North East Wildlife Recording Conference 2014 Katherine Pinnock ERIC North East Coordinator
Who are we? Katherine Pinnock And a team of ERIC North East Coordinator wonderful Susan Keeton volunteers! ERIC North East Officer
About the Conference… Opportunity to hear about recording activity and projects across the region Get involved with new/different Find out more about recording schemes what ERIC North East does, what we’ve been up to over the past year and how you can get involved A celebration!
What does ERIC North East do… We work with recorders and recording groups to collate wildlife records and habitat data for the region Hold over 2.5 million species records Promote wildlife recording across the region and encourage more people to become involved Funded through grants, service level agreements and fees from one-off data requests
What area does ERIC cover?
Where does the data come from? • Voluntary recording community • Wildlife groups and societies • Organisations who collect ecological data as part of their normal business Without their hard work, we would know far less about the natural world than we do today.
New datasets shared with us in 2014 Northumberland Bat Group Dragonfly Recording Network Alnwick Wildlife Group Lots of new individual recorders Thank And frequent updates from you! our regulars
Who uses the information? Ecological consultants Nature conservation organisations Local authorities Wildlife recorders and recording groups Academics
Who uses the information? 500 requests for data to inform planning applications and development 34 requests for ecological data to inform biodiversity and conservation projects across the region Data supplied to inform 10 academic research projects Informed the work of 6 local authorities and 2 government agencies
Fancy submitting your sightings? www.ericnortheast.org.uk/wildlife Submit a photo with your records!
Explore other people’s records… www.ericnortheast.org.uk/wildlife Over 2000 sightings logged already
But I already submit my records to… iRecord Butterfly Conservation North East Reptile & Amphibian Group Etc. etc. You don’t need to send them to us too – we will likely receive them via these organisations anyway
This year’s events Glow Worms, Thrislington Nature Reserve Greatham Creek Seal Walk Lindisfarne Wildlife Event – small mammals & birds Seashore Explore, St Mary’s Island Big Watch Weekend whale & dolphin survey Fantastic Fungi, Castle Eden Dene We run these in partnership with Winlaton Mill Bat Walk recording groups and organisations Brierdene Bioblitz, North Tyneside
We can help… Small Grant Scheme Can put you in touch with experts and County Recorders and recording groups Annual North East Wildlife Recording Conference Supply additional data to enhance your own records Advise on your own database management if relevant
Small Grants £2,000 pot To fund volunteer recording which improves the quality, quantity or coverage of voluntary recording in the North East . • • • Wylam Community Orchard – invertebrate surveying & resources • • Local bat recorder – bat surveying equipment • Northumberland Wildlife Trust - entomology identification training • North East Dormouse Project – dormouse survey equipment • Northumberland & Tyneside Bird Club - "Birds of Northumbria" atlas • Durham Wildlife Trust – otter survey
Plans for 2015… Continuously working on improving data management and quality Work more closely with ecological consultants to improve our data services Promote new online wildlife recording portal Launch mammal recording app with Newcastle College
Thank you! Please feel free to put your feedback or questions in the Comments box Have a look at our website www.ericnortheast.org.uk Join our Facebook page www.facebook.com/ericnortheast Come and chat to us and find out how we can help support your wildlife recording
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