Recording
The easiest way to submit records of ladybird observations you have made is to do
so using our on-line recording forms. After submitting a record we encourage you
to email us a photo so that we can verify it.
Incidental Records Form - for a particular
species
If you have been out somewhere (perhaps for a walk, shopping or at a garden centre...
) and you have noticed a particular species, you can record just that incident.
Fill in one form per incidental record. So, if you saw a 7-spot
ladybird in your office and a pine ladybird in the park, you should fill in two
forms.
All Species Records Form - from a site
survey
If you have surveyed a specific site (a nature reserve, a park, your garden... ),
please use this form instead. Record the numbers of all the species you observed.
- Step 1 - supply your details, and information on where you made
your survey.
- Step 2 - tell us exactly what you saw, and how many.
Sending records from your mobile phone
If you would like to use your mobile phone to send in a record straight from the
field or garden, text the word LADYBIRD to 83040 in order to receive a link that
will allow you to upload your photos and data. Texts will be charged at your standard
network rate. Internet browsing costs will be subject to your tariff but should
not be more than 20pence.
If you have records to submit in spreadsheet format, please email them in an Excel
file to: ladybird-survey@ceh.ac.uk
Alternatively, to send records on paper, you can download a
recording form (Excel format), that can be posted to:
The UK Ladybird Survey
CEH Biological Records Centre
Maclean Building
Benson Lane
Crowmarsh Gifford
Wallingford
Oxfordshire
OX10 8BB