WELCOME TO CHESHIRE BIODIVERSITY PART OF THE CHESHIRE REGION BIODIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The people and organisations listed below have made this audit possible through the contribution of their records and their expertise. If for any reason there are any omissions from this list please inform Laura Holmes in order for the error to be rectified.

The producers of the document are extremely grateful for the efforts of all these people without which there would be no Countdown Programme. We hope that this momentum will continue over the coming years and that, collectively, we can all make a real difference to the fortunes of the wildlife with whom we share our region.

Habitats
Prof. Rob Marrs (University of Liverpool), Dr Jonathan Lageard (MMU), Pond Life Project, Forestry Authority, Environment Agency, English Nature, Joan Fairhurst, Ian Marshall, Stephen Clarke (Cheshire County Council), Kelly Newton, Gail Butterill, Jacki Hulse, Jenny Bull, Lisa Weekes, Emma Coombs, Anya Moon, Peter Buckley, Alistair Wright.

Mammals
Tony Parker (Liverpool Museum), Clem Fisher (Liverpool Museum), Game Conservancy Trust, Dr Gill Key, Dr Pat Morris (Royal Holloway College), Dr Paul Bright (Royal Holloway College), Mammal Society, Cheshire Bat Group, Merseyside and West Lancashire Bat Group, A I Muir (Natural History Museum, London), Henry Arnold (Biological Records Centre, Monkswood), Jonathon Guest, Kelly Newton, Gail Butterill, Sarah Thompson, Rob Keane, Justine Cooper, Kev Walsh, Jo Kirwin, Sue Tatman, Jenny Carter, Rebecca Palmer, Fiona Mahon, Adam King (Wirral MBC), Penny Rudd (Chester Zoo)

Birds
Steve Barber (CAWOS), Paul Hill (CAWOS), Adrian Hillman (English Nature), Tim Melling (RSPB), Colin Wells (RSPB, Cheshire and Wirral Raptor Study Group), Alan Perkins, Jenny Bull, Angela Thompson, Liz Baldwin, George Bramhall, Bernard Wright, Roy Leigh, Chris Green.

Fish
Mary Gibson (Freshwater Ecologist, English Nature), Denis Murphy (Curator of Fish, Liverpool Museum), Environment Agency North West Region, Environment Agency Wales, Steve Griffiths (British Waterways), Frank Lythgoe (Warrington Anglers Association), Environment Agency Fisheries Department in Warrington, Mark Brown, Gail Butterill, Dave Larkins, Sarah Lester, Kevin Buley (Chester Zoo)

Amphibians
Henry Arnold (Biological Records Centre, Monkswood), Cheshire and Wirral Amphibian and Reptile Group (CWARG), Herpetological Conservation Trust, Trevor Beebee (University of Sussex), Kelly Newton, Alistair Coney, Julian Whitehurst.

Reptiles
Henry Arnold (Biological Records Centre, Monkswood), Cheshire and Wirral Amphibian and Reptile Group (CWARG), Herpetological Conservation Trust, Andrew Gray (Manchester Museum), Kate Evans (CWARG), Kelly Newton, Simon Jinks, David George, Kat Walsh (CWT).

Invertebrates
Steve McWilliam (Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society, Consult-Eco, rECOrd), Jonathon Guest, Michael Kerney (Natural History Museum, London), Mrs N F McMillan (Liverpool Museum), Alan Scott (County Recorder - Spiders), Chris Felton (Liverpool Museum), Dr Gerald Legg (National Recorder - Pseudoscorpions), Environment Agency, Biological Records Centre, Dr David Holditch (University of Nottingham), Barry Shaw (Butterfly recorder), Barry Poole, Bill Hardwick (LCES), Peter Hardy (Recorder, Greater Manchester), Paul Hill, Ian Rutherford, Brian Bull, Steve Judd (Liverpool Museum), Stephen Hind (Micro-moth recorder), Tom Eccles, Dr G N Foster (Balfour-Browne Club), Carl Clee (Liverpool Museum), Steve Garland (Bolton Museum), Tom Mawdsley (Liverpool Museum), Peoples Trust for Endangered Species, Bill Hardwick, Mike Hull, Steve Hind, Peter Boardman, Bryan Roberts, Kelly Newton, Anya Moon, Liz Baldwin, Rebecca Brown, Paul Hill, Gail Butterill, Emma Broad, Diane Bennet (Wirral MBC)

Plants
Graeme Kay (BSBI, County Recorder), Len Johnson, Jane McHarry, Trevor Taylor, Peter Atwood (BTCV), Martyn Lane, Cheshire Special Landscapes Project, Charles Blackwood (FA), Lucy Crowhurst (FWAG), Doug Hill (FWAG), Ian Dale (Cheshire County Council), John Entwistle (Wirral MBC), Colin Hayes (Ecology First), English Nature, Katie Lowe (CLT), Bob Price (CLT), Paul Nolan (MF), Jonathon Guest, Sam Jarvis (Environment Agency), Ian Marshall (Cheshire County Council), Hugh McAllister (Ness Botanical Gardens), Paul Tabbush (FA), Barry Poole (CMS), Kelly Newton, Rob Pritchard, Lisa Weekes, Emma Coombs, Anya Moon, Joel Millar, Hilary Ash

Bryophytes
Mr A V Smith (County Recorder)

Fungi
John L Taylor (Recorder - North West Fungus Group), Rita Cook (Chair, north West Fungus Group), Mike Palmer (Liverpool Museum), Kelly Newton.

Algae
Roy Merritt, Dr F G Hardy (University of Newcastle)

Lichens
Prof. Brian W Fox (County Recorder)

Marine
Justine Cooper, Ben Dean, Rosalind Buckley, Adam King (Wirral MBC)

Countdown LBAP Coordinator
Charlotte Harris

Countdown IT Coordinator
Laura Holmes (Whitwell IT Consultants Ltd)

Photos
Cheshire Wildlife Trust slide catalogue, Julian Whitehurst, Paul Hill, Emma Broad, Richard Gabb, Rebecca Palmer, Dee ap Simon, Gail Butterill, Fiona Mahon, Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council, John Mason, English Nature, The Wildlife Trusts, David Kitching, Marc Holmes, Paul Alexander, Mike Sleigh, Royal Horticultural Society, Steve McWilliam, Mike Lane, Sam Alston, Darin Smith, Ben Hall and many others.

Music
AudioFarmer

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