Distribution of Water Voles in Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester Ecology Unit
Description
Records of Water Voles held by GMEU. The dataset includes absence records where no signs or sightings of water voles have been recorded during surveys using standard water vole survey methodology.
Geographic Description
Greater Manchester with a small proportion of records from bordering districts. The majority of records have a 100 metre or greater precision.
Purpose
The dataset is a subset of the data held by GMEU. The dataset was created to inform the Greater Manchester Biodiversity Action Plan and planning decisions within the county.
Data quality
a) Grid references have been checked against the original site descriptions. Erroneous grid references, where identified, have been corrected.
b) The entire dataset has been checked using the NBN record cleaner.
Methods
Largely records complied from local naturalists and professional ecological surveys. The results from the Northwest Lowlands Water Vole Project for Greater Manchester are also included. All records have been through a basic validation process by GMEU ecologists before entry.
Citation
Greater Manchester Ecology Unit ([Insert download year]). Distribution of Water Voles in Greater Manchester. Occurrence dataset on the NBN Atlas
Rights
CC-BY-NC
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