Please see the Non-Commercial Data Search Start Page for the detail of a standard data search.
The categories on the Enquiry Search Agreement Form list the most commonly asked for datasets we hold. The types of searches we can do are extremely variable, so if you only wanted to know about the birds and amphibians that had been recorded in a certain area, we could undertake such a search. If your enquiry is non-standard in this way, it is worthwhile contacting us beforehand to establish the feasiblity and cost of such a search.
Wildlife Recorders: Grid Reference Maps
If you are planning to record wildlife in a certain area, we can provide maps showing 100m grid squares with six-figure grid references, which can aid with your recording. There is no charge for this service.
If you are not sure what you want, or the cost of performing such a search, then feel free to ask our advice. We deal with many people who are not sure what they want or what we can provide them with, so we are well versed in advising people on the possible options. The golden rule is not to make any request too big or too vague!
BRERC receives many enquiries that are not in our remit to respond to. Some of the most common enquiries of this type are listed below.
Confidential or Sensitive Data
We give out data at our discretion but the following guidelines generally apply.
Our policy is that confidential or sensitive data is only made available to the ecologists of our four funding Unitary Authorities, the Conservation Officers of English Nature, Avon Wildlife Trust and the English Nature Species Protection Officers.
We will state if the following has been recorded in the area of your data search:
Bat Roost location records are restricted to 4 Figure Grid References.
We reserve the right to restrict any location details to 4 figure grid references if we feel this is appropriate.
Non-Commercial Data Search Start Page