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.

Regular ladybird surveys are being carried out across the UK. The results for 2006 are now available.

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.