Distribution of Hares in Greater Manchester
Citation
Greater Manchester Ecology Unit (2017). Distribution of Hares in Greater Manchester. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/hmz3zz accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-04-30.Description
Records of Brown Hare and Mountain Hare held by GMEU. This data set includes records collected as part of the North West Brown Hare Project (merseysidebiobank.org.uk/BrownHare)Purpose
The dataset is a subset of the data held by GMEU. The dataset has been updated to inform the Greater Manchester Biodiversity Action Plan, Greater Manchester Spatial Framework and planning decisions within the county.Sampling Description
Quality Control
(a) Grid references have been checked against the original site descriptions, erronious grid references, where identified, have been corrected (b) the entire dataset has been checked using the NBN record cleaner (c) obvious duplicates have been removed (d) The dataset have been verified by the North West Brown Hare Project OfficerMethod steps
- Largely records submitted by casual recorders and the data collected as part of the North West Brown Hare Project. All records have been through a basic validation process by GMEU ecologist before entry. The Brown Hare Project officer has verified all records. A few records are from 1km square surveys
Taxonomic Coverages
Geographic Coverages
Greater Manchester with a small proportion of records from bordering districts. The majority of records have a 100 metre or greater precision.
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
originatorGreater Manchester Ecology Unit
Clarence Arcade, Stamford Street
Ashton-under-Lyne
Tameside
homepage: http://www.tameside.gov.uk/ecologyunit
metadata author
Greater Manchester Ecology Unit
Clarence Arcade, Stamford Street
Ashton-under-Lyne
Tameside
homepage: http://www.tameside.gov.uk/ecologyunit
distributor
NBN Atlas
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Suzanne Waymont
administrative point of contact
email: suzanne.waymont@tameside.gov.uk