SER Site-based Surveys
Citation
Staffordshire Ecological Record (2022). SER Site-based Surveys. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/h2yko0 accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-10-13.Description
This dataset covers records supplied to SER as part of organised Site-based surveys, either for single Biotope groups or specified regions of the county. In most cases the data collection has been administered by individuals within Staffordshire Wildlife Trust.
Purpose
The majority of the data collection is for monitoring the quality of Wildlife Sites across Staffordshire, producing the Baseline data for the Staffordshire Wildlife Sites Partnership which maintains a register of Wildlife Sites throughout Staffordshire.
Sampling Description
Quality Control
Most of the data has been collected by qualified ecologists employed by Staffordshire Wildlife Trust, so the confidence is high. The NBN Record Cleaner has not been used to check the data.Method steps
- The data are primarily collected during Phase 1 surveys carried out by Staffordshire Wildlife Trust.
Taxonomic Coverages
Geographic Coverages
The majority of the records in the dataset are within Modern Staffordshire, however, there is very little site-based survey work carried out by Staffordshire Wildlife Trust within the Peak District National Park.
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
originatorStaffordshire Ecological Record
metadata author
Staffordshire Ecological Record
distributor
NBN Atlas
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London
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London
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email: admin@nbnatlas.org
administrative point of contact
email: info@staffs-ecology.org.uk