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  • Soil Pit Survey Form

    Soil Pit Survey Form

    This form can be used in the field to collect all the information required when undertaking soil pit surveys and to collate the species identification information following microscopy.

    Version History

    Version 1 - Original worksheet created by Keiron Derek Brown on behalf of the Earthworm Society of Britain.

    Attachment Size
    Soil Pit Survey Form v1.pdf 171.97 KB
  • Earthworm Recording Form

    Recording Form

    This form can be used in the field to collect all the information required when undertaking general recording and microhabitat searches.

    Version History

    Version 1 - Original form created by Keiron Derek Brown on behalf of the Earthworm Society of Britain.

    Attachment Size
    Earthworm Recording Form v1.pdf 94.26 KB
  • Earthworm Site Survey Form

    Earthworm Site Survey Form

    This form can be used in the field to collect all the information required when undertaking soil pit sampling, mustard extraction and/or microhabitat searches of a site.

    Version History

    Version 1 - Original form created by Keiron Derek Brown on behalf of the Earthworm Society of Britain.

    Version 2 - Text updated and link to iRecord form added. Licencing and credits added. Edits by Keiron Derek Brown on behalf of the Earthworm Society of Britain.

    Attachment Size
    Earthworm Site Survey Form v2.pdf 129.15 KB
  • Earthworm Identification Features Worksheet

    Earthworm Identification Features Worksheet

    This worksheet can be used to conveniently record the salient identification features of an earthworm before working through the key.

    Version History

    Version 1 - Original worksheet created by Martin Noble on behalf of the Earthworm Society of Britain.

    Version 2 - Additional columns added and ESB branding applied. Adapted by Keiron Derek Brown on behalf of the Earthworm Society of Britain.

    Version 3 - Text updated and link to iRecord form added. Licencing and credits added. Adapted by Keiron Derek Brown on behalf of the Earthworm Society of Britain.

    Attachment Size
    Earthworm Identification Features Worksheet v3_2.pdf 131.74 KB
  • Minutes of the Earthworm Society of Britain AGM 2020

    2020 records by country

    Minutes from Annual General Meeting of the Earthworm Society of Britain
    Date: Saturday 1st August 2020
    Time: 10.00
    Venue: Virtual meeting on Zoom 
    Contact: Kerry Calloway, Secretary via ESBenquiries@gmail.com


    1. Apologies for absence

    2. Society updates

    Attachment Size
    Minutes of the Earthworm Society of Brtiain AGM 2020.pdf 810.27 KB
  • Earthworm Recording Info Sheet

    Earthworm Recording Info Sheet

    The Earthworm Recording Info Sheet provides a 1-page summary of record submission and suitable ID resources. The sheet was designed in partnership with the FSC BioLinks project as a handout on all earthworm recording and identification events and courses.

    Attachment Size
    6.1 Earthworm Recording Info Sheet.pdf 741.93 KB
  • Earthworm Recorder's Handbook

    Earthworm Recorder's Handbook

    The NERS Earthworm Recorder's Handbook was produced by the Earthworm Society of Britain to support existing and new earthworm recorders.

    The handbook combines previous ESB guidance with new content and covers topics such as earthworm sampling techniques, earthworm preservation, recording earthworms and identifying earthworms.

    This publication is currently available as a free-to-download resource as the ESB plans to update the document on a regular basis.

    *The current version available for download was last updated on 27 September 2019.

    Attachment Size
    NERS Earthworm Recorder's Handbook v8.pdf 1.85 MB
  • Earthworm Records Submission Sheet (Great Britain)

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    An Excel spreadsheet that can be used to submit earthworm records from Great Britain to the National Earthworm Recording Scheme.

    Attachment Size
    Earthworm Records Submission Form (Great Britain).xls 162.5 KB
  • Earthworm Records Submission Sheet (Ireland & Northern Ireland)

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    An Excel spreadsheet that can be used to submit earthworm records from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland to the National Earthworm Recording Scheme.

    Attachment Size
    Earthworm Records Submission Form (Ireland & N. Ireland).xls 160.5 KB
  • Earthworm Records Submission Sheet (Channel Islands)

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    An Excel spreadsheet that can be used to submit earthworm records from Channel Islands to the National Earthworm Recording Scheme.

    Attachment Size
    Earthworm Records Submission Form (Channel Islands).xls 161.5 KB

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