Setting Up and Running a Scheme

Below is some documentation to help those who wish to set-up or are involved in the administering a volunteer based biological recording scheme.

Running a Biological Recording Scheme or Survey: a handbook to help scheme or society administrators - Author Trevor James, NBN.

Engaging with Volunteers: setting up and managing volunteer networks - NBN & Tracking Mammals Partnership.

This document provides information on health and safety issues.

Improving wildlife data quality: guidance on data verification, validation and their application in biological recording. Author Trevor James (NBN).

For more information on biological recording schemes please visit the Biological Records Centre.

Freshwater Biological Association