The Wiltshire & Swindon Biological Records Centre (WSBRC) provides a central reference point for environmental information on geology, habitats, sites and species in the County of Wiltshire and the Borough of Swindon.
We will soon be launching our new look website. Our original website went live in 2003 with information on the WSBRC and its role, a selection of key species and habitats and an on-line recording form; since then the website has grown into a wealth of information on the broad spectrum of wildlife in Wiltshire, as well as detailing the projects and services the WSBRC offers.
The site is currently being rebuilt with many new features. New recording forms are being added alongside the existing single species form making it much easier to submit a number of records. An exciting new Member’s Area is being developed to provide targeted information to our users and improve interaction with recorders.
The Wildlife Information Service is being expanded to include more FAQ’s (previously on WWT’s website). Our Wildlife Information volunteers have identified the most popular questions and are posting them here along with lots of helpful information.
We will continue to have updates on wildlife and biological recording stories within our news section, but have expanded this to include more detailed reports on areas of particular interest.
Keep coming back to see our new website very soon!
Butterflies Wanted!
Butterfly Conservation need your help to record Painted Lady butterflies and Humming-bird Hawk Moths in your gardens.
County Wildlife Sites are areas of land of recognised importance for wildlife, which fall outside the legal protection of the Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) system. Click below to find out more about the Wildlife Sites Project
Introduction to Habitat Surveying Course Apr 26 Saturday, 10.30am-3.30pm. A one-day course on habitat surveying, including an overview of habitats found in Wiltshire, classification methods and tools, mapping and an outdoor ‘hands on’ session in and around Langford Lakes nature reserve.Cick here for the full article
Pure polecats prevail in population push. Polecats were once hunted to near extinction last century but some managed to hang on in remoter parts of Wales. Over recent decades sightings of these and their hybrid relatives, polecat-ferrets, have increased as they spread slowly out from their last redoubts. Wiltshire, where polecats were once extinct, is now one of the areas to have shown significant population growth.
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