Your main responsibilities as a BBS/WBBS RO

This document includes general information on the role of a BBS and WBBS Regional Organiser, including guidance on distributing forms and collecting data and answers to frequently asked questions.

BBS WBBS Regional Organiser Handbook (PDF)

For guidance on using the RO Tools in BBS Online, please login to the RN resouces page (via 'My BTO') where a Video Tutorial can be found under 'Survey Management Tutorials', along with a BBS Online Quick Start Guide document.

Land access permission letters

Please use the Scotland-specific Letters of Introduction for fieldwork undertaken in Scotland. Otherwise, use the Land Access Permission Letters.

• BBS Land Access Permission Letter
• BBS Land Access Permission Letter (Cymraeg / Welsh language)
• BBS Letter of Introduction (Scotland)
• WBBS Land Access Permission Letter
• WBBS Letter of Introduction (Scotland)

BBS Online help for ROs

ROs can use BBS Online to:

• Set up volunteers with access to their BBS squares or WBBS stretches online.
• View and edit route maps and view previous data for all squares or stretches in their region.
• See which volunteers have submitted data for the current year.
• View/check all data and routes submitted by volunteers in their region.
• Add comments to online data (these comments can only be seen by the RO and the BBS/WBBS National organiser at BTO HQ – not the volunteer).
• Look up paper form preferences for volunteers in their regions.
• See which volunteers are taking part in the Wider Countryside Butterfly Survey.
• Download volunteer contact details and survey preferences