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Hedgehog Hibernation Survey records

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Citation

People's Trust for Endangered Species (2017). Hedgehog Hibernation Survey records. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/6ncy5o accessed via GBIF.org on 2021-03-03.

Description

Hedgehog records from the UK-wide Hedgehog Hibernation Survey, first carried out in 2012. The survey is jointly funded by People's Trust for Endangered Species (PTES) and the British Hedgehog Preservation Society (BHPS), as part of the Hedgehog Street project.

Sampling Description

Quality Control

Records are submitted voluntarily by members of the public with a wide range of expertise. Sightings were not verified although the risk of misidentification is low for this species. The dataset should not be regarded as having a comprehensive geographical coverage, record distribution is likely to be biased towards populated areas. The dataset has been checked using the NBN record cleaner and as a result erroneous grid references were corrected or removed.

Method steps

  1. Data were captured via a public-participation survey. Volunteers submitted records of hedgehogs observed between 1st February and 31st August of each year using an online form. As the hedgehog is an easily identified species, records were only excluded if the location details were not clear or obviously incorrect.

Taxonomic Coverages

Geographic Coverages

UK-wide. As the dataset was generated by volunteers and hedgehogs are most commonly observed in people's gardens or on roads the occurrence of records is likely to be biased towards populated areas. Most data were submitted with a postocde as the location, which were then converted to British National Grid format as 6-figure grid references for the centre of the postcode area. Some records were submitted directly as 6 or 8-figure grid references.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

originator
People's Trust for Endangered Species
3 Cloisters House, 8 Battersea Park Road
London
SW8 4BG
email: enquiries@ptes.org
homepage: http://ptes.org/
metadata author
People's Trust for Endangered Species
3 Cloisters House, 8 Battersea Park Road
London
SW8 4BG
email: enquiries@ptes.org
homepage: http://ptes.org/
distributor
NBN Atlas
Unit F, 14 - 18 St Mary's Gate, Lace Market
Nottingham
NG1 1PF
Nottinghamshire
GB
email: admin@nbnatlas.org
Emily Thomas
administrative point of contact
email: emily.thomas@ptes.org
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