All taxa records for Leicestershire and Rutland

Quality Control

The full dataset has been checked with NBN's Record Cleaner and meets these requirements. All data is believed to be fully validated. As the records were submitted by local naturalists with varying degrees of specialist knowledge and expertise, every submission has been checked and given a verification rating. The majority of records have images submitted with them which in many cases provides evidence to support the identification. Only records considered to be correctly identified have been included in the dataset.

Method steps

1. NatureSpot's online recording system is part of the iRecord family and includes the same validation checks on submission. Recorders need to be registered with NatureSpot prior to submission and provide their full contact details. Data entry is similar to that on iRecord with date, grid reference and species selection controlled through preset menus and format requirements. All records are individually checked by NatureSpot's verification team, consulting with County Recorders and other experts as necessary. Only records that have been verified as accepted are included in the dataset.