Recording in Shropshire

Recording in the county is organised by SEDN - open this document for a brief summary.

The county recorder is Sarah Whild and the database is maintained by Alex Lockton.

If you would like to record in the county then you can download our recording card to make life easier. Our standard recording technique is to make lists for either 1 km squares or individual sites (as long as the site falls more-or-less into a 1 km square). Rare species, which are not listed on the recording card, need a detailed grid reference and notes on identification, etc.

>> General recording card

>> Card using Stace 3 names

>> Rare plant recording card

Accessing Data

It is easier to get botanical data for Shropshire than it is for any other county in Britain. We do not have a formal Local Records Centre - instead we have a virtual LRC that consists of county recorders who are funded to supply data, which is uploaded to various web sites:

>> The NBN Gateway has all axiophytes and many other species in full detail, accessible to anyone.

>> Natural Shropshire allows you to view tetrad maps or make lists of species in tetrads for all axiophytes and axiozoa.

>> The Shropshire Flora database gives full access and download capability to our entire database of 410,000 records. This web site is passworded to prevent plagiarism. NB updated 30th May 2010 and a new password set. Email Alex if you need to know what it is.

Flora of Shrewsbury. 2011. Sarah Whild, Martin Godfrey and Alex Lockton. Available for £5 (incl. p & p) from Dr S.J. Whild, University of Birmingham, The Gateway, Chester Street, Shrewsbury, SY1 1NB.

Please make cheques payable to ‘Shropshire Botanical Society’.

The Shropshire Botanical Society organises field meetings and indoor meetings throughout the year. Membership is open to anyone who is interested in botany, and costs £10 per year or £20 for 3 years.

To join the Shropshire Botanical Society, please make cheques payable to ‘Shropshire Botanical Society’ and send them to the membership secretary, Mark Duffell, 19 Compton Mews, Ford, Shrewsbury, SY5 9NX.

Newsletters

Newsletters available here for downloading:

• 22, Spring 2011
• VCR’s Report for 2010
• 20, Spring 2010
• VCR’s Report for 2009
• 18, Autumn 2008
• 17, Spring 2008
• 16, Autumn 2007
• 15, Spring 2007
• 14, Autumn 2006
• 13, Spring 2006
• 12, Spring 2005
• 11, Autumn 2004
• 10, Spring 2004
• 9, Autumn 2003
• 8, Spring 2003
• 7, Autumn 2002
• 6, Spring 2002
• 5, Spring 2001
• 4, Autumn 2000
• 3, Spring 2000

Publications

The Ecological Flora of Shropshire, by Charles Sinker et al., 1985 (paperback edition), is available from us for £10 inc. p&p (in UK).

Rare Plants of Shropshire, 3rd edition, by Alex Lockton & Sarah Whild, 2005, is available for £5 inc p&p (in UK). You can also find it on the Rare Plant Registers page as a free download.

Please send cheques (made out to Shropshire Botanical Society) to 66 North Street, Shrewsbury, SY1 2JL.