Resources

This is a provisional checklist for VC36 which is ordered by family and includes notes on conservation concern. Last updated September 2025; thanks to Ian Draycott for compiling this.

Liam Olds' presentation from May 2023.

Liam Olds' presentation from May 2023.

Liam Olds' presentation on nesting, foraging, parasites and predators.

A categorised gallery from BWARS.

We haven't got a comprehensive modern guide yet but this and the Facebook site are an excellent resource.

The most recent checklist of beetles of the British Isles includes 4072 species in 103 families, listed in taxonomic order.

This is a provisional checklist for VC36 which includes notes on conservation concern. Thanks to Tim Kaye for compiling.

This is a provisional checklist for VC36 which includes notes on conservation concern. Thanks to Tim Kaye for compiling.

This is a provisional checklist for VC36 which includes notes on conservation concern. Thanks to Tim Kaye for compiling.

This is a provisional checklist for VC36 which includes notes on conservation concern. Thanks to Tim Kaye for compiling.

This is a checklist for VC36 which is ordered by family and includes notes on conservation concern. Many thanks to Ian Draycott for compiling this.

A gallery of families in the dipteran sub-orders Brachycera and Cyclorrhapha from NatureSpot.

There are over 7000 fly species in the UK. This is a great place to start!

An introduction to recording Diptera in Herefordshire.

Guide to identification of the scorpion flies of Worcestershire (our neighbouring county), written by Mike Averill.

Identification help from the British Dragonfly Society.

Species accounts from Grasshoppers and Related Insects Recording Scheme.

An online identification guide to UK Hemiptera.

Harvestmen of Britain and Ireland - an interactive guide from the Field Studies Council.

A gallery from UK Butterflies, a community of responsible butterfly enthusiasts in Britain & Ireland.

An online guide to the moths of Great Britain and Ireland.

A categorised identification gallery from the British Myriapod and Isopod Group.

Dave Taft has kindly allowed his talk on plant galls to be shared here.

How to identify common garden birds, from The Wildlife Trusts.

A list of native amphibian and reptile species in the UK from the Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Trust.

A full Mammal species hub from The Mammal Society.

A resource file from Sam Devine-Turner with lots of information.

Put together by the Herefordshire Bat Research Group, this is the 3rd edition and is an invaluable resource for any bat enthusiast in the county.

A handy interactive tool for identifying waxcap fungi, created by Sussex Biodiversity Record Centre.

Overwhelmed by how many mosses and liverworts there are? Start with these few courtesy of bryophyte expert Ian Draycott.

A copy of the talk given by bryophyte expert Ian Draycott.

Can't find what you are looking for - try the Field Studies Councils Biolinks Resource Finder. It is a vast compendium - you might get lost in it, beware!

Contact details for Herefordshire's current County Recorders, plus taxon experts in some groups the county doesn't currently have County Recorders for.

Wondering how to work out a grid reference - this handy guide tells you how.

One of our favourite websites for finding and visualising grid reference squares, specifically designed for use by biological recorders - created by Bedfordshire Natural History Society.

More information about HBRC, how to make a biological record, and information about local recording groups.

Fill this form in with your records and email it back to us!

Got questions about taking part in the City Nature Challenge? Hopefully they will be answered here.

A very helpful comparison of all the main recording apps out there, put together by our colleagues at Greenspace Information for Greater London CIC (GiGL). Includes info on identification and verification processes, data flow and licensing, among other things.

Learning to use the iNaturalist recording app/website? This guide will help you!

Published by Resources for Change and funded by the Heritage Lottery, this gives a breakdown of what HBRC and CLaN CIC achieved in just over 2 years.