Ten Years of Invertebrate Surveying in the Natural England Field Unit

Ten Years of Invertebrate Surveying in the Natural England Field Unit
Pete Boardman (Natural England)
State of the UK's Invertebrates Virtual Symposium
19 Jul 2024

This second iteration of the Natural England Field Unit (NEFU) will celebrate its tenth year in 2024. NEFU currently has 5 entomologists working on condition assessments for the organisation, as well as contributing to a host of other entomological work, including DNA work, supporting PhDs, training and a range of other work. Pete will introduce a range of this work, showing the valuable entomological work NEFU does.

Pete Boardman FRES has worked in the Natural England Field Unit (NEFU) since 2016, having previously run a number of training projects at the Field Studies Council for a decade, and freelanced for thirteen as an entomologist. He was until recently national recorder of the Cranefly Recording Scheme, and has extensively taught various entomological subjects for Natural England, Universities, Wildlife Trusts, etc.