Welcome to the UK Ladybird Survey website

Coccinella septempunctata © William Purvis

7-spot ladybird (photo: William Purvis)

The Ladybird Survey aims to facilitate the recording of all the UK's ladybirds.

On this website you will find lots of information to help you find and identify species, and online forms so that you can record your observations.

Ladybirds belong to the scientific family Coccinellidae. In Britain, some 46 species belong to this family, although only 26 of these are recognisably ladybirds.

The invasion of the harlequin ladybird (Harmonia axyridis) threatens our native populations. If you want to know more about this species in particular, or want to record sightings, please have a look at the Harlequin Ladybird Survey website.

Use the links in the menus at the sides of this page to find out more about ladybirds, and what you can do to help.


New Ladybird Atlas Published

A stunning, 200-page, full-colour book, authoritatively written by the ladybird survey organisers.

The acknowledgements begin, "First and foremost we would like to thank the thousands of people who have contributed ladybird records to the Coccinellidae Recording Scheme, Harlequin Ladybird Survey , UK Ladybird Survey and Ladybirds of Ireland project."

Available from various outlets including CEH, FSC, and good bookshops. (Download errata)