Take Part in our International Year of Forests Surveys!

Here at the WSBRC we are pleased to play our part by running a series of surveys to record the wildlife of Wiltshire and Swindon's forests; you don't have to be an expert, all you need to do is record the wildlife in your local woodland, or any other amazing woodlands you visit in Wiltshire and Swindon, it can be done at any time to suit you, just by carrying our ID guides and recording forms with you! The more we know about our woodlands, the better we can protect them and the wildlife that depends on them.

Tell Us What You See

Throughout the year we will highlight different species that can be spotted, and provide identification guides that you can download and take with you. Click here to find out about what to look out for now

Download our IYF pack

Our pack is now available, you can either download the whole pack, or the individual items from here. The pack contains a wealth of information including:

• IYF leaflet and poster - Help us to promote the IYF by placing the leaflet and poster is your local shops, libraries and tourist information centres etc.
• IYF recording form - we encourage the submission of any wildlife records, not just the species on the ID guides in this pack. We are happy to accept any and all records from frogs to puffballs and from treecreepers to pearl-bordered fritillary butterflies!
• 10 woodland ID guides - ranging from mammals to pine cones! These guides include easy to spot species as well as some rarities.
• Guides to 10 woodlands in Wiltshire and Swindon to visit - 
  They cover the county, so there should be somewhere near to you, and range from small privately owned woodlands, to much larger estates. The information includes 2 maps – one showing its location, the other a boundary map, photos, directions and information on the history, management and species that have been recorded there previously. This is by no means an exhaustive list, there are many more woodlands in Wiltshire and Swindon to visit and spot a variety of species; these guides are just to get you started. We want your records from any woodland in Wiltshire and Swindon.
• Guide to buying sustainable wood products - This guide shows how using wood products can be good, as long as they are from sustainable sources – make sure to always look out for the FSC logo.