Interested in wildlife since childhood, and very fortunate to work in conservation, but new to pan-species listing. I never really kept lists for anything other than birds and lepidoptera until starting this in 2015. I've now completed the historical notebook trawl so from here on in it gets harder! My main reason for doing this is to challenge myself to learn some new things, particularly  new invert groups and to improve my woeful botanical skills. I foolishly dismissed plants as boring when at university and have been regretting it ever since...