What does the SBIF Review mean for local biological recording?
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Almost 10 years ago a petition was submitted to the Scottish Parliament calling for “integrated local and national structures for collecting, analysing and sharing biological data to inform decision-making processes to benefit biodiversity”. This led to the establishment of the …
A million records for local wildlife information centre
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Press release issued 28/03/2018 celebrating reaching one million wildlife records on the SWSEIC database.
Cricket & Grasshoppers – a guide to their identification and distribution
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Guide to the identification and distribution of crickets and grasshoppers in Dumfries and Galloway. Published by DGERC (now SWSEIC) in 2008. Maps have since been superseded and an additional species has now colonised the region.
Dumfries & Galloway Wildlife Review 2015
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DGERC’s newsletter now takes the form of an annual review of wildlife recording from the previous year. Published spring 2016, the Review includes contributions from local wildlife recorders and covers articles on moths, mammals and solitary bees amongst others.
Dumfries and Galloway Local Biodiversity Action Plan – Part 1
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Part 1 (Introduction, Issues, Aims and Objectives). The Dumfries and Galloway Local Biodiversity Action Plan (LBAP) was published in April 2009. It succeeded the award-winning 1999 Dumfries and Galloway LBAP, bringing the aims, objectives and actions up to date. Contents: …
Dumfries and Galloway Local Biodiversity Action Plan – Part 2
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Part 2 (Habitat Action Plans). The Dumfries and Galloway Local Biodiversity Action Plan (LBAP) was published in April 2009. It succeeded the award-winning 1999 Dumfries and Galloway LBAP, bringing the aims, objectives and actions up to date. Contents: Part 1 (pdf, …
Dumfries and Galloway Local Biodiversity Action Plan – Part 3
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Part 3 (Habitat Action Plans). The Dumfries and Galloway Local Biodiversity Action Plan (LBAP) was published in April 2009. It succeeded the award-winning 1999 Dumfries and Galloway LBAP, bringing the aims, objectives and actions up to date. Contents: Part 1 (pdf, …
Dumfries and Galloway Local Biodiversity Action Plan – Part 4
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Part 4 (Species Statements and Appendices). The Dumfries and Galloway Local Biodiversity Action Plan (LBAP) was published in April 2009. It succeeded the award-winning 1999 Dumfries and Galloway LBAP, bringing the aims, objectives and actions up to date. Contents: Part …
Wildlife Recording Spreadsheet
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Excel spreadsheet for entering records for submission to SWSEIC
Wildlife Records Form
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Printable recording form for writing down wildlife records for submission to SWSEIC
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