Resources for transect recorders
Here you will find everything you need to get started with transect recording.
Details of local Transect co-ordinators
Whether you want to contact your local co-ordinator, or become a co-ordinator yourself, you can find out who you need to speak to from Butterfly Conservation's
list of co-ordinators.
Guidance notes
Click here for comprehensive guidance on establishing a transect, recording to UKBMS
standards and sending in your data. You will also find detailed notes to get you
started with the Transect Walker recording software.
G1 - MONITORING
BUTTERFLY NUMBERS BY THE TRANSECT METHOD - SUMMARY INFORMATION FOR RECORDERS (1
page)
G2 -
FIELD GUIDANCE NOTES FOR BUTTERFLY TRANSECTS (2 pages)
G3 -
GUIDANCE FOR FILLING IN FORM F1 (SUMMARY HABITAT & MANAGEMENT DETAILS FOR BUTTERFLY
TRANSECTS) (4 pages)
G4 -
HABITAT CLASSIFICATION FOR BUTTERFLY TRANSECTS (1 page)
G11 - USING UKBMS TRANSECT WALKER ONLINE
HEALTH & SAFETY NOTE
Health and safety
Recording forms
Click here for the UKBMS recording forms, to help you record your data in an organised
and effective way.
F1(S) -
BUTTERFLY TRANSECT DETAILS FORM (SMALL SITE) (1 page)
F1(L) -
BUTTERFLY TRANSECT DETAILS FORM (LARGE SITE) (2 pages)
F2 - BUTTERFLY
TRANSECT - WEEKLY RECORDING FORM (1 page)
Nf1 - BUTTERFLY
TRANSECT - TIME COUNT RECORDING FORM (1 page)
Nf3 - BUTTERFLY
TRANSECT - LARVEL WEB RECORDING FORM (2 pages)
Nf4 - BUTTERFLY
TRANSECT - BROWN HAIRSTREAK EGG COUNT RECORDING FORM (3 pages)
Ng1 - BUTTERFLY
TRANSECT - TIMED COUNT GUIDANCE NOTES (2 pages)
Ng2 - BUTTERFLY
TRANSECT - MARSH FRIT WEBS GUIDANCE NOTES (4 pages)
Ng3 - BUTTERFLY
TRANSECT - BROWN HARSTREAK EGG COUNT GUIDANCE NOTES (7 pages)
LANDOWNER LETTER for brown Hairstreak Egg Count Surveys
F2 REGIONAL ADAPTATIONS :
SURREY, SUSSEX & KENT,
SOMERSET & BRISTOL,
HAMPSHIRE & ISLE OF WIGHT,
CORNWALL, WILTSHIRE,
SCOTLAND,
NORTHERN IRELAND
Recording forms and specific guidance notes - Wider Countryside Butterfly Survey
- WCBS Guidance for surveys on butterfly only squares (i.e. not BTO BBS squares)
- WCBS Guidance for BTO BBS recorders
- WCBS recording form (for all recorders)
- Landowner letter
Other useful information
Priorities for new transects
In some parts of the UK more transects need to be set up to improve the coverage
of certain habitats and species. If you are interested in setting up a new transect,
and you want to help improve the coverage where it is most needed in your area,
you can download our Regional Transect
Development Plan which highlights
important gaps in the network. For further information on local priorities, contact
your local transect co-ordinator.