Biological Recording


Most people who are passionate about the natural world and who enjoy going outside, either to their garden, local parks or the wider countryside, usually enjoy identifying what they see to some degree. They might be participating in national recording days or making regular surveys of their local green spaces. But whatever they do, biological recording can be an incredibly fun and addictive hobby that can take you on a lifelong journey of appreciation or even a related career.

Learn more from Chris Raper at the Natural History Museum here