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Curating biodiversity information for Hertfordshire
Welcome
to the Herts Environmental Records Centre
Supporting biodiversity recording
Records can be submitted online at Herts Natural History Society and iRecord. Records submitted online can be used more quickly than those submitted in most other forms. Instructions on how to submit records are available on both web sites and a training guide for iRecord is available here.
We are happy to provide further assistance, whether you're just starting out, looking to organise a recording activity, or are a keen recorder interested in finding out more about how to store and manage your own data. Contact us here.
The data we hold is provided by recorders, professional ecologists and the public. We make this information available to a wide range of individuals and organisations for use in nature conservation, development planning and research.
We aim to provide data to our wide range of users in a tailored way that helps them answer the questions they have. This may include maps and heatmaps, site species lists, raw records, spatial files, and derived products that help our users make connections between biodiversity and the world around them.
Technical support for managing and sharing data
At HERC we have experience with developing custom solutions to help manage, display and share biodiversity data, particularly with the free and open source QGIS geographic information software and the Recorder 6 database.
We are always willing to consider taking on work to help in these areas. Please contact us if you would like to discuss further.
3,950,000
Records of species observations
1,827
Designated Local Wildlife Sites
Other sites of wildlife interest
2,500
Habitat records