Highland Biological Recording Group

Description

Founded in 1986 to encourage and support biological recording by residents and visitors in this sparsely populated but biologically rich area of Scotland.

Resources

1. HBRG Badger Dataset
   All records of Badger available to HBRG including all those previously held on the database at IMAG. Assembly and mobilisation of this dataset has been funded by grants from Scottish Natural Heritage since 2004, and by members of the Highland Biodiversity Partnership from 2011. Requests for full access to OSGRs are to be referred to the dataset administrator for approval on 'need to know' basis.
2. HBRG Fungus, Lichen & Lower Plants Dataset
   All records of fungi, lichens, algae and bryophytes available to HBRG, including all those previously held on the database at IMAG. Assembly and mobilisation of this dataset has been funded by grants from Scottish Natural Heritage since 2004, and by members of the Highland Biodiversity Partnership from 2011.
3. HBRG Highland Seashore Project Dataset
   Records derived from the Highland Seashore Project, which began in 2013 though one pilot survey pre-dates the official project. The project is managed by The Highland Council - see http://www.highlandbiodiversity.com/seashore.asp.
4. HBRG Insects Dataset
   All records of insects available to HBRG including all those previously held on the database at IMAG. Assembly and mobilisation of this dataset has been funded by grants from Scottish Natural Heritage since 2004, and by members of the Highland Biodiversity Partnership from 2011.
5. HBRG Invasive Non-native Plants Dataset
   Originally with only records of Cotula alpina to inform management of this invasive alien in W Ross. Literature records from Yorkshire are included (Robinson, L. http://www.bsbi.org.uk/Cotula_alpina_in_VC65.pdf). Dec 2017 all invasive alien plants were added, and these removed from the Vascular Plants dataset. The data set was uploaded to NBN Atlas.
6. HBRG Other Invertebrates Dataset
   All records of invertebrates apart from insects available to HBRG including all those previously held on the database at IMAG. Assembly and mobilisation of this dataset has been funded by grants from Scottish Natural Heritage since 2004, and by members of the Highland Biodiversity Partnership from 2011.
7. HBRG P.F. Entwistle Insects Dataset
   Records extracted from the collection and notes of the late Philip Entwistle. The work was carried out by Stephen Moran with the assistance of Hayley Wiswell and Murdo Macdonald, and was funded by SNH, BRISC and the John Spedan Lewis Trust. Most taxa are insects, but a small number of others, especially gall-causers, are included.
8. HBRG P.F. Entwistle Notebooks Dataset
   Records extracted from the notes of the late Philip Entwistle. The work was carried out by Stephen Moran and was funded by SNH, BRISC and the John Lewis Foundation.
9. HBRG Vertebrates (not Badger) Dataset
   All records of vertebrates (apart from birds, which we do not store routinely, and Badger) available to HBRG including all those previously held on the database at IMAG. Assembly and mobilisation of this dataset has been funded by grants from Scottish Natural Heritage since 2004, and by members of the Highland Biodiversity Partnership from 2011. For bird records, consult RSPB/BTO/SOC.

Metadata last updated on 2019-01-31 09:59:49.0