Biological/biodiversity recording of wildlife has been based upon Vice Counties since H.C. Watson first created the boundaries back 1852. Using these boundaries allows for comparative statistics and list forming over the years and prevents difficulties associated with constantly changing modern-day ‘political’ County boundaries. iNaturalist now has a full set of Projects for all Vice Counties in Britain (England, Wales and Scotland) as well as all the Irish Vice Counties; along with projects for each of the countries making up our islands. These can be found by visiting the links in the list below. Which Vice County do you live and record in ?? If you take photos of wildlife on your days out in the countryside, in your yard or garden, during your travel to work, etc. Then perhaps you may like to consider posting your photos to iNaturalist and seeing how you can add species information to your Vice County list; learn from others identifications, and see the numbers of records for your Vice County grow. Enjoy !!
Urgent Request:
If you live and/or record in a specific Vice County and would like to offer yourself as an additional Admin for that Vice County project then please do get in touch as currently I am the ONLY Admin on all of these Vice Counties and that is not sustainable - effort is minimal to non-existant but they do need other administrators in case I am no longer around.
British Vice-County Projects on iNaturalist:
VC-1 - West Cornwall (with Scilly) - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-1-west-cornwall-scilly
VC-2 - East Cornwall - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-2-east-cornwall
VC-3 – South Devon - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-3-south-devon
VC-4 – North Devon - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-4-north-devon
VC-5 – South Somerset - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-5-south-somerset
VC-6 – North Somerset - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-6-north-somerset
VC-7 – North Wiltshire - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-7-north-wiltshire
VC-8 – South Wiltshire - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-8-south-wiltshire
VC-9 – Dorset - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-9-dorset
VC-10 – Isle of Wight - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-10-isle-of-wight
VC-11 – South Hampshire - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-11-south-hampshire
VC-12 – North Hampshire - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-12-north-hampshire
VC-13 – West Sussex - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-13-west-sussex
VC-14 – East Sussex - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-14-east-sussex
VC-15 – East Kent - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-15-east-kent
VC-16 – West Kent - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-16-west-kent
VC-17 – Surrey - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-17-surrey
VC-18 – South Essex - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-18-south-essex
VC-19 – North Essex - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-19-north-essex
VC-20 – Hertfordshire - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-20-hertfordshire
VC-21 – Middlesex - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-21-middlesex
VC-22 – Berkshire - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-22-berkshire
VC-23 – Oxfordshire - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-23-oxfordshire
VC-24 – Buckinghamshire - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-24-buckinghamshire
VC-25 – East Suffolk - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-25-east-suffolk
VC-26 – West Suffolk - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-26-west-suffolk
VC-27 – East Norfolk - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-27-east-norfolk
VC-28 – West Norfolk - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-28-west-norfolk
VC-29 – Cambridgeshire - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-29-cambridgeshire
VC-30 – Bedfordshire - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-30-bedfordshire
VC-31 – Huntingdonshire - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-31-huntingdonshire
VC-32 – Northamptonshire - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-32-northamptonshire
VC-33 – East Gloucestershire - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-33-east-gloucestershire
VC-34 – West Gloucestershire - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-34-west-gloucestershire
VC-35 – Monmouthshire - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-35-monmouthshire
VC-36 – Herefordshire - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-36-herefordshire
VC-37 – Worcestershire - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-37-worcestershire
VC-38 – Warwickshire - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-38-warwickshire
VC-39 – Staffordshire - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-39-staffordshire
VC-40 – Shropshire (Salop) - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-40-shropshire-salop
VC-41 – Glamorgan - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-41-glamorgan
VC-42 – Breconshire - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-42-breconshire
VC-43 – Radnorshire - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-43-radnorshire
VC-44 – Carmarthenshire - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-44-carmarthenshire
VC-45 – Pembrokeshire - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-45-pembrokeshire
VC-46 – Cardiganshire - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-46-cardiganshire
VC-47 – Montgomeryshire - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-47-montgomeryshire
VC-48 – Merionethshire - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-48-merionethshire
VC-49 – Caernarvonshire - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-49-caernarvonshire
VC-50 – Denbighshire - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-50-denbighshire
VC-51 – Flintshire - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-51-flintshire
VC-52 – Anglesey - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-52-anglesey
VC-53 – South Lincolnshire - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-53-south-lincolnshire
VC-54 – North Lincolnshire - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-54-north-lincolnshire
VC-55 – Leicestershire (with Rutland) - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-55-leicestershire-with-rutland
VC-56 – Nottinghamshire - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-56-nottinghamshire
VC-57 – Derbyshire - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-57-derbyshire
VC-58 – Cheshire - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-58-cheshire
VC-59 – South Lancashire - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-59-south-lancashire
VC-60 – West Lancashire - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-60-west-lancashire
VC-61 – South-east Yorkshire - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-61-south-east-yorkshire
VC-62 – North-east Yorkshire - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-62-north-east-yorkshire
VC-63 – South West Yorkshire - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-63-south-west-yorkshire
VC-64 – Mid-west Yorkshire - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-64-mid-west-yorkshire
VC-65 – North-west Yorkshire - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-65-north-west-yorkshire
VC-66 – Durham - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-66-durham
VC-67 – South Northumberland - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-67-south-northumberland
VC-68 – North Northumberland (Cheviot) - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-68-north-northumberland-cheviot
VC-69 – Westmorland with North Lancashire - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-69-westmorland-with-north-lancashire
VC-70 – Cumberland - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-70-cumberland
VC-71 – Isle of Man - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-71-isle-of-man
VC-72 – Dumfriesshire - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-72-dumfriesshire
VC-73 – Kirkcudbrightshire - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-73-kirkcudbrightshire
VC-74 – Wigtownshire - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-74-wigtownshire
VC-75 – Ayrshire - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-75-ayrshire
VC-76 – Renfrewshire - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-76-renfrewshire
VC-77 – Lanarkshire - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-77-lanarkshire
VC-78 – Peeblesshire - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-78-peeblesshire
VC-79 – Selkirkshire - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-79-selkirkshire
VC-80 – Roxburghshire - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-80-roxburghshire
VC-81 – Berwickshire - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-81-berwickshire
VC-82 – East Lothian (Haddington) - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-82-east-lothian-haddington
VC-83 – Midlothian (Edinburgh) - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-83-midlothian-edinburgh
VC-84 – West Lothian (Linlithgow) - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-84-west-lothian-linlithgow
VC-85 – Fifeshire (with Kinross) - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-85-fifeshire-with-kinross
VC-86 – Stirlingshire - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-86-stirlingshire
VC-87 – West Perthshire (with Clackmannan) - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-87-west-perthshire-with-clackmannan
VC-88 – Mid Perthshire - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-88-mid-perthshire
VC-89 – East Perthshire - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-89-east-perthshire
VC-90 – Angus (Forfar) - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-90-angus-forfar
VC-91 – Kincardineshire - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-91-kincardineshire
VC-92 – South Aberdeenshire - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-92-south-aberdeenshire
VC-93 – North Aberdeenshire - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-93-north-aberdeenshire
VC-94 – Banffshire - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-94-banffshire
VC-95 – Moray (Elgin) - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-95-moray-elgin
VC-96 – East Inverness-shire (with Nairn) - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-96-east-inverness-shire-with-nairn
VC-97 – West Inverness-shire - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-97-west-inverness-shire
VC-98 – Argyll Main - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-98-argyll-main-argyllshire
VC-99 – Dunbartonshire - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-99-dunbartonshire
VC-100 – Clyde Isles - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-100-clyde-isles
VC-101 – Kintyre - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-101-kintyre
VC-102 – South Ebudes - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-102-south-ebudes
VC-103 – Mid Ebudes - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-103-mid-ebudes
VC-104 – North Ebudes - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-104-north-ebudes
VC-105 – West Ross - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-105-west-ross
VC-106 – East Ross - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-106-east-ross
VC-107 – East Sutherland - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-107-east-sutherland
VC-108 – West Sutherland - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-108-west-sutherland
VC-109 – Caithness - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-109-caithness
VC-110 – Outer Hebrides - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-110-outer-hebrides
VC-111 – Orkney Islands - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-111-orkney-islands
VC-112 – Shetland Islands (Zetland) - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-112-shetland-islands-zetland
VC-113 – Channel Isles - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/british-vice-counties-vc-113-channel-isles
Irish Vice Counties:
H1 – South Kerry - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/irish-vice-counties-vc-h1-south-kerry
H2 – North Kerry - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/irish-vice-counties-vc-h2-north-kerry
H3 – West Cork - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/irish-vice-counties-vc-h3-west-cork
H4 – Mid Cork - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/irish-vice-counties-vc-h4-mid-cork
H5 – East Cork - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/irish-vice-counties-vc-h5-east-cork
H6 – Waterford - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/irish-vice-counties-vc-h6-waterford
H7 – South Tipperary - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/irish-vice-counties-vc-h7-south-tipperary
H8 – Limerick - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/irish-vice-counties-vc-h8-limerick
H9 – Clare - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/irish-vice-counties-vc-h9-clare
H10 – North Tipperary - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/irish-vice-counties-vc-h10-north-tipperary
H11 – Kilkenny - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/irish-vice-counties-vc-h11-kilkenny
H12 – Wexford - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/irish-vice-counties-vc-h12-wexford
H13 – Carlow - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/irish-vice-counties-vc-h13-carlow
H14 – Leix (Laois) - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/irish-vice-counties-vc-h14-leix-laois
H15 – South-east Galway - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/irish-vice-counties-vc-h15-south-east-galway
H16 – West Galway - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/irish-vice-counties-vc-h16-west-galway
H17 – North-east Galway - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/irish-vice-counties-vc-h17-north-east-galway
H18 – Offaly - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/irish-vice-counties-vc-h18-offaly
H19 – Kildare - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/irish-vice-counties-vc-h19-kildare
H20 – Wicklow - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/irish-vice-counties-vc-h20-wicklow
H21 – Dublin - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/irish-vice-counties-vc-h21-dublin
H22 – Meath - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/irish-vice-counties-vc-h22-meath
H23 – West Meath - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/irish-vice-counties-vc-h23-west-meath-westmeath
H24 – Longford - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/irish-vice-counties-vc-h24-longford
H25 – Roscommon - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/irish-vice-counties-vc-h25-roscommon
H26 – East Mayo - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/irish-vice-counties-vc-h26-east-mayo
H27 – West Mayo - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/irish-vice-counties-vc-h27-west-mayo
H28 – Sligo - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/irish-vice-counties-vc-h28-sligo
H29 – Leitrim - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/irish-vice-counties-vc-h29-leitrim
H30 – Cavan - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/irish-vice-counties-vc-h30-cavan
H31 – Louth - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/irish-vice-counties-vc-h31-louth
H32 – Monaghan - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/irish-vice-counties-vc-h32-monaghan
H33 – Fermanagh - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/irish-vice-counties-vc-h33-fermanagh
H34 – East Donegal - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/irish-vice-counties-vc-h34-east-donegal
H35 – West Donegal - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/irish-vice-counties-vc-h35-west-donegal
H36 – Tyrone - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/irish-vice-counties-vc-h36-tyrone
H37 – Armagh - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/irish-vice-county-vc-h37-armagh
H38 – Down - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/irish-vice-counties-vc-h38-down
H39 – Antrim - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/irish-vice-counties-vc-h39-antrim
H40 – Londonderry - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/irish-vice-counties-vc-h40-londonderry
Country Projects:
Wildlife of the UK and Ireland - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/wildlife-of-the-uk-and-ireland
English Wildlife (Wildlife of England) - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/english-wildlife-wildlife-of-england
Welsh Wildlife (Wildlife of Wales) - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/welsh-wildlife-wildlife-of-wales
Scottish Wildlife (Wildlife of Scotland) - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/scottish-wildlife-wildlife-of-scotland
Irish Wildlife (Wildlife of Ireland) - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/irish-wildlife-wildlife-of-ireland
