This project investigated various mechanisms available to digitise paper based species occurrence records. Each were assess on their respective strengths and weaknesses.  The findings are intended to help inform anyone considering digitisation of species records. The conclusions drawn will help the wider NBN digitisation project move towards establishing a centralised NBN digitisation strategy.

This is a section on our site provides tools so you can quickly create your own species recording website

The place to learn more about wildlife and to share your interest with a friendly community. Take a look at the latest spots, start your own album of observations, join a group and get help identifying what you have seen.

All UK natural History with pictorial images and species accounts: Birds, flowers, insects, fungi, butterflies, moths, mammals and beetles est circa 1998

(PDF document) - A guidebook to help and inform administrators of biological recording schemes - Also available to order in hard copy (Opens in new window)

This online directory lists a wide variety of general natural history and subject specific organisations in Britain and Irelan

Final Report for the Defra Fund for Innovation in Local Biodiversity Recording.
Phase 1: Capacity Building - August 2007 to March 2008

Report on harmonising and securing LRC services in South Yorkshire.

(executable zipped file of word documents) 

(zipped word documents for download - 12MB) 

(zipped word documents for download - 5 MB)
 

This report by Bristol Regional Environmental Records Centre demonstrates how sharing data with the NBN can increase business and income.

PDF document providing advice on accreditation for local records centres. Click to open in a browser or right click to download.

Project report 2004- aim of project was to explore whether the NBN could be effectively employed at regional scale (PDF document - 3MB) (Opens in new window)

A report prepared for Natural England on behalf of Scottish Natural Heritage, Countryside Council for Wales, Environment and Heritage Service (NI), National Biodiversity Network and National Federation for Biological Recording.

See the business guidebooks for more LRC information

This is the old database hosted by NBN and National Federation for Biological  Recording. It is planned that this will be provided by ALERC in the future

Provided by Google groups 

(ALERC) - Represents the interests of Local Record Centres in the UK, promoting standards and services in biodiversity & geodiversity data collation

Forum for discussion of interest to local and regional records centres in the UK

For use when managing permissions to share and use data.

This is a document that outlines what an organisation is going to contribute to the NBN and what it expects in terms of service & development priorities for partnership working.

Also see the Links pages and Publications for more general leaflets and guidance