rECOrd The Biodiversity Information System for the Cheshire region Cheshire, Halton, Warrington, Wir

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rECOrd - The Biodiversity Information System for
the Cheshire region - Cheshire, Halton,
Warrington, Wirral and the old vice-county
pan-handle around Trafford, Tameside and
Stockport.
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• rECOrd - History
• Data loss and a need to collate and store data
  was identified as an issue
• Steve McWilliam approached CWT
• Wildlife Trusts established the National
  Biodiversity Network (NBN) to address this
• rECOrd - the pilot LRC for England

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• The rECOrd Team
• Steve McWilliam - manager
• Eric Fletcher - enquiries officer
• Dr Sam Langdon - Unlocking the Past project
  manager
• Apirak Lunla - website developer
• Tania Russell - Unlocking the Past data keyer

• Dedicated team of 6 volunteers, entering data
• Julia Hancell - trustee and volunteer (accounts)
• 9 Trustees
• rECOrds steering group

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Current Data for Warrington Number of
Species 3,492 Species Records
54,000 Nationally protected species records
1,632
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Warrington records
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Brown Hares (Lepus capensis) in Warrington
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Great crested newts (Triturus cristatus) in
Warrington
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Data Sources English Nature Environment
Agency Cheshire Wildlife Trust Consultants Museums
BAP Action Groups Individual Naturalists
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• Benefits for Warrington
• Assist land-management decisions and help
  monitor changes
• Help ensure managers produce positive and not
  negative effects on biodiversity and Warringtons
  environment

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• Benefits for Warrington
• Help identify correct areas for development
• Reduce costs and potential public enquiry problems

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• Benefits for Warrington
• Help monitoring of protected and BAP species
• Help biodiversity targets, e.g. species action
  plans, to be met

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• Benefits for Warrington
• Identification and development of new LNRs and
  SINCs
• Accurate information can support or mitigate
  against designation, thereby ensuring the correct
  solution

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• Benefits for Warrington
• Identify and monitor non-native invasive species
• Assist in the understanding of population levels
  of pest animal species (e.g. wasps and rats).
• Minimise control costs

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Current developments at rECOrd

• New website - launch Spring 2006
• Unlocking the Past project
• - identifying and bringing in historic data
  sources
• Mammal Atlas
• Amphibian Atlas

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rECOrd Chester Zoological Gardens Upton
Chester CH2 1LH Tel. [phone] E-mail
info_at_rECOrd-LRC.co.ukWeb-site
www.rECOrd-LRC.co.uk