Event: Data for Smarter Decisions (Biological Recording Virtual Symposium)

Hear about the latest biological recording projects, news and case studies helping to provide an evidence-based approach to nature recovery.

Monitoring biodiversity is vital for making evidence-based decisions when it comes to our impact on nature, be that conservation, planning decisions or implementing guidance and best practice.

The annual Biological Recording Virtual Symposium celebrates the stories, case studies and achievements of the army of naturalists that generate the UK's impressive collection of species occurrence datasets.

This year we will explore how wildlife observations are being used to facilitate smarter decisions when it comes to protecting wildlife and facilitating nature recovery.

Biological recorders, citizen scientists, conservationists and biodiversity-sector professionals are all invited to join us for a celebration of the importance of recording wildlife.

Speaker Programme

This event will be hosted by Debs Muscat (Association of Local Environmental Records Centres) and feature four presentations:

1. Planning for Nature: Biodiversity Data in the Planning Process with Elina Foui (Greenspace Information for Greater London)
2. Butterfly and Moth Alert Maps: Mobilising National Data for Decision-making with Chloë Smith (Butterfly Conservation)
3. Leveraging LERC Data to Map Berkshire and Oxfordshire’s Local Nature Recovery Strategies with Dr Laura Doughty & Nicolette Bell (Thames Valley Environmental Records Centre)
4. Speaker 4 details coming soon...

The presentations will be recorded and shared with those who booked alongside Q&A transcripts and lists of useful links via a password-protected website following the event.

Ticket prices

1. Professional Ticket - Ticket price is £30. Ticket option for those attending in a professional capacity as part of their work or for their career professional development.

2. Non-professional Ticket - Pay what you can afford (minimum fee of £1, recommended donation £10). Ticket option for non-professionals such as volunteer biological recorders, conservation volunteers, gardening enthusiasts and citizen scientists.