Recording bryophytes in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight
If you are recording bryophytes in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight we would be very grateful for your records. Please use one of the recording templates linked below and return to John Norton so that the records can be checked and incorporated into the Hampshire and Isle of Wight database for future updates to the distribution maps on this website. The templates have simple instructions to help with recording. If you prefer, there are also printable recording cards available on the BBS website along with a downloadable version of the BBS Recording Handbook which has much more detailed information on bryophyte recording. Please contact us if you have any queries.
In the near future it is expected that the BBS records, administered by BRC, will move over to the iRecord platform, so watch this space for details of how to submit records directly through iRecord (this is currently possible, but to date most Hampshire and Isle of Wight records have not been verified or incorporated into the BBS data.)
Jonathan Sleath and I would be willing to help with identification of specimens. Please email us in the first instance if you have a specimen that needs checking. In some case we may be able to confirm from photographs.
Download the Hampshire and Isle of Wight full recording form or simple version (April 2025 versions).
Contact details
BBS Southern Group coordinator and VC10/VC11 recorder:
John Norton – john[at]hantswightbryology.net
VC12 recorder:
Jonathan Sleath – jonathan.sleath[at]btinternet.com
Meetings
Contact John Norton if you would like to be put on the email contact list to receive notification of BBS Southern Group meetings. See the Meetings page for details of forthcoming and recent meetings.
Links
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British Bryological Society (BBS)
Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust (HIWWT)
Wessex Bryology Group - covers Somerset, Wiltshire, Dorset and western Hampshire
Sussex Bryophytes - includes links to blog and South East group meetings programme