Record a sighting

Let us know what you've been lucky enough to see! Whether it's on one of our nature reserves or in your back garden, your sightings help us build valuable county records that we can use to monitor species increases or declines and help us advise on planning applications.

You can submit your sightings through the Online Recording System (ORS). Follow the link below to get started. The ORS is ideal for anyone who records wildlife, you can either sign up and get loads of great features, including storage of your own records within the ORS where you can access them at any time.
If you do not wish to create an account you can use the guest account, which doesn't require you to sign up.

ORS Submit a Sighting

Or you can always email us at speciesrecords@derbyshirewt.co.uk
If you email us to share your sighting, please supply the following important pieces of information:

1. Your name

2. What you saw, with a description if you're unsure or saw something unusual

3. Where you were, a grid reference/What3Words. Location address, the name of the nearest village/town, a postcode

4. The date you saw it.

These four pieces of information are vital if we are to log your sighting. The more information you can give us about what you saw the better.