses & liverworts
Website
https://www.britishbryologicalsociety.org.uk/
Links to GBIF page(s):
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Monitoring Scheme
Taxa: Flowering plants and ferns
Website
https://www.npms.org.uk/
Links to GBIF page(s):
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Recording Scheme
Taxa: Slime moulds
Recording Scheme
Taxa: Fungi
Website
https://www.fungustrust.org.uk/
Links to GBIF page(s):
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Society
Run the Record Pool recording project jointly with the Amphibian and Reptile Groups of the UK (ARG UK) to collect data on herpetofauna in the UK. ARC runs the National Amphibian and Reptile Monitoring Programme to inform species status assessments. The GBIF datasets are a subset of those availale with other datasets, such as the ARC Species Database, being availalbe via the National Biodiversity Network Atlas or by direct data request to ARC.
Taxa: Amphibians and reptiles
Website
https://www.arc-trust.org/
Links to GBIF page(s):
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Recording Scheme
Run the Record Pool recording project jointly with Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (ARC) to collect data on herpetofauna in the UK
Taxa: Amphibians and reptiles
Website
https://www.arguk.org/
Links to GBIF page(s):
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Recording Scheme
Run by British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) in partnership with the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), Birdwatch Ireland, the Scottish Ornithologists' Club, and the Welsh Ornithological Society (Cymdeithas Adaryddol Cymru). BTO data are not available via GBIF but are available on the National Biodiversity Network Atlas. BirdTrack volunteers can view and enter data via the online portal, and BirdTrack data can be requested here.
Taxa: Birds and some non-avian taxa
Website
http://www.bto.org/birdtrack
Monitoring Scheme
Run by the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) in partnership with the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) and Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) since 1994. BTO data are not available via GBIF but are available on the National Biodiversity Network Atlas. The paper describing the Breeding Bird Survey, including its field methods and analytical protocols is available here and associated data are available on Zenodo. These data do not include "sensitive" species, as listed in the repository.
Taxa: Birds and Mammals
Website
http://www.bto.org/bbs
Recording Scheme
Runs a number of recording & monitoring schemes or surveys such as Birdtrack, the Breeding Bird Survey and the Wetland Bird Survey. BTO data are not available via GBIF but are available on the National Biodiversity Network Atlas. Data that are not available from NBN Atlas can be requested through a data request form.
Taxa: Birds and some non-avian taxa
Website
https://www.bto.org/
Recording Scheme
Taxa: Freshwater fish
Website
https://www.brc.ac.uk/freshwater-fish-recording-scheme/home
Links to GBIF page(s):
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Monitoring Scheme
Run by British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) in partnership with the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) and NatureScot. BTO data are not available via GBIF but are available on the National Biodiversity Network Atlas. Volunteers can view and enter data on the online portal, and details of other GSMP/WeBS open data products and data accessible via data request can be found here.
Taxa: Birds
Website
http://www.bto.org/gsmp
Recording Scheme
Run by the Mammal Society
Taxa: Mammals
Website
https://mammal.org.uk/how-to-record-mammals
Links to GBIF page(s):
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Monitoring Scheme
Run by Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (ARC)
Taxa: Amphibians and reptiles
Website
https://monitoring.arc-trust.org/
Links to GBIF page(s):
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Monitoring Scheme
Run by Bat Conservation Trust
Taxa: Mammals
Website
https://www.bats.org.uk/our-work/national-bat-monitoring-programme
Links to GBIF page(s):
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Monitoring Scheme
Run by British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) in partnership with the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) and the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC). BTO data are not available via GBIF but are available on the National Biodiversity Network Atlas. Details of other WeBS/GSMP open data products and data accessible via data request can be found here.
Taxa: Birds
Website
http://www.bto.org/webs
Recording Scheme
Now overseen by the Aquatic Coleoptera Conservation Trust but historically was run by the Balfour-Browne Club
Taxa: Aquatic beetles
Website
https://www.waterbeetles.info/
Links to GBIF page(s):
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Recording Scheme
Taxa: Leaf-beetles
Website
https://coleoptera.org.uk/chrysomelidae/home
Links to GBIF page(s):
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Recording Scheme
Taxa: Clown Beetles
Recording Scheme
Taxa: Hide, larder and carpet beetles
Recording Scheme
Taxa: Click beetles and allies
Website
https://www.brc.ac.uk/scheme/elateroidea-recording-scheme
Recording Scheme
Taxa: Longhorn beetles
Website
https://coleoptera.org.uk/cerambycidae/home
Links to GBIF page(s):
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Recording Scheme
Taxa: Oil beetles
Website
https://coleoptera.org.uk/meloidae/home
Links to GBIF page(s):
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Recording Scheme
Taxa: Dung beetles and chafers
Website
https://britishscarabs.org/
Recording Scheme
Taxa: Scirtid beetles
Recording Scheme
Taxa: Carrion, burying and sexton beetles & relatives
Website
https://coleoptera.org.uk/silphidae/home
Links to GBIF page(s):
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Recording Scheme
Taxa: Soldier beetles, glow-worm and allies
Website
https://coleoptera.org.uk/cantharidae/home
Links to GBIF page(s):
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Recording Scheme
Taxa: Rove beetles
Recording Scheme
Taxa: Camphor beetles
Recording Scheme
Taxa: Darkling beetles
Website
https://coleoptera.org.uk/index.php/tenebrionoidea/home
Recording Scheme
Taxa: Ladybirds
Website
https://coleoptera.org.uk/coccinellidae/home
Links to GBIF page(s):
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Recording Scheme
Taxa: Weevils and Bark Beetles
Website
https://coleoptera.org.uk/scheme/curculionoidea
Links to GBIF page(s):
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Recording Scheme
The recording scheme is the main source of UK data for the little recorded Anthomyiidae family of Diptera
Taxa: Anthomyiid flies
Website
https://www.dipterists.org.uk/anthomyiid-scheme/home
Links to GBIF page(s):
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Recording Scheme
Taxa: Blowflies
Website
https://dipterists.org.uk/calliphoridae-scheme/home
Links to GBIF page(s):
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Study Group
Taxa: Chironomid flies
Recording Scheme
Taxa: Chloropid flies
Recording Scheme
Taxa: Conopid, lonchopterid & picture-winged flies
Recording Scheme
Taxa: Craneflies
Website
https://dipterists.org.uk/cranefly-scheme/home
Links to GBIF page(s):
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Recording Scheme
Taxa: Meniscus midges
Website
https://dipterists.org.uk/dixidae-scheme/home
Links to GBIF page(s):
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Recording Scheme
Taxa: Empid, Hybotid & Dolichopodid flies
Recording Scheme
Taxa: Flat-footed flies
Website
https://dipterists.org.uk/flat-footed-fly-scheme/home
Recording Scheme
Taxa: Fungus gnats
Recording Scheme
Taxa: Spiny-winged flies
Website
https://dipterists.org.uk/heleomyzid-scheme/home
Links to GBIF page(s):
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Recording Scheme
Taxa: Keds, flat-flies or louse-flies, and bat-flies
Website
https://dipterists.org.uk/hippoboscidae-scheme/home
Links to GBIF page(s):
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Recording Scheme
Taxa: Hoverflies
Website
https://hoverfly.uk/hrs/
Links to GBIF page(s):
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Recording Scheme
Taxa: Kelp flies
Website
https://dipterists.org.uk/kelp-fly-scheme/home
Links to GBIF page(s):
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Study Group
Taxa: Lesser Dung Flies
Study Group
Taxa: Lance flies
Recording Scheme
Taxa: Mosquitoes
Study Group
Taxa: House flies and allies
Website
https://dipterists.org.uk/muscidae-group/home
Links to GBIF page(s):
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Recording Scheme
Taxa: Leaf-miner flies
Website
https://agromyzidae.co.uk/
Recording Scheme
Taxa: Warble-flies and bots
Study Group
Taxa: Pipunculid flies
Recording Scheme
Taxa: Woodlouse Flies
Website
https://dipterists.org.uk/rhinophoridae-scheme/home
Links to GBIF page(s):
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Recording Scheme
Taxa: Flesh flies
Website
https://dipterists.org.uk/sarcophagidae-scheme/home
Links to GBIF page(s):
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Recording Scheme
Taxa: Dung-flies and relatives
Recording Scheme
Taxa: Sepsid flies
Website
https://dipterists.org.uk/sepsid-scheme/home
Links to GBIF page(s):
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Recording Scheme
Taxa: Small acalypterate families
Website
https://dipterists.org.uk/small-acalypterate-scheme/home
Links to GBIF page(s):
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Recording Scheme
Taxa: Snail-killing flies
Website
https://dipterists.org.uk/snail-killing-flies-scheme/home
Links to GBIF page(s):
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Recording Scheme
Taxa: Soldierflies, horseflies, robberflies, snipeflies, stiletto-flies, bee-flies and allies
Website
https://dipterists.org.uk/soldierflies-allies-scheme/home
Links to GBIF page(s):
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Recording Scheme
Taxa: Stilt and stalk flies
Website
https://dipterists.org.uk/micropezid-allies-scheme/home
Links to GBIF page(s):
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Recording Scheme
Taxa: Tachinid flies
Website
https://tachinidae.org.uk/blog/
Links to GBIF page(s):
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Recording Scheme
Taxa: Tephritid flies
Website
https://dipterists.org.uk/tephritid-flies-scheme/home
Recording Scheme
Taxa: Water bugs
Website
https://aquaticbugs.com/
Links to GBIF page(s):
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Recording Scheme
The scheme covers the 425+ species occurring in Britain and Ireland. Distribution maps are available via the website. Data available via GBIF are a subset with additional data being held by the scheme.
Taxa: Leafhoppers, planthoppers, froghoppers, treehoppers and cicadas
Website
https://www.ledra.co.uk/
Links to GBIF page(s):
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Recording Scheme
Taxa: Barkflies
Website
https://www.brc.ac.uk/schemes/barkfly/homepage.htm
Links to GBIF page(s):
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Recording Scheme
Taxa: Bees, Wasps, Ants
Website
https://bwars.com/
Monitoring Scheme
Run by the Bumblebee Conservation Trust
Taxa: Bumblebees
Website
https://beewalk.org.uk/
Links to GBIF page(s):
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Recording Scheme
British Dragonfly Society
Taxa: Dragonflies & damselflies
Website
https://british-dragonflies.org.uk/
Links to GBIF page(s):
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Recording Scheme
Butterflies for the New Millennium is the national recording scheme for UK butterflies, co-ordinated by Butterfly Conservation. The scheme is powered by an incredible community of recorders and volunteer verifiers.
Taxa: Butterflies
Links to GBIF page(s):
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Recording Scheme
Collected together with the Mayfly Recording Scheme and Stonefly Recording Scheme under Riverfly Recording Schemes
Taxa: Caddisflies
Website
https://schemes.brc.ac.uk/rrs/trichoptera.htm
Links to GBIF page(s):
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Recording Scheme
Taxa: Grass & Pyralid moths
Website
https://www.brc.ac.uk/scheme/crambidae-pyralidae-recording-scheme
Recording Scheme
The Gelechiid Recording Scheme covers 169 species (including Adventives) in the family Gelechiidae recorded in the British Isles and Channel Islands.
The aims of the Scheme are:
Taxa: Gelechiid moths
Website
https://gelechiid.co.uk/
Recording Scheme
Taxa: Grasshoppers and allies
Website
https://orthoptera.org.uk/
Links to GBIF page(s):
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Recording Scheme
Taxa: Ground beetles
Website
https://coleoptera.org.uk/carabidae/home
Links to GBIF page(s):
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Recording Scheme
Taxa: Longhorn moths and allies
Website
https://www.brc.ac.uk/scheme/incurvarioidea-recording-scheme
Recording Scheme
Taxa: Lacewings, scorpion-flies, snake-flies and allies
Website
https://www.laars.jamesjepson.com/
Links to GBIF page(s):
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Recording Scheme
Collected together with the Caddisfly Recording Scheme and Stonefly Recording Scheme under Riverfly Recording Schemes
Taxa: Mayflies
Website
https://www.riverflies.org/recording-schemes
Links to GBIF page(s):
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Recording Scheme
The National Moth Recording Scheme is co-ordinated by Butterfly Conservation. The scheme is powered by an incredible community of recorders and volunteer verifiers.
Taxa: Moths
Website
https://butterfly-conservation.org/our-work/recording-and-monitoring/national-moth-recording-scheme
Links to GBIF page(s):
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Recording Scheme
Taxa: Parasitic wasps
Website
https://www.brc.ac.uk/scheme/parasitic-wasps-recording-scheme
Recording Scheme
Taxa: Plume moths
Website
https://www.brc.ac.uk/scheme/plume-moth-recording-scheme
Recording Scheme
Taxa: Sawflies
Website
https://www.sawflies.org.uk/
Links to GBIF page(s):
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Recording Scheme
Taxa: Fleas and Lice
Website
https://www.brc.ac.uk/scheme/siphonaptera-and-phthiraptera-recording-scheme
Links to GBIF page(s):
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Recording Scheme
Collected together with the Caddisfly Recording Scheme and Mayfly Recording Scheme under Riverfly Recording Schemes
Taxa: Stoneflies
Website
https://www.riverflies.org/recording-schemes
Links to GBIF page(s):
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Recording Scheme
Taxa: Plant bugs & allied species
Website
https://www.britishbugs.org.uk/
Links to GBIF page(s):
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Recording Scheme
Taxa: Shield bugs & allied species
Website
https://www.britishbugs.org.uk/
Links to GBIF page(s):
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Monitoring Scheme
The United Kingdom Butterfly Monitoring Scheme (UKBMS) is one of the longest running insect monitoring schemes in the world. Occurrence data from the UKBMS is on GBIF. Analysis outputs, such as species abundance indices and species abundance trends, are produced annually and are available to download from the UKCEH Environmental Information Data Centre (EIDC). The count data is not currently available online but is available on request from the UKBMS.
Taxa: Butterflies
Website
https://ukbms.org/
Links to GBIF page(s):
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Monitoring Scheme
Taxa: Pollinating insects
Website
https://ukpoms.org.uk/
Links to GBIF page(s):
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Recording Scheme
Taxa: Mites
Recording Scheme
Run by the British Myriapod and Isopod Group
Taxa: Centipedes
Website
https://bmig.org.uk/
Study Group
Taxa: Water fleas
Website
http://www.cladocera.org.uk/
Links to GBIF page(s):
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Recording Scheme
Taxa: Freshwater flatworms
Website
https://www.brc.ac.uk/scheme/freshwater-flatworm-recording-scheme
Recording Scheme
Taxa: Freshwater leeches
Recording Scheme
Run by the British Arachnological Society
Taxa: Harvestmen
Website
https://britishspiders.org.uk/node/27650
Links to GBIF page(s):
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Recording Scheme
Taxa: Cave amphipods and other crustacea
Website
https://hcrs.brc.ac.uk/
Links to GBIF page(s):
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Recording Scheme
Run by the British Myriapod and Isopod Group
Taxa: Marine isopods
Website
https://bmig.org.uk/
Recording Scheme
Run by the British Myriapod and Isopod Group
Taxa: Millipedes
Website
https://bmig.org.uk/
Links to GBIF page(s):
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Recording Scheme
Run by The Earthworm Society of Britain
Taxa: Earthworms
Website
https://www.earthwormsoc.org.uk/ners
Links to GBIF page(s):
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Recording Scheme
Run by the Conchological Society of Great Britain and Ireland
Taxa: Non-marine molluscs
Website
https://conchsoc.org/node/6952
Links to GBIF page(s):
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Recording Scheme
Taxa: Pseudoscorpions
Website
https://www.chelifer.com/pseudos/
Links to GBIF page(s):
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Recording Scheme
Run by British Arachnological Society
Taxa: Spiders
Recording Scheme
Taxa: Springtails
Website
https://www.brc.ac.uk/scheme/collembola-recording-scheme
Recording Scheme
Taxa: Terrestrial flatworms
recroding scheme
Taxa: Ticks
Website
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/tick-surveillance-scheme
Recording Scheme
Taxa: Freshwater Jellyfish
Recording Scheme
Run by the British Myriapod and Isopod Group
Taxa: Woodlice and Waterlice
Website
https://bmig.org.uk/
Links to GBIF page(s):
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Recording Scheme
The Marine Biological Association (MBA) has ? occurrence records available on GBIF. The data are from a number of research projects in the UK and worldwide.
The GBIF datasets, and associated occurrence statistic, below relate to national marine recording via iRecord and the recording on non-native invasive species.
Taxa: marine taxa
Website
https://www.mba.ac.uk/
Links to GBIF page(s):
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