Celebrating 50 Years of the Biological Records Centre

On July 7, 2014 By Victoria J. BurtonIn Botany, Earthworms, Entomology, FieldworkLeave a comment

Last weekend I was at a symposium in Bath celebrating 50 years of the Biological Records Centre (BRC). The BRC collates and manages species observation data, including supporting biological recording schemes in publishing atlases, developing and hosting online resources. I have a long interest in biological recording, as a child spending most of my weekends …

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More earthworm sampling, or the mystery of the farty mustard

On December 12, 2013September 1, 2021 By Victoria J. BurtonIn BESS earthworms, Earthworms, Fieldwork, Natural History Museum1 Comment

Another county, another field… Last Monday and Tuesday I was again away with the Natural History Museum Soil Biodiversity Group, this time heading up to Leicestershire, for more earthworm sampling. Not as scenic as Somerset, we were sampling in a research farm near Loddington, in addition to myself, Sholto was again volunteering, I also met …

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