Wildwatch North Pennines AONB project records for Cumbria
Citation
Cumbria Biodiversity Data Centre (2023). Wildwatch North Pennines AONB project records for Cumbria. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/05h2u8 accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-06-24.Description
Species Observation records for a variety of taxon groups collected from the public as part of the Wildwatch North Pennines project. Includes some records that are not yet verified. WildWatch North Pennines is a heritage lottery funded project running between 2012 and 2015 to encourage, train and help people to record wildlife in and around the North Pennines AONB.
Purpose
Increasing knowledge of North Pennines AONB's biodiversity.
Sampling Description
Quality Control
Records for some species have been assessed by a county recorder/verifier but others are awaiting verification. Original source and determination information as well as further record details are available from CBDC and should be checked before use in contentious circumstances. Comments on suspected erroneous records are welcomed.Method steps
- Data entered into the Wildwatch North Pennines online recording form by volunteer recorders signed up to Wildwatch. Species groups to record were added over time after training had been provided.
Taxonomic Coverages
Geographic Coverages
Cumbria Administrative County consists of Vice-Counties 69 - Westmorland and 70 a^?? Cumberland, and that part of VC 65 lying in Cumbria.
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
originatorCumbria Biodiversity Data Centre
metadata author
Cumbria Biodiversity Data Centre
distributor
NBN Atlas
27 Old Gloucester St, Holborn
London
WC1N 3AX
London
GB
email: admin@nbnatlas.org
administrative point of contact
email: info@cbdc.org.uk