RECORD sources data from a wide variety of different forms of data holdings and different types of custodian. The data holdings may be as electronic data (spreadsheets, databases, wordprocessor documents), paper data (naturalists notebooks, ecological reports, species lists, survey notes) or map products which can also be split into electronic (GIS boundary files) or paper (annotated maps).

Data Holdings List:

Please note: The list below is not comprehensive and is unlikely to keep pace with the speed of data acquisition - for up to date information please contact us at RECORD - 01244 383749.

• Species Data Sets:
  • SBI Site Survey Data
  • SINC Survey Data
  • SSSI Survey Data
  • English Nature Survey License Data
  • Environment Agency Water Quality Survey Data
  • Pond Life Data
  • Chester Zoo Harvest Mouse Release/Survey Data
  • Cheshire Moth Group Recording Data
  • Cheshire Data from the National Freshwater Flatworm Recording Scheme
  • Cheshire Data from the National Trichoptera Recording Scheme
  • Norton Priory Gamekeeper Bag Data
  • Field Data Bank Data from World Museum, Liverpool *
  • Collection Data from World Museum, Liverpool
  • Brian Fox's Cheshire Lichen Data (ex Manchester Museum)
  • Cheshire Mammal Group Recording Data
  • Cheshire Diptera Recording Scheme Data
  • Cheshire Butterfly Recording Scheme Data
  • Cheshire Odonata Recording Scheme Data
  • Cheshire Orthoptera Recording Scheme Data
  • Cheshire Spider Recording Scheme Data
  • Cheshire Bat Group Data
  • Wirral Barn Owl Group Data
  • BASC Biodiversity Audit Data
  • Halton Biodiversity Audit Data
  • Haslington Tree Survey data
  • Botanical Survey of Thelwall/Woolston Eyes
  • Backford Tree Survey data
  • National Siphonaptera (Flea) Recording Scheme data
  • Fisheries Surveys of Rivers Dane & Weaver
  • Northwich Anglers' early 20th Century catch data
  • Chester Grosvenor Museum Lepidoptera Holdings
  • Graham Roberts' Bird Data
  • Quarry Bank Mill Bird Records
• GIS Data Sets:
  • Cheshire Wildlife Trust Reserves Boundaries
  • Halton Borough Council SINC Boundaries
  • Warrington Borough Council SINC Boundaries
  • Cheshire EN SSSI Boundaries
  • Cheshire Borough Boundaries
  • Cheshire Parish Boundaries

* Dataset partially integrated/keyed into the RECORD databases.