North Merseyside Local Species Data (DEFRA Grant 23169)

Quality Control

Data have been collated from a variety of locally held sources and using a variety of methods. The majority of records within this dataset have been through a formal process of verification using locally recognised taxonomic experts (usually local representatives of a national scheme or society) where this has not been possible the NBN Record Cleaner been used to remove records of a dubious nature.

Method steps

1. Most of these records were provided by data-suppliers in electronic formats – mostly spreadsheets – which we manipulated and then imported to Recorder 6 via the import tool. Others were captured by Merseyside BioBank staff and volunteers from a variety of paper sources.